A number of changes will be coming to 7TWO in January including The Jay Leno Show moving from 6pm to midday from Monday January 18, it will be replaced with reruns of Alf and Full House at 6 / 6:30pm.
Leno will be preceded by HeadLand at 11am and followed by US soap All My Children at 1pm. PG programmes are allowed in daytimes on digital channels from January 1st due to recent ACMA changes.
UK comedy Benidorm will premiere at 8:30pm also on January 18th. Benidorm revolves around the world of package holidays and is set in the Spanish resort of the same name. Written by one of Catherine Tate’s writers, this should be worth checking out. It is already up to its third series in the UK.
The Unit concludes with a double episode at 8:30pm Tuesday 19th -its last ever episodes. 24 will take its place a week later.
Dirty Sexy Money begins a 7TWO replay season from 11:30pm January 20. Wrestling fans take note NWA On Fire starts 10:30pm Thursday January 21st.
Corrected: King of the Hill will also join 7TWO from 7pm Thursday Janury 28th, replacing Mother and Son -which has been getting good numbers for the channel.
I think it is great 7TWO is going to have a competitve daytime line up and airing All My Children will be great for daytime.
Has All My Children previously aired on 7two? because on tvguide.com.au it has All My Children as a repeat but ive never seen it previously in the 7TWO line up.
All My Children previously aired on Fox Soap from 1996 to 1997, then when Fox Soap was axed it moved with to Fox 8, along with Another World, One Life to Live, General Hopsital and Sunset Beach.
7TWO would do better to have a block of US daytime soaps, for instance General Hospital at midday and All My Children at 1pm.
They have proven soaps rate better in a block.
As for Jay Leno it could be on at 11am- it would be very competitive against these boring home shopping morning shows and news… or even late at night in prime time at about 1030pm .. again when there is news on.
Aww… I love Jay. This makes me happy
can anyone find out what year amc is starting from
hope it is not more than six months bebind … progamers here have no clue
what we want to see!
Just as I get into Leno, this happens. Thanks 7TWO, yep really love those repeats of repeats of repeats (cough cough cough)
@ Mr. Do-Bee: King of the Hill *is* a “smart, adult comedy”. Certainly more so than Mother and Son. M&S smacks of conventional sitcom fare to me.
Leno In prime time please!!!
Alf I almost forgot about that show.
@Sharpy, @ David – Again!!!
Very funny David. I remember that clearly. lol.
Not the mama!
Oh David, you had me at Alf repeats, weeknights at 6pm… wonderful! Now let’s see if we can get repeats of Dinosaurs too while we are at it!!
I should not have turned on my computer today. First SGU ans Supernatural and now this. Thank you very much networks. Happy New Year.
@vinny – thanks for the info. I hope they stick with AMC, not ditch it after a couple of months. You’re probably right about the idea of two back-to-back hospital soaps but, then again, majority of the action on General Hospital takes place outside of the hospital these days anyway!!
There are no plans to go back to eps already aired on 7TWO. Try http://au.tv.yahoo.com/heroes/video/
I finally get 7TWO after nearly 2 months to finally get to watch Leno and they shift him. I dont think its to compete with Ellen either. I have heard the ratings are partially the reason. Oh well i guess i will have to record it then watch it at 6pm as i dont get 7 news until 6:30pm and i have been watching Leno until it starts.
Also any word on if Prime viewers will get catchup on Heroes? I was waiting and then it was shown when 7two first launched and now i have missed all the new episodes.
For Jay Leno to be live it could not be on any earlier than 2pm (AEDT) as that is 10pm Eastern in the US when it first airs each night.
With 2 million watching the news at 6pm, any show – especially on a digital channel – is not going to rate well. Total number watching commercial digital channels from 6.00 – 6.30pm last night was 55,000 – that’s shared between 7TWO, GO and ONE!
@Natalie – I am 90 percent sure though not completely sure (as you can see in my other post) that the episodes are about 2 years behind. I heard it somewhere (can’t remember if it was a forum or another site).
I am not sure that people would want 2 hospital soaps back to back… General Hospital then Shortland Street .
Interesting that they have chosen to show All My Children. Of all the US daytime soaps this is not one I expected to see on Aussie TV again after Foxtel gave it the flick 10 years ago. I’m interested to know how old the eps will be that they’re showing. Wish they’d picked up General Hospital instead, though.
Jay Leno is the reason i watch 7TWO (on PRIME), there’s nothing else to enjoy at that time except for Simpsons repeats. I’d much prefer to watch it as it airs at 6pm. I’ve only had a week or so to enjoy it and already they decide to move it to midday? Looks like i’ll have to tape it then watch it during prime-time instead of watching other programming. D*ck move Seven. I really hope its a temp move while its running repeats. Please 7, move it either back to 6pm or at a later time of 10:30pm or later at night where it’s meant to be enjoyed. I don’t want to have to tape the show.
Sorry. I had put links in my previous attempt. This is without links…
Benidorm has been one of the funniest shows on UK TV in a long time. Written by comedy genius Derren Litten, you can find out more about him by searching for derrenlitten and also chat with him on Twitter derrenlitten also, some of the stars are on Twitter too, Jake Canuso who plays Spanish barman Mateo is jakecanuso, Hugh Sachs is hughsachs and the award winning director is sandymoustache. All are really nice guys and very friendly.
Hope you all enjoy it as much as we did.
Shame that Seven are so intent on wasting the remaining episodes of King of the Hill, but at least the die hard fans who’ve been committed to Seven’s lousy airings of the series over the years can finally see it complete its run on FTA. Plus, I suppose it would be beneficial for Fox8 as they would finally be able to air the remainder of the series as well (as Seven has first run rights to the series… God only knows why considering how appallingly they’ve treat the show from the get go).
