Hi-5 (2017 TV series) series 1 explained

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The first series of the 2017 Hi-5 revival (also referred to as Series 17) aired between 15 May 2017[1] and 16 June 2017 on 9Go! in Australia. The series was produced independently with Julie Greene as executive producer.

The series began production after the Nine Network renewed its partnership with the Hi-5 franchise in October 2016. This was the only series to feature an entirely new cast, introducing Courtney Clarke, Shay Clifford, Lachie Dearing, Joe Kalou and Bailey Spalding.

Production

The original Hi-5 television series aired its final series in 2011, as a result of the Nine Network selling the Hi-5 brand in 2012, following Nine's reported financial difficulties.[2] [3] [4] The franchise was sold to Asian equity group, Asiasons (later Tremendous Entertainment Group), who produced a new television series entitled Hi-5 House, from 2013 to 2016, with no involvement from Nine.[2] [5]

On 14 October 2016, it was announced that the Nine Network had renewed its partnership with the Hi-5 franchise, revealing plans to revive the television series with an entirely new cast in 2017.[5] The new series would feature a new cast and set, but retain the original team of producers and writers.[5] Julie Greene, who had previously been a series producer of the original series, was announced as the executive producer of the revival.[1] [3] Greene became the brand's executive creative director in 2012 and was the executive producer for Hi-5 House.[2] She stated "we're really excited to be working with Nine to develop a reinvigorated Hi-5 show".[6] Auditions for the cast were held in November 2016, and the successful auditionees were revealed in December.[7] [8] Courtney Clarke, Shay Clifford, Joe Kalou and Bailey Spalding were announced to be joining Lachie Dearing to form the next generation Hi-5 group, chosen from over 450 applications.[7] [9] [10] Dearing had previously joined the group in January 2016, and had to re-audition for his role.[9] [11] [12] The quintet made their public debut at Carols by Candlelight on Christmas Eve.[13] [10]

The revival began production in January 2017 and was filmed at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios over six weeks.[10] [14] [15] The series premiered on Nine's multichannel, 9Go!, on 15 May, airing at 9:00 AM weekdays.[1] The premiere run averaged a viewership of 10,000.[16] The series was released on online streaming service Stan on 1 October 2017.[17]

Four of the five feature songs ("Abracadabra", "Stop and Go", "Living in a Rainbow" and "Party Street"), were previously featured throughout the show's original run. The fifth song, "Hi-5 Dance Off", made its debut in the new episodes.[1] The series also featured new puppet characters, the Jupsters, who were introduced as the family of previously established character Jup Jup.[1] The revival also retained a segment introduced in Hi-5 House, entitled The Chatterbox. This segment focuses on the discovery of language through simple words and phrases, and features the puppet Chatterbox, who teaches a toy robot named Tinka how to speak.[2]

A second revived series was planned for 2018, with 45 episodes ordered by Nine.[18] [19] Production of the series halted before the Australian production office was closed, and filming did not resume.[20] The five cast members later announced their departures from the group.[21]

Cast

Presenters

Episodes

See also: List of Hi-5 episodes.

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by Hi-5 (2017 TV series, series 1)
AwardYearRecipient(s) and nominee(s)CategoryResult
Asian Television Awards2017data-sort-value="Hi-5"Hi-5 (2017, series 1)Best Preschool Programme[22]
Asian Academy Creative Awards2018data-sort-value="Hi-5 (for "Vehicles")"Hi-5 (2017, series 1) (for "Vehicles")Best Children's Entertainment or Drama[23]
data-sort-value="Hi-5 (for "Cultural Festivals")"Hi-5 (2017, series 1) (for "Cultural Festivals")Best Preschool Programme

