Nice to see a small audience at the studio for the grand final.
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I enjoyed watching tonight’s final. I like the fact that the Grand Final in all 4 seasons from memory have been one hour long and given a good timeslot.
I hope a new season is in order
Stirling Coates won last night’s Mastermind grand final.
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Mastermind - season 5 auditions.
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From today’s SBS 2023 upfronts
Mastermind
TX: February 2023 on SBS and SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 84 x 30mins
After four successful Australian seasons, the toughest quiz on TV, Mastermind is back. Contenders battle it out for the coveted title of Australia’s Mastermind. Host Marc Fennell injects fun into this classic format, whilst staying true to the classic Mastermind troupes of the spotlight, the chair and some very obscure specialist subjects. Mastermind is a BBC Studios production for SBS.
Mastermind - Season 5
From Monday 13 February 6:00 PM
Australia’s toughest quiz is back for Season Five. In 85 episodes, a new batch of contenders from across Australia will be challenged by quizmaster Marc Fennell, all in a bid to become Australia’s next Mastermind Champion.
Quizmaster Marc Fennell will ask over 14,000 questions to more than 220 contenders. The contenders are ready to teach and entertain the audience with a diverse range of subjects. From The Life and Works of Henri Vieuxtemps, Hollywood Stars of the 30s, Anne Boleyn, Tori Amos, Greek Mythology, Virginia Woolf, the History of Frisbees, Eurovision, Back To The Future, and much more!
Come a long way from been triple j’s movie guy!
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Just a remainder there will be two episodes of Mastermind next Friday, June 9: the regular 6pm episode and a Quizmaster special at 7.30pm, each with different quiz subjects.
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The Quizmaster Final just finished airing on the East Coast.
I actually enjoy the one hour version of the show. The speciality topics were good (two of them i had some knowledge of, the other two not so much). I do like the “slow burn” segment - trying to get in early. And i love the general knowledge questions.
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So the 7.30pm special was the grand final after all. I missed it because Bondi Rescue was on at the same time, I will have to catch up on SBS on Demand.
According to online guides, SBS will screen season 5 from next Monday, June 12.
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Yes, it ended up being the Grand Final after all. I wasn’t aware it was it prior to watching it. I just assumed it was a “special” of sorts.
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2024 upfronts
Mastermind S6
84 x 30 mins
The toughest quiz on TV, Mastermind is back for another season. Contenders battle it out for the coveted title of Australia’s Mastermind. Host Marc Fennell injects fun into this classic format, whilst staying true to the classic Mastermind troupes of the spotlight, the chair and some very obscure specialist subjects. Mastermind is a BBC UK format and is produced for SBS by BBC Studios.
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Mastermind - season 6
Mastermind season 6 premieres Monday 25 March at 6PM on SBS and SBS On Demand with new episodes weeknights.
New year, new brains, new specialist subjects. Are you ready for season 6 of Mastermind Australia ? Marc Fennell returns as our quizmaster for the latest season. Famous for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and pervading air of tense expectation, Mastermind places contenders in the iconic Mastermind chair and gives them just two minutes to answer as many questions as possible on their chosen specialist subject.
Here are some of the subjects you can expect to see on the upcoming season; NRL State of Origin from 1985 – 2005, Survivor All Stars, Fawlty Towers, Johannes Vermeer, RuPaul’s Drag Race Seasons 5-6, 2021 Formula 1 season and many many more.
Speciality subjects for week one of season 6
The 500th episode will air tomorrow (July 4).
Coming up on Mastermind Australia - Season 6
Monday 15 July 6pm
In the first of our semi-finals, tonight’s specialty subjects are: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, the musical Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, the history of cyber security and The Incredible String Band.
Tuesday 16 July 6pm
Tonight’s specialty subjects are: the TV series As Time Goes By, the parody films of Mel Brooks, Stars Wars: The Bad Batch Animated Series and ABBA.
Wednesday 17 July 6pm
Tonight’s specialty subjects are: The League of Gentlemen, the history of anaesthesia, comedian Bill Hicks and the Dune books.
Thursday 18 July 6pm
Tonight’s specialty subjects are: the films of Adam McKay, the Socceroos at the World Cup, My Big Fat Greek Wedding Film Franchise and the Sound of Music and the Von Trapp Family.
Friday 19 July 6pm
Past quiz champions compete to find out who is the ultimate Mastermind champion. Tonight’s slow burn topics are a person, food, a book, and a film industry personality.
Friday 19 July 7:30 pm
GRAND FINAL
Our four semi-final winners are back to see who will be crowned Australia’s newest Mastermind!
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