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Acorn has exclusive streaming rights to season one of Queens of Mystery from December 1. The series revolves around three crime writing sisters from Wildmarsh and their niece, who just happens to be the newly promoted Detective Sergeant at the local constabulary. Queens of Mystery was created by New Tricks and Doc Martin writer Julian […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i Saturday  Expedition Tiger (TV3, 4.55) Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud 2 (TV2, 5.00, R)  The Simpsons (TV2, 6.00, R) Newshub Live at 6pm (TV3, 6.00)  University Challenge (Prime, 6.00, F)  The Middle (TV2, 6.30, 5.1, R) Posh Pawn (TV1, 7.00, R)  Movie: Back to the Future III (TV3, 7.00, 5.1, R)  Antiques Roadshow (Prime, 7.30) Rachel Hunter’s […]

   TVNZ 1 will bed in its new season with nearly a week of nightly premieres from January 21. It will use its premium 8.30 Sunday drama slot to launch season two of Kiwi-inspired Aussie hit 800 Words with a double episode, ahead of the season two premiere of Indian Summers. TVNZ 1 has not […]

TV3’s season finale of Dancing With the Stars out-rated TV2’s The Voice Australia but not Sunday’s exorcism scoop on TV1. DWTS averaged an impressive 5.0% – 8.9% of the commercial demographics but couldn’t match Sunday’s 6.9% – 11.0%. The Voice averaged 4.8% – 7.1% and beat DWTS in the final half-hour. From 8.30, TV2 dwarfed […]

NZ’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly on the networks in 1080i Saturday The ITM Fishing Show (TV1, 5.00, F) Rheem Outdoors With Geoff (TV3, 5.00) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV1, 7.00) Movie: Inkheart (TV2, 7.00, R) Safe Crackers (TV3, 7.00, 5.1) American Ninja Warrior (TV3, 7.30) Motive (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) Movie: Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (TV2, 9.05) SVU (TV3, 9.35, 5.1) Puberty Blues (TV1, 9.30, F) […]

NZ’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly on the networks in 1080i Saturday The ITM Fishing Show (TV1, 5.00) Rheem Outdoors With Geoff (TV3, 5.00) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV1, 7.00) Movie: Race to Witch Mountain (TV2, 7.00, R) Safe Crackers (TV3, 7.00, 5.1) Our World: Dolphin – Spy in the Pod (TV1, 7.30, F) American Ninja Warrior (TV3, 7.30, 5.1) Motive (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) Network […]

Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud clawed its way to the top of the ratings over the weekend. Friday’s Internet clips special averaged an extraordinary 9.4% – 12.5% of the commercial demographics and even out-rated lead-in Shortland Street among 25-54 year-olds. So much for ScreenScribe.tv contributor Doug Coutts’ two-paws-down preview, in which he said it was dog tucker fit […]

TV3’s Westside won the 8.30 hour on Sunday in all the commercial demographics. The Outrageous Fortune spin-off averaged 6.8% – 8.0% of the key demos, and was most popular with 18-39 year-olds and households shoppers with kids. TV1’s period drama rival Indian Summers continued to struggle, with only 2.7% – 4.5%, and was out-rated by […]

TV1’s new premium drama series Indian Summers could soon be relegated to a later slot. The premiere’s ratings were lukewarm and Sunday’s second episode was a disaster, averaging only 1.2% – 3.1% of the commercial demographics. If this continues, don’t be surprised if most of the 10-part series inherits the 9.30 slot that Our Girl will […]

Indian Summers, the new British period drama that TV1 promoted as a television event, didn’t rate above 5% of the commercial demographics when it debuted on Sunday. It averaged 1.9% – 4.9% of the key demos, and was most popular with 25-54 year-olds. The Channel 4 slow burner, about the last days of the British Empire […]