Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

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Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
GenreGame show
Written by
  • Shaun Micallef (2009–2012, 2018–2019)
  • Stephen Hall (2009–2012)
  • Michael Ward (2009–2012, 2018)
  • Ros Breeden (2009)
  • Jo Gill (2009)
  • Tommy Dassalo (2009)
  • Brenna Glazebrook (2009)
  • David Lawrence (2009)
  • Andy Matthews (2018–19)
  • Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall (2018–19)
Directed byJon Olb (2009–2012, 2018–2019)
Presented byShaun Micallef (2009–2012, 2018–2019)
Starring
Voices of Pete Smith (2019)
Theme music composerYuri Worontschak (2009–2012)
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6
No. of episodes88 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Peter Beck (2009–2012, 2018–2019)
  • Stephen Tate (2009–2012)
Producers
  • Lara Hopkins (2009)
  • Melinda Zahra (2010–2012)
  • Paul Coughlin (2019)
Production locations Docklands Studios Melbourne, Docklands, Melbourne, Australia (2009–2012, 2018–2019)
EditorKen Hardie (2012, 2018)
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running timeapprox. 44 minutes (excluding commercials)
Production company ITV Studios Australia [a]
Original release
Network Network Ten
Release5 May 2009 (2009-05-05) –
29 March 2012 (2012-03-29)
Network Nine Network
Release21 May 2018 (2018-05-21) –
26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)
Network Network 10
Release2025 (2025)

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. The show was originally hosted by Shaun Micallef. [1]

Contents

History

Original run

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation's logo between 2009 and 2012 Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation.jpg
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation's logo between 2009 and 2012

The first series ran on Network Ten for 18 episodes, with the original production order extended due to the success of the show. [2]

A second series of 26 episodes began airing from 7 February 2010. Series 2 had a planned hiatus after episode 10 on 18 April 2010 and returned to finish its run on 1 August 2010.

The third series of the show began on 8 February 2011. [3]

On 27 October 2011, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation was renewed for a fourth series. [4] On 22 January 2012, it was announced that the show would begin airing Series 4 on 1 February 2012 in an 8 pm timeslot. [5]

Nine Network run

In September 2017, it was announced that the show would be revived on the Nine Network for 8 episodes with Micallef returning as host. [6] In October 2017, the series was officially confirmed for revival set to air in 2018, as well as the announcement of the series captains. Generation X was led by Robyn Butler, Generation Y was led by Andy Lee and Generation Z was led by Laurence Boxhall. [7] It has a new set and it also changed its graphics including new logo and as well as fonts, sets and theme song and primary colours. The primary colours are red (Generation X), yellow (Generation Y) and blue (Generation Z). The show was once again filmed at Docklands Studios in Melbourne. It is recorded in front of a live audience of 500 people.

In October 2018, the series was renewed for a sixth season at Nine's upfronts with Micallef returning as host and Lee, Butler & Boxhall returning as series captains. [8] The series premiered on 1 May 2019. [9]

Return to 10

On 16 September 2024 at Paramount's 2025 upfronts, it was announced the series would be returning to Network 10 in 2025, with new host and new captains to be announced and titled "Talkin' 'Bout Your Gen". [10] [11] The new generations will include Gen X, the Millennials and the Zoomers. [12]

Format

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (also known as TAYG) is an hour-long quiz show testing the popular culture knowledge of teams from three different cultural generations. The first run generation team captains are Amanda Keller (Baby Boomers), Charlie Pickering (Generation X) and Josh Thomas (Generation Y). The second run generation team captains are Robyn Butler (Generation X), Andy Lee (Generation Y) and Laurence Boxhall (Generation Z). Each team captain is joined by a different guest each episode who is part of their respective generations. However, on occasion there have been guests not actually part of the generation they represent on the show. (For example, Ian Smith and George Negus have featured as Baby Boomers but are actually members of the Silent Generation.) For the original run, the guests up to 30 are placed in the Generation Y team, guests aged 30–45 in the Generation X team and guests aged 45 and over in the Baby Boomer team. During the second run, guests up to 25 are placed in the Generation Z team, guests aged 25–40 in the Generation Y team and guests aged 40–55 in the Generation X team.

Typically, each episode features six rounds with the three teams competing in various themed games which feature wordplay-based names such as What's A Doodle Doo?, Name That Tee and ¡chronoloco!. One point is awarded for each correct answer, though in practice points can be awarded or deducted at Shaun's own discretion. The first three rounds involve the contestants buzzing in first to give their answer. Games played in these rounds can involve identifying missing television characters from a cast picture, identifying a company name from a partially constructed logo, or identifying a catchphrase and its origin from a T-shirt.

The fourth round sees teams choosing from four categories from the main display (dubbed the "magic window"), and often involves their participation on the studio floor on their part. Games include matching up celebrity pairs (such as famous mothers and daughters) on the screen, ransacking a period setting to identify anachronistic items, and performing charades. From 2018, it was used in the third round.

