It's a Knockout (Australian game show)
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It's a Knockout was adapted from the French show Intervilles. It ran between from 1985 to 1987 and it will air on 27 November 2011 on Network Ten
.
ran on Network Ten
from 1985 to 1987. The teams were divided into the Australian states: New South Wales
(NSW), Victoria
(VIC), Queensland (QLD) and South Australia
(SA). The show was hosted by Billy J Smith along with Fiona MacDonald for the duration that it aired in Australia. They would arrive to the show in a golf buggy. The show was filmed in a field in Dural, New South Wales
, however due to numerous complaints from local residents the show was dropped in 1987.http://www.youtube.com/v/J5p5ddiJI4 This version aired in Mexico on the TV Cable Network Multivisión and was a success during 1992. It was also adapted and shown in Argentina
as Supermatch. This version was heavily edited, and the anchor
s were replaced by off-screen commentators.
, Charli Robinson and Brad McEwan
. Due to insurance costs the show will be filmed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and will run for eight 1-hour episodes and feature teams of 15 from each state of Australia. It premiered on 27 November 2011.
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
.
History
An Australian version of It's a KnockoutIt's a Knockout
It's a Knockout was adapted from the French show Intervilles. It ran between from 7 August 1966 to 25 December 1988 on BBC1, 28 May 1990 on ITV, 3 August 1991 to 24 December 1994 on S4C and from 3 September 1999 to 6 January 2001 on Channel 5, produced by Richard Hearsey and Ronin Entertainment...
ran on Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
from 1985 to 1987. The teams were divided into the Australian states: New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
(NSW), Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
(VIC), Queensland (QLD) and South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
(SA). The show was hosted by Billy J Smith along with Fiona MacDonald for the duration that it aired in Australia. They would arrive to the show in a golf buggy. The show was filmed in a field in Dural, New South Wales
Dural, New South Wales
Dural is a semi-rural suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dural is located 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire and The Hills Shire. Dural is part of the Hills District, in Northern Sydney...
, however due to numerous complaints from local residents the show was dropped in 1987.http://www.youtube.com/v/J5p5ddiJI4 This version aired in Mexico on the TV Cable Network Multivisión and was a success during 1992. It was also adapted and shown in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
as Supermatch. This version was heavily edited, and the anchor
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
s were replaced by off-screen commentators.
2011/12 Return
On 17 October 2011 it was announced that Channel 10 Australia will re-launch a new version of It's a Knockout for it's 2011/12 Summer programming lineup hosted by HG NelsonGreig Pickhaver
alt=Greig Pickhaver|thumb|In May 2010Greig Pickhaver AM is an actor, comedian and writer, who forms one half of the Australian sports comedy duo Roy and HG...
, Charli Robinson and Brad McEwan
Brad McEwan
Brad McEwan is an Australian television personality and sports journalist.McEwan is currently sports presenter on Sydney's Ten News at Five and probably best known for his hosting duties on Network Ten's Sports Tonight....
. Due to insurance costs the show will be filmed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and will run for eight 1-hour episodes and feature teams of 15 from each state of Australia. It premiered on 27 November 2011.