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Extra 7PM Project pays off
The first weeknight of summer ratings was good news and bad news for TEN. Its move to extend The 7PM Project has paid off with 826,000 viewers. The network is airing one hour episodes on Mondays and...
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So what’s been your summer gem?
The other week a journalist asked me for some quotes on how our TV summer season was faring and I pointed out that historically, the 09 / 10 season has offered an abundance of choice -at least compared...
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2010: SBS looks beyond Top Gear
Next Monday night SBS bids farewell to Top Gear for the final time. The show drives off to Nine after a ferocious acquisition battle last year that SBS lost due to being outbid. But the network is keen...
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Bear Grylls filming in Oz
Tough guy ‘Bear’ Grylls is currently filming an episode of Man Vs Wild on Murray Island, the most eastern of the Torres Strait islands. The episode is one of two filmed in Australia. A second location...
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TEN’s Reality is Seven’s headache
MasterChef Australia passed the 1.8m figure for the second time this week, netting 1.81m viewers as Jimmy Servai was eliminated. Before it has even hit the halfway mark the series shows no sign of...
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Returning: Man vs Wild
SBS ONE has new episodes of cult hero Bear Grylls next month, or at least first run on Free to Air. Since the loss of Top Gear to Nine, the dashing Grylls has certainly been doing his bit for the...
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SBS: January – March highlights
SBS has provided more details on some of its programming across upcoming months. JANUARY The Late Session with Waleed Aly This summer, Australian audiences are invited to take a seat at this exclusive...
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SBS handpicks from across the globe
Today SBS Network Programmer Jane Roscoe talks to TV Tonight about some of the broadcaster’s highlights for 2011. While Australian commissionings are the focus for SBS, Roscoe can’t hide her enthusiasm...
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Oscars night upset as cooking takes the win
It’s enough to make a programmer drop the ‘F-Bomb.’ Nine’s “Oscars night” proved to be another winner for Seven. My Kitchen Rules‘ team challenge, which dangerously resembled a typical MasterChef...
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Returning: Man vs Wild
Bear Grylls will be in Sydney this weekend to launch his Man Vs. Wild series for the Discovery Channel. For his newest series Grylls visited Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory and Murray Island in...
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Bear Grylls in Sydney
It’s not quite the wilds of the South American jungles, but Bear Grylls is currently in Sydney. Fittingly, the Man vs Wild star landed by chopper on the rooftop of the Park Hyatt for a Press Conference...
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Seven wins Monday, but 7:30 starts nicely for ABC1
The first night for the new-look 7:30 may not have won its timeslot but it still did relatively good business for ABC1 pulling 805,000 viewers. Most reviews for the show under Leigh Sales and Chris...
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A lift for Monday
Monday’s ratings enjoyed some solid audiences, if slightly inflated due to the end of a long weekend in Melbourne. In the 6:30 battle between A Current Affair and Today Tonight, Nine won with 1.19m...
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Million Dollar Drop debuts under the magic million
Eddie McGuire’s new game show couldn’t quite make it to the magic million mark last night, averaging 933,000 for its first episode. Million Dollar Drop‘s biggest audience was in McGuire’s home city of...
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Kitchen Rules, but Million Dollar flops
Monday night held some bad news for Nine but even worse news for TEN, which slipped to fourth place behind the ABC in network shares. Once again, Seven continued to smile all the way to the ratings...
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Slow burn for Negus numbers
The first evening of 6:30 with George Negus has seen the show lift from 394,000 at 6pm last Monday to 452,000 last night. But did it steal viewers from Seven and Nine? Last Monday Today Tonight was...
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Seven rules Monday
Monday night delivered a big win to Seven with its reality line-up of My Kitchen Rules and the Conviction Kitchen finale. My Kitchen Rules topped the night on 1.51m viewers, miles in front of The...
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TEN wins first night of ratings for the year
At long last, TEN has won a night of 2011 TV ratings, thanks to its two reality shows MasterChef Australia and The Biggest Loser. The finale of The Biggest Loser, won by 25 year old Emma Duncan, was...
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Come Fly with Me soars on Nine -but not WIN
At last the Nine Network has a hit on its hands with UK comedy series Come Fly with Me. Last night the show pulled in 1.48m viewers, possibly fuelled by WIN / NBN pulling the “controversial” series...
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Strong start to The Block helps Nine win Monday
Finally some good news for Channel Nine. The first episode of The Block performed well, pulling 1.34m viewers across its 7-8pm timeslot last night. That’s up on the 1.04m that The Big Bang Theory...
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The Block builds to 1.44m
More good news for Nine with The Block increasing on its premiere episode that aired last week. Last night the one hour episode pulled 1.44m viewers, up 102,000 on last week and its best audience so...
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Nine wins Monday night
The Block‘s “room reveal” night delivered the numbers to Nine last night, pulling a solid 1.47m viewers for its one hour episode. The first room renovation was won by Jenna and Josh, but the show’s...
View ArticleMan vs Wild: sneak peek with Jake Gyllenhaal
The new season of Man vs Wild gets underway in the US soon and has been reported, it features actor Jake Gyllenhaal. In this preview clip he faces his moment of truth. Yikes. No Aussie airdate yet.
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MasterChef and The Block in reality tussle
TEN may not have won Monday night, but it sure had good news in the ratings results. MasterChef Australia topped the night with nearly 1.76m viewers while Can of Worms went up, not down, from its...
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Monday’s Reality makeover
Reality TV continues to dominate the viewing landscape with MasterChef Australia topping Monday once more with 1.65m viewers over The Block‘s 1.36m. Nine’s renovation show pulled less than the previous...
