All Stories FeedTV Tonight turns two!
January 5th marks the second birthday for TV Tonight. That’s a lot of man-hours slaving over a keyboard for the sake of telly!
But I’m pleased to report it has been worthwhile thanks to the continued support, comments and traffic by you…
There were 0 comments on the first post on the first day in January 2007. Now some stories attract a bucketload of boquets and brickbats (usually directed at networks). Aside from messageboards, there were barely any serious blogs on Australian television back then -while American TV blogs were breaking stories and proving the value of online, independent comment.
In its 2 year existence TV Tonight has broken stories, interviewed stars / writers / directors / producers and network executives. It is regularly read by media journos, many of whom consult for comment and information. In the last few weeks alone TV Tonight has been referenced in articles in The Australian, The Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, The Sun-Herald, and during 2008 in The Age and Herald Sun. There have recently been radio spots on 3AW, ABC and 2GB recently and last year Channels Nine and TEN both quoted reviews in on air promotions.
But the site is for you, the fan of Aussie telly.
We love TV when it gets it right (there were some great new shows in 08) and loathe it when it aims too low, cuts corners or gets lousy treatment from programmers. Some of us get as fervent over networks as much as our football teams or political parties. It’s not just the shows networks air, it’s the way they conduct their business and the spin they push in pursuit of our attention. And like politics, when we have a healthy opposition, everybody wins.
The days of a viewer simply turning on a TV and watching what was spoon-fed to them are no more. Similarly, the days of a critic merely saying “this is a good show or a bad show and here’s why” are gone. Now they have to stay on top of innumerable programming changes, fastracking, American and British trends, pay television, Freeview, EPGs, high definition television, and technology including IQ2, TiVo and mobile. And that’s just for starters…
In 2009 TV Tonight plans more advancements to entertain and inform you, calling networks to account and deconstructing Australian television in ways that conventional media rarely consider. It will continue to log stories in the wider press with extra comment, plus originally-generated content and interviews.
And have a bit of fun doin’ it.
Standby this week for the results of the reader survey on 2008 television, followed soon by the end of a summer hiatus and return to normal blogging.
Thanks for the last twelve months, guys. Here’s to the next…
David.
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Congrats David on reaching this wonderful milestone.
I discovered TV Tonight in July 2007 and I’m glad to say that I have read every single post from that day to this. Your dedication to this site David is truly astounding and all of us readers thank you for it.
Long live TV Tonight!!
Congratulations. Have been following the blog in Google Reader since a friend hevaily recommended it. Keep up the excellent television industry coverage. I wish there was something like this for the Australian business world. Cheers.
Whoa…that’s goin’ a bit far…..
Everyone has already said what I wanted to say…
(LOL)
But no matter because it’s 100% true that TV Tonight is the best website on the net – one that I’ve been addicted to ever since a friend informed me of its existence half a year ago.
Word must be spreading!
Zambora there is a link in the story to post #1 in 2007. The comments there were actually added in 08 and 09! You can proceed through early posts via the Next Post link there.
Thanks again for the goodwill wishes guys.
Happy Birthday, TV Tonight. I first discovered your site sometime in early 2007. Every day I was (and still am) always delighted to get up-to-date on the latest gossip from tele-land. Most of the stuff that you put on here is much better than the gossip column in our TV guides. Thanks for keeping us informed!
happy birthday tv tonight. Great job David, and like a few others here, I found this site mid 2008, and each morning it’s part of my morning read. I’ve recommended it to a few others who’re now equally hooked. Great news, great articles and reading the comments by others is a guilty pleasure. I check this site >4 times a day
best of luck with year 3
Congrats David.
T’was a nice surprise to discover your blog mid-2008, and I now visit a couple of times a day. Keep up the fantastic work and try and ignore the grumpy narks.
Hey David. Happy Birthday. You really have done a marvelous job with this site and you should be congradulated. I found this site about a year ago and i have become addicted. I visit this site at least twice a day. Well happy birthday and i hope that this site continuest to grow in 09.
David , your comment and I quote “There were 0 comments on the first post on the first day in January 2007.” got me thinking ?
What was the opening topic ? any chance of reprint..
BTW, how come none of the “plants from Nine” posted in here saying congrats.
