Media Watch (1989–present)

TV ShowOn airABC27 seasons, 1030 episodes
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Media Watch highlights

Plot

Media Watch is Australia's leading forum for media analysis and comment.Conflicts of interest, bank backflips, deceit, misrepresentation, manipulation, plagiarism, abuse of power, technical lies and straight out fraud: Media Watch has built an unrivalled record of exposing media shenanigans since it first went to air in 1989.The media provides the information we need to make decisions about our lives, but how reliable are the media reports that shape our views of the world?Media Watch turns the spotlight onto those who literally 'make the news': the reporters, editors, sub-editors, producers, camera operators, sound recordists and photographers who claim to deliver the world to our doorsteps, radios, computers and living rooms. We also keep an eye on those who try to manipulate the media: the PR consultants, spin-doctors, lobbyists and "news makers" who set the agenda.

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Episodes by season

Season198931Episodes1989Aired—Season avg
  1. S1989E01Episode 1May 8, 1989—
  2. S1989E02Episode 2May 15, 1989—
  3. S1989E03Episode 3May 22, 1989—
  4. S1989E04Episode 4May 29, 1989—
  5. S1989E05Episode 5June 5, 1989—
  6. S1989E06Episode 6June 12, 1989—
  7. S1989E07Episode 7June 19, 1989—
  8. S1989E08Episode 8June 26, 1989—
  9. S1989E09Episode 9July 3, 1989—
  10. S1989E10Episode 10July 10, 1989—
  11. S1989E11Episode 11July 17, 1989—
  12. S1989E12Episode 12July 24, 1989—
  13. S1989E13Episode 13July 31, 1989—
  14. S1989E14Episode 14August 7, 1989—
  15. S1989E15Episode 15August 14, 1989—
  16. S1989E16Episode 15August 21, 1989—
  17. S1989E17Episode 17August 28, 1989—
  18. S1989E18Episode 18September 4, 1989—
  19. S1989E19Episode 19September 11, 1989—
  20. S1989E20Episode 20September 18, 1989—
  21. S1989E21Episode 21September 25, 1989—
  22. S1989E22Episode 22October 2, 1989—
  23. S1989E23Episode 23October 9, 1989—
  24. S1989E24Episode 24October 16, 1989—
  25. S1989E25Episode 25October 23, 1989—
  26. S1989E26Episode 26October 30, 1989—
  27. S1989E27Episode 27November 6, 1989—
  28. S1989E28Episode 28November 13, 1989—
  29. S1989E29Episode 29November 20, 1989—
  30. S1989E30Episode 30November 27, 1989—
  31. S1989E31Episode 31December 4, 1989—

Season 1989 ranked & reviewed

Season199032Episodes1990Aired—Season avg
  1. S1990E01Episode 32February 12, 1990—
  2. S1990E02Episode 33February 19, 1990—
  3. S1990E03Episode 34February 26, 1990—
  4. S1990E04Episode 35March 5, 1990—
  5. S1990E05Episode 36March 12, 1990—
  6. S1990E06Episode 37March 19, 1990—
  7. S1990E07Episode 38March 26, 1990—
  8. S1990E08Episode 39April 1, 1990—
  9. S1990E09Episode 40April 9, 1990—
  10. S1990E10Episode 41April 23, 1990—
  11. S1990E11Episode 42April 30, 1990—
  12. S1990E12Episode 43May 7, 1990—
  13. S1990E13Episode 44May 14, 1990—
  14. S1990E14Episode 45May 21, 1990—
  15. S1990E15Episode 46May 28, 1990—
  16. S1990E16Episode 47June 4, 1990—
  17. S1990E17Episode 48June 11, 1990—
  18. S1990E18Episode 49June 18, 1990—
  19. S1990E19Episode 50June 25, 1990—
  20. S1990E20Episode 51August 20, 1990—
  21. S1990E21Episode 52August 27, 1990—
  22. S1990E22Episode 53September 3, 1990—
  23. S1990E23Episode 54September 10, 1990—
  24. S1990E24Episode 55September 17, 1990—
  25. S1990E25Episode 56September 24, 1990—
  26. S1990E26Episode 57October 1, 1990—
  27. S1990E27Episode 58October 8, 1990—
  28. S1990E28Episode 59October 15, 1990—
  29. S1990E29Episode 60October 22, 1990—
  30. S1990E30Episode 61October 29, 1990—
  31. S1990E31Episode 62November 5, 1990—
  32. S1990E32Episode 63November 12, 1990—

Season 1990 ranked & reviewed

Season199131Episodes1991Aired—Season avg
  1. S1991E01Episode 64February 11, 1991—
  2. S1991E02Episode 65February 18, 1991—
  3. S1991E03Episode 66February 25, 1991—
  4. S1991E04Episode 67March 4, 1991—
  5. S1991E05Episode 68March 11, 1991—
  6. S1991E06Episode 69March 18, 1991—
  7. S1991E07Episode 70March 25, 1991—
  8. S1991E08Episode 71April 1, 1991—
  9. S1991E09Episode 72April 8, 1991—
  10. S1991E10Episode 73April 15, 1991—
  11. S1991E11Episode 74April 22, 1991—
  12. S1991E12Episode 75April 29, 1991—
  13. S1991E13Episode 76May 6, 1991—
  14. S1991E15Episode 77July 22, 1991—
  15. S1991E16Episode 78July 29, 1991—
  16. S1991E17Episode 79August 5, 1991—
  17. S1991E18Episode 80August 12, 1991—
  18. S1991E19Episode 81August 19, 1991—
  19. S1991E20Episode 82August 26, 1991—
  20. S1991E21Episode 83September 2, 1991—
  21. S1991E22Episode 84September 9, 1991—
  22. S1991E23Episode 85September 16, 1991—
  23. S1991E24Episode 86September 23, 1991—
  24. S1991E25Episode 87September 30, 1991—
  25. S1991E26Episode 88October 7, 1991—
  26. S1991E27Episode 89October 14, 1991—
  27. S1991E28Episode 90October 21, 1991—
  28. S1991E29Episode 91October 28, 1991—
  29. S1991E30Episode 92November 4, 1991—
  30. S1991E31Episode 93November 11, 1991—
  31. S1991E32Episode 94November 18, 1991—

Season 1991 ranked & reviewed

Season199231Episodes1992Aired—Season avg
  1. S1992E01Episode 95February 10, 1992—
  2. S1992E02Episode 96February 17, 1992—
  3. S1992E03Episode 97February 24, 1992—
  4. S1992E04Episode 98March 2, 1992—
  5. S1992E05Episode 99March 9, 1992—
  6. S1992E06Episode 100March 16, 1992—
  7. S1992E07Episode 101March 23, 1992—
  8. S1992E08Episode 102March 30, 1992—
  9. S1992E09Episode 103April 6, 1992—
  10. S1992E10Episode 104April 13, 1992—
  11. S1992E11Episode 105April 20, 1992—
  12. S1992E12Episode 106April 27, 1992—
  13. S1992E13Episode 107May 4, 1992—
  14. S1992E14Episode 108May 11, 1992—
  15. S1992E15Episode 109May 18, 1992—
  16. S1992E16Episode 110May 25, 1992—
  17. S1992E17Episode 111June 1, 1992—
  18. S1992E18Episode 112June 8, 1992—
  19. S1992E19Episode 113June 15, 1992—
  20. S1992E20Episode 114June 22, 1992—
  21. S1992E21Episode 115June 29, 1992—
  22. S1992E22Episode 116July 6, 1992—
  23. S1992E23Episode 117August 10, 1992—
  24. S1992E24Episode 118August 17, 1992—
  25. S1992E25Episode 119August 24, 1992—
  26. S1992E26Episode 120October 5, 1992—
  27. S1992E27Episode 121October 12, 1992—
  28. S1992E28Episode 122October 19, 1992—
  29. S1992E29Episode 123October 26, 1992—
  30. S1992E30Episode 124November 2, 1992—
  31. S1992E31Episode 125November 9, 1992—

Season 1992 ranked & reviewed

Season199331Episodes1993Aired—Season avg
  1. S1993E01Episode 126February 8, 1993—
  2. S1993E02Episode 127February 15, 1993—
  3. S1993E03Episode 128February 22, 1993—
  4. S1993E04Episode 129March 1, 1993—
  5. S1993E05Episode 130March 8, 1993—
  6. S1993E06Episode 131March 15, 1993—
  7. S1993E07Episode 132March 22, 1993—
  8. S1993E08Episode 133March 29, 1993—
  9. S1993E09Episode 134April 5, 1993—
  10. S1993E10Episode 135April 12, 1993—
  11. S1993E11Episode 136April 19, 1993—
  12. S1993E12Episode 137April 26, 1993—
  13. S1993E13Episode 138May 3, 1993—
  14. S1993E14Episode 139May 10, 1993—
  15. S1993E15Episode 140May 17, 1993—
  16. S1993E16Episode 141May 24, 1993—
  17. S1993E17Episode 142May 31, 1993—
  18. S1993E18Episode 143August 16, 1993—
  19. S1993E19Episode 144August 23, 1993—
  20. S1993E20Episode 145August 30, 1993—
  21. S1993E21Episode 146September 6, 1993—
  22. S1993E22Episode 147September 13, 1993—
  23. S1993E23Episode 148September 20, 1993—
  24. S1993E24Episode 149September 27, 1993—
  25. S1993E25Episode 150October 4, 1993—
  26. S1993E26Episode 151October 11, 1993—
  27. S1993E27Episode 152October 18, 1993—
  28. S1993E28Episode 153October 25, 1993—
  29. S1993E29Episode 154November 1, 1993—
  30. S1993E30Episode 155November 8, 1993—
  31. S1993E31Episode 156November 15, 1993—

Season 1993 ranked & reviewed

Season199437Episodes1994Aired—Season avg
  1. S1994E01Episode 157February 14, 1994—
  2. S1994E02Episode 158February 21, 1994—
  3. S1994E03Episode 159February 28, 1994—
  4. S1994E04Episode 160March 7, 1994—
  5. S1994E05Episode 161March 14, 1994—
  6. S1994E06Episode 162March 21, 1994—
  7. S1994E07Episode 163March 28, 1994—
  8. S1994E08Episode 164April 4, 1994—
  9. S1994E09Episode 165April 11, 1994—
  10. S1994E10Episode 166April 18, 1994—
  11. S1994E11Episode 167April 25, 1994—
  12. S1994E12Episode 168May 2, 1994—
  13. S1994E13Episode 169May 9, 1994—
  14. S1994E14Episode 170May 16, 1994—
  15. S1994E15Episode 171May 23, 1994—
  16. S1994E16Episode 172May 30, 1994—
  17. S1994E17Episode 173June 6, 1994—
  18. S1994E18Episode 174June 13, 1994—
  19. S1994E19Episode 175June 20, 1994—
  20. S1994E20Episode 176June 27, 1994—
  21. S1994E21Episode 177July 4, 1994—
  22. S1994E22Episode 178July 11, 1994—
  23. S1994E23Episode 179July 18, 1994—
  24. S1994E24Episode 180July 25, 1994—
  25. S1994E25Episode 181August 1, 1994—
  26. S1994E26Episode 182August 15, 1994—
  27. S1994E27Episode 183August 22, 1994—
  28. S1994E28Episode 184August 29, 1994—
  29. S1994E29Episode 185September 5, 1994—
  30. S1994E30Episode 186September 12, 1994—
  31. S1994E31Episode 187September 19, 1994—
  32. S1994E32Episode 188September 26, 1994—
  33. S1994E33Episode 189October 3, 1994—
  34. S1994E34Episode 190October 10, 1994—
  35. S1994E35Episode 191October 17, 1994—
  36. S1994E36Episode 192October 24, 1994—
  37. S1994E37Episode 193October 31, 1994—

