Tractor Monkeys
| Tractor Monkeys | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Directed by | Mark Fitzgerald |
| Presented by | Merrick Watts |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Running time | 36 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC1 |
| Release | 20 March – 25 December 2013 |
locations MelbourneTractor Monkeys is an Australian comedic television quiz show hosted by Merrick Watts. Seventeen episodes screened on ABC1 in 2013.
Format
[edit]The show features two teams of guest panellists, one led by comedian Dave O'Neil and the other by radio presenter Katie "Monty" Dimond. They compete in rounds of questions and games about trends, fads and social phenomena.[1] The show also included a second screen experience via an ABC Companion Pad app for iPad.[2]
Episodes
[edit]| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 8 | 20 March 2013 | 8 May 2013 | |
| 2 | 8 | 25 September 2013 | 13 November 2013 | |
| Special | 1 | 25 December 2013 | ||
aired lastSeries 1
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Kate's team | Dave's team | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tom Gleeson & Frank Woodley | Ella Hooper & Adam Richard | 20 March 2013[3] |
| 2 | 2 | Sam Simmons & Rebecca De Unamuno | Aamer Rahman & Genevieve Morris | 27 March 2013 |
| 3 | 3 | Kate Langbroek & Dave Thornton | Toby Truslove & Denise Scott | 3 April 2013 |
| 4 | 4 | HG Nelson & Josh Thomas | Tommy Little & Jeff Green | 10 April 2013 |
| 5 | 5 | Fiona O'Loughlin & Joel Creasey | Ronny Chieng & Rob Carlton | 17 April 2013 |
| 6 | 6 | Lawrence Mooney & Kayne Tremills | Celia Pacquola & Ed Kavalee | 24 April 2013 |
| 7 | 7 | Anthony Morgan & Tommy Little | Noeline Brown & Akmal Saleh | 1 May 2013 |
| 8 | 8 | Denise Scott & Mel Buttle | Matt Okine & Denise Drysdale | 8 May 2013 |
overall noSeries 2
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Kate's team | Dave's team | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Fashion" | Mark Trevorrow & Hannah Gadsby | Kerri-Anne Kennerley & James Kerley | 25 September 2013 | |
| 10 | 2 | "Love" | Shane Jacobson & Adam Richard | Noeline Brown & Mel Buttle | 2 October 2013 | |
| 11 | 3 | "Family" | Denise Scott & Sammy J | Rob Carlton & Rosie Beaton | 9 October 2013 | |
| 12 | 4 | "TV" | TBA | TBA | 16 October 2013 | |
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Guests include: Graeme Blundell, Sarah Kendall, Adam Richard & Frank Woodley (team split not known) | ||||||
| 13 | 5 | "Technology" | TBA | TBA | 23 October 2013 | |
| 14 | 6 | "Sport And Leisure" | Peter Helliar & Sarah Kendall | Adam Zwar & Jean Kittson | 30 October 2013 | |
| 15 | 7 | "School" | Daryl Braithwaite & Celia Pacquola | Cal Wilson & Mikey Robins | 6 November 2013 | |
| 16 | 8 | "Summer" | Matt Okine & Kate Langbroek | Glenn Robbins & Ella Hooper | 13 November 2013 | |
overall noSpecial
[edit]| No. | Title | Kate's team | Dave's team | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Christmas Special" | TBA | TBA | 25 December 2013 |
Ratings
[edit]Series 1
[edit]| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | |||||
| 1 | Episode 1 | 20 March 2013 | 8:30pm | 467,000 | [4] |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 27 March 2013 | 8:30pm | — | |
| 3 | Episode 3 | 3 April 2013 | 8:30pm | — | |
| 4 | Episode 4 | 10 April 2013 | 8:30pm | 371,000 | [5] |
| 5 | Episode 5 | 17 April 2013 | 9:00pm | 428,000 | [6] |
| 6 | Episode 6 | 24 April 2013 | 9:00pm | — | |
| 7 | Episode 7 | 1 May 2013 | 9:00pm | 419,000 | [7] |
| 8 | Episode 8 | 8 May 2013 | 9:00pm | 405,000 | [8] |
Series 2
[edit]All episodes aired at 8:00pm.
| No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | ||||
| 1 | "Fashion" | 25 September 2013 | 574,000 | [9] |
| 2 | "Love" | 2 October 2013 | 476,000 | [10] |
| 3 | "Family" | 9 October 2013 | 552,000 | [11] |
| 4 | "TV" | 16 October 2013 | 580,000 | [12] |
| 5 | "Technology" | 23 October 2013 | — | |
| 6 | "Sport And Leisure" | 30 October 2013 | 769,000 | [13] |
| 7 | "School" | 6 November 2013 | 508,000 | [14] |
| 8 | "Summer" | 13 November 2013 | — | |
| 9 | "Christmas Special" | 25 December 2013 | — |
References
[edit]- ^ "'Tractor Monkeys' pull into town". ABC Television. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ Knox, David (16 March 2013). "Tractor Monkeys second screen app". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (10 March 2013). "Tractor Monkeys". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (21 March 2013). "The Block finale tops 2.1 million". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (11 April 2013). "ABC, TEN comedies hit as The Voice takes 2m viewers". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (18 April 2013). "Easy win for MKR". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (2 May 2013). "Arrow on time, on target". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (9 May 2013). "ABC News wins 7pm timeslot". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (26 September 2013). "Crunch time for TEN as local products sink". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (3 October 2013). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. wins Wednesday". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (10 October 2013). "Daylight Saving takes TV ratings hostage". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (17 October 2013). "ABC News Breakfast is on the rise". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (31 October 2013). "Gruen finale ends solid season for ABC1". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (7 November 2013). "Big Brother late but still tops Wednesday". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Tractor Monkeys official website