Here Come the Habibs
Title card for Here Come the Habibs
GenreComedy
Created by
Written by
  • Phil Lloyd
Directed byDarren Ashton
Starring
ComposerKyls Burtland
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes14 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerChloe Rickard
CinematographyDan Maxwell
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release9 February 2016 (2016-02-09) –
24 July 2017 (2017-07-24)

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

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

Main

Recurring

Guest

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
169 February 2016 (2016-02-09)15 March 2016 (2016-03-15)
285 June 2017 (2017-06-05)24 July 2017 (2017-07-24)

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateAus. viewers
(millions)
11"Here Come The Habibs!"Darren AshtonPhil Lloyd9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)1.25[7]
22"Members Only"Darren AshtonPhil Lloyd16 February 2016 (2016-02-16)0.94[8]
33"Civil War"Darren AshtonGary Eck23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)0.90[9]
44"The Anzaclava"Darren AshtonPhil Lloyd1 March 2016 (2016-03-01)0.80[10]
55"Party Habibs Style"Darren AshtonSam Meikle8 March 2016 (2016-03-08)0.66[11]
66"The Brangelina of Bayview Road"Darren AshtonTrent Roberts15 March 2016 (2016-03-15)0.68[12]

Season 2 (2017)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateAus. viewers
(millions)
71"Lockdown"Darren AshtonCharlie Garber5 June 2017 (2017-06-05)0.83[13]
82"Go Back to Where You Came From"Darren AshtonPhil Lloyd12 June 2017 (2017-06-12)0.66[14]
93"The Fundertakers"Darren AshtonGary Eck19 June 2017 (2017-06-19)0.64[15]
104"Middle East Side Story"Darren AshtonPhil Lloyd26 June 2017 (2017-06-26)0.61[16]
115"The Kidney"Peter TemplemanSam Meikle3 July 2017 (2017-07-03)0.64[17]
126"The Beach"Darren AshtonSteve Walsh10 July 2017 (2017-07-10)0.75[18]
137"The Girl from Lebanon"Peter TemplemanRomina Accurso17 July 2017 (2017-07-17)0.72[19]
148"Leb Wedding"Darren Ashton & Fadia AbboudDavid Witt24 July 2017 (2017-07-24)0.68[20]

Release

Broadcast

The series premiered in Australia on 9 February 2016 on the Nine Network.[2]

Home media

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
Region 4[22]
Here Come the Habibs
  • Discs: 2
  • Episodes: 6
 6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)
  • Toufic's Pick-up Lines
  • Layla's Guide to Doing a Selfie
  • Secrets to the Best Kabab
  • Mustafa on Why West Is Best

Ratings

Here Come the Habibs : AUS viewers per episode (thousands)
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
SeasonEpisode number
12345678
11258944893796669692–
2826655638609640749719682
Source: Audience measurement performed by OzTam[23]

Season 1

No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers 		Ref(s)
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

No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers 		Ref(s)
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

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  4. ^ Knox, David (6 February 2018). "Programmer's Wrap 2018: Nine". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Nine 2016 Upfront: Content is king on Nine in 2016". MediaWeek. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ^ "2016 Screen Music Awards nominees announced". APRA AMCOS. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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  14. ^ a b Knox, David (13 June 2017). "Monday 12 June 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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