Monster House (Australian TV series)
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Monster House was an Australia
n reality/comedy television series broadcast on the Nine Network
. Debuting on 12 February 2008, the program was hosted by Bernard Curry
, brother of Stephen and Andrew Curry.
The show centred around the Webb family, played by actors Rebel Wilson
, Celia Ireland
, Travis Cotton
, Jody Kennedy
, Julie Herbert and Glenn Butcher, who act as a fictional family in a house purpose-built with hidden cameras to capture their performances and those of the unsuspecting guests who get brought into the family's "web".
The show debuted with an unimpressive 793,000 viewers tuning in. It was pulled from schedules after its second episode, and axed by the network the following day. Nine had commissioned ten unaired episodes of the show, which were filmed in December 2007 and January 2008.
Nine stated it would air the remaining episodes later in the year, and did so as counter-programming during the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n reality/comedy television series broadcast on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
. Debuting on 12 February 2008, the program was hosted by Bernard Curry
Bernard Curry
Bernard Curry is a Sydney-based Australian actor, best known for his role in soap operas Neighbours and Home and Away.-Career:...
, brother of Stephen and Andrew Curry.
The show centred around the Webb family, played by actors Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson is an Australian actress, writer, and stand-up comedienne, known for her roles in the television series Pizza and Bogan Pride and the film Bridesmaids.-Early and personal life:...
, Celia Ireland
Celia Ireland
Celia Ireland is an Australian actress.-Biography:Ireland is best known for her work as Regina Butcher on All Saints, an Australian hospital drama...
, Travis Cotton
Travis Cotton
Travis Cotton is an award winning Australian actor and playwright. He studied acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.-Film & Television Credits:* The Jesters - Tony Coggan...
, Jody Kennedy
Jody Kennedy
Jody Kennedy ia an Australian actress. Along with an extensive list of theatre credits, including with the Bell Shakespeare Company, she is most notably known for appearing in the television drama headLand, as smart university student Maddie McKinnon...
, Julie Herbert and Glenn Butcher, who act as a fictional family in a house purpose-built with hidden cameras to capture their performances and those of the unsuspecting guests who get brought into the family's "web".
The show debuted with an unimpressive 793,000 viewers tuning in. It was pulled from schedules after its second episode, and axed by the network the following day. Nine had commissioned ten unaired episodes of the show, which were filmed in December 2007 and January 2008.
Nine stated it would air the remaining episodes later in the year, and did so as counter-programming during the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
.