| Reality Check | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Tom Ballard |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Cordell Jigsaw Zaprude |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC1 (Repeats broadcast on ABC2) |
| Release | 13 August 2014 |
Reality Check is an Australian television panel discussion program focusing on reality television which debuted on ABC1 on 13 August 2014. The program is hosted by Tom Ballard with a panel of three guests who are industry experts, behind the scenes producers, judges or former contestants to reflect on their experiences.[1] It is produced by Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder, who also produced panel show The Gruen Transfer, which dissected the advertising industry.
| # | Guests | This week in reality... | Tricks of the Trade... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion Farrelly, Julie Goodwin, and Andrew Shaw | The Voice Kids and The Bachelor | 'The Verdict' - Masterchef season 1 final versus Masterchef season 6 finale |
| 2 | Marion Farrelly, Amity Dry, and Ian Dickson | The Block and Brynne: My Bedazzled Diary | 'Get people talking' - Susan Boyle's first audition on Britains Got Talent |
| 3 | Marion Farrelly, Ryan Fitzgerald, and Andrew Shaw | The Amazing Race and X-Factor | 'Politics' - Merlin refuses to speak after being evicted from Big Brother |
| 4 | Marion Farrelly Adam Liaw, and Ian Dickson | Big Brother and The Recruit | 'How to be Ethnically Diverse' - How do MasterChef and The Block approach multiculturalism? |
| 5 | Julian Cress, Sheridan Wright, and Andrew Shaw | Utopia, Living with the Enemy and Bringing Sexy Back | 'Challenges' - What makes a good challenge? |
| 6 | Peter Abbott, Poh Ling Yeow, and Ian Dickson | Big Brother and Married at First Sight | 'Judges' - How do you make good TV when your job is to say 'yes' or 'no'? |
| 7 | Marion Farrelly, Rob Mills, and Andrew Shaw | The Bachelor | 'Kids on TV' - How do Young Talent Time, The Voice Kids and X-Factor deal with kids? |
| 8 | Marion Farrelly, Julian Cress, and Ian Dickson | Dancing with the Stars and Big Brother | 'Scandal' - Can you cheat The Block? Is killing a relative on Survivor ever a good idea? And just what is a turkey slap? |