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The last week of rage Goes Retro airs Saturday 28th January and takes us up to the end of the 90s with a fantastic collection of clips along with some amazing old episodes of Countdown, Countdown Revolution and The Factory.

Catch vintage performances by Aussie bands like Mental As Anything and the Dynamic Hepnotics, and revel in the fashions that have strangely enough come back round.

The Molly Meldrum-produced Countdown Revolution entertained a new generation of music-lovers and we are proud to show two fantastic episodes of the show, one of which features Collette performing on stage in those bike-pants.

No doubt we’ve rekindled some old memories, or provided history lesson for some - either way we hope you enjoy the final night of rage Goes Retro before commencing our 2012 program of guest presenters and specials.
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Emma Alberici is the new presenter of Lateline sharing the presentation role with Tony Jones.  

Replacing Ali Moore, Emma will anchor the program on Monday, Tuesday and Friday evenings in 2012.

Emma was the ABC’s Europe Correspondent based in London from August, 2008 and has just returned to Australia.

Emma Alberici said, "After four years in London reporting the news around Europe, I'm excited to be back in Australia and I feel privileged to be sharing the presenter's chair at Lateline. I'm looking forward to being a part of a team with such an impressive commitment to quality journalism across politics, economics and foreign affairs."

Prior to moving to London, Emma was a senior business journalist for ABC TV and Radio Current Affairs.  She worked on The 7.30 Report and Lateline Business, as well as reporting for AM, The World Today and PM. 

CBS in the States has green lighted a pilot starring Aussie "Bridesmaids" star Rebel Wilson. Best known here for her recent Jenny Craig campaign and role in Pizza, it will be a half-hour multi-camera comedy called Super Fun Night.

Conan O’Brien is among the exec producers of the project, which follows three nerdy female friends on their “funcomfortable” quest to have super fun every Friday night.

One the eve of the WORLD PREMIERE of one of the entertainment world’s most ambitious productions, the Seven Network will air ‘How To Train Your Dragon Comes To Life’.

This exclusive television special delves behind the scenes during the creation of the spellbinding show How to Train Your Dragon Arena Spectacular.

This arena show is an epic adventure based on Dreamworks' highly successful animated feature film How To Train Your Dragon. It will bring high-flying, fire-breathing dragons to life in an unprecedented live entertainment event!

The television special will feature the cast and crew preparing for the show’s WORLD PREMIERE in Melbourne in March. The star dragon of the show TOOTHLESS, will be introduced to viewers with his dark colour, piercing eyes, and lovable nature. He is indeed the dragon that the audience will irresistibly fall in love with.

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Network ABC1 7.9%
Network ABC2 2.2%
Network ABC3 0.9%
Network ABC News 24 0.8%
Network ABC TOTAL 11.7%
Network 7 36.7%
Network 7TWO 4.6%
Network 7mate 3.1%
Network 7 TOTAL 44.4%
Network 9 14.6%
Network GO! 2.9%
Network Gem 2.1%
Network 9 TOTAL 19.5%
Network TEN 12.9%
Network ONE 2.7%
Network ELEVEN 3.0%
Network TEN TOTAL 18.7%
Network SBS ONE 4.3%
Network SBS TWO 1.4%
Network SBS TOTAL 5.6%

Top 20 shows of the day:
1 SEVEN'S TENNIS: 2012 AUST OPEN - DAY 11 NIGHT SESSION Network 7 1,700,000 506,000 536,000 364,000 137,000 157,000
2 NINE NEWS Network 9 1,254,000 412,000 393,000 289,000 87,000 74,000 Read more

Previous Episode: The Biggest Loser Australia: Singles Season Seven – Training Session #1

Shares:
Network ABC1 8.3%
Network ABC2 2.5%
Network ABC3 1.2%
Network ABC News 24 1.2%
Network ABC TOTAL 13.2%
Network 7 24.8%
Network 7TWO 4.7%
Network 7mate 4.2%
Network 7 TOTAL 33.7%
Network 9 16.7%
Network GO! 4.6%
Network Gem 4.0%
Network 9 TOTAL 25.3%
Network TEN 15.2%
Network ONE 2.5%
Network ELEVEN 4.4%
Network TEN TOTAL 22.1%
Network SBS ONE 4.6%
Network SBS TWO 1.2%
Network SBS TOTAL 5.7%

Top Rating Shows Of The Day

1 NINE NEWS Network 9 1,316,000 445,000 403,000 288,000 92,000 88,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Network 7 1,192,000 288,000 302,000 258,000 112,000 231,000 Read more

The summer spectacle that has captivated the nation and driven record attendances and television audiences for domestic cricket reaches its crescendo on Saturday when Perth Scorchers host Sydney Sixers in the KFC T20 BIG FINAL, LIVE and only on Australia’s Sports Leader.

