2012 Pt. II: Nine
We’re not quite at the halfway mark of the year, and we don’t reach the halfway point of the TV year until mid-July, but Nine is confirming its key titles for the remainder of 2012. They include: 2012...
View ArticleAirdate: The Following. Returning: The Voice.
Nine has now set the premiere date for The Following and confirmed its times for The Voice and the Logie Awards, promising a bumper week of viewing. The Following will premiere 8:40pm Tuesday April 9th...
View ArticleSunday Night on hiatus?
It’s beginning to look a lot like Sunday Night has again been sacrificed to make way for Seven’s programming plans to combat Nine. From this weekend, My Kitchen Rules joins Sundays, beginning with a...
View ArticleBattle lines drawn in next ratings war
Battle lines are drawn as networks prepare for the return of TV ratings from Sunday. And viewers will be the winners, with plenty of local and international titles on offer. Here are some of the key...
View ArticleHostages tipped for late September
You may have seen some promos on Nine about Toni Collette’s upcoming drama Hostages as “Coming Soon.” The trailer looks enticing, and no doubt the CBS drama is a response to the success of Homeland....
View ArticleKeep calm and eat cake
Anna Gare is very happy, thank you, to be in a Host role on Nine’s Great Australian Bakeoff rather than Judge. That’s a task left to the expert Kerry Vincent and baker Dan Lepard. Vincent’s reputation...
View ArticleGame not on Mole
In a nutshell Nine will be happy with the Bakeoff, TEN is smiling with its Dome and Seven has big problems with its Mole. That’s the way Tuesday shaped up for the commercial networks last night....
View ArticleNo more bloody ABBA…
Australia’s dose of ABBA docos appears to be over after Seven’s special ABBA: Dancing Queen pulled 684,000 viewers last night, fourth in its timeslot. It follows plenty of the Swedish band thrust at us...
View ArticleSaturday night repeat
I was scanning tonight’s schedule when I noticed an inordinate amount of repeat content has been programmed on Nine. 6:30 The Great Australian Bakeoff 7:30 Movie: Crocodile Dundee II 9:45 The Bible...
View Article2013 Mid Year Report Card
Now that the first half of the year (Weeks 7 – 28) are behind us, it’s time to take a look at how well our 5 Free to Air pupils are performing in the Class of 2013. The classroom has divided into two...
View ArticleX Factor marks the ratings spot for Seven
The X Factor now has 2 from 2 after again topping the night’s ratings. The Seven show pulled 1.51m viewers, down slightly from Monday but nearly 500,000 in front of Nine’s Big Brother and nearly...
View ArticleTalent to the top as Seven wins Tuesday
Without Ashes on GEM last night it was a fairer ratings fight, and in many respects Nine’s schedule was more exposed to the might of The X Factor. Seven’s talent show thumped housemates and cooking and...
View ArticleSeven winners on Tuesday
Tuesday was an easy win for Seven. While Nine won from 6-7pm, X Factor and Winners and Losers both ruled their timeslots against Nine’s reality night and no cricket in sight. Seven network was 33.2%...
View ArticleSeven runs away with Tuesday ratings
The X Factor continued its reign at the top of the ratings last night with 1.42m viewers as it revealed its final 12 for this year’s Live shows. Along with Winners and Losers (1.01m), Seven was the...
View ArticleNancy wins The Great Australian Bakeoff
Queensland architecture graduate Nancy Ho has been declared winner of The Great Australian Bakeoff. She defeated Jonathan and Maria for the inaugural title of the Nine reality series (and possibly TV’s...
View ArticleSoft debut for Recipe to Riches
Last night’s schedules were heavily impacted by the breaking news of the Essendon AFL saga, with some cities having Live press conferences interrupting their viewing meaning Preliminary ratings results...
View ArticleLate List: August results
In August there were 85 entries filed by readers on the TV Tonight Late List, almost double 44 in July. Nine dominated the list, more than twice any of its rivals, most likely due to late changes in...
View ArticleThe Great Australian TV Title
The Great Australian Spelling Bee joins a growing list of TV titles that declare themselves as ambassadors of national pride. So who remembers these? The Great Aussie Cook Off The Great Australian...
View ArticleAuditions: Seven “dessert show”
Who said there wasn’t room for more cooking shows on TV? Seven is casting for an unnamed “Dessert Show” project. “The search is on for contestants to take part in a new dessert making competition,”...
View ArticleProgrammer’s Wrap 2016: Foxtel
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Foxtel Director of Television Brian Walsh Big year in NRL New dramas The Kettering Incident and The Secret City. Bevan Lee returns to A Place to Call Home HBO premieres:...
View ArticleNew Maggie Beer series for Foxtel
Maggie Beer has teamed with Margot Phillipson, her executive producer from ABC’s The Cook And The Chef, for a new Foxtel series. Beer, who appears on The Great Australian Bakeoff, told News Corp,...
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