The Ashes and BBL live and free on Your Home of Cricket
In keeping with a 2021-22 Summer of Cricket that promises to be the greatest ever, the Seven Network has unveiled the most star-studded commentary team ever assembled, a line-up brimming with internationally acclaimed icons, on and off the field.
With Test cricket’s greatest rivalry, Australia v. England, set to take centre stage this summer, two of the most celebrated figures in Ashes’ history – legendary England all-rounder Lord Ian Botham and Australia’s all-time leading Test run-scorer, Ricky Ponting – will lead the live and free coverage on Seven.
Lord Botham is not the only globally renowned Englishman joining Seven this season. Also adding a distinctively British flavour to the coverage will be much-loved actor, comedian and writer Stephen Fry, 2019 Ashes fast-bowling hero Jofra Archer, ex-Test player and leading commentator David “Bumble” Lloyd, and charismatic former star off-spinner Graeme Swann.
Across an action-packed summer when an electrifying new Big Bash League season will also have fans on the edge of their seats, these big names are just the start of Seven’s formidable on-air line-up.
A who’s who of former on-field stars and fan favourites will also return to cricket’s #1 team in 2021-22, including Damien Fleming, Simon Katich, Mel McLaughlin, James Brayshaw, Lisa Sthalekar, Greg Blewett, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hodge, Trent Copeland, Tim Lane, Alison Mitchell, Callum Ferguson, Abbey Gelmi, Jason Richardson, Andy Maher, Alister Nicholson and Erin Holland.
They will be joined by former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and five-time ICC Umpire of the Year Simon Taufel, while current Big Bash stars Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Finch, Andre Russell and Ashton Agar will be regulars on Seven’s live and free BBL coverage.
With a Test rivalry dating back to 1877, cricket’s oldest foes, Australia and England, have produced some of sport’s most memorable moments in their eternal battle for the treasured Ashes urn.
This summer, fans can look forward to more unforgettable Ashes action as the Aussies square off with England over a full five-match Test series, live and free on Seven.
From the opening day of the first Test at the Gabba on 8 December, Lord Botham will be part of cricket’s premier commentary team for all five Ashes Tests, as will the game’s most astute commentator, Ponting.
Three days before the Test series begins, a new season of the Big Bash League kicks off on Seven – and it promises to be the best yet.
BBL 11 will start with a bang next Sunday, 5 December, on a blockbuster day of live and free sport that also includes the Repco Bathurst 1000. Soon after Seven’s coverage of Australian motorsport’s biggest race winds up, reigning BBL champions Sydney Sixers will take on their fiercest rivals, Melbourne Stars, at the SCG from 7.30pm AEDT on Channel 7 and 7mate.
This epic season-opener launches six straight nights of BBL on Seven, each one featuring a prime-time blockbuster.
Across the 2021-22 summer, fans will again enjoy 45 games live and free on Seven, including all five finals.
On 18 days of the season, live and free BBL matches will follow stumps in the Ashes series, including five mega days featuring back-to-back Big Bash clashes on top of a full day’s play in the Australia v. England Test showdown.
The regular season BBL fixture concludes at the earlier date of 19 January, with the finals series beginning on Friday, 21 January, with the BBL 11 champions crowned in the all-important Final on Friday, 28 January.
Dancing With The Stars: All Stars shimmies into 2022
The stars are back, but are they ready to dance? Get ready to rumba, Dancing With The Stars: All Stars returns to Channel 7 and 7plus in 2022.
Hosted by Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger, champions from the past 17 seasons of the beloved competition – as well as four wild card entrants – will face highs and lows as they leave it all out on the dance floor for their chance to take home the coveted mirror ball trophy in 2022.
After weeks of intensive training, the most talented season of dancers ever to appear on the show will face the judgment of returning panel Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio and Mark Wilson.
Dancing With The Stars: All Stars is produced by Warner Bros International Television Production Australia and BBC Studios, from a format created by the BBC and distributed by BBC Studios.
The Dancing With The Stars: All Stars cast includes:
Angie Kent – 2020 favourite
Anthony Koutoufides – 2006 winner
Bridie Carter – 2007 winner
Cameron Daddo – Wild Card
Courtney Act – 2019 runner up
David Rodan – 2014 winner
Deni Hines – Wild card
Grant Denyer – 2006 winner
Kris Smith – Wild card
Kylie Gillies – 2009 Grand finalist
Olympia Valance – 2019 favourite
Ricki-Lee – 2014 Grand finalist
Robb Mills – 2009 favourite
Sam Mac – Wild card
Dancing With The Stars: All Stars returns in 2022 on Channel 7 and 7plus
The Seven Network today revealed a fresh crop of farmers ready to embark on their quest to find real love, when the exciting third season of Australia’s beloved dating show Farmer Wants A Wife returns to Channel 7 and 7plus in 2022.
The much-anticipated new season is set to feature five* hard-working Aussie farmers on their journey in the hope a first kiss leads to “I do!”
This year’s farmers include Farmer Ben (27, Wingham, NSW), Farmer Benjamin (33, Guyra, NSW), Farmer Harry (23, Kyabram, VIC), Farmer James (28, Tarnook, VIC), Farmer Paige (27, Cassilis, NSW) and Farmer Will (26, Berriwillock, VIC).
The global phenomenon returns with host Natalie Gruzlewski and a very special new addition: Seven’s acclaimed journalist and presenter, Samantha Armytage, who joins in a guest role. Growing up on a farm and now married to a farmer, Samantha is perfectly qualified to help Natalie guide the farmers to find love.
This year, Australia’s favourite bush fairy-tale scored an average total audience of 1.41 million.
