Cram (Australian game show)

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Cram
GenreGame show
Presented by Peter Helliar
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Producers
  • Peter Beck
  • Peter Lawler
Running time60 minutes
Production company ITV Studios Australia
Original release
Network Network Ten
Release2 November (2017-11-02) 
14 December 2017 (2017-12-14)

Cram (stylised as CRAM!) was an Australian game show hosted by Peter Helliar, [1] which premiered on Network Ten on 2 November 2017 until 14 December 2017. [2]

Contents

The premiere was negatively received by viewers, with ratings [3] dwindling as the season progressed and the show rating outside of the top 20 shows of the day for the season finale. [4]

On 9 November 2017, Channel Ten announced at their yearly upfronts event that the show would return for a second season in 2018, after only one episode of the first season had aired. [5] However, a second season never materialised.

The first season did not secure a spot in the top 100 watched free-to-air shows in 2017. [6]

Format

The format pits two teams of comedians and celebrities tested on their memories across general knowledge categories. Each category will be introduced with a “cram”: a brief video on any subject. The team that recalls the most facts is the winner. The teams are captained by comedian Dilruk Jayasinha and actress Virginia Gay.

Episodes

No.Team DilrukTeam VirginiaWinning TeamOriginal air dateAustralian viewers
1 Chris Brown & Nick Cody Frank Woodley & Miranda Tapsell Team Dilruk2 November 2017 (2017-11-02)569,000 [7]
2 Celeste Barber & Rove McManus Rhys Nicholson & Zoë Coombs Marr Team Virginia9 November 2017 (2017-11-09)381,000 [8]
3 Heath Franklin & Natalie Bassingthwaighte Dave Hughes & Nikki Osborne Team Dilruk16 November 2017 (2017-11-16)410,000 [9]
4 Anne Edmonds & Jimeoin Chrissie Swan & Rhys Nicholson Team Virginia23 November 2017 (2017-11-23)354,000 [10]
5 Christie Whelan Browne & Susie Youssef Grant Denyer & Rowdie WaldenTeam Virginia29 November 2017 (2017-11-29)290,000 [11]
6Angus O'Loughlin & Josh Thomas Alex Lee & Chris BrownTeam Dilruk30 November 2017 (2017-11-30)285,000 [12]
7Angus O'Loughlin & Josh Thomas Casey Donovan & Natalie BassingthwaighteTeam Virginia6 December 2017 (2017-12-06)271,000 [13]
8Bridie Connell & Frank Woodley Ash Williams & Danielle Cormack Team Virginia7 December 2017 (2017-12-07)246,000 [14]
9 Chrissie Swan & Nick Cody Brendan Fevola & Rachel Corbett Team Virginia13 December 2017 (2017-12-13)268,000 [15]
10 Heath Franklin & Gen Fricker Christie Whelan Browne & Rove McManus Team Dilruk14 December 2017 (2017-12-14)<275,000 [4]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
2018International Format Awards [16] Best Studio Based Gameshow FormatNominated

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