List of Undercover Boss Australia episodes

Undercover Boss Australia is the Australian incarnation of the Undercover Boss franchise. The first series features 6 episodes and premiered on Network Ten on 18 October 2010.[1] A second series consisting of 8 episodes began airing on 12 September 2011.[2]

Series overview

Series Episodes Originally aired
Series premiere Series finale
1 6 18 October 2010 22 November 2010
2 8[3] 12 September 2011[2] 31 October 2011

Episodes

Series 1: 2010

No. Title "Boss" Original airdate
1"Domino's Pizza Australia"Don Meij18 October 2010 (2010-10-18)
Don Meij, Chief Executive Officer of Domino's Pizza Australia goes undercover and returns to where he started out in the business at various entry-level jobs.[4][5]
2"Veolia Environmental Services"Peter Murray25 October 2010 (2010-10-25)
Veolia Environmental Services Director of Operations, Peter Murray, returns to the entry level jobs where he started his work for Veolia.[6][7]
3"Boost Juice"Janine Allis1 November 2010 (2010-11-01)
Janine Allis, founder and CEO of Boost Juice, goes undercover and works in Boost Juice bars and a mobile van as well as the company's latest venture, Salsa's Fresh Mex Grill.[5][8]
4"Big 4 Holiday Parks"Ray Schleibs8 November 2010 (2010-11-08)
Newly appointed CEO of Big 4 Holiday Parks, Ray Schleibs, temporarily steps down from his position to go undercover in his business.[9][10]
5"Toga Hospitality"Rachel Argaman15 November 2010 (2010-11-15)
Rachel Argaman goes undercover in hotels which Toga provides staffing for.[11][12]
6"Ritchies IGA"Fred Harrison22 November 2010 (2010-11-22)
Fred Harrison goes undercover in Ritchies IGA stores across Australia. At one location he is sacked due to poor performance.[13][14]

Series 2: 2011

No. Title "Boss" Original airdate
1"Great Southern Railway"Tony Braxton-Smith12 September 2011 (2011-09-12)
CEO of Great Southern Railway, Tony Braxton-Smith, goes undercover where he will be unloading luggage, cleaning, making beds, cooking in the kitchens and serving guests in the restaurants.[2][15][16]
2"Hog's Breath Cafe"Brett Dryland and Rodney Winkleman[3]19 September 2011 (2011-09-19)
Brett Dyland, Hogs Breath Cafe MD, and Rodney Winkleman, Hogs Breath Cafe OD, head undercover.[17]
3"Ella Baché"Pippa Hallas[3]26 September 2011 (2011-09-26)
Ella Baché CEO, Pippa Hallas, decides to go undercover in her own firm.
4"JBS Australia"Iain Mars[3]3 October 2011 (2011-10-03)
Iain, JBS Swift's rock star CEO, is giving up the high life to go undercover.
5"Staging Connections"Tony Chamberlain[3]10 October 2011 (2011-10-10)
CEO Tony Chamberlain heads undercover in Stage Connections.
6"Sodexo"JohnPaul Dimech[3]17 October 2011 (2011-10-17)
Sodexo CEO and father of four, Johnpaul Dimech, is inspired by staff when he goes undercover.
7"YMCA"Nick Cox[3]24 October 2011 (2011-10-24)
YMCA CEO Nick Cox goes undercover and is inspired by the people he meets along the way.
8"Hutchinson Builders"Scott Hutchinson[3]31 October 2011 (2011-10-31)
Hutchinson Builders CEO, Scott Hutchinson, goes undercover.

Ratings

Series 1: 2010

Episode Viewers
Metro Cities 		Rank Ref.
Timeslot Day Week
1 Domino's Pizza Australia / Don Meij 1,314,000 1 4 6 [18][19]
2 Veolia Environmental Services / Peter Murray 1,134,000 1 7 21 [20][21]
3 Boost Juice / Janine Allis 1,268,000 1 4 21 [22]
4 Big 4 Holiday Parks / Ray Schleibs 1,188,000 1 7 18 [23][24]
5 Toga Hospitality / Rachel Argaman 1,192,000 1 6 10 [25][26]
6 Ritchies IGA / Fred Harrison 1,039,000 2 9 20 [27]

Series 2: 2011

Episode Viewers
Metro Cities 		Rank Ref.
Timeslot Day Week
1 Great Southern Railway / Tony Braxton-Smith 764,000 2 13 45 [28][29]
2 Hog's Breath Cafe / Brett Dryland and Rodney Winkleman 669,000 2 14 59 [30][31]
3 Ella Baché / Pippa Hallas 796,000 2 10 44 [32][33]
4 JBS Australia / Iain Mars 578,000 3 19 77 [34][35]
5 Staging Connections / Tony Chamberlain 795,000 3 15 52 [36][37]
6 Sodexo / JohnPaul Dimech 531,000 4 22 — [38]
7 YMCA / Nick Cox — — — — —
8 Hutchinson Builders / Scott Hutchinson — — — — —

Metro Cities - Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth

References

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