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Selling Houses Australia
Who doesn’t love a good home makeover?
There are shows that hitch them to the sick and impoverished, others that pit hot, young competing designers, and some that make it seem like an entire neighbourhood has found a heart of gold.
On The LifeStyle Channel’s Selling Houses Australia it’s no-fuss practicality: how can we fix ugly homes so that their owners can sell them for a decent price?
With such a simple premise it’s little wonder this show was voted Favourite Program by viewers at last year’s ASTRA Awards. It even defeated profile shows …
September 09: Patrick Swayze, Kanye West, Hey Hey, Glee visit
September:
ABC most reliable network, Nine worst -readers
Supernatural creator eyes 2010 finale (kinda…)
Popular characters banned from children’s ads
New boss for FremantleMedia
Freeview wants streaming video
Audience anger: “Finish my show or tell me where it’s gone!”
NBC to remake Prime Suspect
TimeShifting Viewing in 2010 ratings
Seinfeld: Reunion “a miracle”
WIN Television general manager exits
Adam Brand wins Dancing trophy
Call to flick SBS ad breaks
Tila Tequila ‘choked’ by boyfriend
Deputy PM “not smarter than a Fifth Grader.”
Poh lands ABC cooking series
Melrose remake: …
World Cup Qualifier tops Pay TV year
The April broadcast of Live: Football: World Cup Qual. Aust v Uzbekistan was the year’s top show on Pay Television according to ASTRA.
It pulled in 431,000 viewers, setting an all time audience record for the industry.
It was followed by the South Africa cricket test Live: Cricket: Test RSA v AUS Day 2 S1 watched by 358,000 people in March.
The Live: NRL Bulldogs v Storm match was next with 347,000 viewers in May.
All three events aired on FOX Sports.
The top non-sports audience was the Australia’s Next Top Model Live Finale on FOX8 …
Critics’ Choice 2009
With the official TV year at an end TV Tonight has turned to those who know it best, Australian TV critics & journalists, to ask them what worked, what failed, what surprised and what annoyed?
Participating in this survey were:
Melinda Houston (Sunday Age), Richard Clune (Sunday Telegraph), James Manning (Mediaweek), Nicole Brady (The Age), Erin McWhirter (Daily Telegraph), Colin Vickery (Herald Sun) and Andrew Mercado (TV Week).
BEST DRAMA
Tangle was a popular choice: “It was new, nasty and unpredictable.”
“It was another standout from the John Edwards stable and showcased the subtle …
Apprentice films ‘Dallas-style’ twists
Channel Nine’s Apprentice Australia has filmed multiple endings with potential winners, leaving the show’s finalists guessing as to the outcome.
Like an idea straight out of Dallas’ famous “Who Shot JR?”, nobody knows who will win the reality series.
In fact even Mark Bouris may not yet know.
TV Tonight understands that Bouris could be watching for reactions from the public before making his decision on who lands a six-figure executive position.
Filming multiple endings is an unusual change of practice by FremantleMedia.
Other shows such as Project Runway Australia, The Biggest Loser and MasterChef Australia …
Foxtel 2010 highlights
Foxtel’s, Brian Walsh outlined a long list of 2010 programming highlights to advertisers at the second annual MCN Upfront last night, which will be of interest to many subscribers:
- FOX8’s The Contender begins on November 2nd.
- The Chaser’s War On Everything, repeat episodes with a special director’s commentary.
- Sky News Active service will debut on channel 600 in November.
- The LifeStyle Channel will have 22 episodes of Come Dine With Me beginning January 15.
- A third series of Selling Houses Australia.
- American Idol with new judge Ellen in January.
- A second …
The Apprentice Australia
There are a couple of moments in The Apprentice Australia where businessman Mark Bouris buzzes his secretary in his foyer to tell her to send in his 12 candidates, all vying for the opportunity to be employed.
The young blonde lady looks up from her laptop on which she has been quietly tapping away and gives the waiting dozen the directive. Around the slick reception room everything looks fake. Behind her desk there are no drawers, cabinets, paperwork or anything remotely real. I’m not even convinced she’s even entering anything on her …
Anthony wins Project Runway Australia
25 year old Anthony Capon has won the second season of Project Runway Australia.
The collection by the young Victorian designer defeated his two finalists William and Lauren, both from Sydney….
Airdate: She’s Got the Look
The W Channel has picked up the rights to US reality series She’s Got The Look, in which women over the age of 35 compete for a modelling contract. One of the contestants is 63 years old.
Hosted by supermodel Kim Alexis (pictured), its judging panel consists of Beverly Johnson, the first African-American to grace the cover of Vogue in 1974, stylist Robert Verdi and President of Wilhelmina Models, Sean Patterson.
Penny Win from W said: “We know it is not just the younger audiences watching and loving shows like the Australian and …
Sonia & Kristy, pretty in pink.
It’s like turning up to a party and somebody is wearing your frock.
Here’s a J’Aton dress worn by Sonia Kruger in the first episode of this year’s Dancing with the Stars.
And here’s a J’Aton dress worn by Kristy Hinze on last night’s episode of Project Runway Australia.
The only real difference was Sonia had a bit of a train and had used the Bedazzler (ok, maybe they were Mezi jewels) while Kristy had a shorter, hipper variation.
While Sonia got hers to air in …
Project Runway films finale
Last night Arena filmed its final catwalk for Project Runway Australia 2009 in Melbourne.
Before a throng of fashion, media and celebrity invitees there were 5 emerging designers who all showed they have what it takes to muscle their way into the Australian fashion industry.
Black is definitely in this year, with three of the five collections dominated by the city’s favourite colour.
Mentor Henry Roth played MC for the evening, keeping the audience entertained in between takes, while host Kristy Hinze, and judges Sarah …
Can The Apprentice shine in MasterChef’s shadow?
Nine will be hoping to tap into some of TEN’s reality television success as production gets underway on The Apprentice.
The series features Mark Bouris (pictured) as our very own Donald Trump, just without his trademark hairwave.
The series is produced by FremantleMedia Australia, the same company behind MasterChef Australia. Casting has been completed by Kirsty de Vallance at A Cast of Thousands.
De Vallance was also behind Nine and Fremantle’s other project The Farmer Wants a Wife plus World’s Strictest Parents, Project Runway Australia, The Biggest Loser and even some audience participants for …