Farmer Wants A Wife is a Fremantle Australia and Eureka Productions co-production for the Seven Network.
*Farmer Wants A Wife 2022 will feature five of the six farmers
Farmer Wants A Wife is returning to Channel 7 and 7plus in 2022.
My Kitchen Rules and Apartment Rules join The Voice, Big Brother and more
The best and biggest sport on TV
XXII Commonwealth Games and Olympic Winter Games Beijing
#1 news and public affairs line-up
#1 local drama, #1 breakfast TV show, #1 game show
Australia’s #1 television and BVOD network today announced a powerful content line-up for 2022, including the best and biggest news, sport and entertainment brands on TV.
After reclaiming the ratings crown in 2021, next year the Seven Network will deliver the strongest line-up on TV with the two biggest sporting events in the world, Australia’s #1 TV news and public affairs portfolio, the #1 winter sport, the #1 regular series of 2021, the #1 local drama and much, much more.
The winning content slate was revealed at Seven’s 2022 Upfront presentation today.
Two years after we announced our new content strategy, including a clear focus on reaching younger viewers, we are currently back at #1 and that is where we are going to stay.
With the best sport, news and entertainment on Australian TV, including some of the biggest TV brands in the world, Seven will win the 2021 calendar year in 25 to 54s, 16 to 39s, under 50s and total people. We are also #1 across the survey year, even excluding the incredible results we achieved with the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Our 7plus platform is #1 and smashed streaming records with its innovative coverage of Tokyo 2020.
This year on Seven and 7plus, The Voice [Australia’s #1 regular series of 2021], Dancing With The Stars: All Stars and Big Brother VIP joined our stable of hit tentpole entertainment shows, plus 7NEWS, Sunrise, Home and Away, Better Homes and Gardens and the most popular sports on TV.
Next year, we are committing an additional $30 million to $40 million to new local productions and we will have 52 weeks of proven content.
That content will include a stellar collection of returning shows, the Olympic Winter Games Beijing, the XXII Commonwealth Games, the AFL, the SupercarsChampionship including the Bathurst 1000, significantly more horse racing, and over a dozen new local and international shows for Channel 7, with more for 7mate. It’s an incredible and unbeatable line-up.
As Australia re-opens, businesses and consumers are ready to kick start their lives. Seven’s impressive first quarter 2022 content, including the Olympic Winter Games Beijing, and our Kick Start 2022 packages will give our clients a real competitive edge and a strong share of voice.
James Warburton, Seven West Media Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
In 2022, Seven’s hit entertainment shows The Voice, Big Brother, SAS Australia, Farmer Wants A Wife and Dancing With The Stars: All Stars will be joined by The Voice: Generations – starring the amazing coaches from The Voice, Keith Urban, Rita Ora, Guy Sebastian and Jessica Mauboy – plus the new AGT, Australian Idol and the return of the most successful cooking show ever seen on Australian TV: My Kitchen Rules.
The fun and romance of Farmer Wants A Wife will be ramped up with the addition of “Sam’s Choice”, a special segment featuring acclaimed journalist and presenter Samantha Armytage.
Today, Seven also announced it will commission Apartment Rules, an exciting new twist on its long-running hit House Rules.
We have spent the past two years refreshing and reinventing our content across broadcast and digital, and the results speak for themselves. Seven is back where it belongs: at #1.
Next year will be even bigger, with an amazing line-up of sport, our new and returning 7.30pm tentpole shows and the constant success of our content ‘spine’ of Sunrise, The Morning Show, The Chase Australia, 7NEWS, Home and Away – which is Australia’s #1 drama – and Better Homes and Gardens.
The return of My Kitchen Rules is particularly exciting for us and for viewers. It was the biggest show on TV for many years and we’re taking it back to its roots. We don’t want to give away too much right now, but it will be the original and the best My Kitchen Rules, reinvented for 2022.
In addition to the new tentpole shows, 2022 will bring the compelling new Australian drama Claremont, two new factual series in Strike Force and Code 1: Minute by Minute, and the best of new British drama from ITV.
Special event TV is a key part of our content and next year will be no different, with more remarkable 7NEWS Spotlight specials, Carols In The Domain, the 94th Annual Academy Awards and – new to Seven in 2022 – the 64th GRAMMY Awards.
Angus Ross, Seven Network Director of Programming
FRESH FOR 2022
My Kitchen Rules
The most successful cooking show ever on Australian TV is set to return in 2022, with all new judges (to be announced soon), a new batch of eager contestants, and all the fun and food that made it a huge hit for so many years. Australia’s favourite food show will go back to the original recipe and back into the contestants’ kitchens, with state competing against state.
The Voice: Generations
In a global television first, the world’s biggest singing competition – and Australia’s #1 regular series of 2021 – invites singers and musicians from different generations to perform together in The Voice arena. Australia’s most talented singers will be vying for Voice glory under the watchful eye of host Sonia Kruger and superstar coaches: Keith Urban, Rita Ora, Guy Sebastian and Jessica Mauboy. The Voice: Generations is an ITV Studios Australia production for the Seven Network.
AGT
After a false start this year (thanks COVID), AGT will be back on Seven and 7plus in 2022. In a world first, Aussie acts will take on some of the best Got Talent champions from around the globe and deliver all the spectacular, surprising and must-see moments Australian families love. Ricki-Lee Coulter returns as host, along with an all-star judging panel. AGT is a Fremantle Australia production for the Seven Network.
Australian Idol
The television icon returns to our screens after a 12-year hiatus, travelling around the country to find the next music superstars. The show that gave us Guy Sebastian, Jessica Mauboy, Shannon Noll, Anthony Callea, Casey Donovan, Ricki-Lee Coulter, Matt Corby and many more will be back, bigger and better than ever. Australian Idol is a Fremantle Australia and Eureka Productions co-production for the Seven Network.
