Australian television game show
Have You Been Paying Attention?
(abbreviated on social media as
HYBPA?
and stylised on-screen as
Have you been paying attention?
in
sentence case
) is an Australian
panel game
television
quiz show
on
Network 10
. The series, which is produced by
Working Dog Productions
, is a mix of news and comedy which sees host
Tom Gleisner
quiz five guests (of whom
Ed Kavalee
and
Sam Pang
are permanent panellists) on the week's top news stories.
[1]
[2]
Despite a disappointing start in ratings, and initially a change in timeslot and format, the series has proven to be a consistent performer for Network Ten, having its ratings increase with successive seasons and receiving critical acclaim.
[2]
[3]
The show won
two Logies in 2017
for Best Entertainment Program and Most Outstanding Entertainment Program,
one in 2018
for Most Popular Comedy Program,
two in 2019
for Most Outstanding Entertainment Program and for Most Popular Comedy Program,
one in 2022
for Most Popular Comedy Program, and
one in 2023
for Most Popular Comedy Program.
Format
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The series sees the host ask guests a range of news-related questions. In turn, guests frequently give humorous or satirical answers, but only correct answers are awarded points. The series has also become known for its banter between its serious moderator and its not as serious contestants. In addition to questions regarding the previous week's events, the contestants are also quizzed in various other games. Generally, two of these segments are played in each episode.
Regular segments
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- General questions:
News events from the past week which can be grouped into the categories of
Showbiz
or
Sport
.
- Guest Quizmasters:
Once (occasionally twice) an episode, a guest quizmaster (often a sportsperson or TV personality) joins to ask a series of questions, usually related to the guest in some way.
- Animal News:
News events (often amusing) featuring animals.
- Individual test:
Each contestant is asked an individual question, often with two possible answers.
- Rapid Recall:
This is the final round and segment of the show and sees contestants required to answer as quickly as possible as the segment is timed. This is the only segment during the show where the scores are not readily shown.
Individual tests
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Each episode includes a segment where contestants are each asked an individual question. A wide variety of games have been used, including:
- Over or Under:
Each contestant individually watches a clip from
RBT
and must guess if the person is "over or under" the
legal blood-alcohol limit
(50 mg/100 mL of blood, as per Commonwealth law).
- Trash or Treasure:
Each contestant individually watches a clip from
Antiques Roadshow
and must guess if the item the person has is worth under £1000 (trash) or is worth over £1000 (treasure).
- Going, Going, Gone:
A series of questions about famous items being sold over the past week and contestants must answer what it is famous for, or which famous person used or owned it.
- Either/Or:
The original variation of the above three and is used primarily to test the contestants' understanding of complicated (or amusing) names in the news. Many versions of this game have been developed, such as
Rapper or Restaurant / Oui or Non / Tennis Player or IKEA Furniture
etc.).
- Binge This:
Contestants are shown short clips from various online streaming service programs, and must determine what happens next in each scenario. These are often in a foreign language and have unexpected twists.
- The Bold and the Beautiful
: Each contestant is shown a clip from the long-running
American soap
and has to predict what happens next.
- Identify These International Versions of Well Known Reality TV Formats:
Each contestant individually watches a short clip (and often a clip that appears weird context) from an international version of a well known
reality television
format. Contestants are awarded 10 points for correctly guessing the format and 10 points if they can guess the country the clip is from (e.g., if a clip from the
Israeli version of
Survivor
was shown, a contestant would receive 10 points for answering
Survivor
and/or 10 points for answering
Israel
).
Episodes
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Season
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Episodes
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Originally aired
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First aired
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Last aired
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1
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8
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3 November 2013
(
2013-11-03
)
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22 December 2013
(
2013-12-22
)
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2
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26 +
1 Special
|
23 February 2014
(
2014-02-23
)
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29 September 2014
(
2014-09-29
)
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3
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28 +
1 Special
|
11 May 2015
(
2015-05-11
)
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23 November 2015
(
2015-11-23
)
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4
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27 +
1 Special
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9 May 2016
(
2016-05-09
)
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21 November 2016
(
2016-11-21
)
|
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5
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29 +
1 Special
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8 May 2017
(
2017-05-08
)
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27 November 2017
(
2017-11-27
)
|
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6
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27 +
1 Special
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14 May 2018
(
2018-05-14
)
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19 November 2018
(
2018-11-19
)
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7
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28 +
1 Special
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13 May 2019
(
2019-05-13
)
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25 November 2019
(
2019-11-25
)
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8
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29 +
1 Special
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4 May 2020
(
2020-05-04
)
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23 November 2020
(
2020-11-23
)
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9
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28 +
1 Special
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3 May 2021
(
2021-05-03
)
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15 November 2021
(
2021-11-15
)
|
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10
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25 +
1 Special
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16 May 2022
(
2022-05-16
)
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7 November 2022
(
2022-11-07
)
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11
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25 +
1 Special
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15 May 2023
(
2023-05-15
)
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6 November 2023
(
2023-11-06
)
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12
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TBA
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13 May 2024
(
2024-05-13
)
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TBA
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Cast
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Producer
Tom Gleisner
regularly hosts the show, except in a few episodes.
