Have You Been Paying Attention? | |
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Genre | Game show |
Presented by | Tom Gleisner |
Starring | Ed Kavalee Sam Pang |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 12 |
No. of episodes | 315 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Santo Cilauro Tom Gleisner Michael Hirsh Rob Sitch |
Production locations | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Editor | Phil Simon |
Running time | 30 minutes (2013–2014) 60 minutes (2014–) (Both including adverts) |
Production company | Working Dog Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Network 10 |
Release | 3 November 2013 – present |
Related | |
The Cheap Seats |
Have You Been Paying Attention? (abbreviated as HYBPA?) is an Australian panel game television quiz show on Network 10. The series, which is produced by Working Dog Productions, is a mix of news and comedy which sees host Tom Gleisner quiz five guests (of whom Ed Kavalee and Sam Pang are permanent panellists) on the week's top news stories. [1] [2]
Despite a disappointing start in ratings, and initially a change in timeslot and format, the series has proven to be a consistent performer for Network Ten, having its ratings increase with successive seasons and receiving critical acclaim. [2] [3] The show won two Logies in 2017 for Best Entertainment Program and Most Outstanding Entertainment Program, one in 2018 for Most Popular Comedy Program, two in 2019 for Most Outstanding Entertainment Program and for Most Popular Comedy Program. It collected the Most Popular Comedy Program award 3 years straight in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
The series sees the host ask guests a range of news-related questions. In turn, guests frequently give humorous or satirical answers, but only correct answers are awarded points. Guests receive 10 points for correct answers but are not deducted any points for incorrect answers. The series has also become known for its banter between its serious moderator and its not as serious contestants, as well as between the contestants themselves. In addition to questions regarding the previous week's events, the contestants are also quizzed in various other games. Generally, two of these segments are played in each episode.
Each episode includes a segment where contestants are each asked an individual question. A wide variety of games have been used, including:
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 8 | 3 November 2013 | 22 December 2013 | |
2 | 26 + 1 Special | 23 February 2014 | 29 September 2014 | |
3 | 28 + 1 Special | 11 May 2015 | 23 November 2015 | |
4 | 27 + 1 Special | 9 May 2016 | 21 November 2016 | |
5 | 29 + 1 Special | 8 May 2017 | 27 November 2017 | |
6 | 27 + 1 Special | 14 May 2018 | 19 November 2018 | |
7 | 28 + 1 Special | 13 May 2019 | 25 November 2019 | |
8 | 29 + 1 Special | 4 May 2020 | 23 November 2020 | |
9 | 28 + 1 Special | 3 May 2021 | 15 November 2021 | |
10 | 25 + 1 Special | 16 May 2022 | 7 November 2022 | |
11 | 25 + 1 Special | 15 May 2023 | 6 November 2023 | |
12 | 24 + 1 Special | 13 May 2024 | 28 October 2024 |
The series was first commissioned by Network Ten on 25 October 2013, with the first season to consist of eight episodes which would air over the final four weeks of ratings season and first four weeks of summer ratings. [9]
In February 2014, it was reported in an interview with host and co-executive producer Tom Gleisner that Network Ten had given the series an "open-ended" run for its 2014 season. [1] The second season premiered on 23 February 2014 in the new timeslot of 6pm Sunday. [1] On 9 April 2014, part way through the second season, it was announced that the show would be moved from the 6pm Sunday timeslot to 9.30pm Monday, and expanded to a one-hour format. The later timeslot would allow the series to include more adult themes. Following a six-week hiatus, the show returned on Monday 19 May 2014. [10] [11] [3] Beginning on 14 July, season two moved an hour earlier to 8:30pm as a result of the low ratings of 24: Live Another Day which previously occupied the timeslot. [12]
On 29 September 2014, it was reported that a Year in Review special had been commissioned which would air later in the year. [13] The special aired on 17 November 2014, reviewing the top news stories of the past 12 months. [14] The special saw the introduction of guest quizmasters to the format, which have since become a recurring feature of the series. [3] [14]
On 14 November 2014, the series was renewed for a third season, [15] which premiered on 11 May 2015. [16]
A second Year in Review special aired following the third season, premiering on 23 November 2015. [17]
On 26 October 2015, the series was renewed for a fourth season, [18] which premiered on 9 May 2016. [19] In October 2016, part of the set was revamped to include illuminating buzzers and minor changes in graphics.[ citation needed ]
A 2016 Year in Review special premiered on 21 November 2016. [20]
In October 2018, Working Dog Productions agreed with Ten Network Holdings to sell international rights to the format to the network's parent company, CBS Studios International. [21]
The series is filmed at Network Ten studios in South Yarra, Melbourne in front of a live studio audience. [22] The series was originally filmed on a Saturday, [1] but successive seasons saw filming moved from Mondays to Sundays. [23] Filming the day prior to airing, the series aims to be as current as possible. [1] [23] When the show aired at 6pm on Sundays, multiple endings were filmed in case the removal of inappropriate or potentially offensive answers resulted in a different winner during post-production. [23]
In 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Season 8 was recorded with only Gleisner and a handful of production crew filming the show from the South Yarra studio, with all of the contestants working from home and video conferencing in to enforce social distancing. There was also no live studio audience. [24]
Paramount Global Distribution Group (formally CBS Studios International and owned by Network 10 parent Paramount Global) owns the format for international distribution, their first non-United States format for distribution internationally.
A New Zealand version, Have You Been Paying Attention? New Zealand , first aired on 24 July 2019 on TVNZ 2, hosted by Hayley Sproull, starring comedian and HYBPA? Australia regular Urzila Carlson and ZM radio host Vaughan Smith. [25]
In September 2020, it was announced the format rights had been sold to Cyprus, marking the second international sale of the format. [26] The Cypriot version of the show is titled ΔΩΣΕ ΒΑΣΗ!, [26] which translates to PAY ATTENTION!.
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Logie Awards of 2016 | Best Entertainment Program | Have You Been Paying Attention? | Nominated | |
Most Outstanding Entertainment Program | Nominated | ||||
2017 | Logie Awards of 2017 | Best Entertainment Program | Won | ||
Most Outstanding Entertainment Program | Won | ||||
2018 | Logie Awards of 2018 | Most Popular Comedy Program | Won | ||
2019 | Logie Awards of 2019 | Most Popular Comedy Program | Won | ||
Most Outstanding Entertainment Program | Won | ||||
2021 | TV Blackbox Awards | Most Popular Comedy Program | Won | ||
2022 | Logie Awards of 2022 | Won | |||
2023 | Logie Awards of 2023 | Won |
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