RBT (TV series)

RBT is an Australian factual television series that looks at the everyday workings of sobriety check points by Random Breath Testing (or RBT) police units, and is narrated by Australian actor Andrew Daddo.^[1]

RBT
Promotional title card
Genre	Factual television
Narrated by	Andrew Daddo
Composer	Neil Sutherland
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	20
No. of episodes	197
Production
Production locations	New South Wales (2010-2018, 2024-) South Australia (2018-2020) Victoria (2020-)
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Screentime (2010–2022) EndemolShine Australia (2022–present)
Original release
Network	Nine Network
Release	27 June 2010 (2010-06-27) – present

The show began on the Nine Network in June 2010 and follows RBT patrols in Australia testing for alcohol and drug-affected and reckless drivers. The premiere attracted 1.32 million viewers.^[2] The second season began in February 2011, followed by a third in September 2011. RBT entered its 12th season in November 2018.

Filming locations

Seasons 1 through 11 (and season 20) were filmed in New South Wales, with production switching to South Australia in season 12.^[3] Starting in mid 2020, the show is filmed in Victoria, with some unused clips from South Australia also being part of the current filming location until early 2021. Starting from 2024, the show returns filming in New South Wales, but still continues being filmed in Victoria.

International screenings

The show is transmitted in the UK on Watch under the working title Booze Patrol Australia.^{[citation needed]}

The show is also transmitted in South Africa on IGNITION TV.

Episodes

Season 1 (2010)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
1	1	TBA	27 June 2010 (2010-06-27)	1,320,000[4]
2	2	TBA	4 July 2010 (2010-07-04)	N/A
3	3	TBA	11 July 2010 (2010-07-11)	N/A
4	4	TBA	18 July 2010 (2010-07-18)	1,440,000[5]
5	5	TBA	25 July 2010 (2010-07-25)	N/A
6	6	TBA	1 August 2010 (2010-08-01)	N/A
7	7	TBA	8 August 2010 (2010-08-08)	N/A
8	8	TBA	15 August 2010 (2010-08-15)	N/A
9	9	TBA	22 August 2010 (2010-08-22)	N/A
10	10	TBA	29 August 2010 (2010-08-29)	N/A
11	11	TBA	5 September 2010 (2010-09-05)	N/A
12	12	TBA	12 September 2010 (2010-09-12)	1,410,000[6]
13	13	TBA	19 September 2010 (2010-09-19)	N/A
14	14	TBA	26 September 2010 (2010-09-26)	998,000[7]

Season 2 (2011)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
15	1	TBA	3 February 2011 (2011-02-03)	N/A
16	2	TBA	10 February 2011 (2011-02-10)	N/A
17	3	TBA	17 February 2011 (2011-02-17)	N/A
18	4	TBA	24 February 2011 (2011-02-24)	N/A
19	5	TBA	3 March 2011 (2011-03-03)	N/A
20	6	TBA	10 March 2011 (2011-03-10)	850,000[8]
21	7	TBA	17 March 2011 (2011-03-17)	N/A
22	8	TBA	24 March 2011 (2011-03-24)	N/A
23	9	TBA	31 March 2011 (2011-03-31)	N/A
24	10	TBA	7 April 2011 (2011-04-07)	734,000[9]
25	11	TBA	TBA	TBD
26	12	TBA	TBA	TBD
27	13	TBA	TBA	TBD
28	14	TBA	TBA	TBD
29	14	TBA	TBA	TBD
30	15	TBA	TBA	TBD
31	16	TBA	TBA	TBD
32	17	TBA	TBA	TBD
33	18	TBA	TBA	TBD
34	19	TBA	TBA	TBD

Season 3 (2011–2012)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
30	1	"Smoking Pat"	15 February 2012 (2012-02-15)	591,000[10]
31	2	"Surprise Party"	22 February 2012 (2012-02-22)	558,000[11]
A driver, who is accompanied by her parents, heads straight through an RBT without stopping, prompting a brief police chase.
35	6	TBA	12 November 2012 (2012-11-12)	725,000[12]
36	7	TBA	19 November 2012 (2012-11-19)	727,000[13]
37	8	TBA	26 November 2012 (2012-11-26)	929,000[14]
38	9	TBA	10 December 2012 (2012-12-10)	684,000[15]
39	10	TBA	17 December 2012 (2012-12-17)	686,000[16]

Season 4 (2013)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
46	7	TBA	13 November 2013 (2013-11-13)	670,000[17]
47	8	"Cannabis Cancer Cure"	20 November 2013 (2013-11-20)	747,000[18]
48	9	TBA	27 November 2013 (2013-11-27)	719,000[19]
49	10	TBA	4 December 2013 (2013-12-04)	782,000[20]

