Networks go to war over news hour
ONE hour news bulletins are the key strategy for ratings in 2014, with Channel Seven dumping Today Tonight in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
TV Shows
My Bitchin’ Rules: a ratings triumph
MY Kitchen Rules is turning into a ratings juggernaut for Channel Seven – and Chloe and Kelly are proving to be the contestants who viewers love to hate.
TV networks tease on new shows
A PRE-RATINGS war dance between Seven and Nine is keeping viewers in the dark about when they will air their big ticket TV shows.
Toby’s not torn over Hutchence
HE could pass as the ‘brother from another mother’ of Tigerlily Hutchence, now young actor Toby Wallace is set to make his name on Australian television.
TV Picks: Big Bash and Chicago Fire
NOW that the Boxing Day Test is done, there’s slim pickings on TV, but don’t panic yet – there’s still cricket to watch. And a festive blaze on Chicago Fire.
ABC aims for younger viewers
A THIRD series of Miss Fisher is ‘under consideration’ but not a certainty as ABC tries to attract a younger audience.
TV Picks: it’s just not cricket
IT’S just not cricket on telly tonight. John Lithgow guest stars on How I Met Your Mother. And there’s Sex on SBS, thank you.
Baldwin’s show axed after gay slur
ALEC Baldwin’s new late night show has been axed after the actor’s homophobic rant at a photographer.
‘Female comedians shouldn’t tell dirty jokes’
A TV critic has been labelled sexist for suggesting that female stand-up comedians shouldn’t try to be as “dirty and distasteful as the boys.”
Reality rules the TV ratings for 2013
THE latest TV ratings reveal what Aussies have wanted to watch this year: specifically, other Aussies cooking, renovating or singing.
TV Picks: The Bachelor’s final pick
The Bachelor tosses a coin. Cosentino makes someone levitate. Ja’mie reveals her makeover. It’s a big night.
Tuesday night fever on DWTS
TV Picks: The top four face off under the disco ball on DWTS. Even NCIS is having a flashback. And a fake friendly for the Socceroos.
The Blacklist blows up competition
THE Blacklist beats all comers, including Homeland. And Aussies go on a download frenzy for Breaking Bad’s finale.
Six reasons why Squizzy sucked
REVIEW: I love a good Aussie crime drama. Give me good Aussie crime dramas any day. Just don’t give me Squizzy. Do you agree?
MasterChef set to carve up ratings
MASTERCHEF Australia is set to go to war against some of Australia’s highest rating TV shows when it returns in just over one week’s time.
TV ratings war set to get ugly
THE TV ratings war gets underway tonight. Read our expert score card and tell us which shows you plan to watch.
Dirty tricks keep ratings war alive
THESE are the dirty tricks commercial television networks use to keep you watching as they battle to win the ratings war.
… And we can’t let this one slide
I EXPECTED Channel Seven’s SlideShow to be the lovechild of Wipeout and Thank God You’re Here. It was. For 10 minutes.
Ja’mie back with a vengeance in ratings
WHO would think the humble quiche, racist gags and bully humour would stir up last nights TV ratings heat?
House Rules starts fighting back
CHANNEL 7’s renovation show House Rules is fighting back, nailing more than 1 million viewers nationally last night.
Brax brothers bulk up TV ratings
THEY arrived to rough up those squeaky clean folks of Summer Bay but the Braxton brothers have added muscle to Home and Away’s ratings.
Viewers on side with SlideShow
SHOULD Grant Denyer’s SlideShow be on the list of worst-ever Aussie TV programs? The critics say yes but the ratings suggest otherwise.
Help us review Ten’s new shows
LIVE NOW: Entertainment reporter Holly Byrnes covers Channel 10’s new breakfast lineup.Tell us what you think.
Dexter cuts own throat with sappy series finale
DEXTER deserved better. So did Dexter fans, who were subjected to the one of the lamest series finales since Seinfeld.
My Say with Dianne Butler
SO you’re thinking great, still plenty to watch. All these new shows being launched.
TV with Dianne Butler
THERE are some fantastic shows on the box this week. Dianne Butler gives you all the information you’ll need to plan your weekly TV time.
Caught in glare of trio’s success
JAMES May still cannot understand why he and his two mates are paparazzi-worthy, writes Andrew Fenton.
Tales of whine, women and thongs
EVEN Paul Fenech, a champion of political incorrectness, was shocked when his TV show, Housos, sparked such controversy.
Kate Ritchie is going back home
WHEN Channel 7 announced Kate Ritchie was returning to Home and Away, you could hear the critics sharpening their knives.
Your weekly television preview
DARREN Devlyn and Andrew Fenton give you your week in TV at a glance and Leigh Paatsch rates the best movies on offer.
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