RBT (TV series)

RBT
Genre factual television
Starring NSW Police and NSW Motorists
Narrated by Andrew Daddo
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 5
Production
Running time 22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Nine Network
Picture format 576i HDTV
Audio format Stereo
Original run 27 June 2010 – Present
External links
Website

RBT is a New South Wales, Australia factual television show that looks at the everyday workings of Random Breath Testing police units. The show began on Nine Network on 27 June 2010 and follows RBT patrols testing for alcohol and drug affected drivers. The premiere attracted 1.32 million viewers.[1] The second series began in February 2011, followed by a third series in September 2011. The last new episode of RBT aired November 13, 2013. on April 1, 2015 RBT Began Airing it's Fifth Season.

The show is transmitted in the UK on Watch under the title "Booze Patrol Australia".

Episodes

Season 1

Number
in series		 Number
in season		 Title Original air date
1127 June 2010
RBT patrols the water, breath testing the home of country music and a driver blows twice the legal limit in Botany
224 July 2010
RBT sets up on the main drag at Bondi, a driver is busted behind the wheel with a suspended licence and a P plater has alcohol in their system.
3311 July 2010
Pissed captains, a drunk P plater leaves the road in his pride and joy, a mum runs a red right in front of the police and a dietitian is baffled he gets a reading of 0.110 roadside when he's been counting his drinks.
4418 July 2010
A P plater blows twice the limit of a full licenced driver then claims that they were just trying to hlep their friend, and wild winds cause the water police to take on a rescue role.
5525 July 2010
...
661 August 2010
A driver is clocked at 117 in a 60 zone and a bike rider with a warrant for his arrest.
778 August 2010
RBT sets up to catch drunk drivers coming home from Mardi Gra, drugs are detected at a truck stop and a P plater drives home after having drinks.
8815 August 2010
An unlikely driver exits a known brothel hotspot, a driver who's been awake for over 24 hours and has been drinking, and a bunch of youths in a stolen van are on the run.
9922 August 2010
Surprising occupants of a runaway ute and a driver is way over but remains confident that he isn't.
101029 August 2010
A suspected RBT runner is innocent, and 'testing new tyres'.
11115 September 2010
A worried looking driver is RBT'ed, mis-calculation counting drinks and skippers with open beers.
121212 September 2010
A drunk driver causes an accident, and a queue develops at the booze bus.

Season 2

Number
in series		 Number
in season		 Title Original air date
1133 February 2011
...
21410 February 2011
...
31517 February 2011
...
41624 February 2011
...
5173 March 2011
...
61810 March 2011
...
71917 March 2011
...
82025 March 2011
...
9211 April 2011
...
10228 April 2011
...
112315 April 2011
...
122422 April 2011
...
132512 May 2011
...
142619 May 2011
...
152718 September 2011
...
162825 September 2011
...
17296 October 2011
...

Season 4

Number
in series		 Number
in season		 Title Original air date
112 November 2012
...
219 November 2012
A driver, who is accompanied by her parents, heads straight through an RBT without stopping, prompting a brief police chase.
326 November 2012
...
413 November 2013
...
520 November 2013
...
627 November 2013
...
74 December 2013
...

Season 5

Number
in series		 Number
in season		 Title Original air date
11 April 2015
You don't know where, you don't know when. Some don't know why, and others don't know how. And if you're caught drink driving don't forget your passengers.
28 April 2015
...
315 April 2015
...

References

  1. ↑ "Underbelly goes out with a bang". The Age. 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2014-07-09.