Blood, Sweat and Gears is an Australian television series that airs on FOX8. It debuted on 18 January 2008, and is hosted by Scott McGregor, and judged by Ian Luff and Nathan Luck. In Season II, Luck was replaced with Samantha Stevens
Dating in the Dark Australia premiered on the Fox8 subscription television on 30 November 2010. The show's format is based on a Dutch dating show called Daten In het Donker. The series is hosted by Laura Dundovic. A second season premiered on 10 April 2012. The premise of the show involves three single guys and three single girls who are brought together in one house. They only come into contact with the opposite sex in a dark room, with high definition night vision cameras capturing their meetings. The contestants are encouraged to touch each other to see if they like the physical body of the person they may go on a romantic date with.
The Stafford Brothers is an Australian reality series screened on Fox8. The series follows the lives of Chris and Matt Stafford, a dance music duo taking on the European scene. The series was developed by WD Entertainment Group and began broadcast on Fox8 Australia in 2009. The first season of The Stafford Brothers premiered on 21 January 2011 and consists of 6 episodes.. Season 1 was based around the premise of "What happens on Tour, No Longer Stays on Tour" as the series followed the real life of Matt and Chris Stafford as they toured and performed around Europe. The series shot at locations including Ibiza, Mykonos, Santorini, Belfast, Majorca and London. The second series premiered 27 January 2012. Series two is ten brand new episodes that follows several new story-lines including the production of new Stafford Brothers music, including Pressure, along with auditioning across Australia for new vocalists for their upcoming tracks. Nightclub manager Joey, who was featured heavily in the series, went through rehab in Thailand, and followed his progress managing two Gold Coast nightclubs Platinum and Love, both venues are part owned by the Stafford Brothers. Brooke Evers, also featured in the series, is Matt Stafford's girlfriend. The two have been dating since 2006 and Brooke works for men's magazine Zoo Weekly.
