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Crime drama moved by Nine
Nine has rescheduled its intended repeat of the 1995 ABC drama Blue Murder, moved from an intended Wednesday screening due to adjustments with Canal Road.It will air on TCN and QTQ on Monday May 12th at 10:30pm.On GTV it screens Friday May 16 at 10:55pm. Meanwhile Nine will also screen the final two eps of Underbelly in an uncut format at 10:15pm Friday …
Fugly and Logie votes closing soon
Voting for the 2008 Fugly Awards closes in just over 24 hours. You can still make your vote until 12am Friday May 2 here. SportingBet tips the Worst Show between Gladiators, Monster House and Power of Ten (they also tipped Rhys to win SYTYCDA). But a reader poll asking the same question on TV Tonight tipped Monster House, The Mint and …
Corey crashing the house
It’s official. Corey is gatecrashing the Big Brother house on Sunday night.Despite the rumours (and the denial by his manager) the official BB site indicates this is goin’ down.As he is too young to be a contestant, Worthington is set to be an intruder. It’s unclear how long he will stay, but there is a special next Wednesday night titled ‘Crowded House.’ …
Terri back in the house
Aaaaaaaand we have our first lie from Big Brother for 2008, who having told housemates (and audience) that its first evicted housemate would not be returning, has already re-entered the BB house.Terri was snuck back into the Diary Room and asked to return to lockdown until Sunday night. “Big Brother will make you an offer you would be wise not to refuse.” Given Sunday’s edition is subtitled ‘Gatecrashers’ it’s …
Gone: Ghost Whisperer. Returning: Bones. Bumped: Mistresses
More changes are coming to Seven’s Thursdays.From Thu May 15, Ghost Whisperer is out of schedule, to be replaced with new episodes of Bones.”The Girl in the Gator” will herald its return, first seen in the US in February 2007. Angry Lost fans must be gnashing their teeth over this meddling, screening at 10:30pm from next week.And there are more changes to Tuesdays. Last …
Seven promises evidence on Corby drugs
The Seven Network will present evidence to show Mercedes Corby and her brother were involved in the “vile” drug trade, a jury has been told.Tom Hughes QC, for Seven, said the evidence would also show Mercedes Corby lied to the public by denying either she or her family had any involvement with drugs.Addressing the NSW Supreme Court jury hearing a defamation case brought by Mercedes Corby, he said …
Sweet Hollywood hoax with Aussie actors
Gary Sweet and Home and Away’s Sharni Vinson have fronted a trailer for a “hit new television series” which has fooled Hollywood.On Monday night, about 500 people gathered for a swanky premiere screening of ‘Scarlet’ a new TV series from director David Nutter (Band of Brothers, Entourage, Sarah Connor Chronicles) that stars Natassia Malthe.It looked like a standard new-show screening, right down to the 32-foot-long red carpet and Wolfgang Puck catering. But the event …
Bumped: The Palace
Seven has pushed back British drama The Palace from 10:30 to 11:30pm after one episode. Last night the drama had 287,000 viewers. In a tight finished, Seven finished a close third for the night behind TEN and Nine.The Palace is a sort of ‘West Wing meets Windsors’, but depicts a fictional British royal family.In the first ep, Richard, Prince of Wales and …
CSI star arrested
Following on from recent news that CSI’s Gary Dourdan is to quit the CBS drama, he has been arrested for possession of narcotics and dangerous drugs. The 41-year-old actor was found asleep in his car by the Palm Springs Police Department on Monday.An officer saw Dourdan’s car parked on the wrong side of the street with the interior light on and someone sleeping in the driver’s seat at …
Newman stunt still riles AFL clubs
This is becoming a story that won’t go away. Female AFL figures have written to the Nine Network slamming a Footy Show skit by Sam Newman earlier this month, in which he dressed and ridiculed a mannequin as Age sports journalist and Nine identity Caroline Wilson.The stunt attracted a flood of complaints from viewers and moved a group of female footy identities to write to Nine Network chief David Gyngell, with a copy of the letter sent to AFL …
Glad to see GLAAD
Update: Rescheduled to 8:30pm Thu July 17.In an Australian first, Arena will air the GLAAD Awards which recognise gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender representation in television. The 19th GLAAD Media Awards will screen at 9.30pm Thursday 5th June 2008 as a 2 hour special.Hosted by gay comedian Jade Esteban Estrada, it will include appearances by Kevin Bacon, Billy Baldwin, Jennifer Beals, Ilene Chaiken, Cindy Crawford, …
Fourth network could be worth $1B
Our Communications Minister Senator Conroy sure has a lot on his plate at the moment.The Rudd Government is said to be mulling its options for a fourth free to air network, and the Pay TV industry is badgering him to overhaul the anti-siphoning laws for broadcast sports.Conroy estimates a spectrum freed up by the switch to digital television could be worth up to $1 billion for the Commonwealth. The shift to digital television …