Editing Hey Hey It's Saturday (section)

{{Short description|1971–1999; 2010 Australian variety television series}}
{{About|the 1971–1999 Australian television program|the 1990–1991 British program of the same name|Hey, Hey, It's Saturday! (UK TV programme)}}
{{Redirect|HHiS|"HHIs" as a plural acronym|HHI (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2011}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = New Hey Hey It's Saturday Logo.png
| caption              = 2010 ''Hey Hey It's Saturday'' logo
| genre                = Variety
| creator              =
| developer            = 
| writer               = 
| director             = Peter Ots<br />Ray Punjer<br />Scott Duncan<br />Andrew Cooper
| creative_director    = 
| presenter            = [[Daryl Somers]]
| starring             = <br />[[Jacki MacDonald]]<br />[[John Blackman]]<br />[[Andrew Fyfe (cartoonist)|Andrew Fyfe]]<br />[[Russell Gilbert]]<br />[[Livinia Nixon]]<br />[[Denise Drysdale]]<br />[[Ossie Ostrich]]<br />[[Plucka Duck]]<br />Dickie Knee<br />[[Red Symons]]<br />[[Wilbur Wilde]]<br />[[Molly Meldrum]]<br />[[John-Michael Howson]]
| judges               = Red Symons<br />(Red Faces segment)
| voices               = John Blackman
| narrated             = 
| theme_music_composer = 
| opentheme            = 
| endtheme             = 
| composer             = 
| country              = Australia
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 29 (1971–1977, 1979–1999, 2009–2010, 2021, 2022)
| num_episodes         = 500+
| executive_producer   = Daryl Somers<br>Gavan Disney
| producer             = Bob Phillips<br />[[Pam Barnes (Australian television producer)|Pam Barnes]]<br />Jenny Parr<br>Jim Burnett<br>Ernie Carroll
| editor               = 
| location             = [[GTV (Australia)|GTV]] [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] (1971–1999, 2009–2010)
| cinematography       = 
| camera               = [[Multiple-camera setup]]
| runtime              = 3 hrs <small>(1971–83)</small><br />2 hrs <small>(1984–99, 2009–10)<br />(including commercials)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionau.com/tvguide.htm|title=Classic TV Guides|date=6 June 2012}}</ref></small>
| company              = [[Somers Carroll Productions]]<br> United Media Productions<br>DAS Entertainment
| network              = [[Nine Network]] (1971–1999, 2009, 2010)<br />[[Seven Network]] (2021, 2022)
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1971|10|9|df=y}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|1999|11|20|df=y}} (first run)<br />30 September and 7 October 2009 (reunion specials)<br />14 April 2010&nbsp;–&nbsp;27 November 2010 (second run) <br/>10 October 2021 and 17 April 2022 (anniversary specials)
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'''''Hey Hey It's Saturday''''' is a long-running [[variety show|variety]] television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 28 years on the [[Nine Network]] from 9 October 1971 to 20 November 1999, with a recess in 1978. Its host throughout its entire run was [[Daryl Somers]], who later also became [[executive producer]] of the program. The original producer, Gavan Disney, left the program in December 1990<ref>Simon Kent, 'Hey, Hey, Daryl, It Wasn't Always Like This', ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 2 June 1991 p. 24</ref> and Somers then formed a production company, [[Somers Carroll Productions]], with comedy writer and on-screen partner [[Ernie Carroll]], the performer of Somers' [[ostrich|pink ostrich]] puppet sidekick [[Ossie Ostrich]]. Carroll retired in 1994, and Ossie was no longer featured in the show.

On 25 July 2009, the Nine Network announced the show would return for two reunion specials in late 2009 and hinted if they rated strongly, the show could return full-time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hey Hey It's Saturday Back on Nine |work=[[NineMSN]] |pages=1 |date=25 July 2009 |url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/841703/hey-hey-its-saturday-back-on-nine |access-date=25 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727023118/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/841703/hey-hey-its-saturday-back-on-nine |archive-date=27 July 2009 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The first reunion show aired on 30 September 2009, and the second on 7 October, and both won the ratings on their respective nights. However, the reunion also received negative international attention for [[#The Jackson Jive|a segment]] featuring performers in [[blackface]].<ref name=abcred/>

On 7 December 2009, it was announced that the show was planned to return in 2010 with 20 episodes.<ref name=wott>{{cite news|url=http://whatsonthetube.net/hey-hey-it%27s-saturday-returns-april-14 |title=Hey Hey It's Saturday returns April&nbsp;14 |work=What's On The Tube |date=26 March 2010 |access-date=26 March 2010 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Broadcast of the 20 episodes were split into two groups with a break between them, with the revival premiering on Wednesday 14 April 2010. The second group was broadcast on Saturday nights from 16 October 2010 with the season finale on 27 November 2010. Due to falling ratings and high production costs, the show was not renewed for a new season in 2011.<ref name=tvt2010/>

A 50th anniversary special, ''Hey Hey It's 50 Years'', aired on the [[Seven Network]] on 10 October 2021, which is 50 years and one day after the show debuted.<ref name=anniversary2/><ref name=hey50thair>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/09/airdate-hey-hey-its-50-years.html|title=Airdate: Hey Hey It's 50 Years|website=[[TV Tonight]]|date=26 September 2021|access-date=26 September 2021|first=David|last=Knox}}</ref>

The show's website has since been turned into a paid [[Streaming media|streaming service]] where people can get access to full episodes and clips from the show for a monthly fee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hey Hey It's Saturday – On Demand! |url=https://heyhey.tv/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=heyhey.tv |language=en-AU}}</ref>