Good News Week (1996)
Overview
Good News Week was an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and 11 February 2008 to 28 April 2012. The show's initial run aired on ABC until being bought by Network Ten in 1999. The show was revived for its second run when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike caused many of Network Ten's imported US programmes to cease production. Good News Week drew its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organisations, and often, aspects of the show itself. The show opened with a monologue by McDermott relating to recent headlines, after which two teams of three panellists competed in recurring segments to gain points. The show has spawned three short-lived spin-off series, the ABC's Good News Weekend, Ten's GNW Night Lite and Ten's skit-based Good News World.
StatusEnded
TypeScripted
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Seasons
Specials
2010 | 24 Episodes
Specials of Good News Week premiered on March 29, 2010
Season 1
1996 | 30 Episodes
Season 1 of Good News Week premiered on April 12, 1996
Season 2
1997 | 41 Episodes
Season 2 of Good News Week premiered on February 14, 1997
Season 3
1998 | 37 Episodes
Season 3 of Good News Week premiered on March 6, 1998
Season 4
1999 | 33 Episodes
Season 4 of Good News Week premiered on March 21, 1999
Season 5
2000 | 29 Episodes
Season 5 of Good News Week premiered on February 26, 2000
Season 6
2008 | 29 Episodes
Season 6 of Good News Week premiered on February 11, 2008
Some sources cite the episodes dated 13 October 2008 and later as Season 2, due to it being named as such when it was made available on iTunes.
Season 7
2009 | 36 Episodes
Season 7 of Good News Week premiered on February 9, 2009
Each week, Paul & two Captains (Claire Hooper and Mikey Robins) will lead teams of comedians, media personalities, politicians and "special" guests as they decipher, dissect, deconstruct & completely misrepresent the news of the week.
Season 8
2010 | 38 Episodes
Season 8 of Good News Week premiered on January 2, 2010
Season 9
2011 | 11 Episodes
Season 9 of Good News Week premiered on February 7, 2011
Casts
Paul McDermott
Self - Host
Mikey Robins
Self - Team Captain
Claire Hooper
Self - Team Captain