Going by the description in the TV guide for episodes 8 and 9:
With 3 days to go at least 2 teams remain and at least one team makes it to day 21.
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I would rather it be edited like this - if there are only a couple of teams there until the end (and they either get caught really late on or even if they end up winning) then it would be pretty boring to rush multiple captures in the first few episode and then just focus on 2-3 teams the last few episodes with not a lot happening.
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Imagine how much higher Hunted could be rating if the audiences, in particularly Sydney and Brisbane, were at Melbourne levels of high.
I wonder if future seasons could be set nationally to allow the fugitives to move around the entire country? It would be difficult, but you could have teams of hunters located in each state/territory.
Hunted is an unusual show for 10 in that it is one of the networkâs rare properties that is popular in regional Australia. Number one show in all key demos last night and helping 10 to number one network in the demos in regional Australia for the second consecutive night - unheard of outside of a special event. Even the Cheap Seats did well to rank 6th in 25-54.
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That just isnât practical. Victoria was chosen with good reason - similar in size to the UK and Italy where the concept has been successful. Any other state would be too large so theyâd likely have to add further boundaries to the âgameplayâ area, which then becomes even more convoluted.
I suspect the Victoria gov will be keen to support this for another series - itâs promoting regional Victoria in a way other shows (and even the forthcoming Commonwealth Games) really couldnât. As a Brit itâs certainly showing me a side of Australia I donât see in other shows - TV basically suggests you live in the big cities or the bush.
On the whole itâs done a good job. Theyâve only had one dud episode out of six IMO, which unfortunately put the brakes on the ratings a bit. The last couple of shows really picked up again.
Only thing that doesnât make sense is why even if a couple are off the Hunters radar that viewers arenât made more privy to their movements - the âwell to do coupleâ have barely featured which suggests theyâre doing quite well, so give us more insight into how theyâre doing so well.
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What I donât get about this show is that the hunters turn up to peoples houses and these people let them in and then stand there and get interrogated and are told you must tell the truth. But the hunters are not police and surely these people would tell the ground hunters and the camera people to fuck off.
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I suspect there is a âruleâ that says that the fugitives can only receive assistance from people who agree to sign a release form/participate in the show.
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Well thatâs just shit. I wouldnât stand for some pretend idiots coming in and yelling at me to tell the truth. So unrealistic.
The whole show is ridiculous - like tonight absolutely no explanation provided for the âleadâ the hunters got on Nick/Livinia being on this property that they are searching.
My advice is to just enjoy it rather than thinking about it in too much depth.
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Yes I agree. But again⊠these morons are on peoples private property and now the two huntees are having wine and cheese. Ffs.
The #huntedau on Twitter is hilarious. No one likes the hunters and everyone would tell these idiots to fuck off.
Can relate. These guys are almost like villains even though theyâre portraying the fugitives as âantagonistsâ/
How is it fair that they can just freeze their cards? They are given these cards by the show as their only access to money. Whats the point if it can just get frozen?
Itâs kind of cheating by the Hunters⊠lots on Twitter seems to agree. I have accepted most of the rules but this just seems unfair.
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So this fugitive team tried to use their ATM card at 5:52pm. Does that mean the Hunters only have 8 mins to find them or can they get further away have to stop where they are?
No idea of the specifics but this same person also told me about Chillout Festival (was where they were in contact with the guys) which was just mentioned. So everything Iâve been told so far for them seems right and is playing out.
At this point it wonât surprise me if the hunters just call the fugitivesâ camera man and ask where they are.
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Hunters Clean Up.
Captured: Nick, NSW. Puneet And Kris, VIC.
With four fugitive teams still on the run, and eight days remaining, Hunted HQ ramped up its efforts. They wanted a clean sweep, and tonight they cleaned up with three fugitives captured: Nick, plus team Puneet and Kris.
Following a phone intercept, Ground Hunters descended on the Harcourt North property where they suspected Puneet and Kris were staying. Puneet and Kris believed their location had been compromised, and managed to escape in the nick of time. Their strategy was to return to the safety of Melbourneâs Indian community, with Puneet reaching out to a friend, also named Puneet, to assist in their next move.
The Hunters finally began to close in on Nick and Lavinia, who have largely been off grid, tracking them to their friend Paddyâs farm. Feeling comfortable, Nick and Lavinia visited a local winery, but their idyllic scene was shattered when a call from Paddy came through â the Hunters were at the farm - forcing Nick and Lavinia to bolt with little but a borrowed Ute and the clothes on their backs. Unaware that HQ was tracking their vehicle, they headed for Warragul.
With just five days remaining, HQ turned their attention again to Puneet and Kris, deciding to re-examine old leads. HQ placed friend Puneet Dâs phone on full intercept, tracking him to a residential address in Oakleigh. In a flurry of activity, Team Bravo busted into the flat, capturing Puneet and Kris.
With just three days of the run remaining, Nick and Lavinia needed to keep moving, donning disguises and heading to the Warragul train station. Lavinia spotted the Hunters from the bus and, in a panic, the pair tried to get off. Nick jumped off the bus, but Lavinia stayed on and watched as the Hunters took off after her fiancé, upset to have seemingly thrown Nick to the wolves.
After a lengthy foot chase, Nick was captured and his time on the run was over. He protected Lavinia to the end, telling the Hunters they had split up earlier that morning to see the run out separately.
Five fugitives remain on the run when Hunted continues tomorrow night.
I read on social media tonight that the service stations where Livinia tried to withdraw money from the ATM were not where the Hunters believed. In one scene, Livinia accessed the ATM in a servo in Koo Wee Rup (a small town south east of Melbourne), but viewers were told it was in Warburton in the Yarra Valley, more than 100 km north of Koo Wee Rup.