The fifth round, called "Your Generation" and later Yo-Gen, sees all teams quizzed in turn on themed questions relevant to their particular generation and based on a certain topic or Yo-Gen Subject. In this round, one point is awarded for each correct answer and two points are lost with each incorrect answer. In 2018, the fourth round was used. In 2019, it was part of the magic window.

The final round, called End Game, sees all teams trying to complete a physical task, usually to be judged by Shaun. The number of points up for grabs in this round is usually determined by the number of points that separate the first and third placed teams at this stage of the game; therefore the winner of the End Game is the winner of the episode.

The winning team is presented with a secondhand trophy donated by Shaun (first series), viewers (third, fourth and fifth series), as a vanity prize. During the second series, a specially made TAYG trophy was presented to the winning team; the trophy featured three people (representing the three generations playing) raising a flag pole with a TAYG flag on top. In series 6, Pete Smith provide the voiceover with the winning prize and an announcer sign-off at the end of the show, for example "This is Pete Smith speaking.".

Cast

List of games

First Network Ten iteration

These are some of the games that are featured in the show from 2009 to 2012. Not all of them are mentioned.

Games featured in the Magic Window: The Magic Window is the large screen in the background of the TAYG set. The teams pick one of four buttons from the window which are labelled with the genres (Art, Brands, Celebrities, Film & TV, Language, Leisure, Lifestyle, Music, News & Current Affairs and Sport) of the game that is featured in that button and later, things or people relating to a certain subject. Trust Me was in one of the buttons.

Nine Network iteration

These are some of the games that are featured in the show from 2018 to 2019. Not all of them are mentioned. New games are in bold.

Games featured in the Magic Window: The Magic Window is the large screen in the background of the TAYG set. The teams pick one of four buttons from the window which are labelled with the genre of game that is featured in that button and later, things or people relating to a certain subject. New games are in bold. Who Am I Doing? and What Just Happened now appeared on the Magic Window was included.

Episodes

The first series began airing on 5 May 2009. It ran for 18 episodes concluding with a Christmas special on 22 November 2009. Due to the popularity of the first series, a second series was commissioned and began airing on 7 February 2010. The series aired for 10 episodes and took a three-month break before resuming on 1 August 2010. The series then ran for a further 16 episodes, totalling 26 for the second series. Also, a highlights episode, dubbed 'family assortment', was aired on 4 April 2010. A third series of the show began broadcast on 8 February 2011. [3] Similar to the second series, the third series was split into two distinct blocks for broadcast. [13] It concluded on 18 September 2011. [14]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1 185 May 2009 (2009-05-05)22 November 2009 (2009-11-22) Network Ten
2 267 February 2010 (2010-02-07)28 November 2010 (2010-11-28)
3 188 February 2011 (2011-02-08)18 September 2011 (2011-09-18)
4 101 February 2012 (2012-02-01)29 March 2012 (2012-03-29)
5 821 May 2018 (2018-05-21)9 July 2018 (2018-07-09) Nine Network
6 81 May 2019 (2019-05-01)26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)

Reception

Ratings

The first series of the show, which aired at 7:30 pm Tuesday night, was very successful ratings-wise with the show considered a surprise hit. [15] The premiere episode of the show debuted with an average of 1,648,000 viewers, coming in first for the night and fourth for the week. The subsequent episode drew in 1,599,000 viewers, coming both first for the night and the week. The highest rating episode was the eighth, which averaged 1,754,000 viewers. [16] The 2009 Christmas special aired at a 6:30 pm Sunday night timeslot. In comparison, it drew in only 1,060,000 viewers. [17]

The second series of the show debuted in the 7:30 pm Sunday night timeslot, with the series premiere drawing in 1,323,000 viewers. [18] After sixteen episodes the show returned to the 7:30 pm Tuesday night slot to make way for the broadcast of Junior MasterChef Australia on Sunday nights. The ratings figures for the second season were generally behind the high figures set during the first series. [19] The season finale, which also doubled as the 2010 Christmas special, drew in 1,450,000 viewers. [20]

Awards

The show was nominated for both the Most Popular and Most Outstanding Light Entertainment awards at the 2010 Logie Awards. In addition, Shaun Micallef was nominated for both the Gold Logie and the Most Popular Presenter awards for his work on the show. [21] The show won in both categories it was nominated for with Shaun Micallef winning the Logie for Most Popular Presenter alongside. He did not win the gold Logie. Team captains Josh Thomas and Charlie Pickering were also nominated for the Most Popular New Male Talent Logie.

YearNomineeAwardResult
2010 Shaun Micallef Most Popular Presenter Won
Talkin 'Bout Your GenerationMost Popular Light EntertainmentWon
Talkin' 'Bout Your GenerationMost Outstanding Light EntertainmentWon
Shaun Micallef Gold Logie Nominated
Charlie Pickering Most Popular New Male TalentNominated
Josh Thomas Most Popular New Male TalentNominated
2011
Shaun Micallef Silver Logie Award for Most Popular TV PresenterNominated
Talkin' 'Bout Your GenerationMost Popular Light Entertainment ProgramNominated
Talkin' 'Bout Your GenerationMost Outstanding Light Entertainment ProgramNominated

Notes

  1. ↑ Known as Granada Media Australia in the original version

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