The Logie for Most Popular Entertainment Program is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It recognises the popularity of an Australian light entertainment program from various formats including comedy, talent, variety, music, talk, and traditional game shows.
It was first awarded at the 28th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, held in 1986 when the award was originally called Most Popular Australian Light Entertainment Program. Over the years, it has been known as Most Popular Light Entertainment Program (1987–1988, 1993–2014), Most Popular Light Entertainment or Comedy Program (1989–1992), Most Popular Entertainment Program (2015) and Best Entertainment Program (2016-2017). From 2018, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular Light Entertainment Program.
The winner and nominees of this category are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website. Hey Hey It's Saturday holds the record for the most wins, with nine, followed by Rove with six wins.
Winners and nominees Key Meaning Indicates the winning program
Year Program NetworkRef 1986 Perfect Match 1987 Hey Hey It's Saturday 1988 Hey Hey It's Saturday 1989 The Comedy Company 1990 The Comedy Company 1991 Fast Forward 1992 Fast Forward 1993 Hey Hey It's Saturday 1994 Hey Hey It's Saturday 1995 Hey Hey It's Saturday 1996 Don't Forget Your Toothbrush 1997 Hey Hey It's Saturday 1998 Hey Hey It's Saturday 1999 Hey Hey It's Saturday Battle of the Sexes Midday with Kerri-Anne The Panel 2000 Hey Hey It's Saturday Australia's Funniest Home Video Show The Panel Rove 2001 The Panel Rove (Live) Surprise Surprise Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 2002 Rove (Live) Australia's Funniest Home Videos The Crocodile Hunter The Panel This Is Your Life 2003 Rove (Live) The Crocodile Hunter Kath & Kim Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 2004 Rove (Live) Australia's Funniest Home Video Show Kath & Kim Merrick and Rosso Unplanned Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 2005 Rove (Live) Dancing with the Stars Deal or No Deal Kath & Kim Merrick and Rosso Unplanned 2006 Dancing with the Stars Deal or No Deal The Glass House Rove Live Spicks and Specks 2007 Rove Live 20 to 1 Bert's Family Feud Deal or No Deal Thank God You're Here 2008 Kath & Kim The Chaser's War on Everything Spicks and Specks Summer Heights High Thank God You're Here 2009 Rove Australia's Got Talent Deal or No Deal Spicks and Specks Sunrise 2010 Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Deal or No Deal Hey Hey It's Saturday: The Reunion Spicks and Specks Sunrise 2011 The Circle Good News Week Hey Hey It's Saturday Sunrise Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation 2012 Hamish and Andy's Gap Year Australia's Got Talent The Project Spicks and Specks Sunrise 2013 The Voice Gruen Planet Hamish & Andy's Euro Gap Year The Project The X Factor 2014 Hamish & Andy's Gap Year Asia Ja'mie: Private School Girl The Project The Voice The X Factor 2015 Hamish & Andy's Gap Year South America Family Feud The Project Sunrise The Voice 2016 Family Feud Gruen Have You Been Paying Attention? The Voice The X Factor Australia 2017 Have You Been Paying Attention? Anh's Brush with Fame Family Feud The Voice Upper Middle Bogan 2018 Gogglebox Australia Anh's Brush with Fame Family Feud Hard Quiz The Project 2019 Gogglebox Australia Anh's Brush with Fame Dancing with the Stars Gruen Hard Quiz The Voice 2022 Gogglebox Australia Anh's Brush with Fame Hard Quiz Lego Masters The Masked Singer Australia The Voice 2023 Gogglebox Australia Australia's Got Talent Gruen Hard Quiz Lego Masters The Voice 2024 The Voice ABC New Year's Eve Australian Idol Dancing with the Stars Take 5 with Zan Rowe Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight 2025 The Voice ABC New Year's Eve Australian Idol Countdown 50 Years On Dancing with the Stars Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight
Multiple wins Number Program Wins Hey Hey It's Saturday Rove Gogglebox Australia Hamish and Andy's Gap Year The Voice The Comedy Company Fast Forward
See also Logie Award for Most Popular Comedy Program
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