Season 1994 ranked & reviewed

Season19991Episodes1999Aired—Season avg
  1. S1999E01Episode 1August 11, 1999—

Season 1999 ranked & reviewed

Season200737Episodes2007Aired—Season avg
  1. S2007E01Episode 1February 26, 2007—
  2. S2007E02Episode 2March 5, 2007—
  3. S2007E03Episode 3March 12, 2007—
  4. S2007E04Episode 4March 19, 2007—
  5. S2007E05Episode 5March 26, 2007—
  6. S2007E06Episode 6April 2, 2007—
  7. S2007E07Episode 7April 9, 2007—
  8. S2007E08Episode 8April 16, 2007—
  9. S2007E09Episode 9April 23, 2007—
  10. S2007E10Episode 10April 30, 2007—
  11. S2007E11Episode 11May 7, 2007—
  12. S2007E12Episode 12May 14, 2007—
  13. S2007E13Episode 13May 28, 2007—
  14. S2007E14Episode 14June 4, 2007—
  15. S2007E15Episode 15June 11, 2007—
  16. S2007E16Episode 16June 18, 2007—
  17. S2007E17Episode 17June 25, 2007—
  18. S2007E18Episode 18July 2, 2007—
  19. S2007E19Episode 19July 9, 2007—
  20. S2007E20Episode 20July 16, 2007—
  21. S2007E21Episode 21July 23, 2007—
  22. S2007E22Episode 22July 30, 2007—
  23. S2007E23Episode 23August 6, 2007—
  24. S2007E24Episode 24August 13, 2007—
  25. S2007E25Episode 25August 20, 2007—
  26. S2007E26Episode 26August 27, 2007—
  27. S2007E27Episode 27September 3, 2007—
  28. S2007E28Episode 28September 10, 2007—
  29. S2007E29Episode 29September 17, 2007—
  30. S2007E30Episode 30September 24, 2007—
  31. S2007E31Episode 31October 1, 2007—
  32. S2007E32Episode 32October 8, 2007—
  33. S2007E33Episode 33October 15, 2007—
  34. S2007E34Episode 34October 22, 2007—
  35. S2007E35Episode 35October 29, 2007—
  36. S2007E36Episode 36November 5, 2007—
  37. S2007E37Episode 37November 12, 2007—

Season 2007 ranked & reviewed

Season200839Episodes2008Aired—Season avg
  1. S2008E01Episode 1February 18, 2008—
  2. S2008E02Episode 2February 25, 2008—
  3. S2008E03Episode 3March 3, 2008—
  4. S2008E04Episode 4March 10, 2008—
  5. S2008E05Episode 5March 17, 2008—
  6. S2008E06Episode 6March 24, 2008—
  7. S2008E07Episode 7March 31, 2008—
  8. S2008E08Episode 8April 7, 2008—
  9. S2008E09Episode 9April 14, 2008—
  10. S2008E10Episode 10April 21, 2008—
  11. S2008E11Episode 11April 28, 2008—
  12. S2008E12Episode 12May 5, 2008—
  13. S2008E13Episode 13May 12, 2008—
  14. S2008E14Episode 14May 19, 2008—
  15. S2008E15Episode 15May 26, 2008—
  16. S2008E16Episode 16June 2, 2008—
  17. S2008E17Episode 17June 9, 2008—
  18. S2008E18Episode 18June 16, 2008—
  19. S2008E19Episode 19June 23, 2008—
  20. S2008E20Episode 20June 30, 2008—
  21. S2008E21Episode 21July 7, 2008—
  22. S2008E22Episode 22July 14, 2008—
  23. S2008E23Episode 23July 21, 2008—
  24. S2008E24Episode 24July 28, 2008—
  25. S2008E25Episode 25August 4, 2008—
  26. S2008E26Episode 26August 11, 2008—
  27. S2008E27Episode 27August 18, 2008—
  28. S2008E28Episode 28August 25, 2008—
  29. S2008E29Episode 29September 1, 2008—
  30. S2008E30Episode 30September 8, 2008—
  31. S2008E31Episode 31September 15, 2008—
  32. S2008E32Episode 32September 22, 2008—
  33. S2008E33Episode 33September 29, 2008—
  34. S2008E34Episode 34October 6, 2008—
  35. S2008E35Episode 35October 13, 2008—
  36. S2008E36Episode 36October 20, 2008—
  37. S2008E37Episode 37October 27, 2008—
  38. S2008E38Episode 38November 3, 2008—
  39. S2008E39Episode 39November 10, 2008—

Season 2008 ranked & reviewed

Season200940Episodes2009Aired—Season avg
  1. S2009E01Episode 1February 9, 2009—
  2. S2009E02Episode 2February 16, 2009—
  3. S2009E03Episode 3February 23, 2009—
  4. S2009E04Episode 4March 2, 2009—
  5. S2009E05Episode 5March 9, 2009—
  6. S2009E06Episode 6March 16, 2009—
  7. S2009E07Episode 7March 23, 2009—
  8. S2009E08Episode 8March 30, 2009—
  9. S2009E09Episode 9April 6, 2009—
  10. S2009E10Episode 10April 13, 2009—
  11. S2009E11Episode 11April 20, 2009—
  12. S2009E12Episode 12April 27, 2009—
  13. S2009E13Episode 13May 4, 2009—
  14. S2009E14Episode 14May 11, 2009—
  15. S2009E15Episode 15May 18, 2009—
  16. S2009E16Episode 16May 25, 2009—
  17. S2009E17Episode 17June 1, 2009—
  18. S2009E18Episode 18June 8, 2009—
  19. S2009E19Episode 19June 15, 2009—
  20. S2009E20Episode 20June 22, 2009—
  21. S2009E21Episode 21June 29, 2009—
  22. S2009E22Episode 22July 6, 2009—
  23. S2009E23Episode 23July 13, 2009—
  24. S2009E24Episode 24July 20, 2009—
  25. S2009E25Episode 25July 27, 2009—
  26. S2009E26Episode 26August 3, 2009—
  27. S2009E27Episode 27August 10, 2009—
  28. S2009E28Episode 28August 17, 2009—
  29. S2009E29Episode 29August 24, 2009—
  30. S2009E30Episode 30August 31, 2009—
  31. S2009E31Episode 31September 7, 2009—
  32. S2009E32Episode 32September 14, 2009—
  33. S2009E33Episode 33September 21, 2009—
  34. S2009E34Episode 34September 28, 2009—
  35. S2009E35Episode 35October 5, 2009—
  36. S2009E36Episode 36October 12, 2009—
  37. S2009E37Episode 37October 19, 2009—
  38. S2009E38Episode 38October 26, 2009—
  39. S2009E39Episode 39November 2, 2009—
  40. S2009E40Episode 40November 9, 2009—

Season 2009 ranked & reviewed

Season201040Episodes2010Aired—Season avg
  1. S2010E01Episode 1February 8, 2010—
  2. S2010E02Episode 2February 15, 2010—
  3. S2010E03Episode 3February 22, 2010—
  4. S2010E04Episode 4March 1, 2010—
  5. S2010E05Episode 5March 8, 2010—
  6. S2010E06Episode 6March 15, 2010—
  7. S2010E07Episode 7March 22, 2010—
  8. S2010E08Episode 8March 29, 2010—
  9. S2010E09Episode 9April 5, 2010—
  10. S2010E10Episode 10April 12, 2010—
  11. S2010E11Episode 11April 19, 2010—
  12. S2010E12Episode 12April 26, 2010—
  13. S2010E13Episode 13May 3, 2010—
  14. S2010E14Episode 14May 10, 2010—
  15. S2010E15Episode 15May 17, 2010—
  16. S2010E16Episode 16May 24, 2010—
  17. S2010E17Episode 17May 31, 2010—
  18. S2010E18Episode 18June 7, 2010—
  19. S2010E19Episode 19June 14, 2010—
  20. S2010E20Episode 20June 21, 2010—
  21. S2010E21Episode 21June 28, 2010—
  22. S2010E22Episode 22July 5, 2010—
  23. S2010E23Episode 23July 12, 2010—
  24. S2010E24Episode 24July 19, 2010—
  25. S2010E25Episode 25July 26, 2010—
  26. S2010E26Episode 26August 2, 2010—
  27. S2010E27Episode 27August 9, 2010—
  28. S2010E28Episode 28August 16, 2010—
  29. S2010E29Episode 29August 23, 2010—
  30. S2010E30Episode 30August 30, 2010—
  31. S2010E31Episode 31September 6, 2010—
  32. S2010E32Episode 32September 13, 2010—
  33. S2010E33Episode 33September 20, 2010—
  34. S2010E34Episode 34September 27, 2010—
  35. S2010E35Episode 35October 4, 2010—
  36. S2010E36Episode 36October 11, 2010—
  37. S2010E37Episode 37October 18, 2010—
  38. S2010E38Episode 38October 25, 2010—
  39. S2010E39Episode 39November 1, 2010—
  40. S2010E40Episode 40November 8, 2010—

Season 2010 ranked & reviewed

Season201139Episodes2011Aired—Season avg
  1. S2011E01Episode 1February 6, 2011—Identity theft; A correction saved their bacon; Applying the common sense rule; Actions speak louder than words; Good journalism is never ri
  2. S2011E02Episode 2February 13, 2011—Media circus over a non-story; Public vs Private: Channel 7 not guilty; Much Ado About Nothing; A Serious Mistake
  3. S2011E03Episode 3February 20, 2011—Graphic errors; 2UE's new mission statement
  4. S2011E04Episode 4February 27, 2011—Adding insult to injury; Foot in the hospital door journalism; Playing the media
  5. S2011E05Episode 5March 6, 2011—The Asylum Sneakers that weren't; Lawsie fails his eye test; Read it and weep; Spider bait
  6. S2011E06Episode 6March 13, 2011—Discontinuous News; A well-tried gimmick; Nice Drive, if you can get it; It's WIN WIN for WIN
  7. S2011E07Episode 7March 20, 2011—No-one's listening; Balancing a hot debate
  8. S2011E0828 March 2011March 28, 2011—
  9. S2011E094 April 2011April 4, 2011—
  10. S2011E1011 April 2011April 11, 2011—
  11. S2011E1125 April 2011April 25, 2011—
  12. S2011E122 May 2011May 2, 2011—
  13. S2011E139 May 2011May 9, 2011—
  14. S2011E1416 May 2011May 16, 2011—
  15. S2011E1523 May 2011May 23, 2011—
  16. S2011E1630 May 2011May 30, 2011—
  17. S2011E176 June 2011June 6, 2011—
  18. S2011E1813 June 2011June 13, 2011—
  19. S2011E1920 June 2011June 20, 2011—
  20. S2011E2027 June 2011June 27, 2011—
  21. S2011E214 July 2011July 4, 2011—
  22. S2011E2211 July 2011July 11, 2011—
  23. S2011E2318 July 2011July 18, 2011—
  24. S2011E2425 July 2011July 25, 2011—
  25. S2011E251 August 2011August 1, 2011—
  26. S2011E268 August 2011August 8, 2011—
  27. S2011E2715 August 2011August 15, 2011—
  28. S2011E2822 August 2011August 22, 2011—
  29. S2011E2929 August 2011August 29, 2011—
  30. S2011E305 September 2011September 5, 2011—
  31. S2011E3112 September 2011September 12, 2011—
  32. S2011E3219 September 2011September 19, 2011—
  33. S2011E3326 September 2011September 26, 2011—
  34. S2011E343 October 2011October 3, 2011—
  35. S2011E3510 October 2011October 10, 2011—
  36. S2011E3617 October 2011October 17, 2011—
  37. S2011E3724 October 2011October 24, 2011—
  38. S2011E3831 October 2011October 31, 2011—
  39. S2011E397 November 2011November 7, 2011—

