Gogglebox Australia

Gogglebox Australia

Title card for Gogglebox Australia.
Genre Reality Television
Based on Gogglebox
Narrated by Jo Van Es
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of series 5
No. of episodes 42 (as of Season 5 finale) (list of episodes)
Production
Running time 50 minutes
Production company(s) Shine Australia
Release
Original network LifeStyle (Pay TV)
Network Ten (free-to-air)
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 11 February 2015 (2015-02-11) – present
External links
Official Website (Network Ten) tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/gogglebox
Official Website (The LifeStyle Channel) www.lifestyle.com.au/gogglebox/

Gogglebox Australia is an Australian adaptation of the British series of the same name. The series, which is produced by Shine Australia,[1] is a co-production between subscription television (STV) network The LifeStyle Channel and free-to-air (FTA) network Network Ten.[2] It airs on The LifeStyle Channel first, and then airs on Network Ten a day later.[2]

On 15 April 2015, the series was renewed for a second season;[3] which premiered on STV on 30 September 2015, and on FTA on 1 October 2015.[4] On 21 September 2015, the series was renewed for a third season;[5] which premiered on STV on 6 April 2016, and on FTA on 7 April 2016.[6] On 8 February 2016, it was announced a fourth season had been commissioned;[7] which premiered on STV on 24 August 2016, and on FTA on 25 August 2016.[8]

On 4 November 2016, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on 15 February 2017.[9][10][11]

Cast

Viewers Duration About (Information)
Angie and Yvie Season 1– The Sydney housemates whose place is bustling and chaotic thanks to the small circus of dogs they foster.
Symon and Adam Season 1– Best mates and larrikins, the physiotherapy students met on a university pub crawl in Melbourne. In the season 3 premiere, it was announced Symon and Adam had graduated university and begun their careers.
Anastasia and Faye Season 1– Both born in Melbourne to Greek parents.
The Dalton family Season 1– Parents Matt, Kate, and their two teen daughters, Holly and Millie, from Toorak in Melbourne.
The Delpechitra family Season 1– Parents Patrick and Tracey, sons Wendel and Ethan, daughter Vestal. Patrick and Tracey moved from Sri Lanka to Australia 25 years ago and live in Sydney's west.
The Jackson family Season 1– Parents Stacey and Grant and their six children Corey, Britney, Jesse, Chase, Kane and Nate from Penrith, in western Sydney.
Keith and Lee Season 1– With two grown-up children, the pair have celebrated 30 years of marriage and live in an outer-northern suburb of Melbourne.
Mick and Di Season 1– Indigenous art dealers who have been happily married for nearly 50 years, live in inner-city Sydney.
Wayne and Tom Season 1– The Melbourne couple met at a country dance 15 years ago. They have raised three children together and are engaged. The couple and their dog, Satie, share the lounge together every night. In the season 2 premiere, it was revealed that Satie had died.
Zina and Vivian Season 3– Melburnian house-mates who have been friends since high school.
The Silbery family Season 3– Three generations of women – great grandma Emily, mum Kerry, and daughter Isabelle – based in Melbourne.
The Kidd family Season 1–2 Parents Stuart and Janet, son Michael, his wife Elena, and youngest son Roger from the Blue Mountains. They didn't return for season 3 due to availability issues.[12]

Cast timeline

Viewers Seasons
1 2[13] 3[12] 4[8] 5[11]
Angie & Yvie
Symon & Adam
Anastasia & Faye [note 1]
Mick & Di [note 2]
Keith & Lee [note 3]
Wayne & Tom
The Dalton family
The Delpechitra family
The Jackson family
The Kidd family
Zina & Vivian
The Silbery family
Notes
  1. ↑ Faye was absent for episode 1 and 2 of season 4 as she was on holiday. Anastasia was joined by her mother Angela in Faye's absence.
  2. ↑ Mick & Di were absent in episodes 6 and 7 of season 4 as they were on holiday in Italy.
  3. ↑ Lee & Keith were absent for episode 4 and 5 of season 2 as they were on holiday for their 30th anniversary.

Episodes

Season Episodes The Lifestyle Channel (STV) Network Ten (FTA)
Timeslot First aired Last aired Timeslot First aired Last aired
1 10 Wednesday 9:30pm 11 February 2015 (2015-02-11) 15 April 2015 (2015-04-15) Thursday 8:30pm 12 February 2015 (2015-02-12) 16 April 2015 (2015-04-16)
2 8 30 September 2015 (2015-09-30) 18 November 2015 (2015-11-18) 1 October 2015 (2015-10-01) 19 November 2015 (2015-11-19)
3 8 Wednesday 7:30pm 6 April 2016 (2016-04-06) 25 May 2016 (2016-05-25) 7 April 2016 (2016-04-07) 26 May 2016 (2016-05-26)
4 8 24 August 2016 (2016-08-24) 12 October 2016 (2016-10-12) 25 August 2016 (2016-08-25) 13 October 2016 (2016-10-13)
5 8 15 February 2017 (2017-02-15) 5 April 2017 (2017-04-05) 16 February 2017 (2017-02-16) 6 April 2017 (2017-04-06)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Result Ref.
2016 Logie Awards of 2016 Best Factual Program Gogglebox Australia Won [14]
6th AACTA Awards Best Light Entertainment Television Series Nominated [15]
2017 Logie Awards of 2017 Best Factual Program Gogglebox Australia Won [16]
Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program Nominated

Spin-off

On 4 November 2016, a spin-off series titled Common Sense was commissioned, which 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.[9][17]

References

  1. ↑ Knox, David (29 October 2014). "Gogglebox coming to Foxtel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 Knox, David (30 October 2014). "Gogglebox to premiere on Foxtel one night, TEN the next". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Knox, David (15 April 2014). "Renewed: Gogglebox Australia". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Knox, David (30 August 2015). "Returning: Gogglebox Australia". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Knox, David (21 September 2015). "Renewed: Gogglebox (for a third season)". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Knox, David (14 March 2016). "Returning: Gogglebox". TV Tonight. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Knox, David (8 February 2016). "Programmer’s Wrap 2016: Foxtel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  8. 1 2 Knox, David (28 July 2016). "Returning: Gogglebox S4". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  9. 1 2 Knox, David (4 November 2016). "2017 Upfronts: TEN highlights". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  10. ↑ Byrnes, Holly (21 January 2017). "Gogglebox favourites Wayne andTom to introduce new family member Brandy Snaps to fans". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  11. 1 2 Knox, David (24 January 2017). "Returning: Gogglebox S5". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  12. 1 2 Knox, David (23 March 2016). "Gogglebox casts new families". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  13. ↑ Knox, David (11 September 2015). "Gogglebox: promo". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  14. ↑ Knox, David (8 May 2016). "2016 Logie Awards: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  15. ↑ Maddox, Garry (27 October 2016). "Teresa Palmer celebrates as Hacksaw Ridge lead AACTA 2016 nominations". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  16. ↑ Whitehead, Mat (23 April 2017). "Logies 2017: All The Award Winners". Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  17. ↑ Knox, David (4 November 2016). "Foxtel / TEN jointly-commission Common Sense". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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