##Network Ten Announces 2017 Content And Delivery Plans
- Successful Domestic Schedule At 7.30pm Year-Round.
- The Return Of Russell Coight’s All Aussie Adventures.
- New Local Content: Sisters, Wake In Fright, Common Sense, The Biggest Loser: Transformed.
- Returning Drama Hits: Offspring, The Wrong Girl.
- Big New Hits From The US: This Is Us, Bull, 24: Legacy.
- tenplay To Expand From 12 Platforms To 17.
- New premium short-form content and news website: tendaily
Network Ten today announced its content line-up for 2017 and the further expansion of its industry-leading online service tenplay.
After increasing the prime time audience of the main TEN channel for the third consecutive year, Network Ten heads into 2017 with an exceptional line-up of returning content – across all genres – and key new domestic and international properties on TEN, ELEVEN, ONE and tenplay.
The new domestic content includes The Biggest Loser: Transformed, Common Sense from the makers of Gogglebox, all-new episodes of the iconic series Russell Coight’s All Aussie Adventures and two major drama events, Wake In Fright and Sisters.
Returning content in 2017 includes proven successes such as MasterChef Australia, KFC Big Bash League, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Gogglebox Australia, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Offspring, The Wrong Girl, The Project, Family Feud, The Living Room, Shark Tank, Australian Survivor, The Bachelor Australia, The Bachelorette Australia and many more.
Network Ten Chief Executive Officer, Paul Anderson, said: “Every night of the week, television draws a willing and engaged audience of 16 million people, something no other medium can match.
“Growth, momentum and consistency have been the hallmark of Ten in recent years and that will continue in 2017.
“Next year we will create year-round consistency in our 7.30pm franchises, something Ten has never achieved before,” he said.
“The 7.30pm content strategy is book-ended by the summer television sensation that is the KFC Big Bash League, which starts in mid-December each summer and runs until late January.
“It will continue across the year with proven hits such as MasterChef Australia, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, The Bachelor Australia, The Bachelorette Australia, Australian Survivor, The Living Room and The Biggest Loser: Transformed, a refreshed and contemporary version of the highly successful franchise.”
Mr Anderson said Network Ten’s investment in new domestic content such as Australian Survivor, The Wrong Girl and Todd Sampson’s BodyHack was paying dividends and would continue in 2017.
“TEN was the only primary commercial free-to-air channel to increase its prime time audience this year and we achieved our biggest total people audience since 20121.
“As a network, we had our highest commercial shares in total people and 25 to 54s since 20112. Tenplay continued to produce remarkable growth in online catch-up viewing and live streaming, while Ten cemented its position as the leading free-to-air network across social media,” he said.
“Tenplay is already on 12 distribution platforms – more than any other free-to-air network’s online catch-up service – and we will add another five in 2017.”
Network Ten Chief Content Officer, Beverley McGarvey, said: “We have a diverse and deeply engaging line-up for 2017, with a great mix of returning and new shows that will reach viewers across multiple screens.
“People come to our network for shows that help them unwind or escape; that help them better understand their fellow Australians; that make them laugh; that connect them to the wider world; and that create moments that they will remember for years to come.
“We are excited that our shows are connecting with audiences in more ways than ever before. Our audiences are growing because we create content that is loved, watched, talked about, tweeted about and commented on.”
Ms McGarvey said that in addition to a full 52-week schedule of premium domestic content at 7.30pm, Network Ten would deliver a consistent schedule of proven domestic shows such as Family Feud, The Project, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Gogglebox Australia, Shark Tank, Offspring and The Wrong Girl, many of which generated significant audience growth in their timeslots during 2016.
“We also have an exciting array of new content for 2017, some of which we are announcing today,” she said. “The return of Russell Coight’s All Aussie Adventures after a 15-year absence is a perfect example of giving viewers unique and compelling content.
“Wake In Fright and Sisters are extraordinary Australian stories. The Biggest Loser: Transformed will take a beloved brand to a whole new level, while Common Sense – a show about Australians talking about news and current affairs – will get Australia talking,” Ms McGarvey said.
“From overseas, we have the biggest hits of the new US television season – Bull [with Michael Weatherly from NCIS] and This Is Us – as well as Man With A Plan with Matt LeBlanc, Doubt with Katherine Heigl and 24: Legacy, the remarkable reinvention of the 24 franchise.”