What Really Happens in Thailand | |
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Genre | Reality |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 [1] |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multiple |
Running time | 42 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | Seven Network |
Release | 14 September 2015 – present |
What Really Happens in Thailand is an Australian reality documentary television series that airs on the Seven Network.
The program was first announced at the network's upfronts in 2014. [2] The series is a spin-off of the 2014 program What Really Happens in Bali and produced by the same production company McAvoy Media. [3] The series films the activities and situations of Australian tourists and expats in various locations throughout Thailand, including nightclubs, hospitals and cosmetic surgery centres. [2]
The series premiered in Australia on the Seven Network on 14 September 2015, [4] [5] airing on Monday nights until the fifth episode of the series, when the show was moved to Thursday nights. [6] After episode six, the series was pulled from the schedule until the television non-ratings period, when episode seven premiered on a Tuesday night [7] however it did not reach the top 20 most watched programs for the first time in the program's season. [8]
No. | Title | Original release date | Australian viewers | |
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1 | "Episode 1" | 14 September 2015 | 633,000 [9] | |
A no-holds barred look at Australian tourists in one of the nation's favourite holiday destinations. In the premiere episode, follow two Perth beauty queens at a full moon party, a nurse who is taken to hospital suffering an undiagnosed illness and base jumpers achieving the ultimate rush. [5] | ||||
2 | "Episode 2" | 21 September 2015 | 512,000 [10] | |
In this episode, meet the family dedicated to muay thai fighting, a couple looking to adopt a monkey and an Aussie ends up in hospital following a motorbike accident. [11] | ||||
3 | "Episode 3" | 5 October 2015 | 474,000 [12] | |
4 | "Episode 4" | 12 October 2015 | 523,000 [14] | |
Meet an Australian women who has travelled to Thailand for breast augmentation surgery and music promoter Michael 'Chuggy' Chugg who moved from Australia to Phuket. [15] | ||||
5 | "Episode 5" | 22 October 2015 [6] | 342,000 [16] | |
See Australia Day done Thai style, an Australian ends up in hospital following a bike crash and the man dubbed the 'Prince of Poppies' meets his match. [17] | ||||
6 | "Episode 6" | 29 October 2015 | 388,000 [18] | |
We celebrate New Year's Eve in Phuket, meet an AFL player living the beach lifestyle and a generous Aussie making a huge difference in the lives of the underprivileged. [19] | ||||
7 | "Episode 7" | 1 December 2015 | N/A | |
8 | "Episode 8" | 8 December 2015 | N/A | |
Two groups of Australians compete in a Phi Phi party game, and a Boxing Day tsunami volunteer returns to Thailand. [21] | ||||
9 | "Episode 9" | 15 December 2015 | N/A | |
A traditional Thai fishing proves dangerous and a unique Bangla Road pub crawl. [22] |
A second spin-off of the format followed in 2016, titled What Really Happens on the Gold Coast . [23]