australian variety television largely focused competition starring rugby league player aired new_south_wales queensland usually ran hour produced rugby league content directly comparable produced network air described free family friendly version featured interviews music character based portions hosted house band gained attention arrangements popular music classical instruments season rated strongly compared favorably critics criticised lacking football analysis praised typically australian character based sketches controversy corner segment briefly spun standalone sunday morning program finals return history professional rugby league player played seasons knights won season played season sharks career played series new south wales times played international tests australia times australian squad won rugby league world cup entertainment appearing low budget film search holy screened newcastle film festival played stereotype australian rugby league players retirement professional rugby league regular performer popular variety based competition broadcast network states rugby league dominant football code new_south_wales queensland confused named based australian rules football targeted states australia australian rules dominant popular member cast played characters developed character beer rugby league fan character hugely popular appeared trent gay flight attendant recorded novelty song wrote book life character produced dvd featuring characters rugby league games wrote second book sheds assistant coach melbourne storm team suspended network sex scandal emerged participated group sex players young woman seven years earlier hotel new_zealand claimed australian current affairs program corners suffered psychological problems result players investigated police cleared criminal wrongdoing appeared network program explain role event admitted having sex young woman claimed later described appearing interview like broken wreck later said disconnected month suspension stated wife family experienced great pain midst publicity said took long time pains speculation media career month approached coaching team later approached assistant coach city country origin series august network approached returning commentary duties reportedly offering year continue turned offers instead began collaboration australian media australian media entrepreneur rugby league fan owner brisbane founded television production company november owns stake developed rival pursued signed new aggressively promoted exclusive contract company appear electronic media approval according daily telegraph deal seven potential wealthy far achieved remained recruitment air talent asked rugby league player host played prop forward brisbane played queensland times played international tests australia times australian squad won rugby league world cup provided rugby league commentary seven news read sports bulletin initially hesitant accepted offer host said time pretty thorough terms going seeing matt seeing mind actual going definitely new wanted sure trying rugby league different liked feel reported pursued rugby league player appears declined offer join new rugby league player turned screenwriter worked writer premiere episode aired thursday evening march weeks season television appearance appearing current affair relation sex scandal reported performance impressive appeared nervous cheerful daily_telegraph compared far brighter appearance broken wreck seen current affair context sex scandal future end season said happy particularly mix end year slated return initially contracted years seven offered thursday timeslot option declining owing clause contract host happy late time producers perceived difficulty booking guests time consequently declined offer sat pay suggested success depended success related bounce failed future currently unclear related projects discussed possibility new projects developed major commercial networks popular controversy corner segment spun sunday morning hour program finals series daily_telegraph edition controversy corner week grand final starting summer host began hosting variety program called big place style pitched family friendly variety based competition primarily aimed new_south_wales queensland audiences dominant football code features comedy sketches recurring characters celebrity interviews variety format mixture resulted criticism media observers perceived lack football analysis sports website notes appears slick expensive production values comparison variety based competition broadcast weekly network rugby league component directly comparable described free version incorporate footage rights currently held network use sanctioned main cast initially invited awards night annual ceremony honour best players year cast invited said politics going rights coming seven integral getting money little surprising seven weren extended invitation team invited reacted incident appearing awards night character attempting interview regulars program spite fact forbidden appearing comparison shows compared bounce based targeted states plays range recurring australian characters style drawn comparisons comic star paul variety elements inspired comparisons hey hey saturday set compared live variety produced format produced season corresponding winter new_south_wales queensland dominant football code broadcast hours states broadcast broadcast midnight broadcast followed long running soap opera home away pre taped day broadcast usually ran minutes including commercials running time extended order provide coverage important league news salary cap scandal recorded studios sydney recorded episode episode recorded sydney harbour hosts hosted tongue cheek review satirical website australian describes sic australian describes host surprisingly articulate featured stevens prop rugby teams known christian faith clean image model best known appearance series advertisements wife rugby player hosted guests guests mix rugby league identities entertainment figures example august episode player appeared alongside hollywood stars house band house band group young music students sydney music style contemporary hits classics arrange classical form classical instruments april posted classical version song telephone lady_gaga released youtube video caught attention blogger watched australian music video year views weeks recorded album expected released shortly segments controversy corner segment guest sports writer sydney daily_telegraph discuss news usually joined rugby league personalities revival segment originated hosted weekly sunday morning hour version controversy corner finals branded ran sundays september october new_south_wales queensland broadcast seven markets broadcast hosted short daily_telegraph edition controversy corner week grand final featuring video streamed online daily_telegraph website print online versions newspaper home away segment rugby league players team usually team scheduled play away home ground match visit home supporters person home featured answers questions characters parody australian expert shown accident prone arrogant ignorant parody dutch australian documentary maker travels visiting rugby supporting towns pet usually runs battle town team mascot man child portrayed year old child mature age playing rugby league mute rubbish collector game rugby league character ambushed regulars awards reception shows reviews debut mixed despite episode day watched program sydney viewers collected viewers brisbane initial ratings said press statement support aim produce great fun family glad people liked reporters australian sydney morning herald suggested episode earlier timeslot gives ratings advantage daily_telegraph stated pressure host improved ratings following thursday news broke salary cap scandal earlier day series continued rate mid july unnamed seven spokesperson stated matthew destroyed sydney brisbane counts series faced stiff competition popular aired network timeslot ended ratings rose previous week seven head programming conceded probably end
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