Tractor Monkeys
GenreGame show
Directed byMark Fitzgerald
Presented byMerrick Watts
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Production locationsMelbourne, Victoria
Running time36 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC1
Release20 March (2013-03-20) –
25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)

locations MelbourneTractor Monkeys is an Australian comedic television quiz show hosted by Merrick Watts. Seventeen episodes screened on ABC1 in 2013.

Format

The show features two teams of guest panellists, one led by comedian Dave O'Neil and the other by radio presenter Katie "Monty" Dimond. They compete in rounds of questions and games about trends, fads and social phenomena.[1] The show also included a second screen experience via an ABC Companion Pad app for iPad.[2]

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1820 March 2013 (2013-03-20)8 May 2013 (2013-05-08)
2825 September 2013 (2013-09-25)13 November 2013 (2013-11-13)
Special125 December 2013 (2013-12-25)

aired lastSeries 1

No.
overall		No. in
season		Kate's teamDave's teamOriginal air date
11Tom Gleeson & Frank WoodleyElla Hooper & Adam Richard20 March 2013 (2013-03-20)[3]
22Sam Simmons & Rebecca De UnamunoAamer Rahman & Genevieve Morris27 March 2013 (2013-03-27)
33Kate Langbroek & Dave ThorntonToby Truslove & Denise Scott3 April 2013 (2013-04-03)
44HG Nelson & Josh ThomasTommy Little & Jeff Green10 April 2013 (2013-04-10)
55Fiona O'Loughlin & Joel CreaseyRonny Chieng & Rob Carlton17 April 2013 (2013-04-17)
66Lawrence Mooney & Kayne TremillsCelia Pacquola & Ed Kavalee24 April 2013 (2013-04-24)
77Anthony Morgan & Tommy LittleNoeline Brown & Akmal Saleh1 May 2013 (2013-05-01)
88Denise Scott & Mel ButtleMatt Okine & Denise Drysdale8 May 2013 (2013-05-08)

overall noSeries 2

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleKate's teamDave's teamOriginal air date
91"Fashion"Mark Trevorrow & Hannah GadsbyKerri-Anne Kennerley & James Kerley25 September 2013 (2013-09-25)
102"Love"Shane Jacobson & Adam RichardNoeline Brown & Mel Buttle2 October 2013 (2013-10-02)
113"Family"Denise Scott & Sammy JRob Carlton & Rosie Beaton9 October 2013 (2013-10-09)
124"TV"TBATBA16 October 2013 (2013-10-16)
Guests include: Graeme Blundell, Sarah Kendall, Adam Richard & Frank Woodley (team split not known)
135"Technology"TBATBA23 October 2013 (2013-10-23)
Guests include Max Walker, Tom Ballard, Ed Kavalee & Claire Hooper (team split not known)
146"Sport And Leisure"Peter Helliar & Sarah KendallAdam Zwar & Jean Kittson30 October 2013 (2013-10-30)
157"School"Daryl Braithwaite & Celia PacquolaCal Wilson & Mikey Robins6 November 2013 (2013-11-06)
168"Summer"Matt Okine & Kate LangbroekGlenn Robbins & Ella Hooper13 November 2013 (2013-11-13)

overall noSpecial

No.TitleKate's teamDave's teamOriginal air date
1"Christmas Special"TBATBA25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)

Ratings

Series 1

No. Title Air date Timeslot Overnight ratings Ref(s)
Viewers
1 Episode 1 20 March 2013 8:30pm 467,000 [4]
2 Episode 2 27 March 2013 8:30pm —
3 Episode 3 3 April 2013 8:30pm —
4 Episode 4 10 April 2013 8:30pm 371,000 [5]
5 Episode 5 17 April 2013 9:00pm 428,000 [6]
6 Episode 6 24 April 2013 9:00pm —
7 Episode 7 1 May 2013 9:00pm 419,000 [7]
8 Episode 8 8 May 2013 9:00pm 405,000 [8]

Series 2

All episodes aired at 8:00pm.

No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Ref(s)
Viewers
1 "Fashion" 25 September 2013 574,000 [9]
2 "Love" 2 October 2013 476,000 [10]
3 "Family" 9 October 2013 552,000 [11]
4 "TV" 16 October 2013 580,000 [12]
5 "Technology" 23 October 2013 —
6 "Sport And Leisure" 30 October 2013 769,000 [13]
7 "School" 6 November 2013 508,000 [14]
8 "Summer" 13 November 2013 —
9 "Christmas Special" 25 December 2013 —

References

  1. ^ "'Tractor Monkeys' pull into town". ABC Television. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ^ Knox, David (16 March 2013). "Tractor Monkeys second screen app". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ Knox, David (10 March 2013). "Tractor Monkeys". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. ^ Knox, David (21 March 2013). "The Block finale tops 2.1 million". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. ^ Knox, David (11 April 2013). "ABC, TEN comedies hit as The Voice takes 2m viewers". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. ^ Knox, David (18 April 2013). "Easy win for MKR". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  7. ^ Knox, David (2 May 2013). "Arrow on time, on target". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. ^ Knox, David (9 May 2013). "ABC News wins 7pm timeslot". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  9. ^ Knox, David (26 September 2013). "Crunch time for TEN as local products sink". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  10. ^ Knox, David (3 October 2013). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. wins Wednesday". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  11. ^ Knox, David (10 October 2013). "Daylight Saving takes TV ratings hostage". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  12. ^ Knox, David (17 October 2013). "ABC News Breakfast is on the rise". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  13. ^ Knox, David (31 October 2013). "Gruen finale ends solid season for ABC1". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  14. ^ Knox, David (7 November 2013). "Big Brother late but still tops Wednesday". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

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