Love, pants and other catastrophes

Love, pants and other catastrophes

There no reason why Downton Abbey should work on a commercial television station. It’s a period drama, stuffed full of petticoats and pleases those with a penchant for prim and properness… and it’s bloody good. In season one episode four this coming...
TV Guide for week ending 18/06/11

TV Guide for week ending 18/06/11

We’re almost at the end of the second ratings period for the year: welcome to Week 25. Downton Abbey continues to rate it’s pants off, as does Australia’s Got Talent. There’s lots of new stuff starting up (hello Lawrence Leung’s...
Wimbledon on 7Two (and Ch7)

Wimbledon on 7Two (and Ch7)

This is the first time in eons that Channel 9 hasn’t broadcast the Championships from Wimbledon, so it wil be interesting to see what the 7 Network come up with. Certainly this approach of sharing the broadcast so that the early games are not missed/replayed...
TV Guide for week ending 11/06/11

TV Guide for week ending 11/06/11

By Week 24 you could expect we’d have trends. Trends in viewing and trends in programming. We do – just they aren’t what you think they should be… Viewing trends are erratic, while programming continues to compete to be the most amazing piece...
TV Guide for week ending 04/06/11

TV Guide for week ending 04/06/11

Week 23. OMG. How did we get here so quickly? Usually the middle of the year is quite predictable: 2 reality shows up against each other, some drama struggling to see light of day in a late timeslot, the occasional movie of note but otherwise nothing. Sounds like...