Wake Up (TV program)
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| genre = Breakfast television{{cite news |date=23 May 2014 |title=Channel Ten breakfast show Wake Up bids final farewell to viewers |work=news.com.au |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/channel-ten-breakfast-show-wake-up-bids-final-farewell-to-viewers/story-e6frfmyi-1226928429421 |accessdate=9 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523071923/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/channel-ten-breakfast-show-wake-up-bids-final-farewell-to-viewers/story-e6frfmyi-1226928429421 |archive-date=23 May 2014}}
| creator = Adam Boland{{cite news |last1=Willis |first1=Charlotte |date=23 January 2014 |title=Adam Boland's shock resignation from Channel 10 as Executive Producer of Wake Up |work=news.com.au |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/adam-bolands-shock-resignation-from-channel-10-as-executive-producer-of-wake-up/story-e6frfmyi-1226808529165 |accessdate=9 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123201500/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/adam-bolands-shock-resignation-from-channel-10-as-executive-producer-of-wake-up/story-e6frfmyi-1226808529165 |archive-date=23 January 2014}}
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| opentheme = "Gonna Make It" by Vydamo
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| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 147
| executive_producer = Steve Wood
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- Manly Beach, Sydney, New South Wales
- Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria (news updates)
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| network = Network Ten
| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|11|04|df=y}}
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- Breakfast (2012)
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Wake Up was an Australian breakfast television program produced by Network Ten. The show was hosted by Natarsha Belling and James Mathison. It aired weekday mornings from 6.30am to 8.30am, before Ten's morning talk show Studio 10.{{cite news|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Long haul for Wake Up, Studio 10 as first ratings emphasise uphill battle|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/11/long-haul-for-wake-up-studio-10-as-first-ratings-emphasise-uphill-battle.html|accessdate=6 January 2016|work=TV Tonight|date=5 November 2013}}{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Amy |date=17 May 2014 |title=Channel Ten set to finally scrap ratings disaster Wake Up. Will TV queen Kerri-Anne Kennerley be returning to our screens? |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/channel-ten-set-to-finally-scrap-ratings-disaster-wake-up-will-tv-queen-kerrianne-kennerley-be-returning-to-our-screens/news-story/05bf7ba45c65be541ba6319d13879824 |accessdate=9 September 2023}} Wake Up, launched on 4 November 2013, was presented from Queenscliff Surf Club at Manly Beach in Sydney, with Nuala Hafner presenting national news updates from a glass studio at Federation Square in Melbourne.{{cite news|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=TEN to Wake Up with "Tash, Tarsh & Matho"|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/07/ten-to-wake-up-with-tash-tarsh-matho.html|accessdate=6 January 2016|work=TV Tonight|date=18 July 2013}} Due to poor ratings, the show was cancelled just six months after its debut, on 21 May 2014, with the last episode airing 23 May 2014.{{Cite web |last=Lallo |first=Michael |date=2014-05-21 |title=Network Ten axes 150 jobs, Wake Up |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/network-ten-axes-150-jobs-wake-up-20140521-zrjr3.html |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}
Presenters
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| Presenter | Role | Tenure |
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| James Mathison | Co-host | 2013–2014 |
| Natarsha Belling | Co-host | 2013–2014 |
| Nuala Hafner | News | 2013–2014 |
=Reporters and contributors=
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| Presenter | Role |
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| Maude Garrett | Los Angeles correspondent |
| Michele Mahone | Entertainment correspondent |
| Sam Mac | Reporter |
| James Kerley | Online reporter |
| Jo Lamble | Psychologist |
| Monica Attard | Foreign affairs analyst |
| Andrew Rochford | Health reporter |
| Fr. Bob Maguire | "The World According to Fr. Bob" segment |
Natasha Exelby was originally a co-host alongside Belling and Mathison, but was dropped from the show less than three weeks after its launch due to a lack of chemistry.{{cite news|last1=Levy|first1=Megan|last2=Heffernan|first2=Madeleine|title=Natasha Exelby leaves Ten breakfast show Wake Up|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/natasha-exelby-leaves-ten-breakfast-show-wake-up-20131120-2xua2.html|accessdate=6 January 2016|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=20 November 2013}} Creator Adam Boland stated that he saw "genuine spark during show rehearsals" but that it did not translate on air.{{cite news|title=Natasha Exelby dumped from Wake Up|url=http://mumbrella.com.au/natasha-exelby-dumped-wake-tv-190769|accessdate=6 January 2016|work=mUmBRELLA|date=20 November 2013}}
Controversy
On 14 May 2014, the morning after the announcement of the 2014 Australian federal budget, Wake Up invited Prime Minister Tony Abbott to take part in an on-air forum involving members of the public. One of the participants, 85-year-old Brisbane pensioner Vilma Ward, began to ambush Abbott live on air, telling him "I've never heard such rubbish in all my life" referring to his plan to raise the pension age. Ward also called Abbott a "comedian". It later emerged that Ward had strong links with the Australian Labor Party dating back to the 1960s and had appeared in an election campaign brochure.{{cite news |last1=Killoran |first1=Matthew |date=14 May 2014 |title=Pensioner who attacked Tony Abbott on Wake Up program over Budget has a Labor past |work=The Courier Mail |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/pensioner-who-attacked-tony-abbott-on-wake-up-program-over-budget-has-a-labor-past/news-story/8e99f926f4f583404d244cf656be9fde |accessdate=9 September 2023}} Network Ten admitted they were not aware of Ward's links prior to the segment.{{cite news|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=TEN admits Wake Up "should have known" about Vilma's Labor links|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/05/ten-admits-wake-up-should-have-known-about-vilmas-labor-links.html|accessdate=6 January 2016|work=TV Tonight|date=15 May 2014}}
Reception
Following its first show, Wake Up was considered in some quarters as a vast improvement over its predecessor, Breakfast.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
Wake Up's first episode averaged 52,000 viewers nationally. A week after the first episode, the show had lost around half of its audience share, even rating lower than Breakfast (Wake Up
References
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Category:2013 Australian television series debuts
Category:2014 Australian television series endings
Category:Australian television news shows
Category:Breakfast television in Australia
Category:Australian English-language television shows
Category:Network 10 original programming