Monthly Archives: May 2007 »
Earl series cut short
Seven is to wind up the second season of My Name is Earl on Thursday June 14. But it will conclude the series early with Episode 17, “The Birthday Party” rather than Ep 23
Read More »Survey says…thanks for watching.
Friday is the final episode of Bert’s Family Feud before the show is “rested.” Now remembering that lots of shows are rested that never seem to return, I thought I would bring you a
Read More »Vale: Norman Kaye
Actor Norman Kaye has passed away at the age of 80. Better known for his movie roles, particularly with filmmaker Paul Cox, Kaye’s television appearances were frequent on local dramas including Flying Doctors, Prisoner,
Read More »Meakin facing prison weekends
Peter Meakin, Seven’s head of News and Current Affairs, is facing months of weekend prison detention following his sentencing in a NSW Court today. Meakin, who had pleaded guilty of drink driving, could spend
Read More »Adam Richard fronts Bent TV
The ‘fabulous Adam Richard’ is to lead Melbourne community television group Bent TV for Channel 31. Richard, known for his witty and flamboyant appearances on Rove Live, 9AM with David and Kim, The Glass
Read More »First Review: Nerds FC
Last year’s observational series in which a team of “nerds” took on a champion soccer team stood out as one of the few reality-driven series that had a real affection for its participants. No
Read More »Thu May 31
[Ten/7:30pm] Teen Fit Camp. Premiere. Teen Fit Camp is a seven part observational-documentary following the journey of six Australian teenagers who are struggling with obesity. They are embarking on the journey of a lifetime
Read More »Gone: Hell’s Kitchen?
It wasn’t on last night, it’s on next week, but the week after (June 12) Hell’s Kitchen will be replaced by a rerun of Comedy Inc. So it probably means the show is pulled
Read More »BB: Works special dropped.
TEN’s planned Big Brother special “The Works” scheduled for next Wednesday has been dropped. The behind-the-scenes look will be replaced by a 1 hour edition of the daily BB, currently without any extra title,
Read More »Nine Adelaide sold to WIN
Channel Nine Adelaide, owned by Southern Cross Media has been sold to WIN Television. The $105m deal is conditional on regulatory approvals. PBL owns the east coast Nine stable of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Read More »Seven joins TiVo for 2008
UPDATED: Seven Media has joined with TiVo to bring the popular hardware to Australian and NZ homes in 2008. TiVo products allow viewers to record programmes on timeshift, similar to Foxtel’s IQ, but with
Read More »Wed May 30
[ABC/8:00pm] New Inventors. Saving Water Special. It’s impossible to ignore the fact that Australia is in the middle of a severe water crisis. So this week, The New Inventors will dive into the world
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