Season 2011 ranked & reviewed

Season201242Episodes2012Aired—Season avg
  1. S2012E01Episode 01February 6, 2012—
  2. S2012E02Episode 02February 13, 2012—
  3. S2012E03Episode 03February 20, 2012—
  4. S2012E04Episode 04February 27, 2012—
  5. S2012E05Episode 05March 5, 2012—
  6. S2012E06Episode 06March 12, 2012—
  7. S2012E07Episode 07March 19, 2012—
  8. S2012E08Episode 08March 26, 2012—
  9. S2012E09Episode 09April 2, 2012—
  10. S2012E10Episode 10April 9, 2012—
  11. S2012E11Episode 11April 16, 2012—
  12. S2012E12Episode 12April 23, 2012—
  13. S2012E13Episode 13April 30, 2012—
  14. S2012E14Episode 14May 7, 2012—
  15. S2012E15Episode 15May 14, 2012—
  16. S2012E16Episode 16May 21, 2012—
  17. S2012E17Episode 17May 28, 2012—
  18. S2012E18Episode 18June 4, 2012—
  19. S2012E19Episode 19June 11, 2012—
  20. S2012E20Episode 20June 18, 2012—
  21. S2012E21Episode 21June 25, 2012—
  22. S2012E22Episode 22July 2, 2012—
  23. S2012E23Episode 23July 9, 2012—
  24. S2012E24Episode 24July 16, 2012—
  25. S2012E25Episode 25July 23, 2012—
  26. S2012E26Episode 26July 30, 2012—
  27. S2012E27Episode 27August 6, 2012—
  28. S2012E28Episode 28August 13, 2012—
  29. S2012E29Episode 29August 20, 2012—
  30. S2012E30Episode 30August 27, 2012—
  31. S2012E31Episode 31September 3, 2012—
  32. S2012E32Episode 32September 10, 2012—
  33. S2012E33Episode 33September 17, 2012—
  34. S2012E34Episode 34September 24, 2012—
  35. S2012E35Episode 35October 1, 2012—
  36. S2012E36Episode 36October 8, 2012—
  37. S2012E37Episode 37October 15, 2012—
  38. S2012E38Episode 38October 22, 2012—
  39. S2012E39Episode 39October 29, 2012—
  40. S2012E40Episode 40November 5, 2012—
  41. S2012E41Episode 41November 19, 2012—
  42. S2012E42Episode 42November 26, 2012—

Season 2012 ranked & reviewed

Season201343Episodes2013Aired—Season avg
  1. S2013E012013-02-04February 4, 2013—
  2. S2013E022013-02-11February 11, 2013—
  3. S2013E032013-02-18February 18, 2013—
  4. S2013E042013-02-25February 25, 2013—
  5. S2013E052013-03-04March 4, 2013—
  6. S2013E062013-03-11March 11, 2013—
  7. S2013E072013-03-18March 18, 2013—
  8. S2013E082013-03-25March 25, 2013—
  9. S2013E092013-04-01April 1, 2013—
  10. S2013E102013-04-08April 8, 2013—
  11. S2013E112013-04-15April 15, 2013—
  12. S2013E122013-04-22April 22, 2013—
  13. S2013E132013-04-29April 29, 2013—
  14. S2013E142013-05-06May 6, 2013—
  15. S2013E152013-05-13May 13, 2013—
  16. S2013E162013-05-20May 20, 2013—
  17. S2013E172013-05-27May 27, 2013—
  18. S2013E182013-06-03June 3, 2013—
  19. S2013E192013-06-10June 10, 2013—
  20. S2013E202013-06-17June 17, 2013—
  21. S2013E212013-06-24June 24, 2013—
  22. S2013E222013-07-01July 1, 2013—
  23. S2013E232013-07-08July 8, 2013—
  24. S2013E242013-07-15July 15, 2013—
  25. S2013E252013-07-22July 22, 2013—
  26. S2013E262013-07-29July 29, 2013—
  27. S2013E272013-08-05August 5, 2013—
  28. S2013E282013-08-12August 12, 2013—
  29. S2013E292013-08-19August 19, 2013—
  30. S2013E302013-08-26August 26, 2013—
  31. S2013E312013-09-02September 2, 2013—
  32. S2013E322013-09-09September 9, 2013—
  33. S2013E332013-09-16September 16, 2013—
  34. S2013E342013-09-23September 23, 2013—
  35. S2013E352013-09-30September 30, 2013—
  36. S2013E362013-10-07October 7, 2013—
  37. S2013E372013-10-14October 14, 2013—
  38. S2013E382013-10-21October 21, 2013—
  39. S2013E392013-10-28October 28, 2013—
  40. S2013E402013-11-04November 4, 2013—
  41. S2013E412013-11-11November 11, 2013—
  42. S2013E422013-11-18November 18, 2013—
  43. S2013E432013-11-25November 25, 2013—

Season 2013 ranked & reviewed

Season201443Episodes2014Aired—Season avg
  1. S2014E012014-02-03February 3, 2014—
  2. S2014E022014-02-10February 10, 2014—
  3. S2014E032014-02-17February 17, 2014—
  4. S2014E042014-02-24February 24, 2014—
  5. S2014E052014-03-03March 3, 2014—
  6. S2014E062014-03-10March 10, 2014—
  7. S2014E072014-03-17March 17, 2014—
  8. S2014E082014-03-24March 24, 2014—
  9. S2014E092014-03-31March 31, 2014—
  10. S2014E102014-04-07April 7, 2014—
  11. S2014E112014-04-14April 14, 2014—
  12. S2014E122014-04-21April 21, 2014—
  13. S2014E132014-04-28April 28, 2014—
  14. S2014E142014-05-05May 5, 2014—
  15. S2014E152014-05-12May 12, 2014—
  16. S2014E162014-05-19May 19, 2014—
  17. S2014E172014-05-26May 26, 2014—
  18. S2014E182014-06-02June 2, 2014—
  19. S2014E192014-06-09June 9, 2014—
  20. S2014E202014-06-16June 16, 2014—
  21. S2014E212014-06-23June 23, 2014—
  22. S2014E222014-06-30June 30, 2014—
  23. S2014E232014-07-07July 7, 2014—
  24. S2014E242014-07-14July 14, 2014—
  25. S2014E252014-07-21July 21, 2014—
  26. S2014E262014-07-28July 28, 2014—
  27. S2014E272014-08-04August 4, 2014—
  28. S2014E282014-08-11August 11, 2014—
  29. S2014E292014-08-18August 18, 2014—
  30. S2014E302014-08-25August 25, 2014—
  31. S2014E312014-09-01September 1, 2014—
  32. S2014E322014-09-08September 8, 2014—
  33. S2014E332014-09-15September 15, 2014—
  34. S2014E342014-09-22September 22, 2014—
  35. S2014E352014-09-29September 29, 2014—
  36. S2014E362014-10-06October 6, 2014—
  37. S2014E372014-10-13October 13, 2014—
  38. S2014E382014-10-20October 20, 2014—
  39. S2014E392014-10-27October 27, 2014—
  40. S2014E402014-11-03November 3, 2014—
  41. S2014E412014-11-10November 10, 2014—
  42. S2014E422014-11-17November 17, 2014—
  43. S2014E432014-11-24November 24, 2014—

Season 2014 ranked & reviewed

Season201544Episodes2015Aired—Season avg
  1. S2015E012015-02-02February 2, 2015—
  2. S2015E022015-02-09February 9, 2015—
  3. S2015E032015-02-16February 16, 2015—
  4. S2015E042015-02-23February 23, 2015—
  5. S2015E052015-03-02March 2, 2015—
  6. S2015E062015-03-09March 9, 2015—
  7. S2015E072015-03-16March 16, 2015—
  8. S2015E082015-03-23March 23, 2015—
  9. S2015E092015-03-30March 30, 2015—
  10. S2015E102015-04-06April 6, 2015—
  11. S2015E112015-04-13April 13, 2015—
  12. S2015E122015-04-20April 20, 2015—
  13. S2015E132015-04-27April 27, 2015—
  14. S2015E142015-05-04May 4, 2015—
  15. S2015E152015-05-11May 11, 2015—
  16. S2015E162015-05-18May 18, 2015—
  17. S2015E172015-05-25May 25, 2015—
  18. S2015E182015-06-01June 1, 2015—
  19. S2015E192015-06-08June 8, 2015—
  20. S2015E202015-06-15June 15, 2015—
  21. S2015E212015-06-22June 22, 2015—
  22. S2015E222015-06-29June 29, 2015—
  23. S2015E232015-07-06July 6, 2015—
  24. S2015E242015-07-13July 13, 2015—
  25. S2015E252015-07-20July 20, 2015—
  26. S2015E262015-07-27July 27, 2015—
  27. S2015E272015-08-03August 3, 2015—
  28. S2015E282015-08-10August 10, 2015—
  29. S2015E292015-08-17August 17, 2015—
  30. S2015E302015-08-24August 24, 2015—
  31. S2015E312015-08-31August 31, 2015—
  32. S2015E322015-09-07September 7, 2015—
  33. S2015E332015-09-14September 14, 2015—
  34. S2015E342015-09-21September 21, 2015—
  35. S2015E352015-09-28September 28, 2015—
  36. S2015E362015-10-05October 5, 2015—
  37. S2015E372015-10-12October 12, 2015—
  38. S2015E382015-10-19October 19, 2015—
  39. S2015E392015-10-26October 26, 2015—
  40. S2015E402015-11-02November 2, 2015—
  41. S2015E412015-11-09November 9, 2015—
  42. S2015E422015-11-16November 16, 2015—
  43. S2015E432015-11-23November 23, 2015—
  44. S2015E442015-11-30November 30, 2015—

