All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • April 22, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Star Wars trailer reactions, Tony Abbott skols a beer, Internet piracy in Australia, question time, Anzac Day (with Sam Neill), anti-vaccination religious exemptions, Australian Democrats lose party status

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • April 29, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Australian doctor recruited by ISIS, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, birth of a new royal baby and the royal family, Olympic Games host cities, gender equality (with Caitlin Stasey), selfies, Belle Gibson lies about terminal cancer.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • May 6, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: The birth of the royal baby, 2015 federal budget, upcoming executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, foreign aid cuts, UK general election (with Tiffany Stevenson), opposition to a mosque in Bendigo.

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    • May 13, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Melbourne counter-terrorism raids, global warming, 2015 federal budget, Kim Jong-un and North Korea, coffee snobbery, Transparent (with Jeffrey Tambor), Labor Games

  • S01E05 Episode 5

    • May 20, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Bikie gang shooting in Waco, Texas, Bill Shorten's budget reply, old people, opposition to halal certifications, News of the World phone hacking scandal (with Nick Davies), aggressive interviews (with Jacqui Lambie)

  • S01E06 Episode 6

    • May 27, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: The Pope admits to not watching TV, female cricketers receive a payrise, Man Haron Monis inquest, marriage equality, Disney movie to be based on white American girl as African princess (with Loyiso Gola), Redesign My Brain (with Todd Sampson), Twitter

  • S01E07 Episode 7

    • June 3, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: China builds artificial islands in the South China Sea, Taylor Swift makes Forbes most powerful women list, Bruce Jenner transitions into a woman, Adam Goodes' war dance, Indigenous incarceration, FIFA corruption (with Loyiso Gola), pornography and sex education

  • S01E08 Episode 8

    • June 10, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Alan Bond dies, 41st G7 summit, junk food advertising and obesity, Indigenous race relations in Australia (with Miranda Tapsell), Australians playing in the NBA (with Wyatt Cenac)

  • S01E09 Episode 9

    • June 17, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Rachel Dolezal outed as white, housing affordability and Joe Hockey's comments, sports betting ads (and their sexism), allegations of the government paying people smugglers, self-help books, 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, Scientology and Going Clear (with Alex Gibney)

  • S01E10 Episode 10

    • June 24, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Zaky Mallah's audience appearance on Q&A, Barack Obama says the word "nigger" on WTF with Marc Maron, Pope Francis's encyclical on climate change, road rage, Inside Out (with Amy Poehler), CNS funding, the underreaction to the Matildas winning Australia's first World Cup knockout match

  • S01E11 Episode 11

    • July 1, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Greek debt crisis, Melbourne prison riot, same-sex marriage becomes legalised in the US (with Wyatt Cenac), Uber, artificial intelligence (with Lawrence Krauss), proposed Rio Tinto coal mine near Bulga

  • S01E12 Episode 12

    • July 8, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Nick Kyrgios tanking allegations, Bill Shorten's trade union Royal Commission appearance, the Sydney siege inquest, Generation Z, Joey Chestnut loses hot dog eating contest

  • S01E13 Episode 13

    • July 15, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Pluto mission, housing bubble, Bill Shorten's ALP ad campaign, sports stadium naming rights, Indonesia cuts Australian cattle imports, Shenhua mine approval, Go Set a Watchman book release

  • S01E14 Episode 14

    • July 22, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Feliks Zemdegs wins Rubik's Cube championship, Mick Fanning shark attack, Bronwyn Bishop's helicopter trip, cars and cyclists, Trainwreck, Uniqlo sex tape, women crying

  • S01E15 Episode 15

    • July 29, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: John Sewel scandal, Adam Goodes booing, ALP conference, organ donation, Equal Justice Initiative (with Bryan Stevenson), resignations

  • S01E16 Episode 16

    • August 5, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Parliamentary entitlements, cash for access, doping in sport, Cecil the lion, palliative care and death (with Molly Carlile), exercise gear

  • S01E17 Episode 17

    • August 12, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Coalition politicians denied conscience vote on marriage equality, the Seven Network takes the Nine Network to court over My Kitchen Rules rip-off, customer service, rape prevention and blame, 'Hey Boy' Don't Rape song (with Miranda Tapsell, Angie Hart and Geraldine Quinn)

  • S01E18 Episode 18

    • August 19, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Paleolithic diet, Oscar Pistorius's early release from prison (with Loyiso Gola), Astrophysics (with Neil deGrasse Tyson)

  • S01E19 Episode 19

    • August 26, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Comedy bites the hand of the news that feeds it. Charlie, Tom & Kitty take on the stock market, saucy data leaks, & stuff you're not meant to know. With UK correspondent Tiff Stevenson, & guest Graeme Innes.

  • S01E20 Episode 20

    • September 2, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    News! Jokes! In the season one finale, Charlie, Kitty & Tom take on Dyson Heydon, media attitudes to mental illness, & Donald Trump. With Josh Frydenberg & Hugh Jackman. Yeah, you heard, HUGH JACKMAN!

Season 2

  • S02E01 Episode 1

    • February 3, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly with Charlie Pickering returns to ABC on February 3 at 8:30pm.

