List of Undercover Boss Australia episodes

Undercover Boss Australia is the Australian incarnation of the Undercover Boss franchise. The first series features 6 episodes and premiered on Network Ten on 18 October 2010.[1] A second series is planned for 2011[2] which began airing on 12 September 2011.[3]

Contents

Summary

Series Episodes Originally aired
Series premiere Series finale
1 6 18 October 2010 22 November 2010
2 8[4] 12 September 2011[3] 31 October 2011

Series 1

№ Title "Boss" Original airdate
1 "Domino's Pizza Australia" Don Meij 18 October 2010 (2010-10-18)
Don Meij, Chief Executive Officer of Domino's Pizza Australia goes undercover and returns to where he started out in the business at various entry-level jobs.[5][6] 
2 "Veolia Environmental Services" Peter Murray 25 October 2010 (2010-10-25)
Veolia Environmental Services Director of Operations, Peter Murray, returns to the entry level jobs where he started his work for Veolia.[7][8] 
3 "Boost Juice" Janine Allis 1 November 2010 (2010-11-01)
Janine Allis, founder and CEO of Boost Juice, goes undercover and works in Boost Juice bars and a mobile van as well as the company's latest venture, Salsa's Fresh Mex Grill.[6][9] 
4 "Big 4 Holiday Parks" Ray Schleibs 8 November 2010 (2010-11-08)
Newly appointed CEO of Big 4 Holiday Parks, Ray Schleibs, temporarily steps down from his position to go undercover in his business.[10][11] 
5 "Toga Hospitality" Rachel Argaman 15 November 2010 (2010-11-15)
Rachel Argaman goes undercover in hotels which Toga provides staffing for.[12][13] 
6 "Ritchies IGA" Fred Harrison 22 November 2010 (2010-11-22)
Fred Harrison goes undercover in Ritchies IGA stores across Australia. At one location he is sacked due to poor performance.[14][15] 

Series 2

№ Title "Boss" Original airdate
1 "Great Southern Railway" Tony Braxton-Smith 12 September 2011 (2011-09-12)
CEO of Great Southern Railway, Tony Braxton-Smith, goes undercover where he will be unloading luggage, cleaning, making beds, cooking in the kitchens and serving guests in the restaurants.[3][16][17] 
2 "Hog's Breath Cafe" Brett Dryland and Rodney Winkleman[4] 19 September 2011 (2011-09-19)[18]
3 "Ella Baché" Pippa Hallas[4] 26 September 2011 (2011-09-26)
4 "JBS Australia" Iain Mars[4] 3 October 2011 (2011-10-03)
5 "Staging Connections" Tony Chamberlain[4] 10 October 2011 (2011-10-10)
6 "Sodexo" JohnPaul Dimech[4] 17 October 2011 (2011-10-17)
7 "YMCA" Nick Cox[4] 24 October 2011 (2011-10-24)
8 "Hutchinson Builders" Scott Hutchinson[4] 31 October 2011 (2011-10-31)

Ratings

№ Episode Viewers
Metro Cities		 Rank Notes
Timeslot Day Week
Series 1
1 Domino's Pizza Australia / Don Meij 1,314,000 1 4 6 [19][20]
2 Veolia Environmental Services / Peter Murray 1,134,000 1 7 21 [21][22]
3 Boost Juice / Janine Allis 1,268,000 1 4 21 [23]
4 Big 4 Holiday Parks / Ray Schleibs 1,188,000 1 7 18 [24][25]
5 Toga Hospitality / Rachel Argaman 1,192,000 1 6 10 [26][27]
6 Ritchies IGA / Fred Harrison 1,039,000 2 9 20 [28]
Series 2
1 Great Southern Railway / Tony Braxton-Smith 764,000 2 13 45 [29][30]
2 Hog's Breath Cafe / Brett Dryland and Rodney Winkleman 669,000 2 14 59 [31][32]
3 Ella Baché / Pippa Hallas 796,000 2 10 44 [33][34]
4 JBS Australia / Iain Mars 578,000 3 19 77 [35][36]
5 Staging Connections / Tony Chamberlain 795,000 3 15 52 [37][38]
6 Sodexo / JohnPaul Dimech 531,000 4 22 N/A [39]
7 YMCA / Nick Cox N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
8 Hutchinson Builders / Scott Hutchinson N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Metro Cities - Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth

References

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  27. ^ Knox, David (21 November 2010). "It's the final countdown". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/11/its-the-final-countdown.html. Retrieved 22 November 2010. 
  28. ^ Knox, David (22 November 2010). "Week 48". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/11/week-48-3.html. Retrieved 23 November 2010. 
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  30. ^ Knox, David (18 September 2011). "Ratings war to focus on Seven". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/09/ratings-war-to-focus-on-seven.html. Retrieved 18 September 2011. 
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