Season 5 (2015)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
50	1	"Wrong Side Of The Road Robert"	1 April 2015 (2015-04-01)[21]	N/A
51	2	"The Runner"	8 April 2015 (2015-04-08)[21]	652,000
52	3	"Twice In One Night"	25 June 2015 (2015-06-25)[21]	321,000[22]
53	4	"Double Hook Up"	1 July 2015 (2015-07-01)[21]	615,000[23]
54	5	"Mystery Car"	15 July 2015 (2015-07-15)[21]	617,000[24]
55	6	"A Night In Kings Cross"	22 July 2015 (2015-07-22)[21]	N/A
56	7	"The Neighbourhood Caper"	10 September 2015 (2015-09-10)[21]	645,000[25]
57	8	"The Painter"	17 September 2015 (2015-09-17)[21]	542,000[26]

Season 6 (2015)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
58	1	"Subway Fugitive"	24 September 2015 (2015-09-24)	678,000[27]
59	2	"P Plate Speeder"	1 October 2015 (2015-10-01)	730,000[28]
60	3	"BP Stakeout"	15 October 2015 (2015-10-15)	795,000[29]
61	4	"From Pub To Pizza Hut"	22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)	777,000[30]
62	5	"Orange Foot Runner"	29 October 2015 (2015-10-29)	725,000[31]
63	6	"Bathurst Blade"	5 November 2015 (2015-11-05)	842,000[32]
64	7	"P Plate Over"	12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)	815,000[33]
65	8	"Holiday Is Over"	19 November 2015 (2015-11-19)	770,000[34]

Season 7 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
66	1	"A Dangerous Combination"	3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)[35]	619,000[36]
67	2	"Dreadlock Hippie"	10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)[37]	694,000[38]
68	3	"Repeat Offender"	17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)[39]	732,000[40]
69	4	"Faint Hearted"	24 August 2016 (2016-08-24)[41]	825,000[42]
70	5	"Mum Was Right"	24 August 2016 (2016-08-24)[41]	825,000[42]
71	6	"Tradie in Trouble"	8 September 2016 (2016-09-08)[43]	641,000[44]
72	7	"Lessons Learned"	15 September 2016 (2016-09-15)[45]	711,000[46]
73	8	"Brekkie in Bed"	22 September 2016 (2016-09-22)	756,000[47]

Season 8 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
74	1	"Carpenter at Wedding"	30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)[48]	N/A
75	2	"Mardi Gras P-Plater"	6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)[49]	N/A
76	3	"Victor Akali"	13 October 2016 (2016-10-13)[50]	N/A
77	4	"Cricket Not Out"	13 October 2016 (2016-10-13)[50]	N/A
78	5	"Off The Hook"	14 November 2016 (2016-11-14)	744,000[51]
79	6	"Lovely Soul"	21 November 2016 (2016-11-21)[52]	759,000[53]
80	7	"Sorry Mum"	5 December 2016 (2016-12-05)	736,000
81	8	"Luck of the Irish"	12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)	720,000[54]

Season 9 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
82	1	"Lumberjack"	2 February 2017 (2017-02-02)	603,000[55]
83	2	"Take Me In"	9 February 2017 (2017-02-09)	618,000[56]
84	3	"Gentle Giant"	16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)	626,000[57]
85	4	"Parole Buster"	16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)	626,000[57]
86	5	"Barina Blues"	23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)	625,000[58]
87	6	"She Loves Me Not"	23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)	625,000[58]
88	7	"Don't Drink and Drive"	2 March 2017 (2017-03-02)[a]	284,000[59]
89	8	"To Be Sure"	9 March 2017 (2017-03-09)[a]	276,000[60]
90	9	"Don't Pass Go"	16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)[a]	N/A
91	10	"No Fines"	23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)[a]	257,000[61]
92	11	"Crying Husband"	23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)[a]	257,000[61]

Season 10 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
93	1	"The Carer"	30 March 2017 (2017-03-30)[a]	309,000[62]
94	2	"Birthday Present"	6 April 2017 (2017-04-06)[a]	N/A
95	3	"Stitched Up"	27 April 2017 (2017-04-27)[a]	353,000[63]
96	4	"Woodstock"	4 May 2017 (2017-05-04)	662,000[64]
97	5	"Spiked Drink"	11 May 2017 (2017-05-11)[a]	271,000[65]
98	6	"Pig Hunter"	18 May 2017 (2017-05-18)[a]	290,000[66]
99	7	"Uteless"	25 May 2017 (2017-05-25)	532,000[67]
100	8	"Ice Queen"	1 June 2017 (2017-06-01)	584,000[68]
101	9	"Elliot's Brother"	10 August 2017 (2017-08-10)[a]	362,000[69]
102	10	"Unlucky Thirteen"	17 August 2017 (2017-08-17)[a]	323,000[70]

