• Fake blood hits ABC, Seven offices.

    Fake blood hits ABC, Seven offices.
    Two people were arrested this morning after ABC and Seven offices in Melbourne were sprayed with fake blood.
    The Age reports the front window and steps of the ABC’s offices were covered in red paint by the vandals.
    A poster accused the ABC of enabling genocide in the Middle East.
    “There is so much loss of life, there is so much grief, as a result of the conflict in the Middle East,” Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said today at a press conference.
    “Let’s not bring t
  • Peter Costello quits as Nine Chair

    Peter Costello quits as Nine Chair
    Peter Costello has resigned as chairman of Nine Entertainment Co. after nearly 11 years, including 8 of chairman.
    He also stepped down from the Board effective immediately.
    Deputy Chair Catherine West has been appointed as successor.
    His resignation follows a turbulent time for the media company amid allegations, staff complaints and press stories around the way they have been handled by management. Last week he drew his own headlines following a clash with a reporter at Canberra Airport.
    The Bo
  • Hamish Blake in King’s Birthday Honours 2024

    Hamish Blake in King’s Birthday Honours 2024
    Lego Masters host and Gold Logie winner Hamish Blake has been received an Order of Australia in the King’s Birthday Honours.
    Blake is honoured for service to the arts as an entertainer, and to the community.
    Amongst his community work is Ambassador for Foodbank Victoria and Invictus Australia and participant in a range of charity events. He is also an Australian Father of the Year, Gold Logie winner, and Australian Commercial Radio Awards, ARIA Awards winner.
    Also honoured are Jimmy Rees a
  • Origin drives Nine’s ratings week

    Origin drives Nine’s ratings week
    Nine’s State of Origin I Idrew the biggest overnight audience so far in 2024 at 3.92m viewers.
    Travel Guides topped entertainment at 1.36m while Nine News even managed a rare win at 1.35m.
    A Matildas match scored well for 10  at 1.1m.SEVEN + AFFILIATES
    NINE + AFFILIATES
    10 + AFFILIATES
    SBS
    ABC
    TOTAL PEOPLE
    TV
    28.21%
    29.36%
    15.92%
    8.67%
    16.88%
    BVOD
    20.42%
    35.60%
    12.34%
    13.89%
    17.75%
    Total TV
    27.32%
    30.07%
    15.51%
    9.27%
    16.98%
    PEOPLE 25-54
    TV
    27.01%
    33.78%
    20.48%
    6.71%
    11.42%
    BVOD
    20.99%
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  • Airdate: Hunt For Truth: Tasmanian Tiger

    Airdate: Hunt For Truth: Tasmanian Tiger
    Filmmaker and journalist Tim Noonan Hunt For Truth: Tasmanian Tiger investigates the ultimate wildlife mystery to find out if the world’s rarest, most elusive animal – the Tasmanian Tiger – is gone for good or just very good at playing hide and seek.
    To solve nature’s greatest cold case, Tim joins a team of scientists from the University of Tasmania as they launch the most comprehensive search in history for the legendary creature. Using thousands of camera traps, scienti
  • Secret Science: June 11

    Secret Science: June 11
    This week on Secret Science, presenter Sammy J unravels the human senses.
    Episode 4: How We SenseClimbing legend Ashlee Hendy teaches Sammy just how important his sense of touch really is. Blindfolded 22 metres above the ground, he learns to rely on the 20,000 receptors in his fingertips to keep him on the wall.
    Sammy visits Master perfumers Yen Huyihn and Janelle Donnelly to discover if we all perceive smell the same by recreating smells from his childhood and putting his own nose to the test.D
  • Axed: All American: Homecoming

    Axed: All American: Homecoming
    All American: Homecoming will end with its upcoming third season.
    “We want to thank the cast, crew, producers, NK, Marqui and everybody at Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television for their hard work and dedication in telling these important stories for three incredible seasons,” The CW said in a statement. “The upcoming final season is the best yet and we cannot wait to share it with fans beginning on Monday, July 8.”
    “I’m devastated to learn that All
  • Axed: Tokyo Vice

    Axed: Tokyo Vice
    US crime drama Tokyo Vice has ended after two seasons
    The series starring Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe and Rachel Keller, was based on journalist Jake Adelstein’s memoir, Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan.
    “Over the last five years Max has made sure we got to tell our story,” executive producers J.T. Rogers and Alan Poul said in a statement. “They have supported us through thick and thin. Not only did they give us these two seasons, they said yes
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  • Vale: Michael Mosley

    Vale: Michael Mosley
    TV presenter Michael Mosley, best known for Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, has died aged 67.
    Mosley left Agios Nikolaos beach on the Greek island of Symi to go for a walk at 13:30 local time on Wednesday. Less than half an hour later, he was seen about a mile away in the town of Pedi. A search ended in the early hours of Sunday when his body was discovered beside Agia Marina beach, around 1.5 miles outside of the town. He collapsed in 40°C heat, after apparently having lost his way.
    “I
  • Police find body in Mosley search

