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TV3’s Sons of Anarchy roared back in the ratings on Wednesday while TV One’s new drama Hostages failed to hold viewers captive. The bikie drama averaged 3.7% – 7.9% of the key demographics – adults 18-39, 18-49, 25-54 and household shoppers with kids – to win the 9.30 hour. That was on the back of […]

TV One is pulling Kangaroo Dundee from 8.30 Tuesdays after the premiere’s disastrous ratings and will replace it on February 5 with something more buzz-worthy: the HD BBC special, Ultimate Swarms. Presented by entomoloist George McGavin, it investigates why swarms are “the ultimate defence” for everything from bats and bees to ants and fish. The Guardian […]

Most viewers opted to skip TV One’s premiere of Tuesday’s Kangaroo Dundee. The series that’s stolen the hearts of Britons averaged a dismally low 2.8% – 3.6% of the major demographics: adults 18-39, 18-49, 25-54 and household shoppers with kids. It scarcely got off to a running start with Aussie lead-ins Surveillance Oz and Australia’s […]

NZ’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i on the networks:   Saturday Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 5.30, R) NZ Story (TV One, 7.00) Survivor (TV3, 7.30, 5.1) Series Premiere: The Doctor Blake Mysteries (TV One, 8.30) Sherlock (TV2, 9.40, 5.1, R) Scandal (TV2, 10.55, 5.1, R) Survivor (TV3, 11.45, F) Underbelly: Razor (TV3, 12.30, […]

Sherlock returns to TV One within a few weeks of its record-rating [spoiler alert] BBC1 comeback on New Year’s Day – but the bad news is the network is repeating the first two series ahead of the third. That means fans will have to wait until March 2 to see how the ace sleuth survived what […]