▁He ▁hosted ▁the ▁A FI ▁awards ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁presented ▁the ▁ABC ▁show ▁Str ict ly ▁Dan cing . ▁ ▁Mc D erm ott ▁reun ited ▁with ▁Robinson ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁host ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁ABC ▁variety ▁program , ▁The ▁S ides how , ▁a ▁show ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁The ▁Big ▁G ig . ▁It ▁premier ed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁quickly ▁built ▁a ▁strong ▁cult ▁audience . ▁ ▁However , ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁poor ▁programming , ▁the ▁show ▁did ▁not ▁rate ▁well ▁and ▁was ▁cancel led ▁after ▁its ▁initial ▁run ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁episodes . ▁ ▁Mc D erm ott ▁says ▁he ▁was ▁sad den ed ▁by ▁The ▁S ides how ''' s ▁can cellation ▁as ▁he ▁believed ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁excellent ▁ven ue ▁for ▁perform ers ▁of ▁alternative ▁work ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁achieved ▁ratings ▁success ▁if ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁allowed ▁to ▁continue . ▁ ▁Mc D erm ott ▁returned ▁to ▁regular ▁television ▁hosting ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁as ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁Room ▁ 1 0 1 , ▁an ▁Australian ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁long ▁running ▁British ▁TV ▁Show ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁air ing ▁on ▁S BS ▁One . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Mc D erm ott ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁ABC ▁as ▁present er ▁of ▁qu iz ▁show ▁Think