# Hot Seat **URL:** \ **Category:** Nine Network\ **Created:** [January 28, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714 "2016-01-28T12:27:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TheIdiotBoxAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/theidiotboxau/32/793_2.png) [@TheIdiotBoxAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TheIdiotBoxAU)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/21 "2016-08-23T10:31:47Z")
Glad you liked it. I had a fun day filming it and enjoyed having a bit of a laugh with Eddie. I knew I was a very remote chance of winning any money so just tried to make the most of my moment. Well done to Sophia who won $250k in the end!! Two nights of massive money in a row!! ---
**Author:** ![NewsWeary](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/newsweary/32/254_2.png) [@NewsWeary](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/NewsWeary)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/22 "2016-08-23T10:39:19Z")
> [@TheIdiotBoxAU](#): > > Well done to Sophia who won $250k in the end!! Two nights of massive money in a row!! Quite silly of Nine to promote a week of big winners. No incentive to watch after this week because the audience now knows the big money winner shows all aired in the same week. The format of this show annoys me. One person can do all the hard work early on and a contestant can come along towards the end and reap the benefits with a few lucky guesses. ---
**Author:** ![TheIdiotBoxAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/theidiotboxau/32/793_2.png) [@TheIdiotBoxAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TheIdiotBoxAU)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/23 "2016-08-23T11:59:04Z")
Yeah it would also be nicer if they almost just played them in a natural order as filmed. But as we saw with Million Dollar Minute it can be a problem is the $1 million goes off on a Friday. ---
**Author:** ![SydneyCityTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sydneycitytv/32/66248_2.png) [@SydneyCityTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SydneyCityTV)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/24 "2016-08-23T12:01:18Z")
Well I’m quite sure that any possible “Million Dollar Episode” for Hot Seat won’t be airing on a Friday, since Nine now airs repeated episodes (you can usually tell by the fact that they’re not in native HD, some may even be from the pre-2015 relaunch) of the show that day. ---
**Author:** ![EyewitnessTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/eyewitnesstv/32/57301_2.png) [@EyewitnessTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/EyewitnessTV)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/25 "2016-08-23T18:49:19Z")
Hobart radio announcer Kevin “Johnno” Johnson from 7HOFM will appear on the show this Thursday. [https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/radio-announcer-who-took-eddie-mcguire](https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/radio-announcer-who-took-eddie-mcguire) ---
**Author:** ![Matt.S](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Matt.S](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Matt.S)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/26 "2016-08-25T07:38:51Z")
Promo has just aired confirming that after 7 years of hot seat, 1 million dollars will be won this coming Monday ---
**Author:** ![webguy](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/webguy/32/4778_2.png) [@webguy](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/webguy)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/27 "2016-08-25T07:46:53Z")
Tonight’s episode was filmed recently - one of the contestants said that he has been playing Pokemon Go for the past week, so I’m guessing July 12 or 13. (Based on the fact that Pokemon Go was launched on July 6th and Hot Seat records on Tuesday and Wednesday in either the first or second week of the month). ---
**Author:** ![sammy123](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sammy123/32/25162_2.png) [@sammy123](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/sammy123)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/28 "2016-08-25T07:57:12Z")
Why would they spoil that? Surely just say that a contestant would be playing for $1 million is enough? ---
**Author:** ![TheIdiotBoxAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/theidiotboxau/32/793_2.png) [@TheIdiotBoxAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TheIdiotBoxAU)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/29 "2016-08-25T08:01:06Z")
It was filmed the same day as my episode - July 20. They film 8 in a day. I stayed for 7 and had to leave early. Would be funny if the $1 million went off for the episode I missed. I don’t like that they are spoiling it but it will result in bigger ratings I guess so I don’t blame them in that sense. ---
**Author:** ![webguy](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/webguy/32/4778_2.png) [@webguy](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/webguy)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/30 "2016-08-25T08:09:12Z")
Watermark during parts of tonight’s episode advertising Monday’s show. ![](https://forums.mediaspy.org/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f91ea0e14ef97f84df08556d31a85a747e054b45.png) ---