I hope they play repeats of KOTH after they run the new episodes… 7 has treated that show so badly it was all around the place when it was on and it would be nice to see the whole series from whoa to go.
I don’t understand how Alf or Full house will rate better that Leno, but it would be nice to see the final season of full house as that has never been played on free to air I think?
Also why can’t Nine switch Ellen to GO! when the cricket is on? I think it would be a better fit there anyway….
Thanks for the clarfication-looks like we will finally finish off King of the hill.
Do we know if All My Children is new episodes or repeats. If it is repeats which I suspect, is this because it has aired on pay television before ? Was it , or is it still on pay tv in Australia ?
As the months go on are the episodes new on Seven or repeats ? How far behind … 2 years ?
Leno’s been given 2 months to gather an audience & at 20K viewers it’s even too low for 2230.
I’ve read that KOTH is first run….David are you sure it’s repeat?
Re: King of the Hill
I may have been remiss in advising of Rpts for KOTH. It begins with “Powder Puff Boys.” S12E3. I remembered it being in Seven schedule before (with that title it was very memorable) but now I think about it, it may have been pulled and never aired. So my bad.
On closer inspection KOTH does not indicate Rpt. Apologies for any confusion.
Yep Pilot episode Jan 18. Mrs Ochmonek won’t be happy.
OMFG! Alf is back on TV. Thank you 7TWO. I haven’t seen it since it originally aired. Does anyone know if they are going to start at the beginning (ie S01E01)?
What the heck are they doing with Leno? At least have a late night re-run so it can be watched in a proper timeslot for people who are at work at midday.
That’s a shame as that time suited me. If I’m home at midday I’d rather watch Ellen even it its in repeats then Leno.
Though I’m looking forward to Alf and Full House. I haven’t seen those in years.
I will only watch Alf on 7TWO if they show the final season and TV movie, which 111HITS continue to neglect and go back to Pilot after season 3.
Leno in daytime could work, but not against Ellen. Should be on from 5-6pm.
Hmm, glad to see KOTH , Alf and Full House making a return to Free to air, especially KOTH!, but I am completely thrown by the move of Jay Leno to Midday. Sure to compete with Ellen but honestly it’s a late night show fitted for a 10/11 pm slot – why couldn’t seven do just that? Strange decision.
Atleast fans of Jay Leno can still tape it during the day. Mother and Son should move to the main channel 7 and placed on a Saturday night. Agree with others who say King of the Hill should be new episodes.
And the Go-ification of 7TWO begins…
I assume that the decision to replace Mother and Son is to do with it running through it’s full cycle of episodes. About 50 odd were made I think, which would equate to a 10 week run. Should really have replaced it with something from a similar genre that would have appealed to a similar demographic – like Are You Being Served or another britcom.
i didn’t realise there were so few episodes of mother and son. that would be a really handy show for 7two if they could make it last longer. but i guess the thinking with KOTH is to tap into the 2.5men crowd without taking anyhting from home and away. but i doubt it will rate well itself.
every time we’ve seen ratings for jay leno they have been pretty bad, so that move doesn’t surprise. but i would have put it at 11:30 instead of 12. and maybe pushed home and away to front all those soaps.
Benidorm is very good, everyone watch it.
Shame they are moving Jay but I guess noone is really watching it at 6pm with ratings generally around the 20,000 mark.
I imagine there will be numerous day time programing changes to both 7TWO and GO given the new classification rules.
I reckon Seven’s getting Leno live. Alf and Full House at 6pm? What next Hey Dad!
Bring Back Nudge!
King of the Hill at 7pm is a really bad move. I’m surprised they’d fracture the youth audience and have that competing against Home and Away on their main channel.
They’ve stumbled across an audience for smart, adult comedy in that slot with Mother and Son so I would think a British sitcom, such as The Good Life or To the Manor Born, would work well there.
King of the Hill-will 7Two air new episodes eventually or will that be left to the FOX8 channel?
Jey Leno at midday – what the hell is that about ? I get it to compete with Ellen – but it is a late night show … why not put it at like 10pm where it is supposed to be ?
I record it anyway and never watch it live so it doesn’t really matter but Leno at midday is just plain weird.
Good to see Alf and KOTH coming back but this midday thing really has thrown me
So is the Leno move just while they are in re-runs or is he not ratings at 6pm?
Benidorm is excellent. Seen it all on the UKTV channel here on Austar (for me). Very funny!
Yeah!! Love Full House, Alf and AMC.
Why can’t they put Leno on later at night??
Hopefully they don’t stuff around with the programming too much like GO! does.
That’s surprising, Mother and Son has been doing really well.
Surely it would make more sense to air Jay Leno at night, maybe 9.30 or 10.30, similar times to the US and Comedy Channels??? Do stay at home mums really want this show whilst eating lunch? This is almost as annoying as Wipeout doing well on GO!, so what do they do, put it back on 9!!! The second channels are being given leftovers only.
I thought they had made an error of some sort when looking at the EPG – as the program description made mention of the move (referencing the midday time), however obviously the show is still on at 6pm.
Why are they running re-runs of King of The Hill when they still have over 40 new episodes they’ve yet to show ?
How disappointing that Jay Leno is not being screened at 6PM. I was enjoying that lineup, now i probably won’t be able to watch him.
ALF and Full House? Reminds me of when optus had their pay tv and they had that shocking channel which was all 80s/90s sitcoms – fine for a Saturday morning when you are hung over, but a prime time slot? Stupid move. I was really liking Leno in the evening, but won’t watch it during the day (work!!). And a stupid move to go up against Ellen.