Do You Want to Live Forever?

Do You Want to Live Forever? is an Australian medical documentary series on the Nine Network, which debuted on 17 June 2024.

Do You Want to Live Forever?
Genrefactual television
television documentary
Presented by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Ashley Davies
  • David Galloway
  • Leonie Lowe
Running time49-61 minutes
Production companyLune Media
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release17 June (2024-06-17) –
8 July 2024 (2024-07-08)

Summary

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Do You Want to Live Forever? was announced at Nine's upfronts in September 2023,[1] and is hosted by journalist Tracy Grimshaw, who was announced to host in January 2024 and medical expert Dr Nick Coatsworth. The series follows four pairs of everyday Australians undergoing medically supervised trials alongside interventions for health to reduce their biological age and provides clues to help people to live longer.[2]

The series is a four-part series[3] and is produced by Lune Media, with Ashley Davies, David Galloway and Leonie Lowe as executive producers.[2]

Participants

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Names[4] Notability/job Ages Beginning biological ages Final biological ages[5] State
Eliza and Liberty Paschke Former contestants from The Block. 38
35
42
33
34
29
Victoria
Duncan Armstrong
Tom Bruce[6]
Former Olympic swimmer
Construction manager
55
32
62
38
56
28
Queensland
New South Wales
Luke Williamson
Taylor Hague
Construction worker
Hair salon owner
28 31
35
27 Victoria
Enver Scott
Eliana Scott
Family man
Regional manager for a makeup and skincare company
51
57
61
68
51
56
New South Wales

Release

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Do You Want to Live Forever? debuted on the Nine Network on 17 June 2024,[6] and the finale aired on 8 July 2024.[7]

Ratings

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Ep no. Air date Timeslot National reach viewers
(millions)
National total viewers
(millions)
Night rank Source
1 17 June 2024 Monday 7:30 pm 1.726 0.728 3 [8]
2 24 June 2024 1.497 0.676 6 [9]
3 1 July 2024 1.553 0.637 4 [10]
4 8 July 2024 1.607 0.649 4 [11]

References

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  1. ^ "Nine Upfront 2024: Dr Nick Coatsworth hosts Do You Want to Live Forever?". Mediaweek. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Knox, David (19 January 2024). "Tracy Grimshaw joins Do You Want to Live Forever? New 60 Minutes reporters on Nine". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 July 2024. A second project for Grimshaw is expected to be revealed later. Walkley-winning Tracy Grimshaw joins medical expert Dr Nick Coatsworth in Do You Want to Live Forever?
  3. ^ Knox, David (3 June 2024). "Do You Want to Live Forever?: promo". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ^ Douglas, Nicole (5 June 2024). "Meet the pairs exploring the quest for longer life on Do You Want To Live Forever?". nine.com.au. Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ^ McLaughlin, Chelsea (14 July 2024). "Before and after: All the Do You Want To Live Forever? participants' final 'biological age' results". nine.com.au. Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b McManus, Bridget (15 June 2024). "Can 12 weeks change your life? An Olympian and his son are put to the test". Culture. The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 20 July 2024. Do You Want To Live Forever? premieres on Monday, June 17, at 7.30pm on Nine, which is the owner of this masterhead.
  7. ^ Knox, David (8 July 2024). "Do You Want to Live Forever?: July 8". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  8. ^ Knox, David (18 June 2024). "Monday 17 June 2024". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  9. ^ Knox, David (25 June 2024). "Monday 24 June 2024". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  10. ^ Knox, David (2 July 2024). "Monday 1 July 2024". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  11. ^ Knox, David (9 July 2024). "Monday 8 July 2024". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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