Sam Pang has been officially announced as the host for the 2024 Logie Awards.
The highly anticipated event will be broadcast live by Seven from The Star Sydney on Sunday, 18th August.
‘Hosting the Logies last year was an amazing experience and I’m thrilled to return in 2024,’ Pang said in a statement.
‘Adding to the excitement, Seven have also given me the green light to try new things this year, so I’m really looking forward to displaying my underappreciated and severely undeveloped song and dance skills.’
Jeff Howard, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Seven West Media, also expressed his enthusiasm for Pang’s return.
Sam Pang has been officially announced as the host for the 2024 Logie Awards
‘Sam Pang brought unabashed showbiz back to the Logies last year. He played a big part in the show drawing its biggest audience since 2017.’
‘We are delighted Sam is returning in August to host this year’s celebration of everything television.’
Nominations for the 64th TV Week Logie Awards will be revealed on Sunday, 23rd June.
This year’s event will feature significant changes to the award categories and judging process.
The highly anticipated event will be broadcast live by Seven from The Star Sydney on Sunday, 18th August
Three awards will be presented as ‘Most Popular,’ with nominees decided by a panel of independent industry experts before being voted on by the Australian public.
These categories include the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, the Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter, and the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent.
Additionally, the remaining 20 awards will be named ‘Best’ to combine the previous ‘Most Popular’ and ‘Most Outstanding’ categories.
Winners will be determined by a combined score from a judging panel, viewing data, and Australian public votes.
Channel Seven’s Logies telecast was a ratings blockbuster for the network in July, drawing in an impressive 877,000 viewers.
Fans have credited Sam for the show’s success, with many tuning in to the Logies for the first time just to see him host the show.
He was a big hit with viewers thanks to his blistering series of gags.
Channel Seven’s Logies telecast was a ratings blockbuster for the network in July last year, drawing in an impressive 877,000 viewers
Pang took aim at everything from reality TV to the scandalous private lives of celebrities.
Sam’s opening monologue included a dig at Married at First Sight, saying the controversial reality show is ‘a clear sign we’ll not make it as a species’.
He also joked about commercial TV’s lack of diversity.
‘I’m the first host in the history of the Logies to be half and half – half Channel Seven, half Channel Ten.’
Seven’s Logies broadcast was a major success for the network after they snatched up the broadcast rights from Channel Nine in 2022.
Sam’s opening monologue included a dig at Married at First Sight, saying the controversial reality show is ‘a clear sign we’ll not make it as a species’
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