20 to One

20 to One
Company type	Television program
Industry	Television broadcasting
Founded	2005
Headquarters	Australia
Area served	Australia
Key people	Bud Tingwell (host, season 1), David Reyne (narrator, season 1), Bert Newton (host, seasons 2+), Fitzy and Wippa (hosts, season 11), Erin Molan and Dave Thornton (hosts, season 12), Erin Molan and Nick Cody (hosts, season 13)
Products	Television program
Owner	Nine Network
Parent	Nine Network

20 to One (initially titled 20 to 1) is an Australian television program broadcast on the Nine Network that premiered in 2005. The series features countdowns of "top 20" lists centered around elements of popular culture or notable events, such as movies, music hits, and sports controversies, blending archival footage with insights from Australian celebrities.

The first season was hosted by Bud Tingwell with narration by David Reyne. From the second season onward, Bert Newton assumed hosting responsibilities. The Nine Network revived the show for its eleventh season on 31 May 2016, introducing new hosts—Australian radio duo Fitzy and Wippa. In 2017, the hosting roles transitioned to Erin Molan and Dave Thornton.

Format

Each installment presents a countdown from number 20 down to number 1 focusing on a particular theme. Accompanying media clips illustrate each entry while the host offers context, followed by commentary from various celebrities.

Controversy

On 19 June 2019, co-hosts Erin Molan and Nick Cody commented that South Korean boy band BTS had achieved such popularity it could potentially mend the divide between North and South Korea. Molan also highlighted the group's success in the United States despite "only one band member actually speaking English." Similar remarks were made by other contributors, including comedian Jimmy Carr, who humorously likened BTS's global influence to a nuclear blast in North Korea. This segment provoked significant backlash, with social media hashtags #channel9apologize and #channel9racist trending as viewers called for an apology from Channel 9. The BTS Australia Twitter account condemned the segment for bias and xenophobic undertones. On 20 June 2019, Channel 9 released a statement expressing regret: "We apologize to any who may have been offended by last night's episode," which was widely regarded as a non-apology.

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Original broadcast dates		Host	Narrator
Season	Episodes	Premiere	Finale	Host	Narrator
1	7	14 October 2005	24 November 2005	Charles "Bud" Tingwell	David Reyne
2	9	13 February 2006	8 May 2006	Bert Newton
3	14	5 September 2006	4 December 2006
4	11	13 February 2007	15 May 2007
5	6	11 September 2007	27 November 2007
6	10	26 February 2008	24 June 2008
7	19	26 August 2008	21 January 2009
8	42	5 February 2009	24 November 2009
9	16	11 February 2010	14 September 2010
10	4	1 March 2011	12 April 2011
11	10	31 May 2016	25 July 2016	Fitzy and Wippa
12	5	6 June 2017	4 July 2017	Erin Molan & Dave Thornton
13	8	29 April 2019	5 August 2019	Erin Molan & Nick Cody

Season One (2005)

No. overall	No. in season	Episode	Original Air Date	Repeat Broadcasts	Revised Version
1	1	"Most Embarrassing Moments"	13 October 2005	25 June 2006	Yes
2	2	"Spectacular Dummy Spits"	20 October 2005	22 May 2006 10 April 2007	Yes
3	3	"Great Aussie Songs"	27 October 2005	15 May 2006	Yes
4	4	"Best Australian Commercials"	3 November 2005	10 April 2006	Yes
5	5	"Great Aussie Ideas, Icons and Inventions"	10 November 2005	17 April 2006	Yes
6	6	"Moments That Stopped The Nation"	17 November 2005	—	—
7	7	"Moments of Madness"	24 November 2005	—	—

Season Two (2006)

No. overall	No. in season	Episode Title	Original Broadcast Date	Repeat Airings	Updated Version Available?
8	1	"One Hit Wonders"	13 February 2006	6 August 2006	Yes
9	2	"Aussie Scandals"	20 February 2006	13 August 2006 12 April 2009 15 November 2009	Yes
10	3	"Outrageous TV Characters"	"27 February 2006"	—"	—"
11	4	"Hits and Misses"	"13 March 2006"	—"	—"
12	5	"Unscripted and Unplanned"	"27 March 2006"	—"	—"
13	6	"Moments That Stopped the World"	"3 April 2006"	"20 March 2007"	"Re-edited and Reordered"
14	7	"Tears and Tantrums"	"24 April 2006"	"12 November 2006"	"Yes"
15	8	"Great Logies Moments"	"1 May 2006"	—"	—"
16	9	"Fads and Fashions"	"8 May 2006"	"19 November 2006"	"Yes"

Season Three (2006)

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Season Four (2007)

