When Does Good News Week Season 10 Come Out? Is It Renewed?
Good News Week ended after Season 9.
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Seasons
9
Episodes
284
Predictive Logic Analysis
Good News Week has concluded its run. Production records list the series as ended, meaning the story has been brought to a planned close rather than left open. Barring a revival, there is no Season 10 in development.
What is Good News Week about?
Good News Week was Australia's answer to the topical comedy panel show, a fast-paced news satire that turned the week's headlines into fodder for jokes, games, and irreverent commentary. Hosted by Paul McDermott with Mikey Robins and Claire Hooper anchoring the competing teams, the show thrived on the collision between serious current events and absurdist humor. Viewers tuned in for the particular Australian brand of irreverence on display—a willingness to mock politicians, media personalities, and the machinery of news itself with equal measure. The format was deceptively simple: McDermott would open with topical monologues, then teams would compete through recurring segments that turned recent stories into comedy material. What made it essential viewing was the unpredictability of the panellists and the show's self-aware acknowledgment that it was as much fair game for ridicule as the news it was lampooning.
The show's tone was distinctly Australian—irreverent without being mean-spirited, clever without pretension, and fiercely contemporary. Good News Week occupied that sweet spot between family-friendly entertainment and genuinely sharp political commentary, allowing it to work as both a comedy show and a form of media criticism. Its satire worked because it understood that the most effective way to examine power and absurdity is through laughter rather than lectures. The format permitted quick pivots between different styles of humor, from puns and wordplay to situational comedy and genuine political observation, keeping the show brisk and engaging across its full runtime.
Good News Week became a cultural touchstone in Australian television, running for nearly fifteen years across two separate eras. Its revival in 2008, prompted by the writers' strike disrupting imported American programming, testified to its enduring appeal and the affection audiences held for its particular brand of topical humor. The show spawned multiple spin-offs, further evidence of its creative reach, though none achieved comparable longevity. It remains fondly remembered as a show that understood the value of mixing news, comedy, and competition into something that was both entertainingly silly and genuinely informative.
Is Good News Week renewed or cancelled?
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The series is listed as ended
Good News Week Season 10 Release Date
No new season is expected. Good News Week has ended, so there is no upcoming release to anticipate unless a revival is announced.
Good News Week seasons
Season 11996 · 30 ep
- 1. 12 April 19961996-04-12
- 2. 19 April 19961996-04-19
- 3. 26 April 19961996-04-26
- 4. 3 May 19961996-05-03
- 5. 10 May 19961996-05-10
- 6. 17 May 19961996-05-17
- 7. 24 May 19961996-05-24
- 8. 31 May 19961996-05-31
- 9. 7 June 19961996-06-07
- 10. 14 June 19961996-06-14
- 11. 21 June 19961996-06-21
- 12. 28 June 19961996-06-28
- 13. 5 July 19961996-07-05
- 14. 12 July 19961996-07-12
- 15. 19 July 19961996-07-19
- 16. 26 July 19961996-07-26
- 17. 2 August 19961996-08-02
- 18. 9 August 19961996-08-09
- 19. 16 August 19961996-08-16
- 20. 23 August 19961996-08-23
- 21. 30 August 19961996-08-30
- 22. 6 September 19961996-09-06
- 23. 13 September 19961996-09-13
- 24. 20 September 19961996-09-20
- 25. 27 September 19961996-09-27
- 26. 4 October 19961996-10-04
- 27. 11 October 19961996-10-11
- 28. 18 October 19961996-10-18
- 29. 25 October 19961996-10-25
- 30. 1 November 19961996-11-01
Season 21997 · 41 ep
- 1. 14 February 19971997-02-14
- 2. 21 February 19971997-02-21
- 3. 28 February 19971997-02-28
- 4. 7 March 19971997-03-07
- 5. 14 March 19971997-03-14
- 6. 21 March 19971997-03-21
