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TV2’s network movie premiere of The Expendables 2 slaughtered TV3’s re-run of Nim’s Island on Thursday. The wheezing geezers-with-guns sequel averaged 5.2% – 6.0% of the major demographics to win its slot against weak competition. The previous week’s repeat of the original Expendables rated lower because it faced a fiercer foe — Lara Croft Tomb […]

Thursday’s beefcake-vs-cheesecake battle saw The Expendables and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider neck-and-neck in the ratings. Expendables averaged 3.9% – 5.2% for TV2 and Lara Tomb 3.9% – 6.4% for TV3. The former won outright with adults 25-54 while the latter was tops among household shoppers with kids. But the first of TV1’s SD Miranda specials beat both in the […]

TV1 is setting the new season pace this week ahead of sister channel TV2 and 25-54 rival TV3. TV2 is relaunching Shortland Street with an hour-long episode on Monday, ahead of the return of Cougar Town and the season premiere of The Mysteries of Laura, and it does start a new season of The Bachelor […]