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Common Sense Australia

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| company = Shine Australia

| network = LifeStyle (Pay TV)
Network Ten (free-to-air)

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Common Sense Australia is an Australian adaptation of the British series of the same name and a spinoff to Gogglebox Australia. The series, which is produced by Endemol Shine Australia,{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|url=https://www.foxtel.com.au/about/media-centre/press-releases/2016/foxtel-and-network-ten-co-commission-common-sense-for-2017.html|title=Foxtel and Network Ten co-commission Common Sense for 2017

|date=4 November 2016|accessdate=8 June 2017}} is a co-production between subscription television (STV) network The LifeStyle Channel and free-to-air (FTA) network Network Ten. It will air on The LifeStyle Channel first, and then airs on Network Ten a day later.

Common Sense was commissioned in November 2016, similar to Gogglebox Australia, is a local adaptation of a British series of the same name, and is jointly commissioned by both Foxtel and Network Ten.{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|title=2017 Upfronts: TEN highlights|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/11/2017-upfronts-ten-highlights.html|work=TV Tonight|date=4 November 2016|accessdate=13 January 2017}}{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|title=Foxtel / TEN jointly-commission Common Sense|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/11/foxtel-ten-jointly-commission-common-sense.html|work=TV Tonight|date=4 November 2016|accessdate=13 January 2017}}

Format

Common Sense features a cast of real people and their real opinions as they gather the week's most talked-about news topics while in conversation with one another in their workplaces, from topics of general news and current affairs to the latest in politics, sport and popular culture.

Cast

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People{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|title=Common Sense cast announced|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2017/06/common-sense-cast-announced.html|work=TV Tonight|date=8 June 2017|accessdate=8 June 2017}}

! Ages

! Information

Kathy & Nicki

| 45 & 31

| Hairdressing mums

Lord Frank & Robert

| 74 & 70

| Business partners

Brett & Lawrence

| 29 & 27

| Removalists and best mates

Helen & Sarah

| 30 & 32

| Entrepreneurs

Aileen, Jean & Ted

| 89, 92 & 86

| Retirees

Ayden & Jake

| 21 & 29

| Real estate agents

Mark & Neal

| 53 & 39

| Barristers

The Yip Family

| 39-70

| Darren, Trudi, Aileen and Matthew, potato sellers

Betty, Lois & Michelle Anne

| 78, 75 & 49

| Lois and Michelle Anne are mother and daughter, along with their business partner Betty who are all co-owners of a bra shop

Eric & Luke

| 56 & 26

| Butchers

Series overview

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| 1

| 8

| rowspan="2"| Thursday 8:30pm

| {{Start date|2017|07|06|df=y}}

| {{End date|2017|08|24|df=y}}

| rowspan="2"| Wednesday 7:30pm

| {{Start date|2017|07|05|df=y}}

| {{End date|2017|08|23|df=y}}

Episodes

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References

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Category:Lifestyle (Australian TV channel) original programming

Category:Network 10 original programming

Category:2010s Australian reality television series

Category:2017 Australian television series debuts

Category:2017 Australian television series endings

Category:Australian English-language television shows

Category:Australian television series based on British television series