What Now

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What Now
This is the current What Now logo. It has been used from 2004-present
Genre	Childrens
Camera setup	Multi-Camera
Picture format	PAL
Running time	110 minutes (Non Commercial)
Starring	Serena Cooper, DJ Vinyl Richie, Charlie Panapa, Tamati Coffey, Camilla the Gorilla
Opening theme	Get up
Country of origin	New Zealand
Original channel	TV ONE 1981-1989 TV 2 (New Zealand) 1989-present
Original run	1981–Present
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What Now is a long running New Zealand children's program. It premiered in 1981. It is filmed before two live audiences, one in studio in Christchurch and another via satellite from a different location each week. This is an effort to allow more children to participate in the show who would not have the opportunity to do so if it were filmed only in Christchurch. The show was moved to TVNZ's Avalon studios in Lower Hutt in the late ninties till it was moved back to Christchurch in 2004.

What Now originally screened on Saturday mornings on TV 1 between 7:30AM and 10AM. Regular Cartoons included Super Ted and Inspector Gadget during the 1980s. The show moved to TV 2 in 1989 and then to Sunday mornings in 1996. An after school version of What Now also ran on TV 2 during the week between 1997 and 2002.

In 2003 the afternoon show was cancelled. But in 2004 a new version of the show was created, known as WNTV.

The current show has cartoons such as Camp Lazlo and segments such as House Of Pain, Spy Ryder, Snoop Daddy Bling, and singers Billy Bobs. There are also weekly competitions. The show is always one of the highest rated shows in New Zealand.