When the exhaustion of searching through the streaming services sets in, look no further.
We don’t want to brag but the ABC has received 44 Logie nominations this year.
From deep-dive documentaries to side-splitting comedies, it would be selfish of us not to share these gems for your viewing pleasure.
There’s something for everyone, so jump onto ABC iview and get streaming.
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Looking for a laugh?Fisk
What’s it about? When Helen Tudor-Fisk’s life falls apart, she takes a job in a small suburban firm specialising in wills and probate assuming that, because the clients are dead, she won’t have to deal with people.
Who stars in it? Kitty Flanagan, Julia Zemiro, Marty Sheargold and Aaron Chen.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Utopia and Mother And Son.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Scripted Comedy Program, Best Lead Actress in a Comedy for Kitty Flanagan, Best Lead Actor in a Comedy for Aaron Chen or Best Supporting Actor for Glenn Butcher.
Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee
What’s it about? Get ready to laugh out loud as Guy Montgomery and his loyal assistant Aaron Chen are joined by some of Australia’s favourite personalities, testing their spelling prowess with wildly inventive spelling challenges designed to befuddle, bamboozle and bedazzle them all.
Who’s the host? Guy Montgomery and Aaron Chen.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Spicks and Specks and Geraldine Hickey: Don’t Tease Me About My Gloves.
Might snag a Logie for: Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent for Guy Montgomery.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
What’s it about? Recorded at the Palais Theatre, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival presents two of the most anticipated nights on the comedy calendar; The Gala and The Allstars Supershow.
Who’s the host? Mel Buttle and Michael Hing.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Celia Pacquola: All Talk and Dave Hughes: Ridiculous.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Scripted Comedy Program.
Austin
What’s it about? A best-selling, but recently cancelled, children’s author has a meltdown when approached by Austin, a neurodivergent 20-something claiming to be his son. He then realises that embracing the young man may be the path to redemption.
Who stars in it? Michael Theo, Sally Phillips, Ben Miller and Gia Carides.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Summer Love and Breeders.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Scripted Comedy Program, Best Lead Actor in a Comedy for Michael Theo or Ben Miller.
Optics
What’s it about? A death at PR firm Fritz & Randell sees the forty-something heir-apparent pushed aside and the reins handed to two younger female employees. But have these women been set up to fail?
Who stars in it? Jenna Owen, Vic Zerbst, Charles Firth and Belinda Giblin.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Gold Diggers and White Fever.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Scripted Comedy Program.
Gruen
What’s it about? Advertising has changed for the worse. Gruen has changed for the better. Join the panel of experts for a new and improved look at a world of advertising that isn’t new or improved.
Who’s the host? Wil Anderson (joined by Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft).
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Shaun Micallef’s Eve of Destruction and Wil Anderson: Wilogical.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Comedy Entertainment Program.
Hard Quiz
What’s it about? Australia’s favourite acid-tongued know-it-all, Tom Gleeson, returns with a new collection of experts, buffs and aficionados to face off for a chance to be crowned Hard Quiz champion and raise up the Big Brass Mug.
Who’s the host? Tom Gleeson
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Claire Hooper’s House of Games and Would I Lie To You?
Might snag a Logie for: Best Comedy Entertainment Program.
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
What’s it about? The Weekly knows the world is too serious to be taken too seriously. Charlie Pickering and a team of Australia’s best comedians watch all the news so you don’t have to. You give them 30 minutes, they give you the week.
Who’s the host? Charlie Pickering.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: The Yearly and QI.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Comedy Entertainment Program.
Escape with some dramaReturn to Paradise
What’s it about? DI Mackenzie Clarke is forced to leave London under a cloud of suspicion and return to the last place she ever wanted to be, her hometown of Dolphin Cove, Australia where her tenacity and work ethic helps her solve murder mysteries.
Who stars in it? Anna Samson, Lloyd Griffith, Tai Hara and Catherine McClements.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Mystery Road: Origin and Grantchester.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Drama Program, Best Lead Actress in a Drama for Anna Samson or Best Lead Actor in a Drama for Lloyd Griffith or Tai Hara.
The Newsreader
What’s it about? After achieving their dreams, Dale reigns as ‘King of News’ and Helen’s fearless reporting earns her acclaim. But when a cynical network move pits the former lovers against each other, their bond will be tested like never before.
Who stars in it? Anna Torv, Sam Reid, William McInnes and Marg Downey.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: The Family Next Door and Little Disasters.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Drama Program or Best Supporting Actress for Marg Downey or Michelle Lim Davidson.
Plum
What’s it about? Football hero Peter ‘The Plum’ Lum is living the dream until he’s diagnosed with a brain disorder. His ex-wife implores him to talk to his girlfriend and son, but he can’t find the words, until a couple of dead poets appear.
Who stars in it? Brendan Cowell, Asher Keddie, Susie Porter and Jemaine Clement.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Significant Others and Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Miniseries or Telemovie.
For the music loversTake 5 with Zan Rowe
What’s it about? Music is memory. Hearing a song can take you to a place, a feeling, a moment. Guests reveal a side to themselves you’ve never seen before.
Who’s the host? Zan Rowe.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Creative Types with Virginia Trioli and The Piano.
Might snag a Logie for: Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter for Zan Rowe.
New Year’s Eve
What’s it about? The biggest names in music joined the ABC in bidding a huge farewell to 2024, plus the New Year’s Eve fireworks from the Sydney Opera House.
