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Grand Designs Revisited rated through the roof on Thursday. TV3’s sturdy staple didn’t win its slot outright but was more competitive than it has been against TV1’s Britain’s Got Talent and TV2’s reality shows. The season finale averaged 3.4% – 6.1% of the commercial demographics, and built over the 7.30 hour to out-rate BGT in three of the […]

TV3’s new nightly current affairs show Story will screen in HD — but not at first. When the Campbell Live successor goes to air in six weeks’ time it will be in SD. But MediaWorks is working towards upgrading all of its news and current affairs output to HD later this year. It’a a pity the infrastructure […]

After an up-and-down first week, controversial Campbell Live replacement Come Dine With Me NZ is currying favour with viewers. Monday’s episode challenged Seven Sharp in all of the commercial demographics. It averaged 5.3% – 7.0% compared to SS’s 5.9% – 8.2% — but did so off the back of a much lower lead-in: 3 News averaged 5.7% – 7.2% […]

The year’s first hour-long Monday episode of Shortland Street boosted the ratings warhorse’s popularity and was almost as widely viewed in the major demographics as lead-out juggernaut My Kitchen Rules. Up against the series premiere of Come Dine With Me NZ, it averaged 10.8% – 14.4% of the commercial demos compared to MKR’s 10.6% – 14.8%. […]

TV3 is replacing 7pm weeknight re-runs of Road Cops with Come Dine With Me NZ. The HD local version of the cringing UK cooking show that’s fit for daytime folder only will debut on June 15, the network unexpectedly announced this afternoon. The Guy Williams-hosted series revolves around amateur cooks competing to be the ultimate dinner […]