TV series

Good News Week

1996–2011 · 9 seasons

A quick, chatty panel show that turns the week's headlines into banter and silly games, easy to dip in and out of.

Genres: News, Comedy, Family
Starring: Paul McDermott, Claire Hooper, Mikey Robins

Overview: Good News Week was an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and 11 February 2008 to 28 April 2012. The show's initial run aired on ABC until being bought by Network Ten in 1999. The show was revived for its second run when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike caused many of Network Ten's imported US programmes to cease production. Good News Week drew its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organisations, and often, aspects of the show itself. The show opened with a monologue by McDermott relating to recent headlines, after which two teams of three panellists competed in recurring segments to gain points. The show has spawned three short-lived spin-off series, the ABC's Good News Weekend, Ten's GNW Night Lite and Ten's skit-based Good News World.

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Genres: News, Comedy, Family
Starring: Paul McDermott, Claire Hooper, Mikey Robins

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
politics
celebrity
class
power
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: news, comedy, family
Written by: Ray Badran
Starring: Paul McDermott, Claire Hooper, Mikey Robins, Julie McCrossin, Arj Barker, Eddie Ifft, Brooke Satchwell, Julia Morris
Length: 9 seasons, 284 episodes, 42 min each
Network: ABC TV, 10
Country: Australia
Languages: English

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