Axed: Totally Wild, Scope
10 swings the axe in Kid's TV, ending Totally Wild after 27 seasons and Scope after 5.
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10 has axed long running Kid’s TV shows Totally Wild after 27 seasons.
The series featuring much-loved presenter Ranger Stacey Thomson is based at TVQ Brisbane, and highlights Australian wildlife on 10 Peach.
Kid’s science program Scope is also ending after 5 seasons, spanning some 15 years.
10 says it remains committed to children’s content, but in the area of Drama.
A redundancy program will commence for some members of the Children’s production department, based at TVQ, but it isn’t clear how many jobs are impacted.
In a note to staff Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President, ViacomCBS Australia and New Zealand, Beverley McGarvey, said: “We remain committed to creating and producing local children’s content, and we deeply value this team’s work. But our business strategy has evolved to include the development and production of more children’s drama programs.
“The Children’s department will remain an integral part of the programming department and our broader business and will remain based at TVQ.
“Unfortunately, this means we will say goodbye to some incredibly talented colleagues and friends who have made important contributions to our business.
“I would like to express my sincere thanks and gratitude for the great work, commitment and enthusiasm the department staff have shown to their jobs and our company. It is in no way a reflection of their talent contribution or passion.”
The end of an era. Ranger Stacey has been such a role model, a visual joy and amazing TV Presenter for eons. We’ll miss her terribly. https://t.co/ddquL7KLRw
— Catriona Rowntree (@Catriona_Rtree) February 3, 2021
Sad to hear this news today. Thinking of my former workmates up on the hill.
Axed: Totally Wild, Scope https://t.co/L3aedVsc9z via @tvtonightau
— Georgina Lewis (@GeorginaMLewis) February 3, 2021
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An absolute disgrace that the networks lobbied the government to change the laws on children’s programming so they could stop making them.
I’m not surprised, clearly the ratings weren’t good. They should’ve left it at 4pm weekdays onTen.
I gave sometimes wondered if totally wild would have been a good family friendly filler between 20 news and project at 6pm- could have added some BTN type element to it. I live is regional QLD so do no access to 10 Shake (basically it only in capital cities). How is that new channel meant to have any success if not accessible to the entire country ?????
What an absolute shame, kids tv is disappearing from our screens and all we seem to get is news, news, news and hour long game shows. How pathetic
Sad to see Totally Wild and Scope go. TV shows including TW and Scope provide a lot of science educational resources, particularly aimed for primary school students and lower high school students. Stacey Thomson has been part of Ch10 for 27 years.
Wow this sucks I grew up watching both of these show they were great entertaining educational tv show’s for children
Are 10 producing any childrens drama?
Dive Club received funding today which is joint 10 / Netflix.
Sadly to be replaced by the latest American import shows that 10 can access for free through their parent company no doubt…
Totally Wild and Scope would be a good fit for the ABC…just saying..
Good idea both are good shows. Remember when between the hours of 3-5pm tv channels would have kids shows? Now all we get is quiz shows , cooking shows and soap operas.
Their audience is long gone.
A complete travesty. More than ever our children need good quality educational content to feed their young minds.
I can only guess that these shows will be replaced with their junk food equivalents.
A shame that these shows have been axed – especially Totally Wild, an icon for children’s programs on commercial television. All good things must come to an end, so at a solid 27 years, its time has sadly run its course.
Very sad…10 had some great successes in the Children’s shows, crazy to see them throwing it out for old seasons of Nickelodeon content. Few people even watch 10 Shake anymore anyways.