Parental Guidance (Australian TV series)

Parental Guidance
Also known asThe Parent Jury
GenreReality television
Created byChris Culvenor
Directed byOlivia Peniston-Bird
Presented byAlly Langdon
Justin Coulson
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerVanessa Oxlad
Production locationSydney
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time59–77 minutes
Production companyEureka Productions
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release1 November 2021 (2021-11-01) –
present

Parental Guidance is an Australian parenting reality series hosted by Ally Langdon and parenting expert Dr Justin Coulson, which premiered on the Nine Network on 1 November 2021.[1][2]

Format

The series features several different families each having different parenting styles. In each episode, the participants compete in several parenting challenges to determine which is the best parenting style.[1]

In the first season of the series, there are ten families who have different styles.[2] In the second season, there are 12 parents, which go through the parenting challenges in groups of 4.[3]

Production

The series is produced by Eureka Productions and was created by Chris Culvenor.[1][4] It was originally announced at Nine Entertainment's 2021 upfront on 16 September 2020 to be titled The Parent Jury with Supernanny host Jo Frost.[5] However, due to restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Frost was unable to travel for filming and the series proceeded without her, with the series being retitled to Parental Guidance.[6]

Auditions for a second season were opened in January 2022,[7] which was renewed in September 2022.[8] and debuted on 5 June 2023.[9] It aired throughout June 2023.[3]

Auditions for a third season in 2025 were opened in October 2024,[10] after it was announced in September 2023, that the series would possibly return for a third season in 2024.[11]

Families

Season 1

Family[12] No. of children Parenting style Hometown Group
Andrew & Miriam 3 Strict NSW A
Liadhan & Richard 5 Nature SA
Lara & Andrew 2 Attachment Victoria
Brett & Tony 4 Routine
Yann & Donna 1 French NSW
Kevin & Debbie 2 Tiger B
Deb 6 Home School Queensland
Rachel & Sam 2 Helicopter
Penny & Daniel 3 Free Range NSW
Rob & Sioux 2 Disciplined SA

Season 2

Family[13] No. of children Parenting style Hometown
Amy & John 3 Road school parenting Echuca
Kat & Jonathon 2 Influencer parenting Gold Coast
Larissa & Marcus 4 Gentle parenting Adelaide
Sammy & Jason Lighthouse parenting Gold Coast
Tency & David 3 Outback parenting Mareeba
Kat 2 Honest parenting Adelaide
Kajal & Deepak Spiritual parenting Sydney
Sarah & Shane 3 Stage parenting
Mark & Leanne 6 Team parenting
Philippa & Chris 3 Slow style parenting Cairns
Kim & Nick 1 American parenting Brisbane
Melody & Michael 3 Unstructured parenting

International versions

Country Local name Network Presenter(s) Airdate
 United States The Parent Test American Broadcasting Company Ali Wentworth
Adolph Brown 		15 December 2022[14]

Ratings

Season 1 (2021)

No. in series No. in season Original airdate Viewers
1 1 1 November 2021 629,000[15]
2 2 2 November 2021 547,000[16]
3 3 3 November 2021 536,000[17]
4 4 8 November 2021 604,000[18]
5 5 9 November 2021 520,000[19]
6 6 10 November 2021 517,000[20]
7 7 14 November 2021 487,000[21]
8 8 15 November 2021 481,000[22]
9 9 16 November 2021 478,000[23]

Season 2 (2023)

No. in series No. in season Original airdate Viewers
10 1 5 June 2023 511,000[24]
11 2 6 June 2023 433,000[25]
12 3 12 June 2023 445,000[26]
13 4 13 June 2023 420,000[27]
14 5 18 June 2023 375,000[28]
16 7 19 June 2023 398,000[29]
17 8 20 June 2023 411,000[30]

Reception

Bridget McManus of The Age said, "Despite the conflict and the competition format, Coulson insists Parental Guidance is not designed to judge or shame."[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Knox, David (18 October 2021). "Airdate: Parental Guidance". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Knox, David (28 October 2021). "Stranger danger put to the TV test". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Knox, David (13 June 2023). "Parental Guidance: "It's not a competition"". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. ^ Franks, Nico (29 November 2021). "Fremantle to raise Eureka's Australian parenting format on international market". C21media. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ "The Parent Jury: The original Super Nanny coming to Nine". Mediaweek. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b McManus, Bridget (30 October 2021). "Parental Guidance, the new reality TV series putting parents to the test". The Age. Melbourne: Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  7. ^ Knox, David (20 January 2022). "Auditions: Parental Guidance". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Nine Upfront 2023: Every announcement". Mediaweek. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  9. ^ Perry, Kevin (26 May 2023). "Groundbreaking series PARENTAL GUIDANCE returns for a second season on CHANNEL 9". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  10. ^ Knox, David (5 October 2024). "Auditions: Parental Guidance". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Nine Upfront 2024: All new and returning shows". Mediaweek. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Meet the families of Parental Guidance". Nine Entertainment. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Meet the Parental Guidance families and their parenting styles". Nine Entertainment. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  14. ^ Campione, Katie (25 October 2022). "ABC Takes 'The Parent Test' Unscripted Series Based On Australian Format". Deadline.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  15. ^ Knox, David (2 November 2021). "'Parental Guidance' launches ahead of Big Brother: VIP". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  16. ^ Knox, David (3 November 2021). "The race that tops the nation". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  17. ^ Knox, David (4 November 2021). "Hard Quiz, Gruen win timeslots for ABC". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  18. ^ Knox, David (9 November 2021). "Parental Guidance takes Nine to Monday win". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  19. ^ Knox, David (10 November 2021). "The Dog House tops Tuesday entertainment". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  20. ^ Knox, David (11 November 2021). "Hard Quiz, Gruen too strong for competition". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  21. ^ Knox, David (15 November 2021). "Celebrity MasterChef beats Spotlight, Parental Guidance". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  22. ^ Knox, David (16 November 2021). "Have You Been Paying Attention? wraps year on good night for 10". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  23. ^ Knox, David (17 November 2021). "Aussie soaps a mainstay on quiet Tuesday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  24. ^ Knox, David (6 June 2023). "The 1% Club edges out Parental Guidance, MasterChef -but Nine wins Monday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  25. ^ Knox, David (7 June 2023). "MasterChef, Cheap Seats snare slots, Seven & Nine battle over Tuesday share". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  26. ^ Knox, David (13 June 2023). "Monday 12 June 2023". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  27. ^ Knox, David (14 June 2023). "Tuesday 13 June 2023". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  28. ^ Knox, David (19 June 2023). "Solid return for Dancing with the Stars. Cricket gives Nine Sunday win". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  29. ^ Knox, David (20 June 2023). "9GEM beats all channels on Monday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  30. ^ Knox, David (21 June 2023). "The Chase tops entertainment, MasterChef scores for 10, Nine wins Tuesday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 January 2024.