Nine has now advised its schedule for the week of January 31st (sent late last night, possibly after confirming Seven’s plans published here?).
In the lead-up to official ratings it will return new Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Getaway, 20 to 1, air new episodes of CSI: NY, Without a Trace, Cold Case and conclude Survivor: Samoa.
It also begins a new season of Customs, now narrated by Damian Walshe-Howling instead of Vince Colosimo.
Nine has one week of official ratings from February 7th before the Winter Olympics begin on February 13th. It appears to be treading water with programming to hold off its big guns until March -but we won’t know that for another week.
In further changes, Nine has amended programming for next Wednesday January 27th with two Cold Case repeats from 8:30pm and the return of Without a Trace at 10:30pm. This effectively knocks Waking the Dead out of schedule a second time.
Sunday Jan 31
7:00pm Nine News
7:30pm One Day Series: Aus v Pakistan contd.
11:15pm Movie: Presumed Innocent rpt
Mon Feb 1
6:00pm Nine News
6:30pm A Current Affair
7:00pm Two and a Half Men rpt
7:30pm Two and a Half Men. Series Return.
8:00pm The Big Bang Theory. Series Return.
8:30pm The Mentalist updated: new episode
9:30pm The Mentalist rpt
10:30pm CSI: Miami
11:30pm Nightline
Tue Feb 2
7:30pm Survivor: Samoa. 2 hr finale
9:30pm Survivor: Samoa. Reunion
10:20pm Kitchen Nightmares: USA.
11:20pm Nightline
Wed Feb 3
7:30pm Two and a Half Men rpt
8:00pm Customs. New Series
8:30pm Cold Case
9:30pm Cold Case rpt
10:30pm Without a Trace
11:30pm Nightline
Thu Feb 4
7:30pm Getaway. New Series.
8:30pm Adults Only 20 to 1
9:30pm CSI: NY
10:30pm CSI: NY rpt
Fri Feb 5
7:30pm Twenty 20: Aus v Pakistan (Bris: check local guide)
10:30pm Movie: Executive Decision rpt (9:30pm Bris)
1:10am Movie: Storytelling (12:10am Bris)
Sat Feb 6
7:30pm Movie: Take the Lead rpt (updated)
9:30pm Movie: Vertical Limit rpt
12:00am Movie: Ripley’s Game
2:10am Movie: Carry On Screaming rpt
Subject to change.
@franz chong
I think the reasons are purely economic. I remember reading somewhere that an episode of 2 and half laughs, in fact any two bit US sitcom, was much cheaper to broadcast than a locally made production like Temptation.
Given that they rate similarly, I have no idea why, the profits generated by advertising revenues, per episode, is much higher for the overseas program.
For you average TV exec that’s a no brainer decision.
Obviously Nine didn’t learn from last year and are still airing two and a half men repeats..
I reckon Nine should bring back CSI Sundays again, with the original at 8.30 and NY at 9.30 so that NY has a good lead-in . CSI Sundays seem to rate pretty well.
As a “Cold Case” and “Without A Trace” fan,
I’m glad we’re getting new episodes of both.
Twenty Years Ago except for non rating periods Nine relied on Sale of the Century for their 7pm Staple and it worked back in 1990 now we are in 2010 and they are now using some unintelligent US Sitcom for that same timeslot.Shame really I wonder what Tony Barber,Glenn Ridge and more recently Ed Phillips and their cohosts would have to say about the change to 2.5 men.
Yeah too early. It worked well last year I thought, live at 12, rerun from 9:30. Fingers crossed for 2010.
David, probably a bit early, but any indication of whether Nine plans on showing the Oscars live during the afternoon again this year?
Sorry Nein, I’ll be enjoying GO! instead.
Please don’t taint this channel with repeats of 2 and half laughs…i’m sooooo sick of that show!
I look forward to not watching Nine in 2010. A test pattern would be more amusing.
your kidding me right 9? If this is whats waiting for me at “Home” you can stick your “Welcome”. Same crap as last year. Almost Exactly the same crap as last year!
Thank you Nine for returning new season Cold Case at 8.30pm on Wednesday night. I think it about time Nine changes the 7pm time slot. Remove Two & a Half Men altogether from schedule. All New lineup for 7pm – Monday & Tuesday: Top Gear UK, Wednesday: Top Gear Australia, Thursday: The Big Bang Theory & Friday: The Middle. After the olympics Mon 7.30pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Whiz Kids, Mon 8pm The Real Hustle & Wed 7.30pm – Australain Federal Police followed by Customs at 8pm.
that warner brothers deal is good but for that amount of money, no way. the us newtorks are stearing away (or would rather stear away) from other production companies produced shows so they can have more control on the show and so they are cheaper to produce if they are produced in house eg CBS productions produces NCIS LA and The Good Wife which airs on CBS.
