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The season 14 premiere of Criminal Minds failed to arrest TVNZ 1’s Monday night ratings decline. It averaged 2.7% of the network’s 25-54 audience vs 5.1% for TVNZ 2’s Mom and 4.2% for Three’s The Rookie. Once a top-rating staple, it’s not only age and familiarity that have dented its appeal but also the lack […]

  TVNZ 2’s new Tuesday night hospital drama The Resident has started to stabilise off the back off time-slot winning lead-in My Kitchen Rules. Last week’s episode won its slot with 3.7% of 18-39 year-olds and was competitive in the other core commercial demographics, with 3.8% of 25-54s, 3.0% of 18-49s and 4.3% of household […]

Despite rampant publicity about its NZ home-building link, Three’s season premiere of Grand Designs UK didn’t rate through the roof on Tuesday. But despite losing to the reality shows on both TVNZ channels, it improved significantly on the previous week’s American Idol. Designs averaged 3.5% of Three’s target audience, 25-54 year-olds, compared to 2.2% for […]

Three will use a top-rating emergency services drama to help launch its 2018 season in the week starting February 3. 9-1-1, which will air 9.05 Mondays, premiered this month on Fox TV in the US and garnered generally favourable reviews and impressive ratings. Variety reports the premiere posted “solid numbers“, cracking the top 10 in […]

The Block NZ continue to be a ratings powerhouse for Three, with the network notching up its second consecutive weekly win in its target demographic, 25-54 year-olds. Three won the night three times last week — Thursday (25-54, 18-39), Friday (25-54, 18-39, 18-49) and Sunday (all four demos, including household shoppers with kids) — and […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i Saturday  Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice (TV3, 4.50) Saving Lives at Sea (TV1, 4.55, F) Ados Addicted to Fishing (Prime, 5.00, R) Premiere: Kitten Impossible (TV2, 5.10) 1 News at 6pm (TV1, 6.00) The Simpsons (TV2, 6.00, R) Newshub Live at 6pm (TV3, 6.00) Ireland With Simon Reeve (Prime, […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i    Saturday  The Hunt (TV3, 4.55, R) Ultimate Fishing With Matt Watson (TV1, 5.00) Ados Addicted to Fishing (Prime, 5.00) Newshub Live at 6pm (TV3, 6.00)  The Simpsons (TV2, 6.00, R) The Middle (TV2, 6.30, 5.1, R) Outback Pilots (TV1, 7.00, F) Movie: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (TV2, 7.00, R) Movie: Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears […]

Primetime goes crossover crazy in the last week of November. Although it will be in SD, Duke is running a DC Heroes Week that will offer “the ultimate crossover event” encompassing DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl (which will air the same day as the US). Originally Supergirl was only going to stream online […]

New Project for TV3 … Tepid feat … Rules rollover … More movie mania … MediaWorks is promising a “reinvention” of weeknights at 7.00, today announcing panel show The Project will replace Story in early 2017. lt will combine current affairs and entertainment “in a unique way” with yet-to-be named hosts interacting with guest panelists (including Paul […]

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