Saturday Night Rove

Australian TV series or program
  • Variety
  • Comedy
  • Entertainment
Created byRove McManusWritten by
  • Evan Williams
  • Alex Jae
  • Alex Lee
  • Justin Hamilton
Presented byRove McManusStarring
  • Alex Jae
  • Alex Lee
  • Justin Hamilton
Voices ofJudith LucyCountry of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishNo. of series1No. of episodes2ProductionExecutive producer
  • Jo Long
ProducerRove McManusCamera setupMulti-cameraRunning time50—52 minutesProduction companies
  • Roving Enterprises
  • Haven't You Done Well Productions — Aunty Donna skits
Original releaseNetworkNetwork 10Release25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) –
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)

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

Episodes

No.TitleGuest(s)Original air date Viewers
1Episode 1Jessica Mauboy, Ivan Aristeguieta with Anthony Callea, Luke McGregor[9]24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)244,000[11]
2Episode 2Becky Lucas & Cam James, Danielle Walker with Kevin Rudd31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)138,000[12]

Ratings

Series Episodes Premiere Finale Source
Premiere date Premiere viewers Rank Finale date Finale viewers Rank
1 2 24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 244,000 14 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 138,000 [11]

See also

  • iconTelevision portal
  • flagAustralia portal

References

  1. ^ Idato, Michael (27 August 2018). "Who Won Ten's 'Pilot Week'? The verdict is in". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b Rigby, Brittney (7 August 2019). "McManus to return to Ten with Saturday Night Rove". Mumbrella. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ^ Knox, David (7 August 2019). "Airdate: Saturday Night Rove". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Knox, David (24 August 2018). "Live, Dangerous and Ready to Prove A Point". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. ^ "The Pilot Week Shows You Voted For — Revealed". 10Play. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  7. ^ Knox, David (2 September 2018). "Axed: Saturday Night Rove". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyvyhkF8Xr4&list=PLEzN-y0ZMgpsJR0W5KOW12tn_N9n0SVpz&index=1&ab_channel=AuntyDonna
  9. ^ a b Knox, David (18 August 2019). "Saturday Night Rove: Aug 24". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  10. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10876090/
  11. ^ a b Knox, David (25 August 2019). "Saturday 24 August 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  12. ^ Knox, David (1 September 2019). "Saturday 31 August 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

External links

  • Official website
  • Saturday Night Rove on X
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