rage: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

RAGE is an all-night music video program that airs every weekend in Australia on ABC. For over 27 years Rage has been showcasing a diverse range of music videos from Aussie and international artists, making it the longest-running music television program still in production.

In that time Rage has entertained millions of viewers by breaking videos from independent and alternative acts through to the world's most adored artists.

The show plays some of the most buzzed-about and boundary-pushing videos going round, while guest programmers rifle through the extensive archives in search of their favourite music videos of all time. Some past guests include:

Cyndi Lauper, Animal Collective, Blondie, Ray Manzarek, Danny Brown, Alice Cooper, Misfits, Gang of Four, Vampire Weekend, Grimes, Andre 3000, Trent Reznor, Steve Albini, Tim & Eric, Bret Easton Ellis, Malcolm McLaren, Beastie Boys, Devonté Hynes, Courtney Love, M.I.A., Public Enemy, Neil Gaiman, Metallica, Hot Chip, The Breeders, Phoenix, Tame Impala and Sonic Youth.

Over the last two decades Rage has undoubtedly become a cultural icon within Australia. So much so that when the weekend hits, Aussies know it's time to RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!

Series details

• Title: rage
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 1987-04-17
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 147 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 17220
• IMDb ID: tt0400016
• TVDB ID: 285013

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1987: premiered 1987-04-17; final listed air date 1987-04-17.
• Season 1991: premiered 1991-03-16; final listed air date 1991-03-16.
• Season 1998: premiered 1998-01-02; final listed air date 1998-01-03.
• Season 2000: premiered 2000-02-19; final listed air date 2000-02-19.
• Season 2001: premiered 2001-01-05; final listed air date 2001-01-05.
• Season 2010: premiered 2010-01-02; final listed air date 2010-01-02.
• Season 2014: premiered 2014-08-23; final listed air date 2014-08-23.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-05-22; final listed air date 2016-10-02.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-04-30; final listed air date 2017-06-25.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-02-26; final listed air date 2021-02-26.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-05-26; final listed air date 2023-05-26.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-08-11; final listed air date 2024-08-11.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-05-26; final listed air date 2026-06-05.

Source and licence

Adapted from rage on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.