The Logie for Most Popular Factual Program was an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It was given to recognise the popularity of an Australian factual program.
The award was first awarded at the 50th Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 2008 when it was originally called Most Popular Factual Program. The award was discontinued after the 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards in 2013, however the category was reinstated in 2016 at the 58th Annual TV Week Logie Awards. For the 2016 and 2017 ceremonies, it was renamed Best Factual Program before being permanently eliminated in 2018.
The winner and nominees of Most Popular Factual Program are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website. Bondi Rescue holds the record for the most wins, winning the category every year in the first six years it was awarded.
Winners and nominees Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
Key Meaning Indicates the winning program
Year Program NetworkRef 2008 Bondi RescueNetwork Ten Border Security: Australia's Front LineSeven Network The Choir of Hard KnocksABC1 RPANine Network RSPCA Animal RescueSeven Network 2009 Bondi RescueNetwork Ten Border Security: Australia's Front LineSeven Network Find My FamilySeven Network RPANine Network RSPCA Animal RescueSeven Network 2010 Bondi RescueNetwork Ten Border Security: Australia's Front LineSeven Network Find My FamilySeven Network RPANine Network RSPCA Animal RescueSeven Network 2011 Bondi RescueNetwork Ten Bondi VetNetwork Ten Undercover Boss AustraliaNetwork Ten RPANine Network Who Do You Think You Are?SBS1 2012 Bondi RescueNetwork Ten Bondi VetNetwork Ten Border Security: Australia's Front LineSeven Network RPANine Network The World's Strictest ParentsSeven Network 2013 Bondi RescueNetwork Ten Bondi VetNetwork Ten Border Security: Australia's Front LineSeven Network RPANine Network Who Do You Think You Are?SBS 2016 Gogglebox AustraliaThe Lifestyle ChannelNetwork Ten Australian StoryABC Bondi RescueNetwork Ten Bondi VetNetwork Ten Who Do You Think You Are?SBS 2017 Gogglebox AustraliaThe Lifestyle ChannelNetwork Ten Australian StoryABC Bondi RescueNetwork Ten Bondi VetNetwork Ten Todd Sampson's Body HackNetwork Ten
Multiple wins/nominations Number Program Wins6 Bondi Rescue2 Gogglebox Australia Nominations8 Bondi Rescue6 RPA5 Border Security: Australia's Front Line5 Bondi Vet3 RSPCA Animal Rescue3 Who Do You Think You Are?2 Australian Story2 Find My Family2 Gogglebox Australia
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