Common Sense Australia

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Common Sense Australia
Genre Reality Television
Based onCommon Sense
Narrated byJo Van Es
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time50 minutes
Production company Shine Australia
Original release
Network LifeStyle (Pay TV)
Network Ten (free-to-air)
Release5 July (2017-07-05) 
23 August 2017 (2017-08-23)

Common Sense Australia is an Australian adaptation of the British series of the same name and a spinoff to Gogglebox Australia . The series, which is produced by Endemol Shine Australia, [1] is a co-production between subscription television (STV) network The LifeStyle Channel and free-to-air (FTA) network Network Ten. It will air on The LifeStyle Channel first, and then airs on Network Ten a day later.

Contents

Common Sense was commissioned in November 2016, similar to Gogglebox Australia, is a local adaptation of a British series of the same name, and is jointly commissioned by both Foxtel and Network Ten. [2] [3]

Format

Common Sense features a cast of real people and their real opinions as they gather the week's most talked-about news topics while in conversation with one another in their workplaces, from topics of general news and current affairs to the latest in politics, sport and popular culture.

Cast

People [4] AgesInformation
Kathy & Nicki45 & 31Hairdressing mums
Lord Frank & Robert74 & 70Business partners
Brett & Lawrence29 & 27Removalists and best mates
Helen & Sarah30 & 32Entrepreneurs
Aileen, Jean & Ted89, 92 & 86Retirees
Ayden & Jake21 & 29Real estate agents
Mark & Neal53 & 39Barristers
The Yip Family39-70Darren, Trudi, Aileen and Matthew, potato sellers
Betty, Lois & Michelle Anne78, 75 & 49Lois and Michelle Anne are mother and daughter, along with their business partner Betty who are all co-owners of a bra shop
Eric & Luke56 & 26Butchers

Series overview

SeasonEpisodes Network Ten (FTA) The Lifestyle Channel (STV)
TimeslotFirst airedLast airedTimeslotFirst airedLast aired
1 8 Thursday 8:30pm 6 July 201724 August 2017Wednesday 7:30pm 5 July 201723 August 2017

Episodes

No. in
series
No. in
season
TitleSTV air dateSTV viewersFTA air dateFTA viewers
11"Episode 1"5 July 2017 (2017-07-05)56,000 [5] 6 July 2017 (2017-07-06)463,000 [6]
Topics featured:
22"Episode 2"12 July 2017 (2017-07-12)N/A [7] 13 July 2017 (2017-07-13)342,000 [8]
Topics featured:
33"Episode 3"19 July 2017 (2017-07-19)N/A [9] 20 July 2017 (2017-07-20)228,000 [10]
Topics featured:
44"Episode 4"26 July 2017 (2017-07-26)N/A [11] 27 July 2017 (2017-07-27)354,000 [12]
Topics featured:
55"Episode 5"2 August 2017 (2017-08-02)N/A [13] 3 August 2017 (2017-08-03)N/A
Topics featured:
66"Episode 6"9 August 2017 (2017-08-09)N/A [14] 10 August 2017 (2017-08-10)N/A
Topics featured:
77"Episode 7"16 August 2017 (2017-08-16)N/A [15] 17 August 2017 (2017-08-17)298,000 [16]
Topics featured:
88"Episode 8"23 August 2017 (2017-08-23)N/A [17] 24 August 2017 (2017-08-24)194,000 [18]
Topics featured:

References

  1. Knox, David (4 November 2016). "Foxtel and Network Ten co-commission Common Sense for 2017". TV Tonight . Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. Knox, David (4 November 2016). "2017 Upfronts: TEN highlights". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. Knox, David (4 November 2016). "Foxtel / TEN jointly-commission Common Sense". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. Knox, David (8 June 2017). "Common Sense cast announced". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  5. Knox, David (6 July 2017). "Wednesday 5 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  6. Knox, David (7 July 2017). "Thursday 6 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. Knox, David (13 July 2017). "Wednesday 12 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  8. Knox, David (14 July 2017). "MasterChef tops entertainment shows, Nine wins continue". TV Tonight. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  9. Knox, David (20 July 2017). "Wednesday 19 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  10. Knox, David (21 July 2017). "MasterChef powers up TEN's Thursday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  11. Knox, David (27 July 2017). "Wednesday 26 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  12. Knox, David (28 July 2017). "ABC drama dip". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  13. Knox, David (3 August 2017). "Wednesday 2 August 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  14. Knox, David (10 August 2017). "Wednesday 9 August 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  15. Knox, David (17 August 2017). "Wednesday 16 August 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  16. Knox, David (18 August 2017). "Bachelor tops for TEN, Nine wins Thursday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  17. Knox, David (24 August 2017). "Wednesday 23 August 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  18. Knox, David (26 August 2017). "Bachelor scores for TEN but Wrong Girl has modest return". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 September 2017.