Season 2015 ranked & reviewed

Season201643Episodes2016Aired—Season avg
  1. S2016E012016-02-01February 1, 2016—
  2. S2016E022016-02-08February 8, 2016—
  3. S2016E032016-02-15February 15, 2016—
  4. S2016E042016-02-22February 22, 2016—
  5. S2016E052016-02-29February 29, 2016—
  6. S2016E062016-03-07March 7, 2016—
  7. S2016E072016-03-14March 14, 2016—
  8. S2016E082016-03-21March 21, 2016—
  9. S2016E092016-03-28March 28, 2016—
  10. S2016E102016-04-04April 4, 2016—
  11. S2016E112016-04-11April 11, 2016—
  12. S2016E122016-04-18April 18, 2016—
  13. S2016E132016-04-25April 25, 2016—
  14. S2016E142016-05-02May 2, 2016—
  15. S2016E152016-05-09May 9, 2016—
  16. S2016E162016-05-16May 16, 2016—
  17. S2016E172016-05-23May 23, 2016—
  18. S2016E182016-05-30May 30, 2016—
  19. S2016E192016-06-06June 6, 2016—
  20. S2016E202016-06-13June 13, 2016—
  21. S2016E212016-06-20June 20, 2016—
  22. S2016E222016-06-27June 27, 2016—
  23. S2016E232016-07-04July 4, 2016—
  24. S2016E242016-07-11July 11, 2016—
  25. S2016E252016-07-18July 18, 2016—
  26. S2016E262016-07-25July 25, 2016—
  27. S2016E272016-08-01August 1, 2016—
  28. S2016E282016-08-08August 8, 2016—
  29. S2016E292016-08-15August 15, 2016—
  30. S2016E302016-08-22August 22, 2016—
  31. S2016E312016-08-29August 29, 2016—
  32. S2016E322016-09-05September 5, 2016—
  33. S2016E332016-09-12September 12, 2016—
  34. S2016E342016-09-19September 19, 2016—
  35. S2016E352016-09-26September 26, 2016—
  36. S2016E362016-10-03October 3, 2016—
  37. S2016E372016-10-10October 10, 2016—
  38. S2016E382016-10-17October 17, 2016—
  39. S2016E392016-10-24October 24, 2016—
  40. S2016E402016-10-31October 31, 2016—
  41. S2016E412016-11-07November 7, 2016—
  42. S2016E422016-11-14November 14, 2016—
  43. S2016E432016-11-21November 21, 2016—

Season 2016 ranked & reviewed

Season201744Episodes2017Aired—Season avg
  1. S2017E012017-02-06February 6, 2017—Australia's leading forum for media analysis and comment returns for 2017, presented by one of Australia's most respected journalists Paul B
  2. S2017E022017-02-13February 13, 2017—
  3. S2017E032017-02-20February 20, 2017—
  4. S2017E042017-02-27February 27, 2017—
  5. S2017E052017-03-06March 6, 2017—
  6. S2017E062017-03-13March 13, 2017—
  7. S2017E072017-03-20March 20, 2017—
  8. S2017E082017-03-27March 27, 2017—
  9. S2017E092017-04-03April 3, 2017—
  10. S2017E102017-04-10April 10, 2017—
  11. S2017E112017-04-24April 24, 2017—
  12. S2017E122017-05-01May 1, 2017—
  13. S2017E132017-05-08May 8, 2017—
  14. S2017E142017-05-15May 15, 2017—
  15. S2017E152017-05-22May 22, 2017—
  16. S2017E162017-05-29May 29, 2017—
  17. S2017E172017-06-05June 5, 2017—
  18. S2017E182017-06-12June 12, 2017—
  19. S2017E192017-06-19June 19, 2017—
  20. S2017E202017-06-26June 26, 2017—
  21. S2017E212017-07-03July 3, 2017—
  22. S2017E222017-07-10July 10, 2017—
  23. S2017E232017-07-17July 17, 2017—
  24. S2017E242017-07-24July 24, 2017—
  25. S2017E252017-07-31July 31, 2017—
  26. S2017E262017-08-07August 7, 2017—This week on Media Watch: Reporting on terror raids; Abbott speaks and media repeats; Goodbye to a veteran.
  27. S2017E272017-08-14August 14, 2017—
  28. S2017E282017-08-21August 21, 2017—
  29. S2017E292017-08-28August 28, 2017—
  30. S2017E302017-09-04September 4, 2017—
  31. S2017E312017-09-11September 11, 2017—
  32. S2017E322017-09-18September 18, 2017—
  33. S2017E332017-09-25September 25, 2017—
  34. S2017E342017-10-02October 2, 2017—
  35. S2017E352017-10-09October 9, 2017—
  36. S2017E362017-10-16October 16, 2017—
  37. S2017E372017-10-23October 23, 2017—
  38. S2017E382017-10-30October 30, 2017—
  39. S2017E392017-11-06November 6, 2017—
  40. S2017E402017-11-13November 13, 2017—
  41. S2017E412017-11-20November 20, 2017—
  42. S2017E422017-11-27November 27, 2017—
  43. S2017E432017-12-04December 4, 2017—
  44. S2017E442017-12-11December 11, 2017—

Season 2017 ranked & reviewed

Season201844Episodes2018Aired—Season avg
  1. S2018E01Episode 1February 5, 2018—Media Watch returns for a new year observing and providing fearless critique of the media. First up tonight: media companies oppose draft la
  2. S2018E02Episode 2February 12, 2018—Would you like facts with that?; The Barnaby affair; Cabinet leaks: from scoop to sorry.
  3. S2018E03Episode 3February 19, 2018—Turnbull sex ban; Taxing times at the ABC; The RSPCA and public accountability; Back from the future.
  4. S2018E04Episode 4February 26, 2018—
  5. S2018E05Episode 5March 5, 2018—ABC rallies the troops; Nick Cater's hypocrisy; Mass shootings covered LIVE; More ads masquerading as news.
  6. S2018E06Episode 6March 12, 2018—
  7. S2018E07Episode 7March 19, 2018—A Sunrise to forget; Labor's Tax Storm; Fake Sydney property story exposes media; Daily Mail's African gang obsession; Old footage used in T
  8. S2018E08Episode 8March 26, 2018—
  9. S2018E09Episode 9April 9, 2018—
  10. S2018E10Episode 10April 16, 2018—
  11. S2018E11Episode 11April 23, 2018—
  12. S2018E12Episode 12April 30, 2018—
  13. S2018E13Episode 13May 7, 2018—
  14. S2018E14Episode 14May 14, 2018—
  15. S2018E15Episode 15May 21, 2018—
  16. S2018E16Episode 16May 28, 2018—
  17. S2018E17Episode 17June 4, 2018—
  18. S2018E18Episode 18June 11, 2018—
  19. S2018E19Episode 19June 18, 2018—
  20. S2018E20Episode 20June 25, 2018—
  21. S2018E21Episode 21July 2, 2018—
  22. S2018E22Episode 22July 9, 2018—
  23. S2018E23Episode 23July 16, 2018—
  24. S2018E24Episode 24July 23, 2018—
  25. S2018E25Episode 25July 30, 2018—
  26. S2018E26Episode 26August 6, 2018—
  27. S2018E27Episode 27August 13, 2018—
  28. S2018E28Episode 28August 20, 2018—
  29. S2018E29Episode 29August 27, 2018—
  30. S2018E30Episode 30September 3, 2018—
  31. S2018E31Episode 31September 10, 2018—
  32. S2018E32Episode 32September 17, 2018—
  33. S2018E33Episode 33September 24, 2018—
  34. S2018E34Episode 34October 1, 2018—
  35. S2018E35Episode 35October 8, 2018—
  36. S2018E36Episode 36October 15, 2018—
  37. S2018E37Episode 37October 22, 2018—
  38. S2018E38Episode 38October 29, 2018—
  39. S2018E39Episode 39November 5, 2018—
  40. S2018E40Episode 40November 12, 2018—
  41. S2018E41Episode 41November 19, 2018—
  42. S2018E42Episode 42November 26, 2018—
  43. S2018E43Episode 43December 3, 2018—
  44. S2018E44Episode 44December 10, 2018—Final for 2018

Season 2018 ranked & reviewed

Season201943Episodes2019Aired—Season avg
  1. S2019E01Episode 1February 4, 2019—
  2. S2019E02Episode 2February 11, 2019—
  3. S2019E03Episode 3February 18, 2019—
  4. S2019E04Episode 4February 25, 2019—
  5. S2019E05Episode 5March 4, 2019—
  6. S2019E06Episode 6March 11, 2019—
  7. S2019E07Episode 7March 18, 2019—
  8. S2019E08Episode 8March 25, 2019—
  9. S2019E09Episode 9April 1, 2019—
  10. S2019E10Episode 10April 8, 2019—
  11. S2019E11Episode 11April 15, 2019—
  12. S2019E12Episode 12April 29, 2019—
  13. S2019E13Episode 13May 6, 2019—
  14. S2019E14Episode 14May 13, 2019—
  15. S2019E15Episode 15May 20, 2019—
  16. S2019E16Episode 16May 27, 2019—
  17. S2019E17Episode 17June 3, 2019—
  18. S2019E18Episode 18June 10, 2019—
  19. S2019E19Episode 19June 17, 2019—
  20. S2019E20Episode 20June 24, 2019—
  21. S2019E21Episode 21July 1, 2019—
  22. S2019E22Episode 22July 8, 2019—
  23. S2019E23Episode 23July 15, 2019—
  24. S2019E24Episode 24July 22, 2019—
  25. S2019E25Episode 25July 29, 2019—
  26. S2019E26Episode 26August 5, 2019—
  27. S2019E27Episode 27August 12, 2019—
  28. S2019E28Episode 28August 19, 2019—
  29. S2019E29Episode 29August 26, 2019—
  30. S2019E30Episode 30September 2, 2019—
  31. S2019E31Episode 31September 9, 2019—
  32. S2019E32Episode 32September 16, 2019—
  33. S2019E33Episode 33September 23, 2019—
  34. S2019E34Episode 34September 30, 2019—
  35. S2019E35Episode 35October 7, 2019—
  36. S2019E36Episode 36October 14, 2019—
  37. S2019E37Episode 37October 21, 2019—
  38. S2019E38Episode 38October 28, 2019—
  39. S2019E39Episode 39November 4, 2019—
  40. S2019E40Episode 40November 11, 2019—
  41. S2019E41Episode 41November 25, 2019—
  42. S2019E42Episode 42December 2, 2019—
  43. S2019E43Episode 43December 9, 2019—

