The Chaser Decides

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show_name = The Chaser Decides


caption = "The Chaser Decides" Logo
show_name_2 = "The Election Chaser"
genre = Political satire
creator = The Chaser
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presenter = Charles Firth (2001, 2004) Andrew Hansen (2004, 2007) Dominic Knight (2001) Chas Licciardello Julian Morrow Craig Reucassel Chris Taylor
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country = AUS
language = English
num_seasons = 3
num_episodes = 10
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runtime = Approx. 27 minutes per episode
network = ABC TV
picture_format = 576i (SDTV)
audio_format = Stereo
first_run = 2001, 2004, 2007
first_aired = 23 October 2001
last_aired = 28 November 2007
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related = "CNNNN"
"The Chaser's War on Everything"
website = http://www.abc.net.au/tv/chaser/
imdb_id = 0425676
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"The Chaser Decides" (formerly known as "The Election Chaser") is a Logie Award-winning Australian political satire based comedy program produced by The Chaser. The show provides commentary on Australian federal elections and has been broadcast in 2001, 2004 and 2007 on ABC TV.

2001 series

The show was the first television production of The Chaser team, which had been running their satirical newspaper "The Chaser" since 1999. An ABC personality, Andrew Denton found the boys and offered them a contract with the ABC and they went on to produce "The Election Chaser", which first aired on 23 October 2001. It was based around the 2001 federal election and was presented in the form of an election tally room, similar to the regular ABC election coverage. The presenters (pannelists) were Charles Firth, Julian Morrow, Chris Taylor, Craig Reucassel, Chas Licciardello and Dominic Knight. The show was nominated for "Most Outstanding Comedy Program" in the 2002 Logies but lost to "The Micallef Program", which also ran on the ABC. [cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/02/1017206204709.html|title=Logie nominations for 2002|publisher="The Sydney Morning Herald"|accessdate=2007-11-18|date=2002-04-03] [cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21664485-5012909,00.html|publisher="The Daily Telegraph"|date=2002-05-03|accessdate=2007-11-18|title=Awards from the 2002 Logies]

References

External links

* [http://www.chaser.com.au The Chaser Official Website]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/tv/chaser/ The Chaser Decides ABC Official Website]
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title= Most Outstanding Comedy Program
before=CNNNN and Kath and Kim (tied)
years=2005
after="We Can Be Heroes"