Saltwater Heroes

Last updated

Saltwater Heroes
Saltwater Heroes title card.png
Title card of Saltwater Heroes.
Written byColette Beaudry [1]
Directed byAdam Geiger [1]
Presented by Andrew Ettingshausen
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerSue Clothier [1]
ProducerKarina Holden [1]
Running time48 minutes [1]
Production company Northern Pictures
Release
Original network Discovery Channel
Original release5 August (2015-08-05) –
26 August 2015 (2015-08-26)

Saltwater Heroes is an Australian reality television series produced by Northern Pictures for the Discovery Channel. The series is hosted by Andrew "ET" Ettingshausen [2] and portrays the real life events of crews aboard commercial fishing vessels and what life is like for commercial fisherman across Australia. [3] [4]

Contents

Background

The program received funding from Screen Australia in late 2014 for a four-part series. [1] The series is produced by Northern Pictures for Discovery Australia and Discovery International. [5]

During filming, Ettingshausen suffered a problem with his diving regulator while underwater diving during filming in Queensland. Ettingshausen was unable to breathe air, and required assistance from other people diving near him, including sharing an oxygen regulator. [6]

Broadcast

The series premiered in Australia and New Zealand on Discovery Channel on 5 August 2015. [6] [7]

Internationally, the series premiered on the English language feed of Discovery Channel in Asia on 24 August 2015. [8]

Episodes

No.Title [9] Original air dateAustralian viewers [Note]
1"Northern Territory"5 August 2015 (2015-08-05)32,000 [10]
ET faces saltwater crocodiles, fish with teeth and sweltering heat in the Top End.
2"Tasmania"12 August 2015 (2015-08-12)12,000 [11]
Deep down south, ET is in search of blue eye trevella and harvests Long-spined sea urchins from a kelp forest.
3"Queensland"19 August 2015 (2015-08-19)36,000 [12]
A sea slug diving operation goes horribly wrong near The Great Barrier Reef, and ET takes on the infamous Queensland mud crab.
4"South Australia"26 August 2015 (2015-08-26)27,000 [13]
In the seafood capital of Australia, ET is taken out of his comfort zone confronting the blue swimmer crab and goes oyster farming.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Network 10</span> Australian television network

Network 10 is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five national free-to-air networks, 10's owned-and-operated stations can be found in the state capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth while affiliates extend the network to regional areas of the country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seven Network</span> Australian broadcast television network

The Seven Network is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia. The network's headquarters are located in Sydney.

Foxtel is an Australian pay television company—operating in cable television, direct broadcast satellite television, and IPTV streaming services. It was formed in April 2018, superseding an earlier company from 1995. The service was established as a 50/50 joint venture between News Corporation and Telstra, with News Corp and Telstra holding 65% and 35% ownership shares respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Food Network</span> American basic cable channel

Food Network is an American basic cable channel owned by Television Food Network, G.P., a joint venture and general partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery Networks and Nexstar Media Group. Despite this ownership structure, Warner Bros. Discovery has operating control of the channel, and manages and operates it as a division of the Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks Group. The channel airs both special and regular episodic programs about food and cooking.

Andrew "ET" Ettingshausen is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. He played his first grade Australian club football for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, retiring at the end of the 2000 NRL season having played 328 first grade games for the club, the NSWRL/ARL/SL/NRL record for most games at a single club. This record stood for ten years, before ultimately being broken by Darren Lockyer for the Broncos in 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SelecTV (Australian television)</span> Satellite based subscription television service

SelecTV was an Australian satellite based subscription television broadcasting service. As of January 2011, the service is no longer available. Services were carried on the Intelsat 8 satellite.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fox Sports (Australia)</span> Australia group of sports channels

Fox Sports Australia Pty Limited is the division of Foxtel that owns and operates the Fox Sports television networks and digital properties in Australia. The group operates nine Fox Sports Channels as well as Fox Sports News, Fox Cricket, Fox League, Fox Footy, Watch AFL and Watch NRL. Fox Sports channels such as Fox Netball are available via Foxtel or Kayo. The group's main competitors are beIN Sports, ESPN, Optus Sport and Stan Sport. Unlike Fox Sports the group is not owned directly by the Fox Corporation. However News Corp which holds a 65% stake in Foxtel is Fox Corporation's sister company.

