| Logie Award for Most Popular Panel or Current Affairs Program | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | TV Week |
| First awarded | 1980 |
| Currently held by | Australian Story (2023) |
| Most awards | A Current Affair (11) |
| Website | tvweeklogieawards |
The Logie Award for Most Popular Panel or Current Affairs Program is an award which is presented at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It is given to recognise the popularity of an Australian news panel discussion or current affairs television show.
The award was first presented at the 22nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards held in 1980 as the Logie for Most Popular Public Affairs Program. It was eliminated as a category in 1999 but reintroduced in 2000, until it was eliminated again in 2013. For the 58th Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony held in 2016, the category was reintroduced as the Logie Award for Best News Panel or a Current Affairs Program and it was also awarded in 2017 before being eliminated in 2018. It returned in 2019 as the Logie Award for Most Popular Panel or Current Affairs Program. It changed to Most Popular Current Affairs Program in 2023.
Winners and nominees
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Indicates the winning program |
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees as Most Popular Public Affairs Program.
| Year | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 60 Minutes‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1981 | 60 Minutes‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1982 | 60 Minutes‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1983 | 60 Minutes‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1984 | 60 Minutes‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1985 | 60 Minutes‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1986 | 60 Minutes‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1987 | 60 Minutes‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1988 | 60 Minutes‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1989 | A Current Affair‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1990 | A Current Affair‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1991 | A Current Affair‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1992 | A Current Affair‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1993 | A Current Affair‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1994 | Real Life‡ | Seven Network | |
| 1995 | A Current Affair‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1996 | A Current Affair‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1997 | A Current Affair‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1998 | A Current Affair‡ | Nine Network | |
| 2000 | A Current Affair‡ | Nine Network | |
| 60 Minutes | Nine Network | ||
| The 7.30 Report | ABC TV | ||
| Today Tonight | Seven Network | ||
| 2001 | A Current Affair‡ | Seven Network | |
| 60 Minutes | Nine Network | ||
| Today | Nine Network | ||
| Today Tonight | Seven Network | ||
| 2002 | Today Tonight ‡ | Seven Network | |
| A Current Affair | Nine Network | ||
| Australian Story | ABC TV | ||
| 60 Minutes | Nine Network | ||
| Today | Nine Network |
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees for the Logie for Best News Panel or a Current Affairs Program.
| Year | Program | Network | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Network Ten | ||
| 60 Minutes | Nine Network | ||
| Q&A | ABC | ||
| Sunrise | Seven Network | ||
| Today | Nine Network | ||
| 2017 | The Project‡ | Network Ten | |
| Four Corners | ABC | ||
| 60 Minutes | Nine Network | ||
| Sunrise | Seven Network | ||
| Today | Nine Network | ||
| 2019 | The Project‡ | Network Ten | |
| 7.30 | ABC | ||
| 60 Minutes | Nine Network | ||
| A Current Affair | Nine Network | ||
| Australian Story | ABC | ||
| Four Corners | ABC | ||
| 2022 | The Project‡ | Network Ten | |
| 7.30 | ABC | ||
| Australian Story | ABC | ||
| A Current Affair | Nine Network | ||
| Four Corners | ABC | ||
| The Front Bar | Seven Network |
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees for the Logie for Most Popular Current Affairs Program.
| Year | Program | Network | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Australian Story | ABC | |
| 60 Minutes | Nine Network | ||
| 7.30 | ABC | ||
| A Current Affair | Nine Network | ||
| Foreign Correspondent | ABC | ||
| Four Corners | ABC |
References
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- Knox, David (4 November 2015). "Logies announce new categories, voting to open shortly". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- Knox, David (5 March 2018). "Voting opens for 2018 Logie Awards". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- Knox, David (18 February 2019). "Logies introduce new Reality category". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "1978–1981 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- "1982–1985 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- "1986–1989 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "1990–1993 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "1994–1997 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "1996 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "1997 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "1998 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "2000 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "2001 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "2002 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- Knox, David (9 May 2016). "2016 Logie Awards: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- Knox, David (23 April 2017). "TV Week Logie Awards 2017: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- Knox, David (19 June 2022). "Logie Awards 2022: Winners". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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