Australian TV drama hours produced and costs per hour by format, 1999/00–2008/09

Series and serials | Mini-series | Telemovies | Children’s TV drama

Series and serials

Australian series and serials production has averaged 440 hours per year over the past five years, with an average cost per hour of $0.27 million.

Mini-series

Mini-series production has averaged 42 hours in the last five years with a high of 73 hours in 2008/09; no adult mini-series were produced in 2001/02. Average cost per hour for Australian mini-series has ranged from $0.78 million in 2006/07 to $2.43 million in 1999/00.

Telemovies

Telemovie production has ranged from a high of 23 hours in 1999/00 to just three hours in 2008/09. Cost per hour for Australian telemovies has averaged $1.61 million over the five-year period 2004/05–2008/09.

Children’s TV drama

An average of 92 hours of Australian children’s TV drama has been produced each year in the five years since 2004/05, with an average cost per hour of $0.69 million.

Hours produced

Average annual cost per hour

Series and serials	Mini-series1
Telemovies	Children’s TV drama

Source: Screen Australia

Notes
1. There were no mini-series produced in 2001/02.