- 7. 28 March 19971997-03-28
- 8. 4 April 19971997-04-04
- 9. 11 April 19971997-04-11
- 10. 18 April 19971997-04-18
- 11. 25 April 19971997-04-25
- 12. 2 May 19971997-05-02
- 13. 9 May 19971997-05-09
- 14. 16 May 19971997-05-16
- 15. 23 May 19971997-05-23
- 16. 30 May 19971997-05-30
- 17. 13 June 19971997-06-13
- 18. 20 June 19971997-06-20
- 19. 27 June 19971997-06-27
- 20. 4 July 19971997-07-04
- 21. 11 July 19971997-07-11
- 22. 18 July 19971997-07-18
- 23. 25 July 19971997-07-25
- 24. 1 August 19971997-08-01
- 25. 8 August 19971997-08-08
- 26. 15 August 19971997-08-15
- 27. 22 August 19971997-08-22
- 28. 29 August 19971997-08-29
- 29. 5 September 19971997-09-05
- 30. 12 September 19971997-09-12
- 31. 19 September 19971997-09-19
- 32. 26 September 19971997-09-26
- 33. 3 October 19971997-10-03
- 34. 10 October 19971997-10-10
- 35. 17 October 19971997-10-17
- 36. 24 October 19971997-10-24
- 37. 31 October 19971997-10-31
- 38. 7 November 19971997-11-07
- 39. 14 November 19971997-11-14
- 40. 21 November 19971997-11-21
- 41. 28 November 19971997-11-28
Season 31998 · 37 ep
- 1. 6 March 19981998-03-06
- 2. 13 March 19981998-03-13
- 3. 20 March 19981998-03-20
- 4. 27 March 19981998-03-27
- 5. 3 April 19981998-04-03
- 6. 10 April 19981998-04-10
- 7. 17 April 19981998-04-17
- 8. 24 April 19981998-04-24
- 9. 1 May 19981998-05-01
- 10. 8 May 19981998-05-08
- 11. 15 May 19981998-05-15
- 12. 22 May 19981998-05-22
- 13. 29 May 19981998-05-29
- 14. 5 June 19981998-06-05
- 15. 12 June 19981998-06-12
- 16. 19 June 19981998-06-19
- 17. 26 June 19981998-06-26
- 18. 3 July 19981998-07-03
- 19. 10 July 19981998-07-10
- 20. 17 July 19981998-07-17
- 21. 24 July 19981998-07-24
- 22. 31 July 19981998-07-31
- 23. 7 August 19981998-08-07
- 24. 14 August 19981998-08-14
- 25. 4 September 19981998-09-04
- 26. 11 September 19981998-09-11
- 27. 18 September 19981998-09-18
- 28. 25 September 19981998-09-25
- 29. 2 October 19981998-10-02
- 30. 9 October 19981998-10-09
- 31. 16 October 19981998-10-16
- 32. 23 October 19981998-10-23
- 33. 28 October 19981998-10-28
- 34. 30 October 19981998-10-30
- 35. 6 November 19981998-11-06
- 36. 13 November 19981998-11-13
- 37. 20 November 19981998-11-20
Season 41999 · 33 ep
- 1. 21 March 19991999-03-21
- 2. 28 March 19991999-03-28
- 3. 4 April 19991999-04-04
- 4. 11 April 1999 (Melbourne Comedy Festival)1999-04-11
- 5. 18 April 1999 (Melbourne Comedy Festival)1999-04-18
- 6. 25 April 1999 (Melbourne Comedy Festival)1999-04-25
- 7. 2 May 19991999-05-02
- 8. 9 May 1999 (Australian Science Festival)1999-05-09
- 9. 16 May 19991999-05-16
- 10. 23 May 19991999-05-23
- 11. 30 May 19991999-05-30
- 12. 6 June 19991999-06-06
- 13. 13 June 19991999-06-13
- 14. 20 June 19991999-06-20
- 15. 27 June 19991999-06-27
- 16. 4 July 19991999-07-04
- 17. 11 July 19991999-07-11
- 18. 18 July 19991999-07-18
- 19. 25 July 19991999-07-25
- 20. 1 August 19991999-08-01
- 21. 8 August 19991999-08-08
- 22. 15 August 19991999-08-15
- 23. 30 August 19991999-08-30
- 24. 17 September 19991999-09-17
- 25. 27 September 19991999-09-27
- 26. 4 October 19991999-10-04
- 27. 11 October 19991999-10-11
- 28. 18 October 1999 (Brisbane Writers Festival)1999-10-18
- 29. 25 October 1999 (Brisbane Writers Festival)1999-10-25
- 30. 1 November 19991999-11-01
- 31. 8 November 19991999-11-08
- 32. 15 November 19991999-11-15
- 33. 22 November 19991999-11-22
Season 52000 · 29 ep
- 1. 26 February 20002000-02-26
- 2. 4 March 20002000-03-04
- 3. 11 March 20002000-03-11
- 4. 18 March 20002000-03-18
- 5. 25 March 20002000-03-25
- 6. 1 April 20002000-04-01
- 7. 8 April 20002000-04-08
- 8. 15 April 2000 (Melbourne Comedy Festival)2000-04-15
- 9. 29 April 20002000-04-29
- 10. 6 May 2000 (Australian Science Festival)2000-05-06
- 11. 13 May 20002000-05-13
- 12. 20 May 20002000-05-20
- 13. 27 May 20002000-05-27
- 14. 3 June 20002000-06-03
- 15. 10 June 20002000-06-10
- 16. 17 June 20002000-06-17
- 17. 24 June 20002000-06-24
- 18. 1 July 20002000-07-01
- 19. 8 July 20002000-07-08
- 20. 15 July 20002000-07-15
- 21. 22 July 20002000-07-22
- 22. 29 July 20002000-07-29
- 23. 5 August 20002000-08-05
