Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel has teamed with commercial free-to-air broadcaster to commission a new production called Common Sense from Endemol Shine Australia.
The topical news show, which is set to air in 2017, will feature a cast of real people and their opinions as they round up the week’s most talked about topics and newsworthy events whilst in conversation with one another in their workplace.
The programme comes from all3media company’s Studio Lambert, the creators of global hit Gogglebox.
“We are thrilled to add this new and exciting series to our local production line-up. Common Sense is a distinctive and brilliant new companion to the hugely successful Gogglebox which has been a monumental ratings hit for Lifestyle,” said Hannah Barnes, general manager of Foxtel’s Lifestyle Group.
“Common Sense will expand the genre created by Gogglebox, and allow us to get out on the road and into the very different workplaces we have in Australia. The new series will give Foxtel customers and lovers of Lifestyle an insight into the quips and quirks of Australian workmates,” she said.
Network Ten chief content officer, Beverley McGarvey, added: “Gogglebox has been an outstanding success for Network Ten, with every season increasing its audience, and we know that viewers will embrace this engaging and entertaining new show.
“While the Goggleboxers provide an insight into television from the comfort of their own homes, Common Sense will head into the workplace to find what everyday Australians are thinking and saying about the issues of the day.
“We are delighted to be working with Foxtel and Endemol Shine Australia on a show that, like Gogglebox, will get Australia talking,” she said.
Sabrina Duguet, executive vice president Asia Pacific, all3media International, said: “We are delighted that the success of Gogglebox has led to such a positive response for Common Sense and we can think of no better home for this new, distinctive series.
“The arrangement marks the third commission for the series before its domestic transmission which speaks to the power of the creativity of our sister company, Studio Lambert,” she said.
Common Sense is the second jointly-commissioned series between Foxtel and Network Ten, and follows on from the enormous success of Gogglebox, which launched in Australia in 2015.
Common Sense has also been commissioned by BBC Two in the UK and by NBC in the USA. Casting for the Australian version is currently underway, and the series will air on Foxtel’s Lifestyle and Network Ten in 2017.
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