''Discover Tasmania'' is an Australian lifestyle television series that airs on the

Seven Network Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ...

. Originally broadcast from October to December 2007 in

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

only, it won all but one of its timeslots, with each episode receiving around 75,000 Tasmanian viewers. After its success there, and a push from the Tasmanian government, the show has since been shown across mainland Australia. In

NSW New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. T ...

, season one episodes averaged 218,000 viewers. The first season was hosted by 'Fast Ed' ('' Better Homes and Gardens'') and Tim Campbell (''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...

''). The program was renewed for a second season which began airing nationally on 20 March 2010 on Saturday afternoons. Fast Ed returned, joined by Jack Campbell ('' All Saints'') as new co-host, following Tim's move to the

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. Past episodes are also shown on 7two and available to watch online from the official website.

References

External links

Official website
Seven Network original programming 2007 Australian television series debuts 2010s Australian television series Australian non-fiction television series Television shows set in Tasmania Tourism in Tasmania {{Australia-tv-prog-stub