What a Year

infobox television
show_name = What a Year


format = Entertainment
picture_format = 16:9
runtime = 60 minutes (including commercials)
starring = Hosts
Bert Newton
Julia Zemiro
Former Hosts
Mike Munro
Megan Gale
country = Australia
network = Nine Network
first_aired = October 2, 2006
last_aired = August 6 2007
num_episodes = 11 (5 unaired)
website = http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/section.aspx?sectionid=2897&sectionname=whatayear

"What a Year" was an Australian television documentary series, hosted by former ACA host Mike Munro and supermodel Megan Gale in 2006 and Bert Newton and Julia Zemiro in 2007. What a Year looked at the news, events, sporting achievements, entertainment and fads of a selected year in each episode. The hosts spoke to people who witnessed and experienced the particular events first-hand.

History

Mike Munro and Megan Gale presented the 2006 series. They were successfully hosting nine episodes and it attracted lot of viewers. In 2007, Gale and Munro's show contracts were expired, so Newton and Zemiro replaced them as presenters. However, it was canceled by the Nine Network after coming last place in the nightly ratings on August 6, 2007 due to the big win for Channel Seven.Fact|date=September 2007

In November 2007, Munro claimed he and Gale left the show because the programmers wanted to lighten up the show and make it more fun. Munro explained that he disliked the fashion era. But Newton loved wearing them, so he was hired instead of Munro.Fact|date=December 2007

The episodes that remained unaired after the show's axing were broadcast by Channel Nine over the summer non-ratings period, beginning the unaired episodes on December 27, 2007. The new episodes replaced plans to screen repeats of Australian travel series, "Things To Try Before You Die".

Trivia

This was Gale's final appearance as a TV host to continue her modeling career.

List of episodes

2006

# What a Year - 1975 - 2 October 2006
# What a Year - 1983 - 9 October 2006
# What a Year - 1997 - 16 October 2006
# What a Year - 1969 - 23 October 2006
# What a Year - 1986 - 30 October 2006
# What a Year - 2001 - 6 November 2006
# What a Year - 1991 - 13 November 2006
# What a Year - 1977 - 20 November 2006
# What a Year - 1989 - 27 November 2006

2007

# What a Year - 1980 - 30 July 2007
# What a Year - 1999 - 6 August 2007
# What a Year - 1988 - 8 January 2008

References