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➢➢ Silent Witness (Prime, 8.30 Saturdays from August 31) opens with a double-episode in which Nikki and the Lyell unit investigate an attack against a transgender man that threatens to be an outbreak of violence against the community. Digital Spy reported a “mixed response” to the season 22 premiere in the UK seven months ago, when […]

➢➢ Hitting all the wrong notes with American Idol isn’t stopping Three from launching in primetime another star-spangled talent quest, America’s Got Talent. Season 13 will screen 7.00 Saturdays from August 4. AGT will air in the same slot where TVNZ 1 was previously airing Britain’s Got Talent. The latest season went to air two […]

➢ TVNZ is increasingly using its on-demand service to platform top-notch documentaries that once would have aired in primetime. Now available for streaming, alongside Ken Burns’ The Vietnam War, are a clutch of docos that probe America’s political pulse, including: President Trump, which reveals the key moments that shaped Donald Trump and why he sought the […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i    Saturday  Chasing Monsters (TV1, 5.00)  Cupcake Wars (TV2, 5.00) Grand Designs NZ (TV3, 5.00, R) Black-ish (TV2, 6.00, 5.1, R) Newshub Live at 6pm (TV3, 6.00)  University Challenge (Prime, 6.00)  MasterChef USA (Prime, 6.30) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV1, 7.00) Movie: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (TV2, 7.00, R) The X Factor Australia (TV3, 7.00) Posh […]

   If it ain’t broke … Grey’s holds sway … Prime bears Witness … Stein dines … TVNZ 2 is replacing 2 Broke Girls with not the latest season, as you might expect, but new episodes of Mom. Season four is being “expressed” from the US and will air 9.00 Wednesdays from November 9. Given […]