Talking Footy
| Talking Footy | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sport |
| Presented by |
Luke Darcy Tim Watson Wayne Carey Sam McClure |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Seven Network (1994-2004) 7mate (2013-present) |
| Picture format | 4.3 PAL (1994-2001) 16.9 576i (SDTV (2002, 2013-present) 1080i (HDTV (2014-present) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 1994-2004 26 August 2013 – present |
Talking Footy is an Australian rules football chat show appearing on the Seven Network. The show is hosted by Luke Darcy.
In August 2013, the Seven Network re-instated the series, which now airs on Monday nights at 7.30 pm on 7mate in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, and on delay at midnight the same day in Sydney and Brisbane. The show is hosted by Luke Darcy with Tim Watson, Wayne Carey and Sam McClure. The show is broadcast from Seven's Docklands studios in Melbourne.
It first appeared on TV from 1994 until 2003. The show was a creation of Channel 7 Director of Sport at the time Gary Fenton. The show was hosted by Bruce McAvaney from 1995-1998, Tim Lane in 1999 and Gerard Healy in 2000,Bruce McAvaney again hosted from 2001-2003. Regular couch members included Mike Sheahan, Malcolm Blight, Terry Wallace, Caroline Wilson and Leigh Matthews. It was initially screened Monday nights at 8:30 in 1995, then it was screened on Monday nights at 10.30pm for the remainder of it run.
In 2005, comedian Andrew Startin appeared on rival network Channel Nine with a send-up of the show on The Footy Show. Gary Ayres was sent up with his catchphrase "at the end of the day" and "You've got your Buckleys, your Hirds, your Ricciutos"; Mike Sheahan with "what do you think?"; and Bruce McAvaney with "Special!".
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