Struggle Street is an Australian documentary series that first aired on SBS One on 6 May 2015.[1] The second series began airing on 28 November 2017.[2] The third series began airing on 9 October 2019.[3]
The series sheds light on the struggles and aspirations of residents in public housing areas around Western Sydney; areas which have been commonly associated with high unemployment, drug use and problems with the law.
KEO Films, the production company behind the project stated on their website:[4]
In this proposed 3-part observational documentary series, to be filmed over a 6-month period, we'll feature the voices and stories of people living on the outskirts of Sydney, in some of our most socially-disadvantaged communities.
We'll highlight the enormous challenges they face being born into generational disadvantage, and then being blamed by the system for their lack of progress.
...And rather than being an exercise in voyeurism, or a fleeting judgmental report, this extended insight into the lives of our subjects will - we hope - provoke not just a change in public perception, but a debate about the direction of public policy as well
The series received strong criticism from local governments, with the Mayor of Blacktown, Stephen Bali labelling it as 'poverty porn'.[7] Locals attempted to boycott the series by establishing a blockade of garbage trucks outside the SBS headquarters in Artarmon.[8] The series aired as planned, winning its timeslot nationally and was the most watched program on television that night in Sydney, with the controversy claimed for the record ratings.[citation needed]
Western Sydney locals are contemplating legal action against the producers to seek damages for defamation.[9]
SBS chief content officer Helen Kellie defended the program, stating that "We are confident that Struggle Street is a fair and accurate portrayal of events that occurred during filming...further, we believe the series fairly reflects the program description contained in participant release forms".[10]
Several television critics and journalists viewed the show in a positive light, arguing that the outrage and controversy over the program was grossly overstated, and praised the show for bringing light to stories that otherwise wouldn't be told in the public domain.[11]
Second Season
A second season of the show was filmed in Queensland and Victoria, and aired on 28 November 2017.[12]
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^"Struggle Street: Garbage truck protest against SBS 'poverty porn' documentary". ABC. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^Auerbach, Taylor. "Struggle Street: Featured Western Sydney locals set to sue SBS over their portrayal". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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^Galvin, Nick. "SBS show Struggle Street: Why you should watch tonight". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
^"SBS to air second season of 'Struggle Street' series".
^Knox, David (7 May 2015). "Wednesday 6 May 2015". Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^Knox, David (14 May 2015). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 6 May 2015". Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^Knox, David (14 May 2015). "Wednesday 13 May 2015". Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^Knox, David (26 May 2015). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 13 May 2015". Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^Knox, David (29 November 2017). "The Good Doctor upstages ARIAs, Struggle Street". Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^Knox, David (30 November 2017). "Ratings quirks on a quiet Wednesday". Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^Knox, David (1 December 2017). "TV on Struggle Street". Retrieved 2 December 2017.
^Knox, David (13 December 2017). "Timeshifted: Thursday 30 November 2017". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^Manning, James (6 December 2017). "TV Ratings Dec 5: Late night cricket again a winner for Nine". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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^Knox, David (15 December 2017). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 6 December 2017". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^Manning, James (8 December 2017). "TV Ratings Dec 7: Summer Bay and Deadliest Weather keep Seven in top spot". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
External links
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struggle, street, australian, documentary, series, that, first, aired, 2015, second, series, began, airing, november, 2017, third, series, began, airing, october, 2019, genredocumentarydirected, bystuart, rourke, brad, cone, timothy, joel, green, schist, ronan. Struggle Street is an Australian documentary series that first aired on SBS One on 6 May 2015 1 The second series began airing on 28 November 2017 2 The third series began airing on 9 October 2019 3 Struggle StreetGenreDocumentaryDirected byStuart O Rourke Brad Cone Timothy Joel Green Dan Schist Ronan Sharkey Dani Vos Mark HooperNarrated byDavid FieldCountry of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons3No of episodes9ProductionExecutive producersDavid GallowayLeonie LoweProducersMarc RadomskyAsh DaviesProduction locationsSeason 1 Mount Druitt Sydney Season 2 Inala Queensland Broadmeadows Victoria Seddon Victoria Season 3 Wagga Wagga New South WalesEditorsPaul WatlingAlexis LodgeRunning time52 minutes Production companiesScreen AustraliaKEO Films AustraliaDistributorSBSReleaseOriginal networkSBS OneAudio formatDolby Digital 2 0 StereoOriginal release6 May 2015 2015 05 06 30 October 