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Nine greenlights The Verdict pilot
Nine has given the go-ahead to Karl Stefanovic panel show for Sunday nights from October.
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Nine has given the go-ahead to Karl Stefanovic panel show The Verdict.
Following the pilot last week, described as a cross between Q & A and The Project, Nine has committed to 8 episodes to launch at 9:30pm Sunday, October 11, following 60 Minutes.
Controversial panelist Mark Latham will be one of the show’s regulars, according to The Australian.
The pilot also included Sandy Rea, Amanda Vanstone, Justine Rogers, Campbell Brown, Seb Robertson, Pallavi Sharda and Tammy May.
The topics covered were racism, gay marriage, mental illness and IS.
An audience of 140 also participated in the discussion.
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12 Responses
Thank goodness gay marriage was covered, any panel show without this topic would be pointless. Its going to be OK everyone, this show will now last at least a few weeks.
This sounds interesting should do okay.
Karl might have the chemistry of hosting The Verdict but I reckon he’s OK.
Campbell Brown, now there’s a brain trust. Prediction the show will not last.
They’re clearly seeking controversy by including Latham. He shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near a tv camera.
Will the episodes be live?
That’s my understanding.
Just what we need. Karl,Latham and a former footballer.
Probably more representative of the Australian public than Q&A guests Naomi Klein, Joan Baez, Miroslav Volf, Tariq Ali, and Laurie Penny
The audience represents the Australian public, the guests are local and international experts, people of note etc. This sounds more like Today meets The Footy Show than Q&A.
Gawd, I hope not. Are we really a bunch of chauvinist bullies? Shouldn’t we be trying to raise our standards rather than this continual dumbing down?
Nine may as well become Australia’s next news channel. How many news and magazines style shows do we need??