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Sunday March 29 8:30pm

This week on CITY HOMICIDE: Josh Waverley’s missing. Never made it to soccer. Is he just off with mates, or is an unknown player making their final move? Bernice Waverley is about to be held accountable for her past. It will change her forever.

Stanley: You need to hear what she has to say. I think she may have good reason to be fearful for her son’s safety.

A psychiatrist is stabbed to death at his practice. Who did it? A colleague, a patient, or was it a random act? Getting hard evidence against a likely suspect is proving tough for Simon and Matt.

But their case will take a backseat as Stanley and Jarvis rally everyone to help with the hunt for Josh.

Today the final pieces of a well thought out plan fall into place. Bernice Waverley will be held accountable for her past actions, and it will change her forever.

Sunday March 29 8:00pm

This week on TRIPLE ZERO HEROES, as water levels rise during a flood, a man races to help his girlfriend only to find himself trapped in his car and a elderly woman spends hours in the cold after falling down a embankment.

At 1.30am, 50 year old Gary Rothschild gets a call from his distressed girlfriend in Lower Templestowe. Her house is flooding and she needs help. Gary rushes to her aide but on the way he gets trapped in the floods. His car fills with water and he makes an emergency call to triple zero.

62 yr old Elizabeth Kinneir-Tarte fell down an embankment, on a property in a remote part of NSW. She spent two hours dragging herself along the ground to her property to call triple zero. Suffering from a fractured femur cold, in hypothermic shock, severe pain and in desperate need of help Elizabeth speaks to the triple zero call taker several times while she waits for her. The triple zero operator organises for a neighbour to come and take care of her while she waits for the ambulance. With her property accessible only by 4WD, Elizabeth must wait for over an hour until the paramedics arrive.

TRIPLE ZERO HEROES tells not only the rescuers’ stories, but the stories of the people they rescue, using original emergency calls, reconstructions and interviews.

Sunday March 29 7:30pm

BORDER SECURITY: AUSTRALIA’S FRONTLINE, presented by GRANT BOWLER, is in its seventh season of taking viewers behind the scenes of Australian Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments.

Sunday March 29 6:30pm

Chris Bath and Mike Munro join forces to front the flagship program in Seven’s news and public affairs line-up, SUNDAY NIGHT.

The pair collaborates with a pool of hand-picked, award-winning producers and reporters to break the stories that matter and the moments we will never forget.

SUNDAY NIGHT’s team also includes one of Australia’s foremost investigative reporters, five-time Walkley winner Ross Coulthart as well as Monique Wright and Samantha Armytage.

The show is broadcast live in front of a studio audience.

SUNDAY NIGHT is hosted by CHRIS BATH and MIKE MUNRO, with reporters including ROSS COULTHART, MONIQUE WRIGHT and SAMANTHA ARMYTAGE.

Sunday March 29 5:30pm

This week on MERCURIO’S MENU, beer braised spatchcock, crouton of quail, wild mushroom pate and avocado panna cotta are all on the menu as Paul ventures to the Hunter Valley to reveal there’s a lot more to this beautiful area than magnificent wines.

One local landmark is the Port Stephens Avocado Stall. City folk, Robyn and Henry Willner saw a For Sale sign at this place a few years ago. Having never even seen an avocado tree before, they dropped in to see what the farm was about and as they say, the rest is history. Paul drops in right on peak harvest season, and is roped into lending a hand. 

Next it’s off to a farm called Cornucopia but once Paul arrives he sees it’s more like Utopia for this truly free range poultry. Apart from the happiest chooks you’ll ever come across, they’ve got a few other friends to keep company including a 1600 kilo bull named after the Roman Gladiator – Spartacus!

Paul grabs some Cornucopia Spatchcock and goose eggs and heads off to Sandalynn Estate. Each weekend, Hunter Pasta Master – Norman Top runs a three hour Tuscan style cooking class teaching the traditional art of pasta making. Learning the art of pasta making from scratch, Paul tries adding Goose eggs to great success.

Ian and Jenny Morphy are pioneers of the food business in the Hunter. They’ve run The Old George and Dragon here in Maitland for close to 25 years using only the freshest of local produce, with the menu changing daily. There’s no one more experienced than Ian and Jenny to help Paul put on a lunch for everyone he’s visited.

Sunday March 29 1:00pm

North Melbourne has won the last four clashes against the Demons and will be favoured to do the same in this Round 1 fixture.

Last year’s wooden spooners Melbourne have been more competitive in the pre-season and coach Dean Bailey will be demanding a four-quarter effort to be a chance of knocking off the Kangaroos.

Seven won the week in Melbourne, with seven out of ten shows in the Top Ten and a 29.9 per cent primetime viewing share.

PACKED TO THE RAFTERS (574,000) was the most watched program for Tuesday nights, alongside the power line-up of FIND MY FAMILY (498,000) and RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE (412,000).

The 2009 NAB CUP Grand Final against Collingwood and Geelong was the Number One program on Friday, attracting 498,000 viewers in Melbourne. Leading in was BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS (433,000), which was the fifth most watched show of the week.

Wednesday soared with CRIMINAL MINDS (413,000) and AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT (407,000) ranking sixth and eighth respectively.

