So it’s Week 17, and the start of the non-ratings period. What does that mean? Normally a wasteland of programming (“So what’s different to now?”, some of you may jest), but this time it means the preparation for some new shows to start in week 18, as well as the rounding out of some of the 1st quarter shows in preparations for the new things. It’s a crazy, hurdy-gurdy time.
CAN’T MISS
- Biggest Loser Australia: Families – Sun 6:30pm; Wed/Thu 7:30pm, Ch10
- 60 Minutes – Sun 7:30pm, Ch9
- Bondi Rescue – Sun 8pm, Ch10
- Paper Giants – Sun/Mon 8:30pm, ABC1
- Hawaii Five-O – Sun 8:30pm, Ch10
- Harry’s Law (rpt) – Sun 10:30pm, Ch9
- Mythbusters – Mon 7:30pm, SBS one
- Glee (rpt) – Mon 7:30pm, Ch10
- MOVIE: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story – Mon 9:15pm, GEM
- MOVIE: Hot Fuzz – Mon 9:30pm, 7mate
- Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation – Tue 7:30pm, Ch10
- Winners & Losers – Tue 8:30pm, Ch7
- The Office (US) – Tue 9pm, Eleven
- Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight – Wed 8:30pm, ABC1
- East West 101 – Wed 8:30pm, SBS one
- Detroit 1-8-7 – Wed 9:30pm, Ch7
- Hungry Beast – Wed 9:30pm, ABC1
- Heston’s Mission Impossible – Thu 7:30pm, Ch7
- The Lost Thing (rpt) – Thu 8:15pm, ABC2
- Party Down – Thu 8:30pm, ABC2
- MOVIE: The Breakfast Club – Thu 9:30pm, 7Two
- Blue Bloods – Fri 8:30pm, Ch10
- RocKwiz – Sat 9:20pm, SBS one
- MOVIE: Spaceballs – Sat 8:30pm, GO!
- A Quiet Word With… Lily Tomlin – Sat 9:30pm, ABC1
BURIED TREASURE
- Fawlty Towers – Sun 6:30pm, 7Two
- Compass – Sun 10pm, ABC1
- Boston Legal (rpt) – Sun 11pm, 7mate
- Rake (rpt) – Mon 8:30pm, ABC2
- Deadwood (rpt) – Mon 9:30pm, ABC2
- Warehouse Comedy Festival – Tue 9pm, ABC2
- Hoarders – Tue 8:30pm, GEM
- Bob’s Burgers – Wed 8:30pm, Eleven
- Megastructures – Thu 8:30pm, 7mate
SECRET TV PLEASURES
- The Mentalist – Sun 8:30pm, Ch9
- 6:30PM with George Negus – Weeknights 6:30pm, Ch10
- The 7pm Project – Weeknights 7pm, Ch10
- CSI – Mon 8:30pm, Ch9
- Good Game – Tue 8:30pm, ABC2
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Weekdays 5:30pm, ABC3
- The Game Plan – Thu 8:30pm, One
- Undercover Boss (USA) – Mon 7:30pm, Ch10
- NRL – Fri 7:30pm/9:30pm, Ch9
AT YOUR OWN RISK
- Bones – Sun 8:30pm, Ch7
- Castle – Sun 9:30pm, Ch7
- Everyday Gourmet – Weekdays 4pm, Ch10
- CSI: Miami – Mon 9:30pm, Ch9
- Grey’s Anatomy – Thu 8:30pm, Ch7
- The Cape – Fri 8:30pm, 7mate
LAST CHANCE(S)
- House – Mon 8:30pm, Ch10
- The Amazing Race – Wed 6:30pm, 7mate
DO. NOT. BOTHER.
- Million Dollar (Droop?) Drop – Mon 8:30pm, Ch9
- Cougar Town – Tue 10:30pm, Ch7
- Hellcats – Tue 7:30pm, GO!
- Desperate Housewives – Thu 9:30pm, Ch7
- NRL Footy Show – Thu 9:30pm, Ch9
- 30 Rock – Thu 11:30pm, Ch7
- The Event – Fri 9:30pm, 7mate
Not much to offer this week, thanks to the first non-ratings period and Easter (and very little Easter programming with that, too). Paper Giants will absolutely be a highlight this week, so get involved. On Twitter, keep an eye out for my daily #MustWatch recommendations too!