Season 2019 ranked & reviewed

Season202044Episodes2020Aired—Season avg
  1. S2020E01Media Watch S2020E01Episode 1February 3, 2020—Media Watch returns for a new season in 2020. In a special episode Denial and deflection, Paul Barry examines how News Corp's star commentat
  2. S2020E02Media Watch S2020E02Episode 2February 10, 2020—Coronavirus fake news; Media trust; NW mag unchecked; Taylor whodunnit unsolved. Presented by Paul Barry.
  3. S2020E03Media Watch S2020E03Episode 3February 17, 2020—Coronavirus panic; Super yacht dud; Nine loves Costco; ABC raids found lawful. Presented by Paul Barry.
  4. S2020E04Media Watch S2020E04Episode 4February 24, 2020—Sorry Bolt; ABC exclusive dropped; Fake farming crisis; Media tricked. Presented by Paul Barry.
  5. S2020E05Media Watch S2020E05Episode 5March 2, 2020—Viral panic; Bettina Arndt condemned; IPA v ABC; Today's red faces.
  6. S2020E06Media Watch S2020E06Episode 6March 9, 2020—Toilet paper panic; Vale AAP; Trolls exposed; Climate myth busting. Presented by Paul Barry.
  7. S2020E07Media Watch S2020E07Episode 7March 16, 2020—Paul Barry looks at the leading media issues of the week including COVID-19 hits the media, tabloid tactics, and Grimshaw gossip.
  8. S2020E08Media Watch S2020E08Episode 8March 23, 2020—Australia shutdown: Fake news, conspiracy theories, calls to stay calm. How can the media help contain the deadly spread?
  9. S2020E09Media Watch S2020E09Episode 9March 30, 2020—Paul Barry examines some of the media issues of the week including social distancing shaming, media corona casualties and corona cliche.
  10. S2020E10Episode 10April 6, 2020—Paul Barry examines some of the media issues of the week including lockdown lifting, the media is hurting, plus sports and entertainment rew
  11. S2020E11Media Watch S2020E11Episode 11April 20, 2020—The ABC has been condemned for leading a witch hunt against George Pell. So, how does its coverage stack up against that charge?
  12. S2020E12Episode 12April 27, 2020—Stokes blackout; Hydroxychloroquine disappoints; 5G kills plants; Karl's hypocrisy.
  13. S2020E13Media Watch S2020E13Episode 13May 4, 2020—Virus lab theory; Palaszczuk's fake jab; Palmer's drug blitz. Presented by Paul Barry.
  14. S2020E14Media Watch S2020E14Episode 14May 11, 2020—Paul Barry looks into some of the big media issues of the week - Laidley arrest, Wuhan lab dossier, plus Hadley's remorse.
  15. S2020E15Media Watch S2020E15Episode 15May 18, 2020—Exit Alan Jones; Bauer's brutal cull; plus Ruby Princess inquiry.
  16. S2020E16Media Watch S2020E16Episode 16May 25, 2020—Nine's Palm Island investigation; Hyped vaccine news; Big W's big ad.
  17. S2020E17Media Watch S2020E17Episode 17June 1, 2020—News Corp kills ink; Harry's housing calls; Good grief.
  18. S2020E18Episode 18June 8, 2020—A Media Watch special on the protests, riots and social unrest in America. What role has President Trump played in spreading hatred of the m
  19. S2020E19Episode 19June 15, 2020—Lacking diversity; Secret trial; Darwin barney.
  20. S2020E20Media Watch S2020E20Episode 20June 22, 2020—Today Show ethics; Maria Ressa interview; Bauer's fire sale.
  21. S2020E21Media Watch S2020E21Episode 21June 29, 2020—250 jobs cut and programs axed as the ABC deals with a funding shortfall and a five-year digital plan. Paul Barry examines what the latest r
  22. S2020E22Media Watch S2020E22Episode 22July 6, 2020—ABC raids update; Hong Kong censorship; West Australian sorry; Chess beat-up.
  23. S2020E23Media Watch S2020E23Episode 23July 13, 2020—Victoria virus; Hanson dumped; By-election scorcher; Al Jazeera Malaysia. Presented by Paul Barry.
  24. S2020E24Media Watch S2020E24Episode 24July 20, 2020—Today Show 'whack jobs'; Falconio Murder; Fake Tiger King.
  25. S2020E25Media Watch S2020E25Episode 25July 27, 2020—Online abuse; Perth's media mayor; Magazine cull continues; Zodiac fake news.
  26. S2020E26Media Watch S2020E26Episode 26August 3, 2020—Named and shamed; Defamation hopes; Cancel culture cooked.
  27. S2020E27Episode 27August 10, 2020—Pandemic misfire; Mystery COVID modelling; AFL reporter benched; Devine defamation.
  28. S2020E28Media Watch S2020E28Episode 28August 17, 2020—Ruby Princess and the ABC; The West's pest; Kamala cartoon; TV diversity; Women's Weekly fail.
  29. S2020E29Media Watch S2020E29Episode 29August 24, 2020—Vaccine spin; Stokes, Basil and the West; Local news; Game over; Alberici and the ABC.
  30. S2020E30Media Watch S2020E30Episode 30August 31, 2020—Peter Foster sting; Making big tech pay; Ita on line 2; Daily Mail beat-up; 'Learnings'.
  31. S2020E31Media Watch S2020E31Episode 31September 7, 2020—The fake news scandal at Nine Entertainment's Domain website. Minister's downfall. Arson debunked. Plus Facebook's tantrum over paying for n
  32. S2020E32Media Watch S2020E32Episode 32September 14, 2020—China escape; Online polls gamed; Ten News axed; ABC goodbyes.
  33. S2020E33Media Watch S2020E33Episode 33September 21, 2020—Snake fakes; #DictatorDan campaign; Sydney Olympics; Press Council offence; Devine apology.
  34. S2020E34Media Watch S2020E34Episode 34September 28, 2020—Trump's tricks: 'Delusional' Karen; Podcast peril; Domain caught again; Border Watch returns. Presented by Paul Barry.
  35. S2020E35Episode 35October 5, 2020—Trump's diagnosis; Body language experts; ABC muzzled?; Is this an ad?
  36. S2020E36Media Watch S2020E36Episode 36October 12, 2020—Seven sorry; Hydroxy spurned; ScoMo's spin; New name, same rubbish.
  37. S2020E37Media Watch S2020E37Episode 37October 19, 2020—Rudd's crusade; Reef story missing; ACA sued; Drug hot spots; Charges dropped.
  38. S2020E38Episode 38October 26, 2020—
  39. S2020E39Media Watch S2020E39Episode 39November 2, 2020—
  40. S2020E40Episode 40November 9, 2020—Biden's victory: What happened to the Biden landslide? Why were the polls wrong again? Has Fox News changed its tune on the 45th president?
  41. S2020E41Media Watch S2020E41Episode 41November 16, 2020—The backlash over Four Corners' expose on ministers' sex lives. ABC journalist and NT Chief Minister's wife, can Kristy O'Brien juggle the t
  42. S2020E42Episode 42November 23, 2020—War crime allegations; Smear war; Princess Di and the BBC.
  43. S2020E43Episode 43November 30, 2020—Premier v press; Picture perfect PM; A victory for truth.
  44. S2020E44Episode 44December 7, 2020—

Season 2020 ranked & reviewed

Season202144Episodes2021Aired—Season avg
  1. S2021E01Media Watch S2021E01Episode 1February 1, 2021—How the ABC stuffed up Australia Day, Australia's rudest columnist gets zapped and inspiring stories of weight loss, but reader beware.
  2. S2021E02Media Watch S2021E02Episode 2February 8, 2021—Kelly world; Google news war; ABC / Nine defamation.
  3. S2021E03Media Watch S2021E03Episode 3February 15, 2021—Mums cancelled?; Tabloid treatment; Fox News defamation.
  4. S2021E04Media Watch S2021E04Episode 4February 22, 2021—Vaccine pitch; Facebook's blackout; Bolt's Cooked complaint.
  5. S2021E05Media Watch S2021E05Episode 5March 1, 2021—Facebook pay; Deflect and reject.
  6. S2021E06Episode 6March 8, 2021—Christian Porter has denied an allegation outlined in an anonymous letter that he raped a woman in 1988. Has the media coverage been reckles
  7. S2021E07Media Watch S2021E07Episode 7March 15, 2021—Royal 'bombshell'; Lawless John Laws; Journalist F; Copyright Affair; Porter sues ABC.
  8. S2021E08Media Watch S2021E08Episode 8March 22, 2021—Porter v ABC; Sexy snaps; Racist comment; Demon clickbait.
  9. S2021E09Media Watch S2021E09Episode 9March 29, 2021—Triple M shockers; Jeremy Cordeaux axed; ACA - not the full story; Morrow's mistake.
  10. S2021E10Media Watch S2021E10Episode 10April 12, 2021—Vaccine scaremongering; Mal's discontent; Holy Aunty!; Terrorist propaganda.
  11. S2021E11Media Watch S2021E11Episode 11April 19, 2021—Twerked off; Ben Roberts-Smith v Nine; Fairy bread fake; Reporters under fire.
  12. S2021E12Media Watch S2021E12Episode 12April 26, 2021—Royal twaddle ; Latham's playbook ; The housing game.
  13. S2021E13Media Watch S2021E13Episode 13May 3, 2021—Secret prince? ; India's COVID censorship ; NY Post lie ; Farewell Phil.
  14. S2021E14Media Watch S2021E14Episode 14May 10, 2021—India jail threat; Telegraph mistake; Health inquiry ignored; Motherly mistake.
  15. S2021E15Episode 15May 17, 2021—COVID patient named; China's 'Virus Warfare'; Gaza media targeted; V'landys v ABC.
  16. S2021E16Media Watch S2021E16Episode 16May 24, 2021—COVID nonsense; Herald Sun says No; Collaery's secret trial; BBC Diana scandal.
  17. S2021E17Media Watch S2021E17Episode 17May 31, 2021—
  18. S2021E18Media Watch S2021E18Episode 18June 7, 2021—ABC Porter defence; ABC QAnon; Jones' old tricks; Mice march?
  19. S2021E19Media Watch S2021E19Episode 19June 14, 2021—For the next nine weeks, an epic battle will be fought in the Federal Court as Australia's most decorated soldier sues Nine Newspapers after
  20. S2021E20Media Watch S2021E20Episode 20June 21, 2021—Friendlyjordies arrest; Dark Emu debate; Tackling mistruths; Ronaldo Coke fizzer.
  21. S2021E21Episode 21June 28, 2021—COVID shutdown; Chinese defector?; China media strike; WHO booze ban.
  22. S2021E22Episode 22July 5, 2021—Vaccine beat ups; COVID driver; Local news cuts.
  23. S2021E23Episode 23July 12, 2021—Pfizer spin; UNESCO, the reef and China; Shock jock coup; Choc top media.
  24. S2021E24Episode 24July 19, 2021—Hopkins cancelled; Dangerous and misleading; Albo's secret trip.
  25. S2021E25Episode 25July 26, 2021—Palaszczuk's Olympic storm; ScoMo's 'sorry'; Who's interview?; Anti-sex Olympics.
  26. S2021E26Episode 26August 2, 2021—Olympic hurdles; Craig Kelly falsehoods; Greyhound mystery.
  27. S2021E27Media Watch S2021E27Episode 27August 9, 2021—Bol's 'refugee camp'; Vax push; List of shame; Mafia misfire. With guest host Jeremy Fernandez.
  28. S2021E28Media Watch S2021E28Episode 28August 16, 2021—Costly tweet; Clive's campaign; Q+A 'code red'; Paramount spruik. Guest host Janine Perrett brings you a fearless critique of the week's jou
  29. S2021E29Episode 29August 23, 2021—Taliban media; COVID curfew; Pub COVID shamed; Page 3 girls; Tabloid Tinder trick. Presented by guest host Janine Perrett.
  30. S2021E30Episode 30August 30, 2021—Paul Barry returns to present MW after his enforced break.Wrong explosion; ABC Ghost Train review; Brands v brands.
  31. S2021E31Episode 31September 6, 2021—COVID 'actors'; The Australian's transgender coverage; Hadley's apology; Sky's fake guest?
  32. S2021E32Episode 32September 13, 2021—Climate conversion?; Seven's red card; IPA data flawed; Unmasked.
  33. S2021E33Episode 33September 20, 2021—Sub shock; Markle-fest; Piers goes global; Stefanovic storm-off.
  34. S2021E34Episode 34September 27, 2021—Protesters v reporters; Unravel Juanita; ABC racism doco.
  35. S2021E35Episode 35October 4, 2021—Gladys out; Jessica and Pauline; Wrong driver; Brexit Britain.
  36. S2021E36Episode 36October 11, 2021—Gabby Petito obsession; 'Coward's palace'; Reignite Aunty; Victory for justice.
  37. S2021E37Episode 37October 18, 2021—
  38. S2021E38Episode 38October 25, 2021—
  39. S2021E39Episode 39November 1, 2021—
  40. S2021E40Episode 40November 8, 2021—
  41. S2021E41Episode 41November 15, 2021—ScoMo campaign; Sex-hypocrisy; Who mag fibs.
  42. S2021E42Episode 42November 22, 2021—
  43. S2021E43Episode 43November 29, 2021—Paine's downfall; Alzheimer's 'breakthroughs'; Adele drama.
  44. S2021E44Episode 44December 6, 2021—Jenkins review; November Platoon; Seven's McAd; Credlin - Apology of the Year. (Final for 2021)

