Toasted TV

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Toasted TV
GenreChildren's television
Presented byList of Presenters
Theme music composerPeter Christie
Opening themeAndrew Moss and Michael Brown
Ending themeAndrew Moss and Michael Brown
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons15
No. of episodes4,891
Production
Production locationsTVQ-10 (2012–2020)
Dreamworld (2011–2012)
Village Roadshow Theme Parks (2010–2011)
Sea World (2007–2010)
Warner Bros. Movie World (2005–2007)
Running time60–210 minutes
Original release
NetworkNetwork 10 (2005–2012)
10 Peach (2012–2020)
Release22 August 2005 (2005-08-22) –
18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)
Related

Toasted TV was an Australian children's television program which aired on Network 10 and later 10 Peach from 22 August 2005 to 18 September 2020.

Toasted TV replaced similar children's program Cheez TV in the same timeslot. The series originally aired on Network 10 until 25 February 2012, when it moved to 10 Peach (then known as Eleven). It was originally presented by Pip Russell and Dan Sweetman; the final hosts were Ollie McCormack and Lia Walsh.

On 13 July 2020, Network 10 announced that Toasted TV has been axed and that the show would end production in August; the final episode aired on 18 September 2020.[1]

Hosts

 Original   Replacement   Final 

Name First Show Last Show
Pip Russell 22 August 2005 11 July 2008
Dan Sweetman 22 August 2005 26 August 2008
Kellyn Morris 14 July 2008 19 July 2013
Palmer Marchese 27 August 2008 23 February 2009
Sean Kennedy 24 February 2009 23 April 2009
Seamus Evans 23 April 2009 19 July 2013
Ollie McCormack 19 July 2013 18 September 2020
Jono Symons[2] 19 July 2013 28 October 2016
Elly Bailey 30 October 2016 27 July 2019
Lia Walsh 18 August 2019 18 September 2020

Format

The show targeted an audience of 7- to 14-year-olds.[

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.

Premiering on 22 August 2005, it succeeded

Wet'n'Wild Water World. On 13 July 2011 to show changed to filming at Dreamworld
. As of 2 July 2012, the show is shot in a studio.

Regular segments on Toasted TV included:

  • Letter of the Week, where letters are read and prizes are given out for them. This segment used to show on Saturdays and now shows on a weekday.
  • Facebook Watch, a segment where Ollie and Lia read out a topic they have posted on Facebook and the viewers replies or the posts on their Facebook feed.
  • The Week That Was where every Friday, recaps of the week are shown from Sunday to Thursday.

Former segments on Toasted TV included:

History

The block's original logo.
The block's second logo.

Programming

The following is a complete list of cartoons which have premiered on Toasted TV or aired new episodes on Toasted TV. Shows listed according to the era of their premiere.

Network Ten (2005–2012)

Shows

Movies and specials

Eleven (2012–2018) / 10 Peach (2018–2020)

Shows

Movies and specials

See also

References

  1. ^ Knox, David (14 July 2020). "Axed: Toasted TV". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ Knox, David (18 September 2020). "Friday Flashback: Toasted TV". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Mardi Gras win prompts actor to think big - Inside Film: Film and Television Industry News and Issues for Australian Content Creators". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2009.

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