personally this is what I think 9 should do after the olympics:
Sunday 6:30 Domestic Blitz 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 Premier Movies (why waste decent shows up agains 7 & 10′s line up)
Monday 7:30 New Two and a Half Men 8:00 The Big Bang Theory 8:30 The Mentalist 9:30 CSI: Miami
Tuesday 7:30 Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains 8:30 Underbelly 9:30 Human Target
Wednesday 7:30 AFP 8:00 Customs 8:30 V 9:30 Cold Case
Thursday 7:30 Getaway 8:30 CSI 9:30 CSI: NY
and that way if one of their shows in the early evening (possibly Survivor … although hopefully not) they have Top Gear ready to replace it
Hopefully they will leave ‘Without A Trace’ on long enough this time that we can see the final episode but they are p-s-ing me off with ‘Waking The Dead’, one minute it is going to be on then it’s not come on CH 9 make your mind up & I don’t see CSI anywhere….;(
Well, it’s going to be another year of me not watching anything on Ch 9. 7 and 10 arn’t much better.
Thank heavens for Go, 7Two, ABC and SBS.
The same old crap.Crap i tell’s ya.Where will it end this crap!!!!!!
@kyall The Forgotten is going to get canned once the 13 episodes ABC ordered are burnt through, it’s new run episodes get poundings by Jay Leno repeats. It will probably air on GO! or never see Australian TV at all.
@ Johnny, yes, BBT is overrated, unfortunately, lazy writing, cable TV and the internet, has made BBT pretty much the best sitcom outside of 2.5 men I know of. Long gone are the days of Friends, Frasier, Cheers and Raymond, and even more long gone are the days of Seinfeld, I Love Lucy, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore… it’s a pity sitcom dies in this fashion I doubt there will be another The Cosby Show that is able to single handedly revive the sitcom genre.
my god david u sure your On Hiatus u seem to be doing a lot of bloggin lately bout the line up for channel ha but thank u for u work dont know were we would be without this site and when ar u going to finsh your Hiatus maybe feb 1
oh and quickly when are the pay tv rating coming back ive been missing them
Funny thing Television I have not found anything of interest on Nine for years ,and if what they are offering is any indication of future programming I can’t see that changing……yet I just can’t get enough of GO, it is now the most watched channel in the house does this make me mad or are there other viewers out in TV land just like myself who thinks that Channel Nine has just got it all back to front and seriously wrong.
Kool new BBT…
I normally don’t watch Nine. None of the programs here appeal to me.
TEN comes first, Seven second and Nine last. Boring!
Woohoo! Kitchen Nightmares returns, even if it’s the USA version, it’s still good to have it back
Nothing exciting in my opinion … Ten and Seven will have my viewing covered. I don’t think I’ll switch Nine on at all that week…
Nine hasn’t advised what on’s at 6:30 on the 6th.
Am I the only one who finds big bang theory incredibly over rated?
No sign of AFHV yet-perhaps returning on 6:30 Saturdays after the Winter Olympics?
From seeing that list of shows, I suspect it is going to be another long year for nine programmers and advertisers.
When is that stupid scam show with Claire Bogan Webleroff. One episode, then the axe will rightfully fall on it
This is what i think Nine should do after the Olympics:
Sunday 6:30 20 to 1 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 Underbelly 9:30 Human Target
Monday 7:30 Two and a Half Men – New 8:00 The Big Bang Theory 8:30 The Mentalist 9:30 The Forgotten
Tuesday 7:30 Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains 8:30 V 9:30 CSI: Miami
Wednesday 7:30 AFP 8:00 Customs 8:30 Top Gear 9:30 Cold Case
Thursday 7:30 Getaway 8:30 CSI 9:30 CSI: NY
Hopefully they’ll get destroyed by Seven and Ten anyway
Can’t stand channel Nine 
alternately Aznfratboy, Channel Nine could use this schedule:
2.5 Men, 2.5 Men, 2.5 Men, 2.5 Men, 2.5 Men, 2.5 Men, 2.5 Men, 2.5 Men, 2.5 Men, 2.5 Men, 2.5 Men, 2.5 Men, 2.5 Men, 2.5 Men, 2.5 Men.
oh wait, they already do.
Whats with 2 new CSI Miami eps and then 4 weeks at least of repeats!
For goodness sake – stick to a season start to finish! How hard is it!
Perhaps Channel 9 could use a schedule I’ve come up with, that way they don’t get all the hate for Two and a Half Men repeats during primetime.
Sunday 6:30 20 to 1 7:30 60 minutes 8:30 CSI Miami 9:30 Past Life (launch it out of an existing series)
Monday 7:30 Men and Big Bang Theory 8:30 The Mentalist [don't break their winning combo) 9:30 V (launch their most promoted show on a night where they're kicking ass!
Tuesday 7:30 Survivor (heroes vs villians) 8:30 Cold Case then Underbelly Burn off Cold Case, then air some crap between May when Cold Case gets the chop in the US, then put Underbelly in a timeslot where it might be able to take down two big shows, NCIS and Rafters. 9:30 Amazing Medical Stories
Wednesday 7:30 Top Gear 8:30 CSI NY 9:30 Human Target (key word here is "launch")
Thursday 7:30 Getaway 8:30 CSI 9:30 Rescue Special Ops
Friday 7:30 Motorway Patrol and Rapid Response 8:30 AFP [let's keep the Cops rip-offs to a crappy night] 9:30 Movies
Saturday 6:30 Funniest Videos 7:30 Hey Hey, movies, repeats, who cares, it’s Saturday.
