Couch Time

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GenreTelevision block
Presented byLabby Hawkins
Stav Davidson
Billy Bentley
Jess Skarratt
Carina Waye
Template:Pluralize from text of originAustralia
Original languageTemplate:Pluralize from textEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes1,620
Production
Production locationTemplate:Pluralize from textBrisbane, Queensland
Running time2–4 minutes
Original release
NetworkEleven
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Couch Time was an Australian television block, last hosted by Billy Bentley and Carina Waye, which aired weekday afternoons on Eleven, first going to air on 11 January 2011. The show was a hosted television block, consisting of external television series dispersed between hosted segments, described as "drive time radio for television". The program was originally hosted by Jason "Labby" Hawkins and Stewart "Stav" Davidson.

Couch Time aired its final episode on 31 March 2017.

Hosts

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Name First Show Last Show
Jason "Labby" Hawkins 11 January 2011 2 January 2015
Stewart "Stav" Davidson 11 January 2011 2 January 2015
Billy Bentley 9 February 2015 31 March 2017
Jess Skarratt 9 February 2015 8 January 2016
Carina Waye 22 February 2016 31 March 2017
Notes
  • Stav Davidson returned to the show as a guest on 29 January 2016.

History

Couch Time premiered alongside the launch of Network Ten's new multichannel Eleven on 11 January 2011, originally created to have the hosts be recognised as "the faces of Eleven", and "add personality" to the channel.[1] It was designed to draw a lead-in audience for Eleven's evening programs, especially Neighbours,[1] originally hosted by radio presenters Jason "Labby" Hawkins and Stewart "Stav" Davidson.[2] From its inception, the program aired weekday afternoons from 4:00 pm until 6:30 pm, introducing Neighbours. The show is filmed in Brisbane.

In January 2015, it was announced that Hawkins and Davidson would be leaving the show, with Hawkins moving to New Zealand, and the pair's Brisbane radio show also concluding. Ten confirmed that Couch Time had not been axed and that new hosts were being sought.[3] The pair's final show was on 2 January 2015. The two new hosts were announced as Jess Skarratt and Billy Bentley, who began hosting the show on 9 February 2015, fronting a redesigned set and format.[4] On 14 September 2015, the Neighbours-themed segment of Couch Time moved from before the night's episode to after, with the overall block airing from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm.[5]

In January 2016, it was announced that Skarratt would be leaving the show to return to university and that a replacement host would soon be found.[6] Her final show was on 8 January 2016. To celebrate the show's fifth anniversary, a new-look set styled like a loft apartment debuted on 11 January 2016, with Bentley joined by guest hosts.[7] Carina Waye joined the show as a new host on 22 February 2016.

The concluding segment of Couch Time returned to 6:30 pm on 13 March 2017; the block now airing from the original 4:00 pm until 6:30 pm timeslot.[8] It remained in this slot until the final episode. It was announced in March 2017, that the series would be ending due to a "reallocation of resources". The last episode aired on 31 March 2017.[9]

Format

Couch Time airs on weekday afternoons and features a block classic sitcoms along with local Network Ten programs Neighbours and Family Feud (from its premiere in 2014[10] until being removed from simulcast in 2017[11]). The show is an interstitial program, featuring two hosts who introduce the programs of the block while presenting linking segments on a couch in a loungeroom set. They also discuss television and pop culture news, including previews of other Network Ten programs, along with interviews, competitions and other entertaining segments.[12] A prominent feature is commentary of Eleven's series Neighbours, along with interviews with the cast, occasional behind-the-scenes set visits, and previews of future episodes.[3][1]

Controversy

Over the years, segments by original hosts Hawkins and Davidson were criticised by viewers of Eleven and attracted negative commentary online.[3]

In 2013, a community television presenter from Perth legally challenged Network Ten of trademark infringement for using the Couch Time title, with his similarly titled series The Couch airing since 2002. Ten later reached an agreement which allowed them to continue the Couch Time brand.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Shearer, Geoff (11 January 2011). "Network Ten launches channel 11 with classic shows aimed at under-30s". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rossi, Damien (23 January 2011). "Stav to become dinky-di". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Knox, David (3 January 2015). "Labby & Stav exit CouchTime on ELEVEN". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Knox, David (9 February 2015). "New hosts for Couch Time". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Eleven TV Guide – Monday, 14-Sep-2015". Southern Cross Media. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Couriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories". Dsf.newscorpaustralia.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Couch Time looking for new co-host | TV Tonight".
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  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Knox, David (15 March 2017). "Axed: Couch Time". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Knox, David (14 July 2014). "Survey says desperate? TEN roadblocks Family Feud across 3 channels". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Knox, David (14 March 2017). "Family Feud no longer simulcasting". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About the Show". Tenplay.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."TEN vs Community TV in legal battle for the Couches". TV Tonight.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Stand-off ends over naming rights for the Couch". TV Tonight.

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