''The Daily Edition'' was an Australian afternoon entertainment show on the

Seven Network The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia ...

which was first broadcast on 17 June 2013 and ended on 26 June 2020. The show featured a combination of live breaking news, as well as live interviews with various personalities and entertainment updates, and aired between 2pm and 3pm on weekdays.

History

The show premiered on Monday 17 June 2013 and initially aired from 3pm to 4:30pm with hosts

Sally Obermeder Sally Obermeder (born 17 August 1973) is an Australian media personality and television presenter. Career Swiish In November 2012, Obermeder launched ''swiish.com'', a lifestyle blog.http://swiish.com/ Swiish – Sally Obermeder's lifestyle ...

Monique Wright Monique Wright (born 18 May 1973) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Wright is currently co-host of ''Weekend Sunrise''.

and

Kris Smith Kris Smith (born 20 August 1978) is an English Australian model, television presenter and former professional rugby league footballer. Career Rugby league In England, Smith played for a number of British Super League clubs including the Leed ...

. In its first episode, retired newsreader Ian Ross was the first studio guest of the show and singer

Robin Thicke Robin Alan Thicke (born March 10, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his 2013 hit single " Blurred Lines", which is one of the best-selling singles of all time. At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, h ...

was interviewed in a pre-recorded package. The first episode rated 71,000 across the metro audience, well behind rival program '' Nine News Now'' at 136,000 viewers. Its midnight replay was watched by 80,000 viewers. The second episode on 18 June rose to 90,000 viewers, closing the gap on the Nine Network's offering which rated 107,000 viewers. A midnight replay gathered 50,000 viewers. On 19 August 2013, ''The Daily Edition'' was reduced to finish at 4pm, due to ''Seven Afternoon News'' moving to 4pm. However a week later, ''The Daily Edition'' moved to an earlier timeslot of 2pm to 3pm allowing the show to go live, instead of being prerecorded by 45 minutes. It stayed in this timeslot until the end of its run. On 27 January 2014, ''The Daily Edition'' received new graphics and a new logo. In January 2015,

resigned from the show to focus on his new fitness business.

Monique Wright Monique Wright (born 18 May 1973) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Wright is currently co-host of ''Weekend Sunrise''.

also left in the same year following her maternity leave and returned to focus on her co-hosting duties on ''

Weekend Sunrise ''Weekend Sunrise'' is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network and currently hosted by Monique Wright and Matt Doran. History In 2005 the Seven Network replaced its struggling Sunday morning program ''Sunday ...

''. In November 2016,

Sarah Cumming Sarah Cumming is an Australian journalist. Career Cumming completed her Journalism degree at the University of South Australia, where she majored in International Relations. She covered many stories and gained a wealth of experience at a number ...

took over from

whilst she was on maternity leave with her second child by surrogate. She remained a permanent co-host upon Obermeder's return from maternity leave in September 2017, but left the show herself in November 2017. In December 2018, Tom Williams resigned from the

to pursue a career outside of television.

Ryan Phelan Ryan Phelan is an Australian television journalist, media personality and presenter. Phelan has previously presented news updates on ''The Morning Show'' and was co-host of '' The Daily Edition''. Career Phelan’s television career starte ...

replaced Williams as co-host from January 2019. On 19 June 2020 it was announced that despite solid ratings, ''The Daily Edition'' would be canceled due to ongoing economic pressures at the Seven Network. Prior to the final episode going to air on 26 June 2020,

was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault following a complaint made to police by his girlfriend. He was subsequently sacked by the Seven Network on 22 June 2020. Original co-host Tom Williams returned to co-present the final three episodes with Obermeder.

Presenters

References

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