Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation's logo
Genre Game show
Written by Shaun Micallef
Stephen Hall
Michael Ward
Jo Gill
Tommy Dassalo
Brenna Glazebrook
Directed by Jon Olb
Peter Ots
Presented by Shaun Micallef
Starring Amanda Keller
Charlie Pickering
Josh Thomas
Theme music composer Yuri Worontschak
Country of origin Australia
Language(s) English
No. of series 3
No. of episodes 62 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Peter Beck
Producer(s) Lara Hopkins
Melinda Zahra
Location(s) Docklands Studios Melbourne, Docklands, Melbourne, Australia
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time approx. 44 mins (excluding commercials)
Production company(s) Granada Productions
Broadcast
Original channel Network Ten
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original run 6 May 2009 (2009-05-06) – present
External links
Website
Production website

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef.[1]

The first series ran for 18 episodes, with the original production order extended due to the success of the show.[2] A second series of 26 episodes began airing from 7 February 2010. Series 2 had a planned hiatus after episode 10 on 18 April 2010 and returned to finish its run on 1 August 2010. Series 3 began on 8 February 2011.[3]

On 27 October 2011, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation was renewed for a fourth series.[4]

Contents

Format

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an hour-long quiz show testing the popular culture knowledge of teams from three different cultural generations. The generation team captains are Amanda Keller (Baby Boomers), Charlie Pickering (Generation X) and Josh Thomas (Generation Y). Each team captain is joined by a different guest each episode who represents, but is not necessarily part of, their respective generations (e.g. Ian Smith and George Negus have featured as Baby Boomers but are actually members of the Silent Generation). Generally guests aged up to 30 are placed in the Generation Y team, guests aged 30–40 in the Generation X team and guests aged 40 and over in the Baby Boomer team.

Typically, each episode features six rounds with the three teams competing in various themed games which feature wordplay-based names such as What's A Doodle Doo?, Name That Tee and ¡chronoloco!. One point is awarded for each correct answer, though in practice points can be awarded or deducted at Shaun's own discretion. The first three rounds involve the contestants buzzing in first to give their answer. Games played in these rounds can involve identifying missing television characters from a cast picture, identifying a company name from a partially constructed logo, or identifying a catchphrase and its origin from a t-shirt.

The fourth round sees teams choosing from four categories from the main display (dubbed the "magic window"), and often involves their participation on the studio floor on their part. Games include matching up celebrity pairs (such as famous mothers and daughters) on the screen, ransacking a period setting to identify anachronistic items, and performing charades. The fifth round, called "Your Generation", sees all teams quizzed in turn on themed questions relevant to their particular generation. In this round, one point is awarded for each correct answer and two points are lost with each incorrect answer.

The final round, called End Game or Which Generation Is Best At..., sees all teams trying to complete a physical task, usually to be judged by Shaun. The number of points up for grabs in this round is determined by the amount of points the winning team is ahead by at this stage of the game; therefore the winner of the End Game is the winner of the episode.

List of games

These are some of the games that are featured in the show. Not all of them are mentioned.

Episodes

The first series began airing on 5 May 2009. It ran for 18 episodes concluding with a Christmas special on 22 November 2009. Due to the popularity of the first series, a second series was commissioned and began airing on 7 February 2010. The series aired for 10 episodes and took a three month break before resuming on 1 August 2010. The series then ran for a further 16 episodes, totalling 26 for the second series. Also, a highlights episode, dubbed 'family assortment', was aired on 4 April 2010. A third series of the show began broadcast on 8 February 2011.[3] Similar to the second series, the third series was split into two distinct blocks for broadcast.[5] It concluded on 18 September 2011.[6]

Series Episodes Year Originally aired
Series premiere Series finale
1 18 2009 5 May 2009 (2009-05-05) 22 November 2009 (2009-11-22)
2 26 2010 7 February 2010 (2010-02-07) 28 November 2010 (2010-11-28)
3 18 2011 8 February 2011 (2011-02-08) 18 September 2011 (2011-09-18)
4 TBA 2012 TBA TBA

