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Genre | Comedy |
Created by |
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Written by |
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Directed by | Darren Ashton |
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Composer | Kyls Burtland |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 14 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Chloe Rickard |
Cinematography | Dan Maxwell |
Running time | 25 minutes |
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Network | Nine Network |
Release | 9 February 2016 24 July 2017 | –
Here Come the Habibs is an Australian television comedy series produced by Jungle Entertainment. A sitcom featuring a Lebanese Australian family who win the lottery and move to the posh eastern suburbs of Sydney,[1] the show premiered on the Nine Network in Australia on 9 February 2016.[2] Despite arousing some controversy as to whether it portrayed racist or stereotyped characters, it was successful, and the series was renewed for a second season, airing from 5 June 2017.[3]
Nine program director Hamish Turner confirmed early in 2018 that the show would not be returning for a third season.[4]
Production
[edit]The six-part series was created by Rob Shehadie, Tahir Bilgic, Matt Ryan-Garnsey,[5] Phil Lloyd and Ben Davies. It was written by Phil Lloyd, Gary Eck, Sam Meikle, Trent Roberts, Steve Walsh. It is directed by Darren Ashton and produced by Chloe Rickard.[5]
The score and theme were written by composer Kyls Burtland. The theme features Matuse, an Australian Muslim rapper, and was nominated for Best Television Theme at the 2016 APRA Screen Music Awards.[6]
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Helen Dallimore as Olivia O'Neill
- Darren Gilshenan as Jack O'Neill
- Georgia Flood as Madison O'Neill
- Michael Denkha as Fou Fou Habib
- Camilla Ah Kin as Mariam Habib
- Sam Alhaje as Toufic Habib
- Tyler De Nawi as Elias Habib
- Kat Hoyos as Layla Habib
Recurring
[edit]- Rob Shehadie as Jahesh
- Tahir Bilgiç as Mustafa
- Pippa Grandison as Anthea
Guest
[edit]- Anna Bamford as Samantha
- Brandon McClelland as Blair
- Phil Lloyd as Commodore
- Dave Eastgate as Officer Kemp
- Felix Williamson as Lawrence
- Geraldine Hakewill as Sally
- Lucy Durack as Judy
- Nathan Lovejoy as Bobby Peeker
- Nicola Parry as ASIO Officer Karen
- Roy Billing as Alan
- Sandy Gore as Tetta
- Tasneem Roc as UN Woman
- Taya Calder-Mason as Phoebe Priggs
- Tim Gilbert as himself
- Tony Nikolakopoulos as Jiddo
- Wendy Strehlow as Border Security
Series overview
[edit]Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 6 | 9 February 2016 | 15 March 2016 | |
2 | 8 | 5 June 2017 | 24 July 2017 |
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (2016)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Aus. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Here Come The Habibs!" | Darren Ashton | Phil Lloyd | 9 February 2016 | 1.25[7] |
2 | 2 | "Members Only" | Darren Ashton | Phil Lloyd | 16 February 2016 | 0.94[8] |
3 | 3 | "Civil War" | Darren Ashton | Gary Eck | 23 February 2016 | 0.90[9] |
4 | 4 | "The Anzaclava" | Darren Ashton | Phil Lloyd | 1 March 2016 | 0.80[10] |
5 | 5 | "Party Habibs Style" | Darren Ashton | Sam Meikle | 8 March 2016 | 0.66[11] |
6 | 6 | "The Brangelina of Bayview Road" | Darren Ashton | Trent Roberts | 15 March 2016 | 0.68[12] |
Season 2 (2017)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Aus. viewers (millions) |
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7 | 1 | "Lockdown" | Darren Ashton | Charlie Garber | 5 June 2017 | 0.83[13] |
8 | 2 | "Go Back to Where You Came From" | Darren Ashton | Phil Lloyd | 12 June 2017 | 0.66[14] |
9 | 3 | "The Fundertakers" | Darren Ashton | Gary Eck | 19 June 2017 | 0.64[15] |
10 | 4 | "Middle East Side Story" | Darren Ashton | Phil Lloyd | 26 June 2017 | 0.61[16] |
11 | 5 | "The Kidney" | Peter Templeman | Sam Meikle | 3 July 2017 | 0.64[17] |
12 | 6 | "The Beach" | Darren Ashton | Steve Walsh | 10 July 2017 | 0.75[18] |
13 | 7 | "The Girl from Lebanon" | Peter Templeman | Romina Accurso | 17 July 2017 | 0.72[19] |
14 | 8 | "Leb Wedding" | Darren Ashton & Fadia Abboud | David Witt | 24 July 2017 | 0.68[20] |
Release
[edit]Broadcast
[edit]The series premiered in Australia on 9 February 2016 on the Nine Network.[2]
Home media
[edit]Season one[21] is available on iTunes in Australia. Series one and two were previously available on the 9now streaming platform by Channel Nine.
