Logie Award for Most Popular Factual Program

The Logie for Most Popular Factual Program was an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It was given to recognise the popularity of an Australian factual program.

Logie Award for Most Popular Factual Program
CountryAustralia
Presented byTV Week
First awarded2008
Currently held byGogglebox Australia (2017)
Most awardsBondi Rescue (6)
Websitetvweeklogieawards.com.au

The award was first awarded at the 50th Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 2008 when it was originally called Most Popular Factual Program.[1] The award was discontinued after the 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards in 2013,[2] however the category was reinstated in 2016 at the 58th Annual TV Week Logie Awards.[3] For the 2016 and 2017 ceremonies, it was renamed Best Factual Program before being permanently eliminated in 2018.[4]

The winner and nominees of Most Popular Factual Program are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website.[5] Bondi Rescue holds the record for the most wins, winning the category every year in the first six years it was awarded.

Winners and nominees

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Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.

Key Meaning
Indicates the winning program
Year Program Network Ref
2008 Bondi Rescue Network Ten [6]
Border Security: Australia's Front Line Seven Network
The Choir of Hard Knocks ABC1
RPA Nine Network
RSPCA Animal Rescue Seven Network
2009 Bondi Rescue Network Ten [7]
Border Security: Australia's Front Line Seven Network
Find My Family Seven Network
RPA Nine Network
RSPCA Animal Rescue Seven Network
2010 Bondi Rescue Network Ten [8]
Border Security: Australia's Front Line Seven Network
Find My Family Seven Network
RPA Nine Network
RSPCA Animal Rescue Seven Network
2011 Bondi Rescue Network Ten [9]
Bondi Vet Network Ten
Undercover Boss Australia Network Ten
RPA Nine Network
Who Do You Think You Are? SBS1
2012 Bondi Rescue Network Ten [10]
Bondi Vet Network Ten
Border Security: Australia's Front Line Seven Network
RPA Nine Network
The World's Strictest Parents Seven Network
2013 Bondi Rescue Network Ten [11]
Bondi Vet Network Ten
Border Security: Australia's Front Line Seven Network
RPA Nine Network
Who Do You Think You Are? SBS
2016 Gogglebox Australia The Lifestyle Channel [12]
Network Ten
Australian Story ABC
Bondi Rescue Network Ten
Bondi Vet Network Ten
Who Do You Think You Are? SBS
2017 Gogglebox Australia The Lifestyle Channel [13]
Network Ten
Australian Story ABC
Bondi Rescue Network Ten
Bondi Vet Network Ten
Todd Sampson's Body Hack Network Ten

Multiple wins/nominations

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Number Program
Wins
6 Bondi Rescue
2 Gogglebox Australia
Nominations
8 Bondi Rescue
6 RPA
5 Border Security: Australia's Front Line
5 Bondi Vet
3 RSPCA Animal Rescue
3 Who Do You Think You Are?
2 Australian Story
2 Find My Family
2 Gogglebox Australia

References

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  1. ^ "ABC leads Logies assault". Brisbane Times. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. ^ Knox, David (19 January 2014). "Logies trims the show". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. ^ Knox, David (4 November 2015). "Logies announce new categories, voting to open shortly". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. ^ Knox, David (16 November 2015). "Voting opens for 2016 Logie Awards". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ^ Knox, David (5 December 2011). "Logie 2012 voting opens". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  6. ^ "2008 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  7. ^ "2009 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  8. ^ "2010 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  9. ^ "2011 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  10. ^ "2012 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  11. ^ "2013 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  12. ^ Knox, David (8 May 2016). "TV Week Logie Awards 2016: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  13. ^ Knox, David (23 April 2017). "TV Week Logie Awards 2017: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 April 2017.