The Checkout(TV show/series, 2013-2018)

Name: The Checkout
Genre: Comedy, Documentary
Released: 2013

30min per episode | Genres: Comedy, Documentary

Documentation in 6 seasons with 80 episodes

Rating: 1.7/5 (with 2 votes)

The Checkout is an Australian consumer affairs television series. The show's first series of 10 episodes premiered on 21 March 2013 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television station ABC TV. A second series consisting of 16 episodes commenced airing on 20 February 2014. On 9 April 2015, a third series consisting of 12 episodes began airing. The series was renewed for a fourth series, which began airing on 7 April 2016 consisting of 12 episodes. The series returned for a fifth series, airing twelve episodes between 6 April 2017 and 29 June 2017. The Checkout, with a new look, logo, opening theme and art, still retaining original cast and segments, returned for a sixth season on 30 January 2018. In July 2018, the series was cancelled, with the ABC's head of non-scripted production citing "budget cuts and the relatively high cost of making the show" as the reason for its cancellation. ()

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About The Checkout

A satirical consumer affairs series which takes a no-holds-barred, irreverent and entertaining approach to explaining and exposing the ways that all of us are being ripped off. The Checkout is consumer affairs TV for the twenty first century offering a revolutionary new wonder diet of information and entertainment that’s clinically proven and 26% fat free.

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Trailer for The Checkout + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Checkout | Starts Thursday 21 March, 8pm on ABC1(Trailer, 0:41)

The Checkout Seasons and Episodes

01/30/2018Series 6 - 12 episodes

Australia's leading - and only - satirical consumer affairs show returns with a new look and new segments as well as stories addressing all manner of consumer issues that affect your life and help save you money.

#1 | 01/30/2018Episode 1

The Checkout team reveal what's really in your daily bread; Kirsten Drysdale untangles the truth about thread count when it comes to bed sheets; Julian Morrow shows why Voltaren Osteo Gel is more slimy than the regular gel.

#2 | 02/06/2018Episode 2

Alex Lee cuts through the mumbo jumbo of buying a new TV, Zoe Norton Lodge gets the buzz on Manuka Honey, and Kirsten Drysdale puts Jetstar and Omo detergent through the ringer in FU Tube.

#3 | 02/13/2018Episode 3

Craig Reucassel avoids peak use to save on electricity bills, Alex Lee turns into a wine wanker and Zoe Norton Lodge tries to put her mum in a nursing home.

#4 | 02/20/2018Episode 4

Home wasn't built in a day; Craig Reucassel finds out how to engage a builder, Zoe Norton Lodge on what to reject when you're expecting morning sickness and in FUTube, Scott Abbot puts Aldi's Special Buys under the microscope.

#5 | 02/27/2018Episode 5

Scott Abbot discovers how crafty most craft beers are, Ben Jenkins shows you how to manage your passwords and in FU Tube, Julian Morrow wrecks the relationship between Apple and RSVP.

#6 | 03/06/2018Episode 6

Scott Abbot with some super news about life insurance, Ben Jenkins runs a battery of tests and in FU Tube, Craig Reucassel on the massive airbag recall which seems full of hot air.

#7 | 03/13/2018Episode 7

Kirsten Drysdale gets the taste for MSG, Craig Reucassel swaps out his light globes to save some cash, Zoe Norton Lodge on what supplements to reject when you're expecting and in FU Tube the ongoing headache from a Jawbone return.

#8 | 03/20/2018Episode 8

Kirsten Drysdale channels Jerry Springer to investigate an online travel agent, Ben Jenkins and Alex Lee give apple cider vinegar the acid test and in FU Tube, Julian Morrow finds out when cancellation fees in mobile plans can be challenged.

#9 | 03/27/2018Episode 9

Alex Lee rubs mineral makeup the wrong way, Zoe Norton Lodge on What to Reject When You're Expecting; Pain Management and In FUtube Julian Morrow frees a customer from Freedom Furniture.

#10 | 04/03/2018Episode 10

Kirsten Drysdale flexes her muscles over protein marketing, Scott Abbot wears too much lycra as a midlife cyclist and in FUtube, Ben Jenkins discovers Samsung's mobile windscreen mount doesn't suck.

#11 | 04/10/2018Episode 11

Craig Reucassel shines a light on solar power, Zoe Norton Lodge on What to Reject When You're Expecting; Breastfeeding and Europcar takes Alex Lee for a ride.

#12 | 04/17/2018Episode 12

Alex Lee joins the waiting list for childcare, Mark Sutton loses sleep trying to buy a mattress and in FUTube, Julian Morrow questions international transaction fees for online shopping.

04/06/2017Series 5 - 14 episodes