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About The Back Side of Television

The Back Side of Television is a comedy TV series that premiered on Fox8 on November 15, 2021. It has 3 seasons and 14 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 3 Episode 5 "Soap Conspiracy!", aired on July 14, 2025.

Mitch McTaggart goes on a comedic journey through some of the most ridiculous moments on Australian television.

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Episodes

14 episodes · 3 seasons

Season 1

2021 · 3 episodes · Last episode: 4 years ago

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  1. E3

    3. Can't Reach The Hospital TV Remote

    Finale

    Mitch examines one of the most infamous Australian examples of the 24-hour news cycle taking TV news reporting too far, and wonders if anyone actually learned any of the all-too-obvious lessons from the exercise. He also turns a baleful eye towards the stereotypical complaints boomers express about everything wrong with today's world.

  2. E2

    2. Excellent Question Elizabeth

    Join Mitch McTaggart on a hilarious journey through Australian television. Mitch looks at conspiracy theories and how they've evolved on TV, the "whiteness" of Australian drama, and the constant plagiarism of ideas between television networks.

  3. E1

    1. 100% Nothing Down The Well

    Join Mitch McTaggart on a hilarious journey through Australian TV. True Crime, Psychics, Australian Idol and more!

Season 2

2023 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 3 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Channel 10 Heist!

  2. E5

    5. Game Show Scam!

  3. E4

    4. Classification War!

  4. E3

    3. Bad News!

  5. E2

    2. Play School Mafia!

  6. E1

    1. Anzac Fatigue!

Season 3

2025 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 1 year ago

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  1. E5

    5. Soap Conspiracy!

    Mitch recalls one of the best worst TV specials that ever existed – the biggest creative gamble for nostalgia, nudity, and audience sanity. Plus, why did all the TV networks end up on trial when they refused to run a news story? A grubby conspiracy of money, incompetence and soap.

  2. E4

    4. Man vs Man!

    Mitch looks at a long forgotten programming battle of 1994 – how a dating show with a pool almost changed the TV landscape forever. Plus, the 0055 premium number grift, and the surprisingly violent consequences to home VCRs in the early 80s.

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    3. PR Apocalypse!

    Factual television goes under the microscope, and Mitch reveals how the sausage is really made. Plus, when television PR absolutely backfired in 1992.

  4. The Back Side of Television S3 E2 still E2

    2. Cop Propaganda!

    Mitch takes on cops! A fun look at some of the ways Australian television has been exploited by law enforcement.

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    1. Trapped Under Something!

    Mitch roadtests a tasteless theory from a TV executive. Plus, some love for a forgotten horror classic, and TV’s nuclear bomb panic of the 1980s.

Cast & crew

  • Tony Martin

    Tony Martin

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The most recent episode of The Back Side of Television, Season 3 Episode 5 "Soap Conspiracy!", aired on July 14, 2025.

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The Back Side of Television has 3 seasons with 14 episodes in total.

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