The concept of
Gogglebox Australia is based on the 2013 British reality show
Gogglebox, in which people watch and comment on the week's popular television shows and films in their own homes. Producers chose ten households, featuring "a cross-section of modern Australian society, from larrikins to gays, from migrant families to battlers, yuppies and empty-nesters", to discuss the shows. Van Es read a sample of the script without viewing the footage, which she described as "a little bit tricky", and she was told to give a largely neutral delivery. which premiered on STV on 30 September 2015, and on FTA on 1 October 2015. On 21 September 2015, the series was renewed for a third season; which premiered on STV on 6 April 2016, and on FTA on 7 April 2016. On 8 February 2016, it was announced a fourth season had been commissioned; which premiered on STV on 24 August 2016, and on FTA on 25 August 2016. On 4 November 2016, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on 15 February 2017. The series was later renewed for a sixth season, which premiered on 4 October 2017. In November 2017, Foxtel announced that the series was renewed for two further seasons to air in 2018, with each season to increase from eight to 10 episodes. The ninth season premiered on 6 February 2019. The twelfth season premiered on 26 August 2020 and the thirteenth season on 17 February 2021. The fourteenth season premiered on 8 September 2021. In October 2021, Foxtel announced a celebrity one off special of
Gogglebox would feature in 2022. On 3 February 2022,
Hamish and
Zoë Foster Blake were confirmed as the first two cast members of the special. On 11 February, the full cast was announced. On 25 February 2022,
Dylan Alcott and
Andy Allen,
Tim Campbell and
Anthony Callea joined the special. In March 2022, it was announced there would be more Celebrity specials in the future. In September 2023, it was announced that a second
Celebrity Gogglebox special had been commissioned to air in the week following the eighteenth series' finale, on 25 October on Lifestyle and on 26 October 2023 on Network 10. On 15 October 2023, the celebrities participating in the second special were announced. On 25 July 2022, it was announced cast member Di Kershaw had died after a short illness. In November 2024, Foxtel announced it would end its association with the show, with
Network 10 airing the program exclusively from 2025. In July 2025, it was announced that former cast member Emmie Silbery has passed away, aged 96, following a battle with dementia. ==Cast==