Dr Chris Brown’s new duties at Channel Seven have been revealed amid news his renovation show Dream Home has been axed.
The TV presenter, 46, will continue hosting Dancing With The Stars alongside co-host Sonia Kruger while taking up a new animal adventure series called Once In A Lifetime.
Announced at Seven’s Upfronts on Wednesday, Brown’s new show will see him embark on ‘global wildlife journeys’ with Australian stars like Amanda Keller, Mick Molloy, Matt Preston and Kate Ritchie.
Seven made no mention of Dream Home making a return to the network for 2025.
Dr Chris fronted the new renovation series when it hit screens earlier this year after jumping ship from Channel Ten where he was the host of I’m A Celebrity…. Get Me Out Of Here!
Daily Mail Australia broke the news earlier this week that the network had no plans to include the reality TV show in its 2025 line-up.
‘Sadly Dream Home which announced casting for season two mid last year has had the rug pulled from under it,’ an insider claimed.
‘Dream Home wasn’t the dream show Channel Seven wanted it to be.’
The news has sparked fears for Dr Chris’ TV career after he fronted extremely popular I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! alongside Julia Morris for several years.
After leaving Ten he was replaced by Robert Irwin.
The veterinarian signed a contract with Seven in 2023, reportedly worth $1million per year.
‘There really hasn’t been the noise or the ratings worth stealing Dr Chris Brown off Network Ten,’ the source added.
‘Which was a big shock to the industry when they poached him in 2023.
‘Dream Home was supposed to be the Seven network’s answer to The Block, but it failed to excite audiences.’
Dream Home was by no means a ratings disaster for Seven, with its May premiere raking in a total national TV reach of 2,253,000.
The popularity had waned as the series progressed however, with the finale attracting just 807,000 national viewers.
While smaller, the Dream Home finale still beat MasterChef on Ten, which saw 689,000 viewers that week, and Tipping Point Australia – Olympic Specials on Nine, which attracted 679,000 viewers.
Channel Seven also made no mention of SAS Australia at their Upfronts on Wednesday after the show was rumoured to return in 2025.
It comes after host Ant Middleton claimed fan favourite Merrick Watts would be making a return to the show as a DS team member – which Merrick subsequently refuted.
A TV insider confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that the show has been rested.
‘No crew has been booked. No location has been sourced. There is no SAS Australia, but the network will hold onto the rights, so maybe it will be back in 2026,’ the source said.
It was also claimed Ant had been having ‘very real’ conversations about the show’s format, hoping to bring in Home and Away star Kate Ritchie as a participant.
‘There were very real conversations about SAS and Ant was pitching ideas on how to make changes to the format,’ the source added.
‘However, those ideas never should have made it out of the boardroom. In fact, neither Richie or Watts management were even called in for a meeting.
‘Both were asked about their involvement and bizarrely had no idea what Middleton was talking about.’