''Our Place'' was a short-lived Australian weekly

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programme broadcast on the

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during early 2005.

Overview

Hosts

Scott Cam Scott Cam (born 24 November 1962) is an Australian television presenter, a recipient of the Gold Logie appearing on several lifestyle programmes on the Nine Network. He is best known as the host of the hit reality TV renovation show '' The Bl ...

and

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were joined by experts, which included unrelated Simone Maher and Jackie Adams-Maher for pets,

Myles Baldwin Myles Cameron Baldwin (born 6 October 1978) is an Australian horticulturalist, landscape designer, writer and curator of the Australian Garden Show Sydney.

for gardening, Dr John Tickell for health,

Maggie Beer Maggie Beer (born Margaret Anne Ackerman, 19 January 1945) is an Australian chef, food author, restaurateur, and food manufacturer. Beer is one of the judges on ''The Great Australian Bake Off'' alongside Matt Moran and is also a regular guest ...

for food and Tara Dennis for home makeovers. After 17 years on Australian television

Don Burke Donald William Burke (born 16 July 1947) is an Australian television presenter, television producer, author and horticulturist. He is best known as the longtime host of ''Burke's Backyard'', a lifestyle program produced by his wife's company ...

's ''

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'' was cancelled at the end of 2004 and left the all important Friday evening 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. time slot, which led into Nine's '' Friday Night Football'', open. After much hype and anticipation ''Our Place'' hit the screens on 8 April 2005 (delayed by two weeks due to the broadcast of the

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's funeral).

Cancellation

However, after just five episodes, ''Our Place'' was cancelled due to poor ratings and broadcast its final show on Friday 27 May 2005. The time slot has since been occupied by reality shows such as ''

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'' and '' Survivor: Guatemala''. Channel 9 tried to revive the series to air during the non-ratings summer season, but there were no takers.

References

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Overview

Cancellation

See also

References