The Checkout
The Checkout is an Australian consumer affairs television series. The show's first series of 10 episodes premiered on 21 March 2013 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television station ABC TV. A second series consisting of 16 episodes commenced airing on 20 February 2014. On 9 April 2015, a third series consisting of 12 episodes began airing. The series was renewed for a fourth series, which began airing on 7 April 2016 consisting of 12 episodes. The series returned for a fifth series, airing twelve episodes between 6 April 2017 and 29 June 2017. The Checkout, with a new look, logo, opening theme and art, still retaining original cast and segments, returned for a sixth season on 30 January 2018.
| The Checkout | |
|---|---|
The sixth and final series logo | |
| Genre | Consumer affairs, comedy, satire |
| Written by | Julian Morrow Craig Reucassel Kirsten Drysdale Kate Browne Zoe Norton Lodge Ben Jenkins Scott Abbot Richard Cooke Alex Lee |
| Directed by | Nathan Earl Aaron Smith |
| Presented by | Julian Morrow Craig Reucassel Kirsten Drysdale Kate Browne Zoe Norton Lodge Ben Jenkins Scott Abbot Richard Cooke Alex Lee |
| Starring | Julian Morrow Craig Reucassel Kirsten Drysdale Kate Browne Zoe Norton Lodge Ben Jenkins Scott Abbot Richard Cooke |
| Composer | Drew Crawford |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 74 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Julian Morrow Nick Murray |
| Producer | Chas Licciardello |
| Production locations | Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Ultimo, New South Wales |
| Editors | Andrew Glover Dylan Behan Kate Deegan |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Giant Dwarf Pty. Ltd. |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 21 March 2013 – 17 April 2018 |
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In July 2018, the series was cancelled, with the ABC's head of non-scripted production citing "budget cuts and the relatively high cost of making the show" as the reason for its cancellation.