RocKwiz
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| Genre | Quiz show |
| Created by |
Brian Nankervis, Peter Bain-Hogg, Ken Connor |
| Written by |
Brian Nankervis, Michael Ward |
| Directed by | Paul Drane |
| Presented by | Julia Zemiro |
| Judges | Brian Nankervis |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 14 |
| No. of episodes | 177 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Peter Bain-Hogg, Zeus Condor |
| Location(s) | St Kilda, Australia |
| Editor(s) | Chris Ward, Samuel Frederick |
| Running time | 60–90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Renegade Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS One, Max |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 31 January 2005 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
RocKwiz is an Australian television live music trivia quiz show, focused on rock music and featuring different guest artist musicians who perform live in each episode. The show was co-created by Brian Nankervis, Peter Bain-Hogg, and Ken Connor. It is broadcast on SBS One and premiered in 2005. On May 30, 2015, it entered its 13th season. Season 14 will consist of 7 episodes, recorded between February and April 2016, with the theme "RocKwiz Salutes The Legends". It premiered on 7 May 2016. The series won the 2007 AACTA Award for Best Light Entertainment Television Series and was nominated in the same category three times, it was also nominated for a Helpmann Award
The program is hosted by Julia Zemiro and originally aired on Saturdays at 8:30 pm, except in 2014 when it aired on Mondays at 9:30 pm. Regular episodes are shot in The Gershwin Room at St Kilda's Esplanade Hotel, commonly called just The Espy, in Melbourne. The program format typically puts local lesser-known singers alongside more well known Australian and international musicians in a show closing duet after they have led teams of contestants chosen from the audience in a trivia quiz. It has a cult following for its no-frills style. The show features the "RocKwiz Orkestra" which provides musical clues and backing for the special music guests and, where needed, the contestants.
RocKwiz has also become a successful touring franchise and has staged national tours and special appearances at festivals. Occasionally these live tour shows are filmed for TV broadcast.
The show is hosted by Julia Zemiro, with Brian Nankervis as the scorer and "adjudicator where necessary". Dugald McAndrew is the roadie who features as a "human scoreboard". The show had the following guest hosts while Julia Zemiro was away on Eurovision duties:
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