Taskmaster Australia

Taskmaster Australia is an Australian comedy panel game show first broadcast on Network 10 from 2 February 2023.[3] Based on the UK series Taskmaster created by comedian Alex Horne, it sets five comedians/celebrities ridiculous tasks to complete, and judged against each other by "The Taskmaster," Tom Gleeson, accompanied by his assistant, comedian Tom Cashman.[4]

Taskmaster Australia
Title card.
Also known asTaskmaster
GenreComedy, panel game
Created byAlex Horne
Presented byTom Gleeson
StarringTom Cashman (assistant)
Theme music composerThe Horne Section
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producers
  • Alex Horne
  • Richard Allen-Turner
  • Rob Aslett
  • James Taylor
  • Jon Thoday
  • Andy Devonshire[1]
  • Sarah Thornton[2]
Production locationsSydney, Australia (studio filming)
New Zealand (task filming)
Release
Original networkNetwork 10
Original release2 February 2023 (2023-02-02) –
present
Chronology
RelatedTaskmaster (British TV series)

Series 1

Contestants

The contestants for series 1 of Taskmaster Australia are:[3]

Production

Confirmation of the Australian version of the series was announced in October 2022, to be produced by Avalon Television with Kevin & Co for Network 10.[1][5]

The pre-recorded tasks were filmed in New Zealand at the same house in which the New Zealand version of the show also films in,[6] known as "The Taskmaster Retreat" in this Australian version (compared to "The Taskmaster Ranch" in the New Zealand version). Filming took up to ten hours per day.[7]

Filming for the studio shows took place in December 2022 at the NEP Studios in Eveleigh, Sydney, New South Wales.[6][8][9] Gleeson remarked of the filming, that he had "never done a show that right from the very first episode, all the audience seats were sold out".[7]

Tasks for the series were written by a team,[2] which includes Sam Smith (who also writes tasks for the New Zealand version),[10] alongside Cashman,[11] with development assisted by show producer Cam Bakker, and, as with all the international adaptations, sent to show creator Alex Horne for final approval.[7] Executive producer Sarah Thornton remarked that the aim is to bring in new writers each series to "keep it fresh".[2]

Episodes

The first series consists of 10 episodes.[12]

No.TitleWinnerOriginal air date
1"Foot juice"Danielle Walker2 February 2023 (2023-02-02)
2"Keep it clean and flowing"Nina Oyama9 February 2023 (2023-02-09)
3"Cricketmaster"Julia Morris16 February 2023 (2023-02-16)
4TBATBA23 February 2023 (2023-02-23)
5TBATBA2 March 2023 (2023-03-02)
6TBATBA9 March 2023 (2023-03-09)
7TBATBA16 March 2023 (2023-03-16)
8TBATBA23 March 2023 (2023-03-23)
9TBATBA30 March 2023 (2023-03-30)
10TBATBA6 April 2023 (2023-04-06)

Tasks and Points
Running Total (points scored so far)
DanielleJimmyJuliaLukeNina
TOTAL POINTS SO FAR (as of episode 3)4845453838
Episode 1: "Foot juice"
TaskDanielleJimmyJuliaLukeNina
Prize Task: "Bring in what you consider to be the most beautiful thing."54312
"Remove the balloon from inside the caravan. You may not touch or step into the caravan. Fastest wins."4DQDQDQ5
"Create a minute-long montage of your life. The best-looking life wins".43152
"Fill the glass with orange juice. You may only touch oranges with the items on the bench. Fastest wins."DQ4531
Live Task: "Throw a throw, boot a boot, bowl a bowl, flick a flick, or propel a propeller the closest to the edge of the stage."43512
TOTAL POINTS1714141012
Episode 2: "Keep it clean and flowing"
Task Danielle Jimmy Julia Luke Nina
Prize Task: "Bring in what you consider the most satisfying thing to touch." 5 3 2 1 4
"Let the cat out of the bag. Once you touch a bag, you must open it. Fewest bag openings win. Your time starts meow" 5 2 1 3 4
"Call an older family member and make them hang up on you. If they suspect you want them to hang up on you, you will be disqualified. Fastest wins. Your time starts when they answer the call." DQ 3 5 2 4
"Do the bravest thing with this ream of paper. Bravest thing wins. You have 20 minutes." 2 4 1 5 3
Live Task: "Wearing your chopstick gloves, de-pineapple the pizzas and put the pineapple in your bowls. If you want a new pizza, you may request one by asking Tom C accurately and politely in Italian. The contestant with the most pineapple juice extracted wins. You have 120 seconds." 3 5 4 1 2
Tie Breaker Task: "Clap as many times as possible in 60 seconds." - Loss - - WIN
TOTAL POINTS 15 17 13 12 17
Episode 3: "Cricketmaster"
Task Danielle Jimmy Julia Luke Nina
Prize Task: "The thing they’d most like to be buried with." 5 2 1 4 3
Fly this thong the furthest. The furthest thong wins. You have 20 minutes. 1 3 5 4 2
Team Task: "Transforms into twins/triplets, most convincing transformation wins.You have 30 minutes." 5 1 5 1 1
Special Tasks: " Also you must Choreograph a dance you must perform at the end of every team task. You have an additional 5 minutes for your beautiful dance choreography."

(Note, this task was only given to Danielle and Julia. No points were awarded.)

 - - - - -
Perform the most passionate cricket appeal. Most passionate cricket appeal wins. You have 20 minutes to prepare your appeal. Your appeal starts when the ball hits the pads. 4 5 3 2 1
Live Task: "Convince the task master that you deserve 5 points. You must use a method on one of the paddles. When you are finished convincing, place your paddle in the paddling pool. The least convincing contestant in each round is eliminated. You will have 10 seconds each per round. The last player standing wins." 1 3 4 5 2
TOTAL POINTS 16 14 18 16 9

This episode saw the first team task of the series. The teams were comprised of Danielle and Julia forming one team. With Jimmy, Luke and Nina forming the other.

Ratings
Episode Metropolitan Total Refs
Metro overnights Rank Metro consolidated Rank Total overnights Rank Total consolidated Rank
1 (2/2/2023) 360,00011442,000N/A 509,000N/A621,00011 [13][14]
2 (9/2/2023) 305,00014TBATBA TBATBATBATBA [15]

References
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