Making It Australia

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Making It Australia
Genre Reality competition
Based on
Making It
by
Presented by
Judges
  • Deborah Riley
  • Benja Harney
No. of contestants13
WinnerGeorge Buchanan
Runners-up
  • Rizaldy Valencia
  • Jack Stirling
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time45-65 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Network Ten
Release15 September (2021-9-15) –
6 November 2021 (2021-11-6)

Making It Australia is a reality competition television series co-hosted by comedians Susie Youssef and Harley Breen and based on the American series of the same name. [1] [2] The series premiered on Wednesday, 15 September 2021 on Network 10. [3]

Contents

The show features craftspeople skilled in different media competing to be named the "Master Maker" and win A$100,000. [4] [1] Each week, competitors participate in two or three challenges – a "Faster Craft", a "Together Craft" and a "Master Craft." The winner of each challenge earns a patch. For the Faster Craft, makers have three hours to create an item. For the Together Craft, they a split into teams and work together to create a themed item. For the Master Craft, makers have eight hours to create a more elaborate themed collection. At the end of every episode, one person is sent home based on their performance in the Master Craft. [5]

Production

In October 2020, Network 10 announced that they had commissioned a local version of the show at their annual upfronts. [1] In March 2021, it was announced that Susie Youssef and Harley Breen would be co-hosting the series [2] [6] and that it would be judged by production designer and art director Deborah Riley and paper engineer Benja Harney. [7]

Due to low viewership, the series was bumped from its primetime slot of Wednesday and Thursday nights and began airing on Saturday nights from its seventh episode. [8] [9] At the Network 10 upfronts in October 2021, it was announced that the series had been cancelled. [10]

Cast

Hosts

Judges

Contestants

NameAgeOccupationResidenceRef.
Georgina "George" Buchanan41Prop Maker Sydney, New South Wales [11]
Dan Deleur37Plumber Adelaide, South Australia [11]
Denise Pepper61University Lecturer Perth, Western Australia [11]
Rizaldy Valencia55Animator Sydney, New South Wales [11]
Andrew Whitehead62Scrap Metal Artist Urana, New South Wales [11] [12]
Sai-Wai Foo46Fashion Designer Melbourne, Victoria [11] [13]
Kat Halligan22Children's Entertainer Adelaide, South Australia [11]
Stephanie Martinez45Mum Melbourne, Victoria [11]
Badat Rehana32Graphic Designer Sydney, New South Wales [11]
Jack Stirling31Architect Melbourne, Victoria [11]
Will Thomson22Apprentice Electrician Wollongong, New South Wales [11]
Robert Michael Young32Artist Melbourne, Victoria [11]
Russell Zorino-Brown32Costume Maker Melbourne, Victoria [11] [14]

Contestant progress

Season 1
ContestantsSpecialty123456789101112
GeorgeProp MakerSafeSafeFASTWINSafeSafeSafeMEGASafeSafeBOTHWINNER
RizaldyToy MakerSafeWINSafeTOGTSafeSafeFASTSafeFASTMEGASafeRUNNER UP
JackArchitectureFASTSafeSafeSafeSafeMEGASafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRUNNER UP
RehanaJewellery/FabricsSafeTOGTSafeSafeWINSafeWINSafeSafeSafeOUT
WillWoodworkSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWINOUT
AndrewSculptorSafeSafeSafeSafeFASTSafeSafeWITH
DeniseSculptorSafeTOGTSafeSafeSafeSafeOUT
DanMetalworkSafeTOGTSafeTOGTSafeOUT
RobertArtistWINSafeSafeSafeOUT
Sai-WaiMixed MediaSafeSafeWINOUT
StephanieCraftsSafeSafeOUT
RussellCostume MakerSafeOUT
KatTextilesOUT
  (FAST) The Contestant won that episode's Faster Craft Challenge.
  (TOGT) The Contestant's team won that episode's Together Craft Challenge.
  (WIN) The Contestant won that episode's Master Craft Challenge.
  (MEGA) The Contestant won that episode's Mega Craft Challenge.
  (BOTH) The Contestant won both that episode's Faster Craft Challenge and Master Craft Challenge.
  (OUT) The Contestant won that episode’s Faster Craft or Together Craft Challenge but was eliminated from the competition during the Master Craft Challenge.
  (OUT) The Contestant was eliminated from the competition.
  (WITH) The Contestant withdrew from the competition.
  (SAFE) The Contestant won neither the Faster Craft Challenge nor Master Craft Challenge, and they were not eliminated.
  (WINNER) The Contestant was named Master Maker.
  (WINNER) The Contestant won the Faster Craft Challenge and was then named Master Maker.
  (RUNNER UP) The contestant was runner-up.