  • S02E02 Episode 2

    • February 10, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly promises to put the sense back into the nonsense of the news world, with comedians Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson & Kitty Flanagan who are experts at supplying sense, and eliminating non. #TheWeekly

  • S02E03 Episode 3

    • February 17, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly promises to put the sense back into the nonsense of the news world, with comedians Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson & Kitty Flanagan who are experts at supplying sense, and eliminating non. #TheWeekly

  • S02E04 Episode 4

    • February 24, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    Wherever there is both news and comedy, they'll be there. Our hero chums Charlie, Tom and Kitty tackle negative gearing, lockout laws, and protein powder. Guests: Chloe Hilliard and Andrew Denton. #TheWeekly

  • S02E05 Episode 5

    • March 2, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    Comedy gangs up on news, and steals its wallet. Oscar gossip, safe schools, Tom chats hard with Michelle Bridges, Loyiso Gola dials in from South Africa, and Charlie talks to Vladimir Putin's nemesis, Masha Gessen. #TheWeekly

  • S02E06 Episode 6

    • March 9, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly promises to put the sense back into the nonsense of the news world, with Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson & Kitty Flanagan who are experts at being a nuisance to newsmakers. Special guest MASH star Alan Alda.

  • S02E07 Episode 7

    • March 16, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly promises to put the sense back into the nonsense of the news world, with comedians Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson & Kitty Flanagan who are experts at supplying sense, and eliminating non. #TheWeekly

  • S02E08 Episode 8

    • March 23, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie Pickering recalls Tom Gleeson & Kitty Flanagan to have you double-dissolving into laughter. Special guests Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone, while Tom Chats Hard with Tanya Plibersek. #TheWeekly

  • S02E09 Episode 9

    • March 30, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    In the fight between comedy & news, there's only one winner. Except on The Weekly, where it's always a draw. Charlie, Tom & Kitty talk East Timor, & Peter Dutton's new movie. With guests Sara Pascoe & Chloe Hilliard.

  • S02E10 Episode 10

    • April 6, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    Comedy sees News across a crowded room. Their eyes lock. The electricity is palpable. Charlie, Kitty & Tom tackle wrongful conviction, invasion or discovery, & the Panama Papers. With guests Briggs & Dylan Alcott. #TheWeekly

  • S02E11 Episode 11

    • April 13, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    In a feverish world, The Weekly mops your brow with comedy & gives you soothing sips of news. Charlie, Tom & Kitty talk Clive Palmer, women in sport & 60 Mins. Special guest: controversial opinionist Andrew Bolt. #TheWeekly

  • S02E12 Episode 12

    • April 20, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    If music be the food of love, then news be the food of comedy. Charlie & Kitty tackle Brazil, election logos, & Johnny Depp-based dog crime. Tom beams in live from a Trump rally in New York. Guest: Nalini Joshi. #TheWeekly

  • S02E13 Episode 13

    • April 27, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    Comedy finally comes to its senses, and realises it's crazy about News. Charlie, Kitty & Tom tackle 60 Minutes, Prince, and the internet. Special guests: Bible historian Francesca Stavrakopoulou, and actual Kevin Rudd.

  • S02E14 Episode 14

    • May 4, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    For the final time this season, Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson & Kitty Flanagan put the sense back into the nonsense of the news world. #TheWeekly (Final)

Season 3

  • S03E01 Episode 1

    • February 1, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    Last year, The Weekly promised to put the sense back into the nonsense. In 2017, the nonsense has defeated us. Charlie Pickering, along with Kitty Flanagan, Tom Gleeson & Adam Briggs, will pick the news apart. Guest George Miller.

  • S03E02 Episode 2

    • February 8, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie Pickering, Kitty Flanagan & Tom Gleeson dissect the Bernardi party, the Queen's Jubilee & Making Australia Second. Plus Hard Chat with George Christensen & special guest: WNBA & AFLW star Erin Phillips #TheWeekly

  • S03E03 Episode 3

    • February 15, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie Pickering, Kitty Flanagan and Tom Gleeson investigate burqa bans, political correctness, sleeping rough... and what REALLY caused SA's blackouts? Special guest: Matt Damon! #TheWeekly

  • S03E04 Episode 4

    • February 22, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly newsvestigates the headlines: scare campaigns, Piegate, and the LOLing assassin. Tom Gleeson welcomes Chrissie Swan to the Hard Chat seat. Special guest: Hugo Weaving! #TheWeekly

  • S03E05 Episode 5

    • March 1, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    We celebrate the Oscars, welcome back Tony Abbott & get to know the President who thinks he's the new Hitler. Kitty studies millennial sex, Tom Hard Chats Sarah Hanson-Young & Charlie meets author Simon Sinek.

  • S03E06 Episode 6

    • March 8, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie, Tom & Briggs explore WA's election, the NBN, Pauline Hanson & Trumpgate. Charlie meets Carmel Johnston, Commander of NASA's Mars Simulation Mission. Tom meets his Hard Chat match with Aus TV royalty.

  • S03E07 Episode 7

    • March 15, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Coopers Brewery apologised for the beer promotional video released by the Bible Society about same-sex marriage then cancelled their limited edition light beer associated with the Bible Society (with Justin Hamilton); Wikileaks released data to the internet about CIA's hacking tools that exploit iPhones, Android phones, Windows computers and Samsung televisions to spy and listen in on conversations; Tony Blair was invited to the unveiling of a new UK war memorial honouring Britons who fought in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars while families of war heroes were not invited (with Jonathan Pie); Labor wins the Western Australian state election by a landslide with Mark McGowan becoming the state's new Premier; The Book of Mormon (with Matt Stone and Trey Parker).

