Saturday Night Rove
The current logo of Saturday Night Rove as of the first season in 2019.
Genre
Created byRove McManus
Written by
Presented byRove McManus
Starring
Voices ofJudith Lucy
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producer
  • Jo Long
ProducerRove McManus
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time50—52 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetwork 10
Release25 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

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

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Shows produced by Roving Enterprises
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