The Catch-Up

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show_name = The Catch-Up


caption = Libbi Gorr promotional image for "The Catch-Up".
genre = Talk show
creator = Mia Freedman
director = David Summons
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starring = Libbi Gorr
Zoe Sheridan
Mary Moody
Lisa Oldfield
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country = AUS
language = English
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 79
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location = Willoughby, Sydney, Australia
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runtime = 60 minutes (including commercials)
network = Nine Network
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first_aired = 26 February 2007
last_aired = 15 June 2007
website = http://thecatchup.ninemsn.com.au/default.aspx
imdb_id = 0960266
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"The Catch-Up" was an Australian daytime live television talk show on the Nine Network created by Mia Freedman.

The show featured a panel of women as co-hosts, with Libbi Gorr, Zoe Sheridan, Mary Moody and Lisa Oldfield. The show premiered on 26 February 2007. It was produced at Channel Nine's studio in Willoughby. The concept of "The Catch-Up" was to showcase women discussing views, news and gossip with each other as well as with their guests. The program followed a similar format to "The View".

The show was under pressure even before it began. The cancellation of the US soap opera "The Young and the Restless" [cite news|title=Soap sunk by chat show|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21105840-5006002,00.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=2007-01-24|accessdate=2007-08-07] [cite news|first=Dianne|last= Butler|title=Life's not so restless|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21214772-5003422,00.html|work=The Courier-Mail|date=2007-02-13|accessdate=2007-08-07] to make way for the program caused outrage amongst fans of show which had been aired on the Nine Network since 1974. [cite news|first=Michael|last=Idato|title=Lip service|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/13/1094927489974.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=2004-09-14|accessdate=2007-08-07]

Cancellation

Due to low ratings, the show was cancelled on 13 June2007 and the last episode aired on 15 June 2007. [cite news|first=Marcus|last=Casey|title=The Catch-Up cut loose by Nine|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,21898315-10229,00.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=2007-06-13|accessdate=2007-06-14] [cite news|title=Nine's new show faces axe|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21335766-5006002,00.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=2007-03-07|accessdate=2007-08-07]

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