The Singing Bee (Australian game show)
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The Singing Bee is an Australian game show which is based on the original American version of the same name. By combining karaoke singing with a spelling bee-style competition, contestants have to sing lyrics to songs without making a mistake or risk elimination.
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 8+ (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 30 minutes (Including commercials) |
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Network | Nine Network |
Release | 7 October 2007 (2007-10-07) ā 2010 (2010) |
The show premiered on Sunday 7 October 2007 on the Nine Network, which ordered the production of an initial eight episodes.[1] It was filmed at the Nine Network's GTV-9 studios at Richmond, Victoria. The Singing Bee followed the basic rules of the American version of the show but some rule changes have been made for the Australian version.
On 22 March 2008, it was announced by the Nine Network that The Singing Bee would return for a second season, with filming set to take place after the 2008 Logies. Tim Campbell took over as host from Joey Fatone. The new season premiered on the Nine Network at 8.30pm on Thursday 10 July 2008.