• 10 wins Monday with Masked Singer, HYBPA?

    10 has managed a win on Monday thanks to two broadly popular shows.
    The Masked Singer drew 1.05m viewers for its grand finale, but it rose to 1.37m for the moment Cody Simpson was revealed as The Robot.
    That was comfortably ahead of The Block on 897,000 viewers. Trailing behind were 7:30 (563,000), Australian Story (508,000), and Bride & Prejudice (407,000).
    Have You Been Paying Attention? also dominated its slot at a bumper 926,000 viewers, way ahead of Four Corners (533,000), Media Watch
  • This is Going to be Big

    This is Going to be Big
    Teenagers living with disabilities share their dreams, desires and confront challenges while preparing for a John Farnham musical. 8pm Tuesday on ABC.The Cheap Seats
    High Country
    Creative Types With Virginia Trioli
    The Marlow Murder Club
    The Great Amazon Heist
  • Airdate: Tony Robinson’s Marvellous Machines

    Airdate: Tony Robinson’s Marvellous Machines
    2023 UK series Tony Robinson’s Marvellous Machines premieres tonight on SBS, in which the actor / presenter travels the world to explore the most unusual and innovative machines and vehicles.
    This is a 6 part series.
    This exciting new series celebrates a host of modern engineering marvels, many of which you would never have known even existed. In each episode, Tony discovers four truly mind-blowing and unique machines. He’ll meet the teams who operate them and the amazing engineers,
  • “VOZ reports will not be available today.”

    “VOZ reports will not be available today.”
    If you’ve been checking the site today for Sunday ratings, I posted earlier in the TV Lounge that OzTAM advised there would be delays to the delivery.
    A further update from OzTAM at 4:12pm now advises, “Further to the previous email below, VOZ reports will not be available today. An update will be provided in the morning.”
    This marks the first time since the revamped ratings that numbers have not been supplied the following day.
    In 2020 its data supplier Nielsen was the victim
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  • Renewed: Beyond Paradise

    Renewed: Beyond Paradise
    UK drama Beyond Paradise has been commissioned for a third series as well as a 2024 Christmas special.
    The Death in Paradise spin-off stars Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton and centres around the Shipton Abbott police team cracking a host of mind-boggling and mysterious puzzles.
    Tim Key, executive producer for Red Planet Pictures, says: “The response to series two has been fantastic. So much love goes into the making of the show and we’re delighted that the audience have enjoyed it so
  • Insight: April 30

    Insight: April 30
    This week on SBS, Insight’s Kumi Taguchi looks at how modern-day cults are different, and why we’re still drawn to them today.
    A young Christian man gives up his friends, his studies, and his love of football after joining a cult recruiting on university campuses. A mother fears her daughter has joined a cult, while another mum says her life was destroyed through a cult-like MLM.8:30pm Tuesday on SBS.
  • Jeff Probst locks onto returning players for Survivor 50

    Jeff Probst locks onto returning players for Survivor 50
    A week ago Survivor US  was undecided about what they might plot for their 50th season -but at a recent fan event, Jeff Probst consulted the audience and appeared to lock it in.
    On Saturday night at the Ovation Hollywood complex in Los Angeles, Probst asked the crowd, “Survivor 50 is coming down the corner. The truth is, we really do focus on 47 and 48, that’s what we’re heading out to shoot next, and then we have to shoot 49. But we know 50 is coming, so I am curious, is
  • Airdate: Hollywood Con Queen

    Airdate: Hollywood Con Queen
    US documentary series Hollywood Con Queen, which explores the shocking story behind one of Hollywood’s biggest scams will premiere on Apple TV+ in May.
    The three-part docuseries hails from Emmy-winner Chris Smith and Library Films, the team behind Tiger King, 100 Foot Wave, Fyre, Bad Vegan, Operation Varsity Blues and more.
    A mysterious figure dubbed the ‘Con Queen’ impersonates the industry’s most powerful women, luring unsuspecting victims to Indonesia with the promise
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  • Eurovision 2024: Malta

    Eurovision 2024: Malta
    Malta.
    Eurovision: Semi Final TwoSarah Bonnici: “Loop”
    Growing up in a highly musical family, Sarah’s passion for the arts was discovered at a very young age. In 2009, Sarah made her debut in the Malta Junior Eurosong, finishing third overall. The following year, she joined the Maltese delegation as a backup singer and dancer at Junior Eurovision in Belarus. Throughout the years, Sarah has headlined major festivals and events and has been invited to perform on international sta
  • Craig McPherson quits, Anthony De Ceglie appointed Director of 7News & Current Affairs

    Craig McPherson quits, Anthony De Ceglie appointed Director of 7News & Current Affairs
    Seven West Media has appointed Anthony De Ceglie as Director of News and Current Affairs and Editor-in-Chief, Seven West Media following the resignation by current Seven Network Director of News and Public Affairs, Craig McPherson.
    A former Today Tonight exec producer, McPherson was appointed in 2015 when Seven News was trailing Nine News but he took it to a leading position, while maintaining winning performances by Sunrise and The Morning Show.
    7News Spotlight was also introduced in more
  • Mr Squiggle enters National Museum of Australia

