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Mondays continue to be one of TV2’s highest-rating nights, with its two-hour comedy block leaving everyone but the competition laughing. This week The Middle averaged 10.7% – 14.2% of the major demographics, Trophy Wife 8.5% – 12.5%, Super Fun Night 9.6% – 13.4% and Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7.4% – 9.0%. This compares to TV One and […]

NZ’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly on the networks in 1080i Saturday Rheem Outdoors With Geoff (TV3, 5.00) ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 5.30, R) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (TV2, 7.00, 5.1, R) MasterChef Masterclass (TV One, 7.30) Ice Road Truckers (TV3, 7.30, 5.1) Season Premiere: Sherlock (TV One, 8.30) CSI: NY (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) […]

TV2’s super fun Monday comedy block strategy is giving fans of The Walking Dead the last laugh. On its new night, after two hours of HD sitcoms, the zombie drama at last is turning into the hit it has been in the US for the past couple of seasons. Indeed, a series that was on […]

TV3’s network movie premiere of Chronicle crashed and burned on Monday. It averaged only 3.6% – 5.3% of the major demographics and largely finished third across the board. Even more surprising was the weak return of 2012’s top-rating The GC. It averaged 5.4% – 6.2% on the back of Road Cops’ 5.8% – 7.7%. These […]

TV2’s new-look Monday, spearheaded by an hour-long episode of Shortland Street, helped the network to win the night in all the major demographics (adults 18-39, 18-49, 25-54, household shoppers with kids). The numbers weren’t great for newcomers Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Walking Dead but good enough to withstand tough competition from TV3’s network movie premiere […]

TV One’s The Following returned on Monday with less of a following than it started a year ago while MasterChef NZ’s second episode largely finished third after TV2’s sitcoms and TV3’s The Block: All Stars. The Following averaged only 1.7% – 3.7% of the major demographics (adults 18-39, 18-49, 25-54, household shoppers with kids) for its […]

NZ’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i on the networks: Saturday Rheem Outdoors With Geoff (TV3, 5.00) ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 5.30, R) NZ Story (TV One, 7.00, F) Movie: Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (TV2, 7.00, 5.1, R) The Doctor Blake Mysteries (TV One, 8.30) CSI: NY (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) Hannibal (TV3, 9.30, 5.1) Sherlock (TV2, 9.40, 5.1, R) […]

TV3’s rescheduling of Monday night’s X Factor NZ paid off, with the ratings up sharply on the previous week’s season low. The first live results show averaged 9.6% – 10.3% of the major demographics compared to 6.8% – 8.5% a week earlier. Although this was no match for My Kitchen Rules (15.9% – 23.6%), with […]

NZ’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i on the networks:   Saturday Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 5.30) Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) MasterChef MasterClass (TV One, 7.30) Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (TV2, 7.30, F) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) Movie: I Am Legend (TV2, 8.45 5.1, R) Arrow (TV2, […]

TV3 will broadcast its first live X Factor NZ as a two-hour special on May 19, prompting TV2 to push back its network HD premiere of the movie, Red Riding Hood, to 9.00 that night. Clearly, and with good reason, TV2 fears starting the Sunday Premiere Movie at the usual hour of 8.30, opposite the […]