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The Assembly

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The Assembly is a seven-part Australian television documentary series on ABC TV, which premiered on 20 August 2024.

Format

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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 [fr], created by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache.[1]

Production

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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

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Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 7 20 August 2024[6] TBA

Episodes

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Season 1 (2024)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Interviewee
Title
Original air dateAus. viewers
(national)
11Sam Neill[7]20 August 2024 (2024-08-20)577,000[8]
22Hamish Blake27 August 2024 (2024-08-27)N/A
33Anthony Albanese[9]3 September 2024 (2024-09-03)N/A
44Delta Goodrem10 September 2024 (2024-09-10)N/A
55Adam Goodes17 September 2024 (2024-09-17)N/A
66Amanda Keller24 September 2024 (2024-09-24)N/A
77Becoming the Assembly1 October 2024 (2024-10-01)N/A

Reception

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Whittock, Jesse (9 May 2024). "'The Assembly', Groundbreaking Interview Format That Sent Michael Sheen Viral, Set For Australian Remake". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. ^ Rugendyke, Louise (15 August 2024). "Leigh Sales on the bold show that puts 15 autistic students in charge". TV & radio. The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  3. ^ Laidlaw, Kyle (10 May 2024). "ABC announces 10 additional new series still to come in 2024". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  4. ^ Vann-Wall, Silvi (12 June 2024). "ABC offers internships to cast of The Assembly". ScreenHub. Creative Hubs Group. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  5. ^ Sales, Leigh (15 August 2024). "Leigh Sales on what she learned about interviewing from autistic journalism students on The Assembly". ABC Backstory. ABC News. Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 August 2024. While The Assembly's official guest list is six people long — Sam Neill, Hamish Blake, Anthony Albanese, Delta Goodrem, Adam Goodes and Amanda Keller — as it turns out, there was a seventh interview.[non-primary source needed]
  6. ^ a b Knox, David (22 July 2024). "Airdate: The Assembly". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  7. ^ Ellis, Scott (15 August 2024). "Actor Sam Neill fields fabulous questions on 'The Assembly'". Now To Love. Are Media. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b Knox, David (21 August 2024). "Tuesday 20 August 2024". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  9. ^ a b Knox, David (18 August 2024). "The Assembly". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  10. ^ Knox, David (21 August 2024). "The Assembly doubles Made in Bondi debut". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  11. ^ Enker, Debi (22 August 2024). "Real people in unreal situations: why series like The Assembly engage". Green Guide. The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 24 August 2024.