This Time Next Year - Season 2
Premieres Monday 12 August at 8.40pm
Karl Stefanovic returns for the second season of This Time Next Year – an inspirational new series which celebrates everyday Aussies tackling monumental personal goals during the most challenging year of their lives.
The first season of This Time Next Year won over the hearts of viewers and was a critically acclaimed ratings winner.
In every episode people from across the nation will pledge to change their lives by “this time next year” – whether the pledge is to overcome a setback, find love, have a body transformation, reunite with a relative, or even achieve a world record.
The result of each year-long story will be revealed in an instant.
Many of the stories take unexpected turns over the course of the year, and some of the physical transformations are truly incredible.
Episode one of the eight-part series features a range of diverse stories, including brave teenager Eden who has been plagued by a rare form of Tourette Syndrome and pledges to overcome it to go back to school; a mother-daughter duo who plan to lose 100kg of weight between them; and a couple who want to put years of heartache behind them to have a baby. Even Karl is unaware of the result until the contributors walk back in.
This Time Next Year is a format developed by Twofour in the UK and produced in Australia by Nine.
KARL STEFANOVIC
Program host Karl Stefanovic is one of Australia’s leading broadcasters and journalists. As the former co-host of Nine’s breakfast show, TODAY, he has more than 20 years’ experience in the industry and has worked as a TV journalist in the United States, New Zealand and Australia.
In 2011, he received the coveted Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian television and the Silver Logie for Most Popular TV Presenter.
He has been at the forefront of major local and international news events – including the 2011 Queensland floods, the Christchurch earthquake, the tsunami in Japan, the Canberra bushfires in 2003, the Childers backpacker hostel fire, the Bali bombings, terror trials at Guantanamo Bay, the Oscars and the Golden Globe awards, along with the funerals of Ronald Reagan, Ray Charles and Marlon Brando.
“I’m really proud and excited to be hosting series two of This Time Next Year,” Karl said. “I’ve met some truly inspiring Australians who will warm the hearts of viewers by pledging to reach huge personal goals in just one year.
“We have a whole new group of contributors as diverse as a 101-year-old woman who wants to learn to fly, a wheelchair-bound mum who dreams of running in the backyard with her five-year-old son, and a woman who wants to medically transition to being a man.
“This Time Next Year is an absolute joy to work on, and I’m not going to lie, I shed a tear or two.”
EPISODE 1
L: Brenda and Amelia Cooper R: Hollie DunstanIn this premiere episode, brave teenager Eden who has been plagued by a rare form of Tourette Syndrome pledges that she will be back in a year to show she has overcome it to go back to school. Mother and daughter, Brenda and Amelia, pledge to lose 100kg of weight between them.
Can Krissy and Clayton put years of heartache behind them and finally have a chance to be parents? Tim thrills Karl with his moves as he begins his journey to becoming a professional wrestler. And will 30-year-old Hollie finally meet the man of her dreams?