    Police find body in Mosley search
    A body has been found in the search for TV and radio presenter Dr Michael Mosley on the Greek island of Symi.
    The 67-year-old went missing on Wednesday after setting off on a walk from Agios Nikolaos beach.
    The body – which is yet to be formally identified – was found in a rocky area beside Agia Marina beach on Sunday.
    Symi’s mayor said the body was found as teams were searching the coastline with cameras.
    A police source told BBC News the deceased had been dead “for a nu
  • Saturday 8 June 2024

    Total People                                                                Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs
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  • Austin

    Austin
    British children’s author Julian Hartswood (Ben Miller) is having a pretty bad day.
    In Canberra as part of an Australian book-signing tour, he awakens one day to discover he has retweeted a post by a white supremacist.
    Illustrator and wife Ingrid (Sally Phillips) is horrified by her husband’s stupidity and when a bookstore chain cancels plans for him to sign books of Big Bear, Julian quickly finds a local bookstore to host an event. Only problem is, it’s an extreme right wing s
  • What’s it like filming Have You Been Paying Attention?

    What’s it like filming Have You Been Paying Attention?
    Filming of 10 comedy quiz Have You Been Paying Attention? is a very cruisy affair at 10’s Como studio in South Yarra every Sunday night.
    “It’s like guess grabbing a coffee before any job. You have to see everyone and it’s very collegial, but it’s a very well-oiled machine. The Working Dog guys keep it pretty tight,” says NZ comedian Guy Montgomery.
    “You get to catch up with everyone say ‘Hey, how are you’, get a coffee or club sandwich and th
  • Daytime Emmy Awards 2024: winners

    Daytime Emmy Awards 2024: winners
    Neighbours may have missed out on winning a Daytime Emmy Award but it was remarkable to even be nominated and will be encouraging for Amazon when it comes to considering its next renewal.
    The Aussie soap lost out to General Hospital while Guy Pearce lost to legendary Dick Van Dyke, aged 98, now the oldest actor to ever receive a Daytime Emmy win.
    Winners were announced  at the Westin Bonaventure hotel in Los Angeles on Friday.
    Winners in Bold:
    Daytime Drama Series“The Bay”
  • Full House home for sale

    Full House home for sale
    The house featured in the opening credits of Full House and Fuller House (pictured left) is up for sale in San Francisco.
    The owner is asking $6.5 million ($A9.86m) .
    The original Full House family allegedly lived in one of the homes called the Painted Ladies in San Francisco’s Alamo Square.
    The red-doored house in the opening credits and now on sale was a facade located at 1709 Broderick Street in San Francisco.
    The interiors for both shows were shot on a soundstage.
    It was previously own
  • Airdate: I Was Actually There

    Airdate: I Was Actually There
    From the makers of You Can’t Ask That, ABC’s new factual series I Was Actually There is a bold, new six-part documentary series that explores defining moments of our recent history through the eyes, ears and voices of those who witnessed them firsthand.
    What was it like to lie quietly on the floor of the Broad Arrow Cafe in Port Arthur while a mass murderer shot everyone around you? How did it feel to be a first responder on the scene of the massacre? To be the journalist who acciden
  • Airdate: Arcadian

    Airdate: Arcadian
    New US action horror film Arcadian starring Nicolas Cage (The Surfer, Dream Scenario), Jaeden Martell (IT, Knives Out), Maxwell Jenkins (Lost In Space), and Sadie Soverall (Saltburn) screens on Stan next month.
    The film was shot in Ireland and premiered at South by Southwest in March.
    Arcadian takes place in a near future, where normal life on Earth has been decimated. Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his two sons, Thomas (Maxwell Jenkins) and Joseph (Jaeden Martell), have been living a half-life –
  • ABBA: Against the Odds

    ABBA: Against the Odds
    The new, inside story of ABBA’s struggle: critical backlash, relationship break up & social change told by ABBA & those close to them. 8:30pm Sunday on ABC.Austin
    Spicks & Specks
    MasterChef Australia
    Beyond the Dream
    Dream Home
  • Friday 7 June 2024

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  • Like it or not Hard Quiz repeats are doing better than The Drum

    Like it or not Hard Quiz repeats are doing better than The Drum
    With his second incarnation of Hard Quiz, an offshoot titled Hard Quiz Kids, set to premiere, host Tom Gleeson is having the last laugh.
    Repeats of his ABC quiz are now doing so well in a 6:30pm timeslot, they have blitzed the numbers its predecessor, The Drum, was attracting a year ago.
    Take for instance a week in early June last year for The Drum. Its ratings hovered around 160,000 metro linear viewers.
    2023:Monday June 5: 168,000Tuesday June 6: 155,000Wednesday June 7: 172,000Thursday June 9:
  • ABC looks to future Reality titles

