Free and clear of the Cricket, now it’s time for the real ratings battle to start. Channel 9 are straight out of the blocks with the amazing doco Great Barrier Reef, the return of 60 Minutes and the very good Great Mint Swindle. Still Channel 7 counter by moving My Kitchen Rules to Sundays additionally so that it now runs 5 nights a week – look for telltale massive ratings and the halo effect extending to at least the show afterwards.
MOLK PICKS
- Sunday Night – Sun 6:30pm, Ch7
- Great Barrier Reef – Sun 6:30pm, Ch9
- Young Talent Time – Sun 6:30pm, Ch10
- Great Expectations – Sun 7:30pm, ABC1
- My Kitchen Rules – Sun 7:30pm/Mon-Thu 7:35pm, Ch7
- 60 Minutes – Sun 7:30pm, Ch9
- Modern Family – Sun 7:30pm, Ch10
- The Force – Sun 8pm, Ch7
- New Girl – Sun 8pm, Ch10
- The Great Mint Swindle – Sun 8:30pm, Ch9
- Homeland (double episode) – Sun 8:30pm, Ch10
- Fry’s Planet Word (season premiere) – Sun 9:30pm, ABC1
- Louis Theroux’s Wild Weekends (rpt) – Sun 9:50pm/Mon 8:30pm, ABC2
- Dance Academy (series return) – Mon-Thu 6:30pm, ABC3
- Excess Baggage – Mon-Thu 6:30pm, GO!
- Mythbusters – Mon 7:35pm, SBS one
- Australian Story – Mon 8pm, ABC1
- Bondi Rescue – Mon 8pm, Ch10
- Four Corners – Mon 8:30pm, ABC1
- James May’s Man Lab – Mon 8:30pm, SBS one
- Santo, Sam & Ed’s Sports Fever – Mon 8:30pm 7mate; rpt 11:30pm, Ch7
- Revenge – Mon 9:10pm, Ch7
- Media Watch – Mon 9:15pm, ABC1
- Danger 5 – Mon 9:30pm, SBS one
- Q&A – Mon 9:35pm, ABC1/8:35pm AEST ABC News 24
- Person Of Interest – Mon 9:35pm, Ch9
- Happy Endings (double episode) – Mon 10:40pm, Ch7
- Bondi Vet – Tue 8pm, Ch10
- Good Game – Tue 8:30pm, ABC2
- NCIS – Tue 8:30pm, Ch10
- The Office (US) – Tue 9pm, Eleven
- Parenthood – Tue 9:35pm, Ch7
- Top Gear UK – Tue 9:35pm, Ch9
- Woodley – Wed 8pm, ABC1
- Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation – Wed 8pm, Ch10
- Adam Hills In Gordon Street Tonight – Wed 8:30pm, ABC1
- Please Marry My Boy – Wed 8:35pm, Ch7
- The Mentalist (series return) – Wed 8:35pm, Ch9
- Outland (series finale) – Wed 9:30pm, ABC1
- Kitchen Cabinet (Julie Bishop) – Wed 9:30pm, ABC2
- Unforgettable (series return) – Wed 9:35pm, Ch9
- The Amazing Race US – Wed 9:40pm, ABC1
- Earthflight – Thu 7:30pm, Ch9
- Catalyst (series return) – Thu 8pm, ABC1
- Swimming: Australian Championships – Thu 8pm/Fri 8:30pm, Ch10
- The Straits – Thu 8:30pm, ABC1
- The Game Plan – Thu 8:30pm, ONE
- 24 Hours in Emergency – Thu 9:35pm, SBS one
- Planet America – Fri 5pm (AEST), ABC News 24
- News Exchange – Fri 7pm (AEST), ABC News 24
- Glee – Fri 7:30pm, Ch10
- MOVIE: Gremlins 2: The New Batch – Fri 7:30pm, GO!
- QI – Fri 8pm, ABC1
- Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries – Fri 8:30pm, ABC1
- Last Man Standing (Nepal) – Fri 8:30pm, ABC2
- MOVIE: Slumdog Millionaire – Fri 9pm, Ch7
- 2012 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix – Sat 11am AEST, Ch10
- RocKwiz (rpts) – Sat 8:35pm, SBS one
- Mad Men (double episode) – Sat 9:25pm, SBS one
BURIED TREASURE
- MOVIE: Hellboy II: The Golden Army – Sun 6:30pm, 7mate
- Dragon’s Den – Sun 7:30pm, ABC2
- Suburgatory – Sun 8:30pm, GO!
- Man V Food – Mon 7:30pm, 7mate
- Embarrassing Bodies – Mon 9:30pm, GEM
- MOVIE: Batman – Tue 7:30pm, GO!
- MOVIE: Scream 3 – Tue 10pm, GO!
- The League – Wed 1am, ONE
- Pawn Stars – Wed 7:30pm/Thu 8:30pm, 7mate
- Hardcore Pawn – Wed 8:30m, 7mate
- Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure (rpt) – Wed 11:35pm, ABC1
- Arrested Development – Thu 8:30pm, ABC2
- 30 Rock – Thu 11:40pm, Ch7
- MOVIE: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure – Fri 7:30pm, 7mate
- Snog, Marry, Avoid – Fri 8:30pm, Eleven
- MOVIE: The Witches Of Eastwick – Fri 9:30pm, GO!
SECRET TV PLEASURES
- The Project – Sun-Fri 6pm, Ch10
- Compass – Sun 6:30pm, ABC1
- Whoose Line Is It Anyway? – Mon 7:30pm, ONE
- At The Movies – Wed 10pm, ABC1
- Portlandia – Thu 9pm, ABC2
AT YOUR OWN RISK
- Grandstand – Mon-Thu 6:30pm, ABC News 24
- Alcatraz – Mon 8:35pm, Ch9
- Packed To The Rafters – Tue 8:35pm, Ch7
- From Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means – Wed 8:30pm, SBS one
- The Good Wife – Wed 9:10pm, Ch10
- Grey’s Anatomy – Thu 8:40pm, Ch7
- The Footy Show NRL – Thu 9:30pm (BNE/SYD), Ch9
- The Footy Show AFL – Thu 9:30pm (MEL/ADL/PER), Ch9
- Desperate Housewives – Thu 9:4pm, Ch7
- Private Practice – Thu 10:30pm, Ch7
- Better Homes and Gardens – Fri 7:30pm, Ch7
- The Graham Norton Show – Sat 8:30pm, Ch10
- An Idiot Abroad 2: Karl’s Bucket List – Sat 9:30pm, Ch10
LAST CHANCE(S)
- The Biggest Loser – Mon-Fri 7pm, Ch10
- Lewis Black’s Root Of All Evil – Tue 10:25pm, ABC2
- A Gifted Man – Thu 10:30pm, Ch10
DO. NOT. BOTHER.
- Ringer – Mon 8:30pm, Eleven
- 2 Broke Girls – Tue 8:05pm, Ch9
- Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show – Sat 6:30pm, Ch9
- Top Gear USA – Sat 6:30pm, GO!
Stephen Fry delivers a delightful new series that’s almost an extension of QI – Planet Word. A fascinating exploration of language in all it’s forms.
Dance Academy returns for a long awaited second season on ABC3, with 3 new characters and production values far beyond that which may be expected of a show on a digital multi-channel. High-quality drama for teens (and their parents).
The conversations on Kitchen Cabinet have been a highlight, and adding to that track record this week is dinner with Julie Bishop. Wanna-be students of the death stare stand down – but be prepared to be enlightened.