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Nine looking at new AFL shows
Shane Crawford, James Hird & Christian O’Connell filmed an AFL pilot in December.
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Nine is not about to yield AFL entertainment to Seven, indicating it is already looking at new shows, following the end of its Footy Show era.
The Herald Sun reports Shane Crawford and James Hird filmed a pilot for a round-in-review show at the end of December with Gold FM host Christian O’Connell. The show is aimed at a late-night Sunday timeslot.
Nine’s programming director, Hamish Turner, said, “We’d be stupid not to be looking at ways we can provide an alternative and a connection to that brand.
“We’ll definitely be looking at alternatives going forward.”
It’s believed the earliest a new show could go to air is July.
Nine already has Footy Classified, The Sunday Footy Show and newcomer The Oval Office.
Source: Herald Sun
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4 Responses
Why do this. Its just getting in earlier and diluting the impact of Footy Classified on Monday night.
Totally agree – I remember Pete Hellier had one also…
Let’s not forget that Seven took decades to get a successful AFL show up and running. There were awful shows like Live and Kicking, The Club, The Bounce to name just a few. Nine will come good when it finds the right mix.
A key point here tbough is Nine are without AFL broadcast rights, which makes things harder.