Why are they not running The Latest off the back of The Front Bar at 10.00pm on Wednesdays?
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I think theyâll be re-programming this tiemslot once again next weekâŚ
Yet another timeslot thatâll probably be re-programmed next week alsoâŚ
This will surely be a misfire, not to mention the day of the week. Viewers will associate it more with some mid-week and 7mate blokey show and doesnât help its sandwiched between a Border filler and movie re-run, rather than a lead-out from a top rater like Seven News. Also doesnât seem like a usual weekend/Saturday evening genre. I reckon some lame attempt to combat Space Invaders (not that this season is doing particularly well anyway) and get an even 8:30pm movie start with Nine, maybe they also think/hope itâll do at least 300-400k than the usual sub-300k movie, but like Iâve hinted here canât even see that, at least in aedt/summer and away from AFL.
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Maybe the only thing left for them is double Home and Away which is at least somewhat stable.
The prospects for an All Sports Front Bar have taken a bit of a hit as well. Perhaps it might do better now that is starting after MAFS finishes. Not even the key demos look good - on Wednesday beaten by Nine Late News. The NRL markets just donât get it - in total people it was 30th in Sydney and 40th in Brisbane.
Could Seven have done a switcheroo by moving Code 1 to Thursday nights? So that triple Home and Away on Wednesday nights, and a single episode on Thursday nights, followed by Code 1 at 7.30pm?
I keep saying H&A for an hour Wednesdays and Thursdays 7.30
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New Thursday schedule is:
8:30 Code 1: Minute by Minute *Essendon Plane Crash
9:30 Air Crash Investigations (new episode)
10:30 The Latest: Seven News
This was posted earlier on another site.
That is the following Thursday 2 March .
Plus coming to Tuesday night another true crime series
Police Custody USA
Tuesday 28 February
Ep 1 A brutal murder rocks a close knit trailer park community in Kansas City, Kansas. With a 19 year old female on the run, detectives begin to suspect that a family fight may have taken a tragic turn.
Week commencing 26 February 2023
Sunday 26 February
07:00 PM Australian Idol Live Performance Show S08 E13
09:00 PM TBA
10:00 PM Maternal S01 E06 Series Final
11:00 PM Born To Kill? Douglas Clark And Carol Bundy S05 E12
Monday 27 February
07:00 PM Home And Away
07:30 PM Australian Idol Live Results Show S08 E14
08:45 PM Starstruck S01 E04
10:00 PM Australia: Now And Then Hottest Rpt
11:00 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:30 PM Busted In Bangkok Rpt
Tuesday 28 February
07:00 PM Home And Away
07:30 PM We Interrupt This Broadcast TBC Series Premiere
08:30 PM The Good Doctor S06 E11
09:30 PM Quantum Leap S01 E07
10:30 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:00 PM Police Custody USA A Murder In The Family Series Premiere
Wednesday 1 March
07:00 PM Home And Away
07:30 PM Mrs. Brownâs Boys New Year Special
08:15 PM Mrs. Brownâs Boys Rpt
09:00 PM The Front Bar: All Sports Edition
10:00 PM Kitchen Nightmares Australia Rpt
11:10 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:40 PM HMP Styal: Women Behind Bars Rpt
Thursday 2 March
07:00 PM Home And Away
07:30 PM Home And Away
08:00 PM Home And Away
08:30 PM Code 1: The Essendon Plane Crash S02 E06
09:30 PM Air Crash Investigations S22 E05
10:30 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:30 PM The Front Bar - All Sports Edition TBC Rpt
Friday 3 March
07:00 PM Better Homes And Gardens
08:30 PM Movie: Hacksaw Ridge
11:15 PM Movie: Point Of No Return
Saturday 4 March
Sydney, Melbourne
12:00 PM Sevenâs Horse Racing Randwick/Flemington
05:00 PM Seven News At 5
05:30 PM Border Security - Australiaâs Front Line Rpt
Brisbane
12:00 PM Sevenâs Horse Racing Randwick/Flemington
05:00 PM Seven News At 5
05:30 PM Creek To Coast
Adelaide
12:00 PM Sevenâs Horse Racing Randwick/Flemington
05:00 PM Seven News Adelaide
05:30 PM Border Security - Australiaâs Front Line Rpt
Perth
12:00 PM Sevenâs Horse Racing Randwick/Flemington
03:00 PM The Chase Rpt
04:00 PM Better Homes And Gardens Rpt
05:00 PM Seven News At 5
05:30 PM The 4WD Adventure Show
Network
06:00 PM Seven News
07:00 PM TBA
08:00 PM Million Pound Pawn S01 E03 Season 1 Final
09:00 PM Movie: John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
11:40 PM Movie: Absolute Power
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As mentioned before Iâm guessing the Saturday 7pm TBA will be a We Interrupt This Broadcast encore.
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Ugh!
Will they just play out the remaining two eps or pull them, considering last nightâs bad performance (beaten by its lead-out movie re-run The Equalizer 2) and this timeslot is even later, will surely do even worse, let alone if Cynic is correct and thereâs an encore before it, also making that nightâs movie even later. Looks like Seven have given up on Saturdays now too, save for the AFLâs return.
DOA, what a shame.
I will watch the 7pm Saturday encore given the premiere clashes with Australian Survivor.
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Radical idea, why didnât they just try it as a Saturday first run, for something different? Drop Border and run it with the news lead-in at 7pm, light entertainment which suits that evening and an obvious alternative, seems like a potential key demo drawcard as well. Sure, total people mightnât get what it would earlier in the week, but as everyoneâs said this week going up against severe competition itâll be dead and buried, especially if they donât want to try Wednesday around The Front Bar.
But doubtful as it seems the networks just donât take Saturday seriously at all now, been that way since Funniest Home Videos got the chop, just a dumping ground for fillers, movie re-runs and encores. The ABC being the exception and are often rewarded during the year and to 10âs credit them too at least they try, but sadly to no avail.
Another write-off.
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In the new AFL deal (2025-2031), there isnât any 7 produced Saturday night games until round 15. So they will need figure out Saturdayâs without AFL
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Thatâs a good point, maybe theyâll bring back a âThe Latest Seven Newsâ to go against ACA and a local lifestyle show to combat Space Invaders? At times during the 2000s they did some comedy specials on Saturday evenings, they could also try dramas such as the ABC have had success with (though thatâs British and of course ad-free).
However, this really only affects Melbourne, although an major market, assuming plenty of Swans/Giants/Lions/Suns games are scheduled on Saturday and main channel in Sydney and Brisbane going forward, especially to maximise the $4.5b and for exposure/promotion, considering Saturdaysâ low and only getting lower audiences anyway.
They had Allan Langer on last week which was a good one. If that doesnât get them interested, then nothing will.
Hey hey itâs Saturday⌠
(joking) but wouldnât surprise me with seven.
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Why donât they get NRL stars on?
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