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In the first of the year’s Monday night movie shootouts, TV3’s HD re-run of 12 Rounds was shot to pieces by TV2’s The Pursuit of Happyness. The former averaged only 4.5% – 4.9% of the key demographics compared to the latter’s 6.7% – 9.9%. TV One’s Unforgettable also packed more heat than 12 Rounds, notching […]

Season Finale: Modern Family (TV3, 8.00, 5.1, F) Gloria’s bilingualism comes in handy on Mitchell and Cameron’s quest to adopt another child; Jay and Manny help Lily get ready for a dance recital. “It only took the whole season, but Modern Family closed things out this year with easily the best episode of the season,” said TV Blend. Paste magazine noted […]

Fans of The Mentalist belatedly remembered a new season had started last night, when they returned to it in droves after last week’s premiere lost resoundingly to TV3’s movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This week’s episode was as popular as predecessor Desperate Housewives, with an 18-39 rating of 15.5%, 18-49 rating of 15.3%, 25-54 rating of […]

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) Joey auditions for a major television role, but Chandler almost ruins everything by forgetting a telephone message. Shortland Street (TV2, 7.00) Callum’s creative accounting comes back to haunt him; Winston weeds out romance; Evan has a chance with Ula. Road Cops (TV3, 7.30, R) The Armed Offenders Squad surround a man’s […]

New Zealand’s definitive free-to-air guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i: Saturday Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook (TV One, 5.25, R) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 7.00) The Voice (TV2, 7.30) Movie: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (TV2, 8.30) Sunday Let’s Get Inventin’ (TV2, 5.00) Cafe Secrets (TV3, […]

TV3 will replace Modern Family with another HD comedy, Raising Hope, from July 31. It was created by My Name is Earl’s Greg Garcia and stars Lucas Neff as a 23-year-old solo dad with a dysfunctional extended family. The offbeat series was well reviewed in the US, where the Chicago Sun-Times likened it to a […]