The Boss Is Coming to Dinner

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The Boss Is Coming to Dinner
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Country of originAustralia
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
ProducerShine Australia
Running timeApprox 48 minutes per episode
Release
Original network Nine Network
Original release22 September (2010-09-22) 
29 September 2010 (2010-09-29)
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The Boss is Coming to Dinner UK

The Boss Is Coming to Dinner is an Australian programme, based on the UK version. The series is by Shine Australia for the Nine Network.

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The show see three nervous applicants will host a dinner party in their own home to impress their potential employer. After an evening at their homes, the candidates all take part in an employment challenge, where the boss reduces the field from three to two. The top two are then invited to the boss's home for dinner and the final judgement.

On 1 October 2010, Channel Nine dropped the whole series following low ratings, leaving behind some of the remaining unaired episodes. [1]

Episode Guide

No.TitleBossPerson hiredOriginal air date
1"Episode One"TBATBA22 September 2010 (2010-09-22)
2"Episode Two"TBATBA29 September 2010 (2010-09-29)

Ratings

Series 1

EpisodeDate AiredTimeslotRatingNightly RankWeekly Rank
1.0122 September 2010Wednesday 8:30pm788,000 [2] 18 [2] 78 [3]
1.0229 September 2010646,000 [4] 21 [4] 83 [5]

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References

  1. Knox, David (1 October 2010). "Gone: The Boss is Coming to Dinner" . Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Ratings: Week 39". TV Tonight.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  3. Knox, David (26 September 2010). "2.8m for AFL but Nine wins the week" . Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Ratings: Week 40". TV Tonight.com.au. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  5. Knox, David (3 October 2010). "Blokes rule as Seven wins Week 40" . Retrieved 3 October 2010.