The Rundown: Melbourne Tigers player Felix Von Hofe revealed as new Bachelor
A towering Melbourne Tigers basketballer has been revealed as the man Channel 10 are hoping can help the Bachelor bounce back.
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A Melbourne basketballer appears to have landed the gig as Australia’s new Bachelor.
Melbourne Tigers player Felix Von Hofe is on the Gold Coast and has been snapped in pictures published by the Daily Mail Australia, filming what appears to be a first date with a stunning blonde.
Von Hofe, 27, is a strapping six foot five.
He hails from Melbourne, studied in the US and played for the Washington Eagles.
He is also a podcaster.
The Bachelor has moved its base from Sydney to the Gold Coast this year and for months it has been rumoured that the location is not the only big change in store for the show.
Channel 10 declined to comment.
The franchise needs a kickstart after last year’s double whammy of Jimmy Nicholson not drawing huge ratings and the disappointing turn of Brooke Blurton as the Bachelorette.
Picking your election poison
Saturday night will see wall to wall coverage of the Federal Election across the TV networks.
Sandra Sully will host Network 10’s Your Decision which starts at 6pm alongside Political Editor, Peter van Onselen, The Project’s Waleed Aly, Hugh Riminton, and Jan Fran.
Narelda Jacobs will analyse the results as they come through while a team of reporters will be covering key electorates and the Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese’s camps.
Former Liberal staffer Rachelle Miller will also be joining the coverage.
The ABC is offering all-day election coverage beginning with Johanna Nicholson and Jeremy Fernandez on Weekend Breakfast from 7am followed by extended ABC News bulletins throughout the day from 11am to 4pm.
From 6pm Leigh Sales, Antony Green and David Speers will spearhead the night coverage.
Annabel Crabb, Andrew Probyn, Laura Tingle as well as Labor’s Tanya Plibersek and Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham will also be part of the coverage.
ABC reporters will be spread across the country in battleground seats.
Channel 7’s election night coverage will be helmed by Sunrise co-host Natalie Barr, 7 political editor Mark Riley and Michael Usher.
The network’s extended panel of experts will include Labor’s Jason Clare, Senator Katy Gallagher, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, former Defence Minister Christopher Pyne, current Attorney-General Michaelia Cash and deputy Nationals leader David Littleproud.
Alicia Loxley and Peter Overton will host Channel 9’s Australia Decides election night special.
Nine’s panel of experts includes the network’s political editor, Chris Uhlmann along with
Julie Bishop, Bill Shorten, Senator Jane Hume, Senator Matt Canavan, and Kate Ellis.
Charles Croucher will break down key battlegrounds.
Sarah Abo and Chris O’Keefe will be stationed at the Liberal’s and the ALP’s HQ while a team of reporters will be on the ground at electorates across the country.
Anton Enus will front SBS’s World News election special from 6.30pm which will contain coverage and analysis from SBS chief political correspondent Anna Henderson and crosses to reporters Pablo Vinales at the Liberal HQ and Shuba Krishnan at the Labor headquarters.
SBS reporters will be stations around the country with a focus on diverse electorates.
Lego build goes on despite shaky numbers
Lego Masters Australia’s season wrapped on Monday night with the announcement of Newcastle brothers Joss and Henry as winners drawing 702,000 viewers.
The main body of the show had 669,000 viewers.
The overnight numbers were down from last year when the show drew 932,000 before rising to 1.03m for the winner announcement.
Despite the softening of overnight viewing numbers year on year there is no question about the show’s future.
It will be back next year with Hamish Blake hosting.
Neighbours deserves a Logies nod
As Neighbours enters its last weeks of filming, the show had a sad surprise on Sunday when the nominations for the Logie Awards were announced.
The show, which will cease production after 37 years on June 10, failed to garner a single nomination.
Usually the soap, which admittedly has not had flash ratings in Australia for some years, pulls a nomination in a most popular acting category.
Unfortunately, this year, none of the cast nor the show were recognised.
The final ever episode of Neighbours will air on 10 Peach on August 1.
Hopefully, the show will still be celebrated at the Logies for its extraordinary contribution to the Australian TV landscape.
Neighbours has provided a launching pad for numerous careers both in front of the camera and behind. It has been a training ground for a generation of actors and provided a slice of suburban Australia life to millions of international viewers.
Having clocked up 37 years, it is Australia’s longest running drama. The show has also collected a swag of Logie Awards over the decades.
It absolutely deserves to be acknowledged and celebrated at Australian TV’s night of nights.
Kyle’s horror year continues at awards night
Kyle Sandilands has copped another blow, with his Kyle & Jackie O Show losing out in the radio industry’s top award race.
Poker ace sues Survivor producers over ‘debilitating’ injury
Australian poker star Jackie Glazier is suing the producers of the Channel 10 hit Australian Survivor after suffering a serious injury during a challenge on the show.