Comments on: Nine’s TV survivor

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:25:07 +0000

Wgeb are they goin to repeat the first episode of survivor Tocantins? i missed it and it wasnt on wednesday at 1pm.

By: KFed

KFed — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:37:01 +0000

Whether it is good or not, 20 To 1 is still a clip show …

By: franz chong

franz chong — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:06:07 +0000

No Offence to the 2.5 men fans but sooner or later You have to bring back a game show to Channel 9′s 7pm Timeslot.I have a funny feeling that Kate Collins Adelaide ACA audience have been switching elsewhere at the end of her show since Temptation Ended at the Start of the Year.Not a good sign of ratings

By: Marco

Marco — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:46:29 +0000

Whilst scheduling ‘V’ next year sounds better so that there is no lengthy break between episode chunks, why even begin advertising it on the main channel as “Coming in November”? It just makes the programmers at Nine look like a bunch of idiots.

By: tasmanian devil

tasmanian devil — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:21:00 +0000

Amusing, how every interview of late just makes Tim Worner look like more and more of a dolt. Also, Bert Newton’s talent is wasted in 20 to 1. It’s an okay show and all, but Bert was meant for bigger and better things. I remember reading at the start of the year that Bert Newton was going to front some “Kids Say The Darnedest Things” type of show or something like that. What happened to it?

By: tmorgan

tmorgan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:44:15 +0000

I think 2010 will be a tight race for the two major networks. Nine will not win but will have picked up steam. I believe we can see nine win 2011.
And i really think nines got a good line up this year.

By: Brodie

Brodie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:34:07 +0000

@ Jay Jay. No I do not work for 7, nor do I have direct access to all oztam figures – otherwise I would state facts and not question convoluted figures.

It may well be a factual statement, I am merely questioning by which measures is it true. And like I said, there are so many different ways to report demos any network could spin it so it looks like they’re winning.

For example, Seven are leading the year in 18-49 and 25-54 6pm – midnight commercial networks only – and that is according to Ten’s ratings reports.

By: nic

nic — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:00:10 +0000

Isn’t “Nine Programmer” an oxymoron?

Another good interview though not as much fun as the one with Judith. Sorry, I hate to bash the network again, but Mr Healy states “But ultimately if the audience rejects a show I think we have to react accordingly.”

Perhaps he was not around for the era of Frazier, Friends, Sex and The City and other shows that went astray mid season or season hiatus and failed to return and we had to wait forever for either a new series or the final episodes.

Underbelly 3 – it seems almost guaranteed that this series will run it’s course well into number ? and Nine must be thankful for the one show that seems to do it some good.

I just find some of his statements a little out of touch and seemingly oblivious to what his viewers have expressed by way of audience figures.

The comment regarding Two and a Half Men is surely a joke, no? “…Certainly we want to give it some relief and we’re working towards that in 2010,” he says.

What the heck does that mean…

Same old same old at Nine for next year.

By: jay jay

jay jay — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:22:35 +0000

@Ben Tree – are you kidding me? Do you not watch The Simpsons?
@Brodie – you either work for 7 or don’t have access to Oztam figures. Healy wouldn’t just be pulling these figures out of thin air. Give Tim Worner a call and he will confirm what Healy has said.
I also doubt David would report that comment if it wasn’t factual.

By: vinny aka tvaddict0909

vinny aka tvaddict0909 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:17:25 +0000

So that must be why they are putting so many episodes a week on, of Survivor Tocantins on go!…because they are showing the samoa one on nine.

I think it would be better on go! though.

Channel ten shows the simpsons every day, not much different to showing 2.5 men all the time.

By: Andrew B

Andrew B — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:07:20 +0000

Rush is now actually rating less than Rescue Special Ops and it was renewed as well.

By: Jerome

Jerome — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:02:42 +0000

the part of that article i find most interesting is the new drama. i hope it’s a good one. 9 have made some shockers in the past few years and don’t have much luck with drama. maybe 2010 will be a turnaround?

it’s funny that these two phrases are in the same article:
- Nine is also pleased with The Apprentice Australia thus far
- “We’re a network that works to very high expectations in terms of our performance.

need we remind people that apprentice only got 750k, a significant drop from the previous week and didn’t win any demos.

By: Carissa

Carissa — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:52:50 +0000

Good news about the Apprentice! I love that show.

By: Vicky

Vicky — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:26:28 +0000

Survivor on ch 9 & not on GO!. Yeh right, I believe it when I see it.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:14:15 +0000

david, do you know or discuss by any chance what has happened to the short drama series Survivors? there were a lot of on air promos about a month back and i was wondering if you had any news on it. thanks

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:55:23 +0000

I’m unhappy when a program I want to see goes to Nine. Pretty much means I’ll have to get it by other means.

Worst. Network. Ever.