''Spicks and Specks'' was an Australian music-themed comedic television quiz show, a revival
of the original ''
Spicks and Specks'' series that was telecast on
ABC1
ABC TV, formerly known as ABC1, is an Australian national public television network. It is owned and operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is the flagship ABC Television network. The headquarters of the ABC TV channel an ...
for seven seasons and 277 episodes.
The new show started on Wednesday 5 February 2014.
It was recorded and produced at the ABC Broadcasting Studios in
Elsternwick, Victoria
Elsternwick is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 9 km south-east of Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Glen Eira local government areas of Victoria ...
.
On 30 May 2014, ABC programmer Brendan Dahill announced that the show would not be renewed for a second season because it "hasn't resonated with viewers to the degree we had hoped." The show was pulled from the schedule after episode 20 had screened, with the final six shows of the 26 shows recorded airing during late 2014.
The reason why this happened was because
Josh Earl's second child was born at this point.
Premise of the show
The show was hosted by stand-up comedian Josh Earl, who posed questions to two teams each headed by permanent team captains, singer/songwriter
Ella Hooper
Ella Keighery Hooper (born 30 January 1983) is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, radio presenter and TV personality. Hooper is the lead singer of Killing Heidi. The band formed in 1996 (when Ella was 13) and also featured her older bro ...
and radio presenter/comedian
Adam Richard
Adam Richard (born Adam Richard Dellamarta, 1 January 1971 in Carlton, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, actor, radio presenter, writer and media personality, best known co-writing and starring in '' Outland,'' an ABC1 comedy series about a ...
.
The overall style of the show is a mix of music and comedy. The revival included a refreshed format and new games.
Delayed relaunch
The revival of the show was originally announced in November 2012, during the ABC 2013 program launch but the network decided to delay the relaunch until 2014.
ABC executives were reportedly upset when news of the return of the show in 2014 was prematurely leaked before the intended official announcement.
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/spicks-and-specks-2014/
Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Australian panel games
Australian comedy television series
Australian music television series
Australian television series revived after cancellation
2014 Australian television series debuts
2014 Australian television series endings
Television shows set in Melbourne
2010s Australian game shows
Musical game shows
English-language television shows
Television game shows with incorrect disambiguation