I’m starting to wonder if 10 thinks it’s popular because we keep talking about it.
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The 10 News+ topic on Media Spy probably has more viewers than the show does.
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It indeed is popular, but only with us. And it’s only because we’re keeping it alive by constantly talking about it (some discussion about it positive, some negative, but oh well).
Yes, our convos about 10 News+ (and our viewership) is the only thing keeping this venture going. Without us, the show would’ve likely gone away within weeks. Ten’s new experiment is essentially on life support (it’s only surviving because of our conversations surrounding the program, and our viewership of it out of curiosity). We are insiders (and nerds).
After recording its lowest numbers for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I’ve got no doubt the decision has now been finalised with senior management this week.
I think they’re treading water to fill-in the gap until they can relaunch something else and consult Paramount for approval.
As highlighted last week, Millionaire is being put into production in September. This could be re-tooled to launch as a 5 day format.
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I think you are right. Decision made but nothing will be annouced for a while and show will remain on air.
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I say get rid of it when BB launches. Network 10 are reviving that show and they want it to work not just with those craving nostalgia (who grew up with the OG incarnation in the noughties), but also any new fans of today they can pull in (younger viewers).
Otherwise BB’s comeback with the OG format and on its OG network may suffer in the ratings. And what would be to blame? A ratings-bomber shocker i.e 10 News+.
Keeping a ratings-losing show like 10 News+ on when BB launches with much fanfare (and shafting DoND in the process for BB) would be a huge and very costly mistake. As most have said, extend the metro news by 1/2 hour to 6:30pm, DoND at 6:30pm, then BB at 7pm. There, a chance at ratings success.
In the famous words of Big Brother: It’s time to go… 10 News+ (we can all hope)
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Can they really wait until November to get it off the air??
From the looks of it yes, probs deliberately.
They’re just soldiering on with the program at the moment as if they’re ratings winners. Now if they’re really going to wait until BB is about to launch, expect an announcement probs in late October regarding the cancellation of 10 News+.
If you all aren’t watching the show, why does it matter if it stays on air?
Surely extending the news and airing double DOND would do better than this shite.
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100% on that one.
Because when they can it, maybe they will replace it with something worth watching.
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No matter what goes in that slot, people on here will complain.
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I’m still surprised that 10N+ is the direction that they chose when they had BB waiting in the wings
You can say what you will about The Project but you can imagine evicted BB housemates being interviewed on it (perfect cross promo), not to mention evictees from 10’s other reality shows. And even if they had heavier stories, most of the show aimed to be lighter, so it wouldn’t be jarring advertising BB during it.
How can they promote BB (a show that skews younger and aims to be a little cheeky) on 10N+ - like you can’t have a promo that’s advertises that’s nights wacky challenge, cheeky hijinks, and a dramatic eviction on that night’s BB, before an in depth story on the war in Gaza or Ukraine.,
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Just because we don’t watch it doesn’t mean we can’t come on here and speculate about its demise (and make various memes, tongue-in-cheek mocks and broadcast anomalies about it). We’re all doing it.
Are we being forced to be positive about a show that’s constantly losing viewers? Positive about a show that’s too serious and very slow? And positive about a show that’s being labelled by many as Temu ACA? Seriously. We have every right to speculate and be negative about this new offering.
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We said that in week one!
It’s baffling 10 are seemingly opting to just do nothing and ignore the problem - and the longer they do that the less chance there is to salvage something from it. Cutting the weeknight editions to 30 minutes and extending the 5pm news to 6.30pm was such an obvious solution to try and shore up the ratings a bit.
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As obvious as dumping The Project and creating a replacement? 
both the fact that The Project needed to go and Ten News + was not the right replacement can be true
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But these “obvious solutions” that everyone keeps coming up with are not guaranteed to succeed.
Extending news to 90 minutes was tried and failed yet people keep suggesting it as a solution. If 10 News+ is failing as a one hour it is likely to still fail as a half hour show.
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I don’t disagree - there is no surefire solution - and I think 10 News + is stuffed whether it’s half an hour, an hour or 5 hours.
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