Not sure where to put this, but spent a bit of time thinking about how 10 News First could run two local bulletins at the same time (obviously time changes and daylight saving make it tricky, but I think this could work for Syd/Bris during winter months). I’m assuming 4min ad breaks.
5-5.17pm - Local Top Stories (One city live, other city prerecorded at 4.40pm)
5.21-5.26pm - National Interest Stories (Both cities live - together)
5.30-5.35pm - More local stories + Top local sport story (City 1 - live, City 2 - prerecorded during first two ad breaks)
5.39-5.44pm - National Interest/Feature Stories (Both cities live)
5.48-5.53pm - Sport (both cities live, given the top local sport story could be done at 5.30)
5.57-6pm - Weather (both cities prerecorded during previous two ad breaks)
6-6.07pm - Top Stories again (City 1 - live, City 2 - prerecorded from 5.53-6pm)
6.11-6.15pm - National Interest Stories (both cities live)
6.19-6.23pm - More Sport (both cities live)
6.27-6.30pm - Weather (City 1 - live, City 2 - prerecorded in preceding ad break)
Weekdays
5:00am Seven Early News
5:30am Sunrise
9:00am The Morning Show
11:30am Seven Morning News
12:00pm Midday Movie
2:00pm The Daily Edition (revived; with Sally Obermeder and Tom Williams)
3:00pm The Chase UK
4:00pm Seven News at 4
5:00pm The Chase Australia
6:00pm Seven News
7:00pm Home and Away
7:30pm Reality TV (Mon-Thu)/Better Homes and Gardens (Fri)
9:00pm Sportsworld (revived; with Michelle Bishop)
9:30pm U.S. Imports/Dramas etc.
10:30pm The Latest Seven News (with Michael Usher Mon-Thu & Angela Cox Fri)
11:00pm Movie
Weekends
7:00am Weekend Sunrise
10:00am The Morning Show - Weekend
12:00pm House of Wellness
1:00pm Reality TV Repeat
2:30pm Reality TV Repeat
4:00pm Better Homes and Gardens
5:00pm Seven News at 5
5:30pm Lifestyle/Travel Programs for each city
6:00pm Seven News
7:00pm Movie (Sat)/7NEWS Spotlight with Michael Usher (Sun)
8:30pm U.S. Imports/Dramas etc.
9:30pm The Latest: Seven News (with Angela Cox Sat & Michael Usher Sun)
10:00pm Movie
This is what I would like to see Seven doing from 2021
Monday to Friday
6:00am Sunrise
10:00am The Morning Show
12:00pm Daytime
1:00pm The Chase
2:00pm Reality Tentpole;(F) Better Homes and Gardens
3:30pm Seven Afternoon News
4:30pm The Chase Australia
5:30pm Sportsworld Daily
6:00pm Seven Nightly News
7:00pm (M-W) Home and Away; (Th) Better Homes and Gardens; (F) The Weakest Link or AFL
8:00pm Evening schedule
The Midday Movie on Seven would be moved to 7Two, with game show block starting at 2pm starting with Million Dollar Minute followed by The Chase Australia and The Chase UK
5:00am Seven Early News
5:30am Sunrise
9:15am The Morning Show
12:00pm Seven Midday News
1:00pm Midday Movie
3:00pm The Daily Edition (revived)
4:00pm Seven Afternoon News
5:00pm The Chase Australia
It would be a news program similar to Sunrise and the now defunct 11AM.
I would have Ann Sanders presenting it for the moment Monday to Thursday with maybe a different host on Friday, possible a senior reporter with the network, possibly Angie Asimus.
If Ten did move away from a 5pm News bulletin, this is how I think they would do it Monday to Friday, especially if Seven and Nine kept 1 hour game shows at 5pm.
5pm Family Feud - probably with Grant Denyer
5:30pm Wheel Of Fortune - probably with someone like Joel Creasey
6pm Ten News
7pm The Project
The alternative at 5pm could be Sale Of The Century possibly with a host like Rove McManus or a up and coming talent. I wouldn’t use Grant Denyer as you wouldn’t want to overwhelm viewers especially if Family Feud specials continue. Family Feud could also be a summer filler or screened for half the year at 5pm
Here is an idea for a new show. It would air during the day on the weekend. Brand Image would feature icon brands, the rise of some brands, and the rise and fall of others. The program would include history of the brand and classic ads from the products featured. Some brands/products could successes including coca cola, Pepsi, Smith’s chips and paddle pops, plus then the less successful such as Milka chocolate, dr pepper, Garfield hunger buster ice creams. Also I would include products that’s have changed their names such as golliwogs biscuits being renamed scallywags and Allora being changed to dolmio.
It would be a half hour show with between 2 and 4 products featured.
I wouldn’t say there is no demand, I know quite a lot of people interested in that sort of thing. The same people like revisiting things about the past, which is why I also think that one of the networks should either produce a On This Day kind of show or integrated it in one of their breakfast/morning style shows.
I wouldn’t think there is a demand for umpteen cooking shows (Ten), 15+ year old repeats of a former prime time drama that had its debut episode air 6 times in the week it debuted (Nine) or cheap and tacky movies (Seven), but why do they do it - it’s cheap.
I would think there is enough talk shows around that they could fill their slots with these instead of those kind of program. If you put a camera in front of a wall that has just been painted, I’m sure there is someone that would watch it. I personally think that anything could attract an audience with the right promotion, but then to maintain interest in a concept, that’s a different story.
When I came up with the idea, I was thinking about my proposed Seven weekend schedule and using it as a summer filler for Kochies Business Builders, but then I guess you could just extend my proposed revival of Sportsworld on Sunday or Weekend Sunrise
SUNDAY
6:00pm Seven News
7:00pm Home and Away
7:30pm Home and Away
8:00pm Home and Away
8:30pm Home and Away
9:00pm Home and Away
9:30pm The Latest: Seven News
MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY
6:00pm Seven News
7:00pm Flashpoint
7:30pm Reality TV
9:00pm U.S. Dramas/Imports (e.g. 9-1-1)
10:00pm The Latest: Seven News
10:30pm As programmed
THURSDAY
6:00pm Seven News
7:00pm Flashpoint
7:30pm Lighter reality/entertainment (Got Talent/First Dates etc.)
9:00pm The Front Bar (winter)/TBA (summer)
10:00pm The Latest: Seven News
10:30pm As programmed
FRIDAY
6:00pm Seven News
7:00pm Flashpoint
7:30pm Better Homes and Gardens
9:00pm Movie
11:00pm As programmed
SATURDAY
6:00pm Seven News
7:00pm Flashpoint - Saturday
7:30pm Family Friendly Movie
9:30pm As programmed
Also, I’ve expanded The Latest to air five nights a week (Sunday - Thursday). Michael Usher will present The Latest on every night now, so Angela Cox replaces him on Friday and Saturday nights on Seven News Sydney.
