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Cooking pips cars on Tuesday
Nine might have to rethink its advertisements for Top Gear touting it as Australia’s new #1 show after last night it was pipped by My Kitchen Rules.
It was a line ball tussle but Seven’s cook-off pulled 1.4m viewers ahead of Nine’s first-run roadtest on 1.38m -well down on its season premiere. Both left Bondi Rescue / The Biggest Loser in their wake (934,000 / 774,000).
Nine’s second episode of Top Gear, which had already aired on SBS, slipped to 1.15m behind NCIS on 1.36m but bettered Grey’s Anatomy on 1.04m.
Other networks battles …
When ‘Exclusives’ come full Circle
TEN’s new morning show The Circle premiered this morning on TEN, and the girls on the show had a good on-air rapport.
Sitting on a couch, as opposed to The View’s table, Denise Drysdale, Yumi Stynes, Chrissie Swan and Gorgi Coghlan bantered and laughed their way through two hours of interviews, songs, cooking and advertorials. Drysdale’s down-to-earth humour is a welcome return to the genre and Coghlan was particularly assured.
No doubt a few teething problems between presenters, cameras and vision switchers will be ironed out, along with knowing whether the show is …
2010 Logies: Who didn’t make the cut already?
Sarah Wilson was Presenter on the highest rating show in 2009 -but it wasn’t enough to land her on the shortlist for 2010 Logie Nominations.
The Masterchef host is now out of the race for Best Presenter and Gold Logie before the race even begins. But she is in good company.
Yesterday’s list of possible contenders published by TV Week again utilised a voting system it has employed in recent years: an individual numerical code for each actor, actress and presenter as a way of facilitating the results. It contrasts with a historical …
Kevin Rudd joins new-look Sunrise
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will appear in a weekly segment on the revamped Sunrise.
Executive Producer Adam Boland told TV Tonight, the Prime Minister would answer live viewer questions each week.
“It’s a ‘Direct Democracy’-style of segment. This has never been done before: he will be answering viewers’ questions directly but not via email or text message, but Live. We will put cameras into the homes of our viewers,” he said.
“There will be three viewers chosen every week and we’ll go to them. So if they’re in Small Business or in their …
Seven 2010: Drama, factuals, epics and comedy
The Pacific, My Kitchen Rules, Cougar Town, ICU, The Marriage Ref, Damage Control, Hung and Royal Pains -just some of the new shows Seven has unveiled as part of its 2010 programming.
Following some time after announcements by opposition networks, Seven demonstrates another strong local slate, with several big international acquisitions. The titles may not be quite as lengthy as Nine’s promise for the year, but Seven has a good track record in delivering on its shows while some networks float titles that just never seem to eventuate (The Irwin Family’s Australia …
TV Tonight Awards 2009: The year of Shaun Micallef
The votes are in.
Readers have spoken on their best and worst television for 2009 in the third annual TV Tonight Awards.
The winners: Shaun Micallef, MasterChef and Packed to the Rafters.
Over 1000 surveys were completed this year, and there were some definite trends. Some choices were clear decisions, others were tight races.
Several “winners” were also “losers” elsewhere, showing a divided audience, and a number of populist shows proved their mettle by staying ahead of underdogs.
Shaun Micallef won both Favourite Male and Most Underrated Performer, while Talkin’ ‘Bout Your …
Morning TV war set to heat up
This Friday marks the last episode of 9AM with David and Kim.
The show will conclude its 4 year run of live morning programmes following the earlier resignation of co-host David Reyne.
Updated: Kim Watkins is also to depart, announcing today, “I’ve loved interviewing, quite literally, thousands of people from all walks of life on 9am. Each day has been a challenge and, for the most part a delight and a privilege.”
TEN’s chief programming officer, David Mott said: “We’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with Kim over the four years of 9am and we’ll be …
Birth for a nation
The final week of the ratings year is over and it was a Rafters baby that defeated singing Idols, Celebrity Masterchefs, new Apprentices, Geeks and Robbie Williams. Seven enjoyed a clean sweep of Week 48, winning all 7 nights, 3 key demos and all 5 cities -it was almost a microcosm of 2009, but this year Nine has seen to it that it didn’t quite enjoy that triumph.
The Seven Network won Week 48 with 31.3% over Nine’s 26.8% and TEN’s 21.3%. The ABC had 15.2% and SBS 5.4%.
GO! had 3.1% over …
Rumours surround 9AM with David & Kim
There is speculation the axe has fallen on 9am with David and Kim.
The Australian reports that sources say the show has been axed despite no confirmation from Network TEN.
With just weeks to go before co-host David Reyne departs the show after four years, TEN has been facing big decisions.
A TEN spokesperson told TV Tonight, “David announced some time ago he was leaving, and we have always said that lends itself to more changes for 2010. What those changes are we have yet to decide.”
The network neglected to include the show …
Martin Place building evacuated
The Daily Telegraph reports that Seven’s Martin Place headquarters in Sydney was evacuated this morning during the broadcasting of Remembrance Day services.
Thick smoke could be seen pouring from the top of the building. Fire crews were in attendance.
A skeleton staff continued to broadcast from the building while 200 people were evacuated.
The building is home to Sunrise, The Morning Show, Seven News and Today Tonight.
The fire is understood to be electrical based.
TV Tonight understands as of 12:40pm fire crews have now allowed staff to return to the building. More to come…
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New producer for Kerri-Anne
Mornings with Kerri-Anne will be due for a new Executive Producer after Jebby Philips leaves the show when it finishes this year.
Confidential reports that Today show producer Tom Malone will then be looking after two shows a day.
The move is likely to create more synergy between the two formats, just as Sunrise and The Morning Show are paired on Seven.
Source: news.com.au
Facelift coming to Sunrise
Exclusive: TV Tonight hears Sunrise is getting a makeover next year.
As it heads into 2010, the Seven breakfast show will be sporting a new studio look at Martin Place.
The show is to get a new set, format, graphics and logo.
Set to coincide with the return of ratings, the makeover is being masterminded by Jim Fenhagen, from Production Design Group in New York City. His credits are formidable: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, CBS Early Show, Anderson Cooper 360, The Martha Stewart Show, Sky News London and …