Voice continues to build on Nine
THE Voice added more than 130,000 viewers to top 2 million in the five capital cities on Tuesday night as Nine’s The Following made its debut.
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Sex symbol who kept her clothes on
SHE was the first crush for a generation of boys, the perfect playmate for a generation of girls.
Nine on song with The Voice
THE second series of The Voice and an audience of more than one million for four hours of the Logie Awards gave Nine a win on what was a big night’s TV viewing.
Leaders of the pack
TWO of the great political figures of the 20th century inspired two of the finest political films of recent years.
Leno’s last laugh, with a $14m handshake
AFTER a blitz of multi-million-dollar contract negotiations and a month of innuendo, Jay Leno’s exit from The Tonight Show has been sealed.
Killer serials
DETECTIVES playing mind games with murderers: it’s a sub-genre at which network TV has learned to excel.
Top Gear helps Nine gather speed
TOP Gear lives! The British car show helped Nine to a win last night as it prepares for the official ratings year to restart on Sunday.
MKR rises again as ABC gets a laugh
THE Seven Network scored another weekly win as My Kitchen Rules topped two million viewers and the ABC’s comedy line-up fired.
Seven on top as SBS lifts
MY Kitchen Rules cooked up another audience of 1.9 million for Seven as SBS again lifted to a six per cent share.
Boredom in epic proportions
THIS week’s seasonal offering is The Greatest Story Ever Told, a strong contender for the title of longest boring movie ever made.
Low-key masterpiece
IN 1958, a young misfit called Charles Starkweather and his girlfriend Caril Fugate went on a murder spree through Nebraska and neighbouring states.
At the sharp end
AUNTY’S edgy new sketch comedy show ranges from the ridiculous to the surreal and, at times, it cuts to the bone.
Ten benefits in pre-Easter week
TELEVISION audiences dropped last night as people prepared for the holiday break and parents prepared Easter bonnets for school children.
Barrister wins ‘Rake’ payment deal
SYDNEY barrister Charles Waterstreet has reached a settlement with the producer of the ABC TV series Rake for ongoing future payments.
Socceroo match leaves SBS on a high
A DELAYED telecast of the Socceroos World Cup qualifier against Oman pushed SBS ONE to its best result for the year.
Nine slows but Ten gains speed
A BLOCK-LESS Nine Network rediscovered what life was like before reality TV with its worst Sunday share for the year, while Ten recorded its best.
Little girl lost
ALL is not what it seems in a grim tale of child abuse and murder set in a stunning location in remote New Zealand.
Top of the list
IN The Bucket List, Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play two men diagnosed with cancer who find themselves in adjacent hospital beds.
Heston’s feats
IT was a neat touch to give Charlton Heston a bit part in Tim Burton’s 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes (Friday, 8.30pm, M Action/Adventure).
Low scores for Nine’s live NRL
NINE’s experiment with live NRL matches on Thursday nights appears to be faltering as the broadcast sheds 300,000 viewers in three weeks.
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