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1. Freak January 9, 2009 at 12:58 am -

   I think I must be the only person in Australia who doesn’t watch Packed to the Rafters or Underbelly, hates Rove and loves Two and a Half Men…

2. Rob January 8, 2009 at 7:17 pm -

   Tony, the public and shows like TT and ACA glorified Underbelly not people who watched it they just thought it was an excellent drama made here in Australia

3. RichoTB January 8, 2009 at 12:51 pm -

   I enjoyed the show Very Small Business more than The Hollowmen, I think most people have forgotten that show existed though

4. Tony January 8, 2009 at 12:39 pm -

   Leaving aside the technical merits of Underbelly, I have a real problem with a show that glorifies a bunch of dumb thugs and killers. I never watched a second of it.

5. Ianblair23 January 8, 2009 at 11:22 am -

   Thanks for the results David. I have been looking forward to this post.

   The Hollowmen were a very well deserved winner of best comedy. Along with Underbelly for best drama. Both got my vote.

   It was also great to see The Amazing Race win best international reality show. Just ahead of Survior in my book.

   100% agree with Kyle Sandilands as worse male. I cannot stand the man.

   And as for the biggest story my vote went for the Underbelly ban, however I agree that FTA scheduling in 2008 was the worse ever however 2009 may be even worse. God help us all.

   Finally, lol at “A significant number of votes also chose “Foxtel” as Best Subscription Channel. Go figure.”

   Thanks for another great year David!!

6. I'm Mc Lovin' it January 8, 2009 at 11:09 am -

   Underbelly? Are you kidding?

7. takingbackjustin January 7, 2009 at 11:43 pm -

   Although i do find melissa doyle annoying.

   Did anyone see Vanessa Gray on ‘The Strip’?I mean I know the storylines and dialogue were ablosutley disgustingly bad, but i mean she displayed the worst acting i have ever seen on austrailian television.

8. Zambora January 7, 2009 at 11:00 pm -

   To johnny1.5 (weird username there ) in category of Favourite Female, Julia Zemiro getsmention.
   Rockwiz like Spicksand Specksare 2 shows worth watching most weeks.
   Great hosts, great entertainment – perfect fits for their networks.

9. RichoTB January 7, 2009 at 10:40 pm -

   Is it wrong to think that stoners voted for a lot of these options? Border Security as best factual? What are they smoking?? Anyway, I’m glad Lost got 2nd place in best int. drama, its miles above Dexter I reckon. Well, Dexter season 2 wasn’t half as good as the first season I thought whereas Lost has been consistently enjoyable apart from a slight dip in quality in season 3. And I agree Ben, Office and Sunny are great shows, they deserve better recognition. I’m also surprised to see 30 Rock winning best comedy, I thought for sure 2.5 men would get it (along with worst comedy), but anyway.

10. Johnny 1.5 January 7, 2009 at 10:12 pm -

    A pity RockWiz never got a mention or Julia Zemiro, there is always the end of this year I guess to vote for them and get them into runners up at least, however I will not hold my breath and probably cast the one lonely vote for both again and live in hope that this fine show and host one day get recognised by the general public.

11. ali January 7, 2009 at 9:56 pm -

    Thanks David!!

    A great poll with great results – suprised with Underbelly, but Im in Melbourne so we missed the boat with that one

    Great news for Enough Rope and Mel Doyle lol

12. Benno January 7, 2009 at 9:47 pm -

    I’m curious, how come channel 10 is written in capitals like ‘TEN’ but channel 9 is written like ‘Nine’?

    “the majority of the people who voted were likely biased towards a particular channel.” – Knoxoverstreet

    Kinda like you all the time?

13. Natasha January 7, 2009 at 8:51 pm -

    I’m glad Survivor won 2nd place. Maybe those programmers over at ch 9 will sit up and take notice at the results!

    Andrew O’ Keefe as worst male but Deal or No Deal as best game show? Hmm.

14. Johnson January 7, 2009 at 8:30 pm -

    Thanks David. Interesting results there. At least I got 4-5 categories right.

15. Zambora January 7, 2009 at 6:27 pm -

    *nudges knoxoverstreet* as you choose t post in this thread.
    Suppose you voted for The Strip as best drama, Hole In Wall or Monster House as best comedy.No surprise your first comment here is dig at another network show (working for Nine’s PR dept must be hard work mate)
    2 and half men your best comedy,is that why you flogged it to death.
    Ihave worst shows and presenters across all networks – strange how you can only find fault with 7,10,2 & SBS.
    Worst show for me was ACA closely followed by Todat tonight and Monster House.
    Worst presenters – Jackie O, Kyle, Jules Lund,Karl Stefanovic, Andrew O’Keefe etc..
    knoxoverstreet, what wwre your own best and worst ?

