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On this weekend’s Sunday (TVNZ 1, 7.30): Matt Chisholm (above) reports on the close-knit Māori community on Matakana Island that last year had their way of life torn apart, leaving the 200 residents reeling. New episodes of Family Guy (Duke, 8.30 Mondays) will be replaced by season nine re-runs over the next two weeks. Nick Rado, […]

➢➢ Three will premiere season two of The Rookie (8.30 Wednesdays) on October 2, within a few days of its US debut. In the first episode, Officer Bradford’s life hangs in the balance as the force grapples with a plotted attack. Reports Entertainment Weekly: “Season 2 appears to be picking up exactly where season 1 left […]

  NFL, NBA, MLS and AFL fans will have to look elsewhere than Duke for their sporting fix. The TVNZ channel hasn’t renewed deals for these codes but will continue to screen Formula E and WRC this year and next. “Unfortunately a lot of these sports failed to attract audiences for us,” a spokeswoman says. […]

➢➢ The networks are spring cleaning their schedules for the first week of October. Three will launch Married at First Sight NZ off the back of The Block NZ finale on September 30. It will continue 7.30 Monday, opposite TVNZ 2’s premiere of Project Runway NZ, and 7.30 Tuesday while anchoring a new 7.30 Wednesday slot will […]

Our Cartoon President | SoHo, 10.00 Friday ➢ “The caricature of Donald Trump presented in the series is so oafishly relatable he does little to resemble our very real and very dangerous president (aside from a decent impression from voice actor Jeff Bergman). Our Cartoon President turns Trump into a dumb sitcom dad, using familiar […]

➢ TVNZ 1 is dumping Aussie Property Flippers after only four weeks and replacing it with The Week The Landlords Moved In. The latter premiered tonight at 7.30 but will screen 8.30 Wednesdays from next week. Taking over the 7.30 hour will be re-runs of Highway Cops. Last week’s episode of Flippers averaged only 1.2% […]

   Duke will become New Zealand’s newest HD channel on Thursday. TVNZ confirmed today the channel will broadcast in true 1080i (1920 x 1080) from January 11. The changeover means shows like The Mick, Doomsday, Bare Knuckle Fight, Bar Rescue, Ultimate Vehicles, Travel Man, Black-ish, Swamp People, Duck Dynasty, 8 Out of 10 Cats and […]

  ➢ Can The X Factor UK give TVNZ 1 some much needed ‘Wow!’ factor? It will premiere on September 29, and screen 7.30 Fridays and Saturdays. The series won its Saturday night slot in the UK last weekend to beat Strictly Come Dancing for the first time this year. (The Saturday broadcast has traditionally […]

Fans of one of the best-looking HD comedies on TV, Modern Family, will be able to see the show within weeks if not days of the US from next month. MediaWorks today announced it had closed a deal with 20 Century Fox TV Distribution that included free-to-air rights to not only season nine but also all […]

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