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ABC2 top of the Scrapheap
Britain’s Scrapheap Challenge, in which teams of contestants have 10 hours in which to build a working machine from a junkyard is the top rating show on ABC2.
It has a 6:30pm peak audience of 91,000.
Buoyed by the Paralympics, ABC2 has grown from a weekly reach of 700,000 to 1.5 million in three months. “Reach” is the number of different people who watch the network over one week, not the average number of viewers which is the norm in television ratings.
ABC managing director Mark Scott said the growth of ABC2 mirrored the …
At the Movies adjustment
Next week’s At The Movies will not screen at its usual time on ABC1 due to the Paralympics Closing Ceremony.
Instead it will actually premiere in its normal ABC2 timeslot, at 8pm Saturday September 20. But it will also air on ABC1 as always on Sunday September 21st at 6pm.
Films to be reviewed include Caramel, Step Brothers, The Tender Hook, Wall•E, Australian flick Bitter and Twisted and the bizarrely titled Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging.
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At the Movies is not screening Wednesday due to Paralympics, and will premiere on ABC2 on Saturday …
Airdate: Olympic Welcome Home Parade
Seven will air the welcome home parade for the 2008 Olympic Athletes taking place in Sydney next Monday at 12pm for 90 minutes.
A Melbourne parade airs at 1pm on Wednesday September 17th for one hour in Melbourne.
Given the time in between the closing ceremony and the welcome home parade is so long, it’s a shame they didn’t wait for the Paralympians to join them. From memory they get their own parade, hopefully to screen on ABC later.
Seven will follow the Melbourne parade with an Extreme: Celebrity Scandals special ….which may or …
At the Venice Movies
This week At the Movies goes to the Venice Film Festival (lucky buggers!).
There are interviews with Tilda Swinton, Benno Furman, Jonathan Demme, Anne Hathaway, Mickey Rourke, Darren Aronofsky and more.
It airs 10:00pm Wednesday on ABC1.
Next week the show won’t air due to the Paralympics Closing Ceremony.
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BURN AFTER READING - press conference and interview with Tilda Swinton
JERICHOW - interview with director Christian Petzold and actor Benno Furrman
RACHEL GETTING MARRIED - interview with dir Jonathan Demme and actress Anne Hathaway
VALENTINO: THE LAST EMPEROR - interview with director Matthew Tyrnauer and designer Valentino
THE …
Beijing ready for Paralympics
The Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games begins at 9:50pm Saturday night on ABC1 and ABC2. As previously noted, it will be commentated by Adam Hills, Louise Sauvage and Karen Tighe.
Most of the events can be seen on ABC2 in afternoon and evening sessions. On Sunday the first events will include Swimming Heats, Track Cycling and Wheelchair Basketball Womens AUS v GBR.
Highlights packaged screen on ABC1 at 6pm and 11:30pm daily.
All events screen on ABC HD and are available on iView.
You can download the ABC’s Paralympic Guide here.
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Don’t miss …
2008 Paralympics Guide
There’s only a two week reprieve in between the end of the Beijing Olympics and the start of the 2008 Paralympics, which begin Saturday September 6th.ABC TV will broadcast over 100 hours of live, and highlight, coverage across ABC1, ABC2, ABC HD and ABC iView -the biggest effort by any broadcaster, anywhere in the world.Most of the action will be on ABC2 with afternoon and evening …
ABC launches Paralympic Games
The ABC today launched its Paralympic Games Beijing 2008. At the event at ABC Studios Sydney, some of the athletes challenged some well-known faces to a quick game or two. Here, Adam Spencer battles with athlete Leisl Tesch.From September 6 the ABC will broadcast over 100 hours of the games on ABC1 and ABC2.Adam Hills, Paralympic Gold Medallist Louise Sauvage, and ABC Sport presenters Karen Tighe and …
ABC unveils hosts for Paralympics
Adam Hills, Paralympic Gold Medallist Louise Sauvage, and ABC Sport presenters Karen Tighe and Steve Robilliard will front the ABC’s broadcast of the Paralympic Games in Beijing.The ABC will deliver the biggest ever broadcast of the Paralympics, more than 100 hours on ABC1 and ABC2, beginning with the Opening Ceremony on Saturday September 6.“We are delighted to have such a stellar team of presenters …