What Really Happens in Thailand

What Really Happens in Thailand
Title card for What Really Happens in Thailand.
Genre	Reality
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10[1]
Production
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	42 minutes
Production company(s)	McAvoy Media
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Original release	14 September 2015 – present
Chronology
Preceded by	What Really Happens in Bali
Followed by	What Really Happens on the Gold Coast
External links
Website

What Really Happens in Thailand is an Australian reality documentary television series that airs on the Seven Network.

The program was first announced at the network's upfronts in 2014.^[2] The series is a spin-off of the 2014 program What Really Happens in Bali and produced by the same production company McAvoy Media.^[3] The series will film Australian tourists in various locations throughout Thailand, including nightclubs, hospitals and cosmetic surgery centres.^[2]

Broadcast

The series premiered in Australia on the Seven Network on 14 September 2015,^[4][5] airing on Monday nights until the fifth episode of the series, when the show was moved to Thursday nights.^[6] After episode six, the series was pulled from the schedule until the television non-ratings period, when episode seven premiered on a Tuesday night^[7] however it did not reach the top 20 most watched programs for the first time in the program's season.^[8]

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date	Australian viewers
1	"Episode 1"	14 September 2015	633,000[9]
A no-holds barred look at Australian tourists in one of the nation's favourite holiday destinations. In the premiere episode, follow two Perth beauty queens at a full moon party, a nurse who is taken to hospital suffering an undiagnosed illness and base jumpers achieving the ultimate rush.[5]
2	"Episode 2"	21 September 2015	512,000[10]
In this episode, meet the family dedicated to muay thai fighting, a couple looking to adopt a monkey and an Aussie ends up in hospital following a motorbike accident.[11]
3	"Episode 3"	5 October 2015	474,000[12]
Meet the ladyboys of Bangla Road, and a loan shark who is gaining a reputation in Pattaya.[13]
4	"Episode 4"	12 October 2015	523,000[14]
Meet an Australian women who has travelled to Thailand for breast augmentation surgery and music promoter Michael 'Chuggy' Chugg who moved from Australia to Phuket.[15]
5	"Episode 5"	22 October 2015[6]	342,000[16]
See Australia Day done Thai style, an Australian ends up in hospital following a bike crash and the man dubbed the 'Prince of Poppies' meets his match.[17]
6	"Episode 6"	29 October 2015	388,000[18]
We celebrate New Year's Eve in Phuket, meet an AFL player living the beach lifestyle and a generous Aussie making a huge difference in the lives of the underprivileged.[19]
7	"Episode 7"	1 December 2015	N/A
Mates from Brisbane learn about the dangers of full moon parties, a Mauy Thai fighter ends up in hospital and a couple risk Thailand's infamous Wipe-out course.[20]
8	"Episode 8"	8 December 2015	N/A
Two groups of Australians compete in a Phi Phi party game, and a Boxing Day Tsunami volunteer returns to Thailand.[21]
9	"Episode 9"	15 December 2015	N/A
A traditional Thai fishing proves dangerous and a unique Bangla Road pub crawl.[22]

Spin-off

A second spin-off of the format followed in 2016, titled What Really Happens on the Gold Coast.^[23]

References

1. Meacham, Steve (22 September 2015). "What Really Happens in Thailand TV show: Is this what Thailand is really like?". Traveller.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
2. Knox, David (29 October 2014). "Seven 2015 highlights: House Rules x 2, Restaurant Revolution, Gibney / Thomson dramas". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
3. "What Really Happens in Thailand - McAvoy Media". McAvoy Media. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
4. Knox, David (11 August 2015). "Seven teasing big September". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
5. Knox, David (10 September 2015). "Airdate: What Really Happens in Thailand?". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
6. Knox, David (13 October 2015). "Bumped: What Really Happens in Thailand, How to Get Away with Murder". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
7. Knox, David (24 November 2015). "Seven: first week of summer". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
8. Knox, David (2 December 2015). "Tuesday 1 December 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
9. Knox, David (15 September 2015). "Breaking news drives ABC’s night". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
10. Knox, David (22 September 2015). "All the politics of ABC’s Monday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
11. "What Really Happens in Thailand: Mon 21 Sep, season 1 episode 2". Plus 7. 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
12. Knox, David (6 October 2015). "Australian Story, Block score but Seven wins Monday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
13. "What Really Happens In Thailand: Mon 5 Oct, season 1 episode 3". Plus 7. 5 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
14. Knox, David (13 October 2015). "House Husbands finale strong but Seven wins Monday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
15. "What Really Happens In Thailand". Plus7. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
16. Knox, David (23 October 2015). "Bachelorette scores 1.52m as TEN wins Thursday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
17. "What Really Happens In Thailand: Thu 22 Oct, season 1 episode 5". Plus7. 23 October 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
18. Knox, David (30 October 2015). "Gogglebox battles Mighty Cruise Ships". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
19. "What Really Happens In Thailand: Thu 29 Oct, season 1 episode 6". Plus7. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
20. "What Really Happens In Thailand: Tue 1 Dec, season 1 episode 7". Plus7. 1 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
21. "What Really Happens In Thailand: Tue 8 Dec, season 1 episode 8". Plus7. 8 December 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
22. "What Really Happens In Thailand: Tue 15 Dec, season 1 episode 9". Plus7. 5 December 2015. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
23. Simonot, Suzanne (26 January 2016). "Gold Coast’s newest reality TV premieres next week". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 27 January 2016.