Room 101 (Australian TV series)

Room 101
Genre Comedy
Presented by Paul McDermott
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
Location(s) Artarmon, New South Wales
Production company(s) Matchbox Pictures
Release
Original network SBS
Picture format 16:9
Original release February 23, 2015 (2015-02-23) – present
Chronology
Related shows Room 101 (UK series)

Room 101 is a SBS One comedy television series hosted by Paul McDermott, based on the UK series of the same name, in which celebrities are invited to discuss their dislikes and pet hates.[1] The series was scheduled to premiere on February 23, 2015[2] but the network decided to delay the launch until July 11, 2015.[3]

The series name is inspired by Room 101, the torture room in the George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four which reputedly contained "the worst thing in the world". The series is filmed at the Special Broadcasting Service in the Sydney suburb of Artarmon.[4]

Season 1 (2015)

Ep # Airdate Guest Viewers
1 11 July 2015 Julia Zemiro 206,000[5]
2 11 July 2015 HG Nelson 206,000[6]
3 18 July 2015 Julia Morris 184,000[7]
4 18 July 2015 Dave Hughes 184,000[8]
5 25 July 2015 Ray Martin 142,000[9]
6 1 August 2015 Poh Ling Yeow N/A
7 8 August 2015 Matt Preston N/A
8 15 August 2015 Noni Hazlehurst N/A
9 22 August 2015 Vince Colosimo N/A
10 29 August 2015 Nazeem Hussain N/A

References

  1. "Paul McDermott back on TV as half therapist half host with Room 101 on SBS". News Ltd. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. Knox, David (26 January 2015). "Airdate: Room 101". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. Knox, David (20 February 2015). "SBS delays Room 101 launch". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. "Eventbrite - Room 101 audience call". Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  5. Knox, David (12 July 2015). "Saturday 11 July 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  6. Knox, David (12 July 2015). "Saturday 11 July 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  7. Molk, Steve (27 July 2015). "OzTAM TV Ratings for Sat 25 July 2015". Molks TV Talk. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  8. Molk, Steve (27 July 2015). "OzTAM TV Ratings for Sat 25 July 2015". Molks TV Talk. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  9. Molk, Steve (3 August 2015). "OzTAM TV Ratings for Sat 01 August 2015". Molks TV Talk. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

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