According to @blackbox, Spotlight will be renewed for the whole of 2026, with Seven’s upfronts to be held today.
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Did they announce this? I can’t seem to find it.
Spotlight was mentioned in Seven’s press release from its upfronts, but it did not say it was renewed for the whole of 2026.
It has barely been on this year.
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@blackbox Is this show definitely on all year round next year? I don’t believe it was announced at upfronts.
Yes. With the greatest respect I wouldn’t have said so otherwise.
I specifically confirmed it was back for the whole year as I know its budget usually runs the financial year.
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I thought because you posted this information the same day as upfronts that it meant they were announcing this at upfronts. I didn’t doubt you I was confused as to why it wasn’t highlighted.
Networks don’t usually say that a show has been renewed for the whole year - they don’t get that specific. They’ll just say it’s coming back next year
I just had a bit of extra inside info.
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Sunday 30 November 7:00 PM
Face To Face With My Children’s Killer
Michael Usher enters a maximum-security prison to witness a father’s extraordinary meeting with the man who killed his three children and niece.
Not marked as repeat but appears to be
After a dire run in the ratings last season, which saw Spotlight topple Sixty (Minutes) just once, the network has already deployed a host of its big-name presenters to shoot a series of exclusive ahead of the program’s return this year.
Spotlight’s newest recruit, Ashlee Mullany, has been spotted busily filming in Sydney’s eastern suburbs over the summer, chief correspondent Liam Bartlett has been sighted on a flight out of Africa, former reporter turned Brisbane news anchor Sarah Greenhalgh has apparently been back in the field and even Michael Usher is hard at it on a new yarn.
What’s more, we’re hearing that former 60 Minutes presenter Liz Hayes will also be back again with another Spotlight exclusive after her first foray on the show last April, little more than a month after leaving her former home at Nine after 44 years at the station.
Of course, Spotlight might want to pace themselves; at this rate, they’ll have the program’s entire slate of shows for the year filmed and filed before it’s even actually back on after Easter.
Back on after Easter? Didn’t TVBlackbox announce it was going all year round this year? I even double checked when 7 themselves didn’t mention it at upfronts and Rob insisted his information was correct. They could have changed their minds I guess?
How are they planning on taking on 60 Minutes when they’re only broadcasting for half the year?
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Seven now says it will return in Q2