Bondi Rescue
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| Bondi Rescue | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Narrated by | Andrew G |
| Opening theme | "In the Summertime" by Thirsty Merc |
| Country of origin |  Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 25 (As of April 15, 2008) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Michael Cordell Nick Murray |
| Producer(s) | Ben Davies |
| Location(s) | Bondi Beach |
| Running time | 30 minutes (Including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel Ten |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original airing | February 15, 2006 |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
Bondi Rescue is an Australian reality television program which is broadcast on Channel Ten. The program follows the day to day life of the lifeguards at work patrolling Bondi Beach, who ensure the safety of beach revelers.
The first two seasons of Bondi Rescue were broadcast in early 2006 and 2007, with seasons sometimes repeated later in the year. The third series of Bondi Rescue began screening weekly from February 5, 2008. Bondi Rescue is also broadcast in the UK, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany.
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[edit] Overview
The Bondi lifeguards perform around 2,500 rescues over the summer period, dealing with lost children, shark scares, sexual deviants, and thieves on the beach in addition to watching the water. Every once in a while celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Richard Branson, the late Steve Irwin, Bindi Irwin and the Indian Cricket Team also make appearances on their shores.
Footage for the show is shot during the preceding Australian summer (usually between November and February), with certain episodes reflecting incidents that have occurred during New Year's Day and Australia Day. Season three also featured footage of lifeguard trials and training exercises from the middle of the year.
[edit] Bondi Rescue: Bali
Ten will air an eight-part spin-off called Bondi Rescue: Bali, set in Bali, Indonesia, later in 2008. The spin-off will follow several of the Bondi lifeguards as they are assigned to a four month stint at Kuta Beach.[1][2]
[edit] The lifeguards
A group of 13 lifeguards make up the team at Bondi. They include:[3]
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[edit] Reception
Bondi Rescue has proven to be very successful for Ten, averaging 1.31 million viewers during its third season, and winning a Logie Award for Most Popular Factual Program at the 2008 ceremony.[1] It's success also lead to similar series such as the Seven Network's Surf Patrol and Nine's Deadly Surf being commissioned.[5]
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