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Cram
Genre	Game show
Presented by	Peter Helliar
Starring	Dilruk Jayasinha; Virginia Gay;
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Producers	Peter Beck; Peter Lawler;
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	ITV Studios Australia
Original release
Network	Network Ten
Release	2 November –; 14 December 2017

Cram (stylised as CRAM!) was an Australian game show hosted by Peter Helliar,^[1] which premiered on Network Ten on 2 November 2017 until 14 December 2017.^[2]

The premiere was negatively received by viewers, with ratings^[3] dwindling as the season progressed and the show rating outside of the top 20 shows of the day for the season finale.^[4]

On 9 November 2017, Channel Ten announced at their yearly upfronts event that the show would return for a second season in 2018, after only one episode of the first season had aired.^[5] However, a second season never materialised.

The first season did not secure a spot in the top 100 watched free-to-air shows in 2017.^[6]

Format

The format pits two teams of comedians and celebrities tested on their memories across general knowledge categories. Each category will be introduced with a “cram”: a brief video on any subject. The team that recalls the most facts is the winner. The teams are captained by comedian Dilruk Jayasinha and actress Virginia Gay.

Episodes

No.	Team Dilruk	Team Virginia	Winning Team	Original air date	Australian viewers
1	Chris Brown & Nick Cody	Frank Woodley & Miranda Tapsell	Team Dilruk	2 November 2017 (2017-11-02)	569,000^[7]
2	Celeste Barber & Rove McManus	Rhys Nicholson & Zoë Coombs Marr	Team Virginia	9 November 2017 (2017-11-09)	381,000^[8]
3	Heath Franklin & Natalie Bassingthwaighte	Dave Hughes & Nikki Osborne	Team Dilruk	16 November 2017 (2017-11-16)	410,000^[9]
4	Anne Edmonds & Jimeoin	Chrissie Swan & Rhys Nicholson	Team Virginia	23 November 2017 (2017-11-23)	354,000^[10]
5	Christie Whelan Browne & Susie Youssef	Grant Denyer & Rowdie Walden	Team Virginia	29 November 2017 (2017-11-29)	290,000^[11]
6	Angus O'Loughlin & Josh Thomas	Alex Lee & Chris Brown	Team Dilruk	30 November 2017 (2017-11-30)	285,000^[12]
7	Angus O'Loughlin & Josh Thomas	Casey Donovan & Natalie Bassingthwaighte	Team Virginia	6 December 2017 (2017-12-06)	271,000^[13]
8	Bridie Connell & Frank Woodley	Ash Williams & Danielle Cormack	Team Virginia	7 December 2017 (2017-12-07)	246,000^[14]
9	Chrissie Swan & Nick Cody	Brendan Fevola & Rachel Corbett	Team Virginia	13 December 2017 (2017-12-13)	268,000^[15]
10	Heath Franklin & Gen Fricker	Christie Whelan Browne & Rove McManus	Team Dilruk	14 December 2017 (2017-12-14)	<275,000^[4]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2018	International Format Awards^[16]	Best Studio Based Gameshow Format	Nominated

References

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^ "'Just diabolical': Viewers savage Ten's new comedy quiz show". News.com.au. 3 November 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Molk, Steve (15 December 2017). "Thursday 14 December 2017". DeciderTV. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ Knox, David (10 November 2017). "TEN 2018 Upfronts: Blind Date, Gordon Ramsay, new drama & comedy". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
^ Manning, James (27 December 2017). "OzTAM: The top 100 free-to-air TV series in 2017". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ Knox, David (19 November 2017). "Timeshifted: Thursday 2 November 2017". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
^ Knox, David (19 November 2017). "Timeshifted: Thursday 9 November 2017". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
^ Knox, David (24 November 2017). "Timeshifted: Thursday 16 November 2017". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
^ Knox, David (3 December 2017). "Timeshifted: Thursday 23 November 2017". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
^ Knox, David (30 November 2017). "Ratings quirks on a quiet Wednesday". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ Knox, David (1 December 2017). "TV on Struggle Street". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
^ Knox, David (6 December 2017). "Wednesday 6 December 2017". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ Manning, James (8 December 2017). "TV Ratings Dec 7: Summer Bay and Deadliest Weather keep Seven in top spot". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ Manning, James (14 December 2017). "TV Ratings Dec 13: Seven narrowly in front with help from Russell Crowe". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
^ "Format Awards 2018 finalists announced". C21 Media. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.