**Author:** ![SydneyCityTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sydneycitytv/32/66248_2.png) [@SydneyCityTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SydneyCityTV)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/31 "2016-08-25T08:20:33Z")
> [@sammy123](#): > > Why would they spoil that? Surely just say that a contestant would be playing for $1 million is enough? As far as I’m aware, all contestants at the start of each Hot Seat episode are playing for $1 Million! 😉 But since it’s the first time that a contestant has actually won “the big one” on Hot Seat, can you really blame Nine for milking it for all it’s worth? Needless to say… \*The promos for the “Million Dollar Episode” will be running on a very high rotation over the weekend, especially during the NRL and The Block on Sunday night. \*Hot Seat will probably get some of it’s biggest ratings in ages on Monday, with a decent flow-on effect to Nine News as well. \*From a different perspective, there’s probably more than a half decent chance of the Goggleboxers watching Hot Seat’s “Million Dollar Episode” on Monday night along with the reviews being featured in an upcoming episode of Gogglebox! ---
**Author:** ![littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/littlegezzybear/32/219836_2.png) [@littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/littlegezzybear)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/32 "2016-08-25T08:33:46Z")
The big week of winners was this week, not next week! And Nine revealing that someone wins the $1 million would be the same as Ten revealing who wins Survivor and MasterChef before the winner announcements. ---
**Author:** ![webguy](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/webguy/32/4778_2.png) [@webguy](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/webguy)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/33 "2016-08-25T08:40:15Z")
> [@littlegezzybear](#): > > The big week of winners was this week, not next week! It’s a fortnight - this week and next week. ---
**Author:** ![Matt.S](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Matt.S](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Matt.S)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/34 "2016-08-25T09:03:03Z")
I agree but revealing it will most likely boost ratings ---
**Author:** ![EyewitnessTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/eyewitnesstv/32/57301_2.png) [@EyewitnessTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/EyewitnessTV)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/35 "2016-08-25T14:36:56Z")
> [@webguy](#): > > Tonight’s episode was filmed recently - one of the contestants said that he has been playing Pokemon Go for the past week, so I’m guessing July 12 or 13. > > (Based on the fact that Pokemon Go was launched on July 6th and Hot Seat records on Tuesday and Wednesday in either the first or second week of the month). [quote=“TheIdiotBoxAU, post:29, topic:714, full:true”]It was filmed the same day as my episode - July 20.[/quote]Yeah about a month sounds right. Johnno made mention of his upcoming appearance the week after that date on his radio show. There were also the two weeks of rpts during the Olympics too. [quote=“TheIdiotBoxAU, post:29, topic:714, full:true”] They film 8 in a day. I stayed for 7 and had to leave early. Would be funny if the $1 million went off for the episode I missed.[/quote]If that happens I would be totally pissed off if I were you. To be there all that time during the taping and then to have to up and leave just as ‘history is made’. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![TheIdiotBoxAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/theidiotboxau/32/793_2.png) [@TheIdiotBoxAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TheIdiotBoxAU)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/36 "2016-08-28T05:49:22Z")
I thought about it some more and I think Nine has totally butchered the way they have handled the win tomorrow night. They have basically told us who wins and even what question they answer it on, according to an article on TV Tonight. If they had to tell us that the million goes off they should have kept all other details about the episode secret. Particularly who of the 6 contestants wins it. It’s almost too much info that a lot of people won’t even bother watching now. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/37 "2016-08-29T01:15:11Z")
[Nine says its first ever Hot Seat million dollar win is no publicity stunt, just a ‘coincidence’](http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/television/nine-says-its-first-ever-hot-seat-million-dollar-win-is-no-publicity-stunt-just-a-coincidence/news-story/455a5b1a0eeb2a9c5cb8e15d9f6556b1) > HOT Seat producers have hit back at claims tonight’s first ever million dollar win is a publicity stunt by Channel 9 to reclaim viewers from its ratings-winning Seven rival, The Chase Australia. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/38 "2016-08-29T03:46:09Z")
Gold Coast viewers would normally be the first the know the outcome of tonight’s game - but in this case, we not only know who won, how much he won, but the questions he was asked - unbelievable. ---
**Author:** ![SydneyCityTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sydneycitytv/32/66248_2.png) [@SydneyCityTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SydneyCityTV)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/39 "2016-08-29T07:05:16Z")
Here’s a question worth pondering with the “Million Dollar Episode” airing tonight: How long it will be until Nine finally pulls the pin on Hot Seat? Call me crazy if you must, but it is well worth remembering that the original version of Millionaire and Seven’s Million Dollar Minute were axed not exactly a long time after “the big one” went off on both programs which were going through a ratings decline at the time. With both that and declining ratings for Hot Seat up against The Chase Australia on Seven, surely Nine must be starting to think about life after Hot Seat? ---
**Author:** ![TVHead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tvhead/32/160_2.png) [@TVHead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TVHead)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714/40 "2016-08-29T07:50:18Z")
I imagine they’d shake up the format before axing it. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hot-seat/714.md?page=3)