No. overall	No. in season	Episode Title	Original Broadcast Date	Repeat Showings	Revised Edition Available?
31	1	"Aussie Parties and Pastimes"	13 February 2007	31 December 2008 16 April 2009	Yes
32	2	"Life Changing Moments"	18 February 2007	—	—
33	3	"Fads and Phases"	25 February 2007	28 December 2008	Yes
34	4	"Amazing Moments in Music"	4 March 2007	5 August 2008	Yes
35	5	"Mistakes, Madness and Mayhem"	11 March 2007	4 January 2009	Yes
36	6	"Funny Films"	18 March 2007	16 July 2007	Yes
37	7	"Party Songs"	15 April 2007	—"	—"
38	8	"Rebels and Risk-Takers"	22 April 2007	4 December 2007	Yes
39	9	"Billion Dollar Ideas"	29 April 2007 11 January 2009 25 January 2009	Yes
40	10	'50 to 1': "Great Movie One-Liners" '(2hr Special)'	'8 May' '2007' 26 August '08' 24 November '09'	'Yes'
41	11	'Biffs and Blunders'	'15 May' '07'	'18 January '09'	'Yes'

Season Five (2007–08)

No. overall	No. in season	Episode	Original Broadcast	Repeat Broadcast	Modified Version
42	1	"Heroes and Villains of Film"	11 September 2007	—	—
43	2	"Scandals and Sensations"	30 October 2007	—	—
44	3	"Most Alluring Movie Moments"	6 November 2007	11 November 2008	Yes
45	4	"Incredible Sporting Conclusions"	13 November 2007	—	—
46	5	"Unforgettable Songs"	20 November 2007	3 January 2010	—
47	6	"Saints and Sinners in Film"	27 November 2007	30 November 2008	Yes

Season Six (2008)

Season Seven (2008–09)

Season Eight (2009)

No. overall

No. in season

Episode

Original Broadcast

Repeat Broadcast

Modified Version

77

1

"Most Daring Films Worldwide"

5 February 2009

22 March 2011

—

78

2

"Exposed Celebrities"

19 February 2009

12 October 2010

—

79

3

"Losing Control"

26 February 2009

13 July 2010

—

80

4

"What Were They Thinking?"

5 March 2009

20 July 2010

—

81

5

"The Rebels"

12 March 2009

3 August 2010

—

82

6

"Most Alluring Movie Scenes"

19 March 2009

—

83

7

"Hottest Stars Globally"

26 March 2009

—

84

8

"Saucy Songs"

2 April 2009

—

85

9

"Pranks and Practical Jokers"

9 April 2009

15 September 2009
4 February 2010

Yes

86

10

"Dangerous Celebrity Liaisons"

21 April 2009

—

87

11

"TV Couples"

23 April 2009

3 November 2009

Yes

88

12

"Songs That Steal the Scene"

28 April 2009

27 October 2009

Yes

89

13

"Biggest Scandals in Hollywood"

5 May 2009

13 October 2009

Yes

90

14

"Hollywood's Hot List"

14 May 2009

—

91

15

"Sizzling Superstars"

21 May 2009

—

92

16

"Buddies on the Big Screen"

28 May 2009

6 October 2009

Yes

93

17

"Sexiest Moments in Music"

4 June 2009

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94

18

"Scorching Moments on Screen"

11 June 2009

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95

19

"Outrageous Sports Stars"

18 June 2009

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96

20

"Madness and Meltdowns"

30 June 2009

8 November 2009

Yes

97

21

"Planet Pop Hits"

7 July 2009

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98

22

  "Hollywood's Sexiest"

  16 July 2009

  10 January 2010

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99

23

  "Chart-Topping Duos"

  21 July 2009

  29 November 2009

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100

24

  "Greatest TV Families"

  23 July 2009

  13 December 2009

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101

25

  "European Cartoon Heroes"

   28 July 2009

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102

26

   "Elvis Hits"

   30 July 2009

   20 December 2009

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103

27

   "Celebrity Flings on Film"

   6 August 2009

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104

28

   "Rock 'n' Roll Anthems"

   13 August 2009

   17 August 2010

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105

29

   "Aesop's Fables"

    20 August 2009

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106

30

    "Cougars and Cradle-Snatchers"

    "27 August 2009"

    "21 September 2010"

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107

31

    "All-Australian Superstars"

    "3 September 2009"

    "24 August 2010"

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108

32

    "Fifteen Minutes of Fame"

     "8 September 2009"

     "31 August 2010"

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109

33

     "Outrageous Rock Stars"

     "17 September 2009"

     "5 October 2010"

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110

34

     "Fairy Tales"

     "22 September 2009"

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111

35

     "TV Characters You Love to Hate"

      "27 September 2009"

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112

36

      "Australia's Funniest Characters"

      "11 October 2009"

      "27 July 2010"

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113

37

      "Aussie Jukebox Hits"

