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''The Mint'' was an Australian phone-in quiz show based on the British program of the same name, and broadcast on the Nine Network in selected areas in the late night time slot (post-midnight). The show was filmed live at Nine's GTV Richmond studios in Melbourne. It replaced ''Quizmania'' and was produced entirely by the Nine Network, unlike ''Quizmania'' which was produced by Fremantle Media. Like ''Quizmania'', the program received its revenue from phone charges rather than advertisements. Only contestants aged 18 or over were allowed to participate. Each entry cost a flat 55c charge to a premium-rate 1902 number when calling from a landline. On 18 March 2008, it was announced that ''The Mint'' would be axed. The final episode aired on 29 March 2008.〔(TV Tonight: Axed: The Mint )〕 ==Program history== ''The Mint'' began on 31 July 2007 after the 2007 ''Big Brother'' series on Network Ten had ended, with its ''UpLate'' late-night show a similar phone-in quiz show. ''The Mint'' was broadcast live on Nine Network stations GTV, TCN and QTQ, and affiliates TVT and NBN. ''The Mint'' was seen tape-delayed on NTD in the Northern Territory, with NTD relaying the complete TCN broadcast with Sydney ads, accompanied by a disclaimer stating that "''The Mint'' is not telecast live in the Northern Territory. Northern Territory residents are not able to participate live." This is unlike ''Quizmania'', in which that series was broadcast live in all regions where it was broadcast, including NTD. Regional affiliate WIN Television commenced broadcast of the programme on 1 October 2007, but axed it in February 2008 stating "WIN merely wants to provide entertainment to its viewers and in doing so removed The Mint." 〔(TV Tonight: WIN drops The Mint )〕 The Mint was filmed on a large, extravagant set designed to look like the inside of a mansion. The programme was dogged by criticism that its questions were ambiguous and arbitrary.〔(TV Tonight: No Bingo and no Mint either )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Mint (Australia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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