The Bounce (TV series)

The Bounce is an Australian sports television program which debuted on 24 March 2010.[2] It was a variety program focused on the Australian rules football league, and was hosted by comedian Peter Helliar.[2] It also featured former Australian rules footballers Matthew Richardson and Leigh Matthews.[2]

This article is about the 2010 Australian series. For Fox Footy's Australian Rules based panel show, see Bounce (Australian TV series). For the VH1 series formerly known as Bounce, see Hit the Floor (TV series).

The Bounce
GenreVariety/Sports
Presented byPeter Helliar
Matthew Richardson
Leigh Matthews
Catherine Ellis
Peter Rowsthorn
Dave Lawson
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producerRick McKenna[1]
ProducerPip Mushin[1]
Running time44 minutes
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release24 March (2010-03-24) –
22 April 2010 (2010-04-22)

Demise

After five episodes, on 22 April 2010, the Seven Network announced that the show had been stopped 'indefinitely', at least until the finals series in September. This was cited as due to its poor ratings in the AFL heartland of Melbourne. However, the program was never brought back. Seven instead broadcast a primetime version of AFL Game Day during the Finals Series. The AFL Footy Show did a song parodying The Bounce in their Grand Final show, making fun the show's bad ratings and reviews that had The Vicar Of Dibley repeats replacing it. Ironically, The AFL Footy Show would also be cancelled due to declining ratings by the end of the decade.

References
  1. Knox, David (14 February 2010). "Seven to Bounce while Nine chases live AFL". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  2. Knox, David (12 March 2010). "Airdate: The Bounce, The Matty Johns Show". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 21 March 2010.


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