  • S03E08 Episode 8

    • March 22, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly talks to the next Albert Einstein and walks through why young Lee swam with a crocodile to capture the heart of a girl! Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Grant Denyer and Kitty Flanagan bamboozles him with Soft Chat.

  • S03E09 Episode 9

    • March 29, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    All the news you tried to avoid. Trump the dealmaker, eavesdropping phones, company tax cuts & The Weekly's Africa correspondent Loyiso Gola in studio. Tom Hard Chats Sarah Wilson.

  • S03E10 Episode 10

    • April 5, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie, Kitty, Tom & Briggs try to comprehend our universe: April Fools' Day, opinion polls & Mark Latham. Sophie Monk dares to sit in the Hard Chat chair. Special guest Maurice Gleeson explains blind tennis!

  • S03E11 Episode 11

    • April 12, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie, Kitty, Briggs & Tom let fly at herd immunity, drugs at music festivals, Syria, seafood connoisseurs. Plus Tom rebrands The show & Hard Chats Dave Hughes. #TheWeekly

  • S03E12 Episode 12

    • April 19, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    Stop, drop & laugh as The Weekly targets the nuclear apocalypse. Kitty saves us from superbugs, Tom Hard Chats footy legend Chris Judd & Charlie visits old friend Sam Neill. Guests: Judith Lucy & Denise Scott

  • S03E13 Episode 13

    • April 26, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie & Tom discuss science, the Logies, the citizenship test, and a terrorist child. Plus election watch with Andy Zaltzman, Tom Hard Chats James Blunt, and special guest forensic entomologist Paola Magni.

  • S03E14 Episode 14

    • May 3, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly unpacks the news & finds several kilos of jokes. 100 Days of President Trump, Kitty tries de-cluttering, Tom road-tests his new travel show, Mel Buttle shows us Real Australia. Guest: Geoffrey Rush

  • S03E15 Episode 15

    • May 10, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly brings down a surplus of funny as Charlie, Tom & Briggs take on housing affordability, kids & gambling, plus Bill Shorten's latest ad campaign. Special guest: Wiggle Emma Watkins.

  • S03E16 Episode 16

    • May 17, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly takes on ransomware, baldness cures & current & future US Presidents. Tom Hard Chats physicist Lawrence Krauss; Kitty explains fidget spinners; comedian DeAnne Smith explains LGBQTI* to the uninitiated.

  • S03E17 Episode 17

    • May 24, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly dissects the Battle of Cocaine Cassie, Turkey's World's Strongest Man & the bulge that changed history. Tom launches a travel show; Kitty solves TV mascots. Guest: Today show doyenne Lisa Wilkinson.

  • S03E18 Episode 18

    • May 31, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    Topics: Trump tweets the word covfefe instead of the word coverage on Twitter; Schapelle Corby returned to Australia after 12 years in an Indonesian prison; Cardinal George Pell could still be charged with child sex abuse offences dating back to the late 1970s; Unmasked by Turia Pitt with Bryce Corbett (with Turia Pitt); Margaret Court declared she will no longer fly with QANTAS because the airline's CEO Alan Joyce supports Same-sex marriage.

  • S03E19 Episode 19

    • June 7, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    Needling the headlines to knit a news-beanie. This week: AirBnB, Russia's new stadium & the UK Election with Jonathan Pie. Tom Hard Chats Steve Price. Kitty takes on pandas. Guest: Data journalist Mona Chalabi

  • S03E20 Episode 20

    • June 14, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    In a world of fake news & alternative facts The Weekly makes breaking news even brokener. Charlie Pickering, Kitty Flanagan, Tom Gleeson & Briggs reassemble the news, hoping no one notices the bits they broke.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Episode 1

    • May 2, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly is back! Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson, Kitty Flanagan, Adam Briggs and special guest Celia Pacquola tackle killer robots, school reforms, the Royal Commission, and more. Tom Hard Chats Em Rusciano!

  • S04E02 Episode 2

    • May 9, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    Laugh along as Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson, Kitty Flanagan and Adam Briggs dig beneath the week's headlines and attempt to figure out what is going on, who is running it, and how to make it stop.

  • S04E03 Episode 3

    • May 16, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    Dissecting the week's headlines, Charlie puts NAPLAN to the test, Briggs puts Bill Shorten to the test, Kitty tests bottled water, Tom tests Amanda Keller on Hard Chat, and royal wedding coverage tests everybody.

  • S04E04 Episode 4

    • May 23, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly eyeballs the Royal Wedding, white powder in Parliament, Yanny or Laurel, and why teeth arent covered by Medicare. Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Andrew Denton. Special guests: Missy Higgins and comedian Alex Edelman.

  • S04E05 Episode 5

    • May 30, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly team interrogates Barnaby Joyce, defends the Shoey, and salutes rural journalism. Kitty Flanagan tries hotdesking, Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Todd Sampson, plus Randy is our surprise NY correspondent.

