I wonder how the versions in Israel and Cyprus are doing.
The Cyprus version aired its last episode March 28, 2021. Also going out quietly.
Israelās ratings have stabilized. (Ep 1 was just curiousity factor*.)
*Or related to how many guest quizmasters there were in each ep since then. It was two from E2-5, three from E6-10, and the most recent one (E11) has four!
The Israeli version does not rate very well at all, and is not very popular online either. Network 13 are trying very heavily to get it over by pushing it as an aftershow for their number 1 Big Brother and having the evictees be guest quizmaster.
(@news727 Where are you getting those ratings? Iāve been going through the IARB daily reports, and it hasnāt appeared for at least the last 3 weeks, which means itās under approx. 80,000)
I can tell you itās the Wikipedia page of the show.
Their table lists source of ratings as ice.co.il, which publishes an article about ratings each day.
I went on that website and check the articles for 8 Sep and 15 Sep, the two most recent days the program has aired that Wikipedia hasnāt added.
It rated below the lowest-rated primetime program on 8 Sep (< 45,000), but rebounded sharply yesterday to 113,000.
Not much to worry about. I mean, itās not like Network 13 executives looked at first episodeās figures and think that is the bar to hit, right?
Meanwhile the Australian originalā¦ 667,000 is third lowest in the current series.
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only 22 episodes this season
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Itās because of season two of Sam Pang Tonight starting in October.
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The decision to cut back on HYBPA was made before Sam Pang was commissioned.
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probably sharing the production budget with the Cheap Seats
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Tim Minchin is guest quizmaster this week.
Bummer. Looks like Iāll have to find something else to watch then. Thereās not many comedians I canāt stand but heās definitely one of them. Has he even been on the show before?
He was guest quizmaster back in 2022. He appeared on Episode 24.
Guest quiz master is 1 segment only
Yep. Make yourself a nice cup of tea in that segment or go to the toilet. Easy. 
Ah crap, yeah, got confused with guest hosts instead. I blame the kids not getting ready for school and being distracted. At least Iāll be able to watch the show then.
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I would say it has more to do with working dog than other shows. Working dog has scaled back on commitments this year. Maybe they are working on another project at the moment.
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That musical?
Probably a Project replacement
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Doubt it considering these decisions came before the project was axed.
There was a technical issue during tonightās episode, with closed captions not available during the entire sport segment.
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Just 2 more shows left?
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