Celebrity Mastermind Australia
| Celebrity Mastermind Australia | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Bill Wright |
| Presented by | Jennifer Byrne (2020) Marc Fennell (2021 – present) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS |
| Release | 15 February 2020 – present |
Celebrity Mastermind is an Australian television quiz show aired on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). A spin-off of Mastermind, the series is produced by BBC Studios and is based on the original British game show of the same name created by Bill Wright. The show features an intimidating setting with challenging questions on specialised subjects of the contestant's choice, followed by "slow burn" question and a general knowledge round.
The program was first announced in November 2019, with Jennifer Byrne hosting the first season of the show.[1][2] Fennell took over as host of the show from the second season, which began in August 2021.[3]
Format[edit]
Episodes consist of three rounds, lining up with the grand final of the original Australian version. In the first round, each contender will have two minutes to answer as many questions as possible about their chosen specialist subject.
The second round, Slow Burn, unique to the Australian version. In Slow Burn, each contestant is assigned a category; they are then presented ten clues, one at a time. The contestant can only make one guess, and the earlier they answer, the more points they earn; ten points if they answer after the first clue, less one for each clue they hear afterwards before answering. Zero points are earned if the answer is wrong.[4] In the third round, contestants face 90 seconds of general knowledge questions.[5]
Episodes[edit]
Overview[edit]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 5 | 15 February 2020[6] | 21 March 2020[6] | |
| 2 | 5 | 28 August 2021[3] | 25 September 2021[3] | |
Series 1 (2020)[edit]
| Episode | Airdate | Contestants[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 February 2020 | Nazeem Hussain | Alex Lee | Adam Spencer | Marc Fennell |
| 2 | 22 February 2020 | Courtney Act | Sam Simmons | Jessica Rowe | Adam Liaw |
| 3 | 7 March 2020 | Tom Ballard | Merrick Watts | Elaine Crombie | Lucy Zelic |
| 4 | 14 March 2020 | Joel Creasey | Mark Humphries | Myf Warhurst | Nikki Osborne |
| F | 21 March 2020 | Adam Spencer | Adam Liaw | Tom Ballard | Mark Humphries |
Series 2 (2021)[edit]
| Episode | Airdate | Contestants[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 August 2021 | James Mathison | Hans | John Wood | Patricia Karvelas |
| 2 | 4 September 2021 | Zoë Coombs Marr | Mark Olive | Ian 'Dicko' Dickson | Richard Reid |
| 3 | 11 September 2021 | Murray Cook | Dilruk Jayasinha | Pettifleur Berenger | Ben Lee |
| 4 | 18 September 2021 | Shane Gould | Tanya Hennessy | Prinnie Stevens | Phil Burton |
| F | 25 September 2021 | Hans | Richard Reid | Murray Cook | Phil Burton |
References[edit]
- ^ Knox, David (20 November 2019). "Celebrity Mastermind coming to SBS". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ McManus, Bridget (15 February 2020). "Mastermind is back, with added celebrities". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ a b c d "Returning: Celebrity Mastermind". TV Tonight. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (20 September 2019). "Mastermind finals week". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Cubis, Shane (22 February 2021). "'Mastermind' for smarties". SBS Guide. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Knox, David (10 February 2020). "More stars revealed for Celebrity Mastermind". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 April 2022.