Saturday Night Rove

Again it needs a total reformat to a more traditional talk show, remove the stupid attempts to appeal cool and millennial, get him a proper home base so he isn’t wandering the set aimlessly, and get proper guests and a musical performance. Also put it on a weeknight after the reality formats, it’d go well after The Bachelor he could even have a departed contestant on to keep viewers switched on.

It’s network TV they need to stop trying to go so niche.

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Maybe even if they did that people just don’t like Rove anymore , or Grant Denyer, or Chris and Julia, it’s like a general hate for Ch 10 since the Everybody Dance Now /George Negus era.

I’ll keep watching though.

But yeah I think they should move it to Sundays when people watch tv and just rename it “Rove”

Ouch

https://twitter.com/mrpford/status/1167953158984699904?s=19

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Jesus christ get it off the air now!

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Numbers that low? Quite shocking, really.

I would like Rove to have returned the traditional talk show also. But would that have rated any better? Who knows? We all know that anything Ten has aired on a Saturday has never rated, in the last 5 years.

Hmm. Hard to figure out what Ten will use as the pull quote from this tweet for this week’s promo

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And was also beaten by 7flix! :scream:

Surely it won’t be back next week?

We’re still number 4! we’re still number 4!
Even SBS are knocking at the door.

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“I’m a huge Rove fan. I… Say this is… So… Funny!” :joy:

They cannot put this product back to air next week. It needs to be re-tooled ASAP. Like others have said, return the format back to a traditional talk show. But I think it might be too late.

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What Seven and Nine have always done (when not airing sport)… Movies (yes a bit biased :wink:). @OnAir even once commented how weekends are best suited for such programming/audiences.

It’s astonishing how many movies Seven and Nines channels run on Friday and Saturday nights, yet are rewarded with good shares every week. Might be a poor way to watch a movie these days, but lots are still doing it.
Could never understand why 10 dropped Saturday night movies a few years ago in favour of US trash and encores!? (To be fair, maybe they’re back, as I did catch Meet the Parents after Rove last night)

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your memory is better than I!:older_man:

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Oh it was in some thread in some context, I think discussion was how poor a movie rated on weeknight and you said something along the lines of audiences are more likely to be interested in movies on weekends (stay up late, most not at work)

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lol, they were delusional to think this show was going to rate any higher, on a Saturday night of all nights…

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I rate Alex Jae’s skits - these have been quite funny. The selection of guests needs work though.

I also think Rove needs a desk or something like that though. There’s potential but maybe it’s also just not family-friendly enough and yet is airing at 7:30 pm?

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Why are they changing a format that worked for so long? Is it money related that they can’t do a show similar to 10 years ago? I wonder who is in charge of the format of the show , Rove?

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Because it worked and then it didn’t?

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After 2 episodes… Gone but not forgotten

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