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Sunday’s much hyped Louise Nicholas dramatisation captured fewer viewers in the key demographics than the movies on TV2 and TV3. Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story ended the Ford NZ Sunday Theatre season with only 3.6% – 4.8% of the major demos, although it won its slot with 7.1% of the country and was even more […]

Despite TV2 reinstating its Sunday Premiere Movie slot and TV3 launching The X Factor Australia, TV One was the “mouse” that roared on Sunday. TV2’s Mirror Mirror averaged 5.8% – 8.2% of the majors demographics to beat TV3’s premiere of Ted (4.5% – 6.8%) in all the key demos except 18-39 year-olds. It also out-rated TV […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly on the networks in 1080i Saturday Rheem Outdoors With Geoff (TV3, 5.00) ITM Fishing Show (TV One, 5.25) Modern Family (TV3, 5.30, 5.1, R) The Amazing Race (TV2, 6.00) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) Movie: Hoodwinked (TV2, 7.00, 5.1, R) The Secret Lives of Dancers (TV3, 7.00) Undercover Boss USA (TV One, 8.35) Saturday Murder […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly on the networks in 1080i Saturday Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) The ITM Fishing Show (TV One, 5.25) Modern Family (TV3, 5.30, 5.1, R) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) The Voice (TV2, 7.00) Ice Road Truckers (TV3, 7.30, 5.1) Endeavour (TV One, 8.30, F) Movie: The Lovely Bones  (TV3, 8.30, 5.1, R) […]

TVNZ giveth and TVNZ taketh away – the same week the broadcaster debuts Broadchurch (above) more than a year after the UK, it pulls off-air mid-season its highest-rating comedy, The Big Bang Theory. The good news is TBBT’s being pre-empted temporarily because of the thrice-weekly scheduling of My Kitchen Rules. MKR’s variable running times have thrown […]

TV3’s acclaimed crime drama Harry ended its six-week run on Wednesday with barely half the viewership of its premiere. The final episode averaged 2.8% – 3.7% of the key demographics, which was up slightly on the previous week but no match for the first episode’s 4.1% – 7.1%. Since then, the Oscar Kightley drama’s 25-54 […]

Top ratings for both live HD and delayed SD coverage of the All Blacks-versus-France test on Saturday stalled the start of two new vehicles for Logan Brown restaurant founders Steve Logan and Al Brown. Sky Sport 1’s live broadcast averaged 8.1% – 11.5% of adults 18-39, 18-48 and 25-54 to win its slot in every […]

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, F) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) CSI: New York (TV3, 9.30, 5.1) Law & Order: Los Angeles (TV3, 11.30, 5.1) Movie: The Lord of the […]

TV One will premiere in HD at Queen’s Birthday Weekend the visually stunning Victorian drama, The Crimson Petal and the White. Nominated for a best mini-series BAFTA in 2012, it was adapted from Michael Faber’s 2002 novel and will screen in four 90-minute episodes 10.30 Sundays from June 2. The psychological thriller’s exceptional cast includes […]