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The Killing Season (Australian TV series)

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The Killing Season is a 2015 Australian television three-part documentary series which analyses the events of the RuddGillard government of 2007–2013, a turbulent period of Australian political history. Journalist Sarah Ferguson interviewed the Australian Labor Party decision-makers and strategists who engaged in internal conflict that brought down a government which had successfully countered the 2007–2008 financial crisis.[1]

Ratings

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Episode Original air date Overnight viewers Nightly rank Consolidated viewers Adjusted rank Ref
1 Part One 9 June 2015 986,000 #5 1,179,000 #2 [2][3]
2 Part Two 16 June 2015 968,000 #7 1,130,000 #3 [4][5]
3 Part Three 23 June 2015 979,000 #6 1,121,000 #5 [6][7]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack accompanying the opening titles and credits is the version of Schubert's Piano Trio No. 2 used in Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film Barry Lyndon.[8]

Awards

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See also

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  • Labor in Power, as series on the first decade of the preceding Labor government from 1983 to 1996
  • The Howard Years, a series on the preceding Coalition government from 1997 to 2007
  • Nemesis, covering the Coalition government from 2013 to 2022

References

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  1. ^ The Killing Season at ABC TV
  2. ^ "Tuesday 9 June 2015". TV Tonight.
  3. ^ "Timeshifted: Tuesday 9 June 2015". TV Tonight.
  4. ^ "Tuesday 16 June 2015". TV Tonight.
  5. ^ "Timeshifted: Tuesday 16 June 2015". TV Tonight.
  6. ^ "Tuesday 23 June 2015". TV Tonight.
  7. ^ "Timeshifted: Tuesday 23 June 2015". TV Tonight.
  8. ^ Holmes, Jonathan (17 June 2015). "The Killing Season is one of finest TV documentaries made in Australia". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  9. ^ "'The Killing Season' by Sarah Ferguson Wins Logie for Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report | Books+Publishing".
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