Nine’s Secret Millionaire
In Nine’s 2008 ratings report it indicated some of the shows that are due next year. While most are already known to us there were two new titles:
Secret Millionaire and Little Britain.
Secret Millionaire is a British format in which millionaires give away tens of thousand of their own money after spending time living in a community where no one knows that they are wealthy. A US version also begins this week on FOX.
At this stage it’s unclear if Nine airs an international or local version -presumably, it wouldn’t involve a Packer….
As to Little Britain, these are likely to be repeats (to be confirmed) given Matt Lucas and David Walliams are now only interested in Little Britain USA. The US-filmed series will air first on Showcase before a screening later on TEN.
Nine also confirmed return series for Domestic Blitz, The Farmer Wants A Wife, What’s Good For You, Sea Patrol, 60 Minutes, The Mentalist, 20 To 1, Two and a Half Men, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, CSI: New York, Crime Investigation Australia, The Gift, CSI: Miami, Without a Trace and Celebrity Singing Bee.
More titles are yet to be announced.
Absent from the list were The Chopping Block (is tonight its last ever episode…the creators are now focussed on Home Run), Battlefronts, Search and Rescue, Animal Emergency, Fire 000, Hole in the Wall, Temptation and This is Your Life (believed to be returning).
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I saw the UK series of Secret Millionaire on Foxtel. It is okay, but not strong enough to stay in primetime on FTA, especially Channel Nine. Little Britain USA was not as good as the original, but worth a look.
I suspect that any Little Britain fan has already seen the UK episodes to many times from ABC1 and UKTV repeats, and also on DVD and Downloads. I suspect these repeats on Nine wont last, like Will and Grace and Sex and the City on TEN.
The Chopping Block is good, but like all formats it tends to get old and repetative each week. At least Nine had the sense to drop it. Unlike Ten with BB and Idol.
Great to see Celebrity Singing Bee returning it’s great light entertainment. Interesting that WGFY is coming back ,will be perfect for the monday 7.30 slot.
Nine also have a couple more interesting overseas shows..Flashpoint a Canadian show & The Eleventh Hour which is doing well in the states.
Not much to offer in that list NINE!
Jack!
Jack earlier stories have logged the new shows. This article refers mostly to returning (or missing).
the UK secret millionaire was really compelling viewing, I reckon if nine found a decent timeslot it will do well, with all the doom and gloom around at the moment, audiences may well be up for something heart warming like that!!
As for Little Britain, If its repeats of the UK ones then I think anyone that is interested will either have watched it on ABC or own the DVD’s…could be decent saturday night filler for nine though I guess, personally I cant stand it and fail to see the attraction at all!
I wish Nine would also adopt Changing Rooms (currently showing now on Lifestyle Channel). I am really digging this show.
Ordinary Ordinary Ordinary programming, surprised Nine hasn’t rebadged themselves as the Two and Half Men Network.
I just wonder how many programs Nine has bought from the BBC in the last few years?
Edu, Home Run coming to Nine in 2009 is meant to be an adaptation on Changing Rooms but with judges and the winner gets prizes/money.
surpised to see Search and Rescue, Animal Emergency, Fire 000 go. i was under the impression that they were doing ok especially search and rescue.
i think 9 should give up on factuals and stay pure, but i guess its too late with missing pieces, whats good for you, and those other ones that i can’t remember. ch7 seems to be the only one that can get them right (xept bondi).
jerome, just cause they arent on the list, doesnt mean they are “gone”. Search and Rescue will most likely return, as will others, its just they havent formally announced it yet.
Just wondering will Nine be screening Damages next year, could work out in a 10.30 timeslot?
Another few to add to the list David, Missing Persons Unit, RPA and Royal Flying Doctors Services haven’t been annouced to return yet.
Considering Animal Emergency has just been bought in the UK, you would think Nine will do another series.
Why do 9 think we’re going to get excited about another reality show? It looks like a piss poor line-up for 9…once again.
No surprises Battlefronts is being axed. It was so bad it was like a comedy.