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TV3 is soon to make headlines as the first NZ network to broadcast its news service in HD. This has yet to be officially confirmed but it could be as early as next month, with the launch of Paul Henry’s multi-platform breakfast show. It will be broadcast from a purpose-built hybrid radio/television studio at MediaWorks’ […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly on the networks in 1080i Saturday Rheem Outdoors With Geoff (TV3, 5.00) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (TV2, 7.00, 5.1, R) MasterChef Masterclass (TV One, 7.30) Ice Road Truckers (TV3, 7.30, 5.1) Sherlock (TV One, 8.30) CSI: NY (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) Hannibal (TV3, 9.30, 5.1) Network […]

Local HD drama Nothing Trivial ended its low-rating run sharply down on last year’s season finale. In 2012, on the back of NZ’s Got Talent’s semi-final, it won the 8.30 hour with 11.3% its target audience, adults 25-54, and 7.4% – 10.9% of the other key demographics (adults 18-39, 18-49, household shoppers with kids). But […]

Within 24 hours of TVNZ confirming its cancellation, low-rating Kiwi drama Nothing Trivial sharply improved on Wednesday. The TV One series posted its highest ratings in weeks, averaging 5.1% – 7.0% of adults 18-49, 25-54 and household shoppers with kids. It out-rated TV3’s 3rd Degree in the 18-49 and 25-54 demographics and delivered a big […]

Wednesday’s 3rd Degree won the 8.30 hour with household shoppers on Wednesday, when it averaged 7.5% of the key demographic against Nothing Trivial’s 5.0% and 7.2% for The Big Bang Theory and 4.7% for Cougar Town. The current affairs hour also beat Nothing Trivial among adults 25-54 (4.4% vs 3.3%), 18-49 (4.0% vs 2.3%) and […]

There was good and bad HD drama news for TV One on Wednesday: Scandal enjoyed a tentative uptick but Nothing Trivial hit a new low. The Kiwi drama averaged only 4.1% of the network’s target audience, adults 25-54 – which placed it fourth at 8.30 after TV2’s HD comedies, TV3’s 3rd Degree and Prime’s Under […]

TV critic Jane Clifton in today’s Dominion Post declared “few light drama series are more entertaining than Nothing Trivial, back last night on TV One … “Like all the great ensemble cast series – Friends, Cold Feet – this is a gang the viewer subconsciously longs to join.” Not any more, it seems. The third-season premiere […]

Prime scored top ratings for its SD premiere of Under the Dome on Wednesday. But even better news for fans of the Stephen King adaptation is its scheduled release on Blu-ray. It goes on sale in the US and Australia, where the series started nearly three months ago, in early November and should bow here […]

Wednesday’s episode of The Block NZ was the highest rating yet among household shoppers. It averaged 18.7% of HHS and 10.7% – 11.5% of the other key demos. They were down slightly on Monday’s premiere but still ahead of TV2’s HD sitcoms, Two and a Half Men (9.4% – 12.9%) and The Neighbors (7.6% – […]

The Almighty Johnsons gained in popularity on Thursday on the back of House Rules starting to rate through the roof. The Aussie DIY challenge averaged 11.2% of household shoppers and 6.2% – 7.9% of other key demos to place well ahead of Coronation Street but behind Police Ten 7 and Code 1. House Rules’ momentum […]