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Three’s Australian Ninja Warrior pummelled the first two episodes of TVNZ 2’s Australian Survivor. The latter averaged 2.4% of TVNZ 2’s target audience, 18-49 year-olds, on Tuesday, and the latter, 4.2%. In Three’s key 25-54 demographic, Survivor averaged 3.1% and Ninja, 4.7%. On Monday, Survivor averaged 1.7% of 18-49s and 2.8% of 25-54s, and Ninja, […]

Despite rampant publicity about its NZ home-building link, Three’s season premiere of Grand Designs UK didn’t rate through the roof on Tuesday. But despite losing to the reality shows on both TVNZ channels, it improved significantly on the previous week’s American Idol. Designs averaged 3.5% of Three’s target audience, 25-54 year-olds, compared to 2.2% for […]

TV One appear no closer to scheduling season two of Happy Valley but offers fans of dark British police dramas a consolation prize with Black Work, which premieres 9.25 on March 13. About a Leeds policewoman whose husband, an undercover officer, is killed in mysterious circumstances, it was described as “pacy, tight and intriguing” by […]

My Kitchen Rules will no doubt do just that when the Australian foodie phenomenon returns for a 7.30 Monday-Wednesday run on TV2 the same week the network launches new HD comedies Galavant and Schitt’s Creek. TV2 will springboard the latter off the 90-minute season premiere on MKR on  April 20. It stars a great cast […]

TV2’s pre-emption of HD sitcoms The Middle and Suburgatory for a magic special on Monday appears to have dented sister channel TV One’s ratings rather than rival TV3’s. Overall, Cosentino: The Magic, The Mystery rated slightly better than the sitcoms in most of the key demographics, averaging 10.2% – 13.8%. But any marginal gains were […]