  • S04E06 Episode 6

    • June 6, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly probes match-fixing in schools, fake deaths, Barnaby and Vikki's tell-all interview, and political correctness gone mad. Tom Gleeson takes on the entire city of Launceston. Special guest: Tina Arena!

  • S04E07 Episode 7

    • June 13, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly's newshounds sniff out the laughs in high-powered summits, Love Island, and poo joggers. Tom hard chats Adam Gilchrist, Kitty tries kombucha, and Roy Slaven and HG Nelson preview the World Cup!

  • S04E08 Episode 8

    • June 20, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly tackles Optus's World Cup woes, Clive Palmer's return, baby formula wars and an ABC sell-off. Kitty Flanagan road-tests hit game Fortnite. Tom Gleeson Hard Chats MP Tim Wilson. Special guest: Guy Pearce!

  • S04E09 Episode 9

    • June 27, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly takes on the plastic bag ban, tax cut coverage, Koko the gorilla, Logie nominees and Putin's World Cup. Kitty Flanagan has tax-time tips. Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Grant Denyer. Guest: Sally Pearson

  • S04E10 Episode 10

    • July 4, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly tees off on the Senate showdown, the Basketbrawl, Bill Shorten's backflip and a Logies insurgency. Kitty Flanagan takes on bag rage. Tom Gleeson Hard Chats comedian Fiona O'Loughlin. Guest: Eddie Perfect

  • S04E11 Episode 11

    • July 11, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly plumbs the depths of cave rescue coverage, Nollsy's spray, Latho's robocalls, franchising woes and the World Cup. Kitty Flanagan gets into podcasts. Tom Gleeson's 'Go Away' visits Cairns. Guest: Ben Harper

  • S04E12 Episode 12

    • July 18, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly brings you the latest on Donald Trump's European misspeaking tour, angry Elon Musk and giant avocados. Jonathan Pie checks in from the UK and Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Rob Mills. Special guest: Hannah Gadsby.

  • S04E13 Episode 13

    • July 25, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly probes Super Saturday, pilot week, cave kid surprises, and our true national sport. Kitty Flanagan explains The Cloud. Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Ninja Warrior's Ben Fordham. Special guest: Bryan Dawe.

  • S04E14 Episode 14

    • August 1, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly ponders Super Saturday, the NDIS, media merger and Pyne Watch. Briggs boats with Adam Bandt. Mel Buttle wrestles with marriage equality. Tom Hard Chats Virginia Trioli. Guest: boxing champion Jeff Horn.

  • S04E15 Episode 15

    • August 8, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie quizzes Barnaby Joyce, Tom Hard Chats Sarah Harris, Kitty presents her Rules for Life. We probe Barrier Reef funding, Wiggles wobbles, footy king-hits, ASIC spying on banks plus Woolies spying on you.

  • S04E16 Episode 16

    • August 15, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    Space Force, the horse who won't race, Senator Anning's phrases, and why power bills really went up. Denise Scott fixes the Oscars and Tom Gleeson takes his show Go Away to Melbourne. Special guest: Eddie Izzard

  • S04E17 Episode 17

    • August 22, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly team spills on Turnbull's turmoil, Kitty Flanagan explains internet challenges, Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Rove McManus, and we get the latest report from PyneWatch. Special guest: Jimmy Barnes!

  • S04E18 Episode 18

    • August 29, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    Join The Weekly team as Charlie dissects the leadership spill and studies 'studies', Kitty Flanagan solves children's parties, Briggs interviews Simpsons creator Matt Groening, and Tom Hard Chats Human Nature.

  • S04E19 Episode 19

    • September 5, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly investigates Mad Monday, bad honey, and lab-grown meat. Kitty Flanagan fixes superannuation. Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Roxy Jacenko. Roy & HG preview footy finals and hail Australia's newest hero, that tennis guy!

  • S04E20 Episode 20

    • September 12, 2018
    • ABC (AU)

  • SPECIAL 0x14 The Yearly with Charlie Pickering 2018

    • December 19, 2018

    Charlie and The Weekly team look back on the year and ask "2018 What the hell happened?" Leadership spills, cave rescues, Trump summits and Tom Gleeson's tilt for Denyer Logie Gold. Plus a final farewell to Kitty Flanagan.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Episode 1

    • March 20, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie Pickering and correspondents Tom Gleeson, Adam Briggs and new superstar signing Judith Lucy return for a new season of The Weekly - packing the funniest and stupidest moments from seven days of news into 30 minutes.

  • S05E02 Episode 2

    • March 27, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    Tom Gleeson takes on Angela Bishop and firms as Gold Logie favourite, Judith Lucy takes extra care 'down there', Charlie Pickering goes deep undercover into the murky world of the amateur One Nation NRA scandal.

  • S05E03 Episode 3

    • April 3, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly ticks off the Budget, Brexit, Eddie's latest gaffe and dog anti-vaxxers. Judith Lucy explores tiny houses, Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Anthony Callea, and Briggs is on a bike with Albo. Special guest: Miranda Tapsell.

  • S05E04 Episode 4

    • April 10, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly looks at the non-election campaign, electric carmageddon, vegan protests, the Murdoch expose and the NBN turns 10. Roy & HG farewell Winx and Tom Gleeson takes Go Away to Byron Bay. Guest: Natasha Stott Despoja.