I know I’m late to the party, but thanks for the awesome website David. Its the website I and I’m sure many people visit the most out of any on the internet outside of big ones like Gmail and Facebook. The stories here tell it like it is and the community here is heaps of fun, happy birthday n here’s to many more in the future!
Yeah fantastic work David, you have a great thing going here. I visit this site numerous times through out the day
You’ve definately hit the nail with tvtonight. Well done and keep the good work coming. Thank you for all your effort.
Happy Birthday.
Already been said numerous times, but deserves to be said again – congratulations David on the ‘anniversary’ and may there be many more. Thanks for a great site that I check every morning upon arriving at work.
Congrats on your milestone David. A lot of hard work goes into maintaining this site I am sure. Don ‘t know what I can say that has not been said earlier except maybe that you have been my homepage for over a year
Happy 2nd birthday TV Tonight & thanks David for all the hard work you do on keeping us informed on what’s going on in the world of television!
clear off mark you flaming gallah!
Mark you asked a question and gave me no time to research it, during the xmas break (the site had clearly indicated it was in summer go-slow) and then responded with a rude, offensive insult for my supposedly not replying.
In two years it’s the first time somebody has been so self-centred in asking a request here -for what is essentially a free service. I explained this personally to you via email but judging by your anger that appears to have been in vain.
Alas in internet anonymity it seems there will always be those who seek to spoil the party….
I’ve always an ABC Loyalist and I have looked for a Site that Provides Daily TV Ratings until I found Yours….
Thank you For Providing us The Ratings and Sizzling Aussie TV News,Your site is Wonderful,It has been my Habit to visit your site everyday.
Sincerly Yours,
meiji_era
Oh, I see you reply when it is about you!! Typical.
Thanks Travis.. .y’know I was thinking in the last few days of the year I would surely slip up with the annual date change somewhere along the line. Funny nobody spotted it earlier. It’s like filling out a bank slip with the wrong date every January.
Amended. Cheers.
Happy Birthday TV tonight, I never miss checking your blog everyday, its just great and unbiased and informative.
Thankyou David
Can You spot the Error in This Paragraph?
In 2008 TV Tonight plans more advancements to entertain and inform you, calling networks to account and deconstructing Australian television in ways that conventional media rarely consider. It will continue to log stories in the wider press with extra comment, plus originally-generated content and interviews.
Anyway, Happy Birthday TV Tonight! May there be many more!!!!!
Doing a great job David with a very informative site! A shame I didn’t discover it earlier. All the best for continued success.
Thanks for another great year David!! Been visiting daily for 18 months now, and it keeps getting better!! Happy Birthday, love your work
**Blush** Group hug….
Happy 2nd Bithday,Im on site daily and have been past 18 months since l discovered it.Thank you for great job and hope many more years too come
well done mate. keep up the good work.
Happy Birthday TVT (Mine Was Yesterday)
Congratulations David. Your blog is fantastic, and is certainly a benchmark for all Australian blogs not ones in the TV genre.
Hope you have a great year blogging.
May there be many more birthdays to come!
Happy Birthday TV Tonight! Thanks for everything you’ve done for this site, David.
Congratulations, TV Tonight is a daily must.
Congratulations David! I read your blog every day and love it. Keep up the good work.
Happy Birthday David for the second year of your blog. Thanks for not leaving any viewer out being very objective and fair and critical where there is confusion. Also, your interviews, reviews for not only shows but how networks allow comments and criticisms.
Hope the networks could listen to the viewers alot more particularly the loyal and committed viewers.
Thanks again David
Wooohoooo.
I found about your site when you were a guest on Boxcutters and between that show and this site I find all my TV information needs met – I no longer bother with the mainstream media.
Happy birthday and thanks for all the work you put in to the site.
My proverbial hat goes off to you, David. Congrats.
Happy Blogiverary!
Thank you David.
As I have said privately, you post without fear or favour and offer unbiased point of view.Your insights are most welcome in this home and influence what I watch on TV.
Most so, the continual “programming changes” that irritate me no end.
Happy birthday TV tonight.
