Channel 7’s reboot of This Is Your Life has been roasted by viewers, who described the show’s big return as “disjointed”, “messed up” and “an abomination”.
Sunday night’s premiere, presented by Seven presenter Melissa Doyle, focused on the life of Olympic swimming star Ian Thorpe, with appearances from a host of Australian sporting and media identities including Cathy Freeman, Grant Hackett, Layne Beachley and Merrick Watts and Tim “Rosso”. “Ross.
The episode, which lasted one hour and 45 minutes, also featured a performance by Jimmy Barnes.
But for many viewers, the long-awaited return of the show did not end well.
However, some seemed to be fans of the revamped format, particularly Doyle’s appointment as host:
The original This is your life The series, presented by Mike Willesee, premiered on Seven in 1975, before finally being relaunched on Nine in 1995, with Mike Munro as host.
In January this year, Seven announced that the show was returning to the network, hosted by Doyle.
This is your life airs on Channel 7 and 7Plus on Sundays at 7pm.