Genre Breakfast News Program Original language(s) English Presented by Deborah Knight Number of seasons 6 Number of episodes 526 (as of 27 April 2014) | Country of origin Australia No. of seasons 6 Network Nine Network Production location Willoughby | |
Also known as Today on Saturday
Today on Sunday
Today: Weekend Edition No. of episodes 526 (as of 27 April 2014) Cast Deborah Knight, Peter Stefanovic Similar Today, Weekend Sunrise, Inside Story, The B Team with Peter Ber, Richo | ||
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Weekend Today is an Australian breakfast television program, currently hosted by Tom Steinfort and Deborah Knight. The program has been broadcast live by the Nine Network since 2009 and airs after children's programming and runs from 7am to 10am on Saturdays and Sundays.
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History
In January 2009, David Gyngell, chief executive of the Nine Network and John Westacott, former head of news and current affairs announced that Today would begin broadcasting on Sunday mornings. The program entitled, Today on Sunday, competes in the same timeslot as the Seven Network's Weekend Sunrise, which dominates Sunday morning television. The show launched on 1 February 2009 and the original team consisted of Cameron Williams and Leila McKinnon with the news presented by Amber Sherlock and the sport was presented by Tim Gilbert on Saturday and Michael Slater on Sunday.
On 2 May 2009, after the launch of Today on Sunday, the Nine Network announced through a surprise edition that Today on Saturday would return. The program incorporates the same presenting team as the Sunday edition, being the first Australian breakfast news program to broadcast seven days a week. Due to the launch of the Saturday version of the program, the Nine Network renamed the programs as Today: Weekend Edition. David Gyngell said the launch of the Weekend editions were a part of the Nine Network's plans to strengthen its news and current affairs department and return viewers to its once leading service. In July 2009, Today: Weekend Edition was rebranded as Weekend Today.
In September 2012, Weekend Today was extended to 3 hours on Saturday mornings.
In September 2014, Deborah Knight permanently replaced Leila McKinnon as co-host of the show; following Leila McKinnon's move to the News Department.
In February 2016, Cameron Williams announced his resignation from the Nine Network. Peter Stefanvoic took over as co-host.
In November 2016, Peter Stefanovic announced that he would be moving to 60 Minutes in 2017 as a correspondent. Tom Steinfort has been announced as Stefanovic's replacement.
Substitute hosts
Fill-in hosts for Weekend Today include Jayne Azzopardi, Peter Stefanovic and Steve Jacobs
Substitute presenters in recent years have included Wendy Kingston, David Campbell, Tim Gilbert, Sylvia Jeffreys, Alicia Loxley, Richard Wilkins, Ben Fordham, Ken Sutcliffe, Natalia Cooper, Tony Jones, Natalie Gruzlewski, Sarah Harris, Shelley Craft, Clint Stanaway, Chris Urquhart, Charles Croucher and Allison Langdon.
News
News presenters have included:
Lara Vella and Vanessa O'Hanlon are fill-in news presenters.
Sport
Sport presenters have included:
Weather
In December 2009, Felicity Whelan began presenting the weather on Weekend Today after she was chosen through the weekend weather competition, Whelan also filled in for Steven Jacobs on Today. However, in April 2010, main fill-in weather presenter, Emma Freedman replaced Whelan who joined Network Ten. Due to budget cuts at the Nine Network, Emma Freedman was made redundant in late 2014. In 2015, Natalia Cooper was appointed as weather presenter. In December 2016, Steve Jacobs announced that he would be leaving Today to join Weekend Today as weather presenter.
Weather presenters have included:
Abby Coleman, Sophie Walsh, Julie Snook and Deborah Knight are fill in weather presenters
Entertainment
In February 2009, Michele Mahone joined Weekend Today as Hollywood Gossip reporter where she reported on the latest entertainment news. She remained with the show until September 2013 due to the show going in 'another direction'. That over direction included Sussane Messara who hosted the latest Entartainment news from the couch, this idea failed and media personality Giselle Ugarte was appointed Entartainment presenter situated again in Hollywood. In 2015 Daily colomist Ellie Halliwell was appointed Entartainment presenter replacing Gisselle Ugarte. Halliwell along with the entertainment slot were removed shortly after.
Entertainment presenters have included: