Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds

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.

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
Release
Original networkAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
Original release27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) 
present

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
1527 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 ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal
viewers
Ref(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1 Loneliness & Friendships 27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) 478,00015138,00010615,000 [9]
2 Remembrance 3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) 628,0009112,0008742,000 [10]
3 Mood & Depression 10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) 657,0009137,0008794,000 [11]
4 Confidence & Mobility 17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 546,0001298,00011645,000 [12][13]
5 Impact 24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) 664,0008125,0007788,000 [14][15]

Series 2

No. Title Air date Overnight ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal
viewers
Ref(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1 Fragility & Friendships 6 April 2021 (2021-04-06) 593,0008151,0007743,000 [16][17]
2 Memory 13 April 2021 (2021-04-13) 546,00012152,0007696,000 [18][19]
3 Confidence 20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 498,00012132,0009631,000 [20][21]
4 Mobility 27 April 2021 (2021-04-27) 621,00010148,000765,000 [22][23]
5 Impact 4 May 2021 (2021-05-04) 637,0007148,000785,000 [24][25]

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. "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.
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  20. Knox, David (21 April 2021). "Tuesday 20 April 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  21. Knox, David (1 May 2021). "Timeshifted: Tuesday 20 April 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  22. Knox, David (28 April 2021). "Tuesday 28 April 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  23. Knox, David (7 May 2021). "Timeshifted: Tuesday 27 April 2021". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  24. Knox, David (5 May 2021). "Tuesday 4 May 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  25. Knox, David (14 May 2021). "Timeshifted: Tuesday 4 May 2021". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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