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The Assembly
The Assembly is a seven-part Australian television documentary series on ABC TV, which premiered on 20 August 2024.
Format
Hosted and mentored by Leigh Sales,[1] the documentary series focuses on a group of 15 autistic journalism students and lecturers at Macquarie University[2] as they prepare for and eventually interview some of Australia's best-known personalities.[3] The students have been given paid internship at the ABC.[4] The series' format is based on French series Les Rencontres du Papotin, created by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache.[1]
Production
The seven-part series[5] is produced by Mark Fennessy's Helium Pictures for the ABC, with production beginning in May. Fennessy also executive produces the Australian version alongside director Melissa Maclean, Therese Hegarty,[1] Vanessa Oxlad and Julie Hanna.[6]
Season overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2024)
| No. overall | No. in season | Interviewee Title | Original release date | Aus. viewers (national) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sam Neill[7] | 20 August 2024 | 577,000[8] |
| 2 | 2 | Hamish Blake | 27 August 2024 | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | Anthony Albanese[9] | 3 September 2024 | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | Delta Goodrem | 10 September 2024 | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | Adam Goodes | 17 September 2024 | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | Amanda Keller | 24 September 2024 | N/A |
| 7 | 7 | Becoming the Assembly | 1 October 2024 | N/A |
Reception
The first episode of The Assembly received an overnight average audience of 577,000 viewers,[10] alongside a national audience reach of 859,000 viewers.[8]
David Knox of TV Tonight gave the series four out of five stars.[9] Debi Enker of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote about the series' tone, "The tone of The Assembly, like other ABC factual productions, is warm. ... So in addition to being a worthwhile and engaging undertaking, it represents a breath of fresh air in terms of TV interviews, particularly those featuring politicians, but not confined to them.[11]