The Catch-Up

This article is about the Australian talk show. For the news programme, see The Catch Up (BBC).

The Catch-Up
GenreTalk show
Created byMia Freedman
Directed byDavid Summons
StarringLibbi Gorr
Zoe Sheridan
Mary Moody
Lisa Oldfield
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes79
Production
Production locationsWilloughby, Sydney, Australia
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release26 February (2007-02-26) –
15 June 2007 (2007-06-15)

The Catch-Up was an Australian daytime live television talk show that aired on the Nine Network in 2007. It was created by Mia Freedman.[1]

The show, screened from Monday to Friday, featured an all-female panel of co-hosts. These included Libbi Gorr, Zoe Sheridan, Mary Moody and Lisa Oldfield.[1] It premiered on 26 February 2007 and was produced at Channel Nine's studio in Willoughby.

The show's concept was to showcase women discussing views, news and gossip with each other and with their guests. The programme followed a similar format to The View.

The show was under pressure even before it began. The Nine Network's decision to cancel its broadcast of the US soap opera The Young and the Restless after thirty-three years[2][3] in order to make way for the program caused outrage amongst fans of the soap opera, which had aired on the Nine Network since 1974.[4]

Cancellation

Due to low ratings, the show was cancelled on 13 June 2007, with the final episode airing on 15 June.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Casey, Marcus (13 June 2007). "The Catch-Up cut loose by Nine". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
  2. ^ "Soap sunk by chat show". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 24 January 2007. Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
  3. ^ Butler, Dianne (13 February 2007). "Life's not so restless". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
  4. ^ Idato, Michael (14 September 2004). "Lip service". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Nine's new show faces axe". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.


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