The Killing Season (Australian TV series)

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The Killing Season is a 2015 Australian three-part documentary television series which analyses the events of the RuddGillard government which lasted from 2007 until 2013; a turbulent period in Australia’s modern political history. Journalist Sarah Ferguson interviewed the Australian Labor Party decision-makers and strategists who engaged in internal conflict that brought down a government which had successfully countered the 2007–2008 financial crisis. [1]

Contents

Ratings

EpisodeOriginal air dateOvernight viewersNightly rankConsolidated viewersAdjusted rankRef
1Part One9 June 2015986,000#51,179,000#2 [2] [3]
2Part Two16 June 2015968,000#71,130,000#3 [4] [5]
3Part Three23 June 2015979,000#61,121,000#5 [6] [7]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack accompanying the opening titles and credits is the version of Schubert's Piano Trio No. 2 used in Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film Barry Lyndon . [8]

Awards

See also

References

  1. The Killing Season at ABC TV
  2. "Tuesday 9 June 2015". TV Tonight.
  3. "Timeshifted: Tuesday 9 June 2015". TV Tonight.
  4. "Tuesday 16 June 2015". TV Tonight.
  5. "Timeshifted: Tuesday 16 June 2015". TV Tonight.
  6. "Tuesday 23 June 2015". TV Tonight.
  7. "Timeshifted: Tuesday 23 June 2015". TV Tonight.
  8. Holmes, Jonathan (17 June 2015). "The Killing Season is one of finest TV documentaries made in Australia" . Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  9. "'The Killing Season' by Sarah Ferguson Wins Logie for Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report | Books+Publishing".