Posts Tagged ‘daryl somers’

Hey Hey It’s Saturday set to return in 2010

December 4th, 2009
Channel Nine is set to announce that it has reached a deal with Somers Carroll, the producers of Hey Hey It’s Saturday, to bring the show back to Australian TV screens next year on a regular basis for the first time since it was axed in 1999. The Nine Network confirmed ...

PR firm to deal with Jackson Jive’s worldwide backlash

October 12th, 2009
The group behind the Hey Hey It's Saturday race furore have hired the assistance of a crisis public relations company to deal with the global fallout from the controversial performance. The act, consisting of six Sydney doctors who covered their faces in black paint and wore  Afro wigs in the "Jackson ...

Hey Hey to take on MasterChef

September 18th, 2009
The Hey Hey It’s Saturday reunion will take on Celebrity MasterChef in what is anticipated to be one of the biggest television ratings battles of 2009. The Nine Network announced on Wednesday night that it was moving the two specials from Tuesday nights to Wednesday nights; September 30 and October 7 ...

Molly Meldrum to appear on Hey Hey specials

September 10th, 2009
Channel 7 has back-flipped on their decision to ban music Guru from appearing on the Hey Hey specials on the rival Nine Network. In an act of good will, the Seven Network backed down from its position to ban Meldrum from after host Daryl Somers pleaded with Seven chief David Leckie. Meldrum ...

Molly Meldrum unlikely to appear on Hey Hey special

September 3rd, 2009
Australian music guru Molly Meldrum has been banned from taking part in reunion specials of Channel 9’s former hit TV show Hey Hey It’s Saturday. Meldrum says that he is unable to take part in the show as he works for Channel 7 and that (Seven Boss) David Leckie has said ...