Who is the host? Zan Rowe, Charlie Pickering and Concetta Caristo.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Classic 100 Concert and That Blackfella Show.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Entertainment Program.
Countdown 50 Years On
What’s it about? In 1974, Countdown burst into loungerooms all over the nation and set the music scene on fire. 50 years on, the ABC is inviting you back to the party to celebrate the little Aussie show that became a global phenomenon.
Who’s the host? Tony Armstrong and Myf Warhurst.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line and Slim & I.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Entertainment Program.
Heart-warming viewingMiriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian
What’s it about? Miriam Margolyes infiltrates and sheds light on a unique Australian community. Some are struggling or facing a bleak future, others are prospering, all say something about where we are heading as a nation.
Who’s the host? Miriam Margolyes.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Miriam Margolyes in New Zealand and Joanna Lumley’s Danube: Europe’s Mightiest River.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Factual or Documentary Program.
The Assembly
What’s it about? Australia’s most renowned interviewer, Leigh Sales, mentors autistic journalism students as they learn their craft and interview well-known Australian personalities.
Who stars in it? Leigh Sales, Sam Neill, Hamish Blake, Anthony Albanese and Delta Goodrem.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Headliners and You Can’t Ask That.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Factual or Documentary Program.
Muster Dogs Collies and Kelpies
What’s it about? Muster Dogs sets a new twist in the experiment to see who will be crowned Champion Muster Dog. This time both Collies and Kelpies are put to the test to see which breed comes out on top.
Who’s the host? Lisa Millar.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Back Roads and Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Structured Reality Program or Most Popular Personality on Australian Television for Lisa Millar.
Your next DIY inspirationGardening Australia
What’s it about? Inspiring, entertaining and full of practical advice, join Costa Georgiadis and the team as they unearth gardening ideas, meet avid gardeners and look at some of the most inspiring gardens from across the country.
Who’s the host? Costa Georgiadis.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Gardening Australia Junior and Monty Don’s French Gardens.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Lifestyle Program.
Grand Designs Australia
What’s it about? Grand Designs Australia meets nine ambitious families across Australia as they tackle the challenge of a lifetime — building their dream homes.
Who’s the host? Anthony Burke.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Grand Designs Transformations and Grand Designs.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Lifestyle Program.
Restoration Australia
What’s it about? Breathing new life into heritage houses, grand or humble, is a testing, bittersweet adventure that engages and inspires architecture expert Anthony Burke.
Who’s the host? Anthony Burke.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Designing A Legacy and George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Lifestyle Program.
Deep dive into the news7.30
What’s it about? Australia’s premier daily current affairs program delivering agenda-setting journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account.
Who’s the host? Sarah Ferguson.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Afternoon Briefing and Foreign Correspondent.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Current Affairs Program or Ray Martin Award for Most Popular News or Public Affairs Presenter for Sarah Ferguson.
Four Corners
What’s it about? Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism. These fearless and forensic documentaries expose scandals, trigger inquiries, fire debate and confront taboos.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Planet America and Spies In The Outback.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Current Affairs Program.
Insiders
What’s it about? The show that politicians rely on to find out what’s going on. David Speers presents Australia’s must-watch political program, joined by a panel of leading political minds to analyse and interpret the week in politics and national affairs.
Who’s the host? David Speers.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: If You’re Listening and Whitlam: The Power And Passion.
Might snag a Logie for: Ray Martin Award for Most Popular News or Public Affairs Presenter for David Speers.
Australian Story
What’s it about? The power of the personal. Compelling stories about real people that illuminate, entertain and inspire.
Who’s the host? Leigh Sales.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Compass and Nemesis.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Current Affairs Program.
For the kidsBluey
What’s it about? Bluey is an inexhaustible six-year-old Blue Heeler dog, who loves to play and turns everyday family life into extraordinary adventures, developing her imagination as well as her mental, physical and emotional resilience.
Who stars in it? Melanie Zanetti and Dave McCormack.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Do Not Watch This Show and Piripenguins.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Children’s Program.
Ginger and the Vegesaurs
What’s it about? Follow Ginger, a young Tricarrotops, and her trio of baby Pea-Rexes as they throw themselves into further adventure in the rich and colourful Vegesaur Valley.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Kangaroo Beach and Hey Duggee’s Squirrel Club.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Children’s Program.
Hard Quiz Kids
What’s it about? Hard Quiz Kids, featuring Gold Logie-winning comedian Tom Gleeson’s same grumpy humour and intense questioning, but with contestants aged 10 to 13.
Who’s the host? Tom Gleeson.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Teenage Boss: Next Level and Kids Baking Championship.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Children’s Program.
Little J & Big Cuz
What’s it about? Little J and Big Cuz are a couple of First Nations Australian kids living with their Nanna and Old Dog. There’s always something surprising going on, whether it’s at school, in the backyard… or beyond.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Play School Science Time and Gardening Australia Junior.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Children’s Program.
Play School
What’s it about? Join the Play School team with Big Ted, Little Ted, Jemima, Humpty and all the other toys on this all-time favourite children’s show.
If you like this, you’ll also enjoy: Fizzy and Suds and Ready Steady Wiggle.
Might snag a Logie for: Best Children’s Program.
Each of these shows is nominated for a TV Week Logie Award. You can vote for them here.