New 'Spicks & Specks' Episodes Hitting Aussie TV Next Month

Following last year's news that a new Spicks & Specks season is on the way, it has now been confirmed when the ten new episodes will air. 

The music quiz show - complete with Adam Hills, Myf Warhurst and Alan Brough - will return to ABC from Sunday 18 April at 7.40pm.

"Some people made banana bread in lockdown. We made a new series of Spicks & Specks," Hills said.

"Not only did it give us all an excuse to get out of the house, it gave us a chance to showcase a new breed of Australian musicians and comedians, while also catching up with some old favourites.

"I'm so proud of the shows we made last year, and I can't wait for the rest of Australia to see them."

Names confirmed for the new season include The Teskey Brothers, Alice Skye, G-Flip, Vika & Linda, Missy Higgins, Frank Woodley, Anne Edmonds, Nazeem Hussain, Luke McGregor, Dave O’Neil and Denise Scott.

It's clear that fans still had an appetite for the program after it returned with the original line-up for a run of specials over the past few years. 

The return proved to be a huge ratings success for the ABC with ratings over 700,000 for the first of the special episodes, seeing it beat the wildly popular Hamish & Andy's Perfect Holiday.

Back in April last year, Hills told The Green Room With Neil Griffiths podcast that there was talk "quite recently" about shooting a new ten-episode season.

"I don't think we'd ever do 40 again. I think that just would take up too much time," Hills told host Neil Griffiths.

"There was talk of doing a series of ten at some point this year, but then I had to juggle that around The Last Leg and the Paralympics. And now, the Paralympics have been cancelled as well, or postponed, so there's definitely a possibility [of more Spicks & Specks episodes]," Hills said.