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The future of long-running Australian soap opera “Neighbours” is in question following its cancellation by ViacomCBS-owned U.K. broadcaster Channel 5. The soap, produced by Fremantle and now ...
Australian soap opera “Neighbours” is going off air after 37 seasons. The embattled series has been under threat of cancellation ever since its primary funder, U.K. broadcaster Channel 5 ...
Neighbours was the most-watched show of the week on Channel 5, the 17th most-watched show of the week across all channels, and it rated higher than every episode of British soap opera EastEnders that aired in the same week. The final figure is expected to rise further with the addition of the Saturday afternoon repeat figure and 28-day data.
On 5 February 2022, a report from The Sun, later confirmed by Digital Spy, stated that Neighbours had been cancelled in the UK after Channel 5 pulled its funding for budget reasons. [49] [146] [147] [148] In an official statement, a channel spokesperson said "Neighbours will no longer air on Channel 5 beyond this summer. It's been a much-loved ...
The channel's launch on 30 March 1997 (Easter Sunday) at 6 p.m. After a brief voice over by continuity presenter David Vickery, the first broadcast was the Spice Girls singing a cover version of Manfred Mann's hit "5-4-3-2-1" as "1-2-3-4-5", [15] [16] for which they were reportedly paid around £500,000. [17]
The show has long been more popular in the UK than in Australia.
Neighbours - The Celebration Tour was a 2023 touring theatre production about the Australian soap opera Neighbours. The tour was originally conceived as a one-off live event titled "Neighbours: Live in Conversation", to celebrate the show's thirty-fifth anniversary. It was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Australian soap will soon go back to airing five episodes a week.