Apartment Rules
The mega-hit that was House Rules will be reborn and reimagined in an innovative new format. Set in one of Australia’s biggest cities, the new series will take renovation to a whole new level. Stay tuned for more details in 2022.
Claremont
The disappearance of young women launches a 25-year investigation by the police and one tenacious journalist, all in dogged determination to seek justice. From the creatives behind Seven’s compelling drama Catching Milat, this four-hour investigative mini-series is a Screentime (a Banijay Group company) production for the Seven Network, with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Seven, with finance from Screen NSW.
Strike Force
Featuring some of the most gripping, heart-stopping, tense and nerve-racking police investigations, stings and taskforce operations in Australia, this new series provides an “all-access pass” into the real crime busts using footage shot by the police themselves. Every episode will showcase the meticulous planning, investigation and the incredible footage of police raids. Strike Force is a WTFN production for the Seven Network.
Code 1: Minute by Minute
For the first time, the stories of some of the most horrific events that are burned into Australia’s memory are told in forensic detail by the brave first responders who were first on scene. Each episode breaks down the weeks, the days, the hours, the moments and seconds leading to the event that made news headlines around the country. Code 1: Minute by Minute is a WTFN production for the Seven Network.
Fantasy Island
The American reboot of the iconic 1970s series takes place at a luxury resort, where literally any fantasy requested by guests is fulfilled, although they rarely turn out as expected. Delving into the “what if” questions that keep us awake at night – both big and small – each episode will tell emotional, provocative stories about people who arrive with dreams and desires and depart enlightened and transformed.
New from ITV
Seven’s long and successful relationship with ITV in the UK will deliver three big new shows in 2022: Harry Palmer: The Ipcress File, the TV series version of the classic Len Deighton novel starring Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders), Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Tom Hollander (The Night Manager); the legal drama Showtrial with Tracy Ifeachor (The Originals) and Celine Buckens (Free Rein); and the innovative and awe-inspiring natural history series A Year On Planet Earth.
THE HITS ARE BACK
The Voice
Seven’s fresh take on The Voice is the #1 regular series of 2021. It was the only series to draw more than one million overnight capital city viewers for every episode, with 2.42 million nationally tuning in to see Bella Taylor Smith crowned the winner. Australia’s favourite show is back in 2022, with host Sonia Kruger, superstar coaches Keith Urban, Rita Ora, Guy Sebastian and Jessica Mauboy, and a new line-up of stars in the making. The Voice is an ITV Studios Australia production for the Seven Network.
Big Brother and Big Brother VIP
Get set for another huge year of shocks, twists and drama as Big Brother welcomes a new team of housemates and some big surprises when it comes to who enters the house. Hosted by Sonia Kruger, the hit series had an average total audience of 1.1 million this year. The first season of Big Brother VIP does not land until next month, but we already know it will be back in 2022. Big Brother and Big Brother VIP are Endemol Shine Australia productions for the Seven Network.
Farmer Wants A Wife
The global phenomenon returns to Seven and 7plus in 2022 with host Natalie Gruzlewski, a new line-up of farmers and ladies looking for true love, and a very special new addition: Seven’s acclaimed journalist and presenter, Samantha Armytage, is joining in a guest role. Growing up on a farm and now married to a farmer, Samantha is perfectly qualified to help Natalie help the farmers and the ladies find love. This year, Australia’s favourite bush fairy-tale scored an average total audience of 1.41 million. Farmer Wants A Wife is a Fremantle Australia and Eureka Productions co-production for the Seven Network.
SAS Australia
The most talked about TV show in the country is back in 2022 with a brand-new line-up of star recruits, ready to take on the gruelling SAS selection course. Seventeen celebrities including Olympians Geoff Huegill and Melissa Wu, AFL star Wayne Carey, singer/actor Melissa Tkautz and reality stars Locky Gilbert and Anna Heinrich have volunteered for the toughest test of their lives. Plus, Chief Instructor Ant Middleton and DS Ollie Ollerton are joined by two new DS: retired US Navy Seal Clint Emerson and former British Special Forces soldier Dean Stott. SAS Australia is produced by Screentime (a Banijay Group company), based on a Minnow Films format, for the Seven Network.
Dancing With The Stars: All Stars
After its triumphant return to Seven and 7plus this year, the global sensation will burn up the dance floor again in 2022. Daryl Somers, Sonia Kruger and our legendary judging panel are back on board, along with 14 celebrities who are ready to strut and shimmy their stuff, including Kylie Gillies, Grant Denyer, Bridie Carter and Anthony Koutoufides. The 2021 series was a ratings smash, with an average total audience of 1.11 million, and next year promises to be even bigger. Dancing With The Stars: All Stars is produced by Warner Bros International Television Production Australia and BBC Studios, from a format created by the BBC and distributed by BBC Studios, for the Seven Network.
Home and Away
Fresh from recording its biggest audiences in more than two years – and being honoured with its own coin, no less – Australia’s #1 drama will be back in 2022 for its remarkable 35th season. And it will be bigger and brighter than ever before, with 45 weeks of all the drama, fun, romance, action, heartbreak and twists viewers have come to expect from our most successful drama series. Life is never dull in Summer Bay. Home and Away is a Seven Production.
Better Homes and Gardens
It has been Australia’s #1 lifestyle show for more than two decades and it returns in 2022 for another year of fun and inspiration. Every Friday night, Johanna Griggs and the team are invited into homes around the country to inform, educate and entertain. Cooking, gardening, home improvements, technology, health, fitness, motoring – the team cover it all and more. Better Homes and Gardens is a Seven Production.
