Have You Been Paying Attention?
| Have You Been Paying Attention? | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Tom Gleisner |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 92 (as of 21 November 2016) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Santo Cilauro Tom Gleisner Michael Hirsh Rob Sitch |
| Location(s) | South Yarra, Victoria |
| Editor(s) | Phil Simon |
| Running time | 30 minutes (2013–2014) 60 minutes (2014–) (Both inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Working Dog Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) (2016- ) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 3 November 2013 – present |
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| Website | |
Have You Been Paying Attention? (abbreviated on social media as HYBPA?) is an Australian game show on Network Ten. The series, which is produced by Working Dog Productions, is a mix of news and comedy which sees host Tom Gleisner quiz five guests (of whom Ed Kavalee and Sam Pang are permanent panellists) on the week's top news stories. The series first premiered on Network Ten on Sunday 3 November 2013.
Despite a disappointing start in ratings, and initially a change in timeslot and format, the series has proven to be a consistent performer for Network Ten, having its ratings increase with successive seasons and receiving critical acclaim.
The series is currently in its fourth season, which premiered on 9 May 2016. A fifth season of the program will air in 2017.
The series sees the host ask guests a range of news-related questions; guests frequently give humorous or satirical answers, but only correct answers are awarded points. In addition to questions regarding the previous week's events, the contestants are also quizzed in various other games. Generally, two of these segments are played in each episode.
The series was first commissioned by Network Ten on 25 October 2013, with the first season to consist of 8 episodes which would air over the final four weeks of ratings season and first four weeks of Summer ratings.
In February 2014, it was reported in an interview with host and co-executive producer Tom Gleisner that Network Ten had given the series an "open-ended" run for its 2014 season. The second season premiered on 23 February 2014 in the new timeslot of 6pm Sunday. On 9 April 2014, part way through the second season, it was announced that the show would be moved from the 6pm Sunday timeslot to 9.30pm Monday, and expanded to a one-hour format. The later timeslot would allow the series to include more adult themes. Following a six week hiatus, the show returned on Monday 19 May 2014. Beginning on 14 July, season two moved an hour earlier to 8:30pm as a result of the low ratings of 24: Live Another Day which previously occupied the timeslot.
On 29 September 2014, it was reported that a Year in Review special had been commissioned which would air later in the year. The special aired on 17 November 2014, reviewing the top news stories of the past 12 months. The special saw the introduction of guest quizmasters to the format, which have since become a recurring feature of the series.
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