Making It Australia
Arts and crafts television series
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Making It Australia is a reality competition television series co-hosted by comedians Susie Youssef and Harley Breen and based on the American series of the same name.[1][2] The series premiered on Wednesday, 15 September 2021 on Network 10.[3]
- Susie Youssef
- Harley Breen
- Deborah Riley
- Benja Harney
| Making It Australia | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
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| No. of contestants | 13 |
| Winner | George Buchanan |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 45-65 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Network Ten |
| Release | 15 September – 6 November 2021 |
The show features craftspeople skilled in different media competing to be named the "Master Maker" and win A$100,000.[4][1] Each week, competitors participate in two or three challenges – a "Faster Craft", a "Together Craft" and a "Master Craft." The winner of each challenge earns a patch. For the Faster Craft, makers have three hours to create an item. For the Together Craft, they a split into teams and work together to create a themed item. For the Master Craft, makers have eight hours to create a more elaborate themed collection. At the end of every episode, one person is sent home based on their performance in the Master Craft.[5]
Production
In October 2020, Network 10 announced that they had commissioned a local version of the show at their annual upfronts.[1] In March 2021, it was announced that Susie Youssef and Harley Breen would be co-hosting the series[2][6] and that it would be judged by production designer and art director Deborah Riley and paper engineer Benja Harney.[7]
Due to low viewership, the series was bumped from its primetime slot of Wednesday and Thursday nights and began airing on Saturday nights from its seventh episode.[8][9] At the Network 10 upfronts in October 2021, it was announced that the series had been cancelled.[10]
Cast
Hosts
- Susie Youssef[2]
- Harley Breen[2]
Judges
Contestants
| Name | Age | Occupation | Residence | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgina "George" Buchanan | 41 | Prop Maker | Sydney, New South Wales | [11] | |
| Dan Deleur | 37 | Plumber | Adelaide, South Australia | [11] | |
| Denise Pepper | 61 | University Lecturer | Perth, Western Australia | [11] | |
| Rizaldy Valencia | 55 | Animator | Sydney, New South Wales | [11] | |
| Andrew Whitehead | 62 | Scrap Metal Artist | Urana, New South Wales | [11][12] | |
| Sai-Wai Foo | 46 | Fashion Designer | Melbourne, Victoria | [11][13] | |
| Kat Halligan | 22 | Children's Entertainer | Adelaide, South Australia | [11] | |
| Stephanie Martinez | 45 | Mum | Melbourne, Victoria | [11] | |
| Badat Rehana | 32 | Graphic Designer | Sydney, New South Wales | [11] | |
| Jack Stirling | 31 | Architect | Melbourne, Victoria | [11] | |
| Will Thomson | 22 | Apprentice Electrician | Wollongong, New South Wales | [11] | |
| Robert Michael Young | 32 | Artist | Melbourne, Victoria | [11] | |
| Russell Zorino-Brown | 32 | Costume Maker | Melbourne, Victoria | [11][14] | |
Contestant progress
| Season 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Contestants | Specialty | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| George | Prop Maker | Safe | Safe | FAST | WIN | Safe | Safe | Safe | MEGA | Safe | Safe | BOTH | WINNER | |
| Rizaldy | Toy Maker | Safe | WIN | Safe | TOGT | Safe | Safe | FAST | Safe | FAST | MEGA | Safe | RUNNER UP | |
| Jack | Architecture | FAST | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | MEGA | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | RUNNER UP | |
| Rehana | Jewellery/Fabrics | Safe | TOGT | Safe | Safe | WIN | Safe | WIN | Safe | Safe | Safe | OUT | ||
| Will | Woodwork | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | WIN | OUT | |||
| Andrew | Sculptor | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | FAST | Safe | Safe | WITH | |||||
| Denise | Sculptor | Safe | TOGT | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | OUT | ||||||
| Dan | Metalwork | Safe | TOGT | Safe | TOGT | Safe | OUT | |||||||
| Robert | Artist | WIN | Safe | Safe | Safe | OUT | ||||||||
| Sai-Wai | Mixed Media | Safe | Safe | WIN | OUT | |||||||||
| Stephanie | Crafts | Safe | Safe | OUT | ||||||||||
| Russell | Costume Maker | Safe | OUT | |||||||||||
| Kat | Textiles | OUT | ||||||||||||
- (FAST) The Contestant won that episode's Faster Craft Challenge.
- (TOGT) The Contestant's team won that episode's Together Craft Challenge.
- (WIN) The Contestant won that episode's Master Craft Challenge.
- (MEGA) The Contestant won that episode's Mega Craft Challenge.
- (BOTH) The Contestant won both that episode's Faster Craft Challenge and Master Craft Challenge.
- (OUT) The Contestant won that episode’s Faster Craft or Together Craft Challenge but was eliminated from the competition during the Master Craft Challenge.
- (OUT) The Contestant was eliminated from the competition.
- (WITH) The Contestant withdrew from the competition.
- (SAFE) The Contestant won neither the Faster Craft Challenge nor Master Craft Challenge, and they were not eliminated.
- (WINNER) The Contestant was named Master Maker.
- (WINNER) The Contestant won the Faster Craft Challenge and was then named Master Maker.
- (RUNNER UP) The contestant was runner-up.
Special guests
- Tonia Todman – Episode 9
Season synopsis
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Ref(s) | |
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| Viewers | Rank | |||||
| 1 | Episode 1 | 15 September 2021 | 7:30pm Wednesday | 474,000 | 14 | [15] |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 16 September 2021 | 7:30pm Thursday | 401,000 | 15 | [16] |
| 3 | Episode 3 | 22 September 2021 | 7:30pm Wednesday | 325,000 | 15 | [17] |
| 4 | Episode 4 | 23 September 2021 | 7:30pm Thursday | 347,000 | 19 | [18] |
| 5 | Episode 5 | 29 September 2021 | 7:30pm Wednesday | 289,000 | N/a | [19] |
| 6 | Episode 6 | 30 September 2021 | 7:30pm Thursday | 341,000 | 18 | [20] |
| 7 | Episode 7 | 2 October 2021 | 6:00pm Saturday | 135,000 | N/a | [21] |
| 8 | Episode 8 | 9 October 2021 | 6:00pm Saturday | N/a | N/a | |
| 9 | Episode 9 | 16 October 2021 | 6:00pm Saturday | N/a | N/a | |
| 10 | Episode 10 | 23 October 2021 | 6:00pm Saturday | N/a | N/a | |
| 11 | Semi Final | 30 October 2021 | 6:00pm Saturday | N/a | N/a | |
| 12 | Grand Finale | 6 November 2021 | 6:00pm Saturday | 113,000 | N/a | [22] |
