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List of Undercover Boss Australia episodes
Undercover Boss Australia is the Australian incarnation of the Undercover Boss franchise. The first series features 6 episodes and premiered on Network Ten on 18 October 2010.[1] A second series consisting of 8 episodes began airing on 12 September 2011.[2]
Series overview Edit
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series premiere | Series finale | |||
| 1 | 6 | 18 October 2010 | 22 November 2010 | |
| 2 | 8[3] | 12 September 2011[2] | 31 October 2011 | |
Episodes Edit
Series 1: 2010 Edit
| No. | Title | "Boss" | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Domino's Pizza Australia" | Don Meij | 18 October 2010 | |
| Don Meij, Chief Executive Officer of Domino's Pizza Australia goes undercover and returns to where he started out in the business at various entry-level jobs.[4][5] | ||||
| 2 | "Veolia Environmental Services" | Peter Murray | 25 October 2010 | |
| Veolia Environmental Services Director of Operations, Peter Murray, returns to the entry level jobs where he started his work for Veolia.[6][7] | ||||
| 3 | "Boost Juice" | Janine Allis | 1 November 2010 | |
| Janine Allis, founder and CEO of Boost Juice, goes undercover and works in Boost Juice bars and a mobile van as well as the company's latest venture, Salsa's Fresh Mex Grill.[5][8] | ||||
| 4 | "Big 4 Holiday Parks" | Ray Schleibs | 8 November 2010 | |
| Newly appointed CEO of Big 4 Holiday Parks, Ray Schleibs, temporarily steps down from his position to go undercover in his business.[9][10] | ||||
| 5 | "Toga Hospitality" | Rachel Argaman | 15 November 2010 | |
| Rachel Argaman goes undercover in hotels which Toga provides staffing for.[11][12] | ||||
| 6 | "Ritchies IGA" | Fred Harrison | 22 November 2010 | |
| Fred Harrison goes undercover in Ritchies IGA stores across Australia. At one location he is sacked due to poor performance.[13][14] | ||||
Series 2: 2011 Edit
| No. | Title | "Boss" | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Great Southern Railway" | Tony Braxton-Smith | 12 September 2011 | |
| CEO of Great Southern Railway, Tony Braxton-Smith, goes undercover where he will be unloading luggage, cleaning, making beds, cooking in the kitchens and serving guests in the restaurants.[2][15][16] | ||||
| 2 | "Hog's Breath Cafe" | Brett Dryland and Rodney Winkleman[3] | 19 September 2011 | |
| Brett Dyland, Hogs Breath Cafe MD, and Rodney Winkleman, Hogs Breath Cafe OD, head undercover.[17] | ||||
| 3 | "Ella Baché" | Pippa Hallas[3] | 26 September 2011 | |
| Ella Baché CEO, Pippa Hallas, decides to go undercover in her own firm. | ||||
| 4 | "JBS Australia" | Iain Mars[3] | 3 October 2011 | |
| Iain, JBS Swift's rock star CEO, is giving up the high life to go undercover. | ||||
| 5 | "Staging Connections" | Tony Chamberlain[3] | 10 October 2011 | |
| CEO Tony Chamberlain heads undercover in Stage Connections. | ||||
| 6 | "Sodexo" | JohnPaul Dimech[3] | 17 October 2011 | |
| Sodexo CEO and father of four, Johnpaul Dimech, is inspired by staff when he goes undercover. | ||||
| 7 | "YMCA" | Nick Cox[3] | 24 October 2011 | |
| YMCA CEO Nick Cox goes undercover and is inspired by the people he meets along the way. | ||||
| 8 | "Hutchinson Builders" | Scott Hutchinson[3] | 31 October 2011 | |
| Hutchinson Builders CEO, Scott Hutchinson, goes undercover. | ||||
Ratings Edit
Series 1: 2010 Edit
| Episode | Viewers Metro Cities | Rank | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeslot | Day | Week | ||||
| 1 | Domino's Pizza Australia / Don Meij | 1,314,000 | 1 | 4 | 6 | [18][19] |
| 2 | Veolia Environmental Services / Peter Murray | 1,134,000 | 1 | 7 | 21 | [20][21] |
| 3 | Boost Juice / Janine Allis | 1,268,000 | 1 | 4 | 21 | [22] |
| 4 | Big 4 Holiday Parks / Ray Schleibs | 1,188,000 | 1 | 7 | 18 | [23][24] |
| 5 | Toga Hospitality / Rachel Argaman | 1,192,000 | 1 | 6 | 10 | [25][26] |
| 6 | Ritchies IGA / Fred Harrison | 1,039,000 | 2 | 9 | 20 | [27] |
Series 2: 2011 Edit
| Episode | Viewers Metro Cities | Rank | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeslot | Day | Week | ||||