  • S05E05 Episode 5

    • April 17, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly looks at normal human politicians, Dutton's disability dinger, Trump puts out fires, Winx retires at the ripe old age of 7, Judith gets in the deep freeze and Tom hard chats Craig Reucassel. Guest: David Oyelowo.

  • S05E06 Episode 6

    • April 24, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie dives into the Watergate scandal surrounding 'Teflon' Barnaby Joyce, Judith takes her face to the gym, and Tom Hard Chat's comedy legend Ben Elton. Plus a shooting competition with Liz Cambage.

  • S05E07 Episode 7

    • May 1, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly looks at One Nations woes, the election news you missed, and the cricketer who was not out. Judith Lucy eyes off celebrity wellness trends, Briggs goes into advertising, and Tom Hard Chats Conrad Sewell.

  • S05E08 Episode 8

    • May 8, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly takes on the royal baby, the election campaign, and the Israel Folau fallout. Judith Lucy road-tests relaxation techniques and Tom Gleeson takes Go Away to Kalgoorlie. Special guest: jazz legend Herbie Hancock.

  • S05E09 Episode 9

    • May 15, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly looks at the election's dying moments, Facebook's terrorist milestones, the creation of Scomo, and how not to cook the planet with rice. Tom Hard Chats Stephen Curry. Guest: Muriel's Wedding director P.J. Hogan.

  • S05E10 Episode 10

    • May 22, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly team plus Jess Mauboy, Annabel Crabb, Christopher Pyne, Jimeoin and Ross Noble all pour over election night. Tom Hard Chats The Proclaimers and Jude asks 'What's the key to happiness - sex or cuddling?'

  • S05E11 Episode 11

    • May 29, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie chats to Roy & HG about the cricket world cup and Andy Zaltzman talks Theresa May's resignation. Plus Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Jess Mauboy and trash talks all the people he's going to beat to win the Gold Logie.

  • S05E12 Episode 12

    • June 5, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie takes on Trump, the Queen and ScoMo, Jude wonders if donkey's can help her meditate and Briggs dissects the National Anthem. Meanwhile Tom Hard Chats Jimmy Barnes and takes down another Gold Logie Nominee.

  • S05E13 Episode 13

    • June 12, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie takes on the tennis while the Pope tries to change the Lord's Prayer. Tom Hard Chats Costa from Gardening Australia and takes 'Go Away' to Sydney.

  • S05E14 Episode 14

    • June 19, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    For the final time this season, Charlie, Judith, Tom and Briggs wade through the shallow waters of the headlines to uncover the exotic endangered species from the discarded plastic bags.

  • SPECIAL 0x15 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2019

    • December 18, 2019

    Charlie, Judith and Tom wrap up 2019 - The Year Everything Went According to Plan! An election upset, Trump's meltdown, Folau's foibles and Tom's unlikely Logies win are all written into The Weekly's official history of 2019.

Season 6

  • S06E01 Episode 1

    • April 29, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    In unprecedented times Charlie Pickering will keep you smiling against all odds. A show that takes the time to watch everything, everywhere, all the time, then picks the bits to deliver to you without human contact.

  • S06E02 Episode 2

    • May 6, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    On The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson has a new take on his famous HARD CHAT segment. How is Luke McGregor's face going to look? And why won't Judith Lucy let anyone see her face at all? Enjoy!

  • S06E03 Episode 3

    • May 13, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    Tonight Tom Gleeson Yard Chats to basketball great Andrew Gaze, Rhys Nicholson translates emojis for the COVID era and with children going back to school is it time for politicians to go back to being children?

  • S06E04 Episode 4

    • May 20, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    On The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, Kitty Flanagan's back with a COVID tale for kids, Hannah Gadsby talks her new special, Judith Lucy on fitness, Luke McGregor on smoking, plus can a curry save the country?

  • S06E05 Episode 5

    • May 27, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    Tonight on The Weekly, Charlie Pickering looks into the $60 billion budget bungle, the death of journalism, plus Tom Gleeson and Judith Lucy.

  • S06E06 Episode 6

    • June 3, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    Protests and unrest in the US, we talk to Emmy-nominated comedian and author Baratunde Thurston from riot-torn LA. Plus Australian film legend Hugo Weaving, UK comedian Andy Zaltzman and Annabel Crabb.

  • S06E07 Episode 7

    • June 10, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    Are our protests clean, is our economy in the golden toilet and how's the housing market doing so well? Judith Lucy goes outside, Briggs blows up Rio Tinto and Luke McGregor tries to find cents in asylum seeker policy.

  • S06E08 Episode 8

    • June 17, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    The week's news done funny with an all-star line-up. Tom Gleeson v Ronny Chieng in the Yard, Tony Martin reveals the true story behind the Fine Cotton scam & Judith Lucy asks Clementine Ford if she should give feminism a go.

  • S06E09 Episode 9

    • June 24, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    Tommy Little talks Boonie getting Boozie, Andy Zaltzman is in London and wants to trade Tim Tams, and who is the bigger threat Bob Katter dressed as the Grim Reaper or Mark Zuckerberg dressed as Mark Zuckerberg?

