List of Undercover Boss Australia episodes

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Undercover Boss Australia is the Australian incarnation of the Undercover Boss franchise. The first series features 6 episodes and premiered on Network Ten on 18 October 2010. [1] A second series consisting of 8 episodes began airing on 12 September 2011. [2]

Contents

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
Series premiere Series finale
1 618 October 201022 November 2010
2 8 [3] 12 September 2011 [2] 31 October 2011

Episodes

Series 1: 2010

No.Title"Boss"Original airdate
1"Domino's Pizza Australia" Don Meij 18 October 2010 (2010-10-18)
Don Meij, Chief Executive Officer of Domino's Pizza Australia goes undercover and returns to where he started out in the business at various entry-level jobs. [4] [5]
2"Veolia Environmental Services"Peter Murray25 October 2010 (2010-10-25)
Veolia Environmental Services Director of Operations, Peter Murray, returns to the entry level jobs where he started his work for Veolia. [6] [7]
3"Boost Juice" Janine Allis 1 November 2010 (2010-11-01)
Janine Allis, founder and CEO of Boost Juice, goes undercover and works in Boost Juice bars and a mobile van as well as the company's latest venture, Salsa's Fresh Mex Grill. [5] [8]
4"Big 4 Holiday Parks"Ray Schleibs8 November 2010 (2010-11-08)
Newly appointed CEO of Big 4 Holiday Parks, Ray Schleibs, temporarily steps down from his position to go undercover in his business. [9] [10]
5"Toga Hospitality"Rachel Argaman15 November 2010 (2010-11-15)
Rachel Argaman goes undercover in hotels which Toga provides staffing for. [11] [12]
6"Ritchies IGA"Fred Harrison22 November 2010 (2010-11-22)
Fred Harrison goes undercover in Ritchies IGA stores across Australia. At one location he is sacked due to poor performance. [13] [14]

Series 2: 2011

No.Title"Boss"Original airdate
1"Great Southern Railway"Tony Braxton-Smith12 September 2011 (2011-09-12)
CEO of Great Southern Railway, Tony Braxton-Smith, goes undercover where he will be unloading luggage, cleaning, making beds, cooking in the kitchens and serving guests in the restaurants. [2] [15] [16]
2"Hog's Breath Cafe"Brett Dryland and Rodney Winkleman [3] 19 September 2011 (2011-09-19)
Brett Dyland, Hogs Breath Cafe MD, and Rodney Winkleman, Hogs Breath Cafe OD, head undercover. [17]
3"Ella Baché"Pippa Hallas [3] 26 September 2011 (2011-09-26)
Ella Baché CEO, Pippa Hallas, decides to go undercover in her own firm.
4"JBS Australia"Iain Mars [3] 3 October 2011 (2011-10-03)
Iain, JBS Swift's rock star CEO, is giving up the high life to go undercover.
5"Staging Connections"Tony Chamberlain [3] 10 October 2011 (2011-10-10)
CEO Tony Chamberlain heads undercover in Stage Connections.
6"Sodexo"JohnPaul Dimech [3] 17 October 2011 (2011-10-17)
Sodexo CEO and father of four, Johnpaul Dimech, is inspired by staff when he goes undercover.
7"YMCA"Nick Cox [3] 24 October 2011 (2011-10-24)
YMCA CEO Nick Cox goes undercover and is inspired by the people he meets along the way.
8"Hutchinson Builders"Scott Hutchinson [3] 31 October 2011 (2011-10-31)
Hutchinson Builders CEO, Scott Hutchinson, goes undercover.

Ratings

Series 1: 2010

EpisodeViewers
Metro Cities		RankRef.
TimeslotDayWeek
1Domino's Pizza Australia / Don Meij 1,314,000146 [18] [19]
2Veolia Environmental Services / Peter Murray1,134,0001721 [20] [21]
3Boost Juice / Janine Allis1,268,0001421 [22]
4Big 4 Holiday Parks / Ray Schleibs1,188,0001718 [23] [24]
5Toga Hospitality / Rachel Argaman1,192,0001610 [25] [26]
6Ritchies IGA / Fred Harrison1,039,0002920 [27]

Series 2: 2011

EpisodeViewers
Metro Cities		RankRef.
TimeslotDayWeek
1Great Southern Railway / Tony Braxton-Smith764,00021345 [28] [29]
2Hog's Breath Cafe / Brett Dryland and Rodney Winkleman669,00021459 [30] [31]
3Ella Baché / Pippa Hallas796,00021044 [32] [33]
4JBS Australia / Iain Mars578,00031977 [34] [35]
5Staging Connections / Tony Chamberlain795,00031552 [36] [37]
6Sodexo / JohnPaul Dimech531,000422N/A [38]
7YMCA / Nick CoxN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
8Hutchinson Builders / Scott HutchinsonN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Metro Cities - Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth

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