20 to One | |
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Also known as | '20 to 1' |
Genre | Nostalgia |
Presented by | |
Narrated by | |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 11 |
No. of episodes | 153 (as of 4 July 2017) |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Nine Network |
Picture format | |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release |
Original Series 13 October 2005 – 12 April 2011 Revived Series 31 May 2016 – present |
20 to One (known as 20 to 1 before 2016) is an Australian television series on the Nine Network from 2005 to 2011, hosted by Bert Newton that counts down an undefined "top 20" of elements or events of popular culture, such as films, songs, sporting scandals. Previously the show was hosted by Bud Tingwell and narrated by David Reyne. The format mixes archival footage of the listed events with comments from various Australian celebrities.
The series was rebooted by the Nine Network, which returned with its eleventh season on 31 May 2016 with new hosts, Australian radio hosts Fitzy & Wippa.
On 8 November 2016, it was announced the series would return in 2017, Fitzy & Wippa will be replaced by Erin Molan & Dave Thornton as hosts. The twelfth season began airing on 6 June 2017.
Each episode counts down the "top twenty" events following a particular theme, from position 20 down to number #1 Media clips depicting the event are played as the host provides background information of the entry. This is followed by clips of mostly Australian based celebrities providing comment on the clip or event.
24 November 2009
This is a partial list (some in order of appearance) of the celebrities who contributed comments to 20 to One.
Returning contributors are revived in 2016 include:
New contributors in 2016 include: