The Killing Season (Australian TV series)
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| The Killing Season | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Political docuseries |
| Written by | Sarah Ferguson |
| Presented by | Sarah Ferguson |
| Composer | Pete Drummond |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sue Spencer |
| Producer | Deborah Masters |
| Editor | Lile Judickas |
| Running time | 70 minutes – 88 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC TV |
| Release | 9 June – 23 June 2015 |
The Killing Season is a 2015 Australian three-part documentary television series which analyses the events of the Rudd–Gillard government which lasted from 2007 until 2013; it was a turbulent period in Australia’s modern political history. Journalist Sarah Ferguson interviewed the Australian Labor Party decision-makers and strategists who engaged in internal conflict that brought down a government that performed well during the 2008 financial crisis.[1] The program followed the ABC's contemporary tradition of producing similar long-form retrospective documentary series of Australian governments, such as Labor in Power and The Howard Years.[2]
| Episode | Original air date | Overnight viewers | Nightly rank | Consolidated viewers | Adjusted rank | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Prime Minister And his loyal Deputy | 9 June 2015 | 986,000 | #5 | 1,179,000 | #2 | [3][4] |
| 2 | Great Moral Challenge | 16 June 2015 | 968,000 | #7 | 1,130,000 | #3 | [5][6] |
| 3 | The Long Shadow | 23 June 2015 | 979,000 | #6 | 1,121,000 | #5 | [7][8] |
Soundtrack
The soundtrack accompanying the opening titles and credits is the version of Schubert's Piano Trio No. 2 used in Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film Barry Lyndon.[9]
Awards
- Outstanding Public Affairs Report – 2016 Logie Awards
- AACTA Award for Best Documentary or Factual Program[10]
