Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds
2019 Australian TV series or program
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Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds is an Australian factual television series based on the Channel 4 British show of the same name.[1][2] It premiered on the ABC and ABC iview on 27 August 2019 at 8:30 pm and shows once a week at 8:30 pm on Tuesdays.
- Factual
- Documentary
- Family
- Sue Kurrle
- Stephanie Ward
- Nicola Kertanegara
- Evan Kidd
| Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds | |
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| Genre |
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| Created by | CPL Productions |
| Based on | Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds |
| Starring |
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| Narrated by | Annabel Crabb |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Debbie Cuell |
| Producers |
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| Editor | Julie Hanna |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 57–60 minutes |
| Production company | Endemol Shine Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC TV |
| Release | 27 August 2019 – present |
The show follows 11 retirement home residents and 10 pre-school aged children, who spend time with each other playing games and participating in different planned and mixed activities.[2][3]
It was renewed in August 2020[4] for a second series which premiered at 8:30 pm on 6 April 2021.[5][6]
On 30 August 2022, ABC premiered a five-part series titled Old People's Home for Teenagers, where seniors aged between 74 and 93 years old, and teenagers aged between 14 and 16 years old, participate in the experience.[7] During episode 2, after two weeks into the experiment, 76-year old senior participant James 'Jim' Tully died during filming. After a 5-day pause in filming, the episode dealt with his death and allowed the seniors and teenagers an opportunity to share in their grief of the loss of their new friend.[8]
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1[9] | 5 | 27 August 2019 | 24 September 2019 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 April 2021 | 4 May 2021 | |
Ratings
Series 1
| No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | |||||
| 1 | Loneliness & Friendships | 27 August 2019 | 478,000 | 15 | 138,000 | 10 | 615,000 | [10] |
| 2 | Remembrance | 3 September 2019 | 628,000 | 9 | 112,000 | 8 | 742,000 | [11] |
| 3 | Mood & Depression | 10 September 2019 | 657,000 | 9 | 137,000 | 8 | 794,000 | [12] |
| 4 | Confidence & Mobility | 17 September 2019 | 546,000 | 12 | 98,000 | 11 | 645,000 | [13][14] |
| 5 | Impact | 24 September 2019 | 664,000 | 8 | 125,000 | 7 | 788,000 | [15][16] |
Series 2
| No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | |||||
| 1 | Fragility & Friendships | 6 April 2021 | 593,000 | 8 | 151,000 | 7 | 743,000 | [17][18] |
| 2 | Memory | 13 April 2021 | 546,000 | 12 | 152,000 | 7 | 696,000 | [19][20] |
| 3 | Confidence | 20 April 2021 | 498,000 | 12 | 132,000 | 9 | 631,000 | [21][22] |
| 4 | Mobility | 27 April 2021 | 621,000 | 10 | 148,000 | N/a | 765,000 | [23][24] |
| 5 | Impact | 4 May 2021 | 637,000 | 7 | 148,000 | N/a | 785,000 | [25][26] |
Awards and accolades
| Year | Nominee | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds | AACTA Award for Best Documentary or Factual Program | Won |
| 2020 | Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds | C21 Media International Format Award for Best Factual Format | Won |
| 2020 | Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds | International Emmy Award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment | Won |
