Channel 10 AXES Cheez TV successor Toasted TV – leaving the cast and crew of the children’s show blindsided
Channel 10 has axed children’s show Toasted TV after 15 years on the air.
The long-running program, which began as a successor to ’90s cult favourite Cheez TV, will film its last episode in the coming weeks.
The cast and crew were ‘devastated’ when management informed them of the decision last week, reports TV Blackbox.
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Cancelled: Channel 10 has axed children’s show Toasted TV after 15 years on the air. The program, which began as a successor to Cheez TV, will film its last episode in the coming weeks. Pictured: hosts Ollie McCormack (right) and Lia Walsh (left) with Dannii Minogue
Toasted TV is filmed at Channel 10’s Brisbane studios, and the current series is set to finish sometime in August.
Hosts Ollie McCormack and Lia Walsh and the six-person crew apparently ‘had no idea’ the show would be cancelled.
‘It’s really sad, people are devastated,’ a source told TV Blackbox.
Gutted: The cast and crew were ‘devastated’ when management informed them of the decision last week, reports TV Blackbox. Pictured: hosts Ollie McCormack (right) and Lia Walsh (left)
Channel 10 has since confirmed the news, saying in a statement: ‘Toasted TV will finish on air mid-August.’
The network hasn’t given a reason why the program was cancelled, but it was likely due to budget cuts.
It comes after Channel Seven’s decision to axe all of its children’s programming.
Coming to an end: Hosts Ollie and Lia and the six-person crew apparently ‘had no idea’ the show would be cancelled
Despite axing the series, Channel 10 is gearing up to launch a new multi-channel targeted at kids called 10 Shake.
But it’s understood much of 10 Shake’s content will be sourced from Nickelodeon, which is owned by the network’s parent company, ViacomCBS.
Toasted TV premiered on Channel 10 in August 2005, taking over from Cheez TV, which had aired from 1995 until 2005.
Legacy: Toasted TV premiered on Channel 10 in August 2005, taking over from Cheez TV, which had aired from 1995 until 2005
In February 2012, Toasted TV was moved to 10 Peach (formerly known as Eleven), airing on weekdays from 6am to 9.30am, Saturdays from 6am to 7am, and Sundays from 6am to 9am.
The show is targeted at kids aged seven to 14, and blends segments featuring the hosts with cartoons such as SpongeBob SquarePants.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel 10 for comment.