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➢➢ TVNZ 2 is fine-tuning its Friday night line-up with the addition of ITV game show Japandemonium, which is described as “a review of the best of brilliantly bonkers Japanese TV”. It will replace season nine re-runs of The Big Bang Theory from July 27 as the network’s latest weapon to topple 7 Days from its top-rating […]

Life in Pieces (TVNZ 2, 8.00 Monday) “There were signs early on that this CBS show might defy all the usual glum expectations, almost invariably justified, about yet another broadcast family sitcom. By the end of episode one of Life In Pieces, it was clear that this comedy—advertised as being about one big happy family […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i    Saturday  Series Premiere: Expedition Tiger (TV3, 4.55) Cats 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)  The Middle (TV2, 6.30, 5.1, R) The Wonderful World of Gordon Watson (Prime, 6.30, R) Posh Pawn (TV1, 7.00, R)  Movie: The Time Traveler’s […]

  TVNZ 2 will use the hour-long season premiere of Shortland Street on January 16 to launch two new comedy series, one of which went to air in the US over the weekend. This year will mark Shortland Street’s 25th on air and its return will follow the resumption of Neighbours, which will kick off […]