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Studio audience to return to Sunday Project

Two years with no studio audiences is about to shift....

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Studio audiences are set to return to The Sunday Project.

Just 30 people will be admitted to 10’s Pyrmont studios beginning this Sunday.

The return comes after two years of no audience members at Melbourne or Sydney broadcasts and despite very strict rules still in place for Network 10 staff.

All audience members must be 16 years and over, fully vaccinated and masked.

The Project is yet to confirm audience members for its Melbourne editions at Como.

You can apply for tix here.

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  1. I love The Project, since the beginning. The problem I had with it was the random comedic hosts who just weren’t funny. I can’t stand Clare Hooper and Jan Fran as Project hosts – I can’t put my finger on it as they are ok in other shows – but they just don’t suit this show. Some nights were so awkward with trying to get a laugh. There have been some great stand ins – Tony Armstrong, Nazeem, Georgia Tunney, Chrissie Swan etc. – Tommy is hilarious when Hamish is on but can get crude which is off putting. I’m a huge fan of Carrie, Pete & Waleed in their own ways. I don’t mind Lisa. However I never understand the hate for the show – if people don’t like it, don’t watch – but please don’t call for it to be axed because there are plenty who do like it. If I wanted serious news, I would watch the ABC.

  2. The format of having a studio audience cheering and applauding like dogs for a semi serious news program doesn’t work.

    It was an interesting novelty when it was new but this format is getting tired and old now and viewers are turning away.

    Imagine sitting there in an audience all masked up and double jabbed just for the privilege of being near such royalty as lisa wilkinson and hamish macdonald

  3. Great to hear.

    It’s been understandable with all the covid, etc but The Project was having audiences since the start. When that stopped things really started slacking for the show.

    Then when I start to see other shows get their live audiences back I’ve been wondering when The Project will hurry up and get it’s live audiences back. Really hoping it happens to the weekly show once again and not restricted to Sundays though.

  4. It’s clear the rot set in with Wilkinson’s hiring. Disregarding the Leftist/Woke/SJW complaints (the show’s basically a Sky News parody of the Left now. Most folks from Centre to Left think it’s trash), signing her on the rebound was a bad move. Getting “boned” by Nine seemed to trigger some kind of “Serious Journalist” revenge fantasy/midlife crisis – piggybacking off Sam Maiden (Actual Journalism!) just added fuel to the fire. At a guess, I’d say she dreams of being Barbara Walters on The View but simply lacks the experience and depth. Being on a show that defaults to a Buzzfeed level of content doesn’t help (and a live audience is only going to show how badly it’s declined since the hosts have been getting paid to entertain themselves). Ten should cut their losses, take whatever little budget they were contributing to Neighbours and let Lisa remake Veronica Mars (that’ll show Karl!)

    1. It seems as though they have had audiences for the 2022 season, since Tue 1 March at least from what can be seen, though when the audiences return to Millionaire Hot Seat visibly on the television would depend on how long it takes to get the recordings to air.

  7. It says so much about Australia’s far-right media landscape that a show that endeavours to treat people with respect is apparently so troubling, but having 1%er reporters on ACA harassing and demonising the poor and underprivileged every night for decades is just fine.

  8. The project has certainly missed the live audience vibe. But it has bigger issues than this. Quits its left bias. (And I am not saying go right either) Give us something more balanced. Give us both sides of the story and not what producers and hosts (Lisa w to name one) options. Give us the actual facts and not their agenda. Give us a balanced discussion and ratings will increase. Give us stories That are not anti-male! ( we are 50 percent of the population) It is just the same agenda every night. Cause at the moment it is soooo biased and not factual. ABC are much more factual.

  9. You’d certainly think with the amount of money the hosts are being paid, they’d be pulling in better numbers. I used to be an avid watcher when it started but as others have noted, there’s been a shift from informative and genuinely funny to preachy and desperate for laughs.

  10. This is terrible that only Sydney is getting an audience. What about it’s home town Melbourne? I used to love the chance to see the Project.

  11. This announcement is coming on the heels of The Sunday Project reportedly hitting an all time ratings low of 185,000 in the 6.30pm timeslot in the five-city metro market last Sunday. Though the figure had risen figure to 265,000 for the 7pm timeslot. Will a studio audience help? We’ll have to wait and see.

    1. Also I’ve got to wonder whether the easing of restrictions for audiences is a natural progression or a reaction based on the all time low ratings for the last The Sunday Project.

  12. There is something wrong with The Project and it feels like it’s fading. I still like some of the hosts but feel that it swerved wildly to the left and that they’re preaching and there is a lack counter arguments especially when Lisa is on, but not exclusively. I’ve enjoyed it for years but I’m pretty sure I’m done. I find I’m watching The Drum more regularly but that could be just because I’m getting old and The Project hasn’t changed at all, just me.

    1. I agree. I have watched the show for years but find its not essential viewing anymore. I think over the last 2 years people kept watching to keep up with Covid news but now that is waning so is the show. I liked PVO. He balanced the show as he appeared more centred, neither left or right and was a good host. Hamish is good but with Lisa I feel too much left wing agreement. I also lean slightly left but find it all too much. To top it off the new graphic colours look terrible.

      1. Yep I agree. Those graphics and colours are shockingly bad. The project has always had a sense of production value and design compared to other news and public affairs shows. But those graphics are so basic and cheap

        1. I agree. I feel like most of the time at panel all agree with each other. Years ago there was real debate on what each thought on topics. I’m slightly left in my voting also, but it does feel really soft in its ideas

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