    ABC looks to future Reality titles
    ABC is moving forward in its pursuit of new Reality TV titles that fit with its ideology and Charter, following the success of shows such as Back in Time for Dinner, Muster Dogs and Love on the Spectrum.
    “We’re not looking at Married at First Sight, a show that I do love personally, I should stress,” said Chris Oliver-Taylor, Chief Content Officer at the ABC, “but we’re looking at shows that we think connect the ABC to Australians.
    “I think things like Love on
  • Search continues for Dr. Michael Mosley

    Search continues for Dr. Michael Mosley
    Divers have begun searching the water around the Greek island of Symi as police have continue their search and rescue operation for TV doctor Michael Mosley.
    A yellow weather warning is in place for the region, with temperatures expected to reach highs of 36 degrees on Friday, with growing concerns for the medic’s welfare.
    Mosley’s wife, Dr Clare Bailey, raised the alarm after he failed to return back to their accommodation after embarking on a coastal walk on the Dodecanese island o
  • 60 Minutes: June 9

    60 Minutes: June 9
    Sunday’s 60 Minutes investigates why the Australian Border Force is failing at stopping people smuggling.
    Broken BordersNo one disputes that patrolling Australia’s extensive sea borders is a difficult job. But it shouldn’t be impossible. Off the north-west coasts of Western Australia and the Northern Territory, the task of stopping people trying to enter the country illegally is primarily the responsibility of the Australian Border Force. But in this joint 60 Minutes, The Sydne
  • Insiders: June 9

    Insiders: June 9
    Guest on Sunday’s Insiders is Shadow Communications Minister, David Coleman.
    David Speers is joined by John Kehoe, Claudia Long and Clare Armstrong to discuss tensions over the war in Gaza spilling over in parliament, and the state of the Australian economy as GDP grew by just 1.1% over the past year.
    9am Sunday on ABC.
  • Airdate: Men Up

    Airdate: Men Up
    A story based on the first-ever drug trial in the world for Viagra, in Swansea, Wales, 1994, Men Up follows the story of a group of ordinary middle-aged men who meet on the trial and the effect this revolutionary pill has on their relationships at home.
    This is a 2023 film starring Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones, Misfits), Paul Rhys (Saltburn, A Discovery of Witches), Steffan Rhodri (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Wonder Woman), Phaldut Sharma (Gravity, Full Circle), and Mark Lewis J
  • Hard Quiz Kids

    Hard Quiz Kids
    With his trademark grumpiness and wicked humour, Tom interrogates ordinary, but brainy contestants aged 10 – 13. 7:30pm Saturday on ABC Family.Fantasmas
    Father Brown
    Ready Steady Cook
    Icons Unearthed
    Super Rugby Pacific
  • Friday Flashback: John Blackman in Holiday Island

    Friday Flashback: John Blackman in Holiday Island
    The late John Blackman may have been best known for his brilliance on Hey Hey it’s Saturday but in 1981 he briefly tried his hand at acting on 10’s short-lived soap Holiday Island.
    The series, unkindly referred to as “Horror Day on Iceland” or “Arcade with Palm Trees,” was filmed on the backlot of 10’s Nunawading base, with actors sucking ice cubes to hide the cold breath from their mouths. Earlier sequences had filmed at Tangalooma Resort on Moreton Bay
  • Seven News boss makes further staff changes

    Seven News boss makes further staff changes
    Seven News boss Anthony de Ceglie (pictured) has made more changes to key staff by appointing Patrick Dybell as Chief of Staff in the Sydney newsroom, succeeding Andrew Frampton after six years in the role.
    An email to all staff read: “Congratulations to Patrick Dybell who will take on the crucial role of chief of staff.
    “I’d like to thank outgoing chief of staff Andrew Frampton for his many years of loyal service with 7News.
    “Andrew’s departure comes as we restruct
  • Renewed: Palm Royale

    Renewed: Palm Royale
    Apple TV+ today announced a season two renewal for its period comedy, Palm Royale.
    “Palm Royale has delighted global audiences and we are thrilled that viewers will have the opportunity to spend more time with this highly entertaining, iconic cast, from Kristen Wiig to the incomparable Carol Burnett,” said Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+.
    “We can’t wait for everyone to experience the next brilliantly witty chapter in the lives of the Palm Beach high socie
  • Vale: Andrew McVitty

    Vale: Andrew McVitty
    L to R: Michael Gudinski, Andrew McVitty, Chris Maxwell, Lee Simon.
    Producer Andrew McVitty, best known for pioneering rock concert series Nightmoves, has died, aged 68.
    He died following a short battle with cancer.
    McVitty is described as an ‘accidental producer’ who had a telling impact on the way television treated popular music.
    Harnessed with promoter Michael Gudinski and radio announcer Lee Simon, in 1977, 21 year old video room operator McVitty was given cans of European rock

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