pacier? didn’t I read it was a 4.5 hour telecast?
Exactly, it went for 4hrs 22min. Don’t know how anyone could watch one of these awards shows live.
Well, I did watch it on 7+ after it aired, so I could skip the ads. It was the middle of the night in the UK.
I was listening to it on 7+ on my way back from Newcastle - put the screen face down and streamed it via Bluetooth. Got up to the comedy awards when I got home, switched on the TV and watched the rest. In your case, I can understand why you did what you did.
Do agree, it needs to be a little more punchier. Nearly 4 and half hours of an awards show is a little self-indulgent.
Sam was good. He was pretty much bang on the mark about most things.
And yours smell like roses I bet. 
For the record, in the Media Spy does the Logies polls, 14 of the winners in the Media Spy poll also won in the actual logies.
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Sam Pang’s opening:
Magda’s Speech:
And Lynne McGranger winning the gold:
Very few people were interviewed on breakfast TV this morning post Logies.
Seven chauffeured Lynne McGranger away at 8am to their studios where she spend a couple of hours.
Let me guess…hangover?
Congratulations to Lynne McGranger, a deserved winner and what a career 
You could tell she was chuffed and she said some nice things about H&A, soaps and the wider FTA industry.
Despite being a favourite, I think she was also a little shocked still, there very well could’ve been a surprise upset in the likes of Hamish Blake, wouldn’t be the first time and I do think for her it worked better going off script (assume all noms had one prepared for the producers), rather than staring at an autocue the whole speech.
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I thought last night’s ceremony was quite good, despite a few cringe, awkward and flat moments and the ratings are definitely a pleasing surprise, seems many around Australia by whatever medium got into the telecast and the most in many years. McGranger effect? Some other marketing or noms?
Jelena and Magda the highlights for mine, easily, as well as the In Memoriam. Was also happy for Todd. And a great night for the ABC and Nine. 10 seemed to have considerably less than previous Logies. Seven’s night saved, once again, by the Gold.
Thought this year more than ever was less drama focused and shifted away to general entertainment and reality, as well as comedic routines. A sign of the times? We know drama’s state at least on FTA in recent years.
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I quite enjoyed the telecast this year. Despite the length of it, I didn’t feel like it was dragging too much. It just gets to the point where by 11pm I have to stop watching to prioritise sleep.
They really should try and wrap it up by 11, even if that means starting it slightly earlier and/or having a section that kind of summarises winners from some of the less interesting categories. It always feels a letdown that the Gold winner is being crowned close to midnight when a lot of people have switched off.
Congrats to Lynne. Obvious but well-deserved winner this year. I think Magda stole the show though with her pre-recorded Hall of Fame speech. That was a tear jerker.
Good to see it still rates well with an increase year on year.
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Logies producers ‘not happy’ as Tom Gleeson improvised ‘graphic’ wank joke
It turns out Tom Gleeson went off script with his “graphic” wank joke at the Logies, with an X-rated barb producers had no idea was coming.
“Channel 7 just likes giving out awards to themselves. It’s becoming a bit like, Channel 7’s invited us to their house so that we can just watch them have a wank,” Gleeson said.
Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes, who attended the ceremony at The Star in Sydney, revealed on radio Monday morning producers had no idea what Gleeson was up to.
“There’s an autocue and I refuse to use it. I got a call on Sunday morning from the producers of the Logies saying, ‘What are you going to say on stage?’, I said, ‘I don’t know, just relax. No I’m not using the autocue’,” Hughes said on The Fox’s Fifi, Fev & Nick.
“Either did Tom Gleeson. He had all these jokes on the autocue that he didn’t use and just started slagging off Channel 7.
Tom replies
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This was easily missed, but I heard it live and at first thought Ed Kavalee was actually talking about an encounter with Todd Woodbridge 11 years ago, until the penny dropped that he was actually (seemingly) making fun of Jelena Dokic’s moving speech. Some other viewers noticed and weren’t impressed either. So that was one unnecessary, rather low point of the night IMO, especially after his own show got a win:
Happy to be corrected, but my understanding is that the Logies isn’t televised live. If producers felt this strongly, they could surely have edited it out of the broadcast?
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Clean sweep for Fisk as the ABC sets new benchmark in screen excellence with 11 Logies
The ABC had its most successful Logies with a record-breaking 11 awards from 23 categories including five to Fisk at The Star in Sydney last night.
The ABC won more awards at the 65th Logie Awards than any other network or streamer and surpassed its previous best 10 Logie awards won in 2019.
One of the ABC’s most successful series of all time, Fisk won the most Logie awards of any program on Australian television this year. It collected awards in every category in which it was nominated including Best Scripted Comedy Program, Kitty Flanagan was named Best Lead Actress in a Comedy, Aaron Chen took home the Best Lead Actor in a Comedy, Julia Zemiro won Best Supporting Actress and Glenn Butcher the Best Supporting Actor.
Magda Szubanski was inducted into the Logie Awards Hall of Fame in a moving tribute to the much-loved comedian and actor who first rose to prominence in the late 1980s on D-Generation (ABC) and later Kath and Kim (ABC and Seven).
For the third consecutive year, Australian Story presented by Leigh Sales, won the Logie for Best Current Affairs program. One of the most popular shows on the ABC for the past 29 years, last night’s win was the program’s sixth Logie Award.
