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New TV One comedies Coverband and Short Poppies came up short in their Thursday premieres against TV2’s rock-solid line-up. The rock band romp averaged only 1.8% – 2.6% of the major demographics and the Rhys Darby comedy, 1.3% – 1.4%. They also earned a blistering review in today’s Dominion Post, which dubbed them “off key and […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly on the networks in 1080i Saturday ITM Fishing Show (TV One, 5.00) Rheem Outdoors With Geoff (TV3, 5.00) The Simpsons (TV3, 5.30, 5.1, R) Movie: Bridge to Terabithia (TV2, 7.00, 5.1, R) Movie: Going the Distance (TV2, 8.55, 5.1, R) The Walking Dead (TV2, 11.00, 5.1, R) Neighbourhood (TV One, 3.50, R) […]

TV3 will screen season two of The Blacklist within a day of its US broadcast. It will launch September 23 and air 8.40 Tuesdays ahead of the final season of Sons of Anarchy in what should be a top-rating double-bill against vulnerable competition on TVNZ: ageing crime dramas The Mentalist and Unforgettable on TV One, and […]

Tomorrow TVNZ will launch its new-season line-up to ad agencies and media in Auckland. Many of the broadcaster’s new shows for 2013 remain under wraps, but based on its NZ On Air commissions and Hollywood outputs deals, here are the newcomers you can expect to see in HD. Arrow: Modern take on the DC Comics […]