Gruen
Show Info
- Status
- Continuing
- Show Type
- Scripted
- First Aired
- 28th May 2008
- Runtime
- 40 minutes
- Network
- ABC (AU)
- Air Time
- 20:30:00 GMT+10 -DST
- Air Day
- Wednesday
- Rating
- TV-PG
Overview
Gruen is about advertising, how it works, and how it works on us. It decodes and defuses the commercial messages that swirl through our lives, with the help of a panel of ad industry experts. It's the show that tracks advertising almost as closely as advertising tracks you!
Episode List:
Season 16
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15th May 2024 | Episode 1 |
Season 15
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 16th Aug 2023 | Worst Ads | |
| 8 | 9th Aug 2023 | Solo & Air | |
| 7 | 2nd Aug 2023 | Scammers & Telcos | |
| 6 | 26th Jul 2023 | Energy & Insurance | |
| 5 | 19th Jul 2023 | Beds & Women's World Cup | |
| 4 | 12th Jul 2023 | Barbie & Employment | |
| 3 | 5th Jul 2023 | Supermarket Profits & Toilet Paper | |
| 2 | 28th Jun 2023 | Sports Betting Companies & Spectacles | |
| 1 | 21st Jun 2023 | American Pickup Trucks & Vaping |
Season 14
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 27th Jul 2022 | Spills, Thrills, Brand Shills & Bunnings | |
| 7 | 20th Jul 2022 | Real Estate & Football World Cup | |
| 6 | 13th Jul 2022 | Cruises & Meal Kits | |
| 5 | 6th Jul 2022 | The ABC & Hygiene | |
| 4 | 29th Jun 2022 | Pet Food & Bad Reviews | |
| 3 | 22nd Jun 2022 | Undies & Hardware Stores | |
| 2 | 15th Jun 2022 | Servos & Violence Against Women | |
| 1 | 8th Jun 2022 | Military Recruitment & Sex Toys |
Season 13
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 15th Dec 2021 | The Good, the Bad and the Really Bad | |
| 9 | 8th Dec 2021 | Selling Summer & Cosmetic Surgery | |
| 8 | 1st Dec 2021 | Christmas & Novelty Flavours | |
| 7 | 24th Nov 2021 | Lego & Salmon | |
| 6 | 17th Nov 2021 | Buy Now, Pay Later & Sunglasses | |
| 5 | 10th Nov 2021 | BTS & Bottled Water | |
| 4 | 3rd Nov 2021 | Electric Cars & John Lewis | |
| 3 | 27th Oct 2021 | Online Gambling & Fresh Breath | |
| 2 | 20th Oct 2021 | Online Delivery & Breakfast | |
| 1 | 13th Oct 2021 | Vaccine Rollout & Balenciaga |
Season 12
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 16th Dec 2020 | Hindsight is 2020 | |
| 9 | 9th Dec 2020 | Fitness & Racism | |
| 8 | 2nd Dec 2020 | The Christmas Spirit & Big Tech | |
| 7 | 25th Nov 2020 | Kmart & Gaming | |
| 6 | 18th Nov 2020 | Chooks & 5G Conspiracies | |
| 5 | 11th Nov 2020 | Selling Beer & LOOK UP | |
| 4 | 4th Nov 2020 | Tourism Australia & Big Mac/Big Jack | |
| 3 | 28th Oct 2020 | Bunnings Warehouse & RM Williams | |
| 2 | 21st Oct 2020 | Soap & Bushfires | |
| 1 | 14th Oct 2020 | Coronavirus Messaging & TikTok |
Season 11
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 27th Nov 2019 | Alcohol Marketing & AfterPay | |
| 9 | 20th Nov 2019 | Streaming Wars & Australia Post | |
| 8 | 13th Nov 2019 | Food Delivery & The Heart Foundation | |
| 7 | 6th Nov 2019 | Greenwashing & #philausophy | |
| 6 | 30th Oct 2019 | State Tourism & Spring Racing | |
| 5 | 23rd Oct 2019 | Milk & INEOS | |
| 4 | 16th Oct 2019 | Influencers & Mental Health | |
| 3 | 9th Oct 2019 | Department Stores & Big Vitamin | |
| 2 | 2nd Oct 2019 | Banking Royal Commission & KFC | |
| 1 | 25th Sep 2019 | Supermarket Collectables & Google's New Campaign |
