Night Shift has been cancelled

the corpo

which is terrible news for local bands, where is left for Irish videos to be shown?

"Dear Friends,

It is with great regret and a pain in my heart that I break the news today that as and from the 31st December 2008, Nightshift is to be taken off air.

Channel 6 was bought over by TV3 a few months ago and the new owners have made the decision to remove Nightshift from next year's schedule.

The very last show will air from 10pm – 1am on New Years Eve.

On a personal level, may I say that Michelle and I are completely bewildered, and absolutely gutted by this decision. We both care passionately about the show and are finding this very hard to swallow. This year alone we made over 400 shows together and loved every minute of it. We are so sad the show will be no more.

Please stay in touch; my personal details are below.
Sincerely,
Elton


Elton Mullally
Producer
Night Shift
Channel 6 "

complain to info@channel6.ie, can't hurt

homerun_homer

the corpo wrote: »

complain to info@channel6.ie, can't hurt

TV3 are b@st@rds for this. I'm sickened, it's not like the post 12 o clock slot is going to be prime time television and something they can use to boost rating by throwing in something else. I'm very disappointed to see this show go, and Michelle to boot. She is stunning.

I'm going to mail them a complaint. Is there an online petition that can be set up?

AnonoBoy

Always happens. Sure didn't No Disco get canned too and it was only once a week on RTE.

I tells ya - Channel 6 are really gonna lose out on the late night stoner crowd now.

homerun_homer

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I tells ya - Channel 6 are really gonna lose out on the late night stoner crowd now.

And the saturday/Sunday hungover crowd

MikeHoncho

Yes because the late night stoner market has been so lucrative for advertisers in the past.:pac:

My head agrees that Channel 6 requires a complete overhaul but this is a bad place to start. I always thought that Night Shift was made with real passion and gave us something we couldnt get anywhere else. A real shame.

loyatemu

bad news - somewhat hard to understand. its presumably fairly cheap to make, and brings in a particularly niche audience. can't see that running repeats of CSI or whatever will make more money for them...

homerun_homer

MikeHoncho wrote: »

My head agrees that Channel 6 requires a complete overhaul but this is a bad place to start. I always thought that Night Shift was made with real passion and gave us something we couldnt get anywhere else. A real shame.

Exactly, unlike their Take 6 film show. Have ever seen more agreeably bunch of 'yes men' (or man and woman) in you life?
Night Shift is a music show on par with it's music info as No Disco, but granted doesn't get as out there as No Disco did, no harm to me though.

PaulBrewer

the corpo wrote: »

This year alone we made over 400 shows together

That's over a program a day? Is that correct?

insinkerator

I dont get channel six, so i cant say that i have ever seen the show, but from the sounds of things, its not a good thing that it is being taken off the air.

jill_valentine

Jesus Christ, it was literally the only good thing about Channel Six.

Dante

ffs i always loved coming home drunk and laying on my couch watchin Night Shift for hours until i realised where i was! what can i watch now!?

HouseHippo

Damn It!!!!!! I just got a friends bands music vid on and now bye bye....
Won't be watching Channel 6 anymore,Nightshift was about the only Irish thing on it...

jill_valentine

I'm gonna miss you, Nightshift. Thank you so much for Dry County though.

Time Magazine

loyatemu wrote: »

can't see that running repeats of CSI or whatever will make more money for them...

Why do you think they're doing it, then?

jill_valentine wrote: »

I'm gonna miss you, Nightshift.

+1

xOxSinéadxOx

aww no I really like night shift, michelle is my girl crush

homerun_homer

Petition;

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bringbacknightshift/

raindog.promo

Boo-urns.

1) Great show for local/homegrown music.

2) The lovely Michelle.

bins

Bad news:(

rc28

WTF?! How on earth can they do this- it's the only thing worth watching on Channel 6 and it's the only programme that distinguishes it from every other sh*te channel that just show repeats of friends etc.

AnonoBoy

PaulBrewer wrote: »

That's over a program a day? Is that correct?

They ran two shows a day. One in the afternoon and one in the evening. Although the afternoon one probably wasn't called 'Nightshift'. Maybe 'Dayshift' or something. Who knows - I have a job so don't get to watch TV in the daytime.

0ubliette

Sucks. Michelle Doherty was the hottest woman on TV.

Musoabuso

Seems like the No Disco situation all over again, even tho No Disco was probably a bit more under ground...If anything should go it's that prick off the pop show...

Hopefully RTE might do something about it, there defo is a market out there for it...

Pace2008

I always thought thought there was something oddly depressing about that show that I could never quite put my finger on...

red_ice

i just wrote em a big ass email complaining about it.

Arseholes the lot of em. If they take it off the air they are fu<king idiots.