2019 2019 10 30 Contents 1 Premise 2 Series overview 3 Reception 4 Second Season 5 Ratings 5 1 Season One 2015 5 2 Season Two 2017 6 References 7 External linksPremise EditThe series sheds light on the struggles and aspirations of residents in public housing areas around Western Sydney areas which have been commonly associated with high unemployment drug use and problems with the law KEO Films the production company behind the project stated on their website 4 In this proposed 3 part observational documentary series to be filmed over a 6 month period we ll feature the voices and stories of people living on the outskirts of Sydney in some of our most socially disadvantaged communities We ll highlight the enormous challenges they face being born into generational disadvantage and then being blamed by the system for their lack of progress And rather than being an exercise in voyeurism or a fleeting judgmental report this extended insight into the lives of our subjects will we hope provoke not just a change in public perception but a debate about the direction of public policy as wellSeries overview EditSeason Episodes Originally airedSeason Premiere Season Final1 3 5 6 May 2015 13 May 20152 6 6 28 November 2017 7 December 20173 4 9 October 2019 30 October 2019Reception EditThe series received strong criticism from local governments with the Mayor of Blacktown Stephen Bali labelling it as poverty porn 7 Locals attempted to boycott the series by establishing a blockade of garbage trucks outside the SBS headquarters in Artarmon 8 The series aired as planned winning its timeslot nationally and was the most watched program on television that night in Sydney with the controversy claimed for the record ratings citation needed Western Sydney locals are contemplating legal action against the producers to seek damages for defamation 9 SBS chief content officer Helen Kellie defended the program stating that We are confident that Struggle Street is a fair and accurate portrayal of events that occurred during filming further we believe the series fairly reflects the program description contained in participant release forms 10 Several television critics and journalists viewed the show in a positive light arguing that the outrage and controversy over the program was grossly overstated and praised the show for bringing light to stories that otherwise wouldn t be told in the public domain 11 Second Season EditA second season of the show was filmed in Queensland and Victoria and aired on 28 November 2017 12 Ratings EditSeason One 2015 Edit Episode Original airdate Overnight Viewers Consolidated Viewers Total Viewers RefViewers Rank Viewers Rank1 Episode 1 6 May 2015 935 000 7 206 000 1 1 141 000 13 14 2 Episode 2 13 May 2015 828 000 8 190 000 5 1 018 000 15 16 3 Episode 3 Season Two 2017 Edit Episode Original airdate Overnight Viewers Consolidated Viewers Total Viewers RefViewers Rank Viewers Rank1 Episode 1 28 November 2017 304 000 304 000 17 2 Episode 2 29 November 2017 285 000 285 000 18 3 Episode 3 30 November 2017 265 000 55 000 20 320 000 19 20 4 Episode 4 5 December 2017 220 000 220 000 21 5 Episode 5 6 December 2017 317 000 17 50 000 20 367 000 22 23 6 Episode 6 7 December 2017 264 000 264 000 24 References Edit Airdate Struggle Street tvtonight com au 12 April 2015 Retrieved 16 November 2017 Returning Struggle Street tvtonight com au 16 November 2017 Retrieved 16 November 2017 Returning Struggle Street S3 tvtonight com au 2 September 2019 Retrieved 23 October 2019 Struggle Street keofilms com au Retrieved 8 May 2015 Struggle Street Series 1 screenaustralia gov au Retrieved 16 November 2017 Struggle Street Series 2 screenaustralia gov au Retrieved 16 November 2017 Aubusson Kate Mt Druitt community leaders hurt angry and feeling sick after Struggle Street documentary Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 8 May 2015 Struggle Street Garbage truck protest against SBS poverty porn documentary ABC Retrieved 8 May 2015 Auerbach Taylor Struggle Street Featured Western Sydney locals set to sue SBS over their portrayal The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 8 May 2015 Koziol Michael SBS investigates allegations over Struggle Street documentary Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 8 May 2015 Galvin Nick SBS show Struggle Street Why you should watch tonight Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 4 February 2016 SBS to air second season of Struggle Street series Knox David 7 May 2015 Wednesday 6 May 2015 Retrieved 18 April 2016 Knox David 14 May 2015 Timeshifted Wednesday 6 May 2015 Retrieved 18 April 2016 Knox David 14 May 2015 Wednesday 13 May 2015 Retrieved 18 April 2016 Knox David 26 May 2015 Timeshifted Wednesday 13 May 2015 Retrieved 18 April 2016 Knox David 29 November 2017 The Good Doctor upstages ARIAs Struggle Street Retrieved 29 November 2017 Knox David 30 November 2017 Ratings quirks on a quiet Wednesday Retrieved 30 November 2017 Knox David 1 December 2017 TV on Struggle Street Retrieved 2 December 2017 Knox David 13 December 2017 Timeshifted Thursday 30 November 2017 Retrieved 17 December 2017 Manning James 6 December 2017 TV Ratings Dec 5 Late night cricket again a winner for Nine Retrieved 17 December 2017 Knox David 7 December 2017 Wednesday 6 December 2017 Retrieved 17 December 2017 Knox David 15 December 2017 Timeshifted Wednesday 6 December 2017 Retrieved 17 December 2017 Manning James 8 December 2017 TV Ratings Dec 7 Summer Bay and Deadliest Weather keep Seven in top spot Retrieved 17 December 2017 External links EditSBS Struggle Street Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Struggle Street amp oldid 1093797096, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
