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StarStruck was a short-lived 2005
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series, that screened on the
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. It was based on the successful ''
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, which in turn was based on the Dutch TV show ''
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. The program debuted strongly winning the 7.30pm timeslot with an average of 1.58 million viewers across Australia.


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