Top Stories:
Seven tops local content list
In 2008 Seven aired more local content, including drama and documentaries, than Nine or TEN.
Mark Ferguson signs with Seven
Updated: David Gyngell says, “We’re actually flattered that another network had to look to Nine to find a new newsreader.” Seven declines to name Ferguson’s job description.
Pay TV:
Airdate: The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Molly Ringwald stars as the mother of a girl who discovers that she’s pregnant after a one-night stand.
Graeme Base joins CBeebies editorial council
Animalia’s Graeme Base will join a new Editorial Advisory Council set up within the BBC’s local children’s channel.
Auditions: Channel [V] Presenters
Do you have an insatiable obsession and knowledge of music, passion for writing and an undeniable ‘it’ factor’?
Optus satellite set for August launch
Optus finally confirms that satellite, which promises so much for Foxtel’s advances, will be launched in August.
Axed: Brotherhood
Showtime’s drama, featuring Australian actor Jason Clarke, finally moves from ‘on hiatus’ to cancelled.
Foxtel dumps interactive games
Gamesworld on Channel 555 has been dropped by Foxtel, effective immediately.
News:
Afternoon of tension
Yesterday’s edition of THIS afternoon was its most interesting all week, but not for the right reasons.
Shows cancelled as audiences complain about “insulting” O’Loughlin
Further details of a collapse by Dancing with the Stars’ contender Fiona O’Loughlin suggest there is more to the story.
Lock it in, Eddie.
A contestant on Hot Seat said she had 2 seconds remaining to lock in an answer that Eddie McGuire ruled as ‘too late.’
Homer’s drug bust
A drug bust in the US find $1 million worth of drugs -in pills shaped like Homer Simpson’s head.
Jury directed to ‘not guilty’ finding
A jury in the case against Gavan Disney is order to make a finding of not guilty on 3 indecent assault counts. But the case continues.
Harris hot tip for Emmys host
Updated: After his gig last month fronting the Tony Awards received such high praise, Neil Patrick Harris lands a bigger gig.
Programming:
Returning: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The US sitcom will return to Seven with an episode directed by actor Fred Savage.
Advance Screening: Glee
Ryan Murphy’s hot new series will get an advance screening on TEN, following the finale of MasterChef Australia.
Ghost with the most
Plenty of Ghost Whisperer coming up for fans of Jennifer Love Hewitt. Plenty before the end.
Airdate: Airways. Returning: Surf Patrol
New and returning factual series move into Seven’s early Tuesday night slots.
Gone: The Wire, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Returning: Gilmore Girls
Two cult series now delayed….with a glimmer of hope somewhere down the track.
Airdate: True Beauty
10 male and female contestants think they are competing on their looks, but beauty isn’t just skin deep.


