Win the Week

Win the Week
GenreGame show
Created by
Presented byAlex Lee
StarringCraig Reucassel
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producers
ProducerMartin Robertson
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
Release23 June 2021 (2021-06-23) –
present

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 team captains had the opportunity to "Stay" with their celebrity teammate or "Betray" them by swapping them with a celebrity from another team.[2] In the first series, the winner of each show won a framed themed calendar with the week they had won coloured in gold. From the second series, the winner of each show won a golden "Betray" buzzer trophy.

It was revealed in February 2022 that Win The Week would be returning for a second series, which premiered on 3 August 2022.[4][5][6]

in February 2023, the ABC announced that Win The Week would not be returning in 2023.[7]

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)
283 August 2022 (2022-08-03)21 September 2022 (2022-09-21)

Episodes

Series 1 (2021)

Note: Winners are listed in bold

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAustralian viewers
11Episode 123 June 2021 (2021-06-23)517,000[a][8]

Original teams:

22Episode 230 June 2021 (2021-06-30)419,000[a][9]

Original teams:

  • Catherine partnered with Annabel Crabb
  • Peter partnered with Mark Humphries
  • Alice partnered with Craig Reucassel
33Episode 37 July 2021 (2021-07-07)357,000[a][10]

Original teams:

  • Maddie partnered with Ellen Fanning
  • Narelle partnered with Ben Jenkins
  • Romaan partnered with Craig Reucassel
44Episode 414 July 2021 (2021-07-14)366,000[a][11]

Original teams:

  • Luke partnered with Jennifer Byrne
  • Brigid partnered with Michael Hing
  • Peta partnered with Craig Reucassel
55Episode 54 August 2021 (2021-08-04)280,000[b][12]

Original teams:

66Episode 611 August 2021 (2021-08-11)367,000[b][13]

Original teams:

  • Helen partnered with Costa Georgiadis
  • Tim partnered with Zoe Norton Lodge
  • Gary partnered with Craig Reucassel

Series 2 (2022)

The second series of the show premiered on 3 August 2022.[5][6]

Note: Winners are listed in bold

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAustralian viewers
71Episode 13 August 2022 (2022-08-03)324,000[b][14]

Original teams:

82Episode 210 August 2022 (2022-08-10)266,000[b][15]

Original teams:

93Episode 317 August 2022 (2022-08-17)147,000[b][16]

Original teams:

  • Danielle partnered with Michael Hing
  • Miles partnered with Craig Reucassel
  • Nikki partnered with Susie Youssef
104Episode 424 August 2022 (2022-08-24)130,000[b][17]

Original teams:

  • Maddie partnered with Nazeem Hussain
  • Jason partnered with Craig Reucassel
  • Liana partnered with Zoe Norton Lodge
115Episode 531 August 2022 (2022-08-31)163,000[b][18]

Original teams:

126Episode 67 September 2022 (2022-09-07)171,000[b][19]

Original teams:

137Episode 714 September 2022 (2022-09-14)180,000[b][20]

Original teams:

  • Indi partnered with Steph Tisdell
  • Kru partnered with Tony Armstrong
  • Wil partnered with Craig Reucassel
148Episode 821 September 2022 (2022-09-21)196,000[b][21]

Original teams:

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Consolidated ratings figure
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Overnight ratings figure

References

  1. ^ Knox, David (31 May 2021). "Airdate: Win the Week". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Knox, David (25 May 2021). "ABC Announces new quiz Win the Week". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. 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 (3 February 2022). "Programmer's Wrap 2022: ABC". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b Knox, David (2 June 2022). "Auditions: Win the Week". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b Knox, David (7 July 2022). "Returning: Win the Week". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ Knox, David (3 February 2023). "Programmer's Wrap 2023: ABC". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  8. ^ Knox, David (24 June 2021). "Wednesday 23 June 2021". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ Knox, David (1 July 2021). "Wednesday 30 June 2021". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ Knox, David (8 July 2021). "Wednesday 7 July 2021". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ Knox, David (15 July 2021). "Wednesday 14 July 2021". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  12. ^ Knox, David (5 August 2021). "Tough night for entertainment". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  13. ^ Knox, David (12 August 2021). "Battle at breakfast, Today show hits 2021 high". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  14. ^ Knox, David (4 August 2022). "Wednesday 3 August 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  15. ^ Knox, David (11 August 2022). "Wednesday 10 August 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  16. ^ Knox, David (18 August 2022). "Wednesday 17 August 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  17. ^ Knox, David (25 August 2022). "Wednesday 24 August 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  18. ^ Knox, David (1 September 2022). "Wednesday 31 August 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  19. ^ Knox, David (8 September 2022). "Wednesday 7 September 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  20. ^ Knox, David (15 September 2022). "Wednesday 14 September 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  21. ^ Knox, David (22 September 2022). "Wednesday 21 September 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 September 2022.