| George Negus Tonight | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Dimensions |
| Presented by | George Negus |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ivo Burum |
| Camera setup | Various |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 6 August 2001 – 25 November 2004 |
George Negus Tonight (formerly titled Dimensions) was an Australian current affairs television series hosted by George Negus, which ran on ABC Television from 2001 to 2004.
Dimensions
[edit]The program was initially launched in 2001 as Dimensions, pitched as a low-cost stream of tenuously linked programs to run in the 6.30pm timeslot from Monday to Thursday before the ABC News 7pm bulletin.[1] Dimensions had a particular focus for each day of the week: Monday was Media Dimensions, hosted by Annette Shun Wah, which focused on the Australian media; Tuesday was Health Dimensions, hosted by Dr Norman Swan, which concentrated on health matters; Wednesday was People Dimensions, hosted by James O'Loghlin, which profiled prominent Australians and overseas guests; and Thursday was Dimensions on the Move, hosted by Dave Morley, which looked at motor vehicles.[2] Media Dimensions, People Dimensions and Dimensions on the Move were all axed in November[3][4]
2002 saw the concept coming back with Swan's Health Dimensions, a revamped People Dimensions, now hosted by Jill Singer, Consumer Dimensions, hosted by Susanna Lobez, and a social history series Dimensions in Time,[5] hosted by Guy Noble.[6]
New Dimensions and George Negus Tonight
[edit]The program was relaunched in June 2002 as was renamed New Dimensions with George Negus , with the veteran Australian journalist, George Negus, as the sole host, replacing the format of different hosts for each day, which the previous incarnations had used.[7] During the following year, the program was renamed again George Negus Tonight.[8][9] The program retained the different focus for each day: GNT History on Monday; GNT People on Tuesday; GNT Future on Wednesday and GNT Profiles on Thursday.
Despite high ratings for its timeslot (generally the highest ABC ratings in the 6:30pm slot), George Negus Tonight was axed by the ABC in November 2004, to make way for state-based programming.[10] Negus went on to host Dateline on the SBS network.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Idato, Michael: Review: George Negus Tonight, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 April 2004.
- ^ Melloy, Neil (6 August 2001), "Aunty shows off new dimensions", The Courier Mail
- ^ Williamson, Brooke (7 November 2001), "Changing channel - ABC gears up for a post-Shier revamp", The Daily Telegraph
- ^ Idato, Michael (7 November 2001), "Backchat in limbo", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Miller, Kylie (31 January 2002), "New ABC Dimensions", The Age
- ^ Miller, Kylie (31 January 2002), "Dimensions in Time: Crime Special - Monday, 29th April at 6:30 pm on ABC TV", Torres News
- ^ Lee Lewes, Jacqueline (30 May 2002), "Broadcast news", The Daily Telegraph
- ^ Miller, Kylie (28 August 2003), "No Dimensions, just Negus", The Age
- ^ Kalina, Paul: George of the jungle, The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 August 2004.
- ^ Miller, Kylie: Hits and misses, The Age, 8 September 2005.
- ^ Negus joins Dateline, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 January 2005.