Gogglebox Australia
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, set to premiere later in 2016.[7]
Cast
| Viewers | Duration | About (Information) |
| Angie and Yvie | Season 1– | The 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 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 Australia to Greek parents. |
| The Dalton Family | Season 1– | Parents Matt, Kate, and their two teen daughters, Holly and Millie. |
| 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. |
| The Jackson family | Season 1– | Parents Stacey and Grant and their six children Corey, Britney, Jesse, Chase, Kane and Nate. |
| Lee and Keith | Season 1– | With two grown-up children, the pair soon to celebrate 30 years of marriage. |
| Mick and Di | Season 1– | Indigenous art dealers who have been happily married for nearly 50 years. |
| Tom and Wayne | Season 1– | They met at a country dance and 15 years on, 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 passed away. |
| Zina and Vivian | Season 3– | Melburnians room-mates who have been friends since high school. |
| The Sibery 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.[8] |
Cast timeline
| Viewers | Seasons |
|---|
| 1 |
2[9] |
3[8] |
| Angie & Yvie | |
| Symon & Adam | |
| Anastasia & Faye | |
| Mick & Di | |
| Lee & Keith | | [note 1] | |
| Tom & Wayne | |
| The Dalton Family | |
| The Delpechitra Family | |
| The Jackson Family | |
| The Kidd Family | | |
| Zina & Vivian | | |
| The Sibery Family | | |
- Notes
- ↑ Lee & Keith were absent for episode 4 and 5 of season 2 as they were on holiday for their 30th anniversary.
Episodes
| Series |
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 |
TBA |
Wednesday 7:30pm |
6 April 2016 (2016-04-06) |
TBA |
7 April 2016 (2016-04-07) |
TBA |
Awards and nominations
References
- ↑ Knox, David (29 October 2014). "Gogglebox coming to Foxtel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- 1 2 Knox, David (30 October 2014). "Gogglebox to premiere on Foxtel one night, TEN the next". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ Knox, David (15 April 2014). "Renewed: Gogglebox Australia". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ Knox, David (30 August 2015). "Returning: Gogglebox Australia". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ Knox, David (21 September 2015). "Renewed: Gogglebox (for a third season)". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ Knox, David (14 March 2016). "Returning: Gogglebox". TV Tonight. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (8 February 2016). "Programmer’s Wrap 2016: Foxtel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- 1 2 Knox, David (23 March 2016). "Gogglebox casts new families". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (11 September 2015). "Gogglebox: promo". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ Knox, David (3 April 2016). "Logie Awards 2016: nominations". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