Season 10
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4th Jul 2018 | Supermarket Bag Ban & Unpacking ASMR | |
| 9 | 27th Jun 2018 | Confectionery Marketing & EOFY Sales | |
| 8 | 20th Jun 2018 | Food Delivery Services & Bowel Cancer Awareness | |
| 7 | 13th Jun 2018 | Hair Loss & Online Shopping Wars | |
| 6 | 6th Jun 2018 | Health Insurance & IKEA | |
| 5 | 30th May 2018 | Mattresses & Animal Rights | |
| 4 | 23rd May 2018 | DNA Testing & Gossip Magazines | |
| 3 | 16th May 2018 | Pharmacies & David Warner | |
| 2 | 9th May 2018 | Brand Zuckerberg & Selling Australia | |
| 1 | 2nd May 2018 | Big Banks & Coke No Sugar |
Season 9
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 15th Nov 2017 | Taylor Swift & Headaches | |
| 9 | 8th Nov 2017 | A.I. & Streets | |
| 8 | 1st Nov 2017 | Wine & Piracy | |
| 7 | 25th Oct 2017 | Equal Pay & Hillsong Church | |
| 6 | 18th Oct 2017 | Amazon & McHappy Day | |
| 5 | 11th Oct 2017 | Eggs & BHP | |
| 4 | 4th Oct 2017 | ATM Fees & Shopkins | |
| 3 | 27th Sep 2017 | Same-Sex Postal Vote & Racism | |
| 2 | 20th Sep 2017 | Online Dating & Apple Watch | |
| 1 | 13th Sep 2017 | NBN & Hipsters |
Season 8
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 5th Oct 2016 | Lamb & Banks | |
| 9 | 28th Sep 2016 | Fruit & Feminine Hygiene | |
| 8 | 21st Sep 2016 | Plebiscite & Samsung | |
| 7 | 14th Sep 2016 | Funerals & Men's Fragrance | |
| 6 | 7th Sep 2016 | Sugar & Awareness Campaigns | |
| 5 | 31st Aug 2016 | Dadvertising & Paralympics Campaign | |
| 4 | 24th Aug 2016 | Superannuation & FitnessFirst | |
| 3 | 17th Aug 2016 | Census Fail & Organ Donation | |
| 2 | 10th Aug 2016 | Olympic Sponsorship | |
| 1 | 3rd Aug 2016 | Coffee & Telstra |
Season 7
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11th Nov 2015 | Christmas Advertising | |
| 9 | 4th Nov 2015 | Movie Merchandising | |
| 8 | 28th Oct 2015 | Competitive Advertising | |
| 7 | 21st Oct 2015 | Toilet Paper | |
| 6 | 14th Oct 2015 | Anti-Advertising & Domestic Violence | |
| 5 | 7th Oct 2015 | Footy Finals | |
| 4 | 30th Sep 2015 | The Pope | |
| 3 | 23rd Sep 2015 | Aldi | |
| 2 | 16th Sep 2015 | Uber | |
| 1 | 9th Sep 2015 | Pet Food |
Season 6
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 30th Oct 2013 | Same Sex Marriage - Anti-Ads - Bikie Gangs | |
| 7 | 23rd Oct 2013 | Beer - Tea - Bangladesh Clothing | |
| 6 | 16th Oct 2013 | Coca-Cola - ASIO - Jamie Oliver | |
| 5 | 9th Oct 2013 | Prince Harry - Chickens - Female Insecurity | |
| 4 | 2nd Oct 2013 | Candid Camera - YouTube - Cricket - Barossa | |
| 3 | 25th Sep 2013 | AFL vs NRL - Boat People - Defence Forces | |
| 2 | 18th Sep 2013 | Apple - Online Shopping - Dumb Ways to Die | |
| 1 | 11th Sep 2013 | One Direction - Prince George - PR Moves |
Season 5
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 24th Oct 2012 | Red Bull & Felix Baumgartner | |
| 9 | 17th Oct 2012 | Newspapers | |
| 8 | 10th Oct 2012 | The Church of Scientology | |
| 7 | 3rd Oct 2012 | Alan Jones | |
| 6 | 26th Sep 2012 | The iPhone 5 | |
| 5 | 19th Sep 2012 | People Smuggling | |
| 4 | 12th Sep 2012 | IheartRine... | |
| 3 | 5th Sep 2012 | Lance Armstrong | |
| 2 | 29th Aug 2012 | Doug Pitt | |
| 1 | 22nd Aug 2012 | Crown Casino |
Season 4
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 16th Nov 2011 | Golf, Cancel Xmas, Religions | |
