Seven Network Bets on Locally Produced Shows

SYDNEY: Channel Seven is beginning production on three local programs for prime time, including two original formats.

Following the success of My Kitchen Rules and House Rules, Seven’s production department has created the original formats Instant Hotel and Back with the Ex. Instant Hotel is a competition series that sees homeowners battle it out to win the title of Best Instant Hotel. Homeowners will be judged on their hospitality and more when turning their homes into a holiday accommodation for others.

The format Back with the Ex reunites singles with an ex they have not been able to forget. The singles must decide whether the ex was actually “the one.”

Seven is also working on a comedy panel show titled Behave Yourself! The program sees Aussie comedians and celebrities compete in physical games that reveal the shocking facts behind why we do the things we do. The show is co-developed by Seven and Eureka Productions. Produced by Eureka Productions, Behave Yourself! is hosted by Darren McMullen. It is based on the experiments of world-renowned behavioral expert and New York Times best-selling author Dan Ariely.

“The quality of the work coming out of our development team is exceptional,” says Seven’s director of network programming, Angus Ross. “The three commissions we are announcing today include two original formats. Australian audiences love Australian-produced content, making this investment in local shows very straightforward.”