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New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i   Saturday  5 Star Family Reunion (TV1, 4.55) My Kitchen Rules New Zealand (TV2, 5.00, R) Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers (TV3, 5.00) Ados Addicted to Fishing (Prime, 5.00, R) 1 News at 6pm (TV1, 6.00) The Barefoot Bandits (TV2, 6.00) Newshub Live at 6pm (TV3, 6.00) Flog […]

TVNZ 2 will premiere Marvel’s Inhumans within two days of the US. The latest superheroes series will launch 9.05 on October 1 after the free-to-air premiere of another comic book adaptation, Ant-Man. Marvel’s Inhumans will go to air on September 29 in the US, where early reviews suggest it could be another ABC bomb (Agents […]

   Doctor Strange checks in on Blu-ray and 3D Blu-ray the same day as the US but without the 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio that apparently features on the UK release — even though it’s part of the same Region B zone as NZ. “Marvel/Disney has done a terrific job bringing Doctor Strange to Blu-ray,” High-Def Digest says. “With a solid […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i Saturday  The Wonder of Animals (TV3, 4.55)  Ultimate Fishing With Matt Watson (TV1, 5.00) The Simpsons (TV2, 6.00, R) Newshub Live at 6pm (TV3, 6.00)  The Middle (TV2, 6.30, 5.1, R) The Wonderful World of Gordon Watson (Prime, 6.30, R) Series Premiere: Outback Pilots (TV1, 7.00) Movie: Daddy Day Care (TV2, 7.00, R) Movie: Walking With […]

Rescheduling Agents of SHIELD to Thursdays after a powerhouse line-up has rescued TV2’s Marvel series from oblivion. This week’s episode averaged 3.9% – 6.3% of the commercial demographics, which was higher than its season average on Sunday nights. Its popularity has been buoyed by the appeal of two hours of top-rating reality TV off the back […]

TV2’s dramatic season finale of The Flash was out-paced by TV3’s Lost & Found. The episode, which The Hollywood Reporter said “provided plenty of hints about season two and the spinoff Legends of Tomorrow,” averaged 2.8% – 5.2% of the key demographics. It beat Lost & Found (3.6% – 5.4%) among household shoppers with kids but lost […]

NZ’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly on the networks in 1080i  Saturday The ITM Fishing Show (TV1, 5.00) Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV1, 7.00) Movie: Shanghai Knights (TV2, 7.00, R) Storage Hunters (TV3, 7.00, 5.1) Our World: Frozen Planet (TV1, 7.30, R) Highway Thru Hell (TV3, 7.30, 5.1) CSI (TV3, 8.30, 5.1, R) Movie: Bubble Boy (TV2, 9.15, R) Chicago PD (TV3, […]

TV2 is refreshing not only its mid-week sitcom block but also using it as the lead-in to its latest Marvel series, Agent Carter. The Captain America spin-off will screen 9.30 Wednesdays from February 11, after back-to-back comedies Marry Me, Two and a Half Men, Mom and Benched. After years of anchoring the two-hour block with The […]

The network movie premiere of Shrek Forever After helped TV3 to win the Sunday night ratings in the 18-39 and 18-49 demographics. It averaged 7.0% – 7.8% of the key demos and largely won its slot across the board, although TV One still dominated in the 5+ demo. But the big loser was TV2’s The […]

Sunday’s network movie premiere of Pitch Perfect proved to be just that in the ratings against a Gotham on the skids. The musical comedy averaged 7.1% – 8.5% to top all the major demographics and helped TV3 to win the night with 18-39 year-olds. But the rest of the night belonged to TV One, with […]