Claire Hooper's House of Games

ABC TV's 6:30 pm slot, preceding the news, was occupied by current affairs discussion The Drum until its cancellation at the end of 2023. The slot was then used for repeats of Hard Quiz. Contestants for the first week were Peter Helliar, Zan Rowe, Geraldine Hickey and Bob Murphy. ==Format==

Four celebrities compete against each other on a variety of general knowledge games, for five episodes broadcast over weekdays. The prizes are objects of low value featuring Hooper's silhouette, such as a fondue set or maracas. The winner over the entire week wins a trophy. ==Contestants==

Weekly winners in bold. • Week 1 (21–25 April): Zan Rowe, Geraldine Hickey, Bob Murphy, Peter Helliar • Week 2 (28 April–2 May): Jenny Tian, Gyton Grantley, Bianca Chatfield, Nazeem Hussain • Week 3 (5–9 May): Alex Lee, Eddie Perfect, Emily Seebohm, Dave Thornton • Week 4 (12–16 May): Gillian Cosgriff, Jessie Stephens, Costa Georgiadis, Rhys Nicholson • Week 5 (19–23 May): Benjamin Law, Courtney Act, Abbey Gelmi, Anthony Lehmann • Week 6 (26–30 May): Nina Oyama, Marc Fennell, Julie Goodwin, Charlie Pickering • Week 7 (2–6 June): Sammy J, Zoë Coombs Marr, Damien Fleming, Myf Warhurst • Week 8 (9–13 June): Dave O'Neil, Nath Valvo, Pia Miranda, Matt Okine • Week 9 (16–20 June): Tom Ballard, Emma Holland, Khanh Ong, Lawrence Mooney • Week 10 (23–27 June): Dilruk Jayasinha, Lucy Durack, Jamie Durie, Lizzy Hoo ==Reception==

Debi Enker of The Sydney Morning Herald called the series "an uncomfortably static, studio-based game show in which the host and the players try hard to look like they’re having fun". Anthony Morris of Screen Hub Australia praised the variety of games on the show and said that Hooper was "assured and likeable", matching the low-stakes atmosphere of the series. ==References==