Editing Young Talent Time (section)

===Final years===
In 1988, an episode of Young Talent Time was shot in the United States. The two-hour special, ''Young Talent Time at Universal Studios'', aired on 13 August 1988.

In its final years, Young Talent Time began to struggle for ratings, particularly following the decision of the [[Nine Network]] to move its popular early morning variety show ''[[Hey Hey It's Saturday]]'' to the 6:30 pm slot in 1985, which put it in direct competition to Young Talent Time.

After four years of dwindling ratings, in October 1988 Network Ten finally decided to move ''YTT'' to Friday nights at 7.30 pm, but the change did not help. The show was cancelled three months later. The general manager of Channel 10 Melbourne, Renny Cunnack, announced on 25 January 1989 that ''Young Talent Time'' would "not be resuming production in 1989". Cunnack himself was dismissed as General Manager three months later. The following day on Australia Day in 1989, the Young Talent Time cast performed a concert at the [[Sidney Myer Music Bowl]] in Melbourne.

Near the end of 1988, Johnny Young had invested a large amount of money in building his own TV studio complex in [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]] with the intention of producing the show himself and leasing it to Channel 10 but the termination of the show ended this plan and he was forced to sell his family home to finance his debts.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/familiar-twinkle-stands-the-test-of-time-20140213-32juu.html Familiar twinkle stands the test of time], By Lawrence Money, 15 February 2014, The Sydney Morning Herald</ref><ref>[http://www.milesago.com/Artists/YoungJ.htm Johnny Young], MILESAGO - Groups & Solo Artists -</ref>

Network Ten continued airing compilation episodes in early 1989, initially as ''The Best of Young Talent Time'' at 7.30 on Friday nights, then as ''Young Talent Time Favorites'' at 11.00 on Saturday mornings. The last of these aired in Melbourne on Saturday 1 April 1989.

On September 26, 2021, Channel 10 aired a special anniversary edition of Young Talent Time. It marked the show's 50th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-20|title=Channel 10 revives Young Talent Time with 50th anniversary special featuring Tina Arena & Dannii Minogue|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/young-talent-time-reunion-2021/|access-date=2021-12-26|website=The Music Network}}</ref>