Logie Award for Most Popular Panel or Current Affairs Program

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Logie Award for Most Popular Panel or Current Affairs Program
CountryAustralia
Presented by TV Week
First award1980
Currently held by Australian Story (2023)
Most awards A Current Affair (11)
Website tvweeklogieawards.com.au

The Logie Award for Most Popular Panel or Current Affairs Program is an award which is presented at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It is given to recognise the popularity of an Australian news panel discussion or current affairs television show.

The award was first presented at the 22nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards held in 1980 as the Logie for Most Popular Public Affairs Program. It was eliminated as a category in 1999 but reintroduced in 2000, until it was eliminated again in 2013. For the 58th Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony held in 2016, the category was reintroduced as the Logie Award for Best News Panel or a Current Affairs Program [1] [2] and it was also awarded in 2017 before being eliminated in 2018. [3] It returned in 2019 as the Logie Award for Most Popular Panel or Current Affairs Program. [4] It changed to Most Popular Current Affairs Program in 2023.

Winners and nominees

KeyMeaning
Indicates the winning program

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees as Most Popular Public Affairs Program.

YearProgramNetworkRef
1980 60 Minutes
[5]
1981 60 Minutes
1982 60 Minutes
[6]
1983 60 Minutes
1984 60 Minutes
1985 60 Minutes
1986 60 Minutes
[7]
1987 60 Minutes
1988 60 Minutes
1989 A Current Affair
1990 A Current Affair
Nine Network
[8]
1991 A Current Affair
Nine Network
1992 A Current Affair
Nine Network
1993 A Current Affair
Nine Network
1994 Real Life
[9]
1995 A Current Affair
Nine Network
1996 A Current Affair
Nine Network
1997 A Current Affair
Nine Network
1998 A Current Affair
Nine Network
2000 A Current Affair
Nine Network
60 Minutes
Nine Network
The 7.30 Report
Today Tonight
Seven Network
2001 A Current Affair
Seven Network
60 Minutes
Nine Network
Today
Nine Network
Today Tonight
Seven Network
2002 Today Tonight
Seven Network
A Current Affair
Nine Network
Australian Story
60 Minutes
Nine Network
Today
Nine Network

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees for the Logie for Best News Panel or a Current Affairs Program.

YearProgramNetworkReference
2016

The Project

Network Ten
60 Minutes
Q&A
ABC
Sunrise
Today
2017 The Project
Network Ten
Four Corners
ABC
60 Minutes
Sunrise
Today
2019 The Project
Network Ten
7.30
ABC
60 Minutes
A Current Affair
Nine Network
Australian Story
ABC
Four Corners
ABC
2022 The Project
Network Ten
7.30
ABC
Australian Story
ABC
A Current Affair
Nine Network
Four Corners
ABC
The Front Bar

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees for the Logie for Most Popular Current Affairs Program.

YearProgramNetworkReference
2023 Australian Story
ABC
60 Minutes
7.30
ABC
A Current Affair
Nine Network
Foreign Correspondent
ABC
Four Corners
ABC

References

  1. Cronin, Seanna (4 November 2015). "Changes and new gongs in store for the 2016 Logie Awards". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. Knox, David (4 November 2015). "Logies announce new categories, voting to open shortly". TV Tonight . Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  3. Knox, David (5 March 2018). "Voting opens for 2018 Logie Awards". TV Tonight . Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  4. Knox, David (18 February 2019). "Logies introduce new Reality category". TV Tonight . Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  5. "1978–1981 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  6. "1982–1985 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  7. "1986–1989 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  8. "1990–1993 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  9. "1994–1997 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  10. "1996 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7 . Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  11. "1997 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  12. "1998 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  13. "2000 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  14. "2001 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  15. "2002 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  16. Knox, David (9 May 2016). "2016 Logie Awards: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  17. Knox, David (23 April 2017). "TV Week Logie Awards 2017: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  18. Knox, David (19 June 2022). "Logie Awards 2022: Winners". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2022.