After a pair of tense semi-final triumphs last weekend, the two finalists are preparing for a re-match of their gripping regular season clash at the SCG last week where the Sixers claimed victory by a single run.

Spearheaded by former Test paceman Brett Lee and rising Aussie stars Mitchell Starc and Steven Smith, the Sixers are riding a four-game winning streak into the final to face the table-topping Perth outfit who will have a capacity home crowd behind them.

ADAM HILLS IN GORDON ST TONIGHT returns to ABC1 on Wednesday February 6 at 8.30pm with an all‐star guest line‐up, including actress ESSIE DAVIS, actors and comedians ROB SITCH and JOSH LAWSON, and English actor, writer and creator of Yes Minister JONATHAN LYNN. Music will be provided by EAGLE AND THE WORM.

AFI Award‐winner ESSIE DAVIS has become one of Australia’s most respected and acclaimed film, theatre and television actors. Essie’s most recent credits include the feature film Burning Man, and the television series The Slap, Cloudstreet and After the Deluge. Essie will soon be seen starring as Phryne Fisher in ABC1’s upcoming Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.  

Previous Episode: The Biggest Loser Australia: Singles Season Seven – Weigh In #1

The Biggest Loser Australia's infamous twist, 'The Walk', will reappear in this season after a two-season absence.

The twist sees a contestant, who previously won a challenge or milestone, walk down a secluded path to a landing which featured several 'bird baths', each of which containing a stone with a twist engraved in words into the surface.

The twist could be anything from a team switch-up to a shock elimination.

According to The Biggest Loser website,

American Idol Season 10 winner Scott McCreery will soon be whistling Dixie, playing himself on an upcoming episode of Hart of Dixie.

McCreery comes to the FOX8 show to perform his single “The Trouble With Girls” during a “pivotal scene” between Zoe and George the Huffington Post reports.

The "tension" between Zoe and George has obvious from episode one as is the chemistry between Lemon and Levon - apparently the writers are writng a cliffhanger season finale so the show has to be picked up. Hope so!

Hart of Dixie airs on Saturday nights at 6.30pm on FOX8 and is repeated after Grimm at 9.30pm Wednesdays.

Oscar winners Geoffrey Rush and Cate Blanchett and Red Dog starlet Rachael Taylor head a who’s who of film and television who will present the inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards on Tuesday, January 31, at 9.30pm on Channel Nine.

Anthony and Jonathan LaPaglia will also join local favourites including Lincoln Lewis, Shane Bourne, Gigi Edgley, Alex Dimitriades, Todd Lasance, Blake Davis, Callan McAuliffe, Judy Morris, Samara Weaving and Adam Elliot to present the honours to the best talent in Australian film and television.

The AACTA Awards were formerly known as the AFI Awards. To coincide with the inaugural AACTA Awards for the domestic industry, this year the AACTA International Awards are also being introduced to recognise film excellence around the world.

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Network ABC1 9.0%
Network ABC2 2.6%
Network ABC3 0.9%
Network ABC News 24 0.9%
Network ABC TOTAL 13.4%
Network 7 31.0%
Network 7TWO 3.4%
Network 7mate 3.3%
Network 7 TOTAL 37.7%
Network 9 17.3%
Network GO! 4.3%
Network Gem 3.7%
Network 9 TOTAL 25.3%
Network TEN 12.6%
Network ONE 2.0%
Network ELEVEN 3.7%
Network TEN TOTAL 18.2%
Network SBS ONE 3.8%
Network SBS TWO 1.5%
Network SBS TOTAL 5.3%

Top Rating Shows Of The Day

1 SEVEN NEWS Network 7 1,355,000 342,000 351,000 313,000 138,000 212,000
2 SEVEN'S TENNIS: 2012 AUST OPEN - DAY 9 NIGHT SESSION Network 7 1,278,000 333,000 437,000 276,000 115,000 117,000 Read more

Nine have changed programming for next Monday January 30, adding in a repeat episode of The Big Bang Theory, pushing back Harry's Law to 11pm, and slotting in TWO repeat episodes of The Mentalist from 9pm, instead of the NEW episode previously scheduled.

Seeing that repeats of both the Big Bang Theory and The Mentalist are doing so well so far, Nine wmay continue to use repeats until we move into 2012 ratings after February 12.

The repeat Big Bnag at 8.30pm Monday and Tuesday could be to accomodate regional affilaites who have ACA at 7pm and therefore Excess Baggage at 7.30pm instead of 7pm. In these markets, the only difference in programming therefore becomes the loss of one Big Bang repeat.