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  TVNZ 1 will premiere the fourth and possibly final series of Sherlock on January 29 — two weeks after the finale aired on BBC1 (to a record-low number of viewers). Why the network has waited so long to screen what may be the ultimate season is as big a mystery as anything Holmes and Watson investigated. Granted, Sherlock […]

Britain may have talent — but not enough to topple TV3’s NCIS in its 11th season. The long-running procedural largely won the 8.30 hour with 5.6% – 9.6% of the key demographics. It lost only among adults 18-39 to the penultimate episode of Step Dave (4.6% – 7.4%). TV One’s HD premiere of Britain’s Got Talent […]

Flagship Kiwi dramas on TVNZ were crippled Tuesday by the popularity of perennial procedurals NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles. TV One’s well reviewed Anzac week telefeature, Field Punishment No. 1 (above), averaged only 3.4% – 6.7% of the key demographics over two hours compared to 5.6% – 12.8% for TV3’s NCIS and 4.6% – 9.5% for […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly on the networks in 1080i Saturday Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) Modern Family (TV3, 5.30, 5.1, R) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) MasterChef Masterclass (TV One, 7.30) Ice Road Truckers (TV3, 7.30, 5.1) Season Premiere: Endeavour (TV One, 8.30) CSI: NY (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) CSI: NY (TV3, 9.25, 5.1) Hannibal (TV3, 10.25, 5.1, F) Call […]