Reception

Ratings

The first series of the show, which aired at 7:30 pm Tuesday night, was very successful ratings-wise with the show considered a surprise hit.[7] The premiere episode of the show debuted with an average of 1,648,000 viewers, coming in first for the night and fourth for the week. The subsequent episode drew in 1,599,000 viewers, coming both first for the night and the week. The highest rating episode was the eighth, which averaged 1,754,000 viewers.[8] The 2009 Christmas special aired at a 6:30 pm Sunday night timeslot. In comparison it drew in only 1,060,000 viewers.[9]

The second series of the show debuted in the 7:30 pm Sunday night timeslot, with the series premiere drawing in 1,323,000 viewers.[10] After sixteen episodes the show returned to the 7:30 pm Tuesday night slot to make way for the broadcast of Junior MasterChef Australia on Sunday nights. The ratings figures for the second season were generally behind the high figures set during the first series.[11] The season finale, which also doubled as the 2010 Christmas special, drew in 1,450,000 viewers.[12]

Awards

The show was nominated for both the Most Popular and Most Outstanding Light Entertainment awards at the 2010 Logie Awards. In addition Shaun Micallef was nominated for both the Gold Logie and the Most Popular Presenter awards for his work on the show.[13] The show won in both categories it was nominated for with Shaun Micallef winning the logie for Most Popular Presenter alongside. He did not win the gold logie. Team captains Josh Thomas and Charlie Pickering were also nominated for the Most Popular New Male Talent logie.

Year Nominee Award Result
2010 Shaun Micallef Most Popular Presenter Won
Talkin 'Bout Your Generation Most Popular Light Entertainment Won
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Won
Shaun Micallef Gold Logie Nominated
Charlie Pickering Most Popular New Male Talent Nominated
Josh Thomas Most Popular New Male Talent Nominated
2011
Shaun Micallef Silver Logie Award for Most Popular TV Presenter Nominated
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Most Popular Light Entertainment Program Nominated
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ Knox, David (22 January 2009). "Micallef moonlights on TEN". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/01/micallef-moonlights-on-ten.html. Retrieved 22 January 2009. 
  2. ^ Knox, David (10 July 2009). "TEN renews Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/07/ten-renews-talkin-bout-your-generation.html. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Knox, David (25 January 2011). "Airdate: Oprah "Reunion." Returning: Generation, GNW, Bondi Rescue.". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/01/airdate-oprah-reunion-returning-generation-gnw-bondi-rescue.html. Retrieved 30 January 2011. 
  4. ^ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/10/renewed-talkin-bout-your-generation.html
  5. ^ Knox, David (31 January 2011). "Content is king for TEN". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/01/content-is-king-for-ten.html. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
  6. ^ Knox, David (17 September 2011). "Is this the last Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen?". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/09/is-this-the-last-talkin-bout-your-gen.html. Retrieved 19 September 2011. 
  7. ^ Knox, David (10 May 2009). "Nine wins ratings week". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/05/nine-wins-ratings-week.html. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
  8. ^ Knox, David (22 June 2009). "Week 26". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/06/week-26-2.html. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
  9. ^ Knox, David (23 November 2009). "Week 48". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/11/week-48-2.html. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
  10. ^ Knox, David (15 February 2010). "Week 7 Ratings". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/02/week-7-3.html. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
  11. ^ Knox, David (22 February 2010). "Generation's Sunday sacrifice". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/02/generations-sunday-sacrifice.html. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
  12. ^ Knox, David (22 November 2010). "Week 48". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/11/week-48-3.html. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
  13. ^ Knox, David (29 March 2010). "2010 TV Week Logie Awards: Nominees". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/03/2010-tv-week-logie-awards-nominees.html. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 

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