Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds

Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds is an Australian factual television series based on the Channel 4 British show of the same name.^[1][2] It premiered on the ABC and ABC iview on 27 August 2019 at 8:30 pm and shows once a week at 8:30 pm on Tuesdays.

Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds
Genre	Factual Documentary Family
Created by	CPL Productions
Based on	Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds
Starring	Sue Kurrle Stephanie Ward Nicola Kertanegara Evan Kidd
Narrated by	Annabel Crabb
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer	Debbie Cuell
Producers	Brooke Hulsman Josie Mason-Campbell Steve Bibb Bethan Arwell-Lewis
Editor	Julie Hanna
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	57–60 minutes
Production company	Endemol Shine Australia
Original release
Network	ABC TV
Release	27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) – present

The show follows 11 retirement home residents and 10 pre-school aged children, who spend time with each other playing games and participating in different planned and mixed activities.^[2][3]

It was renewed in August 2020^[4] for a second series which premiered at 8:30 pm on 6 April 2021.^[5][6]

On 30 August 2022, ABC premiered a five-part series titled Old People's Home for Teenagers, where seniors aged between 74 and 93 years old, and teenagers aged between 14 and 16 years old, participate in the experience.^[7] During episode 2, after two weeks into the experiment, 76-year old senior participant James 'Jim' Tully died during filming. After a 5-day pause in filming, the episode dealt with his death and allowed the seniors and teenagers an opportunity to share in their grief of the loss of their new friend.^[8]

Series overview

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1[9]	5		27 August 2019 (2019-08-27)	24 September 2019 (2019-09-24)
2	5		4 April 2021 (2021-04-04)	4 May 2021 (2021-05-04)

Ratings

Series 1

No.	Title	Air date	Overnight ratings		Consolidated ratings		Total viewers	Ref(s)
			Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank
1	Loneliness & Friendships	27 August 2019 (2019-08-27)	478,000	15	138,000	10	615,000	[10]
2	Remembrance	3 September 2019 (2019-09-03)	628,000	9	112,000	8	742,000	[11]
3	Mood & Depression	10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)	657,000	9	137,000	8	794,000	[12]
4	Confidence & Mobility	17 September 2019 (2019-09-17)	546,000	12	98,000	11	645,000	[13][14]
5	Impact	24 September 2019 (2019-09-24)	664,000	8	125,000	7	788,000	[15][16]

Series 2

No.	Title	Air date	Overnight ratings		Consolidated ratings		Total viewers	Ref(s)
			Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank
1	Fragility & Friendships	6 April 2021 (2021-04-06)	593,000	8	151,000	7	743,000	[17][18]
2	Memory	13 April 2021 (2021-04-13)	546,000	12	152,000	7	696,000	[19][20]
3	Confidence	20 April 2021 (2021-04-20)	498,000	12	132,000	9	631,000	[21][22]
4	Mobility	27 April 2021 (2021-04-27)	621,000	10	148,000	—	765,000	[23][24]
5	Impact	4 May 2021 (2021-05-04)	637,000	7	148,000	—	785,000	[25][26]

Awards and accolades

Year	Nominee	Category	Result
2019	Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds	AACTA Award for Best Documentary or Factual Program	Won
2020	Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds	C21 Media International Format Award for Best Factual Format	Won
2020	Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds	International Emmy Award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment	Won

See also

• Television portal
• Australia portal

• List of Australian television series
• The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds
• Kids Say the Darndest Things
• The World's Strictest Parents
• The Voice Kids Australia