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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Amanda Meade

Insiders the only ABC current affairs show to grow broadcast audience as Q+A numbers collapse

Insiders host David Speers
Hosted by David Speers since 2020, Insiders is moving production from Melbourne to Canberra, resulting in the loss of two Melbourne studio-based jobs. Photograph: ABC

Insiders is the only ABC current affairs show to grow its broadcast audience since 2019, lifting its TV numbers by 4% while Q+A dropped by 36% and Four Corners by 19%, as audiences abandoned traditional broadcast television.

The show, now in its 21st year, has bucked the trend which has seen Australian Story fall by 16% between 2019 and 2022; Foreign Correspondent by 22% and 7.30 by 4%, according to an internal presentation for executives seen by Guardian Australia.

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