After becoming a smash hit in the UK, an Australian version of 'Gogglebox' – an observational, reality TV program where audiences tune into to watch families, couples and friends watching TV – is set screen next month.
'Gogglebox' will be broadcast on Foxtel's Lifestyle Channel and Network Ten, and will be a weekly, observational series that captures the reactions of ordinary Australians as they watch the nightly news, argue over politics, cheer their favourite sporting teams and digest current affairs and documentaries. Twelve households have been chosen, with their houses rigged with special, locked-off cameras to capture every, unpredictable moment.
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While the concept may seem bizarre, the 'fly-on-the-wall' reality TV program has been popular in its native UK since 2013, and will soon return for its fifth season. “We all watch television, we all love talking about television and this format allows us to be a fly on the wall in other people's homes as they do just that,” said Network Ten Chief Programming Officer, Beverley McGarvey.
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'Gogglebox Australia’ will screen on Foxtel's Lifestyle Channel on Wednesday 11 February followed by a broadcast on Channel Ten on Thursday 12 February.
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