Hey Hey It's Saturday

Name: Hey Hey It's Saturday
Genre: Comedy, Family, Talk
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Livinia Nixon, Red Symons, Wilbur Wilde, Jacki MacDonald, Daryl Somers

1971

★★★★☆ 7.5/10

📺 29 Seasons

🎬 673 Episodes

📅 Returning Series

🌐 EN

⏱️ 120 min/episode

ComedyFamilyTalk

Hey Hey It's Saturday was a long-running variety television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 27 years, debuting on the Nine Network on 9 October 1971 and broadcasting its last episode on 20 November 1999. Its host throughout its entire run was Daryl Somers, who would later become executive producer of the program. The original producer, Gavin Disney, left the program in the 1980s and Somers then jointly formed his own production company, Somers Carroll Productions, with on-screen partner Ernie Carroll, the performer of Somers' puppet sidekick Ossie Ostrich.

Seasons

Season 1

1971 • 1 Episode

Premiering on 9 October 1971, Hey Hey It's Saturday was a Saturday morning children's program in which Somers and Carroll provided "top and tail" segments between cartoon episodes.

Season 13

1984 • 39 Episodes

In 1984, the Nine Network moved the show from its morning timeslot to a primetime slot on Saturday nights, and it was briefly renamed Hey Hey It's Saturday Night before reverting to its original name. During this time, Hey Hey also became one of the most important TV venues for both local and international music, film and TV stars.

Season 29

2010 • 20 Episodes

Following the success of the 2009 reunion specials, the show returned in 2010 after a deal was signed for at least 20 new episodes. The show was set to air on Wednesday nights but retain the title Hey Hey It's Saturday with Daryl Somers returning as host. The show returned on 14 April 2010 with over 1.5 million viewers.