| Spicks and Specks | |
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| Presented by | Adam Hills |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Barry Gibb |
| Opening theme | "Spicks and Specks" |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 330 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (2005-2014; 2024) 60 minutes (2018-2020) 50 minutes (2021-2022) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Release | 2 February 2005 – 23 November 2011 4 November 2018 – present |
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Spicks and Specks is an Australian music-themed comedic television quiz show in which the host, Adam Hills, asks two teams, of three people each, varying music-themed questions in different games. Team leaders are Myf Warhurst and Alan Brough. Members of each team vary from episode to episode; one per team generally comes from the world of music and the other from comedy. Scores are kept, but the prize for the winners is simply personal satisfaction. Many games are named after, or otherwise reference, well known song titles.
The series originally aired on what was then ABC1 at 8:30pm on Wednesday nights, with the show repeated on Thursdays on what was then ABC2 at 8pm. The previous year's season was repeated every Friday at 2:30pm on ABC1.
After the show's end in 2011, and an unsuccessful 2014 relaunch featuring new hosts, a 2018 reunion special with the original hosts aired, the success of which ensured several more themed specials, and an eventual revival of the show.[1][2]
- ^ Wilson, Zanda (19 August 2019). "'Spicks and Specks' gets another run after high-rating 2018 reunion". The Music Network. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Ward, Sarah (9 May 2024). "The ABC's New Season of 'Spicks and Specks' Will Get You Putting Hands on Buzzers From June". Concrete Playground. Retrieved 10 June 2024.