Television news

• Emmy Awards 2021: guide

  17-09-2021 20:58
  
  Cedric the Entertainer will host the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards at the Event Deck at L.A. Live, screening Monday morning (Australian time).
  Originally planned for Microsoft Theater, the event has relocated to an indoor-outdoor venue, due to concerns over COVID-19 Delta variant.
  Ted Lasso leads the nominations (13), followed by The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale (11), Hamilton (9), WandaVison (8), Mare of Easttown and Saturday Night Live (7). Aussie Yvonne Strahovski is nominated for The Handma
  
  Read more

• Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

  17-09-2021 20:56
  
  When the credits roll at the end of musical film Everybody’s Talking About Jamie there’s some vision of the documentary on which this film is based.
  Briefly you’ll see 2011’s Jamie: Drag Queen at 16with the real life Jamie New and his mother, which became the basis of a 2017 stage musical, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.
  Knowing this film is based on the true experiences of a 16 year old boy from Sheffield makes this a richer experience. At such a young age, Jamie
  
  Read more

• Australian Directors Guild Awards move to December

  17-09-2021 20:52
  
  Another awards show has moved due to the current restrictions in Sydney and Melbourne.
  The Australian Directors Guild has announced that the 40th anniversary ADG Awards have moved from October 22 to Friday December 3.
  The Awards will be held live, in person and socially distanced at the Actor’s Centre in Leichhardt.
  “The Australian production industry deserves a celebration of our talent and resilience and the ADG Awards in this, our 40th year, will be a wonderful opportunity for eve
  
  Read more

• Frogger: promo

  17-09-2021 20:50
  
  Larger-than-life game show Frogger debuted in the US last week.
  Filmed at Homebush in Sydney, the series was devised and produced by Eureka Productions (Holey Moley, The Amazing Race Australia, Making It).
  Based on the classic ’80s video game, it is hosted by Damon Wayans Jr. and Kyle Brandt. There are twelve obstacle courses or “crossings” as contestants dodge traffic, gators and hippos. 13 hour-long episodes were filmed with US expats based in Australia – completed befo
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Media Hub awarded SKY News Regional presentation

  17-09-2021 20:49
  
  Southern Cross Austereo has partnered with MediaHub Australia to manage and deliver SKY News Regional Channels across Australia.
  SCA broadcasts 93 free to air TV signals across regional Australia including SKY News Regional into 17 of markets across Victoria, Southern NSW and Queensland.
  MediaHub Australia Executive Head of Operations, Scott Jolly, said, “SCA required three HD channels for regional Queensland, regional Southern NSW and regional Victoria. The channels are a mix of SKY News
  
  Read more

• Have You Been Paying Attention?: Sept 20

  17-09-2021 20:45
  
  Ahead of their Rosehaven finale next week, Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola are on Have You Been Paying Attention? this Monday.
  Back by popular demand is the effortlessly lovable Luke McGregor, who will have questions in response to the questions posed by Quizmaster Tom Gleisner this Monday night.
  Luke’s Rosehaven co-star and co-creator Celia Pacquola will put their friendship to the test as they battle it out for Have You Been Paying Attention? bragging rights.
  Return favourites Anne Edmo
  
  Read more

• Airdate: 2021 Brownlow Medal

  17-09-2021 20:43
  
  Seven broadcasts the 2021 Brownlow Medal on Sunday night hosted by Hamish McLachlan and Jacqui Felgate.
  Basil Zempilas, Abbey Holmes and Amberley Lobo will also take fans inside the AFL’s official count in Perth.
  In a rare year with no outright favourite, the Brownlow race appears destined for a blanket finish, with leading contenders Ollie Wines, Clayton Oliver, Marcus Bontempelli, Jack Steele and Christian Petracca almost impossible to split.
  In a year when the competition’s l
  
  Read more

• Airdate: 50th Anniversary of Operation Ivanhoe

  17-09-2021 20:42
  
  On Monday a National Commemorative Service to mark the 50th anniversary of Operation Ivanhoe and the Battle of Nui Le will be held at the Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial on Anzac Parade in Canberra.
  50th Anniversary of Operation Ivanhoe
  In September 1971, just weeks before they were due to leave for home, soldiers of the Australian Task Force fought their last major offensive operation of the Vietnam War – the Battle of Nui Le and part of Operation Ivanhoe.
  10:30am Monday on AB
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Friday Flashback: Prime Time

  17-09-2021 08:28
  
  Speaking of 1980s newsrooms….
  This week’s Friday Flashback is a look back at Prime Time, Nine’s soap which was centred around a current affairs show, called Assignment.
  60 episodes screened from January 1986 – 1987 (an amazing feat by today’s standards), produced by Crawford Productions.
  The men had handlebar moustaches and the women had shoulder pads. The opening titles may have been designed on a Hewlett Packard.
  The cast featured Chris Orchard, Tony Hawkins, Nin
  
  Read more

• A Home and Away wedding

  17-09-2021 07:06
  
  It’s a Home & Away wedding next week when Northern Districts Hospital’s Tori (Penny McNamee) and Christian’s (Ditch Davey) tie the knot.
  While the doctors’ first kiss wasn’t exactly a fairytale – Tori misread the signals and leaned in when Christian was trying to press the lift button – it wasn’t long until Christian reciprocated with a kiss of his own and confirmed the feeling was mutual.
  Tori and Christian’s relationship has faced plent
  
