Monthly Archives: September 2007 »
Jessica Mauboy honoured
Australian Idol favourite Jessica Mauboy was named as as Artist of the Year at the Deadly Awards 2007. The Deadly Awards honour achievers in the Aboriginal sports, arts, and community. It caps off a
Read More »SBS joins global democracy broadcast
SBS is to screen a series of documentaries and short films as part of an international broadcast series on the theme of Democracy. 25 other networks around the globe will screen the same films
Read More »Nielsen changes the ratings
NBC is the first US network to take advantage of a new change to Nielsen ratings which allows the figures for repeats to be added to a first-run episode in the same week. Heroes
Read More »First Review: K-Ville
Cop shows love to depict cities as a character in their dramas. Whether its The Streets of San Francisco, Hawaii Five-0, Miami Vice or CSI, the backdrop is as much a participant as it
Read More »Vale: Michael Evans
British born actor Michael Evans, best known as Colonel Douglas Austin in The Young and the Restless has died. He was 87. He played the role from 1980 to 1995, but made his London
Read More »Love, Death and John Waters
The iconic John Waters (of ‘Hairspray’ fame) will play the Groom Reaper in a twisted and murderous drama series Love You to Death which has been picked up by Foxtel. Waters appears as a
Read More »First Review: Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?
This is Sam, a fifth grader, or if you’re truly Australian, a Grade Fiver. It’s a small point but one the Roving Enterprise producers didn’t opt for in picking up the local rights for
Read More »Airdate: Singing Bee, Dirty Jobs, The Gift
Channel Nine’s much-hyped new game show The Singing Bee will premiere 6:30pm Sunday October 7. Joey Fatone will be in Australia next week to record the first episodes of the show in which contestants
Read More »Returning: Cold Case, Missing Persons Unit, RPA: WATN?
Several new programming changes just announced by Nine. Cold Case will return to the 8:30pm Wednesday timeslot from Wednesday October 10. The “Cargo” episode resumes the unfinished fourth series which paused several weeks ago.
Read More »Dancing down a storm?
Dancing with the Stars was confidently the #1 show last night, but it is again showing signs that its strongest audiences may well be behind it. In preliminary ratings figures (based on the scheduled
Read More »Girl power for new ABC drama
A strong team of female actors and writers will spearhead a new 6 part ABC series, Bed of Roses. Kerry Armstrong (Louisa) will play the daughter of Julia Blake (Minna) in a story which
Read More »Kate quits Home and Away
Gold Logie winner Kate Ritchie has announced her departure from Home and Away. She is one of only two original characters on the show, who with actor Ray Meager (Alf Stewart) entered the Guinness
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