Confusion surrounds the future of an ABC program after its host claimed it would not be renewed
- Host David Wenham announced The ABC Of had been discontinued
- However, a decision is yet to be made
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The ABC is yet to make a decision on the future of its prime time interview show The ABC Of – after the host earlier announced it had been axed.
The show’s host, David Wenham, tweeted on Monday: ‘Thank you for the wonderful responses to The ABC Of interview series.
‘Sadly the ABC today has decided not to commission the series again’.
However, Wenham has since backtracked on his tweet, admitting he ‘jumped the gun’.
‘I appear to have jumped the gun – a spot of miscommunication yest – final decision is yet to be made re ABC Of,’ he tweeted on Tuesday with a crossed fingers emoji.
The ABC has used the program, which ran for two seasons, to air interviews with Ita Buttrose, Julia Gillard, John Howard and Wendy Harmer.
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David Wenham broke the news the ABC’s show The ABC Of… was finishing after two seasons. However, a decision over its future is yet to be made
TV Tonight reported that episodes in the latest season garnered about 300,000 viewers in the capital cities.
The description for the program read: ‘Famous Australians delve deep into their past to uncover hidden archival gems, exploring how they changed Australia and how Australia changed them.’
Tennis champion Evonne Goolagong Cawley, and comedian Wil Anderson were also some of the guests featured on the series.
The series’ highest viewership was on an episode with Germaine Greer which received an audience of 389,000.
The ABC Of airs on Tuesday nights at 8pm.
Harmer replied to Wenham’s tweet, writing: ‘Best with it… it was a fun (although mildly terrifying at first) experience.’
The ABC has been contacted for further comment.
