You Can't Ask That

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You Can't Ask That
YCAT S1.jpg
Screenshot from the first episode
Directed by
  • Kirk Docker
  • Aaron Smith
[1]
Opening themeSoul Searching by Amourouge [1]
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes54
Production
Executive producer
Lou Porter (2016-18) [1]

Frances O'Riordan (2018-present)

Producers
  • Kirk Docker
  • Aaron Smith
[1]
Production locationAustralia
CinematographyAaron Smith [1]
EditorNick McDougall [1]
Running time15-28 minutes
Production company ABC
Original release
Network ABC iview
Release3 August 2016 (2016-08-03) 
present

You Can't Ask That is an Australian TV series created by ABC Television that first went to air in August 2016. As of June 2022 its seventh season is on air in Australia.

Contents

The series took a rest in 2023, however is expected to return beyond that. [2]

History

The series was created by Kirk Docker, Aaron Smith and Jon Casimir in 2015, as a spin-off from Hungry Beast . [3] The first episode of the first season aired on ABC TV on 3 August 2016, as well as on iview. [4] [5]

Its seventh season started airing in May 2022 in Australia. [3]

Description

The show aims to offer insight into the lives of marginalised communities and break down stereotypes while answering the questions people are afraid to ask, [4] reportedly inspired by Ask Me Anything (AMA) threads on Reddit. [6] Each episode asks controversial questions sourced from the public [7] to a minority Australian population, with the first series including indigenous people, people of short stature, Muslims, sex workers, transgender people and more. [4] Several representative organisations were credited in the series including Short Statured People of Australia, Scarlet Alliance, Alzheimer's Australia and Exit International, as well as The Karuna Hospice Service and Palliative Care NSW. [1]

Season overview

On 28 September 2016, the ABC announced the series had been renewed for a second season. [8] On 25 October 2017, the ABC announced the series had been renewed for a third season. [9]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
Season premiereSeason finale
1 103 August 2016 [5] 5 October 2016
2 126 April 2017 [10] [11] 21 July 2017
3 811 July 201829 August 2018
4 83 April 201922 May 2019
5 818 March 2020 [12] 6 May 2020
6 828 April 202116 June 2021
7 825 May 2022 [13] 6 July 2022

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

No. in seriesNo. in seasonTitleOriginal airdate
11"Short Statured"3 August 2016
22"Wheelchair Users"10 August 2016
33"Transgender"17 August 2016
44"Muslims"24 August 2016
55"Polyamorous"31 August 2016
66"Ex-prisoners"7 September 2016
77"Fat"14 September 2016
88"Indigenous"21 September 2016
99"Sex Workers"27 September 2016
1010"Terminally Ill"5 October 2016

Season 2 (2017)

No. in seriesNo. in seasonTitleOriginal airdate
111"Blind People"6 April 2017
122"Down Syndrome"12 April 2017
133"Suicide Attempt Survivors"19 April 2017
144"Recent War Veterans"26 April 2017
155"Facial Difference"3 May 2017
166"Refugees"10 May 2017
177"Ice Users"17 May 2017
188"Children of Same-Sex Parents"24 May 2017
199"Centenarians"31 May 2017
2010"S&M"7 July 2017
2111"Gambling Addicts"14 July 2017
2212"Homeless"21 July 2017

Season 3 (2018)

No. in seriesNo. in seasonTitleOriginal airdate
231"Survivors of Sexual Assault"11 July 2018
242"Ex-Reality TV Stars"18 July 2018
253"Former Cult Members"25 July 2018
264"Eating Disorders"1 August 2018
275"Swingers"8 August 2018
286"Schizophrenia"15 August 2018
297"Drag"22 August 2018
308"Priests"29 August 2018

Season 4 (2019)

No. in seriesNo. in seasonTitleOriginal airdate
311"Domestic and Family Violence"3 April 2019
322"African Australians"10 April 2019
333"Intersex"17 April 2019
344"Carnies and Show People"24 April 2019
355"Ex-Politicians"1 May 2019
366"Alcoholics"8 May 2019
377"Deaf"15 May 2019
388"Disaster Survivors"22 May 2019

Season 5 (2020)

No. in seriesNo. in seasonTitleOriginal airdate
391"Firefighters"18 March 2020
402"Nudists"25 March 2020
413"Killed Someone"1 April 2020
424"Autism spectrum"8 April 2020
435"HIV-positive people"15 April 2020
446"Olympic & Paralympic Gold Medallists"22 April 2020
457"Public Housing"29 April 2020
468"Kids"6 May 2020

Season 6 (2021)

No. in seriesNo. in seasonTitleOriginal airdate
471"Cheaters"28 April 2021
482"Ex-Football players"5 May 2021
493"Obsessive Compulsive Disorder"12 May 2021
504"Amputees"19 May 2021
515"Families of Missing Persons"26 May 2021
526"Lesbians"2 June 2021
537"Chinese Australians"9 June 2021
548"Adult Virgins"16 June 2021

Season 7 (2022)

No. in seriesNo. in seasonTitleOriginal airdate
551"Bogans"25 May 2022
562"Postnatal Depression"1 June 2022
573"Gay Men"8 June 2022
584"Models"15 June 2022
595"Prescription Drug Addiction"22 June 2022
606"Porn Stars"29 June 2022
617"Dementia"6 July 2022

Awards and recognition

You Can't Ask That won the Rose d'Or for Best Reality or Factual Entertainment in 2017. [14] It also won 3 UN Media Awards for Promotion of Disability Rights and Issues, Promotion of Social Cohesion and Promotion of Empowerment of Older People. [15] In 2018 it was nominated for a Logie for Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program. [16]

International versions

In July 2017, Kan 11 in Israel began broadcasting a local version of the series under the name "סליחה_על_השאלה" (Slicha Al HaShe'ela, Excuse me for asking), with total of 98 episodes in 8 seasons (2 of which are in Arabic, and 3 are for kids). [17]

In February 2019, Dutch broadcaster BNNVARA started broadcasting a local version on public broadcasting channel NPO 3 under the title "Ik durf het bijna niet te vragen" (I hardly dare to ask).

In June 2019, CBC Television in Canada released a local version of the series titled You Can't Ask That with eight episodes. [18]

An Arabic language version called "بلا مؤاخذة" (bila muakhadha, No Blame) began airing on 21 September 2019 on the Kan 11's sister channel Makan 33. [19]

In October 2020, a U.S. version of the series was picked up by Current Flow Entertainment. Remake rights were acquired for both English and Spanish language versions. [20]

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