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E112 April 1996Apr 12, 199630mE219 April 1996Apr 19, 199630mE326 April 1996Apr 26, 199630mE43 May 1996May 3, 199630mE510 May 1996May 10, 199630mE617 May 1996May 17, 199630mE724 May 1996May 24, 199630mE831 May 1996May 31, 199630mE97 June 1996Jun 7, 199630mE1014 June 1996Jun 14, 199630mE1121 June 1996Jun 21, 199630mE1228 June 1996Jun 28, 199630mE135 July 1996Jul 5, 199630mE1412 July 1996Jul 12, 199630mE1519 July 1996Jul 19, 199630mE1626 July 1996Jul 26, 199630mE172 August 1996Aug 2, 199630mE189 August 1996Aug 9, 199630mE1916 August 1996Aug 16, 199630mE2023 August 1996Aug 23, 199630mE2130 August 1996Aug 30, 199630mE226 September 1996Sep 6, 199630mE2313 September 1996Sep 13, 199630mE2420 September 1996Sep 20, 199630mE2527 September 1996Sep 27, 199630mE264 October 1996Oct 4, 199630mE2711 October 1996Oct 11, 199630mE2818 October 1996Oct 18, 199630mE2925 October 1996Oct 25, 199630mE301 November 1996Nov 1, 199630m
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Good News Week
19969
NewsComedyFamily
Released
Apr 12, 1996
Country
Australia
Production
GNWTV
Good News Week was an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and 11 February 2008 to 28 April 2012. The show's initial run aired on ABC until being bought by Network Ten in 1999. The show was revived for its second run when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike caused many of Network Ten's imported US programmes to cease production.
Good News Week drew its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organisations, and often, aspects of the show itself. The show opened with a monologue by McDermott relating to recent headlines, after which two teams of three panellists competed in recurring segments to gain points.
The show has spawned three short-lived spin-off series, the ABC's Good News Weekend, Ten's GNW Night Lite and Ten's skit-based Good News World.