Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway
Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway (frequently referred to as Sunday Night Takeaway or simply Takeaway) is an Australian television variety show, presented by Chris Brown and Julia Morris. It premiered on Network 10 on 24 February 2019 and airs on Sunday nights.[1] It is based on the British television show of the same name, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, created and presented by Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. The show features a mixture of live and pre-recorded entertainment, quiz segments and competitions.[2][3] Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway was filmed at Fox Studios Australia.
| Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway |
| Presented by | |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Will Slater |
| Opening theme | Takeaway (remix of Saturday Night Takeaway by 'Audiofreaks') |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Running time | 90 minutes (Approx; inc. adverts) |
| Production company | ITV Studios Australia |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network 10 |
| Picture format | |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 24 February – 14 April 2019 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Takeaway Reheated |
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Format
Sunday Night Takeaway is a variety show which has a number of segments including 'Undercover', 'In for a Dollar', 'Happiest Minute', 'I'm a Celebrity...Get Out of My Ear!', 'Audience Surprise', 'Little Chris & Julia', 'Home Run', 'Read My Lips', 'Couch Watch', 'Game of Phones', 'Singalong Live', 'Chris vs. Julia' and 'Win the Ads'. These segments and games are mostly adapted from the British version of the show, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, and the different games and segments in the show are similar to or replicas of those on Saturday Night Takeaway.
Takeaway Reheated
From 18 April 2020, Network Ten aired encores of the show during the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday nights at 6 pm, which included newly filmed content from the homes of Dr Chris Brown, Julia Morris and Beau Ryan.[4] After its second episode, Takeaway Reheated was moved to a new timeslot of Saturdays at 4 pm.[5] Its final episode aired on 23 May 2020.
Ratings
| Series | Episodes | Premiere | Finale | Source | ||||
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| Premiere date | Premiere viewers | Rank | Finale date | Finale viewers | Rank | |||
| 1 | 8 | 24 February 2019 | 0.383 | 9 | 14 April 2019 | 0.254 | 16 | [6][7] |
| TR | 6 | 18 April 2020 | 0.175 | TBC | 23 May 2020 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
References
- David Knox (5 February 2019). "Airdate: Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- Mediaweek (10 September 2018). "Chris Brown & Julia Morris to host Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway". Mediaweek. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- Burke, Tina (7 December 2018). "Beau Ryan joins the Cast of Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway". Now to Love. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- Knox, David (10 April 2020). "Airdate: Takeaway Reheated". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- Knox, David (27 April 2020). "Bumped: Takeaway Reheated". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- Knox, David (25 January 2019). "Sunday 24 February 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- Knox, David (15 April 2019). "Sunday 14 April 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 April 2019.