Underplayed Gems

Have You Been Paying Attention? (2013)

Have You Been Paying Attention? poster
Genre
panel game
Country
Australia
Length
4 seasons, 336 episodes
Rated
M
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A quiz show where a host asks panel members questions about recent news stories. The format combines current events with comedy as regular and guest panelists try to recall what happened in the week's headlines.

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What happens

Have You Been Paying Attention? (abbreviated as HYBPA?) is an Australian panel game television quiz show on Network 10. The series, which is produced by Working Dog Productions, is a mix of news and comedy which sees host Tom Gleisner quiz five guests (of whom Ed Kavalee and Sam Pang are permanent panellists) on the week's top news stories. The format was adapted from a quiz segment in an early version of Cup Fever! on Triple M, when Rob Sitch heard the quiz while waiting to go on air for his live cross. After the cross, Sitch noted that the quiz "[wasn't] a bad idea for a show", and the quiz became initially part of the podcast version of Cup Fever!, before being developed into Have You Been Paying Attention. Despite a disappointing start in ratings, and initially a change in timeslot and format, the series has proven to be a consistent performer for Network Ten, having its ratings increase with successive seasons and receiving critical acclaim. The show has won a total of nine Logie Awards, for Most Popular Entertainment Program (2017), Most Outstanding Entertainment Program (2017 and 2019), Most Popular Comedy Program (2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023) and Best Comedy Entertainment Program (2024 and 2025). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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