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TV3’s Monday ratings got a lift from Road Cops getting into top gear and I, Robot still having surprising pulling power. As a result, TV3 posted big gains in its Monday night ratings and shares over the previous week while TV One’s improved more modestly but enough for it to win the night with adults 25-54 […]

With the new seasons bedded in, none of the networks has anything new of note to report for the week starting April 5. Further out, CSI fans later in April can look forward to a double-episode crossover with its NY spin-off that will air as two episodes back-to-back on a Saturday night. It opens with […]

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 […]

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 […]

Homer has a new home and the series-isation of Sunday nights is complete with the long overdue debut of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. TV2’s superhero series will take over the Sunday Premiere Movie slot on February 16 while former Sunday super-‘toon The Simpsons will belatedly resume the same week, from episode 17 of season 24, […]

Hot off the press release machine are details of MediaWorks’ hot list of shows for 2014. Notable for their complete absence are Twentieth Century Fox staples like Homeland, The Simpsons, Bones and Family Guy, because MediaWorks is still renegotiating its output deal with the Hollywood heavyweight. And there are still no plans to upgrade Four […]

Season Highlight: The Big Bang Theory (TV2, 8.30, 5.1) It’s a dream come true for Sheldon when he has a close encounter with his hero, Mr Spock. “The hype around this week’s episode surrounds the cameo by Leonard Nimoy, but the Star Trek thespian only appears via audio, voicing Sheldon’s Mego Spock figure in a couple of dreams,” […]

Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms (TV3, 8.30) The tensions with Jock’s western chapter make a mockery of club loyalty; Snoddy and the city chapter reject their Comancheros colours to join the Bandidos. “The colloquial term for Australian motorcycle gangs may have a cutesy ring to it compared with their Sons of Anarchy cousins, but according to this latest […]

TV3’s Breakout Kings posted its highest ratings yet on Wednesday with the episode that guest starred Robert Knepper in a reprisal of his T-Bag role from Prison Break. It averaged 6.5%-7.8% of the key demographics to finish a competitive third in the 9.30 hour, but won it with males aged 25-54 (9.0%). Breakout Kings’ lead-in was […]

Season Highlight: Breakout Kings (TV3, 9.30, 5.1) The jury’s still out on whether this lighthearted crime drama will go the full term. But episode three’s a must-see for Prison Break fans as it guest stars Robert Knepper in a reprisal of his T-Bag role. The murderous sociopath again has escaped and this time is out to […]