Let’s keep the people that keep telling us they are the best in Tv – honest.
happy birthday!
i came across the site a few weeks ago, and now read it almost everyday, i think tv tonight is a great site that offers in depth analysis of tv in australia, i also enjoy the comments as well as the opinion of the viewers is most important, something tv tonight understands but the fta networks unfortunately do not.
David,
I have been reading TV Tonisht for a bout a year (after I heard you on boxcutters). Happy birthday and well done.
Just thank you (i think it sums it up nicely)
Happy Birthday TV Tonight and all it’s members this site is great and lets hope it stays that way as long as tv is around :]
Happy Birthday TVTonight, may you have many more! Seriously, I wouldn’t know what to do without this site.
Congrats! I don’t know what I would do without TV Tonight. It’s always one of the first places I check when I log on.
Congrats David on this milestone! I look forward to another year of TV opinions, reviews and news!
Thanks for your hard work! Happy birthday!
I can;t believe it’s only 2 yrs old. I found this about 2-3 months ago and thought it was a website that had existed for years, and after reading news on it for a week, i was annoyed that I hadn’t discovered it earlier, because it is such an excellent website!
happy birthday david. absolutely love this site, not only for your articles but the fact that you let us ordinary viewers post our opinions as well, i enjoy hearing what others have to say on issues and also the fact that if you post something on here it actually stands a chance of being read by execs and people who can actually fix what you are complaining about (unlike their own forums), them actually listening is fairly rare, but we still feel better that they are atleast being exposed to real opinions and not just a room full of yes men. keep up your eternal struggle to keep ‘em honest david, we are all behind you.
^^^ is that the real nelson aspen?^^^
happy birthday david, thanks for the great site.
Congratulations, David. This is always an interesting destination for commentary and conversation. Happy New Year.
Congrats on two years, looking forward to TV Tonight for years to come!!
Happy Birthday TV Tonight. Once again, keep the news coming. Cheers.
Thanks and congratulations David! You are doing a wonderful job.
Congrats on the 2 years!
I have no idea how i discovered tvtonight.com.au, but all i know is that once i did… i never left.
This is the best Australian TV news site in the world!
happy birthday tv tonight!! I stumbled across this blog at the start of 08 and hav been on pretty much every day since then, its addictive
Thanks for all the hard work david, you do a brilliant job at keepin us up to date with everything concerning local and international tv issues
thanks again
Nick
Happy birthday!
Happy 2nd Birthday David, I’m sorry I missed the first.
Congratulations on a fine site that I could not do without.
Here’s to the bigger 2009.!
Happy Blog Birthday David
And as someone who’s started a blog of their own fairly recently – and discovered the joy of taking care and time over posts only to see zero comments and page views that don’t even threaten triple digits – the success of yours over time gives me hope
I guess i’m relatively new to the site (not sure how long ive been reading it, seems like forever though, checking every day that i am home) as i don’t recall your birthday, which just happens to be mine as well (you have 25 years of catching up to do though).
So happy birthday TV Tonight and me
Happy New Year (belatedly) David, and congratulations for two wonderful (and eventful) years of your blog!
Congratulations on an excellent website.
Well said, David. You do provide an amazing service here and it is wonderful to be able to post questions re: tv programming etc and get prompt and accurate answers. I have recommended this blog to various friends over the past 12 months or so and am sure your readership will keep growing – as will your impact on the networks and the tv industry generally.
Once again – congratulations & thanks.
Hi David,
I would just like to thank you for putting the time in on this site. I love it and subscribe to your RSS feed. And i also have to thank you for letting me know about the boxcutters podcast which i didn’t know about until you were a guest on it
Again great work.
Jase
Happy birthday David and many more to come.
Congrats David on a fantastic blog. TV Tonight has been a regular read for me each day since I discovered it only a couple of months ago…don’t know how on earth I didn’t know you existed prior to that!
Thanks for putting such effort into the site David, it’s one of my fave Aussie blogs for sure.
Let’s see if the Aussie networks finally bother to embrace online video in 2009!
Long live TV Tonight!
“Thanks for the last twelve months, guys. Here’s to the next…”
David, more to the point ‘thank you for the past 2 years’, I have enjoyed every moment of it. Keep up the good work and ‘Happy Birthday’.
Cheers and all the best for 2009.