Editing Midday (Australian TV program) (section)

==Post-''Midday'' and legacy==
Following the program's demise in November 1998, the following year, Kerri-Anne was appointed to co-host the cooking show ''[[What's Cooking? (Australian TV series)|What's Cooking]]'', alternating host [[Geoff Jansz]]'s cooking segments with her interviews which were not related to cooking. This was seen as an awkward change to the show, which was axed at the end of that year, causing Kerri-Anne to leave the network, openly criticising the format that ''What's Cooking'' was given.<ref name=kak/> After spending some time in other media and a second stint at Network Ten, Kerri-Anne returned to Nine to host ''[[Mornings with Kerri-Anne|Mornings with Kerri-Anne (later shortened to ''Kerri-Anne'')]]'', a morning talk show with some similarities to ''Midday'', but without a live audience (except on an occasional basis)  and with heavy [[infomercial]] content.<ref name=kak/> ''Kerri-Anne'' was eventually replaced with a new incarnation of ''Mornings ''(now ''[[Today Extra]]'') presented by [[David Campbell (singer)|David Campbell]] and [[Sonia Kruger]] in 2012. Kruger later resigned from the program and the network at the end of 2019, with former ''Today'' news presenter [[Sylvia Jeffreys]] announced as her replacement.

''Midday'' and various memorable events associated with the program continue to be regularly recalled in the Australian media, including an incident when an entertainer appeared to juggle chainsaws and live kittens which prompted complaints.<ref>{{cite news |last=Morri|first=Mark|date=31 December 2014|title=Noise complaints lead to discovery of cannabis plants in garage at Bondi|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/noise-complaints-lead-to-discovery-of-cannabis-plants-in-garage-at-bondi/news-story/a06a8678d1f0222d081b098397bffcab|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref>

Another ''Midday'' incident often referred to occurred in 1996 when host Kerri-Anne Kennerley, following a serious political discussion, coaxed Federal Treasurer [[Peter Costello]] into learning the ''[[Macarena]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gibson|first=Jano|date=18 April 2007|title=Dancing with KAK and Kevin |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/dancing-with-kak-and-kevin-20070418-gdpxxe.html|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Enker|first=Debi|date=28 February 2008|title=Being Kerri-Anne|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/being-kerri-anne-20080228-ge6s2c.html|work=[[The Age]]|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref>

In 2020, media personality [[Lisa Wilkinson]] recalled a tense exchange she had with Nine boss [[Kerry Packer]] after being a guest on ''Midday'' in her capacity as the editor of ''[[Cleo (magazine)|Cleo]]'', also owned by Packer.<ref name=packer>{{cite news |last=Bond|first=Nick|date=5 August 2020|title=Lisa Wilkinson reveals tense confrontation with Kerry Packer|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/lisa-wilkinson-reveals-tense-confrontation-with-kerry-packer/news-story/0fb243a61e72954282df20cb6c665747|work=[[news.com.au]]|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref> During her appearance on ''Midday'', Wilkinson had revealed she had decided to discontinue the nude centrefold but had done so without consulting Packer which prompted him to immediately phone her to discuss the matter.<ref name=packer/>

In 2019, there were unsubstantiated reports the Seven Network was considering relaunching their own version of ''Midday''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Knox|first=David|date=9 October 2019|title=Seven rebooting midday show?|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/10/rumour-seven-rebooting-midday-show.html|work=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref> Also that same year, the Nine Network launched ''Australia's Top 10 Of Everything'', a show featuring a look at all things nostagia including clips of interviews and segments from past and present flagship Nine programs including clips from ''Midday''. Since the programs inception in 2019,it has been rerun numerous times.

Ongoing tension between ''Midday'' hosts Derryn Hinch and Kerri-Anne Kennerley has also kept attention on the program.<ref name=kak/><ref>{{cite news |last=Knox|first=David|date=1 April 2020|title=KAK v Hinch: Who hosted Midday better?|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/04/kak-v-hinch-who-hosted-midday-better.html|work=TV Tonight|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bucklow|first=Andrew|date=1 April 2020|title=Kerri-Anne Kennerley blasts Derryn Hinch for calling her a 'cockroach'|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/kerrianne-kennerley-blasts-derryn-hinch-for-calling-her-a-cockroach/news-story/d6d9f6db2d153af5aafa7a804a250095|work=news.com.au|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref>

In 2020, there was reported speculation that the Nine Network was considering relaunching the ''Midday'' show in the near future with Kerri-Anne Kennerley and [[Samantha Armytage]] touted as potential hosts.<ref>{{cite news|last=Knox|first=David|date=9 October 2019|title=Kerri Anne Kennerley's secret plan to switch networks revealed|url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/tv/kerri-anne-kennerley-2020-new-job-64940|work=Now To Love|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Knox|first=David|date=9 October 2019|title=Sam Armytage and Kerri-Anne Kennerley at war over work!|url=https://www.newidea.com.au/sam-armytage-kerri-anne-kennerley|work=New Idea|access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> Should a revival ever proceed, it is likely that the potential refreshed program would move away from the 80s, 90s variety halcyon days and replicate a format similar to ''Today Extra'' with heavy informercial content.