TV Guide for week ending 30/04/11

TV Guide for week ending 30/04/11

The second week in the non-ratings break (Week 18), and if the networks could have shifted the period so that their efforts on the Royal Wedding were included in the ratings… Across the networks there are all forms of coverage (but I’ll save that for a...
TV Guide for week ending 23/04/11

TV Guide for week ending 23/04/11

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...
TV Guide for week ending 16/04/11

TV Guide for week ending 16/04/11

Week 16 and the end of the first ratings period is in sight. So far it’s been all Channel 7 (and, to a decent degree, rightly so), but there are some cracking shows in the bag for the other networks – so stay tuned. Certainly we can expect a whole bunch of...
Wimbledon comes to Channel 7

Wimbledon comes to Channel 7

In what is a big announcement for Channel 7, they’ve released today that they will be broadcasting Wimbledon for 2011 and the next few years to come. No more junkets for Ken Sutcliffe, yet still the same late night, bleary-eyed game watching to see the Aussies...
TV Guide for week ending 02/04/11

TV Guide for week ending 02/04/11

Week 14 and what have we learned this ratings year so far? Channel 9 isn’t the home of laughter yet – at least not laughter as a result of what it’s offering, as opposed to laughter at what it’s offering. Channel 10 has patience, but not as...