Country of origin Australia Original network Seven Network | No. of episodes 21 | |
Original release 2 July – 16 October 2013 | ||
The sixth season of the Australian version of The Mole took place in various locations around Australia, and was hosted by Shura Taft.
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In October 2012, the Seven Network announced through its 2013 programming launch that The Mole would return following a seven-year absence. On 11 January 2013, it was announced that Shura Taft would be hosting the revived show.
The announced maximum kitty for the season was $250,000. The show premiered on Tuesday, 2 July at 7:30pm, and was originally going to air three nights a week, however, disappointing ratings resulted in the show reverting to airing only once a week, on Wednesday nights showing double episodes at 9:30pm; that took effect from the fifth episode until the eleventh episode. Further disappointing ratings, and a clash with a documentary on the Essendon Football Club supplements saga saw the show moved to an even later timeslot, airing at 10:30pm on Wednesdays; this took effect from the twelfth episode until the end of the season.
Terminations in this edition of The Mole were, in the early stages of the game, far less frequent than is typical of other editions — the first termination, for instance, did not occur until the conclusion of the third episode. They were also somewhat irregularly spaced, and could occur at any time within a particular episode. After the seventh termination, the game settled into the more widely utilised system of a quiz and termination occurring at the end of each episode.
Contestants
Twelve contestants participated this season. On 11 June 2013, the contestants were revealed:
1 Aisha Jefcoate has, since the end of filming, moved to Sydney as she tries to pursue a career in television presenting.