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Returning: Hi-5. Knox. David. 27 April 2017. . 28 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170902142211/https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/04/returning-hi-5-4.html. 2 September 2017. live.
  2. News: Interview with Julie Greene, Executive Producer of Hi-5 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160311233805/http://onscreenasia.com/article/tv-asia-plus-web-exclusive-interview-with-julie-greene-executive-producer-of-hi-5/12500. Mirrah Amit. Nur. 18 June 2013 . On Screen Asia . Contineo Media . 25 February 2016 . 11 March 2016.
  3. News: Hi-5 sold off to $250 million Asian private equity group . Schmidl . Engel . 21 June 2012 . Smart Company . 22 February 2016 . 8 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201208215316/https://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/economy/hi-5-sold-off-to-250-million-asian-private-equity-group/ . live .
  4. News: Channel Nine on brink as banks circle . Kruger . Colin. Hawthorne. Mark. 26 September 2012 . The Sydney Morning Herald . Nine Entertainment Co. . 25 February 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201206034943/https://www.smh.com.au/business/channel-nine-on-brink-as-banks-circle-20120925-26jpx.html . 6 December 2020.
  5. News: Nine reviving Hi-5. Knox. David. 14 October 2016 . TV Tonight . 14 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018203206/https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/10/nine-reviving-hi-5.html. 18 October 2016. live.
  6. Hi-5 Returns To Nine . Stamper . Michelle . 18 October 2016 . . . 23 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161120005702/http://www.nineentertainmentco.com.au/2016/10/18/08/59/hi5-returns-on-nine . dead . 20 November 2016.
  7. News: This children's TV favourite is making a return to screens. Malbon. Abigail. 15 December 2016 . . Nine Entertainment Co.. 15 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809024419/https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/hi5-comeback/7f73a85b-d25a-492f-8851-69a9cfd0d027 . live . 9 August 2020.
  8. News: Hi-5 is reforming. 27 October 2016 . Nine.com.au. Nine Entertainment Co.. 28 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161128201110/http://www.9jumpin.com.au/show/today/today-takeaway/2016/october/hi-5-auditions/. 28 November 2016. dead.
  9. News: Fourth take on TV's Hi-5. Williams . Vanessa . 12 May 2017 . The West Australian. Seven West Media. 10 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170910091010/https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/tv/fourth-take-on-tvs-hi-5-ng-b88470561z. 10 September 2017 . live .
  10. News: New-look Hi-5 cast. Knox. David. 16 December 2016 . TV Tonight . 27 September 2017. live. 8 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108115243/https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/12/new-look-hi-5-cast.html.
  11. News: Dream to reality for shire Hi-5 recruit Dearing. Heary. Monica. 21 January 2016. St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. 26 May 2016. 16 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816185836/http://www.theleader.com.au/story/3670381/dream-to-reality-for-shire-hi-5-recruit-dearing/. live.
  12. News: Australia's Got Talent Finalist Joins Hi-5 Cast! . 2015 . Alphabet Street. 24 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208061822/http://www.alphabetstreet.com.au/index.php/australias-got-talent-finalist-joins-hi-5-cast/ . 8 December 2015. dead.
  13. News: Introducing the new kids on the block! Meet the 2017 cast for iconic children's group Hi-5. Moran. Jonathon. 15 December 2016 . The Daily Telegraph . News Corp Australia. 15 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170820154504/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/introducing-the-new-kids-on-the-block-meet-the-2017-cast-for-iconic-childrens-group-hi5/news-story/b9138c0c2e291613fac7d38a095cae06 . 20 August 2017 . live .
  14. News: Hi 5 – Season 17. 2017 . Red Circle Projects . 27 September 2017. live. 20 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200220222759/http://redcircleprojects.com/portfolio/hi-5-season-17/.
  15. News: Terrigal's Jou Kalou loving 'rewarding' Hi-5 role. Herd. Emma. 11 May 2017 . The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. 27 September 2017. live. 19 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619180106/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/terrigals-joe-kalou-loving-rewarding-hi5-role/news-story/059b6e55f88b380a30b73c2cbf61231d.
  16. News: We need more executives like Cherrie. Knox. David. 21 July 2017 . TV Tonight . 21 July 2017. live. 21 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170721040402/https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/07/we-need-more-executives-like-cherrie.html.
  17. News: Here's what's new on Stan, Netflix Australia, Foxtel Now, and Amazon Prime in October. Brandy. Daniella. 30 September 2017 . . Axel Springer SE. 1 October 2017. dead. 26 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201226052001/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/heres-whats-new-on-stan-netflix-australia-foxtel-now-and-amazon-prime-in-october-2017-9.
  18. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20180718084304/https://www.acma.gov.au/-/media/Community-Broadcasting-and-Safeguards/Information/Excel/Programs-granted-C-and-P-classification---2017-18-xlsx.xlsx?la=en . Programs granted C and P classification - 2017-18 . 18 July 2018 . Excel . Australian Communications and Media Authority . 18 July 2018 .
  19. News: Celebrate Australia Day with Hi-5. 11 January 2018. The Sydney Hills Focus. 23 March 2018. live. 20 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200320231741/http://hillsfocus.com.au/?p=551.
  20. News: Hi-5 closes production office, cast changes ahead. . Knox. David. 29 September 2018. TV Tonight . 29 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181010012852/https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/09/hi-5-closes-production-office-new-cast-expected.html. 10 October 2018. live.
  21. News: Another Hi-5 star quits . Knox. David. 11 October 2018. TV Tonight. 11 October 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191231173632/https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/10/another-hi-5-star-quits.html . 31 December 2019.
  22. Web site: 2017 Nominees . Asian Television Awards . 15 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171115143405/https://www.asiantvawards.com/2017-nominees/. 15 November 2017. live.
  23. News: Asian Academy Creative Awards 2018: national winners. Knox. David. 17 October 2018. TV Tonight . 19 December 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404142756/https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/10/asian-academy-creative-awards-2018-national-winners.html. 4 April 2019.

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