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The cast of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will appear on Monday’s The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. “In the wake of a teaser clip revealing a major spoiler Thursday, the cast discussed topics that didn’t reveal anything about the plot or address the reveal during the question and answer segment, which was instead focused on […]

TVNZ 2 has blinked first and pulled Sunday’s network movie premiere of Kingsman: The Golden Circle because it would have clashed with Three’s repeat of Kingsman: The Secret Service. The sequel will now air next weekend; screening instead will be a repeat of Bad Moms. But the pre-emption interrupts a run of Sunday movie premieres […]

TVNZ 2 will premiere Celebrity Treasure Island on August 18 (7.00 Sundays). Olympic champions Barbara Kendall and Eric Murray are the final celebrities to join fellow competitors Athena Angelou, Barbara Kendall, Eric Murray, Gary Freeman, Jodie Rimmer, Karl Burnett, Ladi6, Lana Van Hout, Lily McManus, Matty McLean, Moses Mackay, Rosanna Arkle, Sam Wallace, Shane Cameron, Shannon Ryan […]

The powerful new Netflix docudrama, When They See Us, has reignited interest in the case of the “Central Park Five” who were accused of viciously beating and raping jogger Trisha Meili 30 years ago. Tuesday’s 20/20 (TVNZ 1, 9.30) provides what it promises will be “a close look at the shocking case, which triggered a […]

The National Geographic miniseries, The Hot Zone, which can be binge-watched today from 12.30, won’t be in HD on Sky but is yet another reason why the channel is overdue for an upgrade. NeoGeo is increasingly commissioning more productions of this calibre, which is why it should be high on the list of the next […]

TVNZ 2 is postponing its scheduled season two premiere of First Dates Hotel on June 14 to continue with 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. It’s not surprising the network is sticking with the British panel show given its popularity. What was puzzling was dropping it just when it was starting to build. Because […]

Fans of The Big Bang Theory get a huge bang for their buck this week with Wednesday’s episode (TVNZ 2, 8.00), Friday’s double-episode series finale (TVNZ 2, 7.30) and a cast takeover of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert later the same night (Prime, 11.30). A trailer for the final hour includes clips from the […]

The casts of Veep and The Big Bang Theory will make Prime’s The Late Show With Stephen Colbert worth sitting up for over the next two weeks. Both series are are into their final seasons on SoHo2 and TVNZ 2 respectively. Julia Louis-Dreyfus & co will take over Colbert’s set on Friday while TBBT crew […]

Three has pulled its late-night Friday re-runs of Westside for the time being. Season two of the Outrageous Fortune spin-off was scheduled to air 11.10 Fridays from May 3 but now reruns of Entertainment Tonight Weekend will fill the slot. Monday’s Fair Go (TVNZ 1, 7.30) will be devoted to power use, from the cost […]

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (Prime): ➢ Monday, 11.30: Hank Azaria and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Emilia Clarke, and a special appearance by Jeff Goldblum. ➢ Tuesday, 10.50: Zach Galifianakis, Eric Swalwell, and a musical performance by Ellie Goulding. ➢ Wednesday, midnight: Michelle Williams, Emily Bazelon, and a special appearance by Oscar the Grouch. ➢ Thursday, 11.30: Anderson Cooper, […]