Good News Week 28 years old

Good News Week was an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and 11 February 2008 to 28 April 2012. The show's initial run aired on ABC until being bought by Network Ten in 1999. The show was revived for its second run when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike caused many of Network Ten's imported US programmes to cease production. Good News Week drew its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organisations, and often, aspects of the show itself. The show opened with a monologue by McDermott relating to recent headlines, after which two teams of three panellists competed in recurring segments to gain points. The show has spawned three short-lived spin-off series, the ABC's Good News Weekend, Ten's GNW Night Lite and Ten's skit-based Good News World.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Jensen Ackles She was 18 , now 46 years old
Kristen Schaal She was 18 , now 46 years old
Arj Barker He was 21 , now 50 years old
Susan Flannery She was 56 , now 85 years old
Pia Miranda She was 22 , now 51 years old
Reginald D. Hunter He was 27 , now 55 years old
Charli Robinson She was 16 , now 44 years old
Julia Morris She was 27 , now 56 years old
Frank Woodley He was 28 , now 56 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Good News Week poster
Good News Week (28 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1996-04-12
  • Runtime: [42,60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 284