       "18 October 2009"

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114

38

       "Tricks, Treats, and Treasures"

        "25 October 2009"

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115

39

        "Nursery Rhymes"

         "1 November 2009"

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116

40

         "Hollywood Heavyweights"

          "10 November 2009"

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41

          "Great Live Performances"

           "17 November 2009"

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           '50 to~1':
"All Time Greatest Movie Quotes"
(2 hr Special)

           '24 November~'09

           '4 January~'11

           Re-edited and Re-ordered

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Season Nine (2010)

No. overall	No. in season	Episode	Original Air Date	Rebroadcast Date
119	1	"Sex on the Screen"	11 February 2010	30 March 2011
120	2	"World's Sexiest Scandals"	18 February 2010	15 March 2011
121	3	"Movie Monsters"	25 February 2010	—
122	4	"Sporty Rich and Sexy"	2 March 2010	25 January 2011
123	5	"Celebrity Mad and Bad"	4 March 2010	18 January 2011
124	6	"Sexiest on the Planet"	11 March 2010	10 August 2010
125	7	"All-Time Favourite TV Themes"	30 March 2010	—
126	8	"Blockbuster Heroes"	6 April 2010	11 March 2011
127	9	"Greatest Sporting Anthems"	20 April 2010	1 February 2011
128	10	"Greatest Aussie Chart Toppers"	9 June 2010	—
129	11	"Greatest Sports Movies of All Time"	16 June 2010	—
130	12	"Our All-Time Favourite Films"	23 June 2010	—
131	13	"Caught on Tape"	30 June 2010	4 March 2011
132	14	"Greatest Break-Up Songs"	14 July 2010	1 April 2011
133	15	"Megastars with Megabucks"	21 July 2010	—
134	16	"Eighties: Good, Bad and Ugly"	14 September 2010	—

Season Ten (2011)

No. overall	No. in season	Episode Title	Original Air Date
135	1	"Naughty Trends"	1 March 2011
136	2	"Worst Cover Songs"	8 March 2011
137	3	"TV's Funniest Neighbours"	5 April 2011
138	4	"Hollywood Movie Twists"	12 April 2011

Season Eleven (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Episode Title	Original Air Date	Timeslot	Viewership (millions)	Ranking
139	1	"Viral Sensations of the Internet Age"	"31 May 2016"	"Tuesday 7:30 pm"	"0.715"	'#12'
140	2	"Celebrity OMG Moments"	"7 June 2016"	"Tuesday 7:30 pm"	"0.645"	'#13'
141	3	"Wild Commercials"	"12 June 2016"	"Sunday 7:00 pm"	"0.913"	'#4'
142	4	"Epic Fails"	"14 June 2016"	"Tuesday 7:30 pm"	"0.798"	'#10'
143	5	"Aussiewood Stars"	"21 June 2016"	"Tuesday 7:30 pm"	"0.688"	'#12'
144	6	"Outrageous Sports Stars"	"28 June 2016"	"Tuesday 7:30 pm"	"0.683"	'#11'
145	7	"Classic TV Characters"	"4 July 2016"	"Monday 7:30 pm"	"0.659"	'#20'
146	8	"Celebrity Hook-Ups"	"11 July 2016"	"Monday 7:30 pm"	"0.593"	—'
147	9	"15 Minutes of Fame"	"18 July 2016"	"Monday 7:30 pm"	"0.645"	'#19'
148	10	"Pop Rockers And Shockers"	"25 July 2016"	"Monday 7:30 pm"	"0.572"	—'

Season Twelve (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Episode Title	Original Air Date	Timeslot	Viewership (millions)	Ranking
149	1	"Superstar Commercials"	"6 June 2017"	"Tuesday 7:30 pm"	"0.530"	'#18'
150	2	"Greatest Comebacks"	"13 June 2017"	"Tuesday 7:30 pm"	"0.526"	'#17'
151	important3	"Viral Megastars"	"20 June 2017"	"Tuesday 7:30 pm"	"0.572"	'#14'
important152	important4	"Amazing Animals"	"27 June 2017"	"Tuesday 7:30 pm"	"0.510"	'#16'
important153	important5	"Amazing Commercials"	"4 July 2017"	"Tuesday 7:30 pm"	"0.493"	'#19'

Celebrity contributors

An overview of distinguished personalities who have provided commentary on 20 to One.

