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It’s time to stop the music — cancellations are flying thicker than the Swedish Chef’s accent in the US today, with the networks axing a slew of shows, including The Muppets, Castle and Containment. Variety reports The Muppets’ cancellation came after a mid-season show runner change failed to turn around disappointing ratings. “The show underperformed following a […]

TV2’s new hot-off-the-satellite drama Containment (9.30 tonight) has received a cool critical reception in the US. Trade papers were especially tough on the Atlanta-set thriller about a deadly epidemic: “thoroughly uninspired” (Variety); “harrowing, but also tests one’s tolerance of the Conspicuous Non-Coincidental Cough trope” (The Hollywood Reporter); “lacks the thrills and tension that fuel similar end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it shows […]

NZ’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i Saturday Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) The Goldbergs (TV3, 5.30, 5.1, R) The Middle (TV2, 6.30, 5.1, R)  Hyundai Country Calendar (TV1, 7.00) Movie: Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (TV3, 7.00, 5.1, R) Posh Pawn (TV1, 7.30, F) Father Brown (Prime, 7.30)  Season Premiere: Grantchester (Prime, 8.35) Movie: The Chronicles of Riddick (TV3, 8.45, 5.1, R) Network Movie […]

Containment is the latest series to air on TV2 only hours after its US broadcast. The Warner Bros thriller will screen 9.30 Wednesdays from April 20, virtually the same day as its premiere on The CW Network. Based on a Belgian series of the same name, it concerns the quarantining of part of Atlanta when a mysterious […]