Hey Hey inks 20 episode deal
Hey Hey its Saturday will clock in a whopping 20 episodes, much bigger than rumours suggested.
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Hey Hey its Saturday has stitched up a deal for a whopping 20 episodes, according to a report in today’s Australian newspaper.
That’s much bigger than the rumours of around 10 or so specials previously tipped.
If that’s 20 episodes across a single year then it’s equivalent to a full series, even negating fair use of the word ‘special.’
The show will return for Wednesday nights, after its enormous success this year with two reunions. Despite the regular weeknight is believed it will retain the same title.
In Melbourne’s Studio 9 it would also mean The Footy Show has some serious studio competition.
Negotiations for the show’s return have been long, but Somers has been in a strong bargaining position given the popularity of the Hey Hey brand and the success to which his team delivered it.
Meanwhile, Molly Meldrum was noted in a weekend report to have signed a deal with Seven which would preclude his return to Hey Hey. Seven and Foxtel relented on the music guru appearing in the reunions, but it was always as a one-off agreement. Nobody can call them party poopers for now expecting their talent to remain loyal to their network.
Source: The Australian, The Age
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if you don’t like the show then dont watch it, i personally cannot wait for it to come back on. but thats just me, i like to watch a show that i can have a laugh at and not have to dial in to vote for some wannabe or perhaps explain to my children why there is so many crime solving shows explaining how someone committed a murder
I cant believe they are going to keep the name Hey Hey its Saturday when its on Wednesday. Oh and if they use the word special it will be an absolute joke. Mail will be sent.
I too hope MasterChef trounces this piece of crap that it is. Its a borefest and i think the only people watched the specials this year is they thought it was their last chance to catch it.
Glad Seven and Foxtel have put there foot down on Molly too. I wonder if Red will return? He is apart of AGT afterall.
It’s just so last century. I agree we need entertainment shows to present emerging artists and allow international guests to (a) promote themselves and (b) entertain us. That’s why I watch RocKwiz! Why don’t Nine get the grown ups at RocKwiz to make an entertainment show and leave Dazzle to the kids?
Way too much.The 2 specials were quite enough as a nostalgia trip,but semi permanent is overboard.Especially in the same format.Something more adult please.Please!!
it will soon become a bore! or a chore!
Proof there is no God.
If nine use the word ‘special’ for 20 promos Ill literally launch a tirade against them. Hope everyone does the right thing and watches the MC challenges.. because Wed Nights are MC challenges. Nine are bound to put HeyHey up against MC.
good too hear it’s back for plenty of shows. but it should be on saturday nights’ they can easily beat 10 and the afl coverage and they smash before the game as well
I think 20 is too many
period…12 would be alot better meaning one a month…the excitement factor may go after ten or so
and… who didn’t see this one comin.. I rekcon they cant call it Hey Hey it’s saturday.. since it will be primetime thru the week.. say… Wednesday 8.30
ok…. so ‘fresh’ might not have been the word to use to describe Daryl and the gang… but Hey Hey’s concept felt fresh in the fact, that i was finally getting to see young artists having to perform live again, and seeing them being plunged into a very ‘Australian’ world. Sure, some things backfired, and im sure that will not be over 2 million watching like the specials….. but i for one will tune whenever i can as im a little tired of cop and legal dramas and reality television which has dominated our screens for the last few years. . I hope it is successful, not just because i think its an ok show… but hopefully it will spur seven and ten to bring back more live variety.
There is so much talent amongst the books on all networks to host live variety. Nine also has the king – Bert Newtown – who im sure would appeal to alot of age groups and that i think is more talented than what he is doing right now, but also Ed Phillips and Jules Lund. seven has Grant Denyer, Toni pearen, jane Turner and Gina Riley…. while Ten has Magda Szubanski and natalie bassingsthwaite.
What Peter has suggested is logical.
Start after Easter, and have a mid year break during the Commonwealth Games.
This would allow for heavy post Vancouver promotion of Hey Hey’s return, and enough time to, you know, iron out the kinks (legalising Chook Lotto, finding suitable replacement for Red, legalising Chook Lotto, finding replacement for Molly etc.)
And didn’t I suggest, what about legalising Chook Lotto?
Not sure the novelty/nostalgia factor will still be there. The whole black face saga overexposed the show, I expect ratings to drop off pretty quickly.
I think they need Red.
they also need some ace writers for sketches and such.
They should poach some contempory tallent too. Akmall is good.
@bigkev I agree with everything but “breath of fresh air”. It was a nostalgia trip, and was designed to be one. There was nothing fresh about it.
cool but they need Molly.
I’d run the show Wednesday 7.30pm for 2 hours starting the week after Easter.
Also a weekly encore in the show’s traditional Saturday 6.30 – 8.30pm timeslot on GO! could be a good idea.
Hey Hey should be after Australia’s Funniest Home Videos and air at the 7.30-8.30pm timeslot rather than on a Wednesday night so that the whole family can enjoy the show Mr Gyngell.
If it is to have a regular Wednesday night timeslot, I’d be fairly confident they would refer to the show as “Hey Hey!” in all branding and promos to negate the whole Saturday aspect…
good god
One word…yuck
Not that he is even in the same league, nor was his show but I think Rove moving on probably gave the 9 execs a chance to fill something of a hole and reclaim the Variety crown of sorts perhaps.
I agree that talent needs a place to shine and this could be it, lets hope its not overdone, and they pace themselves a bit over the 20ep run, we def need a show like this back on air.
maybe it will be on every 2nd week, that would stretch it out over the whole ratings season and would make it easier for them to find guessts, provided they are in the country long enough to be around for the episode.
It may sound good, but I’m uncomfortable with the prospect of 20 episodes. I have always believed that they need to slowly ease back into Hey Hey. No big jumps. The 2 reunion specials were a good start, next year I would like to see episodes on the first Saturday night of each month (funny home videos out of schedule once a month) then maybe in 2011 take it up to fortnightly before 2012, when it should return as a weekly show. Let them get their groove back. Easy does it!
Let’s hope not all of them will run 30-60 minutes overtime!