Special guests

Season synopsis

No.TitleAir dateTimeslotOvernight ratingsRef(s)
ViewersRank
1Episode 115 September 20217:30pm Wednesday474,00014 [15]
2Episode 216 September 20217:30pm Thursday401,00015 [16]
3Episode 322 September 20217:30pm Wednesday325,00015 [17]
4Episode 423 September 20217:30pm Thursday347,00019 [18]
5Episode 529 September 20217:30pm Wednesday289,000— [19]
6Episode 630 September 20217:30pm Thursday341,00018 [20]
7Episode 72 October 20216:00pm Saturday135,000— [21]
8Episode 89 October 20216:00pm Saturday——
9Episode 916 October 20216:00pm Saturday——
10Episode 1023 October 20216:00pm Saturday——
11Semi Final30 October 20216:00pm Saturday——
12Grand Finale6 November 20216:00pm Saturday113,000— [22]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Knox, David (15 October 2020). "Upfronts 2021: 10". TV Tonight . Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Knox, David (19 March 2021). "Harley Breen, Susie Youssef to host Making It Australia". TV Tonight . Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Knox, David (27 August 2021). "Airdate: Making It". TV Tonight . Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Network 10 Upfronts 2021: NEW – Making It Australia". Mediaweek . 15 October 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Atkinson, Fran (8 September 2021). "Makers take their marks in most feel-good show of the year" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "10 announces Susie Youssef and Harley Breen as Making It Australia hosts". Mediaweek . 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 Knox, David (31 March 2021). "Making It Australia: Judges Announced". TV Tonight . Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Knox, David (30 September 2021). "Bumped: Making It Australia". TV Tonight . Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  9. ↑ Simmonds, Matthew (30 September 2021). "MAKING IT AUSTRALIA relegated to Saturday nights after poor ratings". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  10. ↑ Knox, David (20 October 2021). "Upfronts 2022:10". TV Tonight . Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Making It Australia 2021: Meet All The Makers". 10 Play . Network 10. 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Metalhead Andrew Is Not Light On Ideas". 10 Play . Network 10. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Napping, Pandas and Fried Chicken = Sai-Wai's Happy Place". 10 Play . Network 10. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Russell's Dollhouse is what Crafting Dreams are Made Of". 10 Play . Network 10. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  15. ↑ Knox, David (16 September 2021). "Wednesday 15 September 2021". TV Tonight . Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  16. ↑ Knox, David (17 September 2021). "Thursday 16 September 2021". TV Tonight . Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  17. ↑ Knox, David (23 September 2021). "Wednesday 22 September 2021". TV Tonight . Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  18. ↑ Knox, David (24 September 2021). "Thursday 23 September 2021". TV Tonight . Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  19. ↑ Knox, David (30 September 2021). "Punishing night for 10, as Making It struggles". TV Tonight . Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  20. ↑ Knox, David (1 October 2021). "Thursday 30 September 2021". TV Tonight . Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  21. ↑ Knox, David (3 October 2021). "Saturday 2 October 2021". TV Tonight . Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  22. ↑ Thomas, Trent (7 November 2021). "Weekend TV ratings Saturday November 6, 2021". Mediaweek . Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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