"fresh" storylines were similar those featured in shows such as Sex and the City. While their colleague Paul Kalina said the programme had played it safe by using similar elements that made Packed to the Rafters a success. Bridget McManus from the publication reflected her opinion that the programme had lost its "edge" and had started to resemble a "poor girl's Sex and the City." She noted the main problem was that "potentially interesting characters" were overlooked by the four females. McManus felt they were tired stereotypes, describing them as "the virgin, the damned whore, God's policewoman and a clown." Debi Enker writing for The Sun-Herald said that the second series will require Winners & Losers to "lift its game" because the first was too reliant on caricatures. Enker stated as the "scheming ex-wife, true-blue Aussie family and flamboyant gay confidant"; which made "soapy" characters with not "enough nuance to give them a full-bodied life". Of the show's third season, Craig Mathieson of The Age questioned whether the show had become a soap opera. He accused it of having a "multiple personality disorder". He observed it switching from "thriller" to "hold-hands melodrama" and "gently comic ode to emotional strength" with each different character it focused on. Awards and nominations Ratings Home media A CD titled Winners & Losers (Music from the Hit Series) was released on 8 July 2011. It contains songs by various artists which were used in the programme. The CD peaked at 24 in the ARIA Album Charts. The complete first season of Winners & Losers was released on DVD on 21 September 2011 in Australia. It was released to region 2 territories on 11 June 2012. International broadcast In March 2011, Winners & Losers was picked up for international distribution by FremantleMedia Enterprises. FremantleMedia represents the show worldwide, outside of Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, Winners & Losers began broadcasting on TV One from 2011. The following year, the show began airing in the United Kingdom on ITV2. References External links 2011 Australian television series debuts 2016 Australian television series endings Australian drama television series English-language television shows Seven Network original programming Television shows set in Melbourne Television series by Seven Productions