Would I Lie to You? (Australian game show)

Would I Lie to You? (informally abbreviated as WILTY; also known as Would I Lie to You? Australia) is an Australian comedy panel game show based on the British game show of the same name. It premiered on Network 10 on 28 February 2022.^[1][2][3] In September 2022, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a second series which would premiere in 2023, with Charlie Pickering replacing comedian Chris Taylor as a regular team captain.^[4]

Would I Lie to You?
Also known as	Would I Lie to You? Australia
Genre	Game show
Based on	Would I Lie to You? by Peter Holmes
Presented by	Chrissie Swan
Starring	Chris Taylor Frank Woodley Charlie Pickering
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	16
Production
Production locations	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Endemol Shine Australia
Original release
Network	Network 10
Release	28 February 2022 (2022-02-28) – 10 April 2023 (2023-04-10)

At their 2024 Upfronts, Channel 10 announced that the show would not be returning in 2024.

Format

Rounds

In all rounds, the scoring system is the same: teams gain a point for correctly guessing whether a statement is true or not, but if they guess incorrectly the opposing team gets a point. Some questions are edited out during post-production, however the scores were re-recorded to reflect only the questions which had made the edit and not the whole recording.

Current rounds

• "Home Truths": Panellists read out a statement from a card about themselves. The opposing team has to decide whether it is true or false by asking the panellist questions.
• "This is My...": A guest comes onto the set and is introduced by first name, but remains standing in silence as the round continues. Panellists on one team tell the opposing team about their relationship to the guest; only one account out of three told is genuine, and the opposing team has to work out which it is. At the end of the round, the guest reveals their true identity, and which of the panellists they have a genuine relationship with.
• "Quick-Fire Lies": Panellists are chosen at random, and read a statement about themselves from a card. This is identical to "Home Truths" in practice.
• "Could it Be?": Chrissie reads out a statement for each team and they have determine whether it is a truth or a lie.

Former rounds

• "Possession": Panellists take an item out of a box and read a statement from a card, and have to convince the opposing team that the possession genuinely belongs to them.

Cast

Television and radio personality Chrissie Swan hosts.

Comedian Chris Taylor was a regular team captain in the first series.

Comedian Charlie Pickering has been a regular team captain from series 2 onwards.

Comedian Frank Woodley is also a regular team captain and has appeared in every episode.^[2][3]

Guest appearances

The following have all appeared multiple times as one of the guest panellists on the show.

3 appearances Lloyd Langford 2 appearances Dave Hughes Luke McGregor Ross Noble Cal Wilson

Episodes

The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows or series:

  – indicates Chris' or Charlie's team won the game or the series.

  – indicates Frank's team won the game or the series.

  – indicates the game or the series ended in a draw.

Bold type – indicates Chrissie's individual liar of the week.^[a]

Series overview

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	8		28 February 2022 (2022-02-28)	18 April 2022 (2022-04-18)
2	8		13 February 2023 (2023-02-13)	10 April 2023 (2023-04-10)

Series 1 (2022)

Episode	Recording date	First broadcast	Chris' team	Frank's team	Guest	Scores[b]	Viewers
1	December 2021 (2021-12)[5]	28 February 2022 (2022-02-28)[1]	Ross Noble & Carrie Bickmore[6]	Luke McGregor & Zoë Coombs Marr[6]	Vanessa (Frank's team)	6–3	482,000[7]
2	December 2021 (2021-12)[5]	7 March 2022 (2022-03-07)	Melissa Leong & Dave Hughes	Lloyd Langford & Abbie Chatfield	Jack (Chris' Team)	3–5	343,000[8]
3	14 December 2021 (2021-12-14)[5]	14 March 2022 (2022-03-14)	Carl Cox & Cal Wilson	Charlie Pickering & Michala Banas	Ange (Frank's team)	3–5	316,000[9]
4	December 2021 (2021-12)[5]	21 March 2022 (2022-03-21)	Matt Okine & Denise Scott	Stephen Curry & Ella Hooper	Lizzy (Frank's team)	5–3	322,000[10]
5	December 2021 (2021-12)[5]	28 March 2022 (2022-03-28)	Lloyd Langford & Gina Liano	Daniel MacPherson & Claire Hooper	Liam (Frank's team)	3–6	294,000[11]
6	13 December 2021 (2021-12-13)[5]	4 April 2022 (2022-04-04)	Celia Pacquola & Mark Humphries	Art Simone & Dave Thornton	Joy (Chris' team)	4–5	243,000[12]
7	December 2021 (2021-12)[5]	11 April 2022 (2022-04-11)	Dr Susan Carland & Rhys Nicholson	Pia Miranda & Dane Simpson	Tony (Chris' team)	6–5	303,000[13]
8	20 December 2021 (2021-12-20)[5]	18 April 2022 (2022-04-18)	Nick Cody & Annie Maynard	Jimmy Rees & Casey Donovan	Max (Chris' team)	6–2	242,000[14]

Series 2 (2023)

Episode	Recording date	First broadcast	Charlie's team	Frank's team	Guest	Scores[b]	Viewers
1	18 October 2022 (2022-10-18)	13 February 2023 (2023-02-13)[15]	Rebecca Gibney & Luke McGregor	Harley Breen & Concetta Caristo	Paul (Frank's team)	2–7	229,000[16]
2	20 October 2022 (2022-10-20)	20 February 2023 (2023-02-20)	Dave Hughes & Nina Oyama	Joel Creasey & Jacqui Lambie	Stavros (Frank's team)	6–4	233,000[17]
3	24 October 2022 (2022-10-24)	27 February 2023 (2023-02-27)	Ross Noble & Bev Killick	Chris Brown & Alex Lee	Fiona (Charlie's team)	4–4	217,000[18]
4	24 October 2022 (2022-10-24)	6 March 2023 (2023-03-06)	Em Rusciano & Christopher Pyne	Mel Buttle & Josh Lawson	Carl (Charlie's team)	3–6	256,000[19]
5	28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)	13 March 2023 (2023-03-13)	Peter Rowsthorn & Geraldine Hickey	Tommy Little & Myf Warhurst	Morag (Charlie's team)	3–7	232,000[20]
6	26 October 2022 (2022-10-26)	20 March 2023 (2023-03-20)	Nath Valvo & Steph Tisdell	Courtney Act & Peter Helliar	Christine (Charlie's team)	3–6	233,000[21]
7	26 October 2022 (2022-10-26)	3 April 2023 (2023-04-03)	Dilruk Jayasinha & Georgie Carroll	Jock Zonfrillo & Cal Wilson	Halle (Charlie's team)	4–5	258,000[22]
8	28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)	10 April 2023 (2023-04-10)	Tanya Hennessy & Lloyd Langford	Julie Goodwin & Broden Kelly	Malcolm (Frank's team)	8–2	205,000[23]

Notes

1. An individual liar of the week was not announced in Series 2.
2. Scores were not announced in the episode, Chrissie Swan simply announces the winning team.

Scores

Chris/Charlie	Frank
Series wins (1 drawn)
0	1
Episode wins (2 drawn)
6	8

See also

• Would I Lie to You?
• Would You Believe?
• To Tell the Truth