Seven shuffles programming to carry rescue live

Tim Burrowes

October 13, 2010 11:18

Seven has this morning dropped normal programming with Sunrise staying on air to cover the rescue of the trapped Chilean miners.

As well as dropping The Morning Show, the network switched to live coverage across Australia rather than the standard time delayed programming for each timezone.

Nine is carrying coverage of the rescue on Mornings With Kerri-Anne, although at the time of posting the network remains on timezone delay, meaning that viewers in Perth will potentially see the rescue three hours later.

Ten has stuck with normal programming with chat show The Circle on air this morning, although it has also been carrying updates from the rescue site. A spokesman told Mumbrella that the network will break in on its Commonwealth Games coverage whne the moment of rescue comes.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.