The Logie Award for Most Popular Panel or Current Affairs Program is an award which is presented at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It is given to recognise the popularity of an Australian news panel discussion or current affairs television show.
The award was first presented at the 22nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards held in 1980 as the Logie for Most Popular Public Affairs Program. It was eliminated as a category in 1999 but reintroduced in 2000, until it was eliminated again in 2013. For the 58th Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony held in 2016, the category was reintroduced as the Logie Award for Best News Panel or a Current Affairs Program and it was also awarded in 2017 before being eliminated in 2018. It returned in 2019 as the Logie Award for Most Popular Panel or Current Affairs Program. It changed to Most Popular Current Affairs Program in 2023.
Winners and nominees Key Meaning Indicates the winning program
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees as Most Popular Public Affairs Program.
Year Program NetworkRef 1980 60 Minutes 1981 60 Minutes 1982 60 Minutes 1983 60 Minutes 1984 60 Minutes 1985 60 Minutes 1986 60 Minutes 1987 60 Minutes 1988 60 Minutes 1989 A Current Affair 1990 A Current Affair 1991 A Current Affair 1992 A Current Affair 1993 A Current Affair 1994 Real Life 1995 A Current Affair 1996 A Current Affair 1997 A Current Affair 1998 A Current Affair 2000 A Current Affair 60 Minutes The 7.30 Report Today Tonight 2001 A Current Affair 60 Minutes Today Today Tonight 2002 Today Tonight A Current Affair Australian Story 60 Minutes Today
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees for the Logie for Best News Panel or a Current Affairs Program.
Year Program Network Reference 2016 The Project 60 MinutesQ&ASunriseToday 2017 The Project Four Corners60 MinutesSunriseToday 2019 The Project 7.3060 MinutesA Current Affair Australian StoryFour Corners 2022 The Project 7.30Australian StoryA Current Affair Four CornersThe Front Bar
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees for the Logie for Most Popular Current Affairs Program.
Year Program Network Reference 2023 Australian Story 60 Minutes 7.30 A Current Affair Foreign Correspondent Four Corners 2024 Australian Story 60 Minutes 7.30 A Current Affair Foreign Correspondent Four Corners 2025 Australian Story 60 Minutes 7.30 A Current Affair Four Corners Seven News Spotlight
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