- 24. 12 August 20002000-08-12
- 25. 19 August 20002000-08-19
- 26. 26 August 20002000-08-26
- 27. 2 September 20002000-09-02
- 28. 9 September 20002000-09-09
- 29. 21 November 2000 (The Closing Ceremony)2000-11-21
Season 62008 · 29 ep
- 1. 11 February 20082008-02-11
- 2. 18 February 20082008-02-18
- 3. 25 February 20082008-02-25
- 4. 3 March 20082008-03-03
- 5. 10 March 20082008-03-10
- 6. 17 March 20082008-03-17
- 7. 7 April 20082008-04-07
- 8. 14 April 20082008-04-14
- 9. 21 April 20082008-04-21
- 10. 28 April 20082008-04-28
- 11. 5 May 20082008-05-05
- 12. 12 May 20082008-05-12
- 13. 26 May 20082008-05-26
- 14. 2 June 20082008-06-02
- 15. 9 June 20082008-06-09
- 16. 16 June 20082008-06-16
- 17. 23 June 20082008-06-23
- 18. 30 June 20082008-06-30
- 19. 7 July 20082008-07-07
- 20. 14 July 20082008-07-14
- 21. 28 July 20082008-07-28
- 22. 4 August 20082008-08-04
- 23. 13 October 20082008-10-13
- 24. 20 October 20082008-10-20
- 25. 27 October 20082008-10-27
- 26. 3 November 20082008-11-03
- 27. 10 November 20082008-11-10
- 28. 17 November 20082008-11-17
- 29. 24 November 20082008-11-24
Season 72009 · 36 ep
- 1. 9 February 20092009-02-09
- 2. 16 February 20092009-02-16
- 3. 23 February 20092009-02-23
- 4. 2 March 20092009-03-02
- 5. 9 March 20092009-03-09
- 6. 16 March 20092009-03-16
- 7. 23 March 20092009-03-23
- 8. 19 April 20092009-04-19
- 9. 4 May 20092009-05-04
- 10. 11 May 20092009-05-11
- 11. 18 May 20092009-05-18
- 12. 25 May 20092009-05-25
- 13. 1 June 20092009-06-01
- 14. 8 June 20092009-06-08
- 15. 15 June 20092009-06-15
- 16. 22 June 20092009-06-22
- 17. 29 June 20092009-06-29
- 18. 6 July 20092009-07-06
- 19. 27 July 20092009-07-27
- 20. 3 August 20092009-08-03
- 21. 10 August 20092009-08-10
- 22. 17 August 20092009-08-17
- 23. 24 August 20092009-08-24
- 24. 31 August 20092009-08-31
- 25. 7 September 20092009-09-07
- 26. 14 September 20092009-09-14
- 27. 21 September 20092009-09-21
- 28. 28 September 20092009-09-28
- 29. 5 October 20092009-10-05
- 30. 12 October 20092009-10-12
- 31. 19 October 20092009-10-19
- 32. 26 October 20092009-10-26
- 33. 2 November 20092009-11-02
- 34. 9 November 20092009-11-09
- 35. 16 November 20092009-11-16
- 36. Finale 23 November 20092009-11-23
Season 82010 · 38 ep
- 1. 1 February 20102010-01-02
- 2. 8 February 20102010-02-08
- 3. 15 February 20102010-02-15
- 4. 22 February 20102010-02-22
- 5. 1 March 20102010-03-01
- 6. 8 March 20102010-03-08
- 7. 15 March 20102010-03-15
- 8. 12 April 2010 (Melbourne Comedy Festival)2010-04-12
- 9. 19 April 2010 (Melbourne Comedy Festival)2010-04-19
- 10. 26 April 20102010-04-26
- 11. 3 May 20102010-05-03
- 12. 10 May 20102010-05-10
- 13. 17 May 20102010-05-17
- 14. 24 May 20102010-05-24
- 15. 31 May 20102010-05-31
- 16. 7 June 20102010-06-07
- 17. 14 June 20102010-06-21
- 18. 21 June 20102010-06-21
- 19. 28 June 20102010-06-28
- 20. 5 July 20102010-07-05
- 21. 26 July 20102010-07-26
- 22. 2 August 20102010-08-02
- 23. 9 August 20102010-08-09
- 24. 16 August 20102010-08-16
- 25. 23 August 20102010-08-23
- 26. 30 August 20102010-08-30
- 27. 6 September 20102010-09-06
- 28. 13 September 20102010-09-13
- 29. 21 September 20102010-09-21
- 30. 27 September 20102010-09-27
- 31. 3 October 20102010-10-03
- 32. 18 October 20102010-10-18
- 33. 25 October 20102010-10-25
- 34. 1 November 20102010-11-01
- 35. 8 November 20102010-11-08
- 36. 16 November 20102010-11-16
- 37. 22 November 20102010-11-22
- 38. 13 December 2010 - Best Of Special2010-12-13
Season 92011 · 11 ep
- 1. 7th February 20112011-02-07
- 2. 14th February 20112011-02-14
- 3. 21st February 20112011-02-21
- 4. 28th February 20112011-02-28
- 5. 7th March 20112011-03-07
- 6. 14th March 20112011-03-14
- 7. 21st March 20112011-03-21
- 8. 28th March 20112011-03-28
- 9. 11th April 20112011-04-11
- 10. 18th April 20112011-04-18
- 11. 9th May 20112011-05-09
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- Good News Week ended after Season 9.
- Is Good News Week renewed or cancelled?
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- Good News Week has aired 9 seasons so far.
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