The Chase Australia
The #1 game show in the country heads into 2022 with Larry Emdur at the helm and The Governess, The Tiger Mum, The Shark, Goliath and The Supernerd ready to put a new crop of contestants through their paces. Let the chase begin. The Chase Australia is an ITV Studios Australia production for the Seven Network based on the original ITV quiz show.
Homicide: With Ron Iddles
One of the surprise hits of 2021, with an average total audience of 1.04 million, this gripping special event series is coming back to Seven and 7plus. Each week, Australia’s greatest detective reveals the untold stories of his most challenging cases. Iddles worked on more than 320 homicide cases during his 25 years with Victoria Police and his success rate for solving murders was unprecedented. Homicide: With Ron Iddles is a CJZ production for the Seven Network.
Crime Investigation Australia
Australia’s most recent headline-making crimes will be told like never before in the all-new season of one of Australia’s most popular true-crime TV series. Hosted by 7NEWS’ award-winning reporter and presenter, Matt Doran, the new series will tell these stories from beginning to end, keeping viewers on the edge of their seats. Crime Investigation Australia is produced by Shadow Productions for the Seven Network.
Highway Patrol
Since it first hit screens in 2009, Highway Patrol has become a staple of Australian TV. The always-riveting factual series follows members of the Victoria Police Highway Patrol as they keep the roads and the people on them safe from bad and mad drivers. Highway Patrol is produced by Greenstone TV for the Seven Network with the cooperation of Victoria Police.
Border Security: Australia’s Front Line
The new season of the acclaimed factual series will again go behind the scenes of Australia’s customs, immigration and quarantine departments, focusing on the people who devote their lives to keeping Australia safe. After almost 20 years on air, it remains one of the most arresting and authentic observational documentaries on Australian TV. Border Security: Australia’s Front Line is a Seven Production.
Special Events
In 2022, Seven and 7plus will once again be the home of special event TV, from the 94th Annual Academy Awards and the 64th GRAMMY Awards (new to Seven and 7plus next year), to Carols In The Domain – which will celebrate its 40th birthday next year – Melbourne’s Good Friday Appeal for the Royal Children’s Hospital and the Channel 7 Telethon in Western Australia.
The Channel 7 Telethon is the world’s most successful TV charity fundraiser on a per capita basis and supports 65 different children’s charities from across WA. Underpinned by multi-million-dollar donations from the Federal and State governments and many WA businesses, philanthropists and the wider community, the Telethon has raised about $400 million since it was launched in 1968. The 2021 Telethon will be held this weekend.
The Big Hits From The US
The fifth season of the award-winning hit American medical drama series The Good Doctor starring Freddie Highmore will debut on Seven in 2022, along with new seasons of 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star, The Rookie and The Resident.
#1 IN NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Australia’s #1 line-up of news and public affairs content will return to the Seven Network in 2022, with 7NEWS, Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise, The Morning Show, 7NEWS Spotlight, The Latest from 7NEWS and 7NEWS.com.au set to keep the nation informed and educated.
The most trusted evening news bulletin, 7NEWS, ranks #1 nationally this year with an average 1.65 million viewers nationally Monday to Friday, 1.38 million on Saturdays and 1.69 million on Sundays.
7NEWS dominates the Perth and Adelaide markets, while on the East Coast it has halved the gap on its main rival and recorded its highest audience share since the one-hour news bulletin started in 2014. In fact, this year 7NEWS Sydney and 7NEWS Melbourne have achieved their highest shares since 2010.
From Sunrise and The Morning Show, to 7NEWS at 6pm and The Latest, and everything in between, Seven delivers the best, most comprehensive and most watched news and public affairs content on Australian TV.
That’s why 7NEWS has been #1 nationally for the past six years, Sunrise has been #1 for 18 years and The Morning Show has been #1 for 14 years.
Craig McPherson, Seven’s Director of News and Public Affairs
YOUR HOME OF SPORT
The biggest sporting competitions in the world and in Australia will be on Seven in 2022, live and free.
In fact, they kick off before the New Year, when Seven’s 2021-22 summer of cricket swings into action.
Cricket fans are in for a very, very good summer. With the men’s and women’s Ashes series, the BBL and the WBBL, it is going to be the greatest ever season on Seven, Your Home of Cricket.
Cricket’s #1 commentary team just got even better, with Seven adding one of the game’s all-time greats – Lord Ian Botham – to its illustrious line-up for what is already shaping as an unforgettable 2021-22 season.
The straight-talking former England Test captain, and one of the best-ever all-rounders with 5,200 test runs and 383 wickets, will join Seven for all five Tests in Australia’s blockbuster Ashes series against England. Seven’s unrivalled team again be led by cricket’s most astute commentator, former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting.
In February, Seven, 7plus and 7NEWS.com.au will present the Olympic Winter Games Beijing, live, free and across multiple channels.
Following the extraordinary success of this year’s Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Seven will deliver the most comprehensive coverage of a Winter Olympics ever seen in Australia, in a favourable time zone for Australian viewers (there will be a two-hour time difference between Beijing and the Australian east coast).
In addition to presenting the Olympic Winter Games from 4 to 20 February, Seven and 7plus will also cover the Paralympic Winter Games from 4 to 13 March.
Tokyo 2020 was an extraordinary event for the world, for Australia, for our amazing Australian athletes and for Seven.
We are honoured and excited to be able to present another Olympics so soon after Tokyo. The Olympic Winter Games Beijing promise to be spectacular and unforgettable, in terms of the locations, the venues, the action and the incredibly talented athletes who will gather from around the world.
