Saturday Night Rove, also referred to as Saturday Night,[1] was an Australian television variety show hosted by comedian Rove McManus.[2] The program premiered on Network 10 on 24 August 2019 and aired on Saturdays at 7:30 pm.[3][4] It featured a mixture of live and pre-recorded entertainment, including skits, live crosses, guest interviews, pranks, challenges and comedy acts & routines.[5][4][2]
The show was produced by Rove McManus' Roving Enterprises and first appeared as a pilot episode screened on 24 August 2018.[4] A season for 2019, with 6 episodes, was commissioned by Network Ten in October 2018 and premiered on 24 August 2019,[6] however after only 2 episodes being aired, the show was axed due to disappointing ratings.[7] Aunty Donna who had created skits for the show that were not aired due to the cancellation would later release these on their YouTube channel in April 2020.[8]
Cast
- Rove McManus[4]
- Alex Lee[4]
- Alex Jae[4]
- Justin Hamilton[4]
- Voice of Judith Lucy[4][9]
- Aunty Donna[10]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original release date | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Jessica Mauboy, Ivan Aristeguieta with Anthony Callea, Luke McGregor[9] | 24 August 2019 | 244,000[11] |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Becky Lucas & Cam James, Danielle Walker with Kevin Rudd | 31 August 2019 | 138,000[12] |
Ratings
| Series | Episodes | Premiere | Finale | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiere date | Premiere viewers | Rank | Finale date | Finale viewers | Rank | |||
| 1 | 2 | 24 August 2019 | 244,000 | 14 | 31 August 2019 | 138,000 | [11] | |
See also
- List of Australian television series
- Rove Live
- Hey Hey It's Saturday
- Saturday Night Live
- Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
- The Project
- Aunty Donna
References
- ^ Idato, Michael (27 August 2018). "Who Won Ten's 'Pilot Week'? The verdict is in". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b Rigby, Brittney (7 August 2019). "McManus to return to Ten with Saturday Night Rove". Mumbrella. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (7 August 2019). "Airdate: Saturday Night Rove". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Lynch, Jessica (7 August 2019). "Rove Returns With The LOLs For 'Saturday Night Rove'". 10 Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (24 August 2018). "Live, Dangerous and Ready to Prove A Point". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "The Pilot Week Shows You Voted For — Revealed". 10Play. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (2 September 2018). "Axed: Saturday Night Rove". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Explaining a Board Game". YouTube. 2 April 2020.
- ^ a b Knox, David (18 August 2019). "Saturday Night Rove: Aug 24". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Saturday Night Rove". IMDb.
- ^ a b Knox, David (25 August 2019). "Saturday 24 August 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (1 September 2019). "Saturday 31 August 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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