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TVNZ 1’s bold primetime promotion of current affairs hour Q+A didn’t reward programming aspirations on Sunday. It was arguably the network’s biggest Sunday night misstep since launching subtitled Eurodrama Ride Upon the Storm in the same 9.30 slot earlier this year. Programmers tried to maximise Q+A’s sampling by preceding it with the series premiere of […]

Despite a month-long publicity build-up, Sunday’s Coronation Street recap special didn’t win its slot in the core commercial demographics. The two-hour broadcast compressed 18 months of key storylines to bridge the gap between Friday’s primetime episode and tonight’s. It spearheaded TVNZ 1’s massive catch-up with the UK, which continues this week with the network screening […]

With the Commonwealth Games over, TVNZ wants to capitalise on the bumper ratings the competition delivered, with nearly three million viewers tuning in over the 10 days. TVNZ’s sales arm reports the broadcaster’s average peak rating in 25-54 was 7.1, up 54% on the three-week period before the games. It also notched up 2.3 million […]