Lewis Martin, Managing Director Seven Melbourne and Head of Network Sport
Less than five months after the Closing Ceremony of the Paralympic Winter Games, Seven and 7plus will be in Birmingham as the official Australian broadcast partner for the XXII Commonwealth Games, which will take place from 28 July to 8 August.
The XXII Commonwealth Games will bring together more than 4,500 athletes from 72 nations and territories in a global spectacle. Underpinned by the core values of humanity, equality and destiny, the Commonwealth Games are often referred to as the “Friendly Games” and are renowned for inspiring athletes to compete in the spirit of friendship and fair play.
Back home, the AFL returns to Seven in 2022. An extraordinary 2021 season cemented the AFL’s position as the #1 winter sport in Australia, including a history-making Grand Final that drew 3.91 million TV viewers to become the #1 program of the year. The 2022 season is shaping up to be unmissable.
Before the new AFL season kicks off, Seven will present all the action and excitement of season six of the AFLW, starting in early January.
Australia’s #1 footy show, The Front Bar, returns in 2022 with the always sharp and smart insights of hosts Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher. Also returning next year are Armchair Experts on Friday nights and Sunday Footy Fest.
The Supercars Championship roared back onto Seven and 7plus this year, with the promise of six blockbuster events a year. From the moment the Merlin Darwin Triple Crown round hit the screens of Seven in June, the fans have loved the fact Supercars are back where they belong, with TV ratings up 39% year-on-year. With the Repco Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama set to fire up on 5 December this year and lockdowns coming to an end, the 2022 season is firmly back on track.
Thoroughbred racing has been part of Seven’s DNA for more than five decades and a historic new agreement will see the very best of it shown live and free every Saturday of the year.
Seven has partnered with Racing Victoria, Racing NSW, Racing Queensland and Racing SA in a historic, long-term deal that unites Australian thoroughbred racing like never before. The agreement runs to 2027 and means Australians will enjoy 52 weeks of elite racing across the nation, including the Golden Slipper, The Everest, the Golden Eagle, the Caulfield Cup, the Cox Plate, the Queensland Oaks, the Queensland Derby, the South Australian Derby and the South Australian Oaks and Goodwood Handicap.
Seven’s huge live and free sport line-up also includes the 2021 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, which we hope goes ahead from 26 December as planned, and the rest of the 2021-22 NFL season on 7mate and 7plus – culminating with one of the world’s greatest events, the Super Bowl, on 13 February 2022.
7MATE, 7TWO, 7FLIX
In 2022, Australia’s #1 multi-channels will continue to deliver the best of Australian and international content, with each channel curated for a very specific target audience.
Next year is shaping up as the biggest ever for 7mate in terms of bringing Australian stories to the screen. The channel’s key local content for 2022 includes:
Housos: The Thong Warrior: From the suburbs to the outback, the cast of Housos are back in a brand-new comedy. Franky is on a mission to stalk and thong slap all forms of authority, with Shazza in hot pursuit (Antichocko Productions).
Local Council: The new comedy from Pauly Fenech of Housos, Fat Pizza and Bogan Hunters fame is set in a dodgy council, with dodgy council workers, a dodgy mayor, dodgy developers and dodgy council officials (Antichocko Productions).
Gem Hunters Down Under: Set deep in the heart of Central Queensland, this new factual series follows the highs and lows of a community of passionate sapphire hunters working in extreme conditions (WildBear Entertainment).
Watch Dogs: A new comedy about two dysfunctional security officers trying to catch a serial offender who is attacking the locals in a beachside suburb (Oldboy Productions).
Extreme Tow Truckers: A new factual series in which Australian trucking companies battle it out to win the most extreme and lucrative towing contracts in the country (Fredbird Entertainment).
Adventure Gold Diggers: Follow a group of prospectors as they search for gold in some of the most remote and inhospitable areas of Australia (Fredbird Entertainment).
Desert Collectors: For the third season, the Collectors travel the Australian outback in search of unique treasures and meet the people who spend their lives collecting them (Desert Collectors Productions).
The 7mate slate also includes Pawn Stars, American Pickers, Storage Wars, Arctic Ice Railroad and Aussie Lobster Men, plus Hollywood blockbuster franchise action movies and comedy movies.
Next year 7two will again be the home of great British mystery dramas and classic comedies, including The Coroner, Lewis, Inspector Morse, A Touch Of Frost, Murdoch Mysteries, Doc Martin, Mrs Brown’s Boys, The Vicar Of Dibley and Father Brown.
The best in lifestyle TV also lives on 7two, with Escape To The Country, Bargain Hunt, Air Crash Investigations, Billy Connolly and Martin Clunes specials, Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages and much more.
The very best in animation is on 7flix – including The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad and Futurama – along with The Voice USA, Bridezillas, First Dates Australia, Marrying Millions and a lot of Gordon Ramsay.
CODE 7+ platform with Salesforce transforms media trading
Australian advertisers and agencies are set to experience faster, more effective and easier buying on the Seven Network, following the network’s largest-ever technology transformation project.
The Seven Network today announced it is undertaking a multi-million dollar investment to transform and enhance its media trading platform, including an Australian-first project with Salesforce, the global leader in CRM.
Seven is taking its successful audience automation solution, CODE 7, to the next level with the launch of CODE 7+, a state-of-the-art digital and broadcast converged media trading platform, using the very latest in CRM technology from Salesforce and other leading technology vendors.
Announced during Seven’s 2022 Upfront presentation, CODE 7+ will integrate the new industry total audience measurement VOZ, along with Seven’s market-leading audience intelligence platform 7REDiQ, to unlock better results and campaign deliveries that mirror consumption behaviour and maximise outcomes.