| 1 | Great Southern Railway / Tony Braxton-Smith | 764,000 | 2 | 13 | 45 | [28][29] |
| 2 | Hog's Breath Cafe / Brett Dryland and Rodney Winkleman | 669,000 | 2 | 14 | 59 | [30][31] |
| 3 | Ella Baché / Pippa Hallas | 796,000 | 2 | 10 | 44 | [32][33] |
| 4 | JBS Australia / Iain Mars | 578,000 | 3 | 19 | 77 | [34][35] |
| 5 | Staging Connections / Tony Chamberlain | 795,000 | 3 | 15 | 52 | [36][37] |
| 6 | Sodexo / JohnPaul Dimech | 531,000 | 4 | 22 | — | [38] |
| 7 | YMCA / Nick Cox | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Hutchinson Builders / Scott Hutchinson | — | — | — | — | — |
Metro Cities - Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth
References Edit
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- ^ a b c d e f g h . Channel Ten. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ Quinn, Karl (8 October 2010). "Domino's boss goes Undercover". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ a b Clune, Richard (3 October 2010). "Chewing gum for the eyes". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "TEN Video Player: Watch Full Episodes and Exclusive Video Interviews - Undercover Boss Australia Ep 2 (1/6) image Undercover Boss Australia Ep 2 (1/6)". Video. Network Ten. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ Galinovic, Liz (25 October 2010). . Jive TV. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ Lentini, Matthew (1 November 2010). . Jive TV. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ "Undercover Boss Australia: Big4 Holiday Parks - S01E04". Throng. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ^ "Twitter / BIG4 Holiday Parks". Twitter. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ "Toga Hospitality CEO stars on Undercover Boss". e-Travel Blackboard. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ Knox, David (15 November 2010). "Understanding Boss". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ "Undercover Boss Australia". Your TV. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ "TEN Video Player: Watch Full Episodes - Undercover Boss Australia Ep 6 (1/6)". Video. Network Ten. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ Yeap, Sue (31 August 2011). "Undercover boss played his role perfectly". The West Australian. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "GSR CEO reveals he's been Undercover!". E-Travel Blackboard. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ . YourTV. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
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- ^ Knox, David (24 October 2010). "SBS birthday present: under siege from digitals". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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- ^ Knox, David. "ONE holds up the main game at TEN". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ Knox, David (1 November 2010). "Week 45". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ Knox, David (8 November 2010). "Week 46". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ^ Knox, David (14 November 2010). "All the drama of Week 46". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ Knox, David (15 November 2010). "Week 47". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ Knox, David (21 November 2010). "It's the final countdown". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ Knox, David (22 November 2010). "Week 48". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ Knox, David (12 September 2011). "Week 38". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
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- ^ Knox, David (26 September 2011). "Week 40". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Knox, David (2 October 2011). "2.6m as AFL Grand Final tops ratings week". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
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- ^ Knox, David (9 October 2011). "NRL Grand Final tops ratings week, but Seven takes prize". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ Knox, David (10 October 2011). "Week 42". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
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