2010 Series
For the 2010 federal election, The Chaser appeared in five episodes of the retitled Yes We Canberra!. Four episodes aired before the election date on Wednesday's at 9.45 pm and one episode after the election in that timeslot. This was the group's first television production in almost a year after the third and final season of War on Everything in 2009. The show premiered on the 28th July 2010, with the election to be held on 21 August. The shows context was supposedly part of news program Lateline with the Chaser team being there to warm up the crowd for Tony Jones or Leigh Sales. To this effect the show was held on a set with the same design as Lateline (whereas the real Lateline set does not feature an audience) with Jones and Sales making guest appearances. This was changed for the final episode when the show preceded At the Movies, so that set design was used with guest appearances made by hosts David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz.
| Episode No. | Original Air Date | Special Guest | Mal Award | Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 July 2010 | Julie Bishop | David Barker | 1,493,000 (3rd) |
| 2 | 4 August 2010 | Tanya Plibersek | Steve Fielding | 1,297,000 (9th) |
| 3 | 11 August 2010 | Maxine McKew | Kevin Rudd | 1,335,000 (5th) |
| 4 | 18 August 2010 | Not awarded | 1,250,000 (9th) | |
| 5 | 25 August 2010 | Karl Bitar | 1,189,000 (9th) |
A DVD containing all five episodes plus extras and commentary was released by Roadshow Entertainment on 16 September 2010. Extras include deleted and extended scenes plus behind the scenes footage.
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