Undercover Boss Australia is the Australian incarnation of the Undercover Boss franchise. The first series features 6 episodes and premiered on Network Ten on 18 October 2010.[1] A second series consisting of 8 episodes began airing on 12 September 2011.[2]
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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Series premiere | Series finale | |||
1 | 6 | 18 October 2010 | 22 November 2010 | |
2 | 8[3] | 12 September 2011[2] | 31 October 2011 |
No. | Title | "Boss" | Original airdate | |
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1 | "Domino's Pizza Australia" | Don Meij | 18 October 2010 | |
Don Meij, Chief Executive Officer of Domino's Pizza Australia goes undercover and returns to where he started out in the business at various entry-level jobs.[4][5] | ||||
2 | "Veolia Environmental Services" | Peter Murray | 25 October 2010 | |
3 | "Boost Juice" | Janine Allis | 1 November 2010 | |
Janine Allis, founder and CEO of Boost Juice, goes undercover and works in Boost Juice bars and a mobile van as well as the company's latest venture, Salsa's Fresh Mex Grill.[5][8] | ||||
4 | "Big 4 Holiday Parks" | Ray Schleibs | 8 November 2010 | |
5 | "Toga Hospitality" | Rachel Argaman | 15 November 2010 | |
6 | "Ritchies IGA" | Fred Harrison | 22 November 2010 | |
No. | Title | "Boss" | Original airdate | |
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1 | "Great Southern Railway" | Tony Braxton-Smith | 12 September 2011 | |
2 | "Hog's Breath Cafe" | Brett Dryland and Rodney Winkleman[3] | 19 September 2011 | |
Brett Dyland, Hogs Breath Cafe MD, and Rodney Winkleman, Hogs Breath Cafe OD, head undercover.[17] | ||||
3 | "Ella Baché" | Pippa Hallas[3] | 26 September 2011 | |
Ella Baché CEO, Pippa Hallas, decides to go undercover in her own firm. | ||||
4 | "JBS Australia" | Iain Mars[3] | 3 October 2011 | |
Iain, JBS Swift's rock star CEO, is giving up the high life to go undercover. | ||||
5 | "Staging Connections" | Tony Chamberlain[3] | 10 October 2011 | |
CEO Tony Chamberlain heads undercover in Stage Connections. | ||||
6 | "Sodexo" | JohnPaul Dimech[3] | 17 October 2011 | |
Sodexo CEO and father of four, Johnpaul Dimech, is inspired by staff when he goes undercover. | ||||
7 | "YMCA" | Nick Cox[3] | 24 October 2011 | |
YMCA CEO Nick Cox goes undercover and is inspired by the people he meets along the way. | ||||
8 | "Hutchinson Builders" | Scott Hutchinson[3] | 31 October 2011 | |
Hutchinson Builders CEO, Scott Hutchinson, goes undercover. |
Episode | Viewers Metro Cities |
Rank | Ref. | |||
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Timeslot | Day | Week | ||||
1 | Domino's Pizza Australia / Don Meij | 1,314,000 | 1 | 4 | 6 | [18][19] |
2 | Veolia Environmental Services / Peter Murray | 1,134,000 | 1 | 7 | 21 | [20][21] |
3 | Boost Juice / Janine Allis | 1,268,000 | 1 | 4 | 21 | [22] |
4 | Big 4 Holiday Parks / Ray Schleibs | 1,188,000 | 1 | 7 | 18 | [23][24] |
5 | Toga Hospitality / Rachel Argaman | 1,192,000 | 1 | 6 | 10 | [25][26] |
6 | Ritchies IGA / Fred Harrison | 1,039,000 | 2 | 9 | 20 | [27] |
Episode | Viewers Metro Cities |
Rank | Ref. | |||
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Timeslot | Day | Week | ||||
1 | Great Southern Railway / Tony Braxton-Smith | 764,000 | 2 | 13 | 45 | [28][29] |
2 | Hog's Breath Cafe / Brett Dryland and Rodney Winkleman | 669,000 | 2 | 14 | 59 | [30][31] |
3 | Ella Baché / Pippa Hallas | 796,000 | 2 | 10 | 44 | [32][33] |
4 | JBS Australia / Iain Mars | 578,000 | 3 | 19 | 77 | [34][35] |
5 | Staging Connections / Tony Chamberlain | 795,000 | 3 | 15 | 52 | [36][37] |
6 | Sodexo / JohnPaul Dimech | 531,000 | 4 | 22 | — | [38] |
7 | YMCA / Nick Cox | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Hutchinson Builders / Scott Hutchinson | — | — | — | — | — |
Metro Cities - Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth