The Catch-Up Explained

Genre:Talk show
Creator:Mia Freedman
Director:David Summons
Starring:Libbi Gorr
Zoe Sheridan
Mary Moody
Lisa Oldfield
Country:Australia
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:79
Location:Willoughby, Sydney, Australia
Runtime:60 minutes (including commercials)
Network:Nine Network

The Catch-Up was an Australian daytime live television talk show that aired on the Nine Network in 2007. It was created by Mia Freedman.

The show, screened from Monday to Friday, featured an all-female panel of co-hosts. These included Libbi Gorr, Zoe Sheridan, Mary Moody and Lisa Oldfield. It premiered on 26 February 2007 and was produced at Channel Nine's studio in Willoughby.

The show's concept was to showcase women discussing views, news and gossip with each other and with their guests. The programme followed a similar format to The View.

The show was under pressure even before it began. The Nine Network's decision to cancel its broadcast of the US soap opera The Young and the Restless after thirty-three years[1] [2] in order to make way for the program caused outrage amongst fans of the soap opera, which had aired on the Nine Network since 1974.[3]

Cancellation

Due to low ratings, the show was cancelled on 13 June 2007, with the final episode airing on 15 June.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 24 January 2007 . Soap sunk by chat show . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070128192725/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21105840-5006002,00.html . 28 January 2007 . 7 August 2007 . The Daily Telegraph.
  2. News: Butler . Dianne . 13 February 2007 . Life's not so restless . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090602051127/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21214772-5003422,00.html . 2 June 2009 . 7 August 2007 . The Courier-Mail.
  3. News: Idato . Michael . 14 September 2004 . Lip service . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025131408/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/13/1094927489974.html . 25 October 2012 . 7 August 2007 . The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. News: Casey . Marcus . 13 June 2007 . The Catch-Up cut loose by Nine . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070616005149/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,21898315-10229,00.html . 16 June 2007 . 14 June 2007 . The Daily Telegraph.
  5. News: 7 March 2007 . Nine's new show faces axe . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070308125235/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21335766-5006002,00.html . 8 March 2007 . 7 August 2007 . The Daily Telegraph.