  • S06E10 Episode 10

    • July 1, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie looks at the latest from Australia's COVID capital Sicktoria, we meet the 'Matiddlers', the Government tries to weather the bellwether, Luke McGregor gives the latest support package a kick up the Arts.

  • S06E11 Episode 11

    • July 8, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    Melbourne goes back into lockdown, Judith Lucy goes back to the future, we go back to find out when politicians gave up on integrity and Shaun Micallef gets back on the sauce (and the telly).

  • S06E12 Episode 12

    • July 15, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    It's the 100th episode so we raise the bat (not the bat that caused Coronavirus). Charlie looks back with Tom Gleeson, Judith Lucy, Luke McGregor and Briggs. Plus Tom has a huge announcement (he's pregnant).

  • S06E13 Episode 13

    • July 22, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    Victorians eat butter chicken through a mask, former PM Julia Gillard joins us to talk leadership, Luke McGregor asks if the Government can go broke, and is that a casino in your pocket or are you in terrible debt?

  • S06E14 Episode 14

    • July 29, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    In the final episode of The Weekly for 2020, Judith Lucy reads us a bedtime story, Luke McGregor bangs on about migrants, Ronny Chieng remembers Alan Bond and Charlie singlehandedly raises the libido of the nation's Koalas. (Season Final)

  • SPECIAL 0x16 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2020

    • December 23, 2020

    Charlie and the Weekly team emerge from their plague bunker to wrap 2020. Was it the worst year ever? Have you washed your hands? Can we remember what happened? All will be revealed, from a safe distance.

Season 7

  • S07E01 Episode 1

    • February 3, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly is back for 2021, telling you what you need to know about Labor pains, unsteady Eddie and how your commute has changed. Charlie is joined by comedians Zoe Coombs Marr and Nina Oyama.

  • S07E02 Episode 2

    • February 10, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    Hotels lock down, Tom Brady gets touchdowns, and Eddie McGuire steps down. Charlie Pickering talks world news with Nina Oyama and science with Doctor Frank Woodley (not a doctor).

  • S07E03 Episode 3

    • February 17, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    Why staying at the Holiday Inn is no holiday, what Scott Morrison has in common with a cow and we Bing what's going on with Google. Plus Zoe Coombs Marr, Francesca Florentini and Margaret freaking Pomeranz.

  • S07E04 Episode 4

    • February 24, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    Australia goes to war with Facebook, Craig Kelly goes off the deep end, and Prince Philip hasn't gone anywhere (at the time of writing). Charlie is joined by Andy Zaltzman in the UK & Natalie Tran in the 1800s.

  • S07E05 Episode 5

    • March 3, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    Skeletons in the cabinet, a Gaga Saga, Big Tobacco's newest smoke screen, and the sport that's a socialist front. Plus Charlie is joined by Frank Woodley and a very, very angry rooster.

  • S07E06 Episode 6

    • March 10, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    A Battle Royale erupts, a Space X rocket also erupts and the cow scandal that will turn all four of your stomachs. Plus we kick WA off the continent and Charlie is joined by Zoe Coombs Marr, whether he wants to be or not.

  • S07E07 Episode 7

    • March 17, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie brings you all the news from the March for Justice to the search for the Thylacine, Margaret Pomeranz reviews, and what has Kitty Flanagan been up to? If you know, please alert the authorities.

  • S07E08 Episode 8

    • March 24, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    The flood of pixelated scandals, the actual flood, and can an app solve society's problems? Plus Zoe Coombs Marr investigates Lesbians in the Workplace and Andy Zaltzman. He's also on the show. Not being investigated.

  • S07E09 Episode 9

    • March 31, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    A ship stuck in the Suez, the Prime Minister is rearranging deck chairs, an MP is reaching out to his constituents from the bushes, Nazeem Hussain is saving the saviour and Nath Valvo is stuck in the TV.

  • S07E10 Episode 10

    • April 7, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    Why is our vaccine rollout such a clusterpfizer? Who pulled the handbrake on electric cars? What is Frank Woodley doing eating bugs? And is Tony Armstrong gorgeous enough to make bad news sound good?

  • S07E11 Episode 11

    • April 14, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    Why our vaccine didn't roll out, Australia Post drama (unrelated), the unexpected loss of Prince Philip before his time and a bombshell in a lunchbox. Plus Margaret Pomeranz watches smut and Nat Tran beats the stock market.

  • S07E12 Episode 12

    • April 21, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    The New Zealand Travel Bubble opens, Scott Morrison drops it like it's hot, milkshakes and tacos confusing the birds and the bees. Plus Nath Valvo in your TV and Kamahl takes Charlie on the trip of a lifetime.

  • S07E13 Episode 13

    • April 28, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    The PM's gift from above, our climate solutions are a gas, Perth (briefly) in lockdown, Australian trade in the uncomfortable chair, Nina Oyama under a bridge and Luke McGregor in aged care. Yes, he looks young for his age.

  • S07E14 Episode 14

    • May 5, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    Aussie cricketers caught out in India, Australia in the race for space, Andrew Laming too empathetic for his own good & are we going to war with China? Plus Frank Woodley has a robot & Dane Simpson has a mouse in his house.

  • S07E15 Episode 15

    • May 12, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    When news breaks, Charlie Pickering puts it all back together with everything you need and nothing you don't. You give us 30 minutes, we'll give you the week. (Some assembly required)

  • S07E16 Episode 16

    • May 19, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie Pickering and the team watch all the news so that you don't have to and put it all together again so you know everything you need to and nothing you don't.

