ABC cancels panel show The Drum over poor ratings

ABC news director Justin Stevens says decision to axe show is ‘no reflection on the achievements of the team over the years’

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The ABC’s primetime panel show The Drum has been axed after more than a decade on air due to dwindling ratings.

Justin Stevens, the ABC’s news director, said the move was “no reflection on the achievements of the team over the years”, adding that the program had been a successful platform for “unearthing new talent from around Australia”.

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