The return of Sbs’s hit series of Go Back To Where You Came From has pulled in the biggest audience for the broadcaster this year.
The documentary, which this year takes six prominent Australians on the path of a refugee’s journey to Australia from their war torn country, rated 752,000 across the five metro markets according to preliminary ratings from OzTam.
The first of three episodes, this year’s debut is up 44% on last year’s, which rated 524,000.
Last year’s series gained momentum, with the final episode receiving 600,000 viewers and ranking 19th for the night.
Last night’s episode placed 10th for the evening.
The six prominent Australians include a mix of personalities and stances on the subject of refugees and asylum seekers. The cast is Catherine Deveny, Imogen Bailey, Angry Anderson, Peter Reith, Michael Smith and Allan Asher.
Produced by CordellJigsaw, the format has been sold into...
The documentary, which this year takes six prominent Australians on the path of a refugee’s journey to Australia from their war torn country, rated 752,000 across the five metro markets according to preliminary ratings from OzTam.
The first of three episodes, this year’s debut is up 44% on last year’s, which rated 524,000.
Last year’s series gained momentum, with the final episode receiving 600,000 viewers and ranking 19th for the night.
Last night’s episode placed 10th for the evening.
The six prominent Australians include a mix of personalities and stances on the subject of refugees and asylum seekers. The cast is Catherine Deveny, Imogen Bailey, Angry Anderson, Peter Reith, Michael Smith and Allan Asher.
Produced by CordellJigsaw, the format has been sold into...
- 8/28/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The new series of Sbs’s hit show Go Back To Where You Came From will see six prominent faces.
Six personalities from politics, TV and radio who have contributed to the refugee and asylum seekers debate will be sent on the 25 day refugee journey in reverse.
The six people are: Angry Anderson, rock musician, conservative political activist and aspiring National Party candidate; Imogen Bailey, former Neighbours actress and animal rights activist; Catherine Deveny, writer and social commentator; Michael Smith, former radio presenter on 2Ue and 4Bc; Allan Asher, former Commonwealth Ombudsman and Peter Reith, former Howard Government senior cabinet minister including former minister for defence from 2000-2001.
Michael Ebeid, Sbs managing director said: This year we are looking forward to seeing how these prominent Australians will tackle the challenging journey in a new and different way, as they travel to some of the world’s most perilous and despairing...
Six personalities from politics, TV and radio who have contributed to the refugee and asylum seekers debate will be sent on the 25 day refugee journey in reverse.
The six people are: Angry Anderson, rock musician, conservative political activist and aspiring National Party candidate; Imogen Bailey, former Neighbours actress and animal rights activist; Catherine Deveny, writer and social commentator; Michael Smith, former radio presenter on 2Ue and 4Bc; Allan Asher, former Commonwealth Ombudsman and Peter Reith, former Howard Government senior cabinet minister including former minister for defence from 2000-2001.
Michael Ebeid, Sbs managing director said: This year we are looking forward to seeing how these prominent Australians will tackle the challenging journey in a new and different way, as they travel to some of the world’s most perilous and despairing...
- 5/25/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
An Australian program, Go Back To Where You Came From, has won the Best of Rose d.Or at the prestigious television festival held each year in Lucerne, Switzerland, for the first time ever.
The three-part documentary series apparently had the unanimous support of the 10-member judging panel; it was eligible because it won the award for factual entertainment, one of the 12 categories included in the awards.
Produced by Cordell Jigsaw, Go Back to Where you Came From offered six Australians the chance to walk in the shoes of refugees as they undertook a 25-day journey typical of the arduous path some refugees take to get to Australia to claim refugee status.
It was a smash hit for Sbs, taking the mantle of top-ranked show for 2011.
In a statement, Sbs managing director Michael Ebeid said he believed Go Back to Where you Came From has set a new standard for Sbs Television.
The three-part documentary series apparently had the unanimous support of the 10-member judging panel; it was eligible because it won the award for factual entertainment, one of the 12 categories included in the awards.
Produced by Cordell Jigsaw, Go Back to Where you Came From offered six Australians the chance to walk in the shoes of refugees as they undertook a 25-day journey typical of the arduous path some refugees take to get to Australia to claim refugee status.
It was a smash hit for Sbs, taking the mantle of top-ranked show for 2011.
In a statement, Sbs managing director Michael Ebeid said he believed Go Back to Where you Came From has set a new standard for Sbs Television.
- 5/14/2012
- by Paul Bugeja
- IF.com.au
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