was focussed on music and variety and games tended to relate to popular culture rather than current events. There would also generally be a musical act and Flacco and The Sandman would perform humorous monologues and dialogues between segments. McDermott describes the show as having been "a fairly radical departure" and says that they initially struggled with it, but by 2000 had found a combination with which they were comfortable. Good News World (2011) In 2011, Network Ten announced they would be resting the Good News Week panel format and introducing a skit-based spin-off titled Good News World. McDermott, Robins and Hooper returned as regular cast members, along with Good News Week regulars Tom Gleeson, Akmal Saleh, Cal Wilson, Sammy J and Randy. The show was poorly received, with criticisms centring on its scripted nature and lack of spontaneity in comparison to the original Good News Week format. Other media Several items of merchandise were available from ABC stores including Two books (Good News Week Book One, Good News Week Book Two) Two CDs (Paul McDermott Unplugged: The Good News Week Tapes Volume 1, and Live Songs from Good News Week: The Good News Week Tapes Volume 2) VHS video (Good News Week: Unseen and Obscene). Reception Logie Awards In 1999 and 2000, Good News Week was nominated for two Logie Awards in the categories of Most Popular Comedy Program and Most Outstanding Comedy Program. Host, Paul McDermott was nominated for the Gold Logie award in 2010 for his role on this show. ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards are a set of annual ceremonies presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987. ! |- | 1998 || Unplugged Good News Week Tapes Volume 1'' || ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release || || |- See also List of Australian television series List of Good News Week episodes List of Good News Week spin-off series episodes References External links Official Site Good News Week at the National Film and Sound Archive Australian panel games Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Network 10 original programming Australian satirical television shows Criticism of journalism 1996 Australian television series debuts 2000 Australian television series endings 2008 Australian television series debuts 2012 Australian television series endings 1990s Australian game shows 2000s Australian game shows 2010s Australian game shows