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‘Secret Millionaire’ episode held over debt complaints
Nine was forced to drop one of its episodes of The Secret Millionaire after one of its benefactors, Leanne Wesche, accrued debts said to be in the ‘hundreds of thousands.’
Wesche went undercover visiting charities in Sydney’s Liverpool region for the show, giving away $110,000 from her own finances.
But Nine executives reportedly hit the pause button after angry creditors complained she was giving away money while debts remained.
A Nine spokeswoman said: “The episode of The Secret Millionaire featuring Leanne Wesche is great TV and a fantastic episode, but it can’t be broadcast …
Airdate: The Very Best Of The Paul Hogan Show Pt 2
Don Lane was huge, Hey Hey was bigger, so Nine will be hoping the second edition of The Very Best Of The Paul Hogan Show will continue a push for nostalgia back on the box.
Nine aired the first in late September, which managed 989,000 viewers. This time it will air against what is surely the second last Packed to the Rafters and NCIS for the year (both to be confirmed) at 8:30pm Tuesday November 17th. Nine will already know it can’t win, but the key is to hold firm against the …
Time for Young Talent Time again?
Everything old is (apparently) new again, with word today that Johnny Young is in discussions with Network TEN for a revival of Young Talent Time.
The family show was a contemporary of the revived Hey Hey it’s Saturday, running on air from 1971 until 1988. Variety is the current buzz word at the moment after Hey Hey’s success and the popularity of A Tribute to Don Lane.
The series, produced and presented by Young, was pivotal to the career starts of Debra Byrne, Tina Arena, Dannii Minogue, Phillip Gould and Jamie Redfern. Some …
Variety the spice of Nine’s life
In the week that Seven announced its new digital channel it lost another week to Nine and its GO! channel. Nine’s win included its tribute to a favourite son, Don Lane. On the back of the Hey Hey reunions it was another reminder its audience loves Variety. It was also a week in which the networks trumped one another in the publicity stakes. After the ABC launched ABC3, Seven stole its thunder the next day with 7TWO, which was subsequently trumped that afternoon by Nine winning Top Gear.
The Nine Network won …
A Tribute to Don Lane
Nine has announced a special tribute to Don Lane to air tonight at 8:30pm in place of CSI.
A special tribute to the Lanky Yank, Don Lane, who for years brought laughter and tears to the lives of millions of viewers through his popular show The Don Lane Show.
Nine CEO David Gyngell said, “Today Australia lost one of its finest all-round entertainers.
“Don Lane was a stalwart of the industry and a great mate to so many of us here at Nine.
“While Don may have passed, the memories and the laughs he provided …
Vale: Don Lane
Showbiz legend Don Lane has died, aged 75.
His manager Jayne Ambrose said Lane passed away this morning.
He had been living in a nursing home in Melbourne and was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
Along with Graham Kennedy and Bert Newton, he will be remembered as part of a trio of legendary TV stars from the 1970s and 80s who ruled the airways when variety shows drew millions of viewers each week.
Lane arrived in Australia in the mid ’60s after being spotted working in Hawaii by …