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TV3’s faith in Hawaii Five-O is paying off, with the crime reboot proving competitive at 9.30 Wednesdays. Last week in the US it celebrated its 150th episode by topping the Friday night ratings. Here, after years off being shuffled in and out of primetime, the fifth season is proving to be an effective counter-programming tool […]

  Love Child will air in peak hour for the last time tonight at 9.50. As of next week, the Australian drama will screen 11.10pm Fridays and its Wednesday slot will be filled by an extra episode of Dirty Laundry. TVNZ 1 appears to be burning off the Kiwi drama as quickly as it can […]

TV One’s new local drama, Dirty Laundry, didn’t make a clean sweep of the ratings when it launched on Wednesday but improved on the British series that previously aired in the 8.30 slot. It averaged 5.4% of the network’s target audience, 25-54 year-olds, which was well ahead of TV3’s Chicago Med (2.1%) but well behind […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i Saturday Chasing Monsters (TV1, 4.55) Animal Super Senses (TV3, 4.55) Movie: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (TV2, 5.10, R) Newshub Live at 6pm (TV3, 6.00)  Simply Nigella (Prime, 6.00, R) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV1, 7.00) Wonderful World of Disney: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (TV2, 7.00, R) Movie: Johnny […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly on the networks in 1080i Saturday The ITM Fishing Show – Classic Episodes (TV One, 4.55, R) Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) The Simpsons (TV3, 5.30, 5.1, R) Annabel Langbein Free Range Cook: Through the Seasons (TV One, 7.00) The Voice (TV2, 7.00, 5.1) Movie: Evil Woman (TV2, 9.00, 5.1) Nashville (TV One, 9.30, […]

TV3 this week reversed its drama woes with a rebound for two of its most popular series and a solid start for Thursday’s season premiere of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. CSI was up against week two of TV2’s The Flash as well as quality drama premieres on TV One (Love Child) and Prime (Downtown Abbey). […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly on the networks in 1080i Saturday The ITM Fishing Show – Classic Episodes (TV One, 4.55, R) Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) Bondi Vet (TV3, 5.30, 5.1) Annabel Langbein Free Range Cook: Through the Seasons (TV One, 7.00) Ice Road Truckers (TV3, 7.30, 5.1) Movie: Limitless (TV2, 9.10, 5.1, R) Blue […]

The Walking Dead and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation are the latest US series to be fast-tracked here. The former will screen the same day as the States from October 13 (TV2, 9.30 Mondays) while the latter will return here within three weeks of its US season premiere from October 16 (TV3, 8.40 Thursdays), opposite TV2’s […]