Logie Award for Most Popular Entertainment Program

Logie Award for Most Popular Entertainment Program
Logie Award for Most Popular Entertainment Program
Country	Australia
Presented by	TV Week
First awarded	1986
Currently held by	Gogglebox Australia (2019)
Most awards	Hey Hey It's Saturday (9)
Website	www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au

The Logie for Most Popular Entertainment Program is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It recognises the popularity of an Australian light entertainment program from various formats including comedy, talent, variety, music, talk, and traditional game shows.

It was first awarded at the 28th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, held in 1986 when the award was originally called Most Popular Australian Light Entertainment Program.^[1] Over the years, it has been known as Most Popular Light Entertainment Program (1987–1988, 1993–2014),^[2]^[3] Most Popular Light Entertainment or Comedy Program (1989–1992),^[4] Most Popular Entertainment Program (2015) and Best Entertainment Program (2016-2017).^[5] From 2018, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular Light Entertainment Program.^[6]

The winner and nominees of this category are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website.^[7] Hey Hey It's Saturday holds the record for the most wins, with nine, followed by Rove with six wins.

Winners and nominees[]

Key	Meaning
	Indicates the winning program

Year	Program	Network	Ref
1986	Perfect Match	Network Ten	^[8]
1987	Hey Hey It's Saturday	Nine Network
1988	Hey Hey It's Saturday	Nine Network
1989	The Comedy Company	Network Ten
1990	The Comedy Company	Network Ten	^[9]
1991	Fast Forward	Seven Network
1992	Fast Forward	Seven Network
1993	Hey Hey It's Saturday	Nine Network
1994	Hey Hey It's Saturday	Nine Network	^[10]
1995	Hey Hey It's Saturday	Nine Network
1996	Don't Forget Your Toothbrush	Nine Network
1997	Hey Hey It's Saturday	Nine Network
1998	Hey Hey It's Saturday	Nine Network	^[11]
1999	Hey Hey It's Saturday	Nine Network	^[12]
	Battle of the Sexes	Network Ten
	Midday with Kerri-Anne	Nine Network
	The Panel	Network Ten
2000	Hey Hey It's Saturday	Nine Network	^[13]
	Australia's Funniest Home Video Show	Nine Network
	The Panel	Network Ten
	Rove	Nine Network
2001	The Panel	Network Ten	^[14]
	Rove (Live)	Network Ten
	Surprise Surprise	Nine Network
	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	Nine Network
2002	Rove (Live)	Network Ten	^[15]
	Australia's Funniest Home Videos	Nine Network
	The Crocodile Hunter	Network Ten
	The Panel	Network Ten
	This Is Your Life	Nine Network
2003	Rove (Live)	Network Ten	^[16]
	The Crocodile Hunter	Network Ten
	Kath & Kim	ABC TV
	Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures	Network Ten
	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	Nine Network
2004	Rove (Live)	Network Ten	^[17]
	Australia's Funniest Home Video Show	Nine Network
	Kath & Kim	ABC TV
	Merrick and Rosso Unplanned	Nine Network
	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	Nine Network
2005	Rove (Live)	Network Ten	^[18]
	Dancing with the Stars	Seven Network
	Deal or No Deal	Seven Network
	Kath & Kim	ABC TV
	Merrick and Rosso Unplanned	Nine Network
2006	Dancing with the Stars	Seven Network	^[19]
	Deal or No Deal	Seven Network
	The Glass House	ABC TV
	Rove Live	Network Ten
	Spicks and Specks	ABC TV
2007	Rove Live	Network Ten	^[20]
	20 to 1	Nine Network
	Bert's Family Feud	Nine Network
	Deal or No Deal	Seven Network
	Thank God You're Here	Network Ten
2008	Kath & Kim	Seven Network	^[21]
	The Chaser's War on Everything	ABC1
	Spicks and Specks	ABC1
	Summer Heights High	ABC1
	Thank God You're Here	Network Ten
2009	Rove	Network Ten	^[22]
	Australia's Got Talent	Seven Network
	Deal or No Deal	Seven Network
	Spicks and Specks	ABC1
	Sunrise	Seven Network
2010	Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation	Network Ten	^[23]
	Deal or No Deal	Seven Network
	Hey Hey It's Saturday: The Reunion	Nine Network
	Spicks and Specks	ABC1
	Sunrise	Seven Network
2011	The Circle	Network Ten	^[24]
	Good News Week	Network Ten
	Hey Hey It's Saturday	Nine Network
	Sunrise	Seven Network
	Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation	Network Ten
2012	Hamish and Andy's Gap Year	Nine Network	^[25]
	Australia's Got Talent	Seven Network
	The Project	Network Ten
	Spicks and Specks	ABC1
	Sunrise	Seven Network
2013	The Voice	Nine Network	^[26]
	Gruen Planet	ABC1
	Hamish & Andy's Euro Gap Year	Nine Network
	The Project	Network Ten
	The X Factor	Seven Network
2014	Hamish & Andy's Gap Year Asia	Nine Network	^[27]
	Ja'mie: Private School Girl	ABC1
	The Project	Network Ten
	The Voice	Nine Network
	The X Factor	Seven Network
2015	Hamish & Andy's Gap Year South America	Nine Network	^[28]
	Family Feud	Network Ten
	The Project	Network Ten
	Sunrise	Seven Network
	The Voice	Nine Network
2016	Family Feud	Network Ten	^[29]
	Gruen	ABC
	Have You Been Paying Attention?	Network Ten
	The Voice	Nine Network
	The X Factor Australia	Seven Network
2017	Have You Been Paying Attention?	Network Ten	^[30]
	Anh's Brush with Fame	ABC
	Family Feud	Network Ten
	The Voice	Nine Network
	Upper Middle Bogan	ABC
2018	Gogglebox Australia	Network Ten Foxtel	^[31]
	Anh's Brush with Fame	ABC
	Family Feud	Network Ten
	Hard Quiz	ABC
	The Project	Network Ten
2019	Gogglebox Australia	Network Ten Foxtel	^[32]
	Anh's Brush with Fame	ABC
	Dancing with the Stars	Network Ten
	Gruen	ABC
	Hard Quiz	ABC
	The Voice	Nine Network

