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Hanging With
The title "Hanging With" written in dark blue lettering against a fluorescent light blue background. The title is outlined with a box, underneath the logo for Disney.
Hanging With title card used from 2018 onwards
Genre Children's
Presented by Ashleigh Wells
Tim Matthews
Siena Elchaar
Joel Maguire
Ella Victoria
Opening theme "Take Me Away"
by Clooney (2013–17)
"Feelin' Like"
by Ms. Triniti (2018–present)
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of series 7
Production
Executive producer(s) Vanessa Collier
Production location(s) Chief Entertainment, Sydney, New South Wales
Running time 2–3 minutes
Release
Original network Disney Channel
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 15 July 2013 (2013-07-15) – 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)

Hanging With is an Australian children's television series which airs on Disney Channel.

It premiered on 15 July 2013 as a short-form series dispersed between programs. The variety entertainment series airs 4:30pm (AEST) weekdays with hosts who act as the faces of Disney Channel. The hosts present Disney programming news, along with celebrity interviews, sketches, and other segments including crafts, games, quizzes and challenges. The hosts also produce factual field stories filmed outside of the studio. Its final hosts were Ashleigh Wells and Tim Matthews, along with supporting presenters Siena Elchaar, Joel Maguire and Ella Victoria.

The program typically aired for 36 weeks of the year, with regular breaks throughout. The final episode aired on 20 September 2019, ahead of the closure of the network in 2020.

Hosts

Main hosts

 Original   Final 

Role Name First Show Last Show
Host Naomi Sequeira 15 July 2013 20 February 2015
Ashleigh Wells 23 February 2015 20 September 2019
Host Adam Roberts 15 July 2013 15 December 2017
Tim Matthews December 2017 20 September 2019
  • Naomi Sequeira returned as a guest several times between 2015 and 2017 to promote her program The Evermoor Chronicles and from the set of her movie Rip Tide.
  • Ashleigh Wells joined the show as an entertainment reporter on 25 August 2014.

Supporting hosts

  • Georgia-May Davis (2017–18)
  • Siena Elchaar (2017–19)
  • Joel Maguire (2017–19)
  • Jackson Ryan (2017–18)
  • Ella Victoria (2017–19)

Time slots

  • From 2013 to 2017, Hanging With aired at 4:30pm (AEST) weekdays. The program returned to this slot in April 2019.
  • The program aired at 4:00pm (AEST) weekdays from November 2017 to July 2018.
  • The program aired at 5:00pm (AEST) weekdays from July 2018 to April 2019.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2014 ASTRA Awards Favourite Personality - Female Naomi Sequeira Nominated
2015 Most Outstanding Presenter - Female Nominated
2018 AACTA Awards Subscription Television Award for Best Female Presenter Ashleigh Wells Nominated
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