ABC left stunned over Logies snub
THE backlash over the Logies nominations list continued yesterday with ABC sources furious.
THE backlash over the Logies nominations list continued yesterday with ABC sources revealing executives at the public broadcaster were stunned The Gruen Transfer had failed to receive a nomination in the most popular light entertainment program category.
The program, which attracts 1.6-1.7 million viewers nationally compared to The Circle's 70,000, failed to earn a nomination in any category yet is regarded as one of the more original and successful programs on primetime ABC TV.
Nominations in the category instead went to Good News Week, the axed Hey Hey It's Saturday, Sunrise, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation and The Circle .