''The Late Show'' is an Australian television variety series which aired from 1957 to 1959 on Melbourne station

HSV-7 HSV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia. It is part of the Seven Network, one of the three main commercial television networks in Australia, its first and oldest station. It launched in time for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melb ...

. Aired on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and competing in the time-slot with

GTV-9 GTV is a commercial television station in Melbourne, Australia, owned by the Nine Network. The station is currently based at studios at 717 Bourke Street, Docklands. History GTV-9 was amongst the first television stations to begin regular t ...

's popular ''

In Melbourne Tonight ''In Melbourne Tonight'', also known as ''IMT'', was a highly popular nightly Logie award-winning Australian variety television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 6 May 1957 to 1970. Overview Graham Kennedy was the show's main host and ...

'', the series included a mix of music and comedy. People who hosted the series during its run included John D'Arcy,

Bert Newton Albert Watson Newton (23 July 1938 – 30 October 2021) was an Australian media personality. He was a Logie Hall of Fame inductee, quadruple Gold Logie award-winning entertainer and radio, theatre and television personality and presenter. Newt ...

and original host

Noel Ferrier Noel Ferrier AM (20 December 193016 October 1997) was an Australian television personality, comedian, stage and film actor, raconteur and theatrical producer. He was a regular panelist in Graham Kennedy's popular game show '' Blankety Blanks ( ...

. The 22 August 1957 edition of ''

The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory ...

'' newspaper said of Bert Newton's debut on the series: Although kinescope recording and later video-tape existed during the run of the series, the archival status of the show is unknown, although the Noel Ferrier episodes are reported to be lost, and it is possible the other episodes were also

wiped Lost television broadcasts are mostly those early television programs which cannot be accounted for in studio archives (or in personal archives) usually because of deliberate destruction or neglect. Common reasons for loss A significant prop ...

, given the highly erratic survival rate of Australian television of the era (with Sydney-produced soap opera '' Autumn Affair'' surviving near-intact, while the Melbourne version of game show ''Tell the Truth'' being completely lost). ''The Late Show'' was replaced on HSV-7's schedule by ''

Club Seven ''Club Seven'' is an early United States television series, which aired from 12 August 1948 to 1951 on ABC. Some episodes were 30 minutes, while others were 15 minutes. Overview The series was a live television variety show set in a mock night ...

''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Late Show, The (1957 Tv series) 1957 Australian television series debuts 1959 Australian television series endings Australian variety television shows Black-and-white Australian television shows English-language television shows Australian live television series Seven Network original programming