Comedian
Sam Pang
appears as a regular contestant.
Television personality
Ed Kavalee
appears as a regular contestant.
Guest hosts
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Guests
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Production and broadcast
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The series was first commissioned by Network Ten on 25 October 2013, with the first season to consist of eight episodes which would air over the final four weeks of ratings season and first four weeks of summer ratings.
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In February 2014, it was reported in an interview with host and co-executive producer Tom Gleisner that Network Ten had given the series an "open-ended" run for its 2014 season.
[1]
The second season premiered on 23 February 2014 in the new timeslot of 6pm Sunday.
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On 9 April 2014, part way through the second season, it was announced that the show would be moved from the 6pm Sunday timeslot to 9.30pm Monday, and expanded to a one-hour format. The later timeslot would allow the series to include more adult themes. Following a six-week hiatus, the show returned on Monday 19 May 2014.
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Beginning on 14 July, season two moved an hour earlier to 8:30pm as a result of the low ratings of
24: Live Another Day
which previously occupied the timeslot.
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On 29 September 2014, it was reported that a
Year in Review
special had been commissioned which would air later in the year.
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The special aired on 17 November 2014, reviewing the top news stories of the past 12 months.
[14]
The special saw the introduction of
guest quizmasters
to the format, which have since become a recurring feature of the series.
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On 14 November 2014, the series was renewed for a third season,
[15]
which premiered on 11 May 2015.
[16]
A second
Year in Review
special aired following the third season, premiering on 23 November 2015.
[17]
On 26 October 2015, the series was renewed for a fourth season,
[18]
which premiered on 9 May 2016.
[19]
In October 2016, part of the set was revamped to include illuminating buzzers and minor changes in graphics.
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A 2016
Year in Review
special premiered on 21 November 2016.
[20]
In October 2018,
Working Dog Productions
agreed with Ten Network Holdings to sell international rights to the format to the network's parent company,
CBS Studios International
.
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Filming
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The series is filmed at Network Ten studios in South Yarra, Melbourne in front of a live studio audience.
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The series was originally filmed on a Saturday,
[1]
but successive seasons saw filming moved from Mondays to Sundays.
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Filming the day prior to airing, the series aims to be as current as possible.
[1]
[23]
When the show aired at 6pm on Sundays, multiple endings were filmed in case the removal of inappropriate or potentially offensive answers resulted in a different winner during post-production.
[23]
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on
Season 8
(2020)
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In 2020, due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
, Season 8 was recorded with only Gleisner and a handful of production crew filming the show from the South Yarra studio, with all of the contestants working from home and video conferencing in to enforce social distancing. There was also no live studio audience.
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International versions
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Paramount Global Distribution Group
(formally
CBS Studios International
and owned by Network 10 parent
Paramount Global
) owns the format for international distribution, their first non-United States format for distribution internationally.
New Zealand
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A New Zealand version,
Have You Been Paying Attention? New Zealand
, first aired on 24 July 2019 on
TVNZ 2
, hosted by
Hayley Sproull
, starring comedian and HYBPA? Australia regular
Urzila Carlson
and
ZM
radio host
Vaughan Smith
.
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Cyprus
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In September 2020, it was announced the format rights had been sold to
Cyprus
, marking the second international sale of the format.
[26]
The Cypriot version of the show is titled
ΔΩΣΕ ΒΑΣΗ!
,
[26]
which translates to
PAY ATTENTION!
.
Awards and nominations
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Controversy
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The series came under criticism as a result of jokes relating to the death of
King of Thailand
Bhumibol Adulyadej
during the episode airing on 17 October 2016 (
Season 4 Episode 23
). As a result, Network Ten issued a formal apology to Thailand's Ambassador to Australia Chirachai Punkrasin, and the footage in question was removed from Network Ten's website, social media, and was removed from the episode for future broadcasts.
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See also
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References
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"Have You Been Paying Attention?, is getting a Kiwi comedy twist! Host @hayleysproull will be joined by regular contestants, comedy queen @UrzilaCarlson , and radio funny man @Vaughanonymous "
(
Tweet
)
. Retrieved
4 October
2021
– via
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.
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a
b
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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