Overview

• Seven says Tuesday’s farewell was the show’s highest‑rated episode this year, with thousands of fan messages in its Goodbye Irene campaign.
• Lynne McGranger’s departure ends a 33‑year tenure widely cited as the longest for a woman in Australian serial television.
• The exit centered on Irene’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and was framed as a concise, uplifting send‑off set to Jessica Mauboy’s While I Got Time.
• Producers chose a short farewell rather than a prolonged on‑screen decline suitable for a 7pm slot, with final scenes filmed in March.
• McGranger shifts to stage work including The Grandparents Club tour as Seven launches a new promo teasing upcoming 2025 storylines.