| 15 | 9th Nov 2011 | Mining, Pokies in Public Places, Kim Kardashian | |
| 14 | 2nd Nov 2011 | Qantas, Kevin Rudd, Occupy Wall St | |
| 13 | 26th Oct 2011 | Spring Racing Carnival, Betting, Hungry Jacks | |
| 12 | 19th Oct 2011 | Royal Family, Kwantas, Vodafone and Egypt | |
| 11 | 12th Oct 2011 | Death Threats, Tasmanian Off Shore Processing, Apple Inc | |
| 10 | 5th Oct 2011 | Crisis Control, Rupert Murdoch, Pinktober | |
| 9 | 28th Sep 2011 | At Home With Julia, Footballers as People, Patriotism | |
| 8 | 21st Sep 2011 | Sports Betting, Politician Payrises, Digital Product Placement | |
| 7 | 14th Sep 2011 | Hair Products, Privatize the ABC, Gaming (Advo Gaming) | |
| 6 | 7th Sep 2011 | Billboards, Banning Religion and Social Media | |
| 5 | 31st Aug 2011 | Snack Bars, Facebook and KFC | |
| 4 | 24th Aug 2011 | Condoms, Swearing and Neural Mapping | |
| 3 | 17th Aug 2011 | Animal Rights, Bottled Air and Pillows | |
| 2 | 10th Aug 2011 | Banks, Legal Drinking and Skittles Rainbow | |
| 1 | 3rd Aug 2011 | Supermarkets, Melbourne Vs Sydney and Carbon Tax |
Season 3
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 29th Sep 2010 | Airlines | |
| 11 | 22nd Sep 2010 | Infomercials | |
| 10 | 15th Sep 2010 | Insurance | |
| 9 | 8th Sep 2010 | Religion | |
| 8 | 1st Sep 2010 | Razors | |
| 7 | 25th Aug 2010 | Creamy Creamy Milk | |
| 6 | 21st Jul 2010 | Non-drinking | |
| 5 | 14th Jul 2010 | 3D Television | |
| 4 | 7th Jul 2010 | Deodorant | |
| 3 | 30th Jun 2010 | MasterChef | |
| 2 | 23rd Jun 2010 | The World Cup | |
| 1 | 16th Jun 2010 | Cleaning Products |
Season 2
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 20th May 2009 | Burgers | |
| 9 | 13th May 2009 | Red Meat | |
| 8 | 6th May 2009 | Yourself | |
| 7 | 29th Apr 2009 | Smoking | |
| 6 | 22nd Apr 2009 | Cereal | |
| 5 | 15th Apr 2009 | Diets | |
| 4 | 8th Apr 2009 | Petrol | |
| 3 | 1st Apr 2009 | Water | |
| 2 | 25th Mar 2009 | Dental Care | |
| 1 | 18th Mar 2009 | Australia |
Season 1
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 30th Jul 2008 | Cannes | |
| 9 | 23rd Jul 2008 | Skincare | |
| 8 | 16th Jul 2008 | Telcos | |
| 7 | 9th Jul 2008 | Road Safety | |
| 6 | 2nd Jul 2008 | Feminine Hygiene | |
| 5 | 25th Jun 2008 | 4WD | |
| 4 | 18th Jun 2008 | Chocolate | |
| 3 | 11th Jun 2008 | Banks | |
| 2 | 4th Jun 2008 | Undies | |
| 1 | 28th May 2008 | Beer |
Specials
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 18th May 2022 | Gruen Nation (2022) - Episode 2 | |
| 15 | 11th May 2022 | Gruen Nation (2022) - Episode 1 | |
| 12 | 4th Sep 2013 | Gruen Nation (2013) - Episode 4 | |
| 11 | 28th Aug 2013 | Gruen Nation (2013) - Episode 3 | |
| 10 | 21st Aug 2013 | Gruen Nation (2013) - Episode 2 | |
| 9 | 14th Aug 2013 | Gruen Nation (2013) - Episode 1 | |
| 8 | 15th Aug 2012 | Gruen Sweat (2012) - Episode 4 | |
| 7 | 8th Aug 2012 | Gruen Sweat (2012) - Episode 3 | |
| 6 | 1st Aug 2012 | Gruen Sweat (2012) - Episode 2 | |
| 5 | 25th Jul 2012 | Gruen Sweat (2012) - Episode 1 | |
| 4 | 18th Aug 2010 | Gruen Nation (2010) - Episode 4 | |
| 3 | 11th Aug 2010 | Gruen Nation (2010) - Episode 3 | |
| 2 | 4th Aug 2010 | Gruen Nation (2010) - Episode 2 | |
| 1 | 28th Jul 2010 | Gruen Nation (2010) - Episode 1 |
Stars
Wil Anderson
Host
Host
Todd Sampson
Panelist
Panelist
Russel Howcroft
Panelist
Panelist