@ExcessBaggage9 weighs in

@ExcessBaggage9 weighs in

Their hand was forced, so Channel 9 had to get Excess Baggage on screen, seeing as Ch10 announced the launch of The Biggest Loser Australia: Singles. Ch9 start a week behind their competitor, though the style of the shows is markedly different (even though they are...
TV Guide for week ending 21/01/12

TV Guide for week ending 21/01/12

Here we are, preparing for a whole raft of new shows to launch 3 weeks ahead of schedule. So this week there’s shows finishing… it feels like television purgatory. What’s better is that in Channel 10 forcing the hands of all the other networks by...
I know what TV did this last summer…

I know what TV did this last summer…

It’s not unusual for changes to happen in the non-ratings season, but they are normally either small and insignificant or changes that are trying to be swept under the carpet (the axing of a failing show or the boning of a fading star). In the last 8 weeks...
PREDICTION: The Hits of 2012

PREDICTION: The Hits of 2012

2012 is shaping to be one of the biggest years in television yet. More of the population with no longer have access to analog TV; Channel 10 have a new CEO who has already shown his hand as to how he will get the network back on its feet; it’s an Olympic year;...
PREDICTION: The Hmms of 2012

PREDICTION: The Hmms of 2012

Not everything we get in 2012 will be a hit. Not everyting will fail. There are some shows that will just plod along in adequacy and not really make a blip on the ratings landscape but not be bad enough to get ingloriously pulled early. This list isn’t intended...