Hard Quiz

Hard Quiz
Presented by Tom Gleeson
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 5 (as of 16 November 2016)
Production
Running time 30 mins
Release
Original network ABC
Original release 19 October 2016 (2016-10-19) – present
Chronology
Related shows The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
The Einstein Factor
External links
Website

Hard Quiz is an Australian television comedy quiz show, which first premiered on ABC on 19 October 2016.[1][2] Hosted by Tom Gleeson, the show is a spin-off of his "Hard Chat" segment on the satirical television news program The Weekly with Charlie Pickering.

Format

Hard Quiz features four contestants, each of which have selected a specialist subject area. The contestants receive questions regarding the four specialist areas, a subject Gleeson chooses and general knowledge questions. The contestant with the lowest score at the end of the first two segments is eliminated from the show. The final two contestants answer questions regarding their chosen subject area in a penalty shootout-style format, with the winner receiving a trophy.

Episodes

Names in Bold are the winners

No.TitleOriginal air dateAustralian viewers
1"Episode 1"19 October 2016 (2016-10-19)681,000[3]
Quizzers:
Sue - Flags Expert,
Liz - Brat Pack Expert,
Miles - Doctor Who Expert
Mark - British Army Field Marshals Expert
2"Episode 2"26 October 2016 (2016-10-26)532,000[4]
Quizzers:
Lucy - War of the Roses Expert,
James - Military Aviation Expert,
Pierre - Punk Rock Expert
Renae - Richard Gasquet Expert
3"Episode 3"2 November 2016 (2016-11-02)595,000[5]
Quizzers:
Nicolas - Seinfeld Expert,
Steve - Capital City Expert,
Alan - Michael Collins Expert
Lara - Human Body Expert
4"Episode 4"9 November 2016 (2016-11-09)634,000[6]
Quizzers:
Frances - The Simpsons Expert
Duncan - Beethoven Expert
Allan - Cold Chisel Expert
Cherie - Australian medical inventions Expert
5"Episode 5"16 November 2016 (2016-11-16)541,000[7]
Quizzers:
Andy - World War II aircraft expert
Michael - Summer Olympics expert
Holly - Eurovision expert
Jason - Nintendo expert
6"Episode 6"23 November 2016 (2016-11-23)543,000[7]
Quizzers:
Joanna - The Beatles Expert
Joel - Australian Prime Ministers Expert
Michelle - Microbes Expert
Wes - Oscar-Winning Film Directors Expert
7"Episode 7"30 November 2016 (2016-11-30)TBD
Quizzers:
Elyce - Comedy Expert
Paul - FIFA World Cup Expert
Tom - Wombat Expert
Nathan - The Chronicles of Narnia Expert

References

  1. Knox, David (18 October 2016). "Hard Quiz". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. Knox, David (18 October 2016). "Hard Quiz Review". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. Knox, David (29 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 19 October 2016". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. Knox, David (6 November 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 26 October 2016". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  5. Knox, David (13 November 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 2 November 2016". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. Knox, David (20 November 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 9 November 2016". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  7. 1 2 Knox, David (17 November 2016). "Wednesday 16 November 2016". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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