Even more of a shame for local artists, who don’t have a large platform available to them as the established visiting artists do.
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Not controversial - your opinion and you’re entitled to it. I am not a regular watcher, but don’t understand the logic behind actively WANTING something axed. Just… don’t watch. And then commercial realities will naturally flow (as they have). I’m not saying you have campaigned, but there have been sectors of Aus media and society who have because of opposing ideologies. To that I say,… just don’t watch.
Watch what you want to watch. Don’t watch what you don’t want to watch. I don’t understand why everything in the world right now has to be a “my way or the highway” approach (and that’s a broader social commentary - not directed at you @Radio_TVGuy).
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Isn’t the new show coming from Melbourne? Or did I miss that it’s coming out of Sydney?
I thought Denham was moving to Melbourne?
It’s coming from Sydney.
All these journo hires are Syd based.
Some things never change - lots of people critical of Waleed when it’s their own racism. Sad to see the show go. Unfortunately Sarah was never the right fit. Too tabloid and conservative. If you want that there’s the 6pm news and ACA.
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Isn’t Carrie-Anne Greenbank based in Melbourne?
Not clear at the moment, but given the majority of those hired are in Sydney, would probably be where the show ends up coming from.
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From the outside looking in, the lack of innovation just killed it (along with the eroding of FTA audience). It still feels pretty much the same show that launched 15 years ago, give or take a few different faces.
They had a “news delivered differently” mantra, but when was the last time they really were true to that.
In a streaming/digital first world with a younger skewing audience, The Project should have been at the forefront of that but it felt like it was still in 2015, not 2025. Showing viral videos most people saw on TikTok or Instagram 12 or 24 hours ago, interviews with celebrities/visiting acts that no longer have the resonance they once did, and the comedy felt a little outdated to the modern young sensibility.
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Sarah is not conservative at all. She’s been told to stick to an autocue. The best bits have been when her an Kate go off cuff with each other. If anything Waleed is the conservative, pushes a narrative, talks down to people and is very straight down the line.
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In the past 10 would turn to The Project for the election coverage, but this year’s attempt to provide a slightly alternative coverage was left to News.
2013:
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No they aren’t.
Seb Costello is based in Melbourne, as was Carrie-Anne (Melb/Gold Coast).
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I meant the ones named as hosts.
Also, since when was Seb confirmed?
Sad day for panel shows with the The Back Page on FOX Sports also axed after 29 seasons.
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I actually liked The Project. I stopped watching several years ago when I stopped watching FTA. But I would still now and again watch segments online.
I never understood the hate it gets. And still don’t understand how two different people call it far left and also far right propaganda.
It was a day that was always coming but I can’t actually believe 10 finally pulled the plug.
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That was deliberate. To ‘balance’ it out.
Hard to believe I was just 16 when The Project launched 
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I was thinking about what Steve Price said and he’s actually right, the end of an era, the last live-to-air panel/chat show (in between news headlines).
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I guarantee Kates next appearance shes gonna say whats on her mind.
Momentarily forgot about Tom Gleeson!
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IIRC Pickering was said to have influenced Flanagan and Gleeson also coming over to the ABC, worked out very well for all three of them. Charlie essentially a network face, used on major national events, hosting Sydney NYE for several years now.
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Personally, I find its sad that people want Australian programs gone. Studio 10, now The Project and many others throughout the years. This leads to an overreliance on sports and reality programs. The latter and panel shows to a great extent killing Australian made sketch comedy, variety and drama.
When reality and panel shows fail, what then?
Remember in the days when Nine had domestic and international cricket over Summer, but no winter sports except Wimbledon, French Open Tennis, US PGA and the Britain Open. Nines sport commitment featured a 4-5 hour sports shows Saturday afternoons and 4 hours on Sunday, but yet Nine were “Still The One” and number 1 for sometime.
I believe 10 need to look at they can do with class, but on a small budget. I hope the new show works and those staff displaced find a new role somewhere, because like the hosts or not, they are just like us
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