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The Project has gone. Does its ‘serious news’ replacement deliver?

Channel 10 replaced the long-running show The Project with 10 News+, which aired for the first time on Monday evening.
The Project was axed last week after poor ratings, prompting Network 10 to launch 10 News+ as part of a major brand consolidation.
10 News+ features co-anchors Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace, with a tightly curated mix including a 20-minute investigation into Melbourne mother Debbie Voulgaris’s drug smuggling case.
The new show drew just 25,000 viewers in Perth and 291,000 nationally, losing to ABC reruns and facing criticism as boring and disappointing.
This launch marks Network 10’s strategic shift to a unified 10 brand, aiming to deliver future-focused entertainment and deepen streaming content offerings.

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Herald Sun

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Channel 10’s new hope falls flat after The Project’s axing

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2 months ago·Melbourne, Australia

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The West Australian

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‘Boring as bats..t’: Channel 10’s news show dubbed Temu ACA

Channel 10’s replacement for the axed Project has flopped with Perth viewers, beaten by reruns on the ABC and derided online as a boring, Temu-version of a current affairs program.

2 months ago·Australia

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Sydney Morning Herald

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The Project has gone. Does its ‘serious news’ replacement deliver?

Ten officially entered its News+ era on Monday night, which invites the critical question: News plus … what?

2 months ago·Sydney, Australia

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News

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Network 10 to air The Project replacement, 10News+

Channel 10’s replacement for The Project will air for the first time on Monday evening as part of the Network’s latest bid for a ratings win.

2 months ago

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The Project's Instagram Account Has Gone Rogue After The Show Was Axed By Network 10

The Project's Instagram account has gone rogue after Network 10 axed the show in early June, with its final episode airing last Friday.

2 months ago

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Mediaweek

Network 10 streaming claims biggest year yet

While reporting on its first half of the 2025 calendar year, Network 10 has reported a 16% year-on-year growth for its streaming platforms. It’s biggest year to date. The network has said that combined, 10 linear and streaming has reached 22.5 million viewers in 2025, with 15 million Australians watching every month. Earlier this week it exhibited confidence by rebranding its 10play.com.au service as 10, the first Australian network to unify its…

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