Robin, Terry and Bob show reportedly in ‘crisis talks’ following ratings slump

Robin Bailey, Terry Hansen and Bob Gallagher have reportedly held crisis talks after the recent radio ratings survey saw them suffer a drop in listeners.

A slump in ratings has reportedly driven 97.3FM’s breakfast team into crisis talks, but the station are adamant there won’t be changes to the line-up in 2021.

The team of Robin Bailey, Terry Hansen and Bob Gallagher were reunited on air this year after a three-year hiatus, but it hasn’t been smooth sailing for the trio since their return.

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In the latest GfK radio survey, released early this month, the 97.3FM breakfast show slumped to the bottom of the pile in sixth spot with a nine per cent share of the audience.

They were bettered by their three FM rivals as well as 4BC and ABC Brisbane on the AM dial.

Brisbane's 97.3FM's Robin Bailey (centre), Terry Hansen and Bob Gallagher have suffered a ratings slump. Picture: Peter Wallis.

In a concern for the network, it was a 0.9 point dip from their previous result, which was the first ratings survey since a five-month pause during the COVID-19 lockdown.

However, despite the reported talks, ARN’s chief content officer Duncan Campbell said there wouldn’t be any changes to the line-up in 2021.

“Having the opportunity for Robin and Terry to return to 97.3FM this year was a great win for ARN and is part of our long-term strategy for the station,” he said.

“There is momentum building for 97.3FM which we expect to see impact the station and the Robin, Terry and Bob Breakfast Show in 2021.”

97.3FM dropped presenters Bianca Dye and Mick Van Acker this time last year citing poor results, before the team jumped back to the top of the pile in their last survey in December.

Bailey and Hansen were then reinstated with Gallagher in January.

The final ratings survey of 2020 will be released next month.