Starting from today, every Sunday I'm going to post "The Week that Was in Ausssie TV" which is a short recap of Australian TV ratings, news and programming for the previous week as well as news from our favourite US shows. Enjoy and tell me what you think!
Well what a surprise, Channel Seven takes the week with a 27.9% share, winning three days. Considering, they've only been beaten by Nine 4 or 5 times this year out of 21 weeks, not too bad. I bet they're popping the champagne at 7 HQ. Nine is in second play with 26% followed by Ten's 23.4%, ABC's 16.9% and SBS coming in last with 5.9%.
Top Shows This Week:
1. Seven News (Sunday) - 1.7m - Seven
2. Thank God You're Here - 1.68 - Ten
3. Seven News (Weeknights) - 1.66 - Seven
4. NCIS - 1.62 - Ten
5. Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation - 1.6 - Ten
6. Nine News (Sunday) - 1.55 - Nine
7. Today Tonight - 1.53 - Seven
- There is still hope for the Gossip Girl spinoff which the CW was going to air starring Brittany Snow. The network developed six different pilots and with a little bit of hope, one of them will be picked up.
- Former Home and Away actor Nicholas Bishop has been cast into Fox's new series Past Life and will be apart of a team of investigators who solve mysteries in their clients previous lives.
- A new dating show called Loveland has been picked up by Nine which involves contestants going on dates as their computer generated animated character whilst the audience watches.
- A Melbourne woman who was trialed in court last year for apparently stalking the 2004 American Idol singer Diana DeGarmo has pleaded guilty to 4 new counts of virtual stalking.
- The Biggest Loser Australia has kicked out their long-time host Ajay Rochester who has plans to start a career in America. It's about bloody time! Rumour has it that Jackio O will take over.
- Norway wins Eurovision 2009 with their song 'Fairytale' by Alexander Ryback.
- Bud Tingwell died this week at 87year of age. The Aussie TV hero has made over 140 film/TV appearances. RIP Bud!
- CANCELLED SHOWS: Without a Trace, Eleventh Hour, Privileged, The Unit, Samantha Who?, According to Jim, Terminator, Unusuals,
- So You Think You Can Dance (US) is returning to Ten in June.
- Ten moves Harpers Island to the ridiculous time of 1.25 AM on Sunday night. Or is t hat Monday morning?
Comments
haha, yeah, that just goes to show what an exciting bunch of people us aussies are :p I also lost interest in Harpers island after about 2 episodes. Its suppose to be a horror or a mystery/drama at the very least, but its nothing more than a terrible soap opera. Thanks for adding me back 
Thanks for friending me, looking forward to getting to know each other better. Sadly I am not familiar with Aussie tv, hope you shows that have been cancelled weren't big favourite of yours and if they are, I'm sorry. Have a nice day, hugs
Ratings: TEN rarely ever win even though personally they've got the best shows. Talkin' Bout Your Generation is a cool show and that Josh guy is funny! NCIS is the best crime show ever made! (btw Thank God You're Here is on 7, not TEN lol).
TV News: I found Gossip Girl boring, even though everyones always saying how good it is. I'm happy AJ left Biggest Loser - she was boring. The US version have a really young host... weird. And i am one of the BIGGEST eurovision fans lol - loved 'fairytale' and it definitelly deserved to win. havent stopped listening to it since.
Programming: a big shout out to TEN for moving Harpers Island to a time slot where i will be able to watch it... in my dreams! I was really excited for this show (as i love horror movies/shows) and i watched it until they moved it to and unwatchable timeslot.
wow i wrote a novel. cya
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