Chrissie Swan announced as host of new panel show in Network Ten’s 2022 program reveal

Network Ten has announced Chrissie Swan will host a new panel show based on a hugely popular British version as the station revealed its 2022 program.

Chrissie Swan’s career has come full circle with the news she’ll helm Ten’s version of the hugely popular British panel show Would I Lie To You?

Swan – who started her television career with the network on Big Brother in 2003 and then as co-host of the morning show The Circle – will direct two teams, captained by hilarious comedians The Chaser’s Chris Taylor and Frank Woodley, as they try to hoodwink each other with tall and twisted tales.

Liar liar pants on fire Chris Taylor, Chrissie Swan and Frank Woodley will head up the local version of Would I Lie To You? Picture: Ten

“Being trusted to host Would I Lie To You? is a dream come true,” Swan, fresh from her shock elimination on Celebrity MasterChef, said.

“There’s nothing I love more than listening to interesting people tell amazing and unbelievable stories.

“I have no poker face and am extremely gullible, so the host role is a perfect fit.”

The show has run for 14 seasons on the BBC with world-renowned comedians Rob Brydon as host, and captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell and garnered a cult following across the globe.

“I’m honoured and thrilled to be involved in such a longstanding and beloved format,” Swan added. “Let the games begin.”

Viacom CBS Executive Vice President Beverley McGarvey said they’ve been inundated with Aussie comedians and celebs wanting to be part of the local version.

“It’s such a huge UK format everyone wants to do it which is great – a lot of people think they are really great liars,” McGarvey said.

She’s back – OG MasterChef winner Julie Goodwin is heading back to the kitchen. Picture: Ten

Sarah Todd. Picture: Ten

Meanwhile, MasterChef Australia will be back in 2022 – but with a tasty twist.

MasterChef Australia: Foodies vs Favourites will see 12 fresh-faced foodies face off against a dozen of the best chefs ever seen in the beloved TV kitchen, including Alvin Quah, Sarah Todd, season 3 runner-up Michael Weldon and the OG MasterChef queen, Julie Goodwin.

MasterChef Australia judges Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen. Picture: Ten

Once again, the action will unfold under the keen eye of judges Melissa Leong, Jock Zonfrillo and Andy Allen.

“We are back for another action-packed season of thrills, chills and kitchen spills … we couldn’t be more pumped,” Leong said.

“Add to that a handful of new MasterChef foodies going head-to-head with beloved characters from the MasterChef universe over the years … and then of course there’s Julie Goodwin!”

Michael Weldon.

Alvin Quah.

They are just two of the announcements as television network 10 ViacomCBS unveiled its programming slate across all its channels and streaming service Paramount Plus for 2022.

In other news, radical social experiment Hunted Australia will be added to the network’s strong reality TV suite.

This show, which has seen huge ratings success in Britain and Europe, will see ordinary Australians go on the run, attempting to avoid a crack team of expert hunters determined to track them down through Melbourne’s famed laneways.

No less nerve-racking – but a lot more heartwarming – will be First Dates Australia which had previously aired on Seven.

Survivor Australia and host Jonathan LaPaglia are back in Queensland for Blood v Water. Picture: Nigel Wright.

Filming has already started in Cloncurry, Queensland on Australian Survivor: Blood v Water where players will compete in pairs.

Adding a further level of intrigue, each pair is bound by “blood: identical twins, married couples, in-laws, siblings and cousins.

“The thing of Survivor is you’re playing for yourself, but can you really play for yourself if your mother’s there or your sister or your brother,” McGarvey said.

“Some people still play for themselves but the family dynamic really mixes it up.”

I’m a Celebrity, The Masked Singer Australia which just crowned US pop singer Anastacia as its third season winner will be back along with The Amazing Race, and despite low ratings for the Jimmy Nicolson season, The Bachelor and Bachelorette are slated for return.

Host with the Most (shows) Osher Günsberg. Picture: Ten

Have You Been Paying Attention with Tom Gleisner, Ed Kavalee and Sam Pang will also return for its their 10th season.

There had been some speculation Working Dog would call time on the popular panel show – the production company by Gleisner, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Santo Cilauro and Michael Hirsh is renowned for leaving their audiences wanting more.

Their newest program The Cheap Seats, which launched with little fanfare in July and is steadily attracting viewers, will continue to whack on Tuesday night’s funny bone with co-hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald.

Have You Been Paying Attention will notch up Ten years on the network with Tom Gleisner, Ed Kavalee, Sam Pang. Picture: Ten

Over on Paramount+ The Bridge Australia will screen next year. Filmed in Tasmania and based on the breakout hit format on C4 and HBO Max, the compelling adventure series will see 12 Australians abandoned in the wilderness and forced to work together to build a 300m-long bridge in just 20 days to win a whopping $250,000 prize.

Also on the streaming channel will be fly-on-the-wall observational doco Couples Therapy Australia.

It’s not a reality show with prizes if they stick together, it’s real-life couples in therapy.

The network is currently casting for a an Australian therapist to helm the show.

Five Bedrooms season two did great numbers for the streaming service and the third instalment of the drama, by Offspring writers Michael Lucas and Christine Bartlett and starring Kat Stewart, Steven Peacocke, Doris Younane, Katie Robertson and Roy Joseph, has already finished filming and McGarvey hinted it would air early next year.

The cast of Five Bedrooms season three.

The launch of Paramount+ in August, and MTV and Nickelodeon channels coming under the network’s umbrella has been an exciting time for the company, Viacom CBS ANZ executive vice president Jarrod Villani said.

“The launch of Paramount Plus was huge domestically and internationally and it’s tracking above where we thought it would be,” Villani said.

“We’ve got a really strong line-up to drop over the back end of this year and into next year. We’re adding new features and platforms over the coming six months which allows us to do many more things than if we were a stand-alone free-to-air network.”