Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth was an Australian comedy television series produced by FremantleMedia which aired on the Nine Network in 2011.
[2] After critical reviews, hostile social media reaction and poor ratings, the Nine Network cancelled the show after three episodes had aired.
During the broadcast of the first episode, reaction on Twitter was hostile, with many users speculating the show would be axed.
[5] Ratings for the first episode dropped significantly as it aired, with around 805,000 watching the program when it began following Top Gear.
[9] A third episode went to air in a delayed timeslot of 10:40 pm, but ratings dropped further to 189,000 viewers and on 23 February, Channel Nine announced the show had been cancelled.