The Dog House Australia

The Dog House Australia
GenreFactual television
Based on
The Dog House
by Nick Mirsky
Narrated byChris Brown (seasons 1–2)
Mark Coles Smith (seasons 3–4)
Henry Nixon (season 5–)
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes59
Production
Executive producerSamantha De Alwis
Production locationsKemps Creek, New South Wales
Running time60–70 minutes
Original release
NetworkNetwork 10
Release12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) –
present

The Dog House Australia is an Australian factual observational television series that matches dogs to new owners and is based on the British television series of the same name, which premiered on Network 10 on 12 October 2021.

Production and release

The series was filmed at Kemps Creek, New South Wales.[1]

The first season premiered on 12 October 2021, narrated by veterinarian Chris Brown.[2] The series was renewed for a second season in October 2021[3] and premiered on 8 March 2022.[4]

A third season was renewed in October 2022[5] and premiered on 8 February 2023 with actor Mark Coles Smith replacing Brown as series narrator.[6][7] Auditions for a fourth season opened in September 2023, which began airing on 1 February 2024.[8][9]

On Wednesday 26 February 2025, the fifth season premiered,[10] with actor Henry Nixon taking over narrating duties from Coles Smith.[11]

Episodes

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
11012 October 2021 (2021-10-12)21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
2128 March 2022 (2022-03-08)18 August 2022 (2022-08-18)
3118 February 2023 (2023-02-08)29 March 2023 (2023-03-29)
4141 February 2024 (2024-02-01)3 December 2024 (2024-12-03)
51226 February 2025 (2025-02-26)14 August 2024 (2024-08-14)

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleTimeslotOriginal release dateViewers
11"Episode 1"7:30pm Tuesday12 October 2021 (2021-10-12)480,000[12]
22"Episode 2"7:30pm Tuesday19 October 2021 (2021-10-19)507,000[13]
33"Episode 3"7:30pm Tuesday26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)507,000[14]
44"Episode 4"7:30pm Tuesday2 November 2021 (2021-11-02)566,000[15]
55"Episode 5"7:30pm Tuesday9 November 2021 (2021-11-09)575,000[16]
66"Episode 6"7:30pm Tuesday16 November 2021 (2021-11-16)521,000[17]
77"Episode 7"7:30pm Tuesday23 November 2021 (2021-11-23)535,000[18]
88"Episode 8"7:30pm Tuesday7 December 2021 (2021-12-07)479,000[19]
99"Episode 9"7:30pm Tuesday14 December 2021 (2021-12-14)433,000[20]
1010"Episode 10"7:30pm Tuesday21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)433,000[21]

Season 2 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleTimeslotOriginal release dateViewers
111"Episode 1"7:30pm Tuesday8 March 2022 (2022-03-08)?
122"Episode 2"7:30pm Tuesday15 March 2022 (2022-03-15)?
133"Episode 3"7:30pm Tuesday22 March 2022 (2022-03-22)?
144"Episode 4"7:30pm Tuesday29 March 2022 (2022-03-29)?
155"Episode 5"7:30pm Tuesday5 April 2022 (2022-04-05)?
166"Episode 6"7:30pm Monday11 April 2022 (2022-04-11)?
177"Episode 7"7:30pm Tuesday12 April 2022 (2022-04-12)?
188"Episode 8"7:30pm Thursday14 July 2022 (2022-07-14)?
199"Episode 9"7:30pm Thursday21 July 2022 (2022-07-21)?
2010"Episode 10"7:30pm Thursday4 August 2022 (2022-08-04)?
2111"Episode 11"7:30pm Thursday11 August 2022 (2022-08-11)?
2212"The Celebrity Dog House Australia"7:30pm Thursday18 August 2022 (2022-08-18)?

Season 3 (2023)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleTimeslotOriginal release dateViewers
231"Episode 1"7:30pm Wednesday8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)325,000[22]
242"Episode 2"7:30pm Wednesday15 February 2023 (2023-02-15)324,000[23]
253"Episode 3"7:30pm Wednesday22 February 2023 (2023-02-22)310,000[24]
264"Episode 4"7:30pm Wednesday1 March 2023 (2023-03-01)298,000[25]
275"Episode 5"7:30pm Wednesday8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)326,000[26]
286"Episode 6"7:30pm Tuesday14 March 2023 (2023-03-14)288,000[27]
297"Episode 7"7:30pm Wednesday15 March 2023 (2023-03-15)307,000[28]
308"Episode 8"7:30pm Tuesday21 March 2023 (2023-03-21)318,000[29]
319"Episode 9"7:30pm Wednesday22 March 2023 (2023-03-22)304,000[30]
3210"Episode 10"7:30pm Tuesday28 March 2023 (2023-03-28)365,000[31]
3311"Episode 11"7:30pm Wednesday29 March 2023 (2023-03-29)N/A

Season 4 (2024)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleTimeslotOriginal release dateViewers
341"Episode 1"7:30pm Thursday1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)354,000[32]
352"Episode 2"7:30pm Thursday8 February 2024 (2024-02-08)396,000[33]
363"Episode 3"7:30pm Thursday15 February 2024 (2024-02-15)367,000[34]
374"Episode 4"7:30pm Thursday22 February 2024 (2024-02-22)422,000[35]
385"Episode 5"7:30pm Thursday29 February 2024 (2024-02-29)462,000[36]
396"Episode 6"7:30pm Thursday7 March 2024 (2024-03-07)405,000[37]
407"Episode 7"7:30pm Wednesday13 March 2024 (2024-03-13)291,000[38]
418"Episode 8"7:30pm Thursday14 March 2024 (2024-03-14)383,000[39]
429"Episode 9"7:30pm Wednesday20 March 2024 (2024-03-20)273,000[40]
4310"Episode 10"7:30pm Thursday21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)346,000[41]
4411"Episode 11"Sunday4 August 2024 (2024-08-04)TBC
4512"Celebrity Episode"Sunday4 August 2024 (2024-08-04)TBC
4613"Tails of Redemption"7:30pm Sunday27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)240,000[42]
4714"The Dog House Australia: All Shapes and Sizes"7:30pm Tuesday3 December 2024 (2024-12-03)303,000[43]

Season 5 (2025)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleTimeslotOriginal release dateViewers
481"Episode 1"7:30pm Wednesday26 February 2025 (2025-02-26)301,000[44]
492"Episode 2"7:30pm Wednesday5 March 2025 (2025-03-05)301,000[45]
503"Episode 3"7:30pm Wednesday12 March 2025 (2025-03-12)314,000[46]
514"Episode 4"7:30pm Wednesday26 March 2025 (2025-03-26)350,000[47]
525"Episode 5"7:30pm Tuesday1 April 2025 (2025-04-01)353,000[48]
536"Episode 6"7:30pm Tuesday8 April 2025 (2025-04-08)396,000[49]
547"Episode 7"7:30pm Wednesday9 April 2025 (2025-04-09)342,000[50]
558"Episode 8"7:30pm Tuesday15 April 2025 (2025-04-15)412,000[51]
569"Episode 9"7:30pm Wednesday16 April 2025 (2025-04-16)313,000[52]
5710"Episode 10"7:30pm Tuesday22 April 2025 (2025-04-22)377,000[53]
5811"Episode 11"7:30pm Wednesday23 April 2025 (2025-04-23)334,000[54]
5912"Episode 12"7:30pm Wednesday14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)325,000[55]

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