Best Bits (Australian TV series)

Best Bits is an Australian comedy show, where a panel of comedians comment on video clips taken from television during the week prior. The show is produced by Seven in Australia and is based on the New Zealand show Best Bits.[1]

Best Bits
Presented bySam Mac
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducerJosh Thomson
Running time30 minutes (incl. advertisements)
Production companyThe Down Low Concept
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release29 March (2016-03-29) –
31 May 2016 (2016-05-31)

The first series premiered on the Seven Network on 29 March 2016.

Format

The show is recorded in front of a live audience. Each week the host, along with a recurring panel of four comedians, share brief video clips taken from television programmes, commercials, and infomercials from both Australian and international broadcasters that were broadcast during the past week. The panelists then make observations and jokes (usually of a satirical nature) about what they have seen.[2]

Episodes

Series overview
Series Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 8 29 March 2016 (2016-03-29) 31 May 2016 (2016-05-31)

Season 1 (2016)
Ep # Airdate Timeslot Guests Viewers
1 29 March 2016 (2016-03-29) 10pm Tuesday Heath Franklin, Mel Buttle, Harley Breen, Lawrence Mooney 364,000[3]
2 5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 10pm Tuesday Heath Franklin, Fiona O'Loughlin, Jesse Mulligan, Lawrence Mooney 368,000[4]
3 19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 10pm Tuesday Heath Franklin, Tegan Higganbotham, Sammy J, Jesse Mulligan 311,000[5]
4 3 May 2016 (2016-05-03) 10pm Tuesday Heath Franklin, Felicity Ward, Stephen K. Amos, Lawrence Mooney 292,000[6]
5 10 May 2016 (2016-05-10) 9.45pm Tuesday Heath Franklin, Claire Hooper, Daniel Sloss, Joel Creasey 315,000[7]
6 17 May 2016 (2016-05-17) 9.45pm Tuesday Heath Franklin, Mel Buttle, Lloyd Langford, Matt Okine 332,000[8]
7 24 May 2016 (2016-05-24) 10pm Tuesday Heath Franklin, Mel Buttle, Matt Okine, Claire Hooper 256,000[9]
8 31 May 2016 (2016-05-31) 10pm Tuesday Joel Creasey, James Acaster, Nish Kumar, Harley Breen 259,000[10]

References
  1. "SAM MAC'S GOT NEW DATE ON BEST BITS". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. "Best Bits - 7 Plus".
  3. Knox, David (30 March 2016). "TEN pushes Nine into third place". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. Knox, David (6 April 2016). "Married at First Sight lifts for Nine". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. Knox, David (20 April 2016). "ABC, SBS in foreign affairs ratings tussle". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  6. Knox, David (4 May 2016). "Gap narrows between The Voice & Masterchef". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  7. Knox, David (11 May 2016). "The Voice, MasterChef, Seven Year Switch score on Tuesday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  8. Knox, David (18 May 2016). "Seven switches on Tuesday ratings". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  9. Knox, David (25 May 2016). "Awkward first date for Kiss Bang Love". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  10. Knox, David (1 June 2016). "Kiss Bang Love struggles but multichannels save Seven's Tuesday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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