Hey Hey inks 20 episode deal

Hey Hey its Saturday has stitched up a deal for a whopping 20 episodes, according to a report in today’s Australian newspaper.

That’s much bigger than the rumours of around 10 or so specials previously tipped.

If that’s 20 episodes across a single year then it’s equivalent to a full series, even negating fair use of the word ‘special.’

The show will return for Wednesday nights, after its enormous success this year with two reunions. Despite the regular weeknight is believed it will retain the same title.

In Melbourne’s Studio 9 it would also mean The Footy Show has some serious studio competition.

Negotiations for the show’s return have been long, but Somers has been in a strong bargaining position given the popularity of the Hey Hey brand and the success to which his team delivered it.

Meanwhile, Molly Meldrum was noted in a weekend report to have signed a deal with Seven which would preclude his return to Hey Hey. Seven and Foxtel relented on the music guru appearing in the reunions, but it was always as a one-off agreement. Nobody can call them party poopers for now expecting their talent to remain loyal to their network.

Source: The Australian, The Age