Season 2021 ranked & reviewed

Season202243Episodes2022Aired—Season avg
  1. S2022E01Episode 1February 7, 2022—Paul Barry looks at Nine's Cleo chequebook; The PM and the press; plus ABC funding boost.
  2. S2022E02Episode 2February 14, 2022—Canberra convoy; Bread culture war; 2SM's missing 'vaccine'; Australian apology.
  3. S2022E03Media Watch S2022E03Episode 3February 21, 2022—'Manchurian candidate'; AFR's beauty spot; Mysterious Milat t-shirt; Studio 10 f-bomb.
  4. S2022E04Media Watch S2022E04Episode 4February 28, 2022—
  5. S2022E05Media Watch S2022E05Episode 5March 7, 2022—How Ukraine smashed Russia in the information war as Putin's brutal crackdown on Russia's free press is all but complete.
  6. S2022E06Media Watch S2022E06Episode 6March 14, 2022—Floods, war and climate change; Albanese likes Howard; Petrol Peter.
  7. S2022E07Media Watch S2022E07Episode 7March 21, 2022—Swindled; Reporter disgrace; Local news copy and paste; Russian bravery.
  8. S2022E08Media Watch S2022E08Episode 8March 28, 2022—No woke bloke; Russia's lies; Integrity for sale; Cat tale.
  9. S2022E09Media Watch S2022E09Episode 9April 4, 2022—Ben Roberts-Smith trial; Budget flogging; Cheng Lei hearing.
  10. S2022E10Media Watch S2022E10Episode 10April 11, 2022—Campaign ahoy; PM's past; 'Rain bomb'.
  11. S2022E11Media Watch S2022E11Episode 11April 25, 2022—COVID-19 hits the Labor campaign bus sending Anthony Albanese into isolation; Media celebrate Anthony Albanese's stand in; Election debates;
  12. S2022E12Media Watch S2022E12Episode 12May 2, 2022—Opinion polls - can we trust them?; Independent candidates; Putin dying?
  13. S2022E13Media Watch S2022E13Episode 13May 9, 2022—Campaign gotchas; Election ads; Seven's wrong man; Qantas hype.
  14. S2022E14Media Watch S2022E14Episode 14May 16, 2022—Teal threat; Katherine Deves and trans sport; Campaign capers.
  15. S2022E15Media Watch S2022E15Episode 15May 23, 2022—Anthony Albanese becomes Australia's 31st Prime Minister following a turbulent 6-week campaign. We dissect the media's coverage and behaviou
  16. S2022E16Media Watch S2022E16Episode 16May 30, 2022—Dutton makeover; 60 Minutes censored; ABC complaints.
  17. S2022E17Media Watch S2022E17Episode 17June 6, 2022—ABC's photo fumble; School violence threat; China's Pacific push; Roo where? Presented by guest host Andy Park.
  18. S2022E18Media Watch S2022E18Episode 18June 13, 2022—Why 60 Minutes' expose into the cosmetic industry is a win for journalism, the betting company seducing high profile reporters, and is Piers
  19. S2022E19Media Watch S2022E19Episode 19June 20, 2022—Age betting apology; Rebel and the SMH; Langer to politics?; Kardashian prank.
  20. S2022E20Media Watch S2022E20Episode 20June 27, 2022—Lisa's Logie lashing; Anti-ageing breakthrough?; Canavan's slogans.
  21. S2022E21Media Watch S2022E21Episode 21July 4, 2022—Qantas PR; Assange extradition; Tele's wrong Dulhunty; Prime7 anger.
  22. S2022E22Episode 22July 11, 2022—Kyrgios coverage; Chelmsford defamation; Collaery's case dropped; Boris' demise.
  23. S2022E23Media Watch S2022E23Episode 23July 18, 2022—COVID 'backflip'; ACA ambush; Abortion 'hoax'; AFR Stoked.
  24. S2022E24Media Watch S2022E24Episode 24July 25, 2022—Boat bombshell; The Julie Bishop show; Taliban media assault; Free footy?
  25. S2022E25Media Watch S2022E25Episode 25August 1, 2022—Ricky's rumble; Deaths in custody; Developer PR; Catnapping caper.
  26. S2022E26Media Watch S2022E26Episode 26August 8, 2022—Albo's honeymoon; Better than water; COVID origin solved?; Price of fake news.
  27. S2022E27Media Watch S2022E27Episode 27August 15, 2022—Samsung junket; FitzSimons and Price; ABC skips Tavistock; Offshore wind.
  28. S2022E28Media Watch S2022E28Episode 28August 22, 2022—Morrison's secret ministries; Massoud defo; Dragon overkill; Grand final leaks.
  29. S2022E29Media Watch S2022E29Episode 29August 29, 2022—Conflict Island threat; Crikey v Murdoch; Bad joke.
  30. S2022E30Media Watch S2022E30Episode 30September 5, 2022—Dawson verdict; Teal tax; Mould dementia; Cocaine Cassie.
  31. S2022E31Media Watch S2022E31Episode 31September 12, 2022—Queen's death; Wrong man; Kumanjayi Walker inquest.
  32. S2022E32Media Watch S2022E32Episode 32September 26, 2022—AFL race bombshell; Hating Meghan Markle; Climate case debunked?
  33. S2022E33Media Watch S2022E33Episode 33October 3, 2022—Seven's chequebook award; Kyle's poxy mouth; Media kill tax; China coup?
  34. S2022E34Media Watch S2022E34Episode 34October 10, 2022—Bombers' religion; Nine's Bali bombing buzz; Andrew O'Keefe's rehab; Wrong chopper.
  35. S2022E35Media Watch S2022E35Episode 35October 17, 2022—ACON and the ABC; Court report shocker.
  36. S2022E36Media Watch S2022E36Episode 36October 24, 2022—UK PM - who's next?; Lehrmann trial; Hobart Mercury; Chris Kenny's sparkler.
  37. S2022E37Media Watch S2022E37Episode 37October 31, 2022—Lehrmann jury discharged; Media gambling; Dr Teo media war.
  38. S2022E38Media Watch S2022E38Episode 38November 7, 2022—Herald Sun v Dan Andrews; Peter Gleeson scandal; Chief Twit.
  39. S2022E39Media Watch S2022E39Episode 39November 14, 2022—Fugitive found (again); FTX crypto crash; Murdoch dumps Trump.
  40. S2022E40Media Watch S2022E40Episode 40November 21, 2022—Not a Russian missile; World Cup media; Trump's rerun.
  41. S2022E41Media Watch S2022E41Episode 41November 28, 2022—Dan v the media; friendlyjordies fire; Russian media dissent?
  42. S2022E42Media Watch S2022E42Episode 42December 5, 2022—Bill Spedding's 'terrible nightmare'; Morrison's media blame; 'Droughts and flooding rains'.
  43. S2022E43Media Watch S2022E43Episode 43December 12, 2022—Philip Lowe's bad year; Lehrmann trial fallout; Kate Ritchie slams the Daily Mail. (Final for 2022)

Season 2022 ranked & reviewed

Season202344Episodes2023Aired—Season avg
  1. S2023E01Media Watch S2023E01Episode 1January 30, 2023—Clarke's tabloid turmoil; ChatGPT v journalism; AFR fooled. Presented by Paul Barry.
  2. S2023E02Media Watch S2023E02Episode 2February 6, 2023—Alice Springs fury; Robodebt 'friendly media'.
  3. S2023E03Media Watch S2023E03Episode 3February 13, 2023—Rate rise rumble; Lehrmann sues; Crypto coma; Google's bad Bard.
  4. S2023E04Media Watch S2023E04Episode 4February 20, 2023—Can't rule out aliens!; Unhappy billionaire; Buy more ads!
  5. S2023E05Media Watch S2023E05Episode 5February 27, 2023—Falconio misfire; Fox's Big Lie; Nurse's 'campaign of harassment'.
  6. S2023E06Media Watch S2023E06Episode 6March 6, 2023—Super brawl; Triggered shock jocks; ABC's Veritas correction.
  7. S2023E07Media Watch S2023E07Episode 7March 13, 2023—Super brawl; Triggered shock jocks; ABC's Veritas correction.
  8. S2023E08Media Watch S2023E08Episode 8March 20, 2023—AUKUS raucous; The Barilaro tapes; Surviving the ads.
  9. S2023E09Media Watch S2023E09Episode 9March 27, 2023—Minns wins; FOI fight; Putin's "body double"; Perth red faces.
  10. S2023E10Media Watch S2023E10Episode 10April 3, 2023—Trump surrender; Seven's diet plug; Latham's latest disgrace.
  11. S2023E11Media Watch S2023E11Episode 11April 17, 2023—News or Coles PR?; Media and privacy; Herald Sun 'misleading'.
  12. S2023E12Media Watch S2023E12Episode 12April 24, 2023—Where's Lidia? Fox, lies and consequences; Warner's tabloid shame.
  13. S2023E13Media Watch S2023E13Episode 13May 1, 2023—King Kyle's wedding; Sky News 'misleading'; Putin jails journalist; Nine's hommus knight.
  14. S2023E14Media Watch S2023E14Episode 14May 8, 2023—King's coverage; MasterChef death; Sunrise stadium love; ScoMo's Maccas myth.
  15. S2023E15Media Watch S2023E15Episode 15May 15, 2023—CNN hosts Trump; Qantas culls AFR; Reality TV "death".
  16. S2023E16Media Watch S2023E16Episode 16May 22, 2023—ACA privacy breach; Digital media deaths; Stan Grant; Dairy spin.
  17. S2023E17Media Watch S2023E17Episode 17May 29, 2023—Nine's Modi mania; Taser tragedy; Blayney family affair.
  18. S2023E18Media Watch S2023E18Episode 18June 5, 2023—BRS - a media victory; Garlic kills COVID?; McGowan's farewell.
  19. S2023E19Media Watch S2023E19Episode 19June 12, 2023—20 years after being found guilty of killing her four infant children, what role did the media play in Kathleen Folbigg's pardon? Along with
  20. S2023E20Media Watch S2023E20Episode 20June 19, 2023—Leaks, privacy and the press - the media trial of Brittany Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann.
  21. S2023E21Media Watch S2023E21Episode 21June 26, 2023—News values lost at sea; Probyn axed; Transgender TERF war.
  22. S2023E22Media Watch S2023E22Episode 22July 3, 2023—Tyrrell leak; Seven 'baby killer'; Kooky Kennedy.
  23. S2023E23Media Watch S2023E23Episode 23July 10, 2023—Voice ad anger; Nelly Yoa's return; Ashes prank.
  24. S2023E24Media Watch S2023E24Episode 24July 17, 2023—The Sun v BBC; ABC's defo drama; Costly cock-up.
  25. S2023E25Media Watch S2023E25Episode 25July 24, 2023—Too hot to deny; Sex book panic; Scenic sinks.
  26. S2023E26Media Watch S2023E26Episode 26July 31, 2023—Lost at sea?; Seven's World Cup snub; Barbie mania; Tele's dead body shock.
  27. S2023E27Media Watch S2023E27Episode 27August 7, 2023—Onya Sonia; ABC and Woodside; Football fever.
  28. S2023E28Media Watch S2023E28Episode 28August 14, 2023—Marvelous Matildas; X kills Twitter; Kyle's indecency obsession; No ordinary renter.
  29. S2023E29Media Watch S2023E29Episode 29August 21, 2023—Nine's terror scare; Sky hosts at war; Lehrmann's $6 million; AFR gotcha fails.
  30. S2023E30Media Watch S2023E30Episode 30August 28, 2023—The truth is out there; Climate retraction; Mushroom mystery; Ticks and crosses.
  31. S2023E31Media Watch S2023E31Episode 31September 4, 2023—Qantas crisis; Climate activists gagged; BBC wrong Guy.
  32. S2023E32Media Watch S2023E32Episode 32September 11, 2023—Shock Front Page; A Current Affair Confessions; Watchdog slaps OZ; Qantas Re-Joyce.
  33. S2023E33Media Watch S2023E33Episode 33September 18, 2023—A look at the Voice to parliament referendum, the social media campaigns, the latest polling and the quality of the media debate.
  34. S2023E34Media Watch S2023E34Episode 34September 25, 2023—Murdoch Succession: Russell Brand reckoning: Karl's Uni failure.
  35. S2023E35Media Watch S2023E35Episode 35October 2, 2023—Dictator Dan goes out a winner: Michael Pezzullo's bombshell texts: GB News presenter outrage.
  36. S2023E36Media Watch S2023E36Episode 36October 9, 2023—ABC cops pressure; Nine's Block concerns; Kelly v academics.
  37. S2023E37Media Watch S2023E37Episode 37October 16, 2023—Israel-Hamas war; No to Voice; ABC defames commando.
  38. S2023E38Media Watch S2023E38Episode 38October 23, 2023—Fog of War: We look at coverage of the deadly hospital blast at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza which was initially reported as an Israeli air
  39. S2023E39Media Watch S2023E39Episode 39October 30, 2023—Lehrmann named; Billionaire Pratt; Putin's cardiac arrest; Ronaldo's 99 lashes.
  40. S2023E40Media Watch S2023E40Episode 40November 6, 2023—Gaza War - 4 weeks on -- Reporters grapple with misinformation, disinformation and propaganda as they sift through what's true, what's legal
  41. S2023E41Media Watch S2023E41Episode 41November 13, 2023—Optus Fail; Whales and windfarms; Microsoft's murder poll.
  42. S2023E42Media Watch S2023E42Episode 42November 20, 2023—Studio 10 axed; Hamas hospital HQ; Dan Andrews golf ban.
  43. S2023E43Media Watch S2023E43Episode 43November 27, 2023—Demonised detainees; ABC "betrayal"; Deepfake scams.
  44. S2023E44Media Watch S2023E44Episode 44December 4, 2023—Seven's Lehrmann deal; Amazon's media blitz; From India with love.

