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 aired on Sunday nights.[1] It is based on the British television show, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, created and presented by Anthony 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
Also known as
  • Sunday Night Takeaway
  • Takeaway
Genre
Created by
Based onAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Presented by
StarringBeau Ryan
Theme music composer
Opening themeTakeaway
(remix of Saturday Night Takeaway by Audiofreaks)
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locationsSydney, New South Wales
Camera setupMulti-camera setup
Running time90 minutes (Approx; inc. adverts)
Production companyITV Studios Australia
Original release
NetworkNetwork 10
Release24 February (2019-02-24) –
14 April 2019 (2019-04-14)

Format

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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

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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

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Series Episodes Premiere Finale Source
Premiere date Premiere viewers Rank Finale date Finale viewers Rank
1 8 24 February 2019 (2019-02-24) 0.383 9 14 April 2019 (2019-04-14) 0.254 16 [6][7]
TR 6 18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) 0.175 TBC 23 May 2020 (2020-05-23) TBC TBC TBC

References

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  1. ^ David Knox (5 February 2019). "Airdate: Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. ^ Mediaweek (10 September 2018). "Chris Brown & Julia Morris to host Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway". Mediaweek. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. ^ Burke, Tina (7 December 2018). "Beau Ryan joins the Cast of Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway". Now to Love. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. ^ Knox, David (10 April 2020). "Airdate: Takeaway Reheated". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. ^ Knox, David (27 April 2020). "Bumped: Takeaway Reheated". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. ^ Knox, David (25 January 2019). "Sunday 24 February 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. ^ Knox, David (15 April 2019). "Sunday 14 April 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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