Out of the Question (game show)
| Out of the Question | |
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| Genre | Chat and game show |
| Written by | Aleisha McCormack |
| Directed by | Peter Lawler |
| Presented by | Glenn Robbins |
| Theme music composer | Leonardo Esposito & Jordan Roach |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Nick Murray Glenn Robbins |
| Producer(s) | Toni Malone |
| Location(s) | HSV studios |
| Editor(s) | Jason Felmingham |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 31 January – 26 November 2008 |
Out of the Question is an Australian chat and game show hosted by comedian Glenn Robbins. The show features Robbins quizzing celebrity guests on current events and popular culture. Each episode is recorded at Melbourne's HSV-7 digital studios at Melbourne Docklands within 48 hours of its airing.[1][2][3]
The show premiered on Thursday 31 January 2008 at 8:30 pm on the Seven Network.[4] Despite lacklustre prime time ratings for the initial batch of seven episodes, a new series began airing from 29 September 2008 at a later 10:30pm timeslot.[5]
Format
Each week, several celebrity guests compete against each other in a three round quiz revolving around current events and popular culture. In between questions, lighthearted discussion often takes place about the subject of the question. The first season featured three guests per episode, with each guest answering questions individually; the second season expanded the number of guests to four, with guests competing as pairs.
Robbins asks the guests a series of questions in turn for the first two rounds, while in the final round each guest or pair can buzz in at any time to answer. Each correct answer earns them a point, but in practice points are generally given out at Robbins' own discretion. The guest or pair with the most points at the end of the show wins and gets their name engraved on an Out of the Question trophy.
List of episodes
| Episode number | Airdate | Guests | Winner | Ratings (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 31 January 2008 | Fifi Box Ed Kavalee Tony Moclair |
Ed Kavalee | 1,170,000 |
| #2 | 7 February 2008 | Fifi Box Tony Moclair Peter Rowsthorn |
Tony Moclair | 997,000 |
| #3 | 14 February 2008 | Ed Kavalee Ross Noble Chrissie Swan |
Ross Noble | 812,000 |
| #4 | 21 February 2008 | Fifi Box Lawrence Mooney Peter Rowsthorn |
Lawrence Mooney | 761,000 |
| #5 | 28 February 2008 | Ed Kavalee Kate Langbroek Tony Moclair |
Kate Langbroek | 710,000 |
| #6 | 6 March 2008 | Danny Bhoy Fifi Box Tony Moclair |
Fifi Box | 765,000 |
| #7 | 13 March 2008 | Ed Kavalee Lawrence Mooney Santo Cilauro |
Ed Kavalee | 671,000 |
| #8 | 29 September 2008 | Tony Moclair Julian Morrow Fifi Box Lawrence Mooney |
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| #9 | 6 October 2008 | Kate Langbroek Fifi Box Carl Barron Lawrence Mooney |
Kate Langbroek Fifi Box |