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TV series dominate this week’s Blu-ray slate, with only Dr Seuss’ The Lorax being so fresh from the multiplex that its 2D and 3D discs go on sale here ahead of the US. But it deserves to hog the limelight if advance online reviews about its demo-worthiness are a guide. “This digital-to-digital transfer of the […]

Wednesday’s series premiere of The Block NZ helped TV3 to win the night with its target audience, 25-54 year-olds. It was a rare leg up the ratings ladder for the network on a night when TV2’s HD sitcom block invariably is unassailable. The Block averaged 10.3%-13.2% of the key demographics for the 7.30 hour, against […]

Season Highlight: Two and a Half Men (TV2, 7.30, 5.1) Kathy Bates guest stars as the ghost of Charlie Harper, who pays a visit to Alan’s hospital bedside after Alan suffers a minor heart attack. “I suppose it was for a lark, a few laughs, Kathy Bates agreeing to the stunt-casting of herself playing the ghost of […]

Season Highlight: The Big Bang Theory (TV2, 8.30, 5.1) When Wolowitz gets to work with world-renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, Sheldon is willing to do anything, no matter how humiliating, to meet his hero. According to The Huffington Post, “Hawking insisted on doing the voice work himself for his guest spot, rather than let producers add in […]

Season Highlight: The Big Bang Theory (TV2, 8.30, 5.1) It’s a dream come true for Sheldon when he has a close encounter with his hero, Mr Spock. “The hype around this week’s episode surrounds the cameo by Leonard Nimoy, but the Star Trek thespian only appears via audio, voicing Sheldon’s Mego Spock figure in a couple of dreams,” […]

After a slow start, Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms has kick-started its ratings. Wednesday’s episode three was the highest rating yet, averaging 8.8%-10.4% of the major demographics compared to 6.5%-7.8% the previous week. While it was still miles behind TV2’s HD comedy duo of The Big Bang Theory and Happy Endings, it overtook TV One’s […]

Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms (TV3, 8.30) The tensions with Jock’s western chapter make a mockery of club loyalty; Snoddy and the city chapter reject their Comancheros colours to join the Bandidos. “The colloquial term for Australian motorcycle gangs may have a cutesy ring to it compared with their Sons of Anarchy cousins, but according to this latest […]

Wednesday’s premiere of TV3’s Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms made a road-worthy ratings debut. Averaging 5.6%-8.6%, it improved on the season finale of The Almighty Johnsons and was most popular with 18-49 year-olds. Indeed, with males 18-49 it rated 10.8%, beating not only TV One’s Undercover Boss but also TV2’s Happy Endings and even rivaling […]

Series Premiere: Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms (TV3, 8.30) Anthony ‘Snoddy’ Spencer discover the seductive world of the outlaw bikie — and the formidable force that is Jock Ross. “Is Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms in danger of trivialising one of Australia’s most horrific crimes – the Milperra massacre?” asked the Herald Sun. “Six bikies and an innocent […]

New Zealand’s definitive free-to-air guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i: Saturday TradeZone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.30) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 7.00) Ice Road Truckers (TV3, 7.30, 5.1) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) Sunday Pretty Little Liars (TV2, 5.30, 5.1) The War at Home (TV2, 6.30, R) The Food Truck (TV One, 7.00) The Big […]