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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 94 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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References

  1. Gill, Raymond (18 March 1993). "Simon says it's time for TV to look at TV". The Age.
  2. 1 2 Warneke, Ross (1 April 1993). "'TVTV': lightweight, down-market turkey". The Age.
  3. Tuohy, Wendy (22 July 1993). "'TVTV' finds a new life without Townsend". The Age.
  4. Holmes, Peter (13 September 1993). "Valentine's day in the sun". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. Schembri, Jime (21 March 1994). "Painful dance of death for 'TVTV'". The Age.
  6. Molitorisz, Sacha (1 August 1994). "Still in nappies". The Sydney Morning Herald.