Darren & Brose are Darren Chau and Brose Avard, two Australia-based comedy writers and performers who first met while studying media at La Trobe University. Chau had been working with the comedy ensemble Chop-Socky, while Avard had been producing and broadcasting on several Melbourne radio stations. They co-founded the Latrobe Media Group and produced comedy shows for the Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Channel 31 and Network Ten's ONE.

Discovery is a television channel available on cable and satellite television in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian version of the US Discovery Channel was previously operated by XYZnetworks, who also own the exclusive distribution rights for the channel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Universal TV (Australian TV channel)</span> Australian cable television channel

Universal TV is an Australian cable and satellite television channel, owned and operated by NBCUniversal International Networks. It has been available on most subscription television platforms in Australia since 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TLC (Australian TV channel)</span> Television channel

TLC, is an Australian and New Zealand television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific. The channel launched in 2004 in Australia and in 2015 in New Zealand. In Australia TLC is available on pay TV provider Foxtel and IPTV provider Fetch, and in New Zealand the channel is available on pay TV provider Sky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">13th Street (Australian TV channel)</span> Australian television channel

13th Street was an Australian television channel which specialised in airing action and suspense programmes. The channel was owned by NBC Universal and was launched on 15 November 2009 as part of Foxtel's Next Generation launch. It launched on Fetch TV in 2017 as part of Fetch TV's channel pack revamp.

Foxtel Movies is a suite of 11 pay television film channels in Australia which began broadcasting on 1 January 2013. Owned by Foxtel, the channels replaced the now-defunct Movie Network and Showtime suites.

Syfy was an Australian pay television channel dedicated to science fiction and fantasy television shows and movies. The channel was launched on 1 January 2014, replacing SF.

<i>The Real Housewives of Melbourne</i> Australian reality television series

The Real Housewives of Melbourne is an Australian reality television series that premiered 23 February 2014 on Arena. It was developed as one of the international installments of The Real Housewives, an American television franchise. The series chronicles the lives of several women living in Melbourne, Australia.

<i>X-Ray Mega Airport</i> British TV series or programme

X-Ray Mega Airport is a five-part British television series which premiered on 21 May 2015 on the Discovery Channel in the United Kingdom and subsequently on international versions of the Discovery Channel in more than 220 territories. The program was commissioned by Discovery International in 2014, and is produced by Voltage TV.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">7food network</span> Former Australian television channel

7food network was a short-lived Australian free-to-air television channel owned by the Seven Network which launched on 1 December 2018. The channel marked the start of Seven's new deal with Discovery, Inc., immediately after the end of SBS's previous deal with Discovery which saw the creation of SBS Food in 2015. The channel was a hybrid of the Seven Network and the American Food Network, and featured shows about food and cooking from around the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fox Crime (Australian TV channel)</span> Television channel

Fox Crime is an Australian subscription television channel primarily screening crime drama television series. The channel launched on 7 November 2019, replacing TVHits.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Binge (streaming service)</span> Australian streaming service owned by Foxtel

Binge is a video streaming subscription service available in Australia, owned by Streamotion. The service offers on demand and live entertainment, lifestyle, reality and movie programming.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Media Releases 2014: Support announced for eight compelling documentaries as new funding programs finalised". Screen Australia. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Andrew Ettingshausen, 2014 Winner of Best Sports Presenter/Commentator". Asian Television Awards . 21 July 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "ET's Saltwater Heroes premieres Wednesday". Fishing World. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Knox, David (4 February 2015). "Call for Entries: Discovery Ignite". TV Tonight . Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Salt Water Heroes". Northern Pictures. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Saltwater Heroes: the tough side of fishing". Foxtel Insider. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Saltwater Heroes - Come With Us". Sky Television. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Saltwater Heroes - Discovery Channel Asia". Discovery Channel Asia. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Saltwater Heroes: Episode Guide". Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Wednesday 5th August 2015 - Television Ratings". Media Spy. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Wednesday 12th August 2015 - Television Ratings". Media Spy. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Wednesday 19th August 2015 - Television Ratings". Media Spy. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Wednesday 26th August 2015 - Television Ratings". Media Spy. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.