    P.S. still no surprise neither you nor the 3 other similar pro nine plants have not posted in programming threads about Gossip Girl,Temptation or Flashpoint.
    At least I post here without bias unless some others.

16. may January 7, 2009 at 5:52 pm -

    i have to say.. X Factor UK this year with Cheryl Cole is/was fantastic!!

17. Harry January 7, 2009 at 4:41 pm -

    Good to see Rush appear in the best section.. it had my vote!

    Neighbours and Idol arent going anywhere!

18. Tepee January 7, 2009 at 4:01 pm -

    Benno: “I know a certain few people on this site who will be disappointed that Border Security made the best factual.”

    Dissappointed doesn’t even begin to describe the feeling that I’m, er, feeling at the moment, Benno. Shame, shame, shame.

    Other than that, another interesting batch of results. Interesting to see Lisa Wilkinson ranking “just outside” the Favourite Female category with Melissa Doyle as Worst Female and Kochie grabbing 3rd Worst Male, but Sunrise still being voted the best Morning Show.

19. lee123 January 7, 2009 at 3:26 pm -

    thanks david, i’ve been looking foreward to these results.

    disapointed to see that 2.5men didn’t get worst int. comedy. but 2nd to kath and kim US still isn’t something to be proud of.

    there will be a lot of people that will be upset that border security, sunrise and BH&G won awards but facts are facts, i don’t mind any of those shows. all you border security fans are a quiet bunch.

    i’m very proud of rebecca gibney. i am voting for her gold logie as well. long live the rafters. i thought they had best drama in the bag there was a poll on this site a few months back that rafters won above underbelly, i wonder what changed?

    phish knoxoverstreet, “the majority of the people who voted were likely biased towards a particular channel.” you make it sound like it was directed at others. you’ve said some unusual things on this site but that is probably the worst.
    the 9 fanboys need to admit that no one likes 9 anymore. 4th place, what more evidence do you need?

20. Faik January 7, 2009 at 3:16 pm -

    Good on ya Ben! exactly what I was thinking! office, scrubs and arrested all have a different sense of humor that i guess the australian public dont like. seinfeld and friends are great shows but the humor is very different! 2.5 men is even okay on its day

21. Belinda January 7, 2009 at 2:54 pm -

    Glad to see Underbelly and 30 Rock win their categories.

    Ben, you forget Australian produced comedy series like Frontline and Kath and Kim which were without a laugh track long before Arrested Development, Scrubs etc. I love those shows too, but let’s not make sweeping generalisations.

22. tommyk January 7, 2009 at 2:28 pm -

    knoxoverstreet, you did not just say that. believe it or not some people vote for shows because they like them, not just because of the network, we’re not all like you.

    these awards show how much people don’t like 9. i thought it would have atleast beat 10. and their news wasn’t even in there. <how else do the fanboys want it spelled out to them.

    IMO Rafters is the best show of our time, gibney deserves this years gold logie.

    i voted for daniel mcpherson but didn’t expect him to be up there. i guess people appreciate it when a guy on tv is not “looks at me and how much personality i have”

    i thought ladette to lady was going to be up there for best International reality, i quite liked it, more that amazing race.

23. tomothy January 7, 2009 at 1:23 pm -

    What ever happed to Reaper? I though Seven we supposed to show it this summer. I am about to start downloading season 2 when it premiers very soon.

24. Brodie January 7, 2009 at 1:17 pm -

    “Best Free to Air Channel: Seven” Channel 9 fourth LOL

    I bet that cut you deep knoxoverstreet!!!

25. Jimbo January 7, 2009 at 1:15 pm -

    It’s a pretty good results overall. I’m happy that Enough Rope won an award. I’m also happy that Today Tonight and A Current Affair weren’t nominated for best public affairs program.

    Strange to see Sunrise win best morning show, with Melissa Doyle winning worst female and Kochie being nominated for worst male! lol

26. nick January 7, 2009 at 1:10 pm -

    Thats so true Ben never realised that till now. Only exception really is My name is earl and malcolm in the middle – which i think really launched the laugh track free sitcom in the 21st century

27. Ben January 7, 2009 at 12:55 pm -

    Wow, how does The Office get beaten by 2.5 Men? The Office is the best comedy since Arrested Development! I’ve noticed that all the prime time favourite comedy shows in Australia all have laugh tracks – 2.5 Men, Big Bang, Seinfeld, Friends, Raymond, Old Christine (some of these have passed now obviously), yet brilliantly funny shows like Arrested Development, The Office, Scrubs, Curb your enthusiasm, sunny in Philadelphia all don’t have a laugh track and they get shafted to 12.00 time slots… it seems to me the Australian public need simplified comedy that revolves around lame jokes and swearing.. they need a laugh track to tell them when to laugh.. lets hope for change!

