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  Three is shifting both midweek episodes of American Idol to Saturday nights after weeks of persistently low ratings. The changeover happens Saturday, when the US talent quest will replace the network’s movies and screen as a three-and-a-half-hour block. Three was going to implement the strategy from May 5 but has just now announced it […]

TVNZ 2’s counterprogramming success against TVNZ 1’s Commomnwealth Games coverage continued on Wednesday, when its re-run of the movie, Guardians of the Galaxy, topped the ratings in all the core demographics. It averaged 6.5% of 25-54s, 5.7% of 18-49s, 5.5% of 18-39s and 9.1% of household shoppers with kids. The Commonwealth Games rated second while […]

Three will replace Married at First Sight Australia with the resurrected American Idol. The talent quest phenomenon resurfaced this week in the US after a two-year break, with the season 16 premiere drawing more than 10 million viewers. Ryan Seacrest is still the host but the judging panel has been refreshed with Katy Perry, Lionel Richie […]

TV3’s faith in a crime drama as enduring as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was justified in the ratings on Thursday when the season-14 premiere won the 8.30 hour with the network’s target audience, adults 25-54, and household shoppers with kids. After being retired to Saturdays last year, CSI’s mid-week return averaged 6.2% of the former […]

TV2’s 666 Park Avenue’s days could be numbered after Friday’s premiere was out-rated by TV3’s Graham Norton Show. The supernatural newcomer averaged 4.5% – 5.1% of the key demographics compared to Norton’s 5.9% – 8.6%. Even among TV2’s core viewers, the British chat show was more popular: 5.9% vs 4.7%. TV One’s Dallas was no […]

Hopes of the next season of American Idol being the first to screen here in HD have been dashed by Prime’s latest programming coup. The Sky-owned free-to-air channel today announced it had acquired the rights to the 12th season, which will include Kiwi Keith Urban among the judges. Prime isn’t commenting on how close to […]

TVNZ’s Sunday night HD hits The Politically Incorrect Guide to Grown-Ups and The Big Bang Theory continue to thwart Would I Lie to You’s prospects on TV3. The Nigel Latta series last night averaged 12.0% of the demographic TV One and TV3 pursue, 25-54 year-olds, compared to Big Bang’s 10.7% and Lie to You’s 4.6%. […]

Last night’s HD clash of the critters was largely a draw. TV2’s G-Force was tops with 18-39 and 18-49 year-olds: respectively 7.7% vs 7.3% for TV3’s Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and 7.1% vs 6.4%. But the Madagascar sequel was much more popular among household shoppers with kids: 8.2% vs 6%. With 25-54 year-olds, each movie premiere rated […]

TV3 has confirmed it will screen The X Factor USA in HD. Simon Cowell’s contest for new American idols launches 7.30pm Thursday and will screen Friday nights as well. Credit to TV3 for going the extra distance and airing X Factor USA in HD within hours of its US transmission — while TVNZ continues to […]

Hallelujah! At last a NZ network has seized the initiative to screen a top TV property within hours of its US bradcast. TV3 says Kiwis will be among the first in the world to see The X-Factor USA — but there’s still a question mark over whether we will get to see it in HD. Simon Cowell’s […]