In response to the Australian Open’s delay, 9 will air a home season of Journey Guides beginning 26 January, going head-to-head with Ten’s competitor journey present, The Superb Race.
The present often entails Australian households reviewing the world’s hottest vacation locations. However this 12 months, with no worldwide journey, the groups will probably be tasked with reviewing native locations, simply as The Superb Race – which is able to debut on 1 February – was compelled to movie domestically.
“With the world locked down, we’re setting the Journey Guides unfastened throughout Australia,” the voiceover says in a promotion advert rolled out final night time.
Journey Guides was a part of the lineup revealed within the media company’s 2021 upfronts, and final ran in 2019, when it premiered to 752,000 viewers.
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It was meant to return final 12 months, however was delayed attributable to widespread journey restrictions and border closures.
The format, together with a two-part Married at First Sight particular, will fill the hole left by the Australian Open, which has been delayed for 3 weeks attributable to COVID-19 and is now set to begin on Monday eight February and run till Sunday 21 February.
The MAFS all-stars particular is anticipated to air throughout two Sundays, starring contestants on earlier seasons. Whereas 9 is but to formally announce the specials or their airing dates, the primary half is tipped to run on 31 January, which might possible put it up towards Ten’s I’m a Celeb… Get Me Out of Right here! finale.
Ten is but to substantiate the episode’s date, which will probably be a dwell occasion after the remainder of the season was pre-recorded late final 12 months in northern New South Wales.
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