HD Heads-Up: May 27-June 2
May 18, 2023 
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➢➢ Married to a Psychopath (TVNZ 1, 8.30 Monday) is a two-part Channel 4 series about Malcolm Webster, who was convicted of killing his first wife in Scotland in 1994 and trying to kill his second in NZ five years later. It chronicles how Detective Charles Henry spent three years investigating it as a cold case in his spare time before his efforts prompted police to reopen the file …
➢➢ Safe Harbour (TVNZ 1, 12.55am Sunday) is a “deeply compelling four-part drama” about Australian asylum seekers that The Guardian said “offers no easy answers”. It not only premieres here overnight but five years after its first screened on SBS and earned predominantly rave reviews …
➢➢ Free-to-air sports fan can enjoy live coverage of State Of Origin – Game 1 (Three, 10.00 Wednesday), when New South Wales takes on Queensland at the Adelaide Oval …
➢➢ Quantum Leap (Prime, 8.30 Thursday) has its first free-to-air run on a double-bill with S3 of Law & Order: Organized Crime. Also returning are Tough as Nails S4 (Prime, 7.00 Saturday), Succession S3 (Prime, 10.15 Sunday), Bradley Walsh’s Blankety Blank (TVNZ 1, 7.30 Wednesday), Race Across the World (TVNZ 1, 8.15 Wednesday) and Last Laughs S1E10 (Three, 8.30 Thursday) …
➢➢ Ending their runs are Tom Jones, The Last of Us, No Activity, Inside Prison: Behind Bars and Would I Lie to You Australia …
➢➢ HD coming attractions for the last week of May include:
- Playmobil (Whakaata Māori, 7.00 Saturday)
- The Bourne Identity (TVNZ 2, 7.30 Saturday)
- The Assistant (Eden, 8.30 Saturday)
- Walking Out (Whakaata Māori, 8.40 Saturday)
- Pitch Black (Duke, 9.30 Saturday)
- The Bourne Supremacy (TVNZ 2, 9.40 Saturday)
- Fun With Dick and Jane (TVNZ 2, 12.50am Sunday)
- Thank You for Your Service (TVNZ 2, 2.20am Sunday)
- The Lego Batman Movie (TVNZ 2, 4.05 Sunday)
- Sherlock Holmes (Three, 8.15 Sunday)
- Bad Neighbours 2 (TVNZ 2, 8.30 Sunday)
- Hyde Park on Hudson (Eden, 8.30 Sunday)
- Rosie (Whakaata Māori, 8.30 Sunday)
- Jason Goes to Hell – Final Friday (TVNZ 2, 11.10 Sunday)
- Welcome to the Jungle (Prime, 8.30 Monday)
- Everything: The Real Thing Story (Whakaata Māori, 8.30 Monday)
- Elektra (Duke, 9.30 Tuesday)
- The Iron Lady (Whakaata Māori, 8.30 Wednesday)
- Mortal Engines (Three, 7.30 Friday)
- Big Momma’s House 2 (Duke, 9.30 Friday).
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May 19, 2023 at 6:26 pm
Dont forget the ESPN 30 for 30 American Gladiators Part 1 on June 2. That’s going to be fascinating.
I must have missed the announcement last month that the original Law and Order was back. Albeit S21 rather than the current S22. For those interested, this week will be Ep5 on Fridays, 8.30pm on Universal TV.
Will WBD NZ launch CNN FAST in NZ Philip as part of a refreshed Three Now? https://rxtvinfo.com/2023/cnn-launching-new-channel-in-the-uk-and-ireland/
WBD NZ is keeping a tight lid on its FAST plans, Leo, so I can’t say. But this service sounds more like an arrangement with TV manufacturers like LG and Samsung so they can add value and distinguish their product in the marketplace. I note the report says Samsung TV Plus already offers a live CNN International stream on its connected TVs but I don’t believe Samsung’s NZ models do (they have Samsung TV Plus with live GB News but not the CNN feed). In any event, CNN Fast sounds like a highlights service similar to what Fox News offers on connected TVs rather than unfettered access to what Sky customers pay for.
WBD announced the FAST plans in December last year. It appears they are anything but FAST.