Tag Archives: Filthy Rich

Filthy Rich American-Style

Sex and the City’s Kim Cattrall will star in a Fox TV re-make of TVNZ 2’s Filthy Rich. Filthy Rich, which is being eyed as a companion for hip-hop family drama Empire, was one of five Fox drama pilots which generated strong buzz consistently throughout the pilot process,” Deadline reports. This marks a happy ending for Filthy […]

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Filthy Rich Greenlit for US Pilot

Fox TV has ordered a pilot based on South Pacific Pictures’ Filthy Rich, which aired on TVNZ 2 for two seasons. “Based on the New Zealand series of the same name, Filthy Rich is described as a larger than life Southern Gothic dramedy which revolves around two strong, sharp women who will go to any length […]

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Who Owned Tuesday Night’s Ratings

Three owned the night on Tuesday with a line-up that included The Block NZ and Who Owns New Zealand Now. The Bryan Bruce documentary that the NZ Herald argued never should have been made won the 8.30 hour with a 25-54 average of 5.3% off the back of The Block’s 10.2%. Viewership was constant over the […]

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Dearth of Viewers for Dear Murderer

TVNZ 1’s premiere of Dear Murderer on Thursday won its slot with a 4.9% average of viewers 5+ but finished third in all the key commercial demographics. It averaged only 2.6% of the network’s target 25-54 audience, compared to lead-in Restoration Man’s 4.3% and had only half the audience share of TVNZ 2’s First Dates, […]

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Can Australian Survivor, um, Survive?

TVNZ 2 is hastily re-running Australian Survivor off-peak in a bid to improve its sampling and abysmal primetime ratings. It’s rejigging Saturday daytime from tomorrow with repeats of the first three episodes from 12.20pm, replacing the previously scheduled Supergirl, Once Upon a Time, Kevin Can Wait, Dr Ken and You’re Back in the Room. From […]

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This Week in HD: July 15 – 21

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i    Saturday  Season Premiere: River Monsters With Jeremy Wade  (TV1, 4.55) The Block NZ (TV3, 5.00, R) Ados Addicted to Fishing (Prime, 5.00) Movie: Wreck-It Ralph (TV2, 5.05, R) 1 News at 6pm (TV1, 6.00) Newshub Live at 6pm (TV3, 6.00) Flog It! (Prime, 6.00) Britain’s Got Talent (TV1, 7.00) Movie: Transformers (TV2, 7.00, […]

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HD Heads-Up: June 29

➢ The networks will ramp up their local drama slates in the week starting July 8 with the return of Westside (Three, 8.30 Monday) and Filthy Rich (TVNZ 2, 8.30 Tuesday) while Shortland Street will start its “winter season” of hour-long Monday episodes. TVNZ 2 will relaunch Filthy Rich with a 90-minute episode and precede […]

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This Week in HD: February 20 – 26

NZ’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i Saturday Rheem Outdoors With Geoff (TV3, 5.00) The Simpsons (TV3, 5.30, 5.1, R) MasterChef Australia (TV1, 7.00) Movie: The Golden Compass (TV2, 7.00, R) Movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (TV3, 7.00, 5.1, R) Posh Pawn (TV1, 8.05) Network Movie Premiere: American Hustle (TV2, 9.15) Movie: US Marshals (TV3, 9.25, R) Crimson Field (TV1, 10.10, R) Prime Cricket: […]

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HD Ratings: Another Triumph For Trump

Donald Trump is not only winning the race to be the Republican Party nominee for President but also the ratings on NZ TV. Tuesday’s Channel 4 documentary The Mad World of Donald Trump won the 9.30 hour in all the core commercial demographics for TV One, with rating averages of 2.8% – 5.7%. It screened […]

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HD Heads-Up: February 17

❏ Music to the ears of fans of The Voice: for the first time TV2 will fast-track the latest series. It goes to air on March 4, which will be only three days behind the US broadcast. Season 10 will challenge the supremacy of TV3’s Jono and Ben and The Graham Norton Show while TV2 […]

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