Making It Australia
{{Short description|Arts and crafts television series}}
{{About||the American series|Making It (TV series)|the sitcom|Makin' It (TV series)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}}
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| genre = Reality competition
| based_on = {{Based on|Making It|Amy Poehler|Nick Offerman}}
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| presenter = {{ubl|Susie Youssef|Harley Breen}}
| judges = {{ubl|Deborah Riley|Benja Harney}}
{{Infobox reality competition season
| winner = George Buchanan
| runner_up = {{ubl|Rizaldy Valencia|Jack Stirling}}
| num_contestants = 13
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| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 12
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| executive_producer = {{ubl|Dan Munday|Chris Culvenor|Paul Franklin|Amy Poehler|Nick Offerman|Joe Herdman| Jemma Carlton}}
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| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 45-65 minutes
| company = {{ubl|Eureka Productions|Matchbox Pictures}}
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| network = Network Ten
| first_aired = {{Start date|2021|9|15|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2021|11|6|df=y}}
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Making It Australia is a reality competition television series co-hosted by comedians Susie Youssef and Harley Breen and based on the American series of the same name.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2020-10-15 |title=Upfronts 2021: 10 |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/10/upfronts-2021-10.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024095041/https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/10/upfronts-2021-10.html |archive-date=2020-10-24 |access-date=2021-08-27 |website=TV Tonight}}{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2021-03-19 |title=Harley Breen, Susie Youssef to host Making It Australia. |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/03/harley-breen-susie-youssef-to-host-making-it-australia.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820023900/https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/03/harley-breen-susie-youssef-to-host-making-it-australia.html/ |archive-date=2021-08-20 |access-date=2021-08-27 |website=TV Tonight}} The series premiered on Wednesday, 15 September 2021 on Network 10.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2021-08-27 |title=Airdate: Making It |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/08/airdate-making-it.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827043542/https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/08/airdate-making-it.html |archive-date=2021-08-27 |access-date=2021-08-27 |website=TV Tonight}}
The show features craftspeople skilled in different media competing to be named the "Master Maker" and win A$100,000.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-15 |title=Network 10 Upfronts 2021: NEW – Making It Australia |url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/making-it-australia-2021/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031064821/https://www.mediaweek.com.au/making-it-australia-2021/ |archive-date=2020-10-31 |access-date=2021-08-27 |website=Mediaweek}} Each week, competitors participate in two or three challenges – a "Faster Craft", a "Together Craft" and a "Master Craft." The winner of each challenge earns a patch. For the Faster Craft, makers have three hours to create an item. For the Together Craft, they a split into teams and work together to create a themed item. For the Master Craft, makers have eight hours to create a more elaborate themed collection. At the end of every episode, one person is sent home based on their performance in the Master Craft.{{Cite news |last=Atkinson |first=Fran |date=2021-09-08 |title=Makers take their marks in most feel-good show of the year |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/makers-take-their-marks-in-most-feel-good-show-of-the-year-20210906-p58p66.html |url-status=live |url-access=registration |access-date=2021-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908063619/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/makers-take-their-marks-in-most-feel-good-show-of-the-year-20210906-p58p66.html |archive-date=2021-09-08}}
Production
In October 2020, Network 10 announced that they had commissioned a local version of the show at their annual upfronts. In March 2021, it was announced that Susie Youssef and Harley Breen would be co-hosting the series{{Cite web |date=2021-03-19 |title=10 announces Susie Youssef and Harley Breen as Making It Australia hosts |url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/10-announces-susie-youssef-and-harley-breen-as-making-it-australia-hosts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320234811/https://www.mediaweek.com.au/10-announces-susie-youssef-and-harley-breen-as-making-it-australia-hosts/ |archive-date=2021-03-20 |access-date=2021-08-27 |website=Mediaweek}} and that it would be judged by production designer and art director Deborah Riley and paper engineer Benja Harney.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2021-03-31 |title=Making It Australia: Judges Announced |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/03/making-it-australia-judges-announced.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820031206/https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/03/making-it-australia-judges-announced.html |archive-date=2021-08-20 |access-date=2021-08-27 |website=TV Tonight}}
Due to low viewership, the series was bumped from its primetime slot of Wednesday and Thursday nights and began airing on Saturday nights from its seventh episode.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2021-09-30 |title=Bumped: Making It Australia |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/09/bumped-making-it.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930224150/https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/09/bumped-making-it.html |archive-date=2021-09-30 |access-date=2021-10-01 |website=TV Tonight}}{{Cite web |last=Simmonds |first=Matthew |date=2021-09-30 |title=MAKING IT AUSTRALIA relegated to Saturday nights after poor ratings |url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2021/09/30/making-it-australia-relegated-to-saturday-nights-after-poor-ratings/ |access-date=2021-09-30 |website=TV Blackbox}} At the Network 10 upfronts in October 2021, it was announced that the series had been cancelled.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2021-10-20 |title=Upfronts 2022:10 |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/10/upfronts-2022-10.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318203510/https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/10/upfronts-2022-10.html |archive-date=2022-03-18 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=TV Tonight}}