    Mr Squiggle enters National Museum of Australia
    Mr Squiggle and Friends are being showcased by the National Museum of Australia.
    The ABC’s Mr Squiggle and Friends first appeared on the small screen in 1959 but would last until 1999.
    With a pencil for a nose, the character of Mr Squiggle would delight children by turning the “squiggles” he would be sent from around the country into pictures, all with the help of his friend Blackboard.
    The creation of Norman Hetherington, a donated collection comprises the puppets themselves,
  • Airdate: Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter

    Airdate: Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter
    Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ today announced, Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter, a four-part docuseries that delves into the lives of Nick and Aaron Carter, will premiere in June.
    From their outsized fame in the late 1990s and early 2000s; to their headline-making struggles in recent years, the docuseries pulls back the curtain on the fraught dynamic of the Carter family and the dark side of such an abrupt rise to fame. At its core, Fallen Idols explores the accusations of sexual assault against
  • Electric Fields rehearse in Malmö -and yes, we have the didgeridoo.

    Electric Fields rehearse in Malmö -and yes, we have the didgeridoo.
    It’s official. Australia has brought a didgeridoo to the Eurovision stage for the very first time.
    South Australia’s Electric Fields had their first rehearsal on the Eurovision stage in Malmö, late last night, Australian time.
    Vocalist Zaachariaha Fielding is resplendent in a flowing white dress joined by keyboard player Michael Ross for their 2024 entry, “One Milkali (One Blood)”, with the chorus lyrics in huge letters on the LED backdrop and cubes above.
    The electr
  • David Stratton makes rare ABC return

    David Stratton makes rare ABC return
    Legendary film critic David Stratton makes a rare return to ABC this week, with a cameo appearance in Creative Types with Virginia Trioli.
    Trioli profiles First Nations director Warwick Thornton. Going through a box of old photos and memorabilia, Thornton finds the first hand-written draft of Samson and Delilah -his Cannes-acclaimed debut which drew 5 stars from At the Movies hosts Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton.
    Stratton, now retired from film criticism, features in a rare zoom cameo with
  • Seven strong in ratings week

    Seven strong in ratings week
    Seven enjoyed a clear win in last week’s ratings with a 31.3% to Nine’s 24.4%.
    ABC was also too strong for 10.SEVEN + AFFILIATES
    NINE + AFFILIATES
    10 + AFFILIATES
    SBS
    ABC
    TOTAL PEOPLE
    TV
    31.93%
    24.94%
    15.75%
    8.36%
    18.13%
    BVOD
    26.39%
    20.30%
    12.47%
    15.24%
    25.60%
    Total TV
    31.34%
    24.44%
    15.40%
    9.10%
    18.93%
    PEOPLE 25-54
    TV
    32.16%
    27.79%
    20.45%
    6.97%
    12.11%
    BVOD
    28.33%
    23.53%
    14.53%
    12.27%
    21.34%
    Total TV
    31.48%
    27.03%
    19.39%
    7.91%
    13.76%
    PEOPLE 16-39
    TV
    33.67%
    27.84%
    19.47%
    5.85%
    12.74%
    B
  • Living Black: April 29

    Living Black: April 29
    Tonight on Living Black, Karla Grant meets comedian turned2019 The Block contestant, Andy Saunders.
    Andy Saunders is a man who loves to tell a joke. Whether on stage at a comedy gig, working on a construction site, or talking on the phone, he will do whatever it takes to make his audience laugh. But how did this proud Biripi man from the NSW Mid North Coast break into the comedy circuit only to end up as a contestant on the reality TV renovation series The Block? Karla Grant spoke to Andy to tal
  • FOX Sports suspends Paul Kent

    FOX Sports suspends Paul Kent
    FOX Sports presenter Paul Kent has been suspended after footage circulated online of a brawl outside a venue in Sydney’s inner west.
    “FOX Sports presenter and News Corp Australia columnist Paul Kent has been stood down pending an immediate investigation,” a joint statement read.Rugby league journalist Paul Kent has been stood down after a scuffle outside a Sydney restaurant. #9News pic.twitter.com/tRL122u9Iv
    — 9News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) April 28, 2024Police have confirmed t
  • Saturday 27 April 2024

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  • Returning: Colin from Accounts

    Returning: Colin from Accounts
    Season Two of Colin From Accounts, written by and starring Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer, will be premiere on Binge / Showcase in May.
    Returning cast members are Emma Harvie, Genevieve Hegney, Michael Logo, Helen Thomson, Darren Gilshenan, Annie Maynard and Tai Hara.
    Joining for season two is Celeste Barber (Wellmania, The Letdown) as Katie, Virginia Gay (Savage River, Safe Home) as Rumi, Justin Rosniak (The Surfer, Mr Inbetween) as Alistair, Lynne Porteous (Home and Away, The Commons) as Da
  • After the Party

    After the Party
    There’s a scene at the end of episode one of After the Party that will provoke you and leave you questioning what you have seen.
    It’s the intent of the producers to do just that, because the incident splinters the family of Penny (Robyn Malcolm), Phil (Peter Mullan) and daughter Grace (Tara Canton). It reverberates for years to come in the New Zealand community where Penny lives and works, yet for her there is no turning back.
    The 6 part series, co-created by Malcolm and writer Diann
  • Vale: Graham Webb

