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TV3’s Hawaii Five-O won the 9.30 hour on Wednesday, when it beat TV2’s The Mysteries of Laura for the first time in the 18-49 and 25-54 demographics. That was despite the opposition having a much stronger lead-in from TV2’s comedies than H5O did from Chicago Med. The hospital drama was more popular than TV One’s […]

It’s not even been love at second, third or fourth sight for TV3 viewers. So decisively have they rejected Married at First Sight USA that the network is pulling the reality strip from primetime and relegating it to Saturday afternoons, starting this weekend when it will replace re-runs of Community and Bob’s Burgers. The rescheduling will have […]

NZ’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i Saturday Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) The Simpsons (TV3, 5.30, 5.1, R) MasterChef Australia (TV1, 7.00) Movie: Armageddon (TV2, 7.00, R) Network Movie Premiere: Last Vegas (TV3, 8.55, 5.1) Movie: The Bodyguard (TV2, 10.00, R) Vera (TV1, 10.25, R) Blue Bloods (TV3, 11.05, 5.1) Hannibal (TV3, 12.05, 5.1) Call the Midwife (TV1, 12.10, R) Movie: The Big […]

NCIS stood up to the tough competition TV2 threw at it on Tuesday when the procedural perennial went head-to-head with HD sitcoms Mom and Two and a Half Men. Both hours were evenly matched, with the channels seesawing in the ratings. Despite having a powerhouse lead-in in My Kitchen Rules (11.8% – 17.7% of the […]

My Kitchen Rules’ popularity earned Step Dave some of its highest ratings for the season on Tuesday. The final episode averaged 8.9% – 12.4% of the major demographics and won the 8.30 hour across the board. That was a big step up from the previous week, when its penultimate episode averaged only 4.6% – 7.4% […]

TV3 is relegating low-rating The Americans to late-night and shifting flagship Kiwi drama The Blue Rose back an hour. From Monday, the former will air 9.30 and the latter, 11.15 (replacing Medium); Grand Designs Australia will take over the 8.30 hour. The rescheduling isn’t surprising given viewership of the dramas has declined sharply since they […]