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Ratings Week 26
Saturday:1 Seven News – Sat Seven 1,269,0002 Nine News Saturday Nine 1,170,0003 Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show Nine 1,142,0004 Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone Nine 1,124,0005 The Great Outdoors Seven 995,0006 ABC News-Sat
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[Seven/8:30pm] Desperate Housewives. “Gossip.” Gaby’s engagement party is upstaged by an unexpected announcement. The neighbourhood is full of gossip about the dead body found in a Wisteria Lane home. Susan gets help as she
Read More »Morning glory caps Seven win
Seven’s new Morning Show stormed over its opposition in Week 25, a familiar scenario to the networks at large this year. Seven won the week with a 28.7% share to Nine’s 27.9%, TEN’s 21.3%,
Read More »Mr Sour Grapes
He’s at it again. Isaiah Washington now says ABC fired the wrong guy. They should have really fired T.R. Knight from Grey’s Anatomy. Yep, the very target of his homophobic attack. And why? Because,
Read More »Nine offers Sea Patrol online
Nine will offer the entire premiere episode of Sea Patrol online as a free download three days before it airs on Free to Air television. In a first for an Australian drama, the network
Read More »Changes at STW9 Perth
The new boss at STW9 Perth is flagging possible changes for the Nine affiliate including selling off the news helicopter and a possible line-up change for the news team. “They’ve gone through two years
Read More »Brief: Sea Patrol
Just taken my first look at Sea Patrol. It’s very good. Should do very well for Nine and kick off a new long-running franchise. Also very traditional in its storytelling which is a safe
Read More »Weekend with Sam
Samantha Armytage will become the new co-host of Weekend Sunrise beside Andrew O’Keefe. Armytage has been reading Seven News at 4:30pm and been an occasional newsreader on Weekend Sunrise. Producer Adam Boland has appointed
Read More »Hey Hey it’s a comeback?
Daryl Somers could be back hosting a Saturday evening variety show before we know it. Seven is reported to be agreeable to a pilot allowing Somers to “reinvent Hey Hey It’s Saturday” in 2007.
Read More »Underbelly ready to shoot
Vince Colosimo is said to be in line for a key role in Nine’s upcoming gangland miniseries, Underbelly. An excellent cast is shaping up for this ambitious tell-all on Melbourne’s gang wars, including Ben
Read More »Mexico complains about Big Brother
Mexico has complained to the Australian Communications and Media Authority and Southern Star Endemol about the misuse of the Mexican flag during a recent episode of Big Brother Friday Night Live. Housemates threw goo-filled
Read More »Returning: Thank God You’re Here
Thank God it’s back. TEN’s 2006 hit Thank God You’re Here is set to return from 7:30pm Wednesday July 11. The show, which recorded its first ep this week, has been sorely missing from
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