    Vale: Graham Webb
    Pioneering TV producer, presenter and radio host Graham Webb, best known for Sound Unlimited, has died, aged 88.
    In 1974, he hosted and produced the pioneering Saturday morning music video series Sound Unlimited on Seven– cited as the world’s first program to feature pop video clips.
    Initially, it was broadcast as the Graham Webb Saturday Today Show in Sydney. But in 1975 Webb handed the compere role to ’60s pop singer-turned-DJ, Donnie Sutherland, who enjoyed a long run with t
  • Axed: NCIS: Hawaii

    Axed: NCIS: Hawaii
    NCIS: Hawaii has been axed after three seasons.
    Currently airing its third season in the USA, a season finale to screen in early May will now serve as the series finale.
    NCIS: Hawaii was the fourth series in the NCIS franchise following NCIS: New Orleans and NCIS: Los Angeles, both of which have concluded
    That leaves the original NCIS and Australia’s own NCIS: Sydney, renewed for a second season, as ongoing propositions, plus a prequel series about a young Jethro Leroy Gibbs, in the pipeli
  • Simpsons producers: “We certainly didn’t kill the character off lightly”

    Simpsons producers: “We certainly didn’t kill the character off lightly”
    The Simpsons team has responded to viewer reactions following the death of a Springfield character.
    Co-executive producer Tim Long has shared his thoughts after social media reacted to the death of Larry, a long-running barfly at Moe’s Tavern.
    “I’m sorry if some fans are upset, but we really wanted to use Larry’s death as a way to show that even the most peripheral people in our lives have dignity and worth, and that we really shouldn’t take anyone for granted,&rdqu
  • Friday 26 April 2024

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  • “Their story was beyond anything I could have imagined.”

    “Their story was beyond anything I could have imagined.”
    Gary Sokolov, son of Lali and Gita Sokolov, has watched The Tattooist of Auschwitz, and reflected upon seeing his parents’ story on screen.
    Starring Harvey Keitel and Melanie Lynskey, the six-part drama, based on the international best-selling novel by Heather Morris, is inspired by the real-life story of Lali and Gita, who met while prisoners in the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust of World War II.
    What was your initial response when you found out that The Tattooist of Au
  • No plans for Hamish Blake for Olympics or Celebrity Gogglebox

    No plans for Hamish Blake for Olympics or Celebrity Gogglebox
    He’s one of Nine’s most popular faces, but Hamish Blake will not be seconded to their Olympics broadcast -and he has no issue with that.
    “I’m happy to have watch it with the kids on on the TV. Channel Nine was able to find people with sporting knowledge. I’m sure the team has got it covered,” he told TV Tonight.
    The Lego Masters host also doesn’t plan to return to Celebrity Gogglebox.
    “It was partly a scheduling thing and partly that I think everyo
  • Nine loses defamation case over ACA story

    Nine loses defamation case over ACA story
    Nine must pay a Sydney barrister $150,000 in damages after losing a defamation case in which A Current Affair portrayed her as a “thief.”
    Gina Edwards sued the broadcaster and journalist Steve Marshall over two 2021 ACA broadcasts and online articles, which she said incorrectly painted her as “a thief” who stole the dog named Oscar.
    She had been in a legal fight for ownership of Oscar with a former friend, Mark Gillespie, and her counsel Sue Chrysanthou SC previously told
  • John Aitken joins Married at First Sight: NZ

    John Aitken joins Married at First Sight: NZ
    MAFS expert John Aitken will join the fourth season of Married at First Sight: New Zealand.
    The series filmed for Three will screen in Australia on 9Now.
    “It’s different, it’s fresh and I can’t wait to share it – certainly with people from New Zealand, but also across Australasia. I was really excited to be approached to be a part of it,” he said.
    “I’ve got 11 seasons of being an expert on the Australian version, so I was able to apply a lot of wha
  • 60 Minutes: April 28

    60 Minutes: April 28
    On 60 Minutes how has a secret weapon brought down hundreds of high-ranking United States government workers? Plus kayaker Jess Fox is profiled.
    Havana SyndromeSome people might applaud the ingenuity; most though would condemn the barbarity. A secret new weapon has apparently been developed and is being used to target hundreds of high-ranking United States government workers. Those affected include diplomats, military officials, and spies, who believe they’ve been struck down in mysterious
  • Friday Flashback: MasterChef Australia: “boys vs girls”

    Friday Flashback: MasterChef Australia: “boys vs girls”
    MasterChef Australia returned to 10 this week with a refresh of judges and contestants, with promos declaring “There Have Never Been MasterChef Australia Contestants Like This.”
    Back in 2013, threatened by the success of My Kitchen Rules, 10’s promo team branded the season as “Girls v Boys.”
    Contestants were dumbed down to “Tiger Mum,” “Cattle Rancher,” “The Dude,” “The 1950’s Housewife,” “The Tough Cookie,

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