Season 8

  • S08E01 Episode 1

    • April 27, 2022
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie is back to roast the leaders debate, decide if Russian players should be banned from Wimbledon and sift through the sordid details of Johnny Depp's trial with guests Luke McGregor, Jan Fran and Tony Armstrong.

  • S08E02 Episode 2

    • May 4, 2022
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie skewers Russell Crowe's role in the federal election and the UK MP busted watching porn in parliament. Comedian Luke Heggie survives a midlife fitness crisis and Laura Davis spends a year stuck in New Zealand's woods.

  • S08E03 Episode 3

    • May 11, 2022
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie fixes the leaders debate and the guestlist for the Queen's Jubilee, Barrie Cassidy on Gaffes, comedian Rhys Nicholson on the race to be Australia's daddy and Claire Hooper's bizarre true history of Mother's Day.

  • S08E04 Episode 4

    • May 18, 2022
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie's Election Eve Extravabonanza! Luke McGregor solves inflation, Nazeem Hussain makes our representatives more representative, Marg Pomeranz shreds Byron Baes and the winner of the inaugural Ricky Muir Award.

  • S08E05 Episode 5

    • May 25, 2022
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie has everything you didn't see on Election Night, Leigh Sales takes us inside her power struggle with Antony Green, Roy & HG have the latest from the world of sport, and is it time to panic about monkeypox?

  • S08E06 Episode 6

    • June 1, 2022
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie wraps up the week including the Peter Dutton's image problem, ABBA as you've probably seen them before and at last a solution to America's gun problem. Plus, award winning comedian Geraldine Hickey swings by the desk.

  • S08E07 Episode 7

    • June 8, 2022
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie wraps up the week including scandal at the Queen's Jubilee, Spelling Bee carnage, gas price insanity, Margaret Pomeranz reviews reality TV plus Andy Zaltzman in London with the latest on PM Johnson's troubles.

  • S08E08 Episode 8

    • June 15, 2022
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie sorts out the Rebel Wilson fiasco, free weed in Thailand and Trump's attempted coup. Plus Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor fix childcare and comedian Ivan Aristeguieta's guide to living in an uncertain world.

  • S08E09 Episode 9

    • June 22, 2022
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie wraps up the week including Russia's Australian enemies, the Aussie World Darts Champions, Marg Pomeranz reviews reality TV, Tony Armstrong's terrible news and the legendary soul man of rock'n'roll Jimmy Barnes.

  • S08E10 Episode 10

    • June 29, 2022
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie unpacks Australia's travel chaos & the Westminster Dog Show, Lennon & McCartney reunite, US comedian Jena Friedman on the Supreme Court, Frank Woodley on Sleep, Annie Louey on funerals & Luke Heggie on doctors.

  • S08E11 Episode 11

    • July 6, 2022
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie chases our jetsetting PM, Roy & HG explain the Kyrgios Controversy, Felicity Ward dismantles the UK class system, Barrie Cassidy has a tale from the Canberra vault and Luke McGregor has a fix for our power bills.

  • S08E12 Episode 12

    • July 13, 2022
    • ABC (AU)

    In the Season Finale, Charlie reveals what really happened at the Wimbledon Final, Andy Zaltzman dissects the fall of Boris.

  • SPECIAL 0x18 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2022

    • December 21, 2022

    Charlie Pickering is back to wrap up 2022. A galaxy of stars including Margaret Pomeranz, Roy & HG, Tony Armstrong, Gabbi Bolt and Andy Zaltzman answer the year's big questions. Who were the winners and losers?

Season 9

  • S09E01 Episode 1

    • February 8, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie and the team are back to slay the news in 2023. Margaret Pomeranz speed-dates the Bachelors, Rhys Nicholson is high on pot legalisation, Charlie cancels Albo and President Biden blows up a balloon.

  • S09E02 Episode 2

    • February 15, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie cancels exotic hot cross buns, Rhys Nicholson decides if God is a he or a they, Nina Oyama prepares to date Leonardo DiCaprio and Gabbi Bolt serenades the lost art of Valentine's Day romance.

  • S09E03 Episode 3

    • February 22, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie interviews comedy superstar Jimmy Carr, Margaret Pomeranz capsizes Below Deck Down Under. Plus 700 stolen sheep, the RBA faces the music, a mysterious spate of Russians falling out of windows, and we cancel Adele.

  • S09E04 Episode 4

    • March 1, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie hijacks Qantas profits and reboots Putin's propaganda machine. Roy & HG respect the hell out of the NRL, Rhys Nicholson gets across Derryn Hinch, and Alex Lee conquers the cost of living crisis.

  • S09E05 Episode 5

    • March 8, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie is on the front line of the super wars and makes no apology for The Project. Peter Helliar saves the King's coronation, and US correspondent Julia Claire unveils the various psychopaths running for president.

  • S09E06 Episode 6

    • March 15, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie takes Hillsong to confession, torpedoes the submarine deal and unplugs Robodebt. Plus registered cinephile Alexei Toliopoulos wraps up the Oscars and Rhys Nicholson barely interviews Rhonda Burchmore.