This way, they air the CSI trilogy in the same order as US, so if any crossovers occur, it won’t go into midnight… Also, they don’t get stuck with having the same three shows airring repeatedly.. over and over and over again.
Nine seems very same same… I reckon Ten will beat Nine in the ratings this year… Seven will still rule though…
what a joke 9 you’re still a joke two and a half men 6 times a week repeats for the millionish time and 1 new episode what happened to a new start what a joke 9 and half stupid men channel!!!!
They pulled Without a Trace last year because it wasn’t rating at 10.30pm. Want to make a bet how long it lasts this time?
Looks good especially new 2 1/2 Men and Big Bang
. Hope new Mentalist continues on Monday and CSI:Miami should follow it. Both will clash with 7′s shows at the time for me. Tuesdays will change and I’m guessing Top Gear for Tuesdays and maybe V. Nine have a chance here to regain power as the is no Rafters til at least June and All Saints is long gone. Only Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays look good for me and eventually Sundays. Nine will hope that Underbelly and Hey Hey will do well and both look strong. I also hope The Middle continues and that we see the rest of Without A Trace even if its at 10:30pm.
Im suprised that they have dumped the middle. Should have just kept it in there was doing relatively well and would have done better with a bigger lead in. Surpised also that nine have a lot of new stuff. Nine have hardly anything anyway why waste it in summer?
Not one program to watch for me, I’m serious!
A reminder this line-up is still a non-ratings week. I’m actually surprised they’re giving up a new 2.5 Men.
Looking forward to Kitchen Nightmares USA.
Kenny says:
“Where’s the $2M-a-week Warner Bros content?”
That’s a damn good question – for that price you’d expect a ripper lineup compared to the grewl they just served up.
What????? The Middle, i’m sure it’ll be in the Ratings Season.
I guess this is only the 1st draft of channel 9′s schedule – it will be completely different before Feb 1 anyway
i know they are holding off for the winter olympics, but surely they can be more competitive than that in such an important week. that schedule is not much better than their summer schedule.
Terrible lineup. Big Bang is the only thing I’ll be watching in that hideous schedule.
I really hope they play Two & A Half men repeats 2 times a day every day again. (I am being sarcastic)
When is Community on after the Olympics?
It’s funny seeing Nine aimlessly trying to hype the Winter Olympics. haven’t watched any junk on Nine for a couple of years now, won’t start anytime soon. Two and a Half Men and Underbelly; you again.
David, any word on Top Gear? When it returns or any idea of what night it could be screening on?
They’re not mentioned, but looking at Nine’s bogan audience’s lack of interest in scifi, the ‘V’ series Nine are running promos on, I don’t see it lasting more than 2 episodes, till it’s moved over to Go. The ‘Human Target’ (the pilot was filmed almost 2 years ago) spy action series that Nine are running promos on, should be a very good rater for them.
Unless Nine decide to stupidly onsell it to Foxtel, The Ricky Gervais Show they’ll have the rights to through HBO, will probably be a much better fit on Go as well, as it’ll probably be MA rated series (it’ll be animated, it’s not live action) like Family Guy also is, they won’t be able to show till at least 10 or 10.30 pm on Nine’s standard channel.
If Nine could get Supernatural and Smallville back (which they both stupidly onsold to Ten) off of Ten and screen them on Go, that”d also be admirable.
Wow. There is absolutely nothing there that I watch, or will watch.
Where’s the $2M-a-week Warner Bros content?
Honestly how hard is it to make a 21st Century The Price is Right and find a new host for the programme.
Nine should know that the ACA audience used to stick around for what was for many years Sale of the Century and later Temptation.
Another option what about some looney tunes cartoons like what most of us remember watching after school.I loved my tweety bird and bugs bunny as a kid
Looks like ill be having a few nights out on the town during the first few weeks after the tennis is over. Because nothing seems overly exciting on any channel.
The Winter Games will mess up Nine until March so we won’t get solid figure on ratings for a while to see which way the year could fall, it will be closer this year IMO.
Not much of interest in that one week and their certainly won’t be during the olympics!
Yawn
It’s enough for me that new 2.5 men, Big Bang and Cold Case are back!!
Yawning…….nothing exciting or new here.
It’s a good thing they’ve got the cricket! Yep, the cricket and Nightline are the pick of that bunch for me…
I’ve just watched the first 4 V episodes. Found then quite good. Nine may as well stop adveristing the show now and just give it to Fox 8. The show will not rate in Australia and will be moved to a non prime time slot by episode 6 and then off the air by episode 8. It will be the Sarah Connor Chronicles all over again.
Doesnt seen to be an exciting lineup
Two and a half men…the saga continues
Wasn’t the programming dude from 9 harping on about resting that show for a while a few months ago and providing some alternatives?
I see little reason to reconsider switching over to 9
wow, look at all the new programs on there *cough*