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Returning: CSI: Miami. Bumped: Rugby World Cup (Vic)
Channel Nine is pushing the telecast of its Rugby League World Cup game this Sunday on GTV9 from 8:30pm to 10:30pm. There is no change to TCN9 or QTQ9.
Instead it will bring CSI: Miami back at 8:30pm with “All In” (S6E16) and follow with a repeat at 9:30pm.
Last night the game attracted just 158,000 viewers in Melbourne and 900,000 viewers nationally, beaten by Dancing with the Stars and Rove. Nine also lost its prized Sunday crown to Seven, although it was first in 18-49 and 25-54. TEN won 16-39.
The semi final …
Packered by the Rafters
It was the week the Packer family parted ways with Nine causing David Gyngell to vow to prove James Packer wrong, TEN announced a new channel, Pay TV launched another three, Minister Stephen Conroy signalled support for increased ABC & SBS funding, commercial networks (briefly) found a conscience but upset David Leckie, WIN sat down at the gambling table, Kath & Kim (US) got a greenlight for a full season, Andrew Denton announced the end of Enough Rope, David Tennant set his exit from his iconic role, Rove visited …
Airdate: Hamish & Andy Re-Gifted
They are unstoppable on radio, so TEN will repackage some of Hamish and Andy’s best bits for a 2008 special to air at 7:30pm Wednesday November 19.
Hamish and Andy Re-Gifted sees replays of their “party marathon”, Beijing stopover, and towing a caravan from Adelaide to Darwin on Rove.
What’s the bet if it rates everyone will reconsider giving the boys more to do in 2009? That’s assuming they aren’t already…
Press Release:
Can’t get enough of Hamish & Andy? Catch this wrap up of all the crazy antics the boys got up to on …
Rove season finale in Sydney
Rove’s final edition for 2008 will be broadcast live from Sydney on Sunday November 16.
They’ve locked in some impressive guests for the big finish too.
Daniel Craig, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock and a performance by Snow Patrol -all promised on the couch. None too shabby there…
The finale will be a full 90 minutes, concluding at 10pm.
Other forthcoming guests include:
Nov 2
Chris Isaak
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Hamish & Andy (with their update on their Caravan of Courage)
And a performance by End of Fashion!
No 9
Rob Schneider
Ronan Keating
Hamish & Andy stories from the Caravan of Courage trip
Boyzone - …
Rove meets Leno #3
In tonight’s episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, you can catch Rove McManus in his third appearance on the show.
Both times he has appeared, Rove and Leno have hit it off very well, with some speculation he is seeking his own US show. He even scored a line in Variety on that front…
Of his latest visit Rove reckons this is about as good as it gets.
“I have been waiting for the right time to come back over and as soon as I saw the Aussie dollar hit 62c I …
ONE HD bumps TEN HD into limbo
TEN’s “science fiction Thursday”, Neighbours catch-up, timeshifted News and documentaries on TEN HD could become a thing of the past with confirmation that there is no contingency plan announced alongside the launch of ONE HD.
TEN HD will continue on air until April when it is overtaken by TEN’s 24hr sports channel ONE HD. The current home of TEN HD, Channel 12, will broadcast the sports content in standard definition.
That leaves Smallville and other fan favourites in television limbo. Other shows including Torchwood, Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, One Tree Hill, Friday Night Lights …
Gallery: What we nearly missed at the ARIAs
ARIAs night belonged to Gabriella Cilmi and The Presets, in a very straight-laced event.
Pity Nick Cave wasn’t there to ruffle a few feathers.
Rove managed a cute “subliminal” dig just towards the end. But if you didn’t blink there were a few live telly moments worth another mention….
Current affairs surge at Seven
It was the week that current affairs and finance dominated. Ray Martin lamented the state of commercial news and current affairs at the same time as a former sports presenter won his first week behind a public affairs desk, a CEO lashed out at his rival networks but shot off about the starting date of his new current affairs project, while the network signed a former Sunday journo, TEN reported a 25% slump in earnings, a Telstra boss said Foxtel subscriptions were slowing, another Murdoch stitched up a production deal with …
Gallery: Kids’ Choice Awards orange carpet
It was a case of tossing aside network alignments yesterday on the Orange Carpet at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2008.
As Dean Geyer and Toni Pearen showed, there were no network rivalries before the cameras or the screaming fans at the annual awards show.
At Hi-Sense Arena yesterday in Melbourne, the carpet was a bit like one of those cattle runs, with the stars shepherded by publicists in between fans and media. It was a delicate act trying to please everybody.
Out for the day were Bindi Irwin & minders, Australian Idol finalists …
Daylight robbery for network shows
Now that we are well and truly into Daylight Saving some viewers will be aware that they are seeing their regular programming delayed -or in some cases- more delayed than usual.
Queensland viewers will have noticed that Sunrise and Today are now on a one hour time delay.
A year ago Today attempted to adjust for Queensland airing between 5 and 8.30am, with an extra Queensland-only half an hour. This year the show advises it is sticking with its regular 5:30 - 9am telecast with a delay for Queensland viewers. South Australian, Northern …
ABC beats TEN as Seven wins
It was the week that American critics began to knife Kath & Kim (officially), ABC told staff it would cut up to 35 production jobs, Nine denied having a contract with the wife of a convicted crim, an actor lambasted his former soap, Today Tonight announced its next host would be a sports presenter and said its film crew helped -not hounded- an interviewee, Seven ’streamlined’ its Lotto results, buyers eyed a key production company, the Imparja / Nine Darwin deal fell apart, a TV critic died, and suddenly so did …
New, local content wins Seven week
It was the week the “Prince of Darkness” descended upon Nine, the Imparja takeover of NTD9 inched closer, Seven lost an appeal relating to a children’s court case and lost a packet in the financial freefall, TEN signalled the return of boxing only to have its promoter caught up in a drug arrest, two networks fight over the contracts of one presenter, ACMA cancelled a community broadcasting license while a leak led to a Federal Police raid, the Government introduced a bill to firm the switch to digital, TEN turned off …