Cheez TV

Cheez TV
GenreChildren's television
Developed byBill McQueen
Directed byBernie Zelvis
Todd Decker
Presented byJade Gatt
Ryan Lappin
Lenka Kripac
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes2,547
Production
ProducerJan stradling
Production locationPyrmont, New South Wales
Running time90 minutes
Original release
NetworkNetwork Ten
Release17 July 1995 (1995-07-17) –
20 August 2005 (2005-08-20)
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Cheez TV was an Australian children's cartoon show, hosted by Ryan Lappin and Jade Gatt, that aired on weekday mornings on Network Ten. It began broadcasting on 17 July 1995 and it ended on 31 December 2004 with the presenters leaving. After eight months of being without presenters, it officially ended on 20 August 2005, and was replaced with Toasted TV.

In January 2016, Lappin and Gatt launched the official Cheez TV Facebook page with the help of friend and podcaster Brendan Dando. The page features full episodes of the show from its original run, behind the scenes photos and competitions.

Cheez TV was the first show in Australia to have an internet address in 1995.[1]

Gatt and Lappin reunited during 2017 and started a brief Twitch series called Cheez Live where they played video games, shared reviews of movies, read fan mail, or just had fun hanging out with their viewers. Despite it being popular, they reformatted it into a Youtube channel and podcast called The Jade and Ryan Show in 2018, which didn't last for very long. Before the year ended, the pair announced the cancellation of the show and went their separate ways (similar to what happened to the end of the original TV show). It is unknown what the cause of the breakup was, and they have since deleted all of their social media websites, however the official Cheez TV Facebook Fan page still operates. Their last public appearance was hosting the Australian 'SO POP' music festival in February 2019.

  1. ^ Daly, Mike (31 August 1995). "Word of mouse on television's Net assets". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 48. Retrieved 9 July 2024. Ten, which at least has an email link to its Cheez TV children's early morning cartoon show, says it's also exploring possibilities...