| Logie Award for Most Popular Entertainment Program | |
| Presenter: | TV Week |
| Country: | Australia |
| Year: | 1986 |
| Holder: | Gogglebox Australia (2023) |
| Most Awards: | Hey Hey It's Saturday (9) |
The Logie for Most Popular Entertainment Program is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It recognises the popularity of an Australian light entertainment program from various formats including comedy, talent, variety, music, talk, and traditional game shows.
It was first awarded at the 28th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, held in 1986 when the award was originally called Most Popular Australian Light Entertainment Program.[1] Over the years, it has been known as Most Popular Light Entertainment Program (1987–1988, 1993–2014),[2] [3] Most Popular Light Entertainment or Comedy Program (1989–1992),[4] Most Popular Entertainment Program (2015) and Best Entertainment Program (2016-2017).[5] From 2018, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular Light Entertainment Program.[6]
The winner and nominees of this category are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website.[7] Hey Hey It's Saturday holds the record for the most wins, with nine, followed by Rove with six wins.
| Year | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Perfect Match | ||
| 1987 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | ||
| 1988 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | ||
| 1989 | The Comedy Company | ||
| 1990 | The Comedy Company | ||
| 1991 | Fast Forward | ||
| 1992 | Fast Forward | ||
| 1993 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | ||
| 1994 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | ||
| 1995 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | ||
| 1996 | Don't Forget Your Toothbrush | ||
| 1997 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | ||
| 1998 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | ||
| 1999 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | ||
| Battle of the Sexes | |||
| Midday with Kerri-Anne | |||
| The Panel | |||
| 2000 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | ||
| Australia's Funniest Home Video Show | |||
| The Panel | |||
| Rove | |||
| 2001 | The Panel | ||
| Rove (Live) | |||
| Surprise Surprise | |||
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | |||
| 2002 | Rove (Live) | ||
| Australia's Funniest Home Videos | |||
| The Crocodile Hunter | |||
| The Panel | |||
| This Is Your Life | |||
| 2003 | Rove (Live) | ||
| The Crocodile Hunter | |||
| Kath & Kim | |||
| Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures | |||
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | |||
| 2004 | Rove (Live) | ||
| Australia's Funniest Home Video Show | |||
| Kath & Kim | |||
| Merrick and Rosso Unplanned | |||
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | |||
| 2005 | Rove (Live) | ||
| Dancing with the Stars | |||
| Deal or No Deal | |||
| Kath & Kim | |||
| Merrick and Rosso Unplanned | |||
| 2006 | Dancing with the Stars | ||
| Deal or No Deal | |||
| The Glass House | |||
| Rove Live | |||
| Spicks and Specks | |||
| 2007 | Rove Live | ||
| 20 to 1 | |||
| Bert's Family Feud | |||
| Deal or No Deal | |||
| Thank God You're Here | |||
| 2008 | Kath & Kim | ||
| The Chaser's War on Everything | |||
| Spicks and Specks | |||
| Summer Heights High | |||
| Thank God You're Here | |||
| 2009 | Rove | ||
| Australia's Got Talent | |||
| Deal or No Deal | |||
| Spicks and Specks | |||
| Sunrise | |||
| 2010 | Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation | ||
| Deal or No Deal | |||
| Hey Hey It's Saturday: The Reunion | |||
| Spicks and Specks | |||
| Sunrise | |||
| 2011 | The Circle | ||
| Good News Week | |||
| Hey Hey It's Saturday | |||
| Sunrise | |||
| Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation | |||
| 2012 | Hamish and Andy's Gap Year | ||
| Australia's Got Talent | |||
| The Project | |||
| Spicks and Specks | |||
| Sunrise | |||
| 2013 | The Voice | ||
| Gruen Planet | |||
| Hamish & Andy's Euro Gap Year | |||
| The Project | |||
| The X Factor | |||
| 2014 | Hamish & Andy's Gap Year Asia | ||
| The Project | |||
| The Voice | |||
| The X Factor | |||
| 2015 | Hamish & Andy's Gap Year South America | ||
| Family Feud | |||
| The Project | |||
| Sunrise | |||
| The Voice | |||
| 2016 | Family Feud | ||
| Gruen | |||
| Have You Been Paying Attention? | |||
| The Voice | |||
| The X Factor Australia | |||
| 2017 | Have You Been Paying Attention? | ||
| Anh's Brush with Fame | |||
| Family Feud | |||
| The Voice | |||
| Upper Middle Bogan | |||
| 2018 | Gogglebox Australia | ||
| Anh's Brush with Fame | |||
| Family Feud | |||
| Hard Quiz | |||
| The Project | |||
| 2019 | Gogglebox Australia | ||
| Anh's Brush with Fame | |||
| Dancing with the Stars | |||
| Gruen | |||
| Hard Quiz | |||
| The Voice | |||
| 2022 | Gogglebox Australia | ||
| Anh's Brush with Fame | |||
| Hard Quiz | |||
| Lego Masters | |||
| The Masked Singer Australia | |||
| The Voice | |||
| 2023 | Gogglebox Australia | ||
| Australia's Got Talent | |||
| Gruen | |||
| Hard Quiz | |||
| Lego Masters | |||
| The Voice |
| Number | Program |
|---|---|
| Wins | |
| Hey Hey It's Saturday | |
| Rove | |
| Hamish and Andy's Gap Year | |
| Gogglebox Australia | |
| The Comedy Company | |
| Fast Forward | |