Win the Week

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Win the Week
GenreGame show
Created by
Presented byAlex Lee
StarringCraig Reucassel
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
ProducerMartin Robertson
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkABC
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatStereo
Original release23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)
External links
Website

Win the Week is an Australian television comedy quiz show, which premiered on the ABC on 23 June 2021.[1] The series is presented by Alex Lee, who quizzes three teams of paired celebrities and everyday Australian captains on the week's top news stories.[2][3] At the end of each round, the losing team captain has the opportunity to "Stay" with their celebrity teammate or "Betray" them by swapping them with a celebrity from another team.[2] The winner of each show wins a framed themed calendar with the week they had won coloured in gold.

Format[]

Segments[]

  • Mixed Messages: Alex reads out a fake news headline created from combing two headlines from the past week. Team members buzz in to guess one of the stories, while their teammate is left to guess the other half. Each story guessed is worth five points.
  • Double or Nothing: Questions are asked in pairs by Alex. Team captains must buzz in to answer the first question correctly but only win 10 points if their celebrity team member answers a related follow-up question correctly as well.
  • Up to the Minute: News events from the past week within one minute.
  • Picture This: Team members are each given a picture which they must describe to their partner and put together to work out the corresponding news story before their time runs out. Each correct guess is worth 15 points.
  • This Week in History: News events from the past week in previous years. Each correct guess is worth 15 points.
  • Bleeping News: Teams are presented with a news segment with two parts bleeped out. Team captains must guess the first bleep while celebrities guess the second bleep. Each correct guess is worth 15 points.
  • Pants: Alex reads a headline where one word has been replaced with the word "pants". Teams must buzz in to guess each replaced word for 10 points but lose 10 points if they answer incorrectly.

Series overview[]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1623 June 2021 (2021-06-23)11 August 2021 (2021-08-11)

Episodes[]

Series 1 (2021)[]

Note: Winners are listed in bold

No.TitleOriginal air dateAustralian viewers
1"Episode 1"23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)488,000[4]
Original teams:
Jacky partnered with Andrew Denton
Jade partnered with Nina Oyama
Alex partnered with Craig Reucassel
2"Episode 2"30 June 2021 (2021-06-30)405,000[5]
Original teams:
Catherine partnered with Annabel Crabb
Peter partnered with Mark Humphries
Alice partnered with Craig Reucassel
3"Episode 3"7 July 2021 (2021-07-07)345,000[6]
Original teams:
Maddie partnered with Ellen Fanning
Narelle partnered with Ben Jenkins
Romaan partnered with Craig Reucassel
4"Episode 4"14 July 2021 (2021-07-14)350,000[7]
Original teams:
Luke partnered with Jennifer Byrne
Brigid partnered with Michael Hing
Peta partnered with Craig Reucassel
5"Episode 5"4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)280,000[8]
Original teams:
Noah partnered with Hamish Blake
Lesley partnered with Sarah Harris
Kalyana partnered with Craig Reucassel
6"Episode 6"11 August 2021 (2021-08-11)367,000[9]
Original teams:
Helen partnered with Costa Georgiadis
Tim partnered with Zoe Norton Lodge
Gary partnered with Craig Reucassel

References[]

  1. ^ Knox, David (31 May 2021). "Airdate: Win the Week". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Knox, David (25 May 2021). "ABC Announces new quiz Win the Week". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ Willix, Pierra (23 June 2021). "ABC brings on Alex Lee and Craig Reucassel in new news quiz show Win the Week". The West Australian. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ Knox, David (24 June 2021). "Wednesday 23 June 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ Knox, David (1 July 2021). "Wednesday 30 June 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ Knox, David (8 July 2021). "Wednesday 7 July 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ Knox, David (15 July 2021). "Wednesday 14 July 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  8. ^ Knox, David (5 August 2021). "Wednesday 4 August 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  9. ^ Knox, David (12 August 2021). "Wednesday 11 August 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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