Season 2023 ranked & reviewed

Season202443Episodes2024Aired—Season avg
  1. S2024E01Media Watch S2024E01Episode 1February 5, 2024—PM's breach of faith. ABC, Lattouf and lobbyists. Cricket's invisible winner. AI sexism.
  2. S2024E02Media Watch S2024E02Episode 2February 12, 2024—Biden. Tucker and Putin. Bolt v Police. G-string g-up.
  3. S2024E03Media Watch S2024E03Episode 3February 19, 2024—Barnaby's fall. Humanising war victims. Seven ignores Gap.
  4. S2024E04Media Watch S2024E04Episode 4February 26, 2024—Taylor mania. Navalny's death. Buyback balls-up. Correcting The Australian.
  5. S2024E05Media Watch S2024E05Episode 5March 4, 2024—Rolfe's media 'friend'. Gut balloon, Alleged kidnapping, Sky News kayfabe.
  6. S2024E06Media Watch S2024E06Episode 6March 11, 2024—NRL's Vegas dazzle. Meta media 'war'. Four Corners 'hit job'.
  7. S2024E07Media Watch S2024E07Episode 7March 18, 2024—Roxy's giveaway. ABC-Lattouf case. Bronwyn sorry, again.
  8. S2024E08Media Watch S2024E08Episode 8March 25, 2024—Rudd Trumped. Spotlight on Auerbach. ABC's AFL rewind.
  9. S2024E09Media Watch S2024E09Episode 9April 8, 2024—'Coke for comment'. Gaza aid workers. News gamification.
  10. S2024E10Media Watch S2024E10Episode 10April 15, 2024—Bondi Junction attack. Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case against Network Ten fails as Judge finds 'Lehrmann raped Higgins'. Brumbies and the
  11. S2024E11Media Watch S2024E11Episode 11April 22, 2024—Lehrmann fallout. Hugh Grant v Murdoch. Snowtown freedom?
  12. S2024E12Media Watch S2024E12Episode 12April 29, 2024—Musk the villain. Trump's 'catch and kill'. AI news rip-off.
  13. S2024E13Media Watch S2024E13Episode 13May 6, 2024—Not Russian spies. 'Migration Watch' unmasked. Rolling TV Coverage.
  14. S2024E14Media Watch S2024E14Episode 14May 13, 2024—Furry fury. AI unmasked. AFR v Stokes. Sunrise vax scare.
  15. S2024E15Media Watch S2024E15Episode 15May 20, 2024—Albo's eviction notice. Whistleblower jailed. Nine's cruise freebie.
  16. S2024E16Media Watch S2024E16Episode 16May 27, 2024—Terror in the skies. Albo's 'new' jet. Nuclear Fantasy and Soggy Sunak.
  17. S2024E17Media Watch S2024E17Episode 17June 3, 2024—Guilty Trump fallout. Criminal Court attacks. Aunty's Tingle tangle.
  18. S2024E18Media Watch S2024E18Episode 18June 10, 2024—Costello's fall. Origin head knock. Radio replay.
  19. S2024E19Media Watch S2024E19Episode 19June 17, 2024—Roxy's giveaway embarrassment. Far-right love. Oz's Hitler smear. 'Porn hooked' tribe.
  20. S2024E20Media Watch S2024E20Episode 20June 24, 2024—Dutton's nuclear play. AFL kiss 'outrage'. Cheng Lei bullied.
  21. S2024E21Media Watch S2024E21Episode 21July 1, 2024—Dutton Snapchat scandal. Assange - guilty but free. Biden horror.
  22. S2024E22Media Watch S2024E22Episode 22July 8, 2024—The framing of Senator Payman. Free-to-air 'death spiral'. Tory bloodbath.
  23. S2024E23Media Watch S2024E23Episode 23July 15, 2024—Trump shot at. Biden warnings. Hottest crim. Seven's satire and stars.
  24. S2024E24Media Watch S2024E24Episode 24July 22, 2024—Trump and Murdoch. Anti-EV campaign. Amazon PR.
  25. S2024E25Media Watch S2024E25Episode 25July 29, 2024—Gold medal junkets. Attacking Kamala Harris. Woodside PR.
  26. S2024E26Media Watch S2024E26Episode 26August 5, 2024—Fake news sparks riots. Wrong Flag. Smut FM.
  27. S2024E27Media Watch S2024E27Episode 27August 12, 2024—Olympic blow. Media terror rhetoric. Nuclear censorship. Autism lasers.
  28. S2024E28Media Watch S2024E28Episode 28August 19, 2024—Gaza visa fight. Media mogul Musk. 'White powder' whispers. Promo whoops.
  29. S2024E29Episode 29August 26, 2024—Harry 'doomsayer' Dent. ABC MD quits. political influencers.
  30. S2024E30Episode 30September 2, 2024—Fordham breach. Barrier Reef: thriving or dying?. Gina Says.
  31. S2024E31Episode 31September 9, 2024—Taking the piss. Media's gambling addiction. Grenfell fire culture war. Vale Tim Bowden.
  32. S2024E32Episode 32September 16, 2024—Ten's tasteless "exclusive". Overdose of inaccuracy. Pet-eating debunked. Nine's unease as Sneesby exits. Presented by guest host Janine Per
  33. S2024E33Media Watch S2024E33Episode 33September 23, 2024—ABC accused of audio no-no. Ghost papers haunt regional towns. Murdoch "Succession". Presented by guest host Janine Perrett.
  34. S2024E34Media Watch S2024E34Episode 34September 30, 2024—Supermarket rip-offs. Some Help from Tony. Al Fayed exposed. Deadly clickbait. Presented by guest host Janine Perrett.
  35. S2024E35Media Watch S2024E35Episode 35October 7, 2024—October 7 one year on: the devastating impact of the Gaza war on journalism - reporters killed, foreign press blocked, and newsrooms bombed.
  36. S2024E36Media Watch S2024E36Episode 36October 14, 2024—Hurricane Heroics. Gaza media bloodshed. EV backfire. John Laws quits again.
  37. S2024E37Media Watch S2024E37Episode 37October 21, 2024—Cassie's big sell. Reporting from Lebanon. Royal Bait.
  38. S2024E38Media Watch S2024E38Episode 38October 28, 2024—Billionaire Blunder. Israel strike kills three reporters. No, Harvey, No!
  39. S2024E39Media Watch S2024E39US Election SpecialNovember 4, 2024—A US election special. Will billionaire media moguls swing the US presidential election? Will a re-elected Trump punish the mainstream media
  40. S2024E40Media Watch S2024E40Episode 40November 11, 2024—Trump's triumph. Where is the outrage?. ACMA's KIIS.
  41. S2024E41Media Watch S2024E41Episode 41November 18, 2024—Amsterdam riots. 2GB spears and fears. Coked up ACT.
  42. S2024E42Episode 42November 25, 2024—Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok ban. Macca and Dick. ABC Radio upheaval.
  43. S2024E43Paul Barry Farewell EpisodeDecember 2, 2024—Paul Barry is in the chair for the final time. We look back over Paul's time fronting Media Watch including his sacking in 2000 plus the big