Season 11 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
103	1	"Meat Tray"	15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)	471,000
104	2	"Boss's Fault"	22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)	545,000
105	3	"Banana Wine"	1 March 2018 (2018-03-01)	468,000
106	4	"Chicken Catcher"	8 March 2018 (2018-03-08)	560,000
107	5	"Designated Driver"	17 May 2018 (2018-05-17)[a]	N/A
108	6	"Speedy Chef"	24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)[a]	N/A
109	7	"Lucky Unlucky"	31 May 2018 (2018-05-31)[a]	N/A
110	8	"Merry Widower"	7 June 2018 (2018-06-07)[71]	559,000[72]
111	9	"Sleepy Driver"	14 June 2018 (2018-06-14)[a]	N/A
112	10	"Clean & Serene"	21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)[73]	540,000[74]

Season 12 (2018–2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
113	1	"Tattoo You"	18 November 2018 (2018-11-18)	554,000[75]
114	2	"Close Shave"	25 November 2018 (2018-11-25)	507,000[76]
115	3	"Lucky Escape"	21 March 2019 (2019-03-21)[a]	171,000[77]
116	4	"Footy Regret"	28 March 2019 (2019-03-28)[a]	197,000[78]
117	5	"Fountain of Youth"	10 April 2019 (2019-04-10)[a]	243,000[79]
118	6	"Essendon Tragic"	2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)[a]	223,000[80]
119	7	"Mini Moke Blokes"	9 May 2019 (2019-05-09)[a]	275,000[81]
120	8	"Child Seat"	16 May 2019 (2019-05-16)[a]	233,000[82]
121	9	"Green Machine"	23 May 2019 (2019-05-23)[a]	258,000[83]
122	10	"V8 Dreaming"	30 May 2019 (2019-05-30)[a]	235,000[84]

Season 13 (2019–2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
123	1	"Lucky Skipper"	6 June 2019 (2019-06-06)[85]	516,000[86]
124	2	"Baby Shower"	13 June 2019 (2019-06-13)[a]	170,000[87]
125	3	"Her Big Surprise"	20 June 2019 (2019-06-20)[88]	454,000[89]
126	4	"Sack Your Hairdresser"	27 June 2019 (2019-06-27)[a]	178,000[90]
127	5	"Hungry P-Plater"	11 November 2019 (2019-11-11)[91]	472,000[92]
128	6	"Werewolf"	18 November 2019 (2019-11-18)[93]	548,000[94]
129	7	"Man With A Van"	25 November 2019 (2019-11-25)[95]	544,000[96]
130	8	"Last Glass Of Wine"	2 December 2019 (2019-12-02)[97]	511,000[98]
131	9	"Don't Trust Your Friends"	13 February 2020 (2020-02-13)	442,000[99]
132	10	"Surprise"	20 February 2020 (2020-02-20)	428,000[100]

Season 14 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
133	1	"Almond Shotgun"	27 February 2020 (2020-02-27)[101]	411,000[102]
134	2	"Fireworks"	5 March 2020 (2020-03-05)[103]	437,000[104]
135	3	"No Lights"	12 March 2020 (2020-03-12)[a]	194,000[105]
136	4	"Carton"	19 March 2020 (2020-03-19)[a]	204,000[106]
137	5	"Donut Family"	26 March 2020 (2020-03-26)	545,000[107]
138	6	"Sparkly Face"	2 April 2020 (2020-04-02)	599,000[108]
139	7	"Best Friends"	6 April 2020 (2020-04-06)	510,000[109]
140	8	"Wake Up"	13 April 2020 (2020-04-13)[110]	422,000[111]
141	9	"Hard Done By"	23 April 2020 (2020-04-23)	534,000[112]
142	10	"Early Knock Off"	8 July 2020 (2020-07-08)[113]	544,000[114]

Season 15 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
143	1	"Caught in the Net"	15 July 2020 (2020-07-15)[113]	534,000[115]
144	2	"Kiwi Stubby"	22 July 2020 (2020-07-22)[116]	560,000[117]
145	3	"No Cakes Today"	29 July 2020 (2020-07-29)[118]	578,000[119]
146	4	"Interstate Regret"	5 August 2020 (2020-08-05)[120]	311,000[121]
147	5	"New Years Mistake"	5 October 2020 (2020-10-05)[122]	396,000[123]
148	6	"Festival Girls"	12 October 2020 (2020-10-12)[124]	386,000[125]
149	7	"Melton's Finest"	19 October 2020 (2020-10-19)[126]	365,000[127]
150	8	"Long Day"	26 October 2020 (2020-10-26)[128]	365,000[129]
151	9	"Very Close"	17 November 2020 (2020-11-17)[130]	440,000[131]
152	10	"Country Pills"	29 November 2020 (2020-11-29)[132]	391,000[133]

