Sonia Kruger to Host

TV Tonight have announced Sonia Kruger (Dancing with the Stars) is in negotiations with Nine to sign a long term contract that will see her host a "morning show" (step aside Kerri Anne!), Big Brother, and be involved with The Olympic Games coverage.

DWTS has proven her interviewing skills and ability to ad lib. It sounds like a good fit.

It is not known yet how many hosts there will be on Nine's version of the show. If they again have spin-off shows like Ten did with FNL, Big Mouth, Uncut, Adults Only, Up Late, and The Insider, there may be more hosts yet to be announced. It sounds like Sonia will be the main "Evictions" live host. There is likely also a position of narrator to be filled for Daily Shows. No reason Sonia couldn't do this to keep the cast small.  I'm still hoping Mikey G will be asked back for that role though.

Nine's 2012 Schedule Prediction

Nine announce their 2012 programming schedule next week. They have already hinted they will kick off the year with The Block stripped at 7pm.  That will probably run Feb-Apr.

I'm guessing BB will run May-Aug as it did in the past in the same timeslot, finishing up before The Olympic Games.

After The Olympics we are likely to see another season of The Celebrity Apprentice fill the space.

We'll see how I did after the big announcement during the week.