wˈɔltɚ lˈɜːnɪŋ ʌvðə kˈænbɚɹə tˈaɪmz kəmpˈɛɹd ðə θɹˈiː ʃˈoʊz, wˈɪtʃ "vˈaɪ fɚðə jˈʌŋɡɚɹ ˈɔːdiəns" ænd fˈaʊnd ðˈæt "bˈændstænd mˈʌst wˈɪn hˈændz dˈaʊn" æz kˈɑːl dʒˈɔɪ "hɐz nˈoʊ lˈaɪf" ænd mˈeɪz ʃˈoʊ "sˈʌfɚz fɹʌm ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈɛfɚt ɔnðə pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˈɔːl kənsˈɜːnd.
Walter Learning of The Canberra Times compared the three shows, which "vie for the younger audience" and found that "Bandstand must win hands down" as Col Joye "has no life" and May's show "suffers from over effort on the part of all concerned.