The Salesforce CRM and advanced order management system from Salesforce Media Cloud will help boost marketers’ ability to trade Seven, 7plus and other platforms, together with the evolution of dynamic, converged television buying across broadcast and digital platforms.
CODE 7+ streamlines bookings and offers guaranteed delivery, freeing up time for agencies to focus on strategic initiatives and creating better outcomes for their clients.
CODE 7+ is an absolute game changer that will revolutionise TV trading in Australia, making it easier and more effective through Australia’s most engaged and addressable audience. The integration of VOZ total audience data will be a huge boost for marketers looking to reach large and engaged audiences in Seven’s powerhouse content, as well as identify and reach shifting consumers as they move across broadcast and digital.
Salesforce’s global-leading technology will enable us to digitally transform our processes and will fuel the accelerated growth of cross-screen trading. Our evolved platform will create a foundation for future technology evolution and allow us to consolidate our customer data and aggregate client insights and information.
As part of Seven’s digital transformation, our continued investment in trading technology is all about making it simpler for buyers to execute with ease across our platforms, to speed up the process and to achieve better results.
Kurt Burnette, Seven West Media Chief Revenue Officer
We’re excited to team up with Seven West Media to support the digital transformation of its advertising sales process by delivering a converged media planning and campaign tracking solution with a single source of truth for data and reporting.
We’re working globally with leaders like Seven to automate processes and ultimately accelerate their transformation to address the dynamic, ever changing converged advertising sales market.
Christopher Dean, VP and GM for Media Cloud at Salesforce
7NEWS, Sunrise, The Morning Show, 7NEWS Spotlight #1 in 2021
Australia’s #1 line-up of news and public affairs content will return to the Seven Network in 2022, with 7NEWS, Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise, The Morning Show, 7NEWS Spotlight, The Latest from 7NEWS and 7NEWS.com.au set to keep the nation informed and educated.
The most trusted evening news bulletin, 7NEWS, ranks #1 nationally this year with an average 1.65 million viewers nationally Monday to Friday, 1.38 million on Saturdays and 1.69 million on Sundays.
7NEWS dominates the Perth and Adelaide markets, while on the East Coast it has halved the gap on its main rival and recorded its highest audience share since the one-hour news bulletin started in 2014. In fact, 7NEWS Sydney and 7NEWS Melbourne have achieved their highest shares since 2010.
From Sunrise and The Morning Show, to 7NEWS at 6pm and The Latest, and everything in between, Seven delivers the best, most comprehensive and most watched news and public affairs content on Australian TV.
In front of and behind the camera, our people do an amazing job, producing more than 5,300 hours of news and public affairs content a year and bringing Australians all the local, national and international news they need to know.
“That’s why 7NEWS has been #1 nationally for the past six years, Sunrise has been #1 for 18 years and The Morning Show has been #1 for 14 years.
Craig McPherson, Seven’s Director of News and Public Affairs
The success of 7NEWS is led by the winning teams of Mark Ferguson, Michael Usher, Mel McLaughlin and Angie Asimus in Sydney; Peter Mitchell, Tim Watson, Jane Bunn and Mike Amor in Melbourne; Sharyn Ghidella, Max Futcher, Tony Auden and Shane Webke in Brisbane; Susannah Carr, Rick Ardon and Samantha Jolly in Perth; Jane Doyle, Mark Soderstrom and Amelia Mulcahy in Adelaide; and Amanda Abate and Steve Titmus on the Gold Coast.
The Latest from 7NEWS with Michael Usher and Angela Cox has become essential late-night viewing for many Australians, winning its timeslot each weeknight. It returns in 2022.
7NEWS Spotlight had a remarkable 2021, delivering ground-breaking and high-rating reports including The Phenomenon, Craig McLachlan, Delta On Board, Martin Bryant’s Dark Secrets, Fight Of His Life, Saving Candice and Ride Of Your Life.
The Phenomenon drew almost 1.2 million viewers nationally, while the Craig McLachlan and Martin Bryant investigations were both watched by more than 1.1 million people.
The 7NEWS Spotlight specials dominated their timeslot. They will return in 2022 with more exclusive, ground-breaking and, at times, heart-wrenching investigations.
7NEWS Specials were another important part of Seven’s news line-up this year, including the news-breaking Ivan Milat: Buried Secrets and The Disappearance of William Tyrrell.
7NEWS.com.au continues to draw new, younger Australians to the 7NEWS brand and ranks as the #1 news website among people aged under 40.
Sunrise ruled breakfast television again in 2021, winning every week of the year and ranking #1 for the 18th consecutive year. Each weekday, Sunrise reaches 990,000 Australians, with an average national audience of 458,000, 40% more than its closest rival.
Sunrise will be back in 2022, with co-hosts David Koch and Natalie Barr, sports presenter Mark Beretta, newsreader Edwina Bartholomew, weatherman Sam Mac and Weekend Sunrise co-hosts Monique Wright and Matt Doran presenting all the latest news, sport and weather.
In the mornings, The Morning Show has been #1 for 14 years in a row. Co-hosts Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies are the undisputed stars of daytime TV, and they will be back next year to keep Australia informed, entertained and inspired.
This year was an extraordinary year for news and Seven brought Australians everything they needed to know. Our news and public affairs teams work very hard to earn and keep our viewers’ trust and we’re honoured to be number one.
Next year with be another big year for news, both here – as Australia emerges from lockdown and heads into a Federal election – and around the world, and Seven will be there to cover it all.
Craig McPherson, Seven’s Director of News and Public Affairs
Samantha Armytage guest stars on Farmer Wants A Wife
The Seven Network today announced that acclaimed journalist and presenter, Samantha Armytage, will join Farmer Wants A Wife as a special guest when Australia’s favourite bush fairy-tale returns to Channel 7 and 7plus in 2022.
