Ten axes Saturday Night Rove after two episodes

It’s obviously a very different viewing world now from when ‘Hey Hey’ ran for 30 years. (See Netflix, Stan, YouTube, etc)

Rove is obviously very successful and very talented. Setting aside the entertainment attributes of ‘Saturday Night Rove’, one of the factors behind the Simpsons’ success over three decades is – apart from its brilliant humour, appealing to a number of demographics – is it is apolitical. It lampoons both Republicans and Democrats.

On previous shows, Rove’s apparent regard, for example, for former prime minister Kevin Rudd has been evident. But would he have had ex-prime minister Tony Abbot or Scott Morrison on the program? (In general, has there been a left of centre aspect to other offerings, also?)

Making your political stance evident might be nice from a personal standpoint. But are you alienating half of the population who hold different political views?

I know of people who say they wouldn’t watch xyz program because they don’t want to have political views thrust upon them.

To cite an Australian example, could you have picked what enduring TV icons Graham Kennedy’s or Bert Newton’s political views were?

How is it expensive, educated and experienced execs at 10 couldn’t see what was blindingly obvious to illiterate, anonymous pundits on Mumbrella?

It should have got to 0 eps, 1 was risky and 2 indulgent.

Can we finally call time on Rove McManus now.

Well this makes the ad where I have no audience feel a little awkward…

“It was clear looking at the numbers that the audience (…) on a Saturday night just weren’t there,” McManus said.

Can’t get away with that. The audience are there.
The show just has to be good.

Glad this show has been axed. Rove suffers from little man syndrome and finds humour at others people’s expense. He was never a good host nor will he ever be. He thought he was all that and a slice of toast back in the day and packed his little man’s suitcase and shuffled off to LA or wherever in America, because he thought he was so hot he was going to take it by storm…..pfft……What happened to Rove? He come running back to Australia now because things didn’t work out thinking he was going to slot back in….wrong!!! People aren’t interested in Rove anymore. Heaps better shows on tv and a lot better talent than Rove. He had his chance, he blew it by heading overseas. See ya Rove, don’t let the door smack you on the arse on the way out. Definately no loss to Chanel 10.

Hey Rove – tell your mum I said goodbye! 😉

I agree there is an audience. We watch Graham Norton and I think it rates ok. Rove tries too hard to be funny and the centre of attention when it should be on his guests. And get better guests – Kevin Rudd!

The project failed because it was not properly programmed.
Theatre is about many things, but it is primarily about mystery, conflict, love, laughter, and tragedy.

The so-called “show” was about as ill-conceived as any presentation could possibly be. I have nothing against the presenter or the guests, but to be popular as a host, one must give the viewers something to love and something to want to come back to, not a star performer, or “wannabe” in this case, and not a featured guest who, in spite of a good education and a clever mind, is in my opinion, a self-centred backstabbing intellectual bully with a track record of “Look at Me”, “Dive for cover”, Abandon Ship, and “Grab it and Run”.

Yes, there certainly is a Saturday night audience out there, but they require and deserve much better than this half-hearted attempt at local stardom and a rating grab.

I’ve enjoyed Rove over the years, but he’s lost his sparkle. I watched some of the first episode with hopes that it could be a bit of fun like the old “Hey, Hey”… perhaps even something I could watch with my kids like we used to do with our parents.

Saturday Night Rove is NOT something you can watch with your kids – and if we’re honest, who is the audience at home on a Saturday night? It’s not 20 and 30-somethings…it is predominantly families with young kids. As a parent, I would like to watch wholesome grown-up TV – not children’s shows, nor ‘edgy’ political agenda stuff full of bad language and outrage – we get that in our faces all day all week. Saturday night TV should really just be light entertainment and escape. We all need something to lighten up all this earnest adulting we’re doing all over the place! 😛

It was axed because it was s..t. Plain & simple. Rubbish content created by Rove himself. The writing was on the wall when he door knocked some guy for a promo for the show and then stupidly crossed live on opening to the same guy who promised to watch, but obviously had better things to do than to stay home on a Saturday night to watch vacuous, infantile humour by a presenter who lost his mojo decades ago. I’m happy he’s gone because his ego was his undoing. That fact that shows like SNL still flourish is testament that good content will attract dedicated viewers, sadly we haven’t found the solution here in Oz.

What went on in my lounge room, on Saturday night was more interesting, and would have rated higher, than what happened on Rove.

Was a laugh a minute. That’s a long time to wait. Our cheesey Rove needs a game show. How about Turbulence! First, the 2 contestants eat a pizza each. Then, with every wrong answer their aircraft style seats bounce around , like in turbulence. Each wrong answer and the turbulence gets worse. And worse . First one to vomit is out. Bring in another player. Be funny as. Ellen would do it.. Call me Channel 10

I really liked rove on the dr who show

Hey Hey audience was a younger baby boomer and Gen X profile. There is an audience but it isn’t the Hey Hey audience they have gone and Dicky Knee now drives an uber. Would D-Gen or Big Gig work now? That Genre may have just have seen its day. But someone give Judith a late-night gig.

surely we can do better agree it was a load of bollocks