[2] Rather than conforming to a strict format, the final shape evolved alongside the presentation team that had been assembled.
[5][6] During the second season of Hungry Beast reporters Ali Russell and Kirk Docker were nominated for a Walkley Award for Coverage of Indigenous Affairs[7] for their story on the "Gang of 49".
[8] Prior to the debut of the first series, Hungry Beast's pre-broadcast publicity incorporated perpetrating a hoax upon several Australian news agencies, in which they constructed a media release by the fictitious Levitt Institute.
[10] The hoax was successful, with a number of Australian media groups, including the AAP, running stories based on the material.
[14] The third and final season of Hungry Beast began on ABC1 on Wednesday 23 March 2011 at 9:30pm with a smaller, more streamlined production team.