The Movie Show

This is an article about the Australian TV show. For the Irish show of the same name, see The Movie Show (Irish TV series).

The Movie Show
Presented by	David Stratton (1986 – 2004) Margaret Pomeranz (1986 – 2004) Megan Spencer (2004 – 2006) Fenella Kernebone (2004 – 2006) Jaimie Leonarder (2004 – 2006) Marc Fennell (2004 – 2006) Lisa Hensley (2007 – 2008) Michael Adams (2007 – 2008)
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	22
Production
Running time	30 mins (1986 – 2006) 10 mins (2007 – 2008, 2009 – present)
Release
Original network	SBS One
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	30 October 1986 – present
Chronology
Followed by	At the Movies (2004 – 2014)
External links
Website

The Movie Show is an Australian film review program which is broadcast on SBS TV. Its history is divided into three parts.

History

Original format

The original format, which ran from 30 October 1986 to 12 May 2004, had two presenters, David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz. Stratton and Pomeranz left for the ABC in early 2004, expressing dissatisfaction at high-level decisions at SBS. They soon had a new program with a similar format, At the Movies.

Style change

SBS continued The Movie Show, which underwent a style change to become more appealing to a younger market. Three new presenters were brought in: Megan Spencer, Fenella Kernebone and Jaimie Leonarder. Marc Fennell presented a segment reviewing newly released DVDs. The final episode of The Movie Show aired in June 2006, after the show was axed due to bad ratings.

Interactive 10-minute format

In 2007, The Movie Show returned with a new interactive 10-minute format, presented by Lisa Hensley and Michael Adams.

See also

• List of Australian television series
• List of longest-running Australian television series

External links

• Official website
• The Movie Show at IMDb
• The Movie Show at the National Film and Sound Archive