Underbelly is an Australian television true crime-drama series which first aired on the Nine Network on 13 February 2008 and last aired 1 September 2013. Each series was based on real-life events. There have been six series in total.

Series overview

SeriesSubtitleEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1Underbelly1313 February 2008 (2008-02-13)7 May 2008 (2008-05-07)
2A Tale of Two Cities139 February 2009 (2009-02-09)4 May 2009 (2009-05-04)
3The Golden Mile1311 April 2010 (2010-04-11)27 June 2010 (2010-06-27)
4Razor1321 August 2011 (2011-08-21)6 November 2011 (2011-11-06)
5Badness813 August 2012 (2012-08-13)1 October 2012 (2012-10-01)
6Squizzy828 July 2013 (2013-07-28)1 September 2013 (2013-09-01)
7Vanishing Act23 April 2022 (2022-04-03)4 April 2022 (2022-04-04)

Episodes

Series 1: Underbelly (2008)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"The Black Prince"Tony TilsePeter Gawler13 February 2008 (2008-02-13)
22"Sorcerer's Apprentice"Tony TilsePeter Gawler13 February 2008 (2008-02-13)
33"I Still Pray"Geoff BennettFelicity Packard20 February 2008 (2008-02-20)
44"Cocksure"Geoff BennettGreg Haddrick27 February 2008 (2008-02-27)
55"The Good, the Bad, the Ugly"Peter AndrikidisPeter Gawler5 March 2008 (2008-03-05)
66"Luv U 4 Eva"Peter AndrikidisGreg Haddrick12 March 2008 (2008-03-12)
77"Wise Monkeys"Peter AndrikidisFelicity Packard19 March 2008 (2008-03-19)
88"Earning a Crust"Peter AndrikidisPeter Gawler26 March 2008 (2008-03-26)
99"Suffer the Children"Grant BrownFelicity Packard2 April 2008 (2008-04-02)
1010"Scratched"Grant BrownGreg Haddrick16 April 2008 (2008-04-16)
1111"Barbarians at the Gate"Tony TilsePeter Gawler23 April 2008 (2008-04-23)
1212"Best Laid Plans"Tony TilseFelicity Packard30 April 2008 (2008-04-30)
1313"Team Purana"Tony TilsePeter Gawler7 May 2008 (2008-05-07)

Series 2: A Tale of Two Cities (2009)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
141"Aussie Bob & Kiwi Terry"Ken CameronPeter Gawler9 February 2009 (2009-02-09)
152"Bad Habits"Ken CameronPeter Gawler9 February 2009 (2009-02-09)
163"Brave New World"Shawn SeetFelicity Packard16 February 2009 (2009-02-16)
174"Business as Usual"Shawn SeetFelicity Packard23 February 2009 (2009-02-23)
185"A Tale of Two Hitmen"Tony TilseKris Mrksa2 March 2009 (2009-03-02)
196"Stranded"Tony TilseKris Mrksa9 March 2009 (2009-03-09)
207"A Nice Little Earner"Tony TilseKris Mrksa16 March 2009 (2009-03-16)
218"Diamonds"Shawn SeetGreg Haddrick23 March 2009 (2009-03-23)
229"Judas Kiss"Shawn SeetFelicity Packard30 March 2009 (2009-03-30)
2310"The Reckoning"Grant BrownFelicity Packard20 April 2009 (2009-04-20)
2411"The Brotherhood"Grant BrownKris Mrksa20 April 2009 (2009-04-20)
2512"O Lucky Man"Tony TilsePeter Gawler27 April 2009 (2009-04-27)
2613"The Loved Ones"Tony TilsePeter Gawler4 May 2009 (2009-05-04)

Series 3: The Golden Mile (2010)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
271"Into the Mystic"Tony TilseFelicity Packard11 April 2010 (2010-04-11)
282"The Crucible"Tony TilseFelicity Packard11 April 2010 (2010-04-11)
293"Kingdom Come"Tony TilseGreg Haddrick18 April 2010 (2010-04-18)
304"Fall Guy"Tony TilseKris Mrksa25 April 2010 (2010-04-25)
315"Saving Face"Shawn SeetKris Mrksa9 May 2010 (2010-05-09)
326"Women in Uniform"Shawn SeetPeter Gawler9 May 2010 (2010-05-09)
337"Full Force Gale"Shawn SeetPeter Gawler16 May 2010 (2010-05-16)
348"Crossroads"Shawn SeetFelicity Packard23 May 2010 (2010-05-23)
359"Dog Eat Dog"Shawn SeetKris Mrksa30 May 2010 (2010-05-30)
3610"Hurt on Duty"Tony TilseKris Mrksa6 June 2010 (2010-06-06)
3711"Beauty and the Beast"Tony TilsePeter Gawler13 June 2010 (2010-06-13)
3812"The Good Lieutenant"Tony TilseFelicity Packard20 June 2010 (2010-06-20)
3913"Alpha and Omega"Tony TilseGreg Haddrick27 June 2010 (2010-06-27)