Having grown up on a farm and after finding her own happily-ever-after with farmer husband Richard, Sam will join host Natalie Gruzlewski across the new season to help the farmers and ladies on their road to finding real love.
The new season will include “Sam’s Choice”, with Sam introducing each farmer to a new lady based on her own expertise and experience.
I’m thrilled to be joining Farmer Wants A Wife in 2022. I’ve always been a huge fan of the show and of country people, and I know first-hand that falling in love with a farmer is just about the most wonderful thing you can do.
Samantha Armytage
Helping Farmer Andrew find true love with Jess this year is what this show is all about. It’s pure joy to be in the room when our farmers and ladies meet, to see the farmers’ sheepish smiles when they meet a woman who could be the one. I can’t wait to start our next adventure across beautiful regional Australia with our five new farmers.
Natalie Gruzlewski
Seven’s Network Director of Programming, Angus Ross, said: “It’s fantastic to welcome Sam back to our screens. Farmer Wants A Wife has been such a hit with audiences because of its heart and Natalie’s earnest mission to help farmers find the love of their lives. Given Sam’s new life on the farm, she’s in the perfect position to share a snapshot of what farm life could look like for the ladies.”
The 2021 season of the hit series scored an average total audience of 1.41 million. Farmer Wants A Wife is a Fremantle Australia and Eureka Productions co-production for the Seven Network.
Cricket’s #1 commentary team just got even better, with the Seven Network adding one of the game’s all-time greats – Lord Ian Botham – to its illustrious line-up for what is already shaping as an unforgettable 2021-22 season.
The straight-talking former England Test captain, and one of the best-ever all-rounders with 5,200 test runs and 383 wickets, will join Seven for all five Tests in Australia’s blockbuster Ashes series against England, when the two teams go head-to-head in cricket’s oldest rivalry.
From the opening day of the first Test at The Gabba on 8 December, Lord Botham – who still holds the record for the highest number of wickets taken by any England bowler – will be part of Seven’s unrivalled team that will again be led by cricket’s most astute commentator, former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting.
In a summer when cricket’s greatest-ever rivalry takes centre stage right here on Australian shores, we are going all out to assemble an all-star commentary team.
One of the legendary cricketers of the modern era, Australia has oft despised, sometimes loved, occasionally laughed with, but always respected ‘Beefy’. It’s truly an honour to welcome Lord Botham to Seven this summer.
Lewis Martin, Managing Director Seven Melbourne and Head of Network Sport
Seven will announce full details of its Summer of Cricket coverage in the coming weeks.
The Seven Network is proud to announce it is the official Australian media partner for the XXII Commonwealth Games, which will take place in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 28 July to 8 August next year.
Seven’s exclusive deal with the Commonwealth Games Federation covers broadcast, digital, connected TV, radio, social media and subscription TV rights, ensuring comprehensive live and free coverage of the Games across its free-to-air channels and 7plus, Australia’s leading commercial streaming and video on-demand platform.
The agreement was announced during Seven’s 2022 Upfront presentation today.
Three years after our highly successful coverage of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, we are excited and honoured to have secured the media rights to the XXII Commonwealth Games.
Seven has a long and proud history of supporting Australian athletes on the world stage and bringing their triumphs home to our viewers. It is very fitting that 20 years after we broadcast the Manchester Commonwealth Games to all Australians, we will be doing it again from the UK, with unparalleled coverage across Seven and 7plus.
James Warburton, Seven West Media Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
The XXII Commonwealth Games will bring together more than 4,500 athletes from across 72 nations and territories in a global spectacle. Underpinned by the core values of humanity, equality and destiny, the Commonwealth Games are often referred to as the “Friendly Games” and are renowned for inspiring athletes to compete in the spirit of friendship and fair play.
We are absolutely delighted to be partnering with Seven once again for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Seven has a long and successful track record when it comes to covering the Games and they will play a vital role in taking the very best of Commonwealth Sport and our athletes to millions of Australian supporters.
With more medals for women than men, the largest ever para sport program and the debut of exciting new sports such Women’s T20 Cricket, I have no doubt Birmingham 2022 will be a spectacular success.
Building on the success of Gold Coast 2018, Birmingham 2022 will have the largest business and tourism program in history; leveraging the unique power of the Games to enhance the city’s global reputation and boosting tourism, jobs, trade and investment.
We could not ask for a better partner than Seven to help support us in showcasing the competition.
Dame Louise Martin DBE, Commonwealth Games Federation President
After the remarkable success this year of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, the XXII Commonwealth Games are the perfect addition to our 2022 sport line-up – an unrivalled line-up that already includes the Olympic Winter Games Beijing in February and much more.
With 19 different sports and 286 sessions of sport over 11 days, the XXII Commonwealth Games will be one of the biggest events of 2022 – and a celebration of the green and gold. Many of the athletes we cheered on in Tokyo will once again be the stars of the show, promising a great competition.
We are looking forward to working with the Commonwealth Games Federation, the Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and our many wonderful athletes to present a fantastic competition.
Lewis Martin, Managing Director Seven Melbourne and Head of Network Sport
Australians love the Commonwealth Games. We have won more medals across all Commonwealth Games than any other country, and we are one of only six countries that has been represented at every Games since they started in 1930.
The integrated para sports were an absolute highlight in 2018 and will be again next July, when we see all the athletes together competing on the world stage once again in the sports Australians love – from swimming to track and field and cricket, in prime time, across the screens of Seven.
The Winter Olympics and the Commonwealth Games are the perfect sequels to Tokyo 2020, creating more amazing opportunities for our partners to engage and connect with Australians through Seven and 7plus.
