It’s official.
The Undertaking has been axed by Community 10 after nearly 16 years and 4,500 episodes, set to conclude
From Monday June thirtieth Community 10 will display screen a brand new early night schedule comprising:
5pm: 10 Information First native bulletins (no modifications)
6pm: New one-hour nationwide information, present affairs and insights program. A reputation, hosts and additional particulars are but to be introduced.
7pm: Deal or No Deal (strikes from 6pm to 7pm)
There aren’t any additional particulars concerning the new nationwide 6pm information, present affairs and insights present. Additional bulletins will probably be made quickly.
Undertaking workers employed by Roving Enterprises had been suggested this morning at 10’s Como base.
The Undertaking launched in 2009 as The 7pm Undertaking with Carrie Bickmore, Charlie Pickering, Dave Hughes and briefly Ruby Rose and James Mathison.
10’s “Information finished otherwise” would go on to win Gold Logies for Bickmore and Waleed Aly, who hosted with Peter Helliar, Lisa Wilkinson, Sarah Harris, Sam Taunton and others together with Hamish Macdonald, Georgie Tunny, Tommy Little, Michael Hing, government producer Rove McManus and extra.
Common panellists and contributors have included Kate Langbroek, Steve Value, Nick Cody, Susie Youssef, Liz Ellis, Max Rushden, Hugh Riminton, Chrissie Swan, Elise Elliott, Narelda Jacobs, Dave Thornton, Tom Cashman, Kitty Flanagan, Nikki Britton, Nazeem Hussain, Dilruk Javasinha, Nath Valvo, Myf Warhurst, Alex Lee, Claire Hooper, Jessie Stephens, Tara Rushton, Natarsha Belling, Tom Tilley, Sharyn Ghidella.
It could additionally go on to win Logies and a Walkley Award, driving a lot of 10’s early night viewers for a decade.
However of late viewers fatigue and notion across the present’s ideology have seen the present under-performing which, added to the expense of the present, has put the present within the clickbait highlight.
To deal with the shortfall, 10 has been on a hiring spree with reporters Denham Hitchcock, Amelia Brace, Invoice Hogan and extra, lately confirming a brand new Investigations Unit.
On Friday June 27, episode 4504 will air as the ultimate Undertaking version, simply shy of its 16-year anniversary on July 20.
Community 10 Assertion.
“Community 10 will probably be introducing a revised early night program schedule later this month.
“On the core of the modifications will probably be an enlargement of Community 10’s profitable information protection, with the launch of a brand new nationwide one-hour 6pm information, present affairs and insights program six days per week to enhance 10’s one-hour 5pm native information bulletins.
“This displays the profitable development in audiences to Community 10 native information bulletins and protection. Our focus continues to be on serving our free-to-air audiences with extra of the content material they’re more and more watching.
“Deal or No Deal will transfer to the brand new time of 7pm.
“Because of the modifications, The Undertaking will air for the final time on Friday, June 27, ending an unimaginable run of just about 16 years and greater than 4,500 episodes.
“The recipient of 11 TV Week Logie awards and one Walkley award, The Undertaking led the way in which with thought-provoking and distinctive conversations on primetime tv masking a myriad of matters together with marriage equality, animal welfare, incapacity consciousness, NDIS, and home and household violence.
“The present has efficiently balanced humour and coronary heart with poignant discussions about present affairs and celeb interviews that had the entire nation, and typically the world, speaking.
“Waleed Aly’s One thing We Ought to Speak About editorials about highly effective vital points gained worldwide consideration, and by the tip of Carrie Bickmore’s unimaginable tenure on The Undertaking, tens of millions of {dollars} had been raised for Carrie’s Beanies 4 Mind Most cancers.
“The influence that The Undertaking has had on the media and leisure business, numerous careers, in addition to on Australian society and tradition, can’t be overstated.
“We want to thank these in entrance of and behind the cameras who’ve made The Undertaking the success it has change into over time, and we’re proud that so many presenters and common friends have change into family names in Australia.
“Thanks to the hosts who’ve graced the desk over time and naturally the present hosts Sarah Harris, Waleed Aly, Georgie Tunny, Hamish Macdonald, Sam Taunton, Susie Youssef and Rove McManus.
“For the hard-working group nonetheless concerned in delivering The Undertaking, each at Community 10 and Roving Enterprises, we are saying a heartfelt thanks.
“Thanks to Craig Campbell, the present’s creator, Kevin Whyte, Rove McManus and Govt Producer Chris Bendall for offering audiences with a present that spoke on to Australians and was capable of artfully steadiness thought-provoking information, present affairs, leisure and comedy, creating actual change and genuinely serving to numerous Australians alongside the way in which.”
Roving Enterprises assertion:
Assertion from Craig Campbell, Inventive Director, Roving Enterprises & Creator Of The Undertaking:
“16 years in the past I couldn’t have dreamed that our leisure firm’s tackle the day would change into a part of a grown-up information cycle.
“We’ve launched campaigns, raised lifesaving money for those who wanted it, shone a light-weight on individuals who deserved to be seen and hopefully made folks smile and consider within the significance of a constructive message.
“The present has additionally been the prime-time vacation spot for numerous Australian actors and musicians, and I’m proud now we have been right here as a showcase for the leisure business.
“We’ve a rare group making this present daily and I do know this information will hit them onerous. It’s been a privilege to work with them and the lots of of others that joined us alongside the way in which.”
For practically 16 years, The Undertaking has been Australia’s vacation spot for the information whenever you need a bit of little bit of a giggle.
Properly, now we have beloved each second however all good issues come to an finish and so are we on June 27.
To everybody who has watched, supported, donated cash to assist… pic.twitter.com/3icPOSjgPV
— The Undertaking (@theprojecttv) June 9, 2025
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