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Channel Nine: 2011 slate

Underbelly: Razor, a new dance contest, new game show, plus Ben Elton, Tony Martin, Ed Kavalee, Jamie Durie, John Clarke and Gina Riley -all coming to Nine in 2011.

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A new Underbelly set in the 1920s, a new dance contest, live comedy from Ben Elton, a Gruen style look at television with Tony Martin & Ed Kavalee, the return of Jamie Durie, a new game show for Eddie McGuire, and an update on The Games with John Clarke and Gina Riley -just some of the new shows unveilled by Nine at its 2011 sales launch in Sydney today.

Ben Elton was compere at a Christmas lunch for clients and media at FOX Studios today in which key titles on its 2011 slate were unveiled.

Nine Network Managing Director Jeffrey Browne introduced the new programmes for Nine before former CEO David Gyngell -now head of PBL Media- announced the parent company was rebranding as Nine Entertainment Co. (the rumoured “surprise.”). Its divisions will now include the Nine Network, Nine Magazines, Nine Digital etc.

Here are some of the key titles coming to Channel Nine in 2011 (NB: list is not comprehensive):

As tipped by TV Tonight, the next series of Underbelly will be Underbelly: Razor. Set during the roaring ‘20s in Sydney, when organised crime in Australia began. This is the story of the bloody battle between the era’s most feared vice queens – Tilly Devine and her rival Kate Leigh.

The Joy Of Sets: Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee giving viewers their unique take on television; the good, the bad and the fabulously misguided. From Zapruder’s Other Films (The Gruen Transfer).

Ben Elton Live from Planet Earth -a live comedy show on pop culture, direct from Melbourne each week.

The Games: London Calling – John Clarke and Gina Riley will star in an all new series of the John Clarke/Ross Stevenson mockumentary.

Jamie Durie returns to Nine, hosting Top Design, taking viewers on a journey, searching the country to find people from all walks of life who are passionate about design and renovation. They will then be put to the test to create a masterpiece in this exciting new make over show.

Underbelly movies: Tell Them Lucifer was Here, Infiltration and The Man Who Got Away.

Dancing Nation, a new state by state dance contest.

Rescue Special Ops,
Sea Patrol: Damage Control,
The Mentalist,
CSI franchise. (incl Miami and NY)
AFP,
Panic at Rock Island,
Sherlock,
The Politically Incorrect Parenting Show,
Harry’s Law,
March of the Dinosaurs,
Earth Flight,
Great Barrier Reef,
Polar Bears: Spy in the Cold,
Frozen Planet,
New Top Gear UK,
Top Gear: Australia,
Customs,
Under Surveillance,
RBT,
RPA,
In Their Footsteps,
RPA: Where Are They Now?
Hot Property,
This is Your Life,
The Block,
Getaway,
Australia’s Funniest Home Videos,
The Farmer Wants a Wife,
Millionaire Hot Seat,
$#*! My Dad Says,
Mike & Molly,
Two and a Half Men,
The Big Bang Theory,
Hot in Cleveland,
Mr Sunshine,
Episodes,
Nine News,
A Current Affair,
60 Minutes,
Today,
Kerri-Anne,
The Ashes,
The World Cup Cricket,
NRL,
The Footy Show: AFL, NRL
State of Origin,
Rugby Union World Cup,
The Oscars,
TV Week Logie Awards,

and coming in 2012, London Olympic Games.

NB: AFP, Big, Politically Incorrect Parenting Show and Panic at Rock Island were all promised for 2010.

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  4. Hello? Big surprise???

    Underbelly: Razor….oh god. Now they’re going to make a crap historical version. They couldn’t even get the 80s right.

    What this country needs are new creatives…the same old Directors/writers keep churning out the same old average TV – all oz drama lis safe and predictable.

    Until there’s a roll-over, ALL Aussie TV will Look and Feel the same!!!

  7. Do you know any other info on Million Dollar Drop (daily 30 min, or once a week primetime, live or not etc)?

    The UK version of MPD (Pound, not dollar) was really good, exciting and tense and live, although I believe only 2 contestants won, each with only around $50,000 left from their original $1 Million.

  11. The Joy of Sets – this is Dizzy stuff folks!
    Let’s hope it goes for at least 30 seconds, and it won’t look cheap, nasty, and downright boring.

    Imagine the guide:

    7:30pm The Joy Of Sets
    8:00pm Police Ten-7
    8:30pm Doco: The Day My Arms Exploded
    9:30pm Movie: Shortbus

  12. The whole “surprise” thing (a new name? wow. contain my excitement..) is so underwhelming but we shouldn’t expect any different from our networks – they are good at promising heaps but delivering precious little.

    The only things to look forward to on that list are The Joy Of Sets and The Games… they should be awesome!

  13. I like the new NEC logo- with the word nine and the dots. Do we think there is potential that this new logo may eventually filter through as a major rebrand of channel 9 as well?

  15. Wow Nine is seriously good next year! Some great shows, and something different! Can’t wait for a lot of those shows.

    Joy of Sets should be awesome with Ed and Tony. Ben Elton’s show should be fabulous. And The Games should be awesome.

    As usual, it’s to be expected posters on this site will be negative to anything Nine but Nine’s actually got some good things going so I hope they rate well.

  16. The rebranding reminds me of Nine Films and Television from a few years ago (which made only one movie, Dirty Deeds) as well as Village Nine Leisure, the failed joint venture between Village Roadshow and PBL and the owner of Intencity amusement centres.

  19. Can’t wait for The Joy Of Sets – still have heaps of Get This podcast on high rotation. “I’m invincible, I’m paying money … uh … The girl’s happy, she’s got no money, I got my rocks off. How good is this?”

    I hope Nine does screw with them – just let the craziness fly!! Shame Richard Marsland is not with us any more.

  20. What a terrible line-up. Still only Survivor and Footy Classified the things i need to turn Nine on for. Might check out Episodes.
    S#it my Dad Says, is in one word….S#it. I expect the 2.5 Men fans to love it.

  23. Agree with you Lisa. What is it with all this blokey stuff being commissioned for blokes, by blokes…Andrew Denton, Ben Elton, Tony Martin, Steven Curry…blah, blah, blah. Anybody would think men run the industry….

  24. So am I right in seeing that the only new new local drama on Nine next year will be Panic At Rock Island? The other three (series) are all return series (RSO, UB, SP). Why nothing new? Though excited that Tony Martin, John Clarke and Gina Riley will be back.

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