Season 2024 ranked & reviewed

Season202542Episodes2025Aired—Season avg
  1. S2025E01Episode 1February 3, 2025—
  2. S2025E02Episode 2February 10, 2025—
  3. S2025E03Media Watch S2025E03Episode 3February 17, 2025—Sam Newman's Nazi boost; Daily Tele's stunt backfires; Seven's horoscope horror. Presented by Linton Besser.
  4. S2025E04Media Watch S2025E04Episode 4February 24, 2025—'Jack The Ripper' revelations come back from the dead and the media keep forgetting. Seven puffs up golden boy Basil Zempilas in the WA elec
  5. S2025E05Media Watch S2025E05Episode 5March 3, 2025—Marty Sheargold's jibe at the Matildas proves the final straw for Triple M bosses. A foreign interference scoop proves a dud. Plus Sky's Ste
  6. S2025E06Media Watch S2025E06Episode 6March 10, 2025—Commercial TV networks go all in on Cyclone Alfred coverage, Labor scores a win with misreported housing numbers, plus Trump takes control o
  7. S2025E07Media Watch S2025E07Episode 7March 17, 2025—The explosive laden caravan turns out to be a con job. Clive Palmer tries to provoke outrage and succeeds at The Age. Political commentator
  8. S2025E08Media Watch S2025E08Episode 8March 24, 2025—Claims by The Australian that Yallourn coal plant will have its life extended come under scrutiny. Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's fight against M
  9. S2025E09Media Watch S2025E09Episode 9March 31, 2025—Labor invites social media influencers into budget lockup, Star journo Nick McKenzie caught on secret recording, plus There's a bear in ther
  10. S2025E10Media Watch S2025E10Episode 10April 7, 2025—Miracle sports water: Seven gives oxygenated water too much oxygen. Travel insurance tales: 1Cover's warm embrace by news outlets. Plus radi
  11. S2025E11Media Watch S2025E11Episode 11April 14, 2025—Billionaire gives back: Adrian Portelli's cash splash whips shoppers and the news media into a frenzy. Plus reins of power - racing industry
  12. S2025E12Media Watch S2025E12Episode 12April 28, 2025—Poll position: A shock SMS poll result boots a Labor heavyweight, but raises questions. Plus an old-school comedian reaches out to an old ac
  13. S2025E13Media Watch S2025E13Episode 13May 5, 2025—Election surprise: Labor's landslide win - why some media failed to sway voters. SBS's new family DNA show, with a big-pocketed partner back
  14. S2025E14Media Watch S2025E14Episode 14May 12, 2025—Holy smoke: How the election of a new Pope caught some in the media off guard. Nine's travel lift out showcases a new destination a little t
  15. S2025E15Media Watch S2025E15Episode 15May 19, 2025—One of Australia's most decorated soldiers loses another battle in his long running defamation case, 2GB fluffs up a scandal about children
  16. S2025E16Media Watch S2025E16Episode 16May 26, 2025—The Coalition's chaotic split given the Mills and Boon treatment by the media, Trump silences a lonely bastion of journalistic integrity in
  17. S2025E17Media Watch S2025E17Episode 17June 2, 2025—Live from censorship central, it was Dubai week on Nine's Today show. A front page story about a transgender child at a sports carnival fill
  18. S2025E18Media Watch S2025E18Episode 18June 9, 2025—What the Trump-Musk fallout tells us about the social media megaphones they own, charities left empty handed after being involved in a Chann
  19. S2025E19Media Watch S2025E19Episode 19June 16, 2025—LA protests cast a shadow over press safety in the age of Trump; The drone advocate who happens to also be a drone investor; Plus a prominen
  20. S2025E20Media Watch S2025E20Episode 20June 23, 2025—As the US bombs Iran, the fog of war descends over the media; A wild car chase on the streets of Melbourne given the hero treatment; plus Th
  21. S2025E21Media Watch S2025E21Episode 21June 30, 2025—Journalist Antoinette Lattouf has won her blockbuster legal showdown, so what does it mean for trust in your ABC? Plus from Donut Day to Fre
  22. S2025E22Media Watch S2025E22Episode 22July 7, 2025—Outrage over the Adelaide Advertiser's racy treatment of a tragic killing. The automotive journalists who engaged in a financial engagement
  23. S2025E23Media Watch S2025E23Episode 23July 14, 2025—Much room for mushrooms: What to make of the all-you-can-eat buffet of mushroom headlines, podcasts and TV specials. Plus a breakfast show's
  24. S2025E24Media Watch S2025E24Episode 24July 21, 2025—A press picnic with the release of convicted criminal Salim Mehajer. China extends a warm welcome to Albanese, but not the journalists with
  25. S2025E25Episode 25July 28, 2025—In defence of a free press, South Park links arms with an unlikely ally in Rupert Murdoch. As photos of hunger shock the world, even those t
  26. S2025E26Media Watch S2025E26Episode 26August 4, 2025—A Sky News report falsely sounds the alarm on migration anarchy in Europe; The new tech behind the Government's social media ban has the gam
  27. S2025E27Media Watch S2025E27Episode 27August 11, 2025—Seven News brings us burger news that looks a little pre-assembled. A Herald Sun splash about a senior Victorian Liberal and his wife prompt
  28. S2025E28Media Watch S2025E28Episode 28August 18, 2025—SBS's debate on masculinity ruffles feathers ; Animal rights reporting faces a new threat ; Snake video amnesia
  29. S2025E29Media Watch S2025E29Episode 29August 25, 2025—Stop the Boeings: 2GB's Ben Fordham fires up his listeners with questionable migration numbers. Sky News' big interview with Benjamin Netany
  30. S2025E30Media Watch S2025E30Episode 30September 1, 2025—ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle escapes jail time, but protections still fall short. A tragic youth suicide gets the full Courier-Mail treat
  31. S2025E31Media Watch S2025E31Episode 31September 8, 2025—Victoria's machete bins face scrutiny over their hefty price tag. Reporters urged to embrace the beauty of a one-sided story. Plus reports o
  32. S2025E32Media Watch S2025E32Episode 32September 15, 2025—
  33. S2025E33Media Watch S2025E33Episode 33September 22, 2025—Stand-up, stood down: ABC America's axing of Jimmy Kimmel underscores how media giants are bowing to the new America. Plus a tourism reporte
  34. S2025E34Media Watch S2025E34Episode 34September 29, 2025—Sky's latest opinion show 'Freya Fires Up' self-combusts after a controversial bacon incident. Nine Radio's silence on a scandal involving a
  35. S2025E35Media Watch S2025E35Episode 35October 6, 2025—Kerry Stokes quits, amid planned merge with Southern Cross Media. Worried about misinformation? You're the problem, according to tech overlo
  36. S2025E36Media Watch S2025E36Episode 36October 13, 2025—Trump's involvement in the Gaza ceasefire deal coincides with the Nobel Peace Prize announcement. A top motoring journalist at The Australia
  37. S2025E37Media Watch S2025E37Episode 37October 20, 2025—Donald Trump's attempt to neuter independent reporting at the Pentagon prompted a press walkout that didn't initially involve one Australian
  38. S2025E38Media Watch S2025E38Episode 38October 27, 2025—Albo's Trump success was a surprise for those who anticipated failure. A popular electronics company doing under the table deals with online
  39. S2025E39Media Watch S2025E39Episode 39November 3, 2025—News Corp's Back Australia campaign calls for a return to local manufacturing, yet some of its sponsors are decidedly offshore. Southern Cro
  40. S2025E40Media Watch S2025E40Episode 40November 10, 2025—New York's new millennial mayor turns the Big Apple into a Pinko-Lady, offering a masterclass in political campaigning in the twilight of tr
  41. S2025E41Media Watch S2025E41Episode 41November 17, 2025—BBC backlash: As the BBC grapples with its Trump-editing scandal, the spotlight has also swung onto the ABC. But is the criticism fair?
  42. S2025E42Media Watch S2025E42Episode 42November 24, 2025—A fake mosque proposal duped the media, exposing how little fact-checking was done. Satirical news site The Betoota Advocate laugh all the w

Season 2025 ranked & reviewed

Season202635Episodes2026Aired—Season avg
  1. S2026E01Media Watch S2026E01Episode 1February 2, 2026—Nine newspapers served up Australian Open coverage, but did the ball fall wide of the line? Did the media amplify the Trump administration's
  2. S2026E02Media Watch S2026E02Episode 2February 9, 2026—The alleged Australian terror attack that almost barely caused a whimper: Did the media miss the story? The radio doctor quietly profiting f
  3. S2026E03Media Watch S2026E03Episode 3February 16, 2026—A leadership refresh proves the ultimate banquet for Canberra journalists. ASIO rebukes Four Corners which aired accusations of intelligence
  4. S2026E04Episode 4February 23, 2026—The royal formerly known as Prince Andrew was front page news (almost) everywhere. From political outsider to second-place contender, One Na
  5. S2026E05Media Watch S2026E05Episode 5March 2, 2026—Epic Fury Unleashed: Missiles fly across the Middle East, as the world's media makes tough decisions about what conflict to cover. Ukraine f
  6. S2026E06Episode 6March 9, 2026—The conflict in Iran marks a new chapter in AI-generated war imagery; The Kylie and Jackie O split marks the $200 million collapse of a high
  7. S2026E07Episode 7March 16, 2026—
  8. S2026E08Media Watch S2026E08Episode 8March 23, 2026—Allegations of violence made against media mogul Antony Catalano amid the steady decline of his regional news empire. Google AI summaries me
  9. S2026E09Media Watch S2026E09Episode 9March 30, 2026—Algorithm addiction: Court finds Google and Meta apps were like drugs of addiction. Predators online: US court finds Facebook distributed ch
  10. S2026E10Media Watch S2026E10Episode 10April 13, 2026—Media blockade: Trump opens a second front, declaring war on CNN's Iran reporting. Plus docu-series 'Aussie Gold Hunters' has been a hit wit
  11. S2026E11Media Watch S2026E11Episode 11April 20, 2026—Hungary's new leader vows to restore independence to his country's media following years of dismantling by Viktor Orban. The Racing NSW logo
  12. S2026E12Media Watch S2026E12Episode 12April 27, 2026—Kyle and Jackie foes: Court case documents reveal the behind-the-scenes spats were as unsavoury as their breakfast banter. A renewable energ
  13. S2026E13Media Watch S2026E13Episode 13May 4, 2026—Seven's latest home reno show My Reno Rules promises its audience big prizes, but are viewers really told just how much these "free" giveawa
  14. S2026E14Media Watch S2026E14Episode 14May 11, 2026—From flight trackers to walking down the plane aisle, no effort was spared to capture the so-called 'ISIS brides' returning home. Australia'
  15. S2026E15Media Watch S2026E15Episode 15May 18, 2026—Seven misidentified an ISIS Bride, even after she notified them they had the wrong photo. How GB News leveraged politician-hosts to shake up
  16. S2026E16Media Watch S2026E16Episode 16May 25, 2026—Amid budget fallout, small businesses fight tax changes with memes and a little creative license. Charlie Teo fights against restrictions wi
  17. S2026E17Media Watch S2026E17Episode 17June 1, 2026—Why the juiced-up athletes at the Enhanced Games weren't about selling athletic glory, but pharmaceuticals. The West Australian reports a "b
  18. S2026E18Media Watch S2026E18Episode 18June 8, 2026—Turmoil at CBS continues with the firing of longtime '60 Minutes' reporter Scott Pelley, One Nation's playbook of bypassing traditional medi
  19. S2026E19Media Watch S2026E19Episode 19June 15, 2026—The interventions of Elon Musk in the Belfast riots show, again, how he uses his platform X to amplify hate. Plus a preference-flow graph in
  20. S2026E20Media Watch S2026E20Episode 20June 22, 2026—A planned cull of wild horses has The Daily Telegraph chomping at the bit to voice its disapproval. 60 Minutes fails to give its audience th
  21. S2026E21Episode 21June 29, 2026—Karlito's Way: Karl Stefanovic loses his job after embracing a controversial anti-Islam activist. Giggle Gagged: The ABC rejects an opinion
  22. S2026E22Episode 22July 6, 2026—
  23. S2026E23Episode 23July 13, 2026—
  24. S2026E24Episode 24July 20, 2026—
  25. S2026E25Episode 25July 27, 2026—
  26. S2026E26Episode 26August 3, 2026—
  27. S2026E27Episode 27August 10, 2026—
  28. S2026E28Episode 28August 17, 2026—
  29. S2026E29Episode 29August 24, 2026—
  30. S2026E30Episode 30August 31, 2026—
  31. S2026E31Episode 31September 7, 2026—
  32. S2026E32Episode 32September 14, 2026—
  33. S2026E33Episode 33September 21, 2026—
  34. S2026E34Episode 34September 28, 2026—
  35. S2026E35Episode 35October 5, 2026—

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