2011 match-ups (first quarter): Wednesday

2011 match-ups (first quarter): Wednesday

Wednesdays have always been the home to the hotly contested ownership of the remote. Traditionally for the free to air networks – it’s mid-week, people are looking for something to distract them from everything, and TV usually wins. No one network owns the...
2011 match-ups (first quarter): Tuesday

2011 match-ups (first quarter): Tuesday

Absolutely a battleground, with 8:30pm being the home of Packed to the Rafters for Ch7 & Ch9 trying to establish 7:30/8pm as the home for Top Gear (UK or AU). Throw in Ch10 at 7:30pm with Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation and My Kitchen Rules for Ch7...
2011 match-ups (first quarter): Monday

2011 match-ups (first quarter): Monday

There’s a lot of new content, but most of it is returning shows/series. For the couple of new programs at least one is due to rate it’s pants off for Ch9 (sigh). Monday will be a strong night, but not where the real battle lies in the new ratings...
2011 match ups (first quarter): Sunday

2011 match ups (first quarter): Sunday

Week 6 commences – ratings are very go – and with the Cricket & tennis almost out of the way, the match ups are (all but) public. With very little left to chance, and a LOT left to last minute programming changes, weeks 6 & 7 herald the return of...
#QldFloods coverage #fail

#QldFloods coverage #fail

It’s tough when you’re contracted to show the Tennis live, however Channel 7 surely committed News suicide this morning when at 10am they threw from an extended Sunrise to the Medibank International Tennis in Sydney while Channel 9’s flood coverage...