28. Bring it on January 7, 2009 at 12:24 pm -

    Glad to see that I wasn’t the only one that voted for Reaper in the Show We Need to See on air category. Thank god for the internet or we wouldn’t even know about these shows let alone get to watch them.

29. Jerome January 7, 2009 at 12:18 pm -

    o i have been waiting for the results for ages, thanx david.

    good to see some underated material get some love like 30 rock, hugh sheridan and rebecca gibney (i forgot to vote for her but i’m glad others remembered).
    interesting that Underbelly won best drama but rafters won best new show.
    surprised (not dissapointed) that 9 news, ACA, and KAK weren’t recognised in their categories
    i am upset that 2.5 men didn’t get worst show, i mean K&K-US was bad but it was only on for an hour collectively in primetime.
    i thought that the TGYH swap was the biggest story, i must be alone.

    and david are the runners ups in order? did 9 come 4th in networks? o well they beat SBS.

30. knoxoverstreet January 7, 2009 at 12:06 pm -

    I agree Alex City Homicide is pretty ordinary but the majority of the people who voted were likely biased towards a particular channel.

    Good to see 2.5 Men poll well it’s one of the best of decade,certainly the most popular.

    And yay to Underbelly best oz show in ages & well deserved!

31. testing_the_patience January 7, 2009 at 11:49 am -

    I voted for David Campbell as my worst male. Ugh, I just cannot stand him!

32. alex January 7, 2009 at 11:23 am -

    Great poll David!
    Interesting results – some things do surprise me though.

    I don’t get how City Homicide even got a mention in the drama category – its laughably bad.
    Seven News beat ABC News!?? as best news? Seven News is just as bad or good as Nine News. I think ABC or SBS News deserved that category.

    Funny how Sunrise won best morning show while Mel won worst female and Kochie was high up there in worst male.

    And Seven got best network??! Well, I guess that’s understandable seeing as they’re number one.

33. gregmeister January 7, 2009 at 11:17 am -

    Great work David…very interesting results. Can’t wait to see what the Logies nominations are…and if anyone is reading this from the Logies, seeing as comedy is so big in Australia, can’t we have an award for Best Comedic Actor and Best Comedic Actress. That way at least some awards couldn’t go to H&A or neighbours actors!

34. Brodie January 7, 2009 at 10:54 am -

    Pleased to see Rebecca Gibney win favourite female category. lol at 2.5 Men getting runner up best comedy, and runner up worst international show. Which is it people!!!

35. Earthquake January 7, 2009 at 10:42 am -

    I find it strange that more people find Rove entertaining (by winning Light Entertainment) than Spicks and Specks funny (by putting it in comedy).

    Newstopia was robbed for Best Comedy!

36. Mike K January 7, 2009 at 10:33 am -

    The great thing about these surveys is that they show that even the most popular entertainers, such as Rove (according to this survey in any event ), still polarise public opinion. He was voted best male and best light entertainment, but also getting a runner up as worst male. Oh well can’t please everyone I guess.

    And great to see Dexter voted in as well!

37. nick January 7, 2009 at 9:48 am -

    lol to the voter who went on multiple computers. At least they’re passionate. A lot of channel 7 shows overall, good that this reflects its yearly win in ratings as well

38. Matthew January 7, 2009 at 9:43 am -

    I think iron chef should have won best comedy

39. Craig January 7, 2009 at 9:41 am -

    Poor Melissa Doyle, I used to reallyu like her but the whole “motherly mel” routine to Kochies “daggy father” has gotten really, really old..very well deserved wins for Underbelly and its cast, it was a brilliant series

40. Benno January 7, 2009 at 9:36 am -

    I know a certain few people on this site who will be disappointed that Border Security made the best factual.

41. Ben January 7, 2009 at 9:18 am -

    Interesting results David…. especially Two and A Half Men appearing as a runner up in best international comedey. Considering how many people bag it out in the comments on here, I’m surprised it tallied so well.

42. mikey January 7, 2009 at 7:35 am -

    Always interesting to see the results… Nice one David.

43. Zambora January 7, 2009 at 6:52 am -

    At least I got ‘scheduling hits all time low” right. Along with Amazing Race.
    How could anyone put Two & a Half Men as best comedy.
    Glad Denton & Gruen got Kudos.
    I did not vote for Underbelly as in Victoria I still have only seen 4 or 5 part eps…
    Would be interesting to see what summer shows have been hits with TV tonight viewers . Mine are Party Animals,The Unit, Army Wives, Rex in Rome and my biggest must watch was In Plain Sight.
    P.S. David, how many votes all up (bar the cheater/multi stacker)

44. KMJvet January 7, 2009 at 6:02 am -

    Thanks, David, for a great job with the year-end awards. BTW, I agreed with a lot of your personal selections on that other website.

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