Despite pulling in great ratings, and showcasing great frocks, TV’s night of nights was described as boring and forgettable

Despite pulling in great ratings and showcasing great frocks, TV’s night of nights was described by viewers as boring and forgettable, writes Karlie Rutherford.

After a two-year hiatus Australian TV’s night of nights, The TV Week Logie Awards, was back and with a vengeance.

It was the highest rating non-news show on Monday nightt, pulling in 885,000 metro viewers and 1.2 million nationally, including regional areas for the Nine Network.

This is a touch up from when The Logies was last screened in 2019 and pulled in 1.18 million viewers across the country.

People at home wanted to watch. Maybe because there wasn’t anything else on free to air? Or maybe because we really did miss this beloved event!

And those present at The Gold Coast Convention Centre came to play. There wasn’t a low key outfit in sight.

Gold Logie Nominee Sonia Kruger on the red carpet.

Not only did Tony Armstrong win the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent but he also won the red carpet with his suit choice.

The red carpet was one that could have taken place at the Academy Award.

There were ball gowns galore and the men (looking at you ABC Sports Presenter Tony Armstrong) didn’t just throw on any old suit. Heck, there was even a Spice Girl present!

Julia Morris during her opening monologue at the 2022 TV WEEK Logie Awards. Picture: Channel 9

However, despite all this, the ceremony itself still fell flat. Or, in the words of many on social media, it was “boring” and “forgettable.”

Australia is full of funny and intelligent people. Just look at some of the shows and people that took home gongs. Hamish Blake, Kitty Flanagan, Guy Pearce, Jacki Weaver, The Newsreader, Have You Been Paying Attention. I mean, Bluey! That’s quite the hit list.

But the awkward “bits” the poor presenters had to do before each award were hard to watch.

Without stating the obvious, a lot has changed since the awards took place.

Chrissie Swan and Karl Stefanovic brought some fun. Picture: Channel 9

Society has moved on. So maybe we can now do away with this scripted awkwardness. Unless of course, the presenters want to do it themselves.

The Project’s Chrissie Swan playful roasting of Today’s Karl Stefanovic, saying “I came to rehearsal so I get to do the announcement” was a lovely little interlude — because Swan went off script. It was real. And funny.

Abbie Chatfield bringing the glam to the red carpet.

In delivering the introduction to the night Gold Logie nominee Julia Morris said, “I just don’t want to get cancelled.”

But there are definitely ways, in 2022, that you can be funny and not get cancelled.

Clearly there is an appetite for The Logies. The celebrities and viewers think so.

We should be marking and celebrating the incredible talent this country has to offer.

The awards themselves are not the issue, it’s the ceremony itself. It too should be world class!

And if all else fails, next year let us ask the cast from Gogglebox Australia (which won the award for Most Popular Light Entertainment Program) to commentate the show next year. Now, that would be funny.