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After winning last Monday’s ratings with the free-to-air HD premiere of Transporter 3, TV3 last night took a step backwards with its first HD airing of Jumper. It was most popular with the channel’s target audience, 25-54 year-olds. But it still was left in the dust by TV2’s HD combo of The Mentalist and Body […]

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) ✫✫✫ Rachel bumps into her old friend Melissa from college who she once kissed after drinking too much sangria. Winona Ryder guest stars. Shortland Street (TV2, 7.00) ✫✫✫ Daniel’s torn between work and family; Jonathon realises there’s something missing; the Coopers hear bad news. The Mentalist (TV2, 8.30) ✫✫ Sparks fly between Lisbon and […]

 New Zealand’s definitive free-to-air guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i Saturday Under the Grill (TV3, 4.00, R) Coasters (TV One, 4.55, R) Best of Carters’ Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00, R) Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook (TV One, 5.25, R) Rheem Outdoors With Geoff (TV3, 5.30) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00, F) ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 7.00) The Voice (TV2, 7.30) […]

TV3’s Monday night movie got the jump on the competition when it out-rated TV2’s season finale of Desperate Housewives during its first hour. Last night’s HD premiere of Jumper averaged 10.9% of TV3’s demo, 18-49 year-olds, from 8.30pm-10.30pm. It opened with 13.5% (vs Housewives‘ 13.6%) and peaked at 14.1% (vs 13.7%) before losing viewers as […]

Stuck on You: Sky Movies Greats, 8.30pm Saturday. Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear star in this Farrelly Brothers comedy about conjoined twins who share a liver but not the same personalities or dreams: one’s shy and anxious, the other’s an outgoing, aspiring actor looking to make it big in Hollywood. Funny sight gags and a […]