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2025 Is Kicking Off With A Pang!

Sam Pang, Big Brother, Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen And More Are Coming Home To Network 10 In 2025.

If home is where the heart is, then expect a whole lotta love for Network 10’s programming in 2025. Next year 10 brings home some of its most beloved Aussie shows and welcomes a host of brand new, homegrown hits.

One of the stars of Have You Been Paying Attention? and fresh from another stellar job hosting the Logies, Sam Pang is creating and starring in his very own weekly show on 10.

Daniel Monaghan, SVP Content and Programming, Paramount Australia said: “Sam Pang has been part of the 10 family for over a decade and we’re delighted to have commissioned his brand-new show for 2025.

“Sam’s quick wit has kept Aussies laughing for years, and we know his fresh new program will give audiences exactly what they want.

“We are currently in the final stages of development, and we can’t wait to share it with viewers in the new year.”

Next year, 10 welcomes Big Brother home to the network that first introduced this reality TV juggernaut to Australian audiences.

Hosted by Mel Tracina, the resident cultural correspondent on The Cheap Seats, audiences can expect the authentic, OG show you fell in love with all those years ago, including live nominations, live evictions, a brand-new home, engaging housemates and non-stop hijinks.

Mel Tracina said: “I was one of the millions of Aussies captivated by Big Brother when it launched on Channel 10 in the early noughties.

“The show has such a loyal and passionate fan base, and I am excited to help bring back the show’s original spirit (minus the flip phones and bum dancing).”

The lineup of housemates will include a fascinating cross-section of relatable, everyday Australians who audiences will be able to interact with in real time. This exciting Big Brother revival will launch across all Network 10 platforms in quarter four of 2025.

Daniel said: “Big Brother, the show that started it all, is coming back to 10 where it belongs. It’ll be bigger, better and bolder than ever before and we are thrilled to welcome Mel Tracina as host.

“Mel is a self-confessed reality TV junkie who will bring so much energy and passion to this revitalised series.

“With 24-hour live streaming, live nominations and live evictions, viewers won’t dare miss a moment of the drama as it all unfolds in real time. Get ready Australia – Big Brother is watching.”

Whether you spill the tea or hear it on the grapevine, here’s some news both young and old can get behind: much-loved comedy quiz show Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation – now known as Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen, is returning to 10 for loads of fresh laughs for the entire family.

With a new host and three new team captains, this intergenerational panel show pits Gen X, the Millennials and the Zoomers against each other in a riotous battle to find out which is the best generation of ever.

Now for some dead good news: critically acclaimed international comedy Ghosts is being adapted by BBC Studios Australia in a brand-new local version.

Based on the smash British sitcom, this hilarious eight-part series will be set in a haunted country house and feature hilarious new ghosts with a distinctly Aussie twist.

Ghosts Australia will commence production in the new year and premiere on 10 and Paramount+ in 2025.

From poltergeists to pranksters in 2025, The Inspired Unemployed remain as busy as ever with a brand-new comedy travel series: The List.

A bucket list comedy travel show, The List follows Jack and Matt (AKA Falcon) as they holiday around the globe. From Japan to South Africa, Germany to Finland and Malaysia to India, The List promises an itinerary high on laughs and awkward and unexpected situations. The List is coming to 10 and Paramount+ in 2025.

Rounding out the year with a good dose of festive cheer is Staycation, a feature-length, live action Christmas movie from Ludo, the producers of the smash hit series, Bluey. This madcap comedy sees a dysfunctional middleclass family attempt to survive their Christmas break at home, only to find themselves accidentally mixed up with some very dangerous characters indeed.

With more than a nod to the uproarious National Lampoon film franchise, this Aussie comedy will be ready to unwrap Christmas on 10 and Paramount+.

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October will also herald the triumphant return of comedy hit Taskmaster Australia when Season 3 puts Pete Helliar, Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Concetta Caristo and Rhys Nicholson to the test.

And because there’s no rest for the wicked, host Tom Gleeson and his trusty sidekick Tom Cashman will be back in the new year to put another bunch of celebs through their paces. The Taskmaster Australia Season 4line up will see Tommy Little, Emma Holland, Lisa McCune, Takashi Wakasugi and Dave Hughes forced to think laterally and maybe fail literally. 

Daniel added: “2025 will showcase a super-charged schedule of addictive, premium content on 10, with fresh home-grown hits rolling out right off the bat in January starting with I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and continuing all the way through to December with Big Brother. It’s a diverse slate of brilliant entertainment mixing audience favourites with brand new shows destined to be viewers’ new obsessions.”

Australia’s favourite larrikin pranksters The Inspired Unemployed also return for another season of comedy chaos in 2025 with a fresh series of The Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers on 10 and Paramount+.  

As the undisputed home of Australian television comedy, 10 will continue to deliver full on LOLs in 2025. For starters, the Logie-winning Have You Been Paying Attention? will be back with host Tom Gleisner and panel regulars Sam Pang and Ed Kavalee.

The Cheap Seats also returns to take a wry look back at the week that was with hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. And the current season of Thank God You’re Here continues to keep us laughing every Wednesday night when Australia’s funniest performers step through the blue door into the unknown.  

So, uh… good to know?

Sure, we don’t actually know anything yet about Sam Pang’s new show. Will he be leaving The Front Bar? What about Have You Been Paying Attention?

Also, no clue as yet as to who’s going to be on the no doubt doomed to fail Talking’ ’bout Your Gen. At a wild guess, it’s going to replace* Thank God You’re Here, which is the only comedy of 2024 that this press release doesn’t announce for 2025.

But at least we can rest assured that “10 will continue to deliver full on LOLs in 2025″… in stark contrast to the rest of Australian commercial television, which no doubt will continue to get by on sport, sport and sport much like they’ve done for the last fifteen years or so.

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*Update: seems all three Working Dog series will be back on 10 in 2025: