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TVNZ 1’s Fair Go and Highway Cops won Monday’s 7.30 hour in three of the four core commercial demographics. The former averaged 7.8% of 1’s target audience, 25-54 year-olds, and the latter, 6.6%. Both series also were tops among 18-49s and household shoppers with kids while the 18-39 demo opted for TVNZ 2’s Heartbreak Island […]

TVNZ 2 has found the perfect match for Monday nights: My Kitchen Rules and The Undateables. Double-billing the two has helped it to sew up the 7.30-9.45 zone, with the duo winning the two hour-plus block in three of the four core commercial demographics. The Undateables averaged 4.7% of 25-54s, 4.2% of 18-49s and 4.1% of 18-39s. […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly on the networks in 1080i Saturday Coasters (TV One, 4.55, R) Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) The ITM Fishing Show (TV One, 5.25) Modern Family (TV3, 5.30, 5.1, R) The Amazing Race (TV2, 6.00) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) Movie: The Princess Diaries (TV2, 7.00, 5.1, R) Series Premiere: World’s Scariest Animal Attacks (TV3, […]

Part one of the season finale of TV3’s most popular new drama, The Blacklist, screens on June 15. No word on when the Blu-ray of the series will be released here or in the US but expect it to be a month or so ahead of NBC’s season two premiere on September 22 (a September […]

Tuesday’s HD premiere of Highway Cops got off to a fast start in the ratings while those Hawaii cops from Five-O at last showed signs of turning the corner. TV One’s reality newcomer averaged 10.0%-12.9% of the major demographics and dented TV3’s Funny Roots (4.9%-6.3%) more than it did Suburgatory (9.3%-14.0%). It was most popular […]

Season Highlight: The Closer (TV One, 11.00, 5.1) The squad investigates the death of a 12-year-old boy whose father and brother are both gang members. The boy is found dead in a known gang party house, but soon the case includes two more bodies at a different house related to the same crime. Meanwhile, Fritz brings home a […]

New Zealand’s definitive free-to-air guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i: Saturday TradeZone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.30) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 7.00) Series premiere: Judy Bailey’s Australia (TV One, 8.30) Ice Road Truckers (TV3, 7.30, 5.1) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) Sunday Pretty Little Liars (TV2, 5.30, 5.1) The War at Home (TV2, 6.30, […]