Kurt Burnette, Seven West Media Chief Revenue Officer
Next year’s Commonwealth Games will make global sport history by being the first ever major multi-sport event to award more medals to women than men. There will be 136 medal events for women and 134 for men; at the 2018 Commonwealth Games there were an equal number of medals for women and men.
In addition, the XXII Commonwealth Games will host the largest ever integrated para sport program, as well as a record number of mixed events including diving, swimming relays and para-athletics relays.
The Seven Network today announced two key new products to supercharge the way brands connect with consumers – 7Shop and 7Rewards – plus three new strategic partnerships to drive better results for advertisers.
Unveiled during Seven’s 2022 Upfront presentation, 7Shop and 7Rewards will be integrated with Seven’s market-leading audience intelligence platform, 7REDiQ, which combines Seven’s first-party data of 10 million registered and addressable 7plus users (or SWM-iDs) with extensive second-party data partnerships.
7Shop is the first service of its kind in Australia and allows consumers to instantly buy on-screen products they see while streaming their favourite TV programs on 7plus.
Using AI technology and content recognition software from Seven’s 7CAP contextual ad placement product to identify and tag products in Seven’s most popular programs, 7Shop will let people buy what they see on screen, not just in the supporting commercial content.
7Shop blends content and commerce in one place to create an easy way for consumers to shop for the products they see on screen, be it an Apple iPad featured in The Voice, a dress worn on Home and Away, a car driven in Farmer Wants A Wife or a power drill on Better Homes andGardens.
Viewers will be notified they are watching shoppable content. They can then pause the content they are watching and use their mobile device to either view additional branded content or activate a QR code and make a purchase via the vendor’s website.
As we continue to invest in our technology, data and innovative commerce offerings, 7Shop is the natural next step in Seven’s Enhanced Advertiser and Viewer Experience [E.A.V.E.] initiative.
The 7Shop innovation will simplify the customer journey and bring brands closer to audiences in contextually relevant programming – influencing consumer behaviour from consideration to immediate action, all while they are watching TV.
“We know Seven viewers are often inspired by and passionate about our content. We can turn that passion into purchase. In doing so, we offer a value exchange for consumers, brand building and sales opportunities for companies, and greater audience engagement for Seven. 7Shop represents a unique full funnel marketing opportunity for buyers to convert millions of Seven viewers into customers.
Kurt Burnette, Seven West Media Chief Revenue Officer
Seven has partnered with The Entertainment Group, a leader in technology-enabled direct-to-member loyalty platforms and famous for its much-loved Entertainment Book, to create a new rewards program.
7Rewards is purpose-built to facilitate new brand opportunities and stronger engagement and advocacy with Seven’s audiences by creating an even more rewarding experience within 7plus. The personalised offers include dining, travel and activities for the family, all of which can be redeemed on the spot or saved and used later.
Leveraging data and insights from 7REDiQ, 7Rewards will create unique and customised ad experiences that connect brands more closely with Seven’s audience and will allow marketers to track the end-to-end customer journey and attribution as it happens.
Building on 7Shop, 7Rewards enhances the viewer experience and will deliver better results for advertisers by allowing users to buy and trial their products on the spot.
7Rewards, combined with the latest technology and data targeting functions from 7REDiQ, creates an incredibly powerful opportunity for brands to cut through and connect with content that moves audiences. The combination of 7Shop and 7Rewards delivers the full circle of attention, action and attribution for brands.
The recent identifier changes of tech platforms and a cookieless future means it’s critical broadcasters and publishers deliver a value exchange for consumers. 7Rewards does this by connecting high-value audiences with exclusive offers and experiences that deepen a user’s engagement and loyalty. It makes advertising more relevant and, therefore, enjoyable through personalisation.
Nicole Bence, Seven West Media Network Digital Sales Director
Seven today announced new strategic data partnerships with Car Experts, Equifax and Cricket Australia, which join the 7REDiQ ecosystem to bring brands closer to their desired audiences than ever before.
Car Experts provides insights on people who intend to buy a car, enabling closer and more strategic targeting in this key, highly competitive sector that generates billions of dollars in purchases each year.
Equifax is a global data, analytics and technology company and a market leader in consumer credit information. It will provide 7REDiQ with more financial data-driven insights that can be activated on connected TVs.
The partnership with Cricket Australia positions Seven as both a broadcast and a data partner for the organisation, delivering insights to help it better understand how its fans engage with the game. In return, Seven can now offer more accurate fan insights, cricket team-level attribution and game day audience summaries for brands and broadcast sponsors.
At its core, 7REDiQ makes it easier for advertisers to target the consumers they want to reach through deeper audience understanding and insights.
7REDiQ’s strategic data partners including Flybuys, Carsguide, Weatherzone, LandmarksID, Ticketek and Mastercard currently deliver over two billion data points against the SWM-iDs. The exciting new partnerships will surface even more deterministic insights for brands to leverage when planning, buying and measuring campaigns.
Our continued investment in data and dynamic insights gives brands a critical way to understand where their target audiences are and what moves them to action. Our ‘visualised’ dashboard brings up-to-the-minute audience intelligence to life, helping to make decisions easier for our brands and partners.
We believe in 7REDiQ’s transparency and its value to enrich other datasets to drive business growth. We believe in making it easy to use and that it should be visual to demonstrate the meaningful full funnel insights for brands, agencies and creatives.
No walled garden, no black box, no vapourware, no ‘dashboard is coming’ talk. Our data strategy is simple: we show how the Seven audiences intersect with our data partners’ data and prove the connection points. It’s time to remove any doubt.
Charlotte Valente, Seven West Media Chief Marketing Officer
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