  Read more

• “I do 15 hours of live TV a week”: Lisa Millar reflects on quitting Twitter

  17-09-2021 06:22
  
  News Breakfast presenter Lisa Millar has spoken about her recent decision to leave Twitter, which she attributes to negative online commentary.
  Whilst she acknowledges the usefulness of the platform for breaking news and information, she also told The Age the level of animosity directed at her went well beyond criticism of her work.
  “It got to a point where there was nothing I could do and the balance had totally swung. I could not stop the constant barrage of criticism while we were on ai
  
  Read more

• Optus nabs UEFA World Cup qualifiers

  17-09-2021 05:29
  
  Optus has secured the exclusive Australian rights to select UEFA World Cup Qualifiers for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
  This includes all home qualifiers of three of the top six ranked FIFA teams in England, Germany and the Netherlands.
  “Optus Sport customers will now be able to watch the elite of European football battle it out in qualification to play on the game’s biggest stage in Australia and New Zealand’s hosted FIFA Women’s World Cup,” Optus Head of
  
  Read more

• Vale: Jane Powell

  17-09-2021 05:14
  
  Golden age Hollywood star Jane Powell, best known for MGM musicals Royal Wedding, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and TV’s Growing Pains has died, aged 92.
  She died of natural causes at her home in Connecticut.
  Born Suzanne Bruce in 1929, she auditioned for Louis B. Mayer and David O. Selznick, she quickly drew a seven-year contract with MGM in 1943. Her first film was 1944 musical Song of the Open Road, in which she played a child film star who runs away. She took her character&rsquo
  
  Read more

• Tina Arena, Dannii Minogue reunite for Young Talent Time: Unmasked

  17-09-2021 04:33
  
  10 has released a first promo of Tina Arena and Dannii Minogue from the upcoming Young Talent Time: Unmasked special.
  The two were only together on YTT across two years (Tina: 1977–83; Dannii: 1982–88) but they share great fondness for the show which ignited their global careers.
  Not all the members of the YTT club were able to gather in the same space for the special, hosted by Toni Pearen, including Johnny Young who lives in Perth.
  But this will bring back great memories as 10 cele
  
  Read more

• A very Lego Queer Eye

  17-09-2021 03:30
  
  Lego this week announced another set of TV characters to be released: Queer Eye‘s fab five.
  Figurines include Bobby Berk, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Karamo Brown and Jonathan Van Ness, plus Bruley the dog.
  They are in good company. Lego has previously unveiled sets for Seinfeld and Friends.
  “Queer Eye has had such a positive impact on so many people’s lives which is why we are excited for this collaboration,” Matthew Ashton, Vice President of Design at the Lego Group an
  
  Read more

• Airdate: The Truth About Anxiety

  17-09-2021 02:52
  
  Comedian Celia Pacquola fronts a documentary for SBS The Truth About Anxiety in which she crosses the country meeting with other anxiety sufferers.
  From AFL footballer Mitch Morton to musician and author Clare Bowditch, actor Hugh Sheridan to high school students, she hears personal stories about this sometimes crippling condition demonstrate that anxiety holds no bias in who it affects.
  Celia Pacquola said: “I’ve always wondered if there was something weird about my brain. From an e
  
  Read more

• Dancing with the Stars: Grant Denyer, Kylie Gillies return.

  17-09-2021 02:32
  
  First names have been announced for the next season of Dancing with the Stars: All Stars.
  Bridie Carter, Kylie Gillies, Grant Denyer, Sam Mac and Ricki Lee are all confirmed to return to the Seven series.
  More names are due to be announced including ‘Wildcard’ additions.
  As tipped, filming is due to get underway on Wednesday in Sydney but with a virtual audience this time.
  The show is now expected in 2022.Performer and TV star @TheRickiLee is also hitting the dance floor on the new s
  
  Read more

• Thursday 16 September 2021

  17-09-2021 02:00
  Report:
  Daily Free-to-Air Share
  Channels:
  All Free-to-Air Channels
  Market:
  5 City Metro (aggregate figure)Demographics:
  Total People
  Day-part:
  18:00 – 24:00
  Day:
  Thursday
  Deliverable:
  Overnight, Consolidated 7 and Consolidated 28Channel
  Overnight
  Consolidated 7
  Consolidated 28
  16/9/21
  9/9/21
  19/8/21
  ABC TV
  11.2%
  12.2%
  12.1%
  ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus
  2.3%
  2.2%
  3.1%
  ABC ME
  0.4%
  0.3%
  0.6%
  ABC NEWS
  1.7%
  1.6%
  2.1%
  ABC TV Network
  15.7%
  16.4%
  17.9%
  Seven
  20.6%
  18.6%
  19.3%
  7TWO
  4.3%
  4.3%
  4.1%
  7mate
  3.
  
  Read more

• Gogglebox tops entertainment as Making It dips

  17-09-2021 02:00
  
  Gogglebox led entertainment shows on a quiet Thursday night at 610,000 metro viewers, but 10’s newcomer reality show took a dip in its second outing.
  ABC led viewing from 7 – 8pm.
  7:30 won its slot wth 589,000 then an extended Home & Away (585,000 / 555,000 ), RBT (519,000), Making It (401,000) and Foreign Correspondent (381,000).
  Elsewhere The Front Bar was 382,000, then The Latest (366,000), Epstein’s Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell (290,000) and Q+A (267,000).
  Seven network wo
  
  Read more

Follow @TelevisionNewsl on Twitter!