TEN cancels Don’t Stop Believing
EXCLUSIVE: TEN stops believin' in the musical genre and pulls the pin on its all-singing, all-dancing series planned for 2011.
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EXCLUSIVE: Network TEN has pulled the pin on Don’t Stop Believing, its all-singing, all-dancing spectacular that was due to launch in 2011.
The Glee-inspired production was originally planned to kick off the ratings year for TEN, but was recently pushed back by several months amid network uncertainty.
TEN has since decided not to proceed at all, despite a lavish production number staged before sponsors at its 2011 launch in Sydney and Melbourne.
The cancellation of the Shine-produced series follows its failure in the UK, hosted by Emma Bunton.
TEN has also been watching the performance of The X Factor, which is belatedly beginning to pick up steam. But the money paid for the show has not met market expectations. While TEN is working in a changing environment under shareholders Jamie Packer and Lachlan Murdoch, it is determined to start the year off from a strong position.
Don’t Stop Believing brought together vocal groups of varying sizes and ages in a live performance designed to capitalise on the success of shows such as Glee, High School Musical and Hairspray. It was also including a resident troupe of singers and dancers. Without Australian Idol, So You Think You Can Dance and Don’t Stop Believing, TEN is now without a local performance show in the musical genre.
TEN commissioned the production before the UK series began, where it fell victim to falling ratings after being moved from its timeslot due to sporting commitments by Five.
David Mott, Chief Programming Officer had previously said of the show, “Don’t Stop Believing is a joyous format and a perfect fit for the big entertainment, feel good direction TEN has been heading for the last few years.
“We have had incredible success in identifying and airing excellent high impact performance shows and this is bigger and better than any we have ever undertaken.”
TV Tonight, which broke the news on the series being commissioned in July, understands auditions for vocal acts was advanced but no performers had yet been attached to the series.
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i don’t think 10 will have to worry about x factor. it’s been a flop and if it goes on next year. it will be a disaster in the ratings
I think Ten have made the right decision here, they need to start the year afresh new management etc.
i think they canceled it coz of lack of auditionees
Ummm Neilo…. 7 is the Music Talent Network??? In the 16-39 demo… you probably need to check your facts mate.
X Factor is beaten weekly in the 16-39 demo by a certain cooking show
and…. AGT is only popular with the blue rinse crowd
The best thing 7 have done with the 16-39 crowd is Beauty and the Geek, which rimped it home last night. Perhaps you should be harping on about that.
@ James H. I guess your mate was the final nail in the coffin then. Just jokes.
Yeah this is a good decision by Ten, it was not looking very promising at all.
Ha! It was only yesterday i posted a comment on why it was suss TEN were still airing promos for the show.
Why don’t TEN just learn from the mistake and bring back So You Think You Can Dance and put it Back on Sunday night.
7 has now beome the music talent network, This would explain their rise in 16-39 demographic ratings over 10.
Meh, one less “talent” show full of covers and mediocre performers destined for a future of Morning Melodies at RSL clubs. Next!
Personally, I’m pleased that Ten pulled this, rather than next year’s expanded News offerings.
Okay with the decision as long as it’s replaced with something new and interesting… please don’t pepper us with repeat of Rules of Engagement or other crappy US sitcomes.
good move, but what took them so long? audition calls were airing as late as wednesday.
when they said biggest loser is still running 4 nights eyebrows had to be raised, TBYG is also retuning and there are only so many dys in a week. the only thing is: can TBL do any better.
I don’t watch any of the reality “talent” shows, but I would have tuned into this simply because of its similarity to Glee.
But just because it was similar to Glee is no guarantee that it would have been as good as some of the better Glee music numbers and we may have all been saved another entrant in the most shameful Australian reality TV series awards.
I guess they were also looking at Five’s experience with this show…
But what to replace it with?
The UK version was incredibly bad. Correct decision channel 10!
Probably a good call. They must not have had a good response to auditions. I think it would have bombed anyway.
Wow… One of my mates had his audition on only Tuesday this week…
This is sad news. I hope the Packer influence doesn’t mean an end to Ten making big new shows… They better not turn into boring old channel 9.
Very wise i feel.Time for the makeover shows to come back,which they obviously have more faith in with The Renovators.The Block has had a reasonable return.
“Without Australian Idol, So You Think You Can Dance and Don’t Stop Believing, TEN is now without a local performance show in the musical genre.”
Bring back YTT
Normally i would not join in the negative nelly brigade on this, but am thankful that it will not proceed. It just smelled of try hard and derivative programming. But, it also points to the owners flexing muscle in a way that may yield further change.
You can stop believing now! 😛
A smart move, I think.
Guess they stopped believing LOL
The Uk Clips Davd has posted here make it look like like a lame new faces type of show. Not compelling viewing i feel.
In light of the UK ratings for this show and the Oz ratings for Seven’s X Factor – I think this was the right move by Ten