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Monday night Reality check
Two Reality shows are in a tussle for first place at the moment. On Sunday night it was The Block, on Monday it was MasterChef Australia. The cooking show pulled out 1.67m viewers in an...
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Bear Grylls to lead local Mantracker?
ActiveTV (The Amazing Race Australia, Prank Patrol) will produce a local version of Canada’s outdoor reality series Mantracker featuring Bear Grylls. The Man vs Wild star will play an expert...
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Bear Grylls denies hosting Mantracker
Cancel that news… Despite reports he would be fronting the Australian adaptation of Mantracker, Bear Grylls has said he is not. The news that he would appear in the adventure series with an indigenous...
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Gone: Kill Arman, South Park.
SBS has suddenly dropped two of its Monday night shows: Kill Arman and South Park. Kill Arman premiered last week to 151,000 with South Park on 137,000. This week they dropped to 82,000 and 76,000. SBS...
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Seven wins Monday
Nine’s unique strategy of coding Celebrity Apprentice as two shows again paid dividends last night with the “Challenge” landing 1.35m viewers last night, as the top show for Monday. Its other portion,...
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ABC pushes TEN to fourth on Monday. Again.
Monday proved to be a struggle for TEN, once again beaten by the ABC, but this time without Four Corners, Q & A and Media Watch in sight. The X Factor topped the night with 1.4m viewers, with Seven...
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Gone: Freddie Flintoff vs the World
And now a programming update from SBS… Freddie Flintoff vs the World, featuring former English cricketer Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff trying his hand at extreme sports challenges, has been pulled from...
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Programmers Wrap 2012: SBS
Network Programmer Jane Roscoe is very open about what 2012 represents for the multicultural broadcaster: a year in which it must secure a funding increase from the Gillard Government in the May...
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At 2m viewers, Revenge is sweet for Seven.
Seven’s premiere episode of Revenge has rocketed to 2.06 million viewers in its first outing. The glossy drama starring Emily VanCamp topped the ratings for Monday night, with figures that are a...
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Discovery fires Bear Grylls
British adventurer Bear Grylls has been fired by the Discovery channel in the US following a contractual dispute. In a brief statement, Discovery said the network has “terminated all current...
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Airdate: Mission Everest
Heads up Man Vs Wild fans, there’s a special this coming Saturday night with Bear Grylls attempting to fly over the summit of Mt. Everest. Follow adventurer Bear Grylls and his friend Gilo Cardozo as...
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Australian Story, Four Corners top the ‘magic million.’
For the second night in the row, Nine shows led the early evening but the network ultimately lost the night to Seven. Seven Network landed ahead of its rival with 28.8% to Nine’s 27.0% and TEN’s 20.2%....
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Without The Block, Seven gets Revenge.
Without The Block on the box Nine has taken an immediate hit. Last night it slipped to third place, and very nearly fell into fourth. Seven Network won the night with 31.5% followed by TEN on 21.3%,...
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The Voice (US) fails to sing for Nine
Nine’s gamble to attract audiences to the US series of The Voice has failed in its first outing, as Nine’s primary channel falls to third place behind ABC1. The show was fourth in its timeslot,...
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Nine slips to fourth place on Monday
Nine slipped to fourth place last night just days before its Olympics broadcast begins. Seven won the night with 31.9% followed by TEN 23.3%, ABC 21.3%, Nine 19.5% and SBS 4.0%. Nine’s primary channel...
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Underbelly, Big Brother score while Everybody Dance Now bombs.
They will be all smiles at Nine today and in panic stations at TEN after the first post-Olympics figures are in. In a nutshell, Underbelly: Badness topped the night with 1.78m viewers with Big Brother...
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X Factor on top for Seven
Seven hit back at Nine’s ratings run last night with The X Factor at #1 on 1.6m viewers, delivering some impressive first acts. It was the highest debut for the series across its four seasons and...
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MKR tops Monday but A Current Affair beats Today Tonight
Monday night was a two horse race between Seven and Nine, tipped in Seven’s favour thanks in no small part to another solid outing by My Kitchen Rules. The cooking show took 1.8m viewers, although The...
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“Gatecrashers” bring 2.12m to My Kitchen Rules
My Kitchen Rules scored another killer 2.12m last night dominating everything in its path. The show eliminated WA contestants Lisa and Candice as it introduced three “gatecrasher” couples who are...
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Another 2.18m for My Kitchen Rules
If it’s Monday it must be another stellar night for My Kitchen Rules, and it was -at a huge 2.18m. Ali and Samuel cooked up an impressive meal for their guests but all the focus was on feuding females...
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Gap closes between Seven & Nine
The gap between My Kitchen Rules and The Block slimmed last night as Seven’s show dropped numbers while Nine’s is on the rise. Now based in MKR Headquarters, Seven’s cook-off pulled 1.79m viewers and...
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Reality battle between two titans leaves TEN on the floor
Monday night was a battle of two Reality shows: My Kitchen Rules and The Block. Tassie’s likeable lads Mick and Matt were sent packing from Seven’s cook-off after losing to Adelaide’s Jenna and Joanna....
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KRudd hearts MKR as Seven wins Monday
Celebrities in My Kitchen Rules, including a cameo by KRudd and even a host from The Great Australian Bake Off, helped drive Seven’s reality show to another win last night. And while The Block is...
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9Rush channel to launch with “adrenaline reality”
Nine will launch “high adrenaline reality” channel 9Rush, a joint venture with Discovery Inc. on April 5. The male-skewing channel will launch on Channel 96 at 7.00pm on Sunday, April 5 with the...
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Themed nights for male-skewing channel 9Rush
9Rush will hit the ground running wth brand new Top Gear at 7pm Sunday April 5 on Channel 96. The series kicks off with Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness testing cars in the searing...
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