Hosted by Tony Armstrong with Catherine Murphy, Monday’s Experts is a new sports entertainment show covering all that happens both on and off the field each week. With a panel of sports journalists and comedians, they will cover the biggest stories and the funniest and most awe-inspiring moments of the week from here and around the globe.
Production Credit: A CJZ and ABC co-production. Executive Producer: Damian Davis. Head of Entertainment Rachel Millar
What was that other failed sports show that ran for a few weeks?
The Fat?
Caroline Wilson said on radio today that this show will air during the normal Q&A timeslot, running over the Olympics, but potentially longer - up to 8 weeks, and possibly coming back next year every Monday night.
That ran for several years.
Sounds a bit like a clone of The Back Page on Fox Sports
The Back Page itself is a clone of The Fat - mainly because of Tony Squires but The Fat was great on the ABC a bit like the original Good News Week on the ABC also before both went to commercial networks - GNW on Ten and 110% Tony Squires (I think that was the one) on Seven.
Monday 17 June 9.35pm
Hosted by Tony Armstrong with Catherine Murphy, Monday’s Experts is a new sports entertainment show covering all that happens both on and off the field each week. With a panel of sports journalists and comedians, they will cover the biggest stories and the funniest and most awe-inspiring moments of the week from here and around the globe.
Shit name
That means Monday’s experts will only be shown in the off periods of Q+A.
I do like my generic sports programs. We used to have plenty. From nightly versions of Sports Tonight (Ten) and World Sports (SBS), to weekly versions like Seven’s Sportsworld and The Monday Dump with Roy and HG, to ABC’s The Fat / Seven’s 110% Tony Squires etc.
These days, its Sunday mornings of Offsiders and Wide World of Sports (formerly Sports Sunday).
I hope that this new show does the job correctly.
Audience tickets to the recordings of all eight episodes are now available at Eventbrite website.
All episodes will be filmed at ABC Southbank studios in Melbourne, at 4pm-6pm Mondays.
Anyone else watching this?
It’s great. Very light hearted.
Loved the Tony’s Beef skit!
Sorry, but I just don’t get it. However, I do think the ABC may have indirectly found a way forward for Q&A in 2025 with the set design and general format that are being used here. Having a more news-focused version of this format, with elements of BBC Newsnight, would be excellent.
Caught a bit of the show. I liked what I saw.
I agree. I just don’t get this show/format. Unfortunately seems like a waste of great talent. Pity.
The promo fails to capture any of the laughs that I saw last week
I haven’t watched it yet. But whats the format like? Similar to Offsiders, but in primetime and with an audience?
Do they show the scores of the weekend’s games, and highlights? Or more of an entertainment based sports program?