Title | Set details | DVD release dates | Features |
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Region 4[22] | |||
Here Come the Habibs |
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6 April 2016 |
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Ratings
[edit]Season | Episode number | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
1 | 1258 | 944 | 893 | 796 | 669 | 692 | – | ||
2 | 826 | 655 | 638 | 609 | 640 | 749 | 719 | 682 |
Season 1
[edit]No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
Ref(s) | ||
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Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | |||||
1 | Episode 1 | 9 February 2016 | 1,258,000 | 2 | 223,000 | 2 | 1,481,000 | [24] |
2 | Episode 2 | 16 February 2016 | 944,000 | 8 | 178,000 | 3 | 1,122,000 | [25] |
3 | Episode 3 | 23 February 2016 | 893,000 | 8 | 165,000 | 5 | 1,058,000 | [26] |
4 | Episode 4 | 1 March 2016 | 796,000 | 10 | 137,000 | 7 | 934,000 | [27] |
5 | Episode 5 | 8 March 2016 | 669,000 | 16 | 163,000 | 11 | 833,000 | [28] |
6 | Episode 6 | 15 March 2016 | 692,000 | 12 | 147,000 | 10 | 840,000 | [29] |
Season 2
[edit]No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
Ref(s) | ||
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Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | |||||
1 | "Lockdown" | 5 June 2017 | 826,000 | 10 | 86,000 | 8 | 912,000 | [13][30] |
2 | "Go Back to Where You Came From" | 12 June 2017 | 655,000 | 15 | 81,000 | 15 | 748,000 | [14][31] |
3 | "The Fundertakers" | 19 June 2017 | 638,000 | 15 | 30,000 | 15 | 668,000 | [15][32] |
4 | "Middle East Side Story" | 26 June 2017 | 609,000 | 19 | 49,000 | 19 | 658,000 | [16][33] |
5 | "The Kidney" | 3 July 2017 | 640,000 | 13 | 37,000 | 14 | 677,000 | [17][34] |
6 | "The Beach" | 10 July 2017 | 749,000 | 9 | 40,000 | 9 | 789,000 | [18][35] |
7 | "The Girl from Lebanon" | 17 July 2017 | 719,000 | 11 | 11,000 | 11 | 730,000 | [19][36] |
8 | "Leb Wedding" | 24 July 2017 | 682,000 | 11 | 19,000 | 12 | 701,000 | [20][37] |
References
[edit]- ^ Cronin, Seanna (8 June 2017). "Here Come the Habibs star to keep pushing boundaries". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ a b Knox, David (29 January 2016). "Airdate: Here Come the Habibs!". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (16 May 2017). "Returning: Here Come the Habibs". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (6 February 2018). "Programmer's Wrap 2018: Nine". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Nine 2016 Upfront: Content is king on Nine in 2016". MediaWeek. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "2016 Screen Music Awards nominees announced". APRA AMCOS. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (10 February 2016). "Tuesday 9 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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- ^ Knox, David (24 February 2016). "Tuesday 23 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (2 March 2016). "Tuesday 1 March 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (9 March 2016). "Tuesday 8 March 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (16 March 2016). "Tuesday 15 March 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ a b Knox, David (6 June 2017). "Monday 5 June 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ a b Knox, David (13 June 2017). "Monday 12 June 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ a b Knox, David (20 June 2017). "Monday 19 June 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ a b Knox, David (27 June 2017). "Monday 26 June 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ a b Knox, David (4 July 2017). "Monday 3 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ a b Knox, David (11 July 2017). "Monday 10 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ a b Knox, David (18 July 2017). "Monday 17 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b Knox, David (25 July 2017). "Monday 24 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Here Come the Habibs". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Australia DVD sets:
- "Here Come The Habibs – Season 1". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Home". oztam.com.au.
- ^ Knox, David (17 February 2016). "Timeshifted: Tuesday 9 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (25 February 2016). "Timeshifted: Tuesday 16 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (7 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Tuesday 23 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (10 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Tuesday 1 March 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (17 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Tuesday 8 March 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (26 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Tuesday 15 March 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (13 June 2017). "Timeshifted: Monday 5 June 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (25 June 2017). "Timeshifted: Monday 12 June 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (2 July 2017). "Timeshifted: Monday 19 June 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (4 July 2017). "Timeshifted: Monday 26 June 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (11 July 2017). "Timeshifted: Monday 3 July 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
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