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Airdate: Think Tank

ABC's nightly quiz, hosted by Paul McDermott, begins in February.

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ABC’s new nightly quiz show Think Tank, as first revealed by TV Tonight, now has an airdate.

Hosted by Paul McDermott, it begins at 6pm Monday February 5th, just ahead of ratings return.

“Australia is about to meet eight wonderfully funny, warm and intelligent people,” McDermott
said. “Oh, and I’ll be there too, The Marvellous Mr Me! How could anyone resist?”

The ITV Australia-produced series is based on a UK format which has seen 50 episodes screen since launching in March 2016, with a 45 min. running time.

What do tram drivers know about Ancient History?
What do medieval scholars know about Pop Trivia?
What do educational psychologists know about the Animal Kingdom?

Welcome to Think Tank…Hosted by grandmaster Paul McDermott, Think Tank is an exciting new nightly quiz show at 6pm on ABC TV. Each episode sees three contestants go head to head, pitting their general knowledge and their general luck against each other. To win the game, they need to pass five, challenging rounds. Helping or maybe hindering them in their pursuit of game show glory, is the Think Tank.

The Think Tank features eight relatively ordinary Australians with an extra-ordinary love of trivia and general knowledge. The eight form a ‘repository of wisdom’ from which our contestants on Think Tank can draw.

But be warned…Our Think Tankers – like Australia itself – are made up of a diverse mob of people plucked from all walks of life. They are there to help but sometimes they get it wrong.

What happens then? Do you trust your instincts or trust the masses? Do you tag along with popular opinion or strike out on your own? The excitement, drama and brain-twisting fun of Think Tank comes in these moments of interaction between our contestants and the Think
Tankers.

The ringmaster for this cavalcade of mind-expanding madness will be the shy, self-effacing
Paul McDermott.

This is game show with a difference, one the whole family can enjoy. Join us for the battle of brains, the thrill of victory, the hilarity of defeat. Come for the competition, witness the wonder, meet the Think Tankers and who knows – you might just learn a thing or two.

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  2. I’m looking hard at that photo and cannot recognise Paul McDermott in it at all! All I’m seeing is Shaun Micallef’s older brother. That said, I’ll give this a shot coz I love pretty much everything he does.

  3. Judging by the pic and “shy, self-effacing” there must be two Paul McDermott’s.
    Finding the right vehicle for Paul after “Good News Week” has been difficult. This one sounds promising.

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