Series 4: Razor (2011)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
401"The Worst Woman in Sydney"Tony TilsePeter Gawler21 August 2011 (2011-08-21)
412"Whips and Scorpions"Tony TilsePeter Gawler21 August 2011 (2011-08-21)
423"Cat Amongst the Pigeons"Cherie NowlanFelicity Packard28 August 2011 (2011-08-28)
434"The Damage Done"Cherie NowlanFelicity Packard4 September 2011 (2011-09-04)
445"The Darlinghurst Outrage"Shawn SeetMichaeley O'Brien11 September 2011 (2011-09-11)
456"Blood Alley"Shawn SeetMichaeley O'Brien18 September 2011 (2011-09-18)
467"Tripe and Brains"David CaesarJeff Truman25 September 2011 (2011-09-25)
478"A Big Shivoo"David CaesarJeff Truman2 October 2011 (2011-10-02)
489"The Crash"Mat KingMichaeley O'Brien9 October 2011 (2011-10-09)
4910"The Sentimental Bloke"Mat KingFelicity Packard16 October 2011 (2011-10-16)
5011"Jerusalem Revisited"Shawn SeetJeff Truman23 October 2011 (2011-10-23)
5112"Big Moves"David CaesarMichaeley O'Brien30 October 2011 (2011-10-30)
5213"Armageddon"Shawn SheetFelicity Packard6 November 2011 (2011-11-06)

Series 5: Badness (2012)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Aus. viewers
(millions)
531"Thy Will Be Done"Tony TilseFelicty Packard13 August 2012 (2012-08-13)210752-11.78[1]
542"Cut Snake and Crazy"Tony TilseFelicity Packard20 August 2012 (2012-08-20)210752-21.23[2]
553"The Loaded Dog"David CaesarPeter Gawler27 August 2012 (2012-08-27)210752-31.04[3]
564"Year of the Rooster"David CaesarPeter Gawler3 September 2012 (2012-09-03)210752-40.99[4]
575"Troubleshooting"Ian WatsonNiki Aken10 September 2012 (2012-09-10)210752-51.03[5]
586"Road to Nowhere"Ian WatsonJeff Truman17 September 2012 (2012-09-17)210752-61.01[6]
597"Bang, Bang, Kill, Kill"Tony TilseJeff Truman17 September 2012 (2012-09-17)[a]210752-70.48[7]
608"Strike Force Tuno"Tony TilseNiki Aken1 October 2012 (2012-10-01)210752-80.86[8]

Series 6: Squizzy (2013)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Aus. viewers
(millions)
611"Squizzy Steps Out"David CaesarFelicity Packard28 July 2013 (2013-07-28)216837-11.68[9]
622"Squizzy Puts One Over"David CaesarFelicity Packard28 July 2013 (2013-07-28)216837-21.15[9]
633"Squizzy Takes Charge"Andrew ProwseJeff Truman4 August 2013 (2013-08-04)216837-30.86[10]
644"Squizzy Breaks Some Hearts"Andrew ProwseJeff Truman11 August 2013 (2013-08-11)216837-40.77[11]
655"Squizzy Tempts Fate"Karl ZwickyAndy Muir18 August 2013 (2013-08-18)216837-50.73[12]
666"Squizzy Makes the Front Page"Karl ZwickyAdam Todd25 August 2013 (2013-08-25)216837-60.78[13]
677"Squizzy Loses the Plot"Shawn SeetAdam Todd1 September 2013 (2013-09-01)216837-70.49[14]
688"Squizzy Cooks a Goose"Shawn SeetPaul Gawler1 September 2013 (2013-09-01)216837-80.38[14]

Ratings

Underbelly series: AUS viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode number
12345678910111213
11.2491.3241.2731.2491.2241.2331.2711.1951.2191.2471.2371.3441.417
22.5822.3972.4762.3342.2332.2672.1742.0692.1261.8261.8031.7052.078
32.2372.0711.9211.5001.6771.6131.6451.6501.6721.5981.3841.4931.800
42.7942.0841.7601.5501.4611.4081.3971.2901.2821.3361.2371.2961.449
51.7801.2301.0400.9901.0301.0100.4800.860
61.6801.1500.8600.7700.7300.7800.4900.380
Source: Audience measurement performed by OzTam[15]

See also

Telemovies

Spin-offs

References

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  2. Knox, David (21 August 2012). "Monday 20 August 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
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  4. Knox, David (4 September 2012). "Monday 3 September 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  5. Knox, David (11 September 2012). "Monday 10 September 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  6. Knox, David (18 September 2012). "Monday 17 September 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  7. Dale, David (24 September 2012). "The ratings race: Disappointing Chaser result makes you wonder..." The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  8. Knox, David (2 October 2012). "Monday 1 October 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  9. 1 2 Knox, David (29 July 2013). "Sunday 28 July 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  10. Knox, David (5 August 2013). "Sunday 4 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  11. Knox, David (12 August 2013). "Sunday 11 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  12. Knox, David (19 August 2013). "Sunday 18 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  13. Knox, David (26 August 2013). "Sunday 25 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
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