Making It Australia

For the American series, see Making It (TV series). For the sitcom, see Makin' It (TV series).

Making It Australia is a reality competition television series co-hosted by comedians Susie Youssef and Harley Breen and based on the American series of the same name.^[1][2] The series premiered on Wednesday, 15 September 2021 on Network 10.^[3]

Making It Australia
Genre	Reality competition
Based on	Making It by Amy Poehler Nick Offerman
Presented by	Susie Youssef Harley Breen
Judges	Deborah Riley Benja Harney
No. of contestants	13
Winner	George Buchanan
Runners-up	Rizaldy Valencia Jack Stirling
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Dan Munday Chris Culvenor Paul Franklin Amy Poehler Nick Offerman Joe Herdman Jemma Carlton
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	45-65 minutes
Production companies	Eureka Productions Matchbox Pictures
Original release
Network	Network Ten
Release	15 September (2021-09-15) – 6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)

The show features craftspeople skilled in different media competing to be named the "Master Maker" and win A$100,000.^[4][1] Each week, competitors participate in two or three challenges – a "Faster Craft", a "Together Craft" and a "Master Craft." The winner of each challenge earns a patch. For the Faster Craft, makers have three hours to create an item. For the Together Craft, they a split into teams and work together to create a themed item. For the Master Craft, makers have eight hours to create a more elaborate themed collection. At the end of every episode, one person is sent home based on their performance in the Master Craft.^[5]

Production

In October 2020, Network 10 announced that they had commissioned a local version of the show at their annual upfronts.^[1] In March 2021, it was announced that Susie Youssef and Harley Breen would be co-hosting the series^[2][6] and that it would be judged by production designer and art director Deborah Riley and paper engineer Benja Harney.^[7]

Due to low viewership, the series was bumped from its primetime slot of Wednesday and Thursday nights and began airing on Saturday nights from its seventh episode.^[8][9] At the Network 10 upfronts in October 2021, it was announced that the series had been cancelled.^[10]

Cast

Hosts

• Susie Youssef^[2]
• Harley Breen^[2]

Judges

• Deborah Riley^[7]
• Benja Harney^[7]

Contestants

Name	Age	Occupation	Residence	Ref.
Georgina "George" Buchanan	41	Prop Maker	Sydney, New South Wales	[11]
Dan Deleur	37	Plumber	Adelaide, South Australia	[11]
Denise Pepper	61	University Lecturer	Perth, Western Australia	[11]
Rizaldy Valencia	55	Animator	Sydney, New South Wales	[11]
Andrew Whitehead	62	Scrap Metal Artist	Urana, New South Wales	[11][12]
Sai-Wai Foo	46	Fashion Designer	Melbourne, Victoria	[11][13]
Kat Halligan	22	Children's Entertainer	Adelaide, South Australia	[11]
Stephanie Martinez	45	Mum	Melbourne, Victoria	[11]
Badat Rehana	32	Graphic Designer	Sydney, New South Wales	[11]
Jack Stirling	31	Architect	Melbourne, Victoria	[11]
Will Thomson	22	Apprentice Electrician	Wollongong, New South Wales	[11]
Robert Michael Young	32	Artist	Melbourne, Victoria	[11]
Russell Zorino-Brown	32	Costume Maker	Melbourne, Victoria	[11][14]

Contestant progress

Season 1
Contestants	Specialty	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
George	Prop Maker	Safe	Safe	FAST	WIN	Safe	Safe	Safe	MEGA	Safe	Safe	BOTH	WINNER
Rizaldy	Toy Maker	Safe	WIN	Safe	TOGT	Safe	Safe	FAST	Safe	FAST	MEGA	Safe	RUNNER UP
Jack	Architecture	FAST	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	MEGA	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	RUNNER UP
Rehana	Jewellery/Fabrics	Safe	TOGT	Safe	Safe	WIN	Safe	WIN	Safe	Safe	Safe	OUT
Will	Woodwork	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	WIN	OUT
Andrew	Sculptor	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	FAST	Safe	Safe	WITH
Denise	Sculptor	Safe	TOGT	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	OUT
Dan	Metalwork	Safe	TOGT	Safe	TOGT	Safe	OUT
Robert	Artist	WIN	Safe	Safe	Safe	OUT
Sai-Wai	Mixed Media	Safe	Safe	WIN	OUT
Stephanie	Crafts	Safe	Safe	OUT
Russell	Costume Maker	Safe	OUT
Kat	Textiles	OUT

  (FAST) The Contestant won that episode's Faster Craft Challenge.

  (TOGT) The Contestant's team won that episode's Together Craft Challenge.

  (WIN) The Contestant won that episode's Master Craft Challenge.

  (MEGA) The Contestant won that episode's Mega Craft Challenge.

  (BOTH) The Contestant won both that episode's Faster Craft Challenge and Master Craft Challenge.

  (OUT) The Contestant won that episode’s Faster Craft or Together Craft Challenge but was eliminated from the competition during the Master Craft Challenge.

  (OUT) The Contestant was eliminated from the competition.

  (WITH) The Contestant withdrew from the competition.

  (SAFE) The Contestant won neither the Faster Craft Challenge nor Master Craft Challenge, and they were not eliminated.

  (WINNER) The Contestant was named Master Maker.

  (WINNER) The Contestant won the Faster Craft Challenge and was then named Master Maker.

  (RUNNER UP) The contestant was runner-up.

Special guests

• Tonia Todman – Episode 9

Season synopsis

No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot	Overnight ratings		Ref(s)
				Viewers	Rank
1	Episode 1	15 September 2021	7:30pm Wednesday	474,000	14	[15]
2	Episode 2	16 September 2021	7:30pm Thursday	401,000	15	[16]
3	Episode 3	22 September 2021	7:30pm Wednesday	325,000	15	[17]
4	Episode 4	23 September 2021	7:30pm Thursday	347,000	19	[18]
5	Episode 5	29 September 2021	7:30pm Wednesday	289,000	—	[19]
6	Episode 6	30 September 2021	7:30pm Thursday	341,000	18	[20]
7	Episode 7	2 October 2021	6:00pm Saturday	135,000	—	[21]
8	Episode 8	9 October 2021	6:00pm Saturday	—	—
9	Episode 9	16 October 2021	6:00pm Saturday	—	—
10	Episode 10	23 October 2021	6:00pm Saturday	—	—
11	Semi Final	30 October 2021	6:00pm Saturday	—	—
12	Grand Finale	6 November 2021	6:00pm Saturday	113,000	—	[22]

See also

• Television portal
• Australia portal

• List of Australian television series
• Making It (TV series)
• Anh's Brush with Fame
• The Great Australian Bake Off
• The Mix