TVTV was an Australian television series that reported and commented on television. [1] It was broadcast by the ABC from 1993 to 1994.
Originally launched in March 1993 it was hosted by Simon Townsend with a panel of reviewers composed of Sueyan Cox, James Valentine, John Hanrahan, Julia Gardiner and Edith Bliss. [2] Townsend stepped down as host in June. [3] James Valentine became the host [4] and was joined as cohost by Caroline Baum. [5] In 1994 the show stopped for a period and production moved from Sydney to Melbourne. The show was revamped with Mark Mitchell and Tiffany Lamb as hosts, returning to air in August. [6]
The Age's Ross Warneke, commenting on early episodes, called it a turkey writing "Its giggly, monosyllabic approach to TV news and reviews is down-market and intellectually offensive." [2]
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