  • S09E07 Episode 7

    • March 22, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

  • S09E08 Episode 8

    • March 29, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

  • S09E09 Episode 9

    • April 5, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

  • S09E10 Episode 10

    • April 12, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

  • S09E11 Episode 11

    • April 19, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

  • S09E12 Episode 12

    • April 26, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

  • S09E13 Episode 13

    • May 3, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

  • S09E14 Episode 14

    • May 10, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

  • S09E15 Episode 15

    • May 17, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

  • S09E16 Episode 16

    • May 24, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

  • S09E17 Episode 17

    • May 31, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

  • S09E18 Episode 18

    • June 7, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

  • S09E19 Episode 19

    • June 14, 2023
    • ABC (AU)

  • SPECIAL 0x19 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2023

    • December 20, 2023

    Charlie wraps up 2023 with Margaret Pomeranz, Roy & HG, Rhys Nicholson, referendums and mushroom deaths. Can't recall what happened this year? Don't worry. The Yearly remembers all the news so you don't have to.

Season 10

  • S10E01 Episode 1

    • February 7, 2024
    • ABC (AU)

    Back for its 10th Season, The Weekly with Charlie Pickering is the one show on TV that knows the world is far too serious to be taken seriously. You give us 30 minutes - we'll give you the week.

  • S10E02 Episode 2

    • February 14, 2024
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie returns Barnaby to an upright position, Russell Howard is here to save the UK from itself, Barrie Cassidy gives The Weekly a performance review and comedian Concetta Caristo makes friends one country at a time.

  • S10E03 Episode 3

    • February 21, 2024
    • ABC (AU)

    Returning for its 10th Season, The Weekly with Charlie Pickering is the one show on TV that knows the world is far too serious to be taken too seriously. You give us thirty minutes - We'll give you the week.

  • S10E04 Episode 4

    • February 28, 2024
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie farewells Scomo and cancels porn hackers, Roy & HG celebrate the NRL's Las Vegas gamble, Concetta Caristo brokers peace with Mongolia and US comedian Alice Hamilton mourns the Election of the Living Dead.

  • S10E05 Episode 5

    • March 6, 2024
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie infiltrates a Chinese spy and solves the mystery of the missing Princess Kate, social media superstar Celeste Barber is at the desk and Zoe Coombs Marr polices the police at Mardi Gras.

  • S10E06 Episode 6

    • March 13, 2024
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie unpacks the Sam Kerr kerfuffle and the man who survived 217 COVID shots, Rhys Nicholson voids health insurance, Scout Boxall drags Formula 1 and Geoffrey Robertson KC is at the desk.

  • S10E07 Episode 7

    • March 20, 2024
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie zooms in on the Royal photo fiasco, BAFTA winner and troublemaker Miriam Margolyes is at the desk, Claire Hooper plugs into electric cars and Concetta Caristo gives Monte Carlo a Monte Carlo.

  • S10E08 Episode 8

    • March 27, 2024
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie cancels Art and teaches Trump some new insults, Margaret Pomeranz doorstops A Current Affair, Rhys Nicholson sends online tat shop Temu packing, and Lou Wall predicts the end of Nostradamus.

  • S10E09 Episode 9

    • April 3, 2024
    • ABC (AU)

    TBA

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 10 Days To Go!

    • April 12, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

  • SPECIAL 0x2 9 Days To Go!

    • April 13, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

  • SPECIAL 0x3 8 Days To Go!

    • April 14, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

  • SPECIAL 0x4 7 Days To Go!

    • April 15, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

  • SPECIAL 0x5 6 Days To Go!

    • April 16, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

  • SPECIAL 0x6 5 Days To Go!

    • April 17, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

  • SPECIAL 0x7 4 Days To Go!

    • April 18, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

  • SPECIAL 0x8 3 Days To Go!

    • April 19, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

  • SPECIAL 0x9 2 Days To Go!

    • April 20, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

  • SPECIAL 0x10 Starts Tomorrow!

    • April 21, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

  • SPECIAL 0x11 The Yearly with Charlie Pickering 2015

    • December 16, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    A week is a long time in news, but can The Weekly's Charlie, Kitty & Tom cover 2015's highs & lows in an hour? With special guest Harrison Ford! Who will be crowned The Yearly's inaugural Person of the Year?

  • SPECIAL 0x12 The Yearly with Charlie Pickering 2016

    • December 14, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    2016, the year of Brexit, Trump and the Budgie 9, has outstayed its welcome. The Weekly's Charlie Pickering, Kitty Flanagan and Tom Gleeson wrestle 2016 out of the party before it takes any more musical legends with it.

  • SPECIAL 0x13 The Yearly with Charlie Pickering 2017

    • December 20, 2017
    • ABC (AU)

    Charlie Pickering and the Weekly team look back on 2017, the year when President Trump, postal surveys, Kim Jong-un, bike share schemes, and undercover Kiwi MPs plunged us all into la-la land. Er, sorry: Moonlight.

  • SPECIAL 0x17 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2021

    • December 22, 2021
    • ABC (AU)

    The Weekly team is back to wrap up the year in style and if 2021 felt a bit like 2020, let Charlie and a cavalcade of guest stars lead you through a riotous game of spot the difference! Now with added earthquake.