According to TV Tonight pretty much everything else is back so far. MAFS, Lego, Celebrity Apprentice, Beauty and the Geek, Ninja Warrior, Travel Guides and The Block.
Parental Guidance (The Parent Jury) is in 2021 and Australia Behind Bars with Mel Doyle is in 2022.
Overall, a lot of new content coming from Nine. It seems that apart from Snackmasters, Nine’s lineup of ‘new’ shows appear to be either in the factual, true crime or lifestyle category. Would’ve been nice to see some more variety in the genres of new shows.
No major surprises with Nine’s 2022 lineup (as per usual I guess…), although it would’ve been nice if Tipping Point Australia was announced as a replacement for Hot Seat at 5pm.
Let’s not forget the Upfrints are not the be all and end all for Nine and their schedule from now into 2022. Plenty of time for them to announce additional series, acquisitions, network refreshes and the like which weren’t ready to announce at the time of the upfronts or are still being worked through.
Given the half-hearted way in which Seven has rolled out their current branding, I’d personally rather wait for brand new look Nine which has been well thought out, encompasses all elements of the network (including News, Sport, etc.) and is actually good enough to last 5-6 years!