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TVNZ 2’s double-billing of MasterChef Australia and MKR: The Rivals brought home the bacon for the network on Wednesday. It was a case too many cooks for TVNZ 1 and Three to compete against. The duo dominated in three of the core commercial demographics and even among 18-49 year-olds MasterChef was still competitive with Three’s […]

Saturday Inside Out (TVNZ 2, 7.00) A Knight’s Tale (Three, 7.00) The Adventure of Shark Boy and Lava Girl (Maori TV, 7.00) Along Came a Spider (Duke, 8.30) Life As We Know It (TVNZ 2, 8.40) Truth or Dare (Three, 9.35) High Fidelity (TVNZ 2, 10.50) Dangerous Liaisons (TVNZ 1, 11.45)   Sunday Gross Pointe Blank (TVNZ 2, […]

TVNZ 1’s The Dog House is a bonafide hit. The heartwarming series premiered on Tuesday, when it even out-rated lead-in Eat Well for Less? in the 25-54 demographic, with 5.6% vs 5.5%. It also was up 1.6 rating points on the previous week’s High School Mums. The show won its slot in the 5+ and 18-49 demographics […]

Despite its new focus on streaming, Sky has renewed its satellite deal with Optus for another 10 years — but with more flexibility and “exciting new functionality”. Here’s the media release: SKY RENEWS SATELLITE DEAL WITH MORE FLEXIBILITY  Sky has agreed a revised contract with Optus that delivers satellite capability for the next ten years, […]

Three is promoting Big Brother as the #1 show in Australia but here it’s a l’il bro’ in the ratings. Following the premier’s defeat on Sunday, Monday’s and Tuesday’s episodes were thrashed by TVNZ 2’s MasterChef Australia in all the core commercial demographics. And both shows were out-rated by the competition on TVNZ 1 in […]

YouTube and Netflix have more than three times the daily reach of TVNZ when it comes to children’s viewing, according to a new report from NZ On Air and the Broadcasting Standards Authority. “This research shows New Zealand parents and children clearly want and appreciate the value of local content, but they are not discovering […]

➢➢ TVNZ 2 will premiere America’s Got Talent on July 12 as the 5.25 Sunday lead-in to MasterChef Australia the same night the network serves up a double-episode of the Aussie cooking contest. AGT, which previously aired on Three, was one of the few US series to work around COVID-19 shutdowns, Deadline reports. Judge and creator Simon Cowell told the trade paper […]

TVNZ Sales reports 25-54 ratings for 1 News at Six are 117% higher than Newshub Live at 6pm while stablemate Seven Sharp’s ratings are up 113% on The Project’s. Here are its despatches to media agencies:

Three hopes to relaunch its new high school rugby drama to a bigger audience tonight than it did on Sunday. But the challenge could be just as great, given the opposition it will face on both TVNZ 1 and TVNZ 2. At 8.35, Head High will go head-to-head with Race Across the World and MRK: […]

Sky Sport 6 will precede this weekend’s coverage of the Rocket Mortgage Classic with a nine-hole exhibition match featuring Jason Day and Bubba Watson. They will be joined by Wesley Bryan and Harold Varner III for the Changing the Course benefit at the Detroit Golf Club. The pairs contest will air live from 5am-7am Thursday. The event […]