It's a Knockout (Australian game show)
| It's a Knockout | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Billy J Smith (1985–1987) Fiona MacDonald (1985–1987) HG Nelson (2011–2012) Charli Robinson (2011–2012) Brad McEwan (2011–2012) |
| Voices of | Max Rowley (1985–1987) |
| Opening theme | "It's a Knockout" by Rick Turk |
| Composer(s) | Rick Turk |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 (1985–1987) 1 (2011–2012) |
| No. of episodes | 100 (1985–1987) 8 (2011–2012) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
Dural, New South Wales (1985–1987) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2011–2012) |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Grundy Television (1985–1987) Spring (2011–2012) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Picture format |
4:3 (1985–1987) 576i (SDTV) (2011–2012) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release |
Original series: 17 April 1985 – 11 September 1987 Revived series: 27 November 2011 – 20 January 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Almost Anything Goes |
It's a Knockout was an Australian game show that was adapted from the original British version of the same name, which in turn was adapted from the French show, Intervilles. It originally ran from 17 April 1985 to 11 September 1987. It was later revived albeit less successfully on 27 November 2011 on Network Ten and hosted by HG Nelson.
An Australian version of It's a Knockout ran on Network Ten from 1985 to 1987. The teams were divided into the Australian states: New South Wales (NSW), Victoria (VIC), Queensland (QLD) and South Australia (SA). The show was hosted by Queensland-based personalities Billy J Smith along with Fiona MacDonald (the sister of Hey Hey it's Saturday's, Jacki MacDonald), with Max Rowley as announcer, for the duration that it aired in Australia. They would arrive to the show in a golf buggy with the show's mascot Combat the Dog (an Old English Sheepdog), and introduce the teams to compete in various athletic timed tasks. The show was filmed in a field in Dural, New South Wales, however due to numerous noise complaints from local residents the show was dropped in 1987.
This version also aired in Mexico on the TV Cable Network Multivisión and was a success during 1992, as well as the United States on KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, CA in 1990-91. It was also adapted and shown in Argentina known as Supermatch. This version was heavily edited, and the anchors were replaced by off-screen commentators.
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