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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 …
Gone: Fringe
Nine has just pulled the plug on one of it’s big new dramas, Fringe.
The big budget “thrilling new drama” the network recently promoted as with a big marketing push has been pulled from it schedule effective immediately.
Nine will instead move The Mentalist into its place from next Wednesday at 8:30pm, followed by CSI: NY.
This week the series rated a disappointing 671,000 viewers -thrashed by Criminal Minds’ 1.47m, beaten by Spicks and Specks 1.23m, and pipped by House’s 885,000 viewers.
The complex, futuristic drama starring Australian actors Anna Torv and John Noble has …
‘Alan Everywhere’ in Torchwood
Alan Dale will appear in next week’s episode of Torchwood.
It’s another credit to his impressive international CV which already lists Ugly Betty, Lost, The OC, NCIS, 24 and a host of others. A long way from Jim Robinson…
This year Dale has been appearing in the stage production of Spamalot in the UK, which required Lost to travel to the UK to shoot scenes for the last series.
The episode “Reset” also has another interesting guest role for fans of the Who-niverse too.
It airs 10:30pm Monday on TEN.
Prince Charles snubs Dr Who request
Russell T. Davies, executive producer of Doctor Who, has called Prince Charles a “miserable swine” for declining a request to guest-star on the series.
“He turned us down, the miserable swine,” said Davies.
He let slip the comment to the BBC at a literature festival over the weekend. He was asked about the Prince’s appearance while talking about his new book Doctor Who: The Writer’s Tale.
According to the BBC, a spokesman for Prince Charles said, “We receive a great many requests, and it’s impossible to accept them all.”
Somehow I reckon Cpt. Jack …
Seriously confusing Mondays
Updated. In the musical chairs that is Network TEN’s Mondays (seriously) comes another round of changes to keep viewers on their toes. Have some sympathy for the poor folk at Pagemasters who have to enter these into all your print guides…
Now it seems Supernatural is returning, with a double season premiere at 8:30pm Monday October 6th. The first hour screened in the US last week. A week later it screens at 9:30pm.
That pushes 90210 out to a new time of Fridays at 8:30pm, edging the movie The Bourne Supremacy to 9:30pm.
Plans …
Torchwood simmers while AFL burns
Fans of Captain Jack and co. you have the Brownlow Medal and 90210 to “thank” for this.
This Monday night there is no Torchwood because of the AFL’s night of nights at Crown Casino. That means 90210 and Burn Notice are also off air as a result. In NSW and QLD, TEN has 90210 followed by highlights from the Emmy Awards.
So on Monday September 29 there is still some adjustment to do. Viewers in Vic, SA and WA will have a double 90210 in order to catch up to other states, followed …
Australian Idol: Verdict Show
“Idol’s Monday night was always a bit of a naff for the audience because it was really just 15 minutes of content rolled out over an hour, but we’ve recognised that and strengthened it,” Dicko said two weeks ago.
To borrow a Big Brother phrase: I don’t think so.
Instead, Monday night’s Verdict edition consisted of 15 minutes of content rolled out over 70 minutes.
This year Idol decided to flag the bottom three at the top of the show and re-open the voting lines (ker-ching) to close at 8pm AEST. Viewers in …
90210, Burn Notice, Torchwood ten minutes later
This Monday night most TEN shows are pushed back by ten minutes due to a 70 minute edition of Australian Idol -and this all because of the same show that they admitted had been ten minutes of interest padded out to sixty…
As a result Monday night’s schedule will be:
7:00 Taken Out
7:30 Australian Idol
8:40 90210
9:40 Burn Notice
10:40 Ten Late News With Sports Tonight
11:25 The Late Show With David …
Fans keep Burn Notice fire alive
TEN continues to make alterations to its programming regarding Burn Notice, but the news is good for fans.
Instead of early plans for a movie on Monday September 15 at 9:30pm, it will air another episode of the US action drama, with the episode, “Bad Blood.” This is the second last to have aired so far in America.
Next week of course the show is absent due to the 2 hour premiere of 90210. There were some unanswered questions about whether the show would return.
TEN had already done one backflip on Burn Notice …
Cancel that….. Burn Notice is back!
What a difference a day makes.
Never let it be said fans at websites, including this one, don’t have pulling power. TEN has backed down on its decision to dump Burn Notice.
It will return next week in the prime timeslot of 8:30pm.
The move follows TEN telling viewers last night the show would return later in the year. Earlier today TV Tonight was given the …