ABC cancels panel show The Drum over poor ratings

The ABC says The Drum’s main hosts Julia Baird, Ellen Fanning and Dan Bouchier will stay on in various other roles. The show has been cancelled after more than a decade on air. Photograph: Danny Casey/AAP

The ABC’s primetime panel show The Drum has been axed after more than a decade on air due to dwindling ratings.

Justin Stevens, the ABC’s news director, said the move was “no reflection on the achievements of the team over the years”, adding that the program had been a successful platform for “unearthing new talent from around Australia”.