Seven chases quiet Tuesday
As numbers go, Tuesday was so quiet that The Chase finished up as the top entertainment show of the night, with 726,000 / 453,000 viewers -well ahead of Hot Seat‘s 524,000. Remarkably, Britain’s Got...
View ArticleRenewed: Bull, Survivor, Madam Secretary, NCIS: LA, NCIS: NO.
CBS has announced early renewals for a swag of its shows, most of which screen in Australia on TEN. They include renewals for a number of established favourites plus new titles Bull, MacGyver, Man...
View ArticleAxed: 2 Broke Girls, Son of Zorn.
US sitcom 2 Broke Girls has been axed after 6 seasons. The series, starring Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs as waitresses at in a Brooklyn diner, averaged 7 million viewers per episode, during its sixth...
View Article2011 Upfronts: CBS
CBS is adding new dramas and two new comedies. They include: Unforgettable, a detective drama starring Poppy Montgomery. New J.J. Abrams’ drama Person of Interest. A Gifted Man, from Erin Brockovich...
View ArticleAirdate: Two Broke Girls. Update: The Big Bang Theory
Next week Nine premieres new US sitcom Two Broke Girls on Tuesday night. There are also three first-run episodes of The Big Bang Theory set to air -on top of the rescheduled 7pm episodes. Monday,...
View ArticleNine slips to third on Tuesday
After a win on Monday night, Night was relegated to third place on Tuesday. It’s the third time in three weeks TEN has beaten the network on a Tuesday. Seven News topped the night with 1.25m viewers....
View ArticleBumped: Top Gear
Nine has pushed tonight’s Top Gear from 9:30pm back to 10pm and returned 2 Broke Girls to the schedule. Johnny’s girlfriend has a devious plan in mind when she hires Max and Caroline to bake cupcakes...
View ArticleLaverne and Shirley, Murphy Brown, In Living Color casts reunite
“Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated” Laverne and Shirley cast members Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Michael McKean and David L. Lander have reunited in the US. The classic sitcom stars...
View ArticleNine News tops Tuesday but Seven takes the night
Updated: Nine News continues its healthy performances with a rare, national win over Seven News. Was it all buoyed by the breaking news on Schapelle Corby (and if so, why did this benefit Nine?)? It...
View ArticleSeven’s troll-busting stunt beaten by Nine in Sydney & Melbourne
Seven’s ploy with Charlotte Dawson troll-busting did not win at 6pm in Sydney or Melbourne, beaten by Nine News. In the story, Dawson confronted young Twitter users who had sent her abusive tweets,...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy triggers US reruns
In the scheme of things, it’s nowhere near as important as what is bearing down on the US east coast right now, but American networks are holding off first run episodes in light of Hurricane Sandy’s...
View Article2.66m watch 2012 Melbourne Cup
A whopping 2.66m viewers watched Green Moon win the 2012 Melbourne Cup yesterday -just pipping the 2.65m who watched in Dunaden’s 2011 win. The number is one of the biggest audiences of 2012, just...
View ArticleSammi’s win nudges 2m viewers in X Factor triumph
Tuesday night was always going to go Seven’s way. The X Factor The Winner Announced scored 1.92m viewers in preliminary figures, but is expected to be adjusted to 2.16m. The bulk of the show was 1.88m...
View ArticleMasterChef burnt in reality cook-off
It was arguably the toughest challenge MasterChef had ever undertaken, but it was overlooked by many of Tuesday’s audience. Two contestants served up a 3 course meal for 120 guests but only one would...
View ArticleAnother 2.18m for My Kitchen Rules
If it’s Monday it must be another stellar night for My Kitchen Rules, and it was -at a huge 2.18m. Ali and Samuel cooked up an impressive meal for their guests but all the focus was on feuding females...
View ArticleSeven snares Tuesday
Tuesday proved to be another easy win for Seven with a distracting My Kitchen Rules wedding proposal pulling 2.07m viewers and Packed to the Rafters at 1.41m. Once again it came at the expense of...
View ArticleSudden death cook-off as Seven topples TEN
A sudden death cook-off saw WA “food nerds” Kieran and Nastassia exit My Kitchen Rules last night with 1.9m viewers tuning in. Meanwhile on MasterChef: The Professionals only 451,000 saw Nick...
View ArticleFinal 3 for MasterChef slip under Tuesday’s radar
In case you missed it Rhett, Sarah and Rhys were last night annointed as the final 3 to battle it out in the MasterChef: The Professionals finale, after Michael’s time in the kitchen was up. It was a...
View ArticleThe Biggest Loser too slim in ratings
The Biggest Loser is living up to its title quick smart by slipping to 500,000 viewers in its third outing. The show was steamrolled by Seven and Nine’s reality shows, and was fourth in its slot. But...
View ArticleNine’s theory for a Big Bang Easter
If Nine were to get a Report Card for next week a teacher may well write, “Needs to try harder. D-.” Updated: Next week Nine screens no less than 9 episodes of The Big Bang Theory across primetime*:...
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