Cast
=Hosts=
- Susie Youssef
- Harley Breen
=Judges=
=Contestants=
Contestant progress
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| colspan=15 | Season 1 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contestants | Specialty | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| George
| Prop Maker | Safe | Safe | style="background:green;"| FAST | style="background:cornflowerblue;" | WIN | Safe | Safe | Safe | style="background:deepskyblue;"| MEGA | Safe | Safe | style="background:teal;"| BOTH | style="background:gold;"| WINNER | |||||||||||||
| Rizaldy
| Toy Maker | Safe | style="background:cornflowerblue;" | WIN | Safe | style="background:aqua;"| TOGT | Safe | Safe | style="background:green;"| FAST | Safe | style="background:green;"| FAST | style="background:deepskyblue;"| MEGA | Safe | style="background:silver;"| RUNNER UP | |||||||||||||
| Jack
| Architecture | style="background:green;"| FAST | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | style="background:deepskyblue;"| MEGA | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | style="background:silver;"| RUNNER UP | |||||||||||||
| Rehana
| Jewellery/Fabrics | Safe | style="background:aqua;"| TOGT | Safe | Safe | style="background:cornflowerblue;" | WIN | Safe | style="background:cornflowerblue;" | WIN | Safe | Safe | Safe | style="background:tomato;"| OUT | style="background:darkgrey;"| | |||||||||||||
| Will
| Woodwork | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | style="background:cornflowerblue;" | WIN | style="background:tomato;"| OUT | colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"| | |||||||||||||
| Andrew
| Sculptor | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | style="background:green;"| FAST | Safe | Safe | style="background:crimson;"| WITH | colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"| | |||||||||||||
| Denise
| Sculptor | Safe | style="background:aqua;"| TOGT | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | style="background:tomato;"| OUT | colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"| | |||||||||||||
| Dan
| Metalwork | Safe | style="background:aqua;"| TOGT | Safe | style="background:aqua;"| TOGT | Safe | style="background:tomato;"| OUT | colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;"| | |||||||||||||
| Robert
| Artist | style="background:cornflowerblue;" | WIN | Safe | Safe | Safe | style="background:tomato;"| OUT | colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"| | |||||||||||||
| Sai-Wai
| Mixed Media | Safe | Safe | style="background:cornflowerblue;" | WIN | style="background:tomato;"| OUT | colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"| | |||||||||||||
| Stephanie
| Crafts | Safe | Safe | style="background:tomato;"| OUT | colspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;"| | |||||||||||||
| Russell
| Costume Maker | Safe | style="background:purple;"| OUT | colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"| | |||||||||||||
| Kat
| Textiles | style="background:tomato;"| OUT | colspan="11" style="background:darkgrey;"| |
:{{Color box|green|border=darkgray}} (FAST) The Contestant won that episode's Faster Craft Challenge.
:{{Color box|aqua|border=darkgray}} (TOGT) The Contestant's team won that episode's Together Craft Challenge.
:{{Color box|cornflowerblue|border=darkgray}} (WIN) The Contestant won that episode's Master Craft Challenge.
:{{Color box|deepskyblue|border=darkgray}} (MEGA) The Contestant won that episode's Mega Craft Challenge.
:{{Color box|teal|border=darkgray}} (BOTH) The Contestant won both that episode's Faster Craft Challenge and Master Craft Challenge.
:{{Color box|purple|border=darkgray}} (OUT) The Contestant won that episode’s Faster Craft or Together Craft Challenge but was eliminated from the competition during the Master Craft Challenge.
:{{Color box|tomato|border=darkgray}} (OUT) The Contestant was eliminated from the competition.
:{{Color box|crimson|border=darkgray}} (WITH) The Contestant withdrew from the competition.
:{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} (SAFE) The Contestant won neither the Faster Craft Challenge nor Master Craft Challenge, and they were not eliminated.
:{{Color box|limegreen|border=darkgray}} (WINNER) The Contestant was named Master Maker.
:{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} (WINNER) The Contestant won the Faster Craft Challenge and was then named Master Maker.
:{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} (RUNNER UP) The contestant was runner-up.
Special guests
- Tonia Todman – Episode 9
Season synopsis
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| title1 = Episode 1
| date1 = 15 September 2021
| timeslot1 = 7:30pm Wednesday
| OVviewers1 = 474,000
| OVrank1 = 14
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| title2 = Episode 2
| date2 = 16 September 2021
| timeslot2 = 7:30pm Thursday
| OVviewers2 = 401,000
| OVrank2 = 15
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| title3 = Episode 3
| date3 = 22 September 2021
| timeslot3 = 7:30pm Wednesday
| OVviewers3 = 325,000
| OVrank3 = 15
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| title4 = Episode 4
| date4 = 23 September 2021
| timeslot4 = 7:30pm Thursday
| OVviewers4 = 347,000
| OVrank4 = 19
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| title5 = Episode 5
| date5 = 29 September 2021
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| title6 = Episode 6
| date6 = 30 September 2021
| timeslot6 = 7:30pm Thursday
| OVviewers6 = 341,000
| OVrank6 = 18
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| date7 = 2 October 2021
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| date8 = 9 October 2021
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| date9 = 16 October 2021
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| title10 = Episode 10
| date10 = 23 October 2021
| timeslot10 = 6:00pm Saturday
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| title11 = Semi Final
| date11 = 30 October 2021
| timeslot11 = 6:00pm Saturday
| OVviewers11 = {{n/a}}
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| title12 = Grand Finale
| date12 = 6 November 2021
| timeslot12 = 6:00pm Saturday
| OVviewers12 = 113,000
| OVrank12 = {{n/a}}
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See also
{{Portal|Television|Australia}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://10play.com.au/making-it-australia}}
- {{IMDb title|13442172}}
Category:Network 10 original programming
Category:2020s Australian reality television series
Category:2021 Australian television series debuts
Category:2021 Australian television series endings
Category:Arts and crafts television series
Category:Australian English-language television shows
Category:Television shows set in Sydney
Category:Australian television series based on American television series