Season 16 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
153	1	"Conspiracy Theory"	25 January 2021 (2021-01-25)[134]	270,000[135]
154	2	"Hippy Bus"	27 May 2021 (2021-05-27)[a]	206,000[136]
155	3	"Father's Regret"	3 June 2021 (2021-06-03)[a]	235,000[137]
156	4	"Regret"	10 June 2021 (2021-06-10)[138]	416,000[139]
157	5	"Date Night"	29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)[a]	185,000[140]
158	6	"New Year's Bad Luck"	9 September 2021 (2021-09-09)[141]	463,000[142]
159	7	"Chicken Man"	16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)[143]	519,000[144]
160	8	"Yes Sir"	23 September 2021 (2021-09-23)[145]	484,000[146]
161	9	"Caught Carer"	30 September 2021 (2021-09-30)[147]	512,000[148]
162	10	"Spitting Chippie"	22 November 2021 (2021-11-22)	468,000[149]

Season 17 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
163	1	"Double Speed"	10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)[150]	451,000[151]
164	2	"Clean Slate"	17 February 2022 (2022-02-17)[152]	459,000[153]
165	3	"What a Doobie"	24 February 2022 (2022-02-24)[154]	447,000[155]
166	4	"Negative Mrs"	3 March 2022 (2022-03-03)[156]	438,000[157]
167	5	"Slow Learner"	8 September 2022 (2022-09-08)[158]	455,000[159]
168	6	"Left High & Dry"	29 September 2022 (2022-09-29)	420,000[160]
169	7	"Bad Boss"	13 October 2022 (2022-10-13)[161]	380,000[162]
170	8	"Fun on the Run"	20 October 2022 (2022-10-20)[163]	405,000[164]
171	9	"Worthy Impound"	27 October 2022 (2022-10-27)	402,000[165]

Season 18 (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
172	1	"Tassie Regret"	9 February 2023 (2023-02-09)[166]	412,000[167]
173	2	"Should Have Walked"	16 February 2023 (2023-02-16)[168]	460,000[169]
174	3	"Clutching Her Pearls"	23 February 2023 (2023-02-23)[170]	469,000[171]
175	4	"Taking It Easy"	19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)[172]	374,000[173]
176	5	"Home Made Booze"	26 October 2023 (2023-10-26)[174]	440,000[175]
177	6	"Speeding Street Kid"	2 November 2023 (2023-11-02)[176]	389,000[177]
178	7	"Two Brothers"	9 November 2023 (2023-11-09)[178]	392,000[179]
179	8	"Train Wreck"	23 November 2023 (2023-11-23)[180]	414,000[181]
180	9	"Please Forgive Me"	30 November 2023 (2023-11-30)[182]	427,000[183]

Season 19 (2024)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
181	1	"The Gambler"	8 February 2024 (2024-02-08)[184]	638,000[185]
182	2	"The Rockstar"	15 February 2024 (2024-02-15)[186]	633,000[187]
183	3	"Esoteric Festival"	22 February 2024 (2024-02-22)[188]	703,000[189]
184	4	"My Dream"	29 February 2024 (2024-02-29)[190]	582,000[191]
185	5	"It Was Yesterday"	1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)[192]	N/A
186	6	"Alcohol Of Course"	8 May 2024 (2024-05-08)[193]	N/A
187	7	"Passed In Not Passed Out"	15 May 2024 (2024-05-15)[194]	N/A
188	8	"My Own Stupidity"	19 June 2024 (2024-06-19)[195]	N/A
189	9	"One Puff Poison"	18 July 2024 (2024-07-18)[196]	N/A
190	10	"Cowboy Lady Panic"	17 October 2024 (2024-10-17)[197]	N/A
191	11	"Red Eye Stoner"	24 October 2024 (2024-10-24)[198]	N/A

Season 20 (2024-2025)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
192	1	"COVID Research"	11 November 2024 (2024-11-11)[199]	N/A
193	2	"One Too Many"	18 November 2024 (2024-11-18)[200]	N/A
194	3	"Bad Karma"	25 November 2024 (2024-11-25)[201]	N/A
195	4	"Back to Jail"	6 February 2025 (2025-02-06)[202]	N/A
196	5	"Chicken Run"	13 February 2025 (2025-02-13)[203]	N/A
197	6	"Totally Ace"	20 February 2025 (2025-02-20)[204]	N/A

Notes

1. Except NSW & QLD