2005–2011

Amanda Keller – Presenter for Television and Radio
Anh Do – Stand-up Comedian
Anthony Callea – Vocalist
Ash & Luttsy – Radio Hosts
Ben Dark – Television Host
Bianca Dye – Radio Host
Bill Collins – Film Critic
Billy Birmingham – Comedian
Blair McDonough – Reality Television Personality and Actor
Bob Willis – Former Captain of the England Cricket Team
Brendan Jones – Radio Host
Brodie Harper – Television Host
Cameron Daddo – Actor
Catriona Rowntree – Television Host
Charles "Bud" Tingwell – Actor and Previous Host (Seasons 2 through 7)
Colin Lane – Comedian
Damian Walshe-Howling – Actor
Danny Bonaduce – Television and Radio Host
David Campbell – Vocalist
David Hasselhoff – American Actor
Deni Hines – Singer
Donny Osmond – Vocalist
Duncan Armstrong – Olympic Champion Swimmer
Ed Phillips – Television Host
Eddie McGuire – Television Host
Georgie Gardner – News Anchor
Gorgi Coghlan – Television Host
Guy Sebastian – Singer
Harry M. Miller – Talent Manager
Imogen Bailey – Actress and Model
Ita Buttrose – Journalist and Writer
Jay Laga'aia – Actor and Play School Presenter
Jessica Napier – Actress
Jessica Rowe – Presenter for Seven News
Jessica Tovey – Actress
John Burgess – Former Game Show Host
John Jarratt – Actor
John-Michael Howson – Entertainment Journalist
Josh Lawson – Actor
Kate Ceberano – Singer
Ken Sutcliffe – Sports Broadcaster
Kristian Schmid – Actor
Lisa Wilkinson – Television Presenter
Livinia Nixon – Television Presenter
Liz Ellis – Former Professional Netball Player
Lizzy Lovette – Radio Announcer
Lorraine Bayly – Actress
Lochie Daddo – Television Presenter
Mark Ferguson – Presenter for Seven News
Matthew Johns – Personality on The NRL Footy Show
Megan Gale – Fashion Model
Michala Banas – Actress and Singer
Mike Goldman – Television Presenter
Mikey Robins – Comedian, TV and Radio Presenter
Nikki Webster – Singer and Performer
Members of The NRL Footy Show, including Paul Harragon and Paul Vautin
Paulini Curuenavuli – Vocalist
Various figures named Peter including Peter Berner, Peter FitzSimons, Peter Garrett, Peter Sterling, and Peter Thompson — involved in media and entertainment
Prue MacSween — Media Analyst
Presenters and singers such as Richard Wilkins (TV presenter), Ricki-Lee Coulter, Ronan Keating
Sam Newman from The AFL Footy Show
Sam Simmons — Comedian and Triple J Presenter
Sami Lukis — Radio Announcer
Scott Cam — Television Presenter
Shane Crawford — Former Australian Football League Player
Shane Jacobson portraying Kenny Smyth — Film Character
Shannon Noll — Singer
Simon Burke — Actor and Play School Presenter
Tania Zaetta — Actress and TV Host
Tara Moss — Author and Model
The Umbilical Brothers (David Collins and Shane Dundas) — Comedy Duo
Tim Ferguson — Comedian
Todd Rixon — Former Professional Dancer
Tom Burlinson — Actor and Vocalist
Toni Pearen — Television Presenter
Tony Martin — Comedian and Radio Host
Tracy Grimshaw — Television Presenter
Wendy Harmer — Radio Host
"Weird Al" Yankovic — Musician
Zoe Naylor — Actress

2016–2019

Returning

Key returning participants in 2016 comprised:

David Campbell – Vocalist
Michala Banas – Performer
Peter Berner – Television and Radio Host
Prue MacSween – Media Analyst
Richard Wilkins – Today Show Presenter
Tracy Grimshaw – Journalist and TV Host

New

The 2016 lineup introduced new contributors such as:

Beau Ryan – Co-host of The NRL Footy Show
Claire Hooper – Stand-up Comedian
Dami Im – Vocal Artist
Gene Simmons – Musician
Gyton Grantley – Actor
Jack Gleeson – UK Actor
Jackie O – Radio Presenter
Jason Akermanis – Ex-AFL Athlete
Jean Kittson – Comedian and Actress
Jeff Goldblum – American Actor
Kevin Rudd – Former Prime Minister of Australia
Kat Hoyos – Actress
Lindsay Lohan – US Actress
Martina Navratilova – Professional Tennis Player
Sharon Osbourne – Media Figure
Sylvia Jeffreys – Today Show Contributor

Awards

Regarding the Logie Awards:

Nominated for Most Popular Light Entertainment Program in 2007, ultimately losing to Rove Live.

External links

Official website (available in Australia only)

Format

Controversy

Series overview

Season One (2005)

Season Two (2006)

Season Three (2006)

Season Four (2007)

Season Five (2007–08)

Season Six (2008)

Season Seven (2008–09)

Season Eight (2009)

Season Nine (2010)

Season Ten (2011)

Season Eleven (2016)

Season Twelve (2017)

Celebrity contributors

2005–2011

2016–2019

Returning

New

Awards

See also

External links