Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds

Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds
Genre
Created byCPL Productions
Based onOld People's Home for 4 Year Olds
Starring
  • Sue Kurrle
  • Stephanie Ward
  • Nicola Kertanegara
  • Evan Kidd
Narrated byAnnabel Crabb
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producerDebbie Cuell
Producers
  • Brooke Hulsman
  • Josie Mason-Campbell
  • Steve Bibb
  • Bethan Arwell-Lewis
EditorJulie Hanna
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time57–60 minutes
Production companyEndemol Shine Australia
Original release
NetworkABC TV
Release27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) –
present

Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds is an Australian factual television series based on the Channel 4 British show of the same name.[1][2] It premiered on the ABC and ABC iview on 27 August 2019 at 8:30 pm and shows once a week at 8:30 pm on Tuesdays.

The show follows 11 retirement home residents and 10 pre-school aged children, who spend time with each other playing games and participating in different planned and mixed activities.[2][3]

It was renewed in August 2020[4] for a second series which premiered at 8:30 pm on 6 April 2021.[5][6]

On 30 August 2022, ABC premiered a five-part series titled Old People's Home for Teenagers, where seniors aged between 74 and 93 years old, and teenagers aged between 14 and 16 years old, participate in the experience.[7] During episode 2, after two weeks into the experiment, 76-year old senior participant James 'Jim' Tully died during filming. After a 5-day pause in filming, the episode dealt with his death and allowed the seniors and teenagers an opportunity to share in their grief of the loss of their new friend.[8]

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1[9]527 August 2019 (2019-08-27)24 September 2019 (2019-09-24)
254 April 2021 (2021-04-04)4 May 2021 (2021-05-04)

Ratings

Series 1

No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers 		Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 Loneliness & Friendships 27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) 478,000 15 138,000 10 615,000 [10]
2 Remembrance 3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) 628,000 9 112,000 8 742,000 [11]
3 Mood & Depression 10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) 657,000 9 137,000 8 794,000 [12]
4 Confidence & Mobility 17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 546,000 12 98,000 11 645,000 [13][14]
5 Impact 24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) 664,000 8 125,000 7 788,000 [15][16]

Series 2

No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers 		Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 Fragility & Friendships 6 April 2021 (2021-04-06) 593,000 8 151,000 7 743,000 [17][18]
2 Memory 13 April 2021 (2021-04-13) 546,000 12 152,000 7 696,000 [19][20]
3 Confidence 20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 498,000 12 132,000 9 631,000 [21][22]
4 Mobility 27 April 2021 (2021-04-27) 621,000 10 148,000 — 765,000 [23][24]
5 Impact 4 May 2021 (2021-05-04) 637,000 7 148,000 — 785,000 [25][26]

Awards and accolades

Year Nominee Category Result
2019 Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds AACTA Award for Best Documentary or Factual Program Won
2020 Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds C21 Media International Format Award for Best Factual Format Won
2020 Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds International Emmy Award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment Won

See also

References

  1. ^ "Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds Embarks on an Intergenerational Experiment Addressing Australia's Loneliness Epidemic on ABC". TV Blackbox. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Old People's Home For 4 Year Olds is raw and real but Necessary TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ^ Cheu, Sandy (25 July 2019). "Residents Happier with Kids Around, Study Finds". Australian Ageing Agenda. Australian Ageing Agenda. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ Knox, David (23 September 2020). "Auditions: Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ Knox, David (9 March 2021). "Returning: Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds to return to ABC Tuesday April 6". Mediaweek. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. ^ McDonald, Lucy (30 August 2022). "Old People's Home For Teens brings generations together to fight loneliness". ABC News. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  8. ^ Knox, David. "Vale: Old People's Home farewells 'Jim' Tully | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  9. ^ Knox, David (23 August 2019). "Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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  11. ^ Knox, David (4 September 2019). "Tuesday 3 September 2019d". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  12. ^ Knox, David (10 September 2019). "Tuesday 10 September 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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  17. ^ Knox, David (7 April 2021). "Tuesday 6 April 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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  21. ^ Knox, David (21 April 2021). "Tuesday 20 April 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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  24. ^ Knox, David (7 May 2021). "Timeshifted: Tuesday 27 April 2021". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  25. ^ Knox, David (5 May 2021). "Tuesday 4 May 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  26. ^ Knox, David (14 May 2021). "Timeshifted: Tuesday 4 May 2021". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.