Tractor Monkeys

locations MelbourneTractor Monkeys is an Australian comedic television quiz show hosted by Merrick Watts. Seventeen episodes screened on ABC1 in 2013.

Tractor Monkeys
Genre	Game show
Directed by	Mark Fitzgerald
Presented by	Merrick Watts
Starring	Katie "Monty" Dimond Dave O'Neil
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Production locations	Melbourne, Victoria
Running time	36 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC1
Release	20 March (2013-03-20) – 25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)

Format

The show features two teams of guest panellists, one led by comedian Dave O'Neil and the other by radio presenter Katie "Monty" Dimond. They compete in rounds of questions and games about trends, fads and social phenomena.^[1] The show also included a second screen experience via an ABC Companion Pad app for iPad.^[2]

Episodes

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	8		20 March 2013 (2013-03-20)	8 May 2013 (2013-05-08)
2	8		25 September 2013 (2013-09-25)	13 November 2013 (2013-11-13)
Special	1		25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)

aired lastSeries 1

No. overall	No. in season	Kate's team	Dave's team	Original release date
1	1	Tom Gleeson & Frank Woodley	Ella Hooper & Adam Richard	20 March 2013 (2013-03-20)[3]
2	2	Sam Simmons & Rebecca De Unamuno	Aamer Rahman & Genevieve Morris	27 March 2013 (2013-03-27)
3	3	Kate Langbroek & Dave Thornton	Toby Truslove & Denise Scott	3 April 2013 (2013-04-03)
4	4	HG Nelson & Josh Thomas	Tommy Little & Jeff Green	10 April 2013 (2013-04-10)
5	5	Fiona O'Loughlin & Joel Creasey	Ronny Chieng & Rob Carlton	17 April 2013 (2013-04-17)
6	6	Lawrence Mooney & Kayne Tremills	Celia Pacquola & Ed Kavalee	24 April 2013 (2013-04-24)
7	7	Anthony Morgan & Tommy Little	Noeline Brown & Akmal Saleh	1 May 2013 (2013-05-01)
8	8	Denise Scott & Mel Buttle	Matt Okine & Denise Drysdale	8 May 2013 (2013-05-08)

overall noSeries 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Kate's team	Dave's team	Original release date
9	1	"Fashion"	Mark Trevorrow & Hannah Gadsby	Kerri-Anne Kennerley & James Kerley	25 September 2013 (2013-09-25)
10	2	"Love"	Shane Jacobson & Adam Richard	Noeline Brown & Mel Buttle	2 October 2013 (2013-10-02)
11	3	"Family"	Denise Scott & Sammy J	Rob Carlton & Rosie Beaton	9 October 2013 (2013-10-09)
12	4	"TV"	TBA	TBA	16 October 2013 (2013-10-16)
Guests include: Graeme Blundell, Sarah Kendall, Adam Richard & Frank Woodley (team split not known)
13	5	"Technology"	TBA	TBA	23 October 2013 (2013-10-23)
Guests include Max Walker, Tom Ballard, Ed Kavalee & Claire Hooper (team split not known)
14	6	"Sport And Leisure"	Peter Helliar & Sarah Kendall	Adam Zwar & Jean Kittson	30 October 2013 (2013-10-30)
15	7	"School"	Daryl Braithwaite & Celia Pacquola	Cal Wilson & Mikey Robins	6 November 2013 (2013-11-06)
16	8	"Summer"	Matt Okine & Kate Langbroek	Glenn Robbins & Ella Hooper	13 November 2013 (2013-11-13)

overall noSpecial

No.	Title	Kate's team	Dave's team	Original release date
1	"Christmas Special"	TBA	TBA	25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)

Ratings

Series 1

No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot	Overnight ratings	Ref(s)
				Viewers
1	Episode 1	20 March 2013	8:30pm	467,000	[4]
2	Episode 2	27 March 2013	8:30pm	—
3	Episode 3	3 April 2013	8:30pm	—
4	Episode 4	10 April 2013	8:30pm	371,000	[5]
5	Episode 5	17 April 2013	9:00pm	428,000	[6]
6	Episode 6	24 April 2013	9:00pm	—
7	Episode 7	1 May 2013	9:00pm	419,000	[7]
8	Episode 8	8 May 2013	9:00pm	405,000	[8]

Series 2

All episodes aired at 8:00pm.

No.	Title	Air date	Overnight ratings	Ref(s)
			Viewers
1	"Fashion"	25 September 2013	574,000	[9]
2	"Love"	2 October 2013	476,000	[10]
3	"Family"	9 October 2013	552,000	[11]
4	"TV"	16 October 2013	580,000	[12]
5	"Technology"	23 October 2013	—
6	"Sport And Leisure"	30 October 2013	769,000	[13]
7	"School"	6 November 2013	508,000	[14]
8	"Summer"	13 November 2013	—
9	"Christmas Special"	25 December 2013	—