Beat the Star is an Australian game show, based on the British version, which in turn is based on the German game show Schlag den Raab. The series is hosted by Daniel MacPherson and produced by Seven Media Group for the Seven Network. A family tries to beat a celebrity in a number of minigames in order to win a jackpot, starting at $50,000.
On 10 September 2010, Network Seven announced it will remove Beat the Star from its programming schedule after the airing of the second episode. The Seven Network eventually aired the remaining episodes in December to January.
Four Weddings is an Australian programme, based on the UK version of the same name. The series is narrated by Fifi Box and produced by Granada Media for the Seven Network.
The first season follows a similar style as Come Dine With Me Australia and involves four brides attending each other's weddings and rating them on their Dress, Ceremony, Food and Reception out of thirty marks. The second season features an altered format, with the guest brides rating the other weddings out of ten marks for the whole event.
At the end of each episode they discover which of the couples has won a luxury honeymoon. First series couples won their honeymoonn from the company Elegant Resorts & Villas, whilst second series winners won their honeymoon from company Coral Seas.
Australia Versus was an Australian show hosted by Tim Ross that initially aired on 6 July 2010. The format mixes archival footage of the listed events with comments from various Australian and international comedians, in a similar style to television series 20 to 1. The show is produced by FremantleMedia Australia.
Intensive Care Unit or ICU A Matter Of Life And Death is a 2010 Television Factual Program that aired on the Seven Network. It was thought the show was axed with "The White Room", however it was later revealed by a Seven Spokesperson that the show would return at a later point. The show is narrated by Caroline Craig
The Bounce was an Australian sports television program which debuted 24 March 2010 at 6:30pm in most states on the Seven Network.
The Bounce was also a variety program based on Australian rules football program, hosted by comedian Peter Helliar. It features former Australian rules footballers Matthew Richardson and Leigh Matthews.
After five episodes, on 22 April 2010, the Seven Network announced that they stopped the show 'indefinitely' until the finals series in September due to poor ratings in the AFL heartland of Melbourne. Suddenly, the program was never brought back and the future of the show is unclear. Seven broadcast Game Day: Prime Time on Thursday nights during the finals series.
Discover Tasmania is an Australian lifestyle television series that airs on Channel Seven.
Originally broadcast from October to December 2007 in Tasmania only, it won all but one of its timeslots, with each episode receiving around 75,000 Tasmanian viewers. After its success there, and a push from the Tasmanian government, the show has since been shown across mainland Australia. In NSW, season one episodes averaged 218,000 viewers.
The first season was hosted by 'Fast Ed' and Tim Campbell.
The program was renewed for a second season which began airing nationally on 20 March 2010 on Saturday afternoons. Fast Ed returned, joined by Jack Campbell as new co-host, following Tim's move to Channel Nine.
The program is available in high-definition on Seven HD. Past episodes are also shown on 7Two and available to watch online from the official website.
No Leave, No Life is an Australian lifestyle television series, hosted by Ernie Dingo from Season 1 then James Tobin from Season 2. The program features a celebrity guest presenter each week surprising ordinary Australians with a holiday, and the destination is then profiled. An Australian celebrity, often a comedian, then fills in for them at their work while they're away.
The program premiered during the summer non-ratings period on Saturday 5 December 2009 at 6:30pm. The slogan no leave, no life is currently an Australian tourism campaign slogan.
The program returned on 4 December 2010 with a new season hosted by James Tobin.
In June 2011, Seven were casting for seven people to feature in a third season of the program. It was also announced Tim Ross would become host for the seven episode run, beginning 3 December 2011 to its traditional Saturday 6:30pm timeslot.
Wipeout was an Australian game show that aired on the Seven Network from 1999 to 2000. The show was based on the original American series of the same title and was hosted by Tony Johnston. This version was the only one to use children as contestants, and in turn used points instead of dollars.
Staines Down Drains is an Australia/New Zealand co-produced children's television series created by Jim Mora. The series was premiered on the Seven Network in October 2006 and broadcast in New Zealand on TV2 beginning on 28 February 2007. A second series of 13 episodes is being produced and due for completion at the end of 2010, each 11-minutes long.
High Rollers is an Australian version of the American television game show of the same name that aired on the Seven Network in 1975. It was hosted by Garry Meadows.
Australian version of the reality show in which budding entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of venture capitalists in the hopes of securing business financing.
All for Kids is a half-hour pre-school television series produced by Media Farm, commissioned by the Seven Network with Southern Star Group responsible for the international distribution on Series 1. The second series of All For Kids is being distributed by Talefinn Entertainment and Media Farm.
The first episode was broadcast on the Seven Network on 11 November 2008 at 11am, and ran for 40 episodes.
The premise of the program places kids firmly in charge: it’s a show made for kids, by kids. It is the first significant Australian, wholly original half-hour series featuring presenters aged between six and eight years. Hosts Karl and Keira, chef Lindsay, gardener Madi, craft expert Christian,scientist Jameson.The show also has some guests like Sophie Hensler, Liam Kingston, Bill Willamson and many more.They take the audience "on a journey into their lives by demonstrating how to cook, garden, do science and make stuff... their way". The show encourages children to do activities with their parents.
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The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime was an hour long prime time quiz show that aired in Australia. It was later adapted for an American audience as It's Your Chance of a Lifetime.
Man O Man was an Australian television game show that was broadcast of the Seven Network in 1994. Hosted by stage actor Rob Guest and Jason Body, the program was based on the original German version of the same name.
The program was presented loosely in the format of a male beauty pageant whereby an all-female audience voted for the winner via a series of elimination rounds. Notably, losing contestants would be pushed into a swimming pool.
The final episode of Man O Man, which aired on 25 November 1994, was a Footballers Challenge special that featured players from Australian rules football, rugby league and Soccer.
The episode was more risqué than usual, with some footballers performing a striptease for the talent act round.
Man O Man returned briefly to the Seven Network on 26 January 1997 when the first episode was repeated as part of the network's Coca-Cola Interactive Summer Night promotion...however, the show has not been repeated since.
Man O Man was filmed at the Seven Network Melbourne studios
National Bingo Night was an Australian game show, based on the American game show of the same name, which premiered on the Seven Network on 21 October 2007. The show was hosted by former Home and Away star Tim Campbell with former Girlband member Renee Bargh acting as the number caller. Tanveer Ahmed acted as the "commissioner", who refereed the playing studio audience. The show was axed after six weeks.
Surprise Chef was an Australian cooking television show that was broadcast on the Seven Network from 2001 to 2003. It was repeated on Seven HD.
The show revolved around the chef Aristos Papandroulakis, who would surprise an unwitting Coles supermarket shopper with an offer to cook dinner for them in their own home. If taken up on the offer, Papandroulakis then set himself to cook a filling meal using only the ingredients available to him from their pantry, fridge or what groceries they had bought. He also set himself a "challenge ingredient"; in one episode this involved using a bottle of Coca Cola as a marinade.
In bookending segments, Papandroulakis was also joined by co-presenters Ian "Herbie" Hemphill and Flip Shelton, who gave tips on food preparation and meal ideas. Later, Greg Duncan Powell and Ben Canaider joined the cast, giving advice on choosing wines, while Cindy Sargon replaced Shelton in 2003.