| The Shire | |
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| Genre | Drama Reality |
| Opening theme | "Dumb Things" by Paul Kelly |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Shine Australia |
| Running time | 23 minutes (without ads) |
| Production companies | Network Ten Shine Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | Network Ten |
| Release | 16 July – 10 September 2012 |
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The Shire was an Australian reality-drama series that played on Network Ten in Australia and Hulu in the United States. It debuted on Ten on 16 July 2012. The series followed the lives of 15 people, that work, live or play in and around Sydney's Sutherland Shire.[1] The series has been described as "dramality" by Ten, a combination of drama with prompting and light scripting. The Shire was created and produced by Shine Australia. Modelled on the American TV show The Hills, the production company describe the series as a reality show version of soap opera Home and Away.[2] The final episode was shown on Monday 10 September 2012.[3]
- ^ Stephenson, Alison (27 March 2012). "Sassy KC Osborne stars on Channel Ten show The Shire". News.com.au.
- ^ Marks, Kathy (24 March 2012). "The Only Way Is Aussie: anger at Britain's TV export". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.
- ^ The Shire Axed From Channel 10 - Final Show Announced! Take 40