Advertorials in the arvo
Seven's The Daily Edition debuted this afternoon, and with it came advertorials in the afternoon.
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Seven’s The Daily Edition debuted this afternoon, and with it came advertorials in the afternoon.
Clocking in at a whopping 90 minutes (from 3pm to 4:30pm) the show already feels like The Morning Show in the arvo, no doubt due to having the same producer in Sarah Stinson. Hosts Sally Obermeder and Kris Smith were joined at a desk and busy blue set by Tom Williams and Monique Wright, all working hard to generate natural banter.
Former Seven newsreader, a relaxed Ian Ross, was a benevolent first guest.
Incorporated into the female-skewed show are advertorials, no longer relegated to morning television. With networks now allowed to meet their commitments to children’s television via multichannels it could be a sign of things to come.
I didn’t see the whole episode, but there were chats about Robin Thicke, Mick Jagger, Shane Warne, social media use, naming two show mascots (2 yellow statues), cabbage patch kids….presumably Nigella was also a talking point today?
There were crosses local to newsrooms for News (although one update in Melbourne was a black screen, oops).
It’s not the first time networks have dabbled in panel chat shows in the arvo, Nine’s 2009 THIS Afternoon hosted by Andrew Daddo and Katrina Blowers only lasted about 2 weeks and The Catch-Up in 2007 was about 4 months.
Seven has been the most successful in producing morning television in recent years so they’ll be optimistic this one will run a little longer.
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19 Responses
Ohhh! Thanks David. I see that there spelt differently, I didn’t know that, but now I do, so now I won’t have to watch this show because its not him.
Search Google images. Cheers.
David, I’ve got a question. This isn’t Kris Smith from 2GB or is it? I’ve listened to him on the radio sometimes, but I’ve never seen his face. Thanks!
No Kris Smith is not Chris Smith.
Is this show prerecorded? Blonde chick says “more to come this morning…”
Lengthy “opinions” piece on NRL payers’ misbehaviours. No mention of the AFL player just charged with rape, as on ABC24 for the past half-hour.
Nigela Lawson again the lead story -for 10 mins. Sorry, Nigela who?? A very cheap gab-fest. Nothing of interest. Set reminds me of Tamworth TV in 1966. Ugh.
I will not be watching it with infomercials. Will stick to Nine.
@Andrew – Looking up a typical 60s daytime schedule on 7, 9 &10 – midday-4pm – programs were:
Concentration
Owly’s School
The Magic Circle Club
Girl Talk
The Marriage Game, Malcolm Searle
The Unloved (starring MP-to-be, Bronwyn Bishop, still starring on afternoon TV in Question Time)
Divorce Court
Dita, Dita Cobb, Noel Brophy
Beauty And The Beast
Tommy Hanlon Show
Frank Wilson’s Letter Charades
People In Conflict
Take A Letter, Jimmy Hannan
The Andy Griffith Show
Coronation Street
OK Crackerby
Movie
– All of those, except the last 4, were local studio productions. Daytime TV now is nothing like it was in the 60s, unfortunately.
I think Nigella was the first news item they talked about.
There was a time when (commercial) daytime TV was brave enough to challenge the perception that a daytime audience was only interested in vacuous chit chat and fluffy gossip. But it appears Nine News Now and The Daily Edition are setting daytime TV back to the 60s.
I didn’t watch this, but the repeat of The Block and Nine News Now is too good to deviate from.
That set really is distracting. Distractingly awful, that is.
if this lasts longer than tens attempt at breakfast tv last year, I will be surprised.
That set is an affront to my eyes. Seeing Ian Ross again just reminds how much Chris Bath sucks.
I’ve given up on the morning shows like Today and Sunrise, too much crap. Rather watch SkyNews were you actually get the news. Same goes for shows like this or the other local daytime show. Basically they are all ads within ads with the occasional news or current affairs programing.
It’s cheap programing to fill the daytime and with so many other channels offering real shows be it drama or sitcom re-runs it’s still often better then shows like this.
I decided to give it a go for the first one, wasn’t very impressed so will stick to 9. Much prefer Nine News Now. Maybe in the summer when Nine News Now isn’t on because of the cricket may watch it again.
The news update blank screen also happened in NSW. May have been a playout problem?
Gawwwd the table was ugly and the backdrop was annoying. Yes I do hope it improves and lasts! I do hope Nine counters and relaunches This Afternoon.
I was pleasently surprised, they didn’t seem to try to hard and they seemed to get on pretty well, though a few rocky patches (but I’m sure every show’s first week had those). And only one advertorial was alright, hopefully they don’t multiply!
Seeing the delightful Ian Ross as a studio guest was a treat too .. worth tuning in just for that.
The last news cross in Sydney was a black screen too, oops indeed!
There was only 1 advertorial and it lasted about a minute. I think it is a good show for the afternoon, a lot better than Nine News Now and This Afternoon for that matter. Shows like these take time to find there feet and adjust. I think things will only improve.