Room 101 is an SBS One comedy television series hosted by Paul McDermott, based on the UK series of the same name, in which celebrities are invited to discuss their dislikes and pet hates.[1] The series was scheduled to premiere on February 23, 2015[2] but the network decided to delay the launch until July 11, 2015.[3]
| Room 101 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Presented by | Paul McDermott |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Artarmon, New South Wales |
| Production company | Matchbox Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS |
| Release | February 23, 2015 – 29 August 2015 |
| Related | |
| Room 101 (UK series) | |
The series name is inspired by Room 101, the torture room in George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four which reputedly contained "the worst thing in the world". The series was filmed at the Special Broadcasting Service in the Sydney suburb of Artarmon.[4]
Episodes
2015
| Ep # | Airdate | Guest | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 July 2015 | Julia Zemiro | 206,000[5] |
| 2 | 11 July 2015 | HG Nelson | 206,000[6] |
| 3 | 18 July 2015 | Julia Morris | 184,000[7] |
| 4 | 18 July 2015 | Dave Hughes | 184,000[8] |
| 5 | 25 July 2015 | Ray Martin | 142,000[9] |
| 6 | 1 August 2015 | Poh Ling Yeow | — |
| 7 | 8 August 2015 | Matt Preston | — |
| 8 | 15 August 2015 | Noni Hazlehurst | — |
| 9 | 22 August 2015 | Vince Colosimo | — |
| 10 | 29 August 2015 | Nazeem Hussain | — |