Logie Award for Most Outstanding Entertainment Program
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{{Infobox award
| name = Logie Award for Most Outstanding Entertainment Program
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| presenter = TV Week
| country = Australia
| year = 1986
| holder = The Cheap Seats (2023)
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| website = {{URL|http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/}}
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The Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Entertainment Program is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award is given to recognise an outstanding Australian light entertainment series, from various formats including comedy, panel, talent, variety, music, talk, and traditional game shows. The winner and nominees of this award are chosen by television industry juries.{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/full-list-of-nominations-for-the-55th-annual-tv-week-logie-awards-20130311-2fuo5.html |title=Full list of nominations for the 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518033653/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/full-list-of-nominations-for-the-55th-annual-tv-week-logie-awards-20130311-2fuo5.html |archivedate=18 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}
It was first awarded at the 28th Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1986 as Best Light Entertainment Program but has had many changes over the years.{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1966_69.html|title=1966–1969 Logie Awards|publisher=Australiantelevision.net|accessdate=10 February 2014}}
In previous years, programs would have qualified in different categories such as Best Australian Comedy (1967-1968, 1972–1974),{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1970_73.html|title=1970–1973 Logie Awards|publisher=Australiantelevision.net|accessdate=10 February 2014}} Best Comedy Show (1969),{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-logie-awards/winners/article/-/5401564/1966/|title=1966 – The Logie Awards|publisher=Yahoo!7|accessdate=25 March 2015}} Best Comedy (1970).{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-logie-awards/winners/article/-/5401514/1970/|title=1970 – The Logie Awards|publisher=Yahoo!7|accessdate=25 March 2015}} Also, Best Variety Show (1961-1962), Best National Variety Show (1964) and Best Musical/Variety Show.
The category was awarded as the Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Program from 1994 to 1998 {{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1990_93.html |title=Logie Awards 1990-1993|publisher=australian television information archive |accessdate=12 June 2018 }} but in 1999, the category was dropped. From 2000, the award category was restored as Most Outstanding Comedy Program.{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2000.html |title=Logie Awards 2000|publisher=australian television information archive |accessdate=12 June 2018}}
In 2010, the category was changed to Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program which included comedy panel, talent and variety shows.{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2010.html |title=Logie Awards 2010|publisher=australian television information archive |accessdate=12 June 2018}} From 2015, the category was split into Most Outstanding Entertainment Program and a reinstated Most Outstanding Comedy Program category.{{cite web|title=Voting opens for 2016 Logie Awards|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/11/voting-opens-for-2016-logie-awards.html|last=Knox|first=David|publisher=TV Tonight|date=16 November 2015|accessdate=16 November 2015}} This award categories were eliminated again in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/05/logie-revamp-drops-categories.html|title=Logie revamp drops categories|last=Knox|first=David|publisher=TV Tonight|date=28 May 2018|accessdate=15 June 2018}}
From 2019, the Most Outstanding Entertainment Program category was reinstated and includes comedy, panel, talent, variety, music, talk, and traditional game shows.
Winners and nominees
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|Indicates the winning program |
Listed below is the winner of the award for Best Light Entertainment Series:
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!scope="col" style="width:1%;"| Year !scope="col" style="width:16%;"| Program !scope="col" style="width:4%;"| Network !scope="col" style="width:1%;" class="unsortable"|Ref |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1986
| style="background:#FAEB86"| The Gillies Report{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| {{center|ABC}} | rowspan="3"| {{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-logie-awards/winners/article/-/5398816/1986/ |title=1986 – The Logie Awards |publisher=Yahoo!7 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422232833/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-logie-awards/winners/article/-/5398816/1986/ |archivedate=22 April 2014 |url-status=dead }} |
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See Logie Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Program for winners between 1994 and 2009.
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year for Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Series:
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year for Most Outstanding Entertainment Program from 2015 to 2017:
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| style="background:#bebebe;"
!scope="col" style="width:1%;"| Year !scope="col" style="width:16%;"| Program !scope="col" style="width:4%;"| Network !scope="col" style="width:1%;" class="unsortable"|Ref |
| scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2015
| style="background:#FAEB86"| The Voice{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| {{center|Nine Network}} | rowspan="5"| {{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2015.html|title=2015 Logie Awards|publisher=Australiantelevision.net|accessdate=12 April 2019}}}} |
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| Bogan Hunters
| {{center|7mate}} |
| The Chaser's Media Circus
| {{center|ABC}} |
| The Checkout
| {{center|ABC}} |
| Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell
| {{center|ABC}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2016
| style="background:#FAEB86"| Gruen{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| {{center|ABC}} | rowspan="5"| {{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2016.html|title=2016 Logie Awards|publisher=Australiantelevision.net|accessdate=12 April 2019}}}} |
| Have You Been Paying Attention?
| {{center|Network Ten}} |
| The Voice
| {{center|Nine Network}} |
| The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
| {{center|ABC}} |
| The X Factor
| {{center|Seven Network}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2017
| style="background:#FAEB86"| Have You Been Paying Attention?{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| {{center|Network Ten}} | rowspan="5"| {{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2017.html|title=2017 Logie Awards|publisher=Australiantelevision.net|accessdate=12 April 2019}}}} |
| Anh's Brush with Fame
| {{center|ABC}} |
| Gruen
| {{center|ABC}} |
| The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
| {{center|ABC}} |
| The Voice
| {{center|Nine Network}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2019
| style="background:#FAEB86"| Have You Been Paying Attention?{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| {{center|Network Ten}} | rowspan="5"| |
| Australian Ninja Warrior
| {{center|Nine Network}} |
| Eurovision – Australia Decides 2018
| {{center|SBS}} |
| Gogglebox Australia
| {{center|Foxtel/Network Ten}} |
| True Story with Hamish & Andy
| {{center|Nine Network}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2022
| style="background:#FAEB86"| Lego Masters{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| {{center|Nine Network}} | rowspan="5"| |
| Hard Quiz
| {{center|ABC}} |
| Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell
| {{center|ABC}} |
| The Masked Singer Australia
| {{center|Network Ten}} |
| The Voice
| {{center|Seven Network}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"| 2023
| style="background:#FAEB86"| The Cheap Seats{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86"| {{center|Network Ten}} | rowspan="6"| |
| Gruen Nation
| {{center|ABC}} |
| Hard Quiz
| {{center|ABC}} |
| Lego Masters
| {{center|Nine Network}} |
| RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
| {{center|Stan}} |
| The Masked Singer Australia
| {{center|Network Ten}} |
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/}}
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