Common Sense Australia
| Common Sense | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality Television |
| Based on | Common Sense |
| Narrated by | Jo Van Es |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (as of 26 July 2017) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Shine Australia |
| Release | |
| Original network |
LifeStyle (Pay TV) Network Ten (free-to-air) |
| Picture format |
576i(SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 5 July 2017 – present |
Common Sense Australia is an Australian adaptation of the British series of the same name and a spinoff to Gogglebox Australia. The series, which is produced by Endemol Shine Australia,[1] is a co-production between subscription television (STV) network The LifeStyle Channel and free-to-air (FTA) network Network Ten. It will air on The LifeStyle Channel first, and then airs on Network Ten a day later.
Common Sense was commissioned in November 2016, similar to Gogglebox Australia, is a local adaptation of a British series of the same name, and is jointly commissioned by both Foxtel and Network Ten.[2][3]
Format
Common Sense features a cast of real people and their real opinions as they gather the week's most talked-about news topics while in conversation with one another in their workplaces, from topics of general news and current affairs to the latest in politics, sport and popular culture.
Cast
| People[4] | Ages | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Kathy & Nicki | 45 & 31 | Hairdressing mums |
| Lord Frank & Robert | 74 & 70 | Business partners |
| Brett & Lawrence | 29 & 27 | Removalists and best mates |
| Helen & Sarah | 30 & 32 | Entrepreneurs |
| Aileen, Jean & Ted | 89, 92 & 86 | Retirees |
| Ayden & Jake | 21 & 29 | Real estate agents |
| Mark & Neal | 53 & 39 | Barristers |
| The Yip Family | 39-70 | Darren, Trudi, Aileen and Matthew, potato sellers |
| Betty, Lois & Michelle Anne | 78, 75 & 49 | Lois and Michelle Anne are mother and daughter, along with their business partner Betty who are all co-owners of a bra shop |
| Eric & Luke | 56 & 26 | Butchers |
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | The Lifestyle Channel (STV) | Network Ten (FTA) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeslot | First aired | Last aired | Timeslot | First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | TBA | Wednesday 7:30pm | 5 July 2017 | 2017 | Thursday 8:30pm | 6 July 2017 | 2017 | |
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | STV air date | STV viewers | FTA air date | FTA viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 5 July 2017 | 56,000[5] | 6 July 2017 | 463,000[6] |
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| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 12 July 2017 | N/A[7] | 13 July 2017 | 342,000[8] |
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| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 19 July 2017 | N/A[9] | 20 July 2017 | 228,000[10] |
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| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 26 July 2017 | N/A[11] | 27 July 2017 | 354,000[12] |
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References
- ↑ Knox, David (4 November 2016). "Foxtel and Network Ten co-commission Common Sense for 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ Knox, David (4 November 2016). "2017 Upfronts: TEN highlights". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ Knox, David (4 November 2016). "Foxtel / TEN jointly-commission Common Sense". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ Knox, David (8 June 2017). "Common Sense cast announced". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ Knox, David (6 July 2017). "Wednesday 5 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ Knox, David (7 July 2017). "Thursday 6 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ Knox, David (13 July 2017). "Wednesday 12 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ↑ Knox, David (14 July 2017). "MasterChef tops entertainment shows, Nine wins continue.". TV Tonight. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ↑ Knox, David (20 July 2017). "Wednesday 19 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ Knox, David (21 July 2017). "MasterChef powers up TEN’s Thursday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ↑ Knox, David (27 July 2017). "Wednesday 26 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ Knox, David (28 July 2017). "ABC drama dip". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 July 2017.