''What Really Happens in Thailand'' is an Australian reality documentary

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that airs on the

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. The program was first announced at the network's

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in 2014. The series is a spin-off of the 2014 program '' What Really Happens in Bali'' and produced by the same production company McAvoy Media. The series films the activities and situations of Australian

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and

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in various locations throughout

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, including

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s and

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centres.

Broadcast

The series premiered in Australia on the Seven Network on 14 September 2015, airing on Monday nights until the fifth episode of the series, when the show was moved to Thursday nights. After episode six, the series was pulled from the schedule until the television non-ratings period, when episode seven premiered on a Tuesday night however it did not reach the top 20 most watched programs for the first time in the program's season.

Episodes

Spin-off

A second spin-off of the format followed in 2016, titled '' What Really Happens on the Gold Coast''.

References

{{Seven Network programming Seven Network original programming 2015 Australian television series debuts Australian factual television series English-language television shows Television shows set in Thailand Australian television spin-offs