The Best News Coverage or Public Affairs Report was won by Four Corners for Adele Ferguson’s report Betrayal of Trust. The program investigated misconduct and exploitation within the Australian childcare sector and uncovered shocking cases of child abuse, neglect, and injury. The hour-long report aired in March and exposed significant failures within the $2 billion childcare system, which serves around 1.5 million children.
Popular comedian Guy Montgomery won the prestigious Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent as host of Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee.
Muster Dogs: Collies & Kelpies, narrated by Gold Logie nominee Lisa Millar was recognised as the Most Popular Factual Program. Building on the success of the original series with a new generation of working dogs and trainers, the heartwarming series has struck a chord with Australian audiences.
Bluey won the Logie for Most Outstanding Children’s Program, where five of six nominations were ABC programs. Bluey is the most-watched title ever on any Australian broadcaster’s on-demand platform and continues to affirm itself as a cultural phenomenon, engaging audiences in Australia and globally.
Return to Paradise, the highly successful ABC spin-off of the global smash-hit Death in Paradise, won Best Drama.
ABC Director, Screen Jennifer Collins: “What a wonderful night for the ABC and for Fisk. We’re absolutely delighted for Kitty and the entire cast. We’re thrilled to see our world-class programs and talent recognised across so many genres. Congratulations to all our teams and production partners.”
ABC Director, News Justin Stevens: “Australian Story and Four Corners are two of Australia’s longest running current affairs programs and are still setting the standard for great storytelling and investigative journalism. Adele Ferguson has been instrumental in exposing the failures in the childcare system and our team will continue to stay on this vitally important story. We’re very proud of the work of these great journalists and the teams behind them.”
ABC Managing Director, Hugh Marks: “Eleven Logie Awards is a phenomenal result, the best ever for the ABC. Congratulations to our creative partners in the independent production sector and to the individuals and teams behind our outstanding programs that connect so strongly with the Australian public.”
ABC 2025 Logie Award Winners
Best Scripted Comedy Program
- Fisk, ABC
Best Lead Actor in a Comedy
- Aaron Chen, Fisk, ABC
Best Lead Actress in a Comedy
- Kitty Flanagan, Fisk, ABC
Best Supporting Actor
- Glenn Butcher, Fisk, ABC
Best Supporting Actress
- Julia Zemiro, Fisk, ABC
Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent
- Guy Montgomery, Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee, ABC
Best Current Affairs Program
- Australian Story, ABC
Best Structured Reality Program
- Muster Dogs: Collies & Kelpies, ABC
Best Drama Program
- Return To Paradise, ABC
Best Children’s Program
- Bluey, ABC
Best News Coverage or Public Affairs Report
- Betrayal of Trust, Four Corners, ABC
I thought Rebecca De Unamunro did a good job voicing the proceedings once again, also the former long-time V/O at Nine from the mid-2000s to mid-2010s.
Though she did get a bit tongue-tied at one stage and made light of it saying “try saying that 10 times quickly”, which is what made me think it was live? Surely they wouldn’t leave something like that in if it were pre-recorded.
Messed up with calling Tara Rushton as Fox sports when she’s with 10 News & Paramount
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I don’t think that’d be her fault, she’d be reading off a script
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The 2025 Logies delivers gold for Seven
Australian television’s night of night’s reaches 3.45 million, biggest TV audience since 2012
The TV WEEK Logie Awards once again proved why it is Australian television’s night of nights, reaching 3.45 million Australians on Seven and 7plus last night and delivering its biggest audience in 13 years.
The star-studded event, which saw Home and Away’s Lynne McGranger take home the Gold Logie and Magda Szubanski inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame, had an average national total TV audience of 1.43 million, up 7% on 2024 and the highest number since 2012. The audience on 7plus was the biggest streaming audience for a Logies ever and was up 42% year-on year.
The TV WEEK Logie Awards Red Carpet was the highest rated since 2016, with a national average total TV audience of 1.29 million, up 11% on 2024, and a national reach of 2.17 million.
7NEWS also had its biggest Sunday of 2025 last night, reaching 2.57 million, with a national total TV audience of 1.58 million.
Seven’s Group Managing Director, Television, Angus Ross, said: “The TV WEEK Logie Awards continue to be one of the most anticipated events on the Australian television calendar, and last night didn’t disappoint.
“From host Sam Pang’s comedic brilliance to powerhouse performances by Jimmy Barnes, Guy Sebastian, Marcia Hines and Richard Marx, and a star-studded red carpet, the Logies was TV gold from start to finish. A big congratulations to all the deserving winners, including our very own Lynne McGranger on her Gold Logie win.
“Since returning to Seven, the Logies has seen consistent year-on-year audience growth, and has been a spectacular celebration of our industry, our talent, and the incredible shows that connect Australians,” he said.
“Seven is proud to work with Are Media and TV WEEK to present the awards and showcase a vibrant, creative Australian television industry that engages millions of Australians every day.”
Seven’s National Television Sales Director, Katie Finney, said: “The TV WEEK Logie Awards is a fantastic celebration of the Australian television industry.
“It’s a powerful platform for brands to engage with millions of Australians across one night, and its continued ratings success on Seven shows just how deeply it resonates with our audiences and how much it’s part of Australian culture,” she said.
