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My Kitchen Rules Just Passes on First Week »
After all the hype about Seven’s new challenge to rival cooking show MasterChef, the results are in…and the verdict is not pretty for the network. After a summer of heavy promotion of the new show My Kitchen Rules, which included full banner advertisements n national newspapers, and regular commercial plugging on their network, the show [...]
Mick Molloy Returns to TV »
Australian viewers get ready to brace yourself: Mick Molloy is making yet another return to TV. After having his previous two projects scrapped by the Nine network, The Mick Molloy Show in 1999 and The Nation in 2007, the veteran comic is set to return via a spot in the networks Winter Olympic Commentary team.
Australia’s Got Talent: Auditions »
Australian Idol might be done and dusted for the 2010 year, but that doesn’t mean there are no other avenues to show off your talents. Australia’s Got Talent WILL be returning to the small screens this year, and as is the case every time that happens, auditions are taking place right about now!
Cowell to Step Down as Idol Judge »
The news keeps going from bad to worse for the singing reality television series, Idol, with news the American shows judge, Simon Cowell, will leave the show at the end of the year. While many versions of the franschise continue to decline in ratings across the globe, the American version of the show has still [...]
US Celebrity Apprentice »
The third season of the celebrity US realty television series, The Apprentice, is set to make its mark in 2010 with a list of big names already confirmed for the highly popular show. This week it was confirmed rock-star wife Sharon Osbourne, singer Cindy Lauper and former track and field legend Michael Johnson will join [...]
UFC Live Next Year on ONE »
It has taken a lot longer than it took around the rest of the world, but UFC has finally arrived in Australia. Since making its debut on our small screen courtesy of the folk at ONE, the Aussie audiences have fallen in love with the martial arts events, with ratings reflecting the hype.
New Sports Variety Show For Nine in 2010 »
The ratings decline at Channel Nine continues to happen, and it seems the network are desperate to turn things around. Part of their plan to fix the problem is a new sports variety show featuring some of the nations hottest prospects, called Between The Lines.
ABC3 Joins the Digital TV World »
Australian tellie gets a whole lot broader from this week, with the welcoming of ABC3 to the digital television world. Starting last Friday, the channel opening with a bunch of shows including Countdown to 3, a live broadcast involving many ABC presenters, djs and dancers.
Hung »
This year we’ve seen several US cable series that are short run, quality pieces that remind us all the good stuff is not coming out of network television. United States of Tara, Nurse Jackie, and although it’s longer, True Blood. Imagine Coach Carter mixed with Californication in a television series.
Idol Ratings Up for Finale But Still Not Good Enough »
Australian Idol capped off a forgettable year in a positive style, drawing in its highest ratings total all year with 1.47 million tuning in for the Sydney Opera House Finale. While the figure was pleasing, it was still an indication the show was still on the decline, being well down on last year, and still [...]