''Discover Tasmania'' is an Australian lifestyle television series that airs on the
Seven Network
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.
Originally broadcast from October to December 2007 in
Tasmania
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only, it won all but one of its timeslots, with each episode receiving around 75,000 Tasmanian viewers. After its success there, and a push from the Tasmanian government, the show has since been shown across mainland Australia. In
NSW
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, season one episodes averaged 218,000 viewers.
The first season was hosted by
'Fast Ed' (''
Better Homes and Gardens'') and
Tim Campbell (''
Home and Away
''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...
'').
The program was renewed for a second season which began airing nationally on 20 March 2010 on Saturday afternoons. Fast Ed returned, joined by
Jack Campbell (''
All Saints'') as new co-host,
following Tim's move to the
Nine Network
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.
Past episodes are also shown on
7two and available to watch online from the official website.
References
External links
Official website
Seven Network original programming
2007 Australian television series debuts
2010s Australian television series
Australian non-fiction television series
Television shows set in Tasmania
Tourism in Tasmania
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