The Great Outdoors is an Australian travel magazine series broadcast on the Seven Network. It began in 1993 and was broadcast regularly until 2009, with a short-lived revival in 2012. It was again revived in 2024.
History
Similar to its long time competitor Getaway on the Nine Network, the program features a team of reporters who travel around Australia and overseas, reporting on travel destinations, tourist attractions and accommodation.
The program premiered on 5 February 1993 in a 30-minute format and was broadcast on Tuesday evenings at . In 2002, the show was expanded to 60 minutes and moved to the Monday timeslot, where it had stayed until 2006.
After suffering a gradual decline in ratings, the show moved to a new timeslot of Saturdays from the 2007 season. On 28 April 2007, the show celebrated 600 episodes, making it one of the longest-running programs on Australian television. However, after further decline in ratings, The Great Outdoors was cancelled in August 2009. The show did briefly return on 23 September 2012 for a revamped series with 8 episodes airing on a Saturday evening at 5pm, with the possibility of a new season in 2013 which did not eventuate.
The show returned on the Seven Network in the Saturday timeslot from 5 October 2024.
Presenters
Current
- James Tobin (2024–)
- Adam Brand (2012)
- Penny Cook (1993–1996)
- Shelley Craft (2001–2007)
- Andrew Dwyer (1994)
- Sophie Falkiner (1999–2005)
- Rachael Finch (2012)
- Sofie Formica (1993–1994)
- Jennifer Hawkins (2005–2009)
- Tony Johnston (1996), (1999–2001)
- Pete Wells (2012)
- Tom Williams (2001–2009), (2012)
See also
- List of Australian television series
- List of programs broadcast by Seven Network
- List of longest-running Australian television series
References
External links
- The Great Outdoors at the National Film & Sound Archive