Air Ways (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Air Ways is an Australian factual television
series broadcast on the Seven Network
, narrated by Corinne Grant
and produced by Lyndal Marks, the executive producer in charge of Border Security. It began screening in July 2009 and was filmed in airports including Melbourne, Coolangatta, Rockhampton
, Mackay
, Adelaide
, Launceston
, Hobart
and Alice Springs.
Air Ways follows the day-to-day operations of budget Australian airline Tiger Airways Australia
. It has a similar premise to the successful UK factual television series Airline.
Air Ways returned for a second series on Sunday, 7 February 2010.
Air Ways was ranked 7th in the top 15 shows for the week ending 25 July 2009 and 13th for the week ending 1 August 2009.
Season 2 of Air Ways also had a strong debut in a new Sunday evening time slot, ending up being the fourth most popular show of the night. The show continued to improve, moving to the number one position for several weeks running. Note that the final episode was in fact a repeat of a season one episode, perhaps explaining the sudden ratings slip.
Factual television
Factual television is a genre of non-fiction television programming that documents actual events and people. These type of programs are also described as documentary, observational documentary, fly on the wall, docudrama, and reality television...
series broadcast on the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
, narrated by Corinne Grant
Corinne Grant
Corinne Grant is an Australian comedian and television presenter.-Career:After briefly studying as a nurse in Wodonga, she embarked upon a career as an actor in Melbourne, obtaining a degree in drama. After graduating, Grant started doing stand-up comedy to overcome her stage-fright. Her first...
and produced by Lyndal Marks, the executive producer in charge of Border Security. It began screening in July 2009 and was filmed in airports including Melbourne, Coolangatta, Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland
Rockhampton is a city and local government area in Queensland, Australia. The city lies on the Fitzroy River, approximately from the river mouth, and some north of the state capital, Brisbane....
, Mackay
Mackay, Queensland
Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....
, Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, Launceston
Launceston Airport
Launceston Airport is a regional airport on the outskirts of Launceston, Tasmania. The airport is located in the rural area of Western Junction from Launceston city centre...
, Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
and Alice Springs.
Air Ways follows the day-to-day operations of budget Australian airline Tiger Airways Australia
Tiger Airways Australia
Tiger Airways Australia Pty Ltd, operating as Tiger Airways Australia, is a low cost airline which commenced services in the Australian domestic airline market on 23 November 2007. It is a subsidiary of Tiger Airways Holdings, a Singapore-based company, which is owned partially by Singapore Airlines...
. It has a similar premise to the successful UK factual television series Airline.
Air Ways returned for a second series on Sunday, 7 February 2010.
Ratings
Air Ways had a strong debut, attracting an audience of 1.216 million for its first episode. Subsequent episodes have been watched by over 1.3 million viewers a week. On 25 August 2009 it was the second most popular show of the day.Air Ways was ranked 7th in the top 15 shows for the week ending 25 July 2009 and 13th for the week ending 1 August 2009.
| Episode No. | Airdate | Ratings (in millions) | Nightly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 July 2009 | 1.216 | 7th |
| 2 | 21 July 2009 | 1.549 | 4th |
| 3 | 28 July 2009 | 1.412 | 6th |
| 4 | 4 August 2009 | 1.379 | 6th |
| 5 | 11 August 2009 | 1.334 | 7th |
| 6 | 18 August 2009 | 1.306 | 7th |
| 7 | 25 August 2009 | 1.443 | 2nd |
| 8 | 1 September 2009 | 1.310 | 6th |
Season 2 of Air Ways also had a strong debut in a new Sunday evening time slot, ending up being the fourth most popular show of the night. The show continued to improve, moving to the number one position for several weeks running. Note that the final episode was in fact a repeat of a season one episode, perhaps explaining the sudden ratings slip.
| Episode No. | Airdate | Ratings (in millions) | Nightly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 February 2010 | 1.327 | 4th |
| 10 | 14 February 2010 | 1.351 | 3rd |
| 11 | 21 February 2010 | 1.267 | 3rd |
| 12 | 28 February 2010 | 1.342 | 2nd |
| 13 | 7 March 2010 | 1.432 | 2nd |
| 14 | 14 March 2010 | 1.488 | 1st |
| 15 | 21 March 2010 | 1.467 | 1st |
| 16 | 28 March 2010 | 1.097 | 7th |
Reviews
TV Tonight, and Australian television blog, rated Airways three stars out of five, saying that this format "makes for tasty voyeurism" and that "it will be very entertaining to those who eat up this genre".External links
- Official site – Yahoo!7