The Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Entertainment Program is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award is given to recognise an outstanding Australian light entertainment series, from various formats including comedy, panel, talent, variety, music, talk, and traditional game shows. The winner and nominees of this award are chosen by television industry juries.[1]
| Logie Award for Most Outstanding Entertainment Program | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | TV Week |
| First awarded | 1986 |
| Currently held by | The Cheap Seats (2023) |
| Website | www |
It was first awarded at the 28th Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1986 as Best Light Entertainment Program but has had many changes over the years.[2]
In previous years, programs would have qualified in different categories such as Best Australian Comedy (1967-1968, 1972–1974),[2][3] Best Comedy Show (1969),[4] Best Comedy (1970).[5] Also, Best Variety Show (1961-1962), Best National Variety Show (1964) and Best Musical/Variety Show.
The category was awarded as the Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Program from 1994 to 1998 [6] but in 1999, the category was dropped. From 2000, the award category was restored as Most Outstanding Comedy Program.[7]
In 2010, the category was changed to Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program which included comedy panel, talent and variety shows.[8] From 2015, the category was split into Most Outstanding Entertainment Program and a reinstated Most Outstanding Comedy Program category.[9] This award categories were eliminated again in 2018.[10]
From 2019, the Most Outstanding Entertainment Program category was reinstated and includes comedy, panel, talent, variety, music, talk, and traditional game shows.
Winners and nominees
edit| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Indicates the winning program |
Listed below is the winner of the award for Best Light Entertainment Series:
| Year | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Gillies Report‡ | [11] |
See Logie Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Program for winners between 1994 and 2009.
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year for Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Series:
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year for Most Outstanding Entertainment Program from 2015 to 2017:
| Year | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Voice‡ | ||
| Bogan Hunters | |||
| The Chaser's Media Circus | |||
| The Checkout | |||
| Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | |||
| 2016 | Gruen‡ | ||
| Have You Been Paying Attention? | |||
| The Voice | |||
| The Weekly with Charlie Pickering | |||
| The X Factor | |||
| 2017 | Have You Been Paying Attention?‡ | ||
| Anh's Brush with Fame | |||
| Gruen | |||
| The Weekly with Charlie Pickering | |||
| The Voice | |||
| 2019 | Have You Been Paying Attention?‡ | ||
| Australian Ninja Warrior | |||
| Eurovision – Australia Decides 2018 | SBS
| ||
| Gogglebox Australia | Foxtel/Network Ten
| ||
| True Story with Hamish & Andy | |||
| 2022 | Lego Masters‡ | ||
| Hard Quiz | ABC
| ||
| Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | |||
| The Masked Singer Australia | |||
| The Voice | |||
| 2023 | The Cheap Seats‡ | ||
| Gruen Nation | ABC
| ||
| Hard Quiz | ABC
| ||
| Lego Masters | |||
| RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under | |||
| The Masked Singer Australia |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Full list of nominations for the 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013.
- ^ a b "1966–1969 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "1970–1973 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "1966 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "1970 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Logie Awards 1990-1993". australian television information archive. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Logie Awards 2000". australian television information archive. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Logie Awards 2010". australian television information archive. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ Knox, David (16 November 2015). "Voting opens for 2016 Logie Awards". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Knox, David (28 May 2018). "Logie revamp drops categories". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "1986 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
- ^ "2010 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2011 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2012 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2013 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "2014 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "2015 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "2016 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "2017 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 12 April 2019.