Multiple wins[]

Number	Program
Wins
9	Hey Hey It's Saturday
6	Rove
3	Hamish and Andy's Gap Year
2	The Comedy Company
	Fast Forward
	Gogglebox Australia

References[]

^ "1986 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.
^ "1987 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.
^ "1993 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
^ "1989 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.
^ Knox, David (16 November 2015). "Voting opens for 2016 Logie Awards". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
^ Knox, David (5 March 2018). "Voting opens for 2018 Logie Awards". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
^ Knox, David (5 December 2011). "Logie 2012 voting opens". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
^ "1986–1989 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "1990–1993 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "1994–1997 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "1998 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "1999 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "2000 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "2001 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "2002 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "2003 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "2004 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "2005 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "2006 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "2007 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "2008 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "2009 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "2010 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "2011 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "2012 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "2013 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ Knox, David (27 April 2014). "Logie Awards 2014: Winners". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
^ Knox, David (3 May 2015). "TV Week Logie Awards 2015: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
^ Knox, David (9 May 2016). "2016 Logie Awards: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
^ Knox, David (23 April 2017). "TV Week Logie Awards 2017: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ Knox, David (1 July 2018). "60th Logie Awards: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
^ Knox, David (30 June 2019). "Logie Awards 2019: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "1986 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.

[2] "1987 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.

[3] "1993 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

[4] "1989 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.

[5] Knox, David (16 November 2015). "Voting opens for 2016 Logie Awards". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

[6] Knox, David (5 March 2018). "Voting opens for 2018 Logie Awards". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

[7] Knox, David (5 December 2011). "Logie 2012 voting opens". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

[1986-1989-8] "1986–1989 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[1990-1993-9] "1990–1993 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[1994-1997-10] "1994–1997 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[11] "1998 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[12] "1999 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[13] "2000 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[14] "2001 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[15] "2002 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[16] "2003 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[17] "2004 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[18] "2005 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[19] "2006 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[20] "2007 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[21] "2008 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[22] "2009 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[23] "2010 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[24] "2011 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[25] "2012 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[26] "2013 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[27] Knox, David (27 April 2014). "Logie Awards 2014: Winners". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

[28] Knox, David (3 May 2015). "TV Week Logie Awards 2015: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

[29] Knox, David (9 May 2016). "2016 Logie Awards: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 May 2016.

[30] Knox, David (23 April 2017). "TV Week Logie Awards 2017: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[31] Knox, David (1 July 2018). "60th Logie Awards: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

[32] Knox, David (30 June 2019). "Logie Awards 2019: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

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v t Logie Awards
Most Popular categories	Personality on Australian Television Actor Actress Presenter New Talent Drama Program Comedy Program Entertainment Program News Panel or a Current Affairs Program Reality Program Lifestyle Program
Most Outstanding categories	Actor Supporting Actor Actress Supporting Actress Drama Series Miniseries or Telemovie Children's Program Factual or Documentary Program News Coverage or Public Affairs Report Sports Coverage
Other awards	Logie Hall of Fame
Former categories	Most Popular New Male Talent Most Popular New Female Talent Newcomer Most Popular Australian Program Sports Program Factual Program Most Popular Live Show
Ceremonies	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Logie Award for Most Popular Entertainment Program

Contents

Winners and nominees[]

Multiple wins[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]