Seven was Melbourne’s Number One news source throughout the week:
o Sunday: SEVEN NEWS – SUN (393,000) beat ‘Nine News Sunday’ (373,000)
o Monday to Friday: SEVEN NEWS (401,000) beat ‘Nine News’ (365,000)
o Saturday: SEVEN NEWS – SAT (397,000) beat ‘Nine News Saturday’ (372,000)

Nationally, TODAY TONIGHT (1.301 million) was up 18 per cent on ‘A Current Affair’ (1.102 million).

MELBOURNE

1 UNDERBELLY: A TALE OF TWO CITIES Nine 690,000
2 PACKED TO THE RAFTERS Seven 574,000
3 FIND MY FAMILY Seven 498,000
4 2009 NAB CUP Seven 491,000
5 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 433,000
6 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 413,000
7 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 412,000
8 AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT Seven 407,000
9 ADULTS ONLY 20 TO 1 Nine 406,000
10 CUSTOMS Nine 403,000
(Share: ABC: 15.3%; Seven: 29.9%; Nine: 28.4%; Ten: 20.8%; and, SBS: 5.5%)

NATIONAL

1 UNDERBELLY: A TALE OF TWO CITIES Nine 2,269,000
2 PACKED TO THE RAFTERS Seven 1,817,000
3 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 1,602,000
4 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE Seven 1,548,000
5 FIND MY FAMILY Seven 1,545,000
6 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,468,000
7 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,416,000
8 NCIS Ten 1,412,000
9 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 1,345,000
10 AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT Seven 1,344,000
(Share: ABC: 16.0%; Seven: 29.4%; Nine: 27.8%; Ten: 21.5%; and, SBS: 5.3%)

TOP TEN PROGRAMS – Thursday 12 March 2009

Source: Official OzTam Ratings

SEVEN MELBOURNE RATINGS

Source: Official OzTam Ratings

• SEVEN NEWS was the Number One program in Melbourne (448,000) and Australia (1.540 million). It led the news service locally, following with ‘Nine News’ (364,000), ‘ABC NEWS-EV’ (328,000), and ‘Ten News at Five’ (245,000).

• The startling effect of CRIMINAL MINDS captivated 413,000 viewers, out-rating Nine’s ‘The Mentalist’ (394,000) and Ten’s ‘House’ (279,000).

• AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT (407,000) was the third most watched program, dominating Nine’s ‘The Farmer Wants A Wife’ (395,000) and Ten’s ‘The Biggest Loser (AUS)’ (272,000).

• In public affairs, TODAY TONIGHT (363,000) won over ‘A Current Affair’ (359,000).

• GANGS OF OZ reached to its final episode averaging 1.013 million viewers in Australia. The Asian Gang episode secured its 9:30pm timeslot, ahead of Nine’s ‘Cold Case’ (928,000) and Ten’s ‘Life’ (790,000).

• Overall, Seven won the night with a 30.7 per cent primetime viewing share nationally.

MELBOURNE

1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 448,000

2 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 413,000

3 AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT Seven 407,000

4 THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE Nine 395,000

5 THE MENTALIST Nine 394,000

6 NINE NEWS Nine 364,000

7 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 363,000

8 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 359,000

9 COLD CASE Nine 340,000

10 ABC NEWS-EV ABC1 328,000

(Share: ABC: 15.1%; Seven: 29.5%; Nine: 29.6%; Ten: 21.1%; and, SBS: 4.7%)

NATIONAL

1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,540,000

2 AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT Seven 1,344,000

3 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 1,337,000

4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,295,000

5 THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE Nine 1,180,000

6 SPICKS AND SPECKS-EV ABC1 1,155,000

7 NINE NEWS Nine 1,137,000

8 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,125,000

9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,078,000

10 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,075,000

(Share: ABC: 16.8%; Seven: 30.7%; Nine: 26.9%; Ten: 20.7%; and, SBS: 5.0%)

Wednesday 11 March 2009 

TOP TEN PROGRAMS – Tuesday 10 March 2009

Source: Official OzTam Ratings

• Seven won Tuesday night with a juggernaut primetime line-up, securing Seven shows in the national Top Ten.

• PACKED TO THE RAFTERS (574,000) was the Number One program, ahead of ‘NCIS’ (391,000) on Ten and ‘Two and a

Half Men – EP2’ (305,000) on Nine.

• FIND MY FAMILY (498,000), the number two show, pushed Nine’s ‘Wipeout Australia’ (287,000) and Ten’s ‘Bondi

Rescue’ (264,000) outside the Top Ten – ranking 16th and 20th respectively.

• RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE touched 412,000 viewers and ranked third.  It dominated Nine’s ‘Wipeout Australia’ (287,000)

and Ten’s ‘Biggest Loser (AUS)’ (271,000).

• SEVEN NEWS (397,000) led the news bulletin over ‘Nine News’ (388,000).

• At 9:30pm, ALL SAINTS (388,000) out-ranked Ten’s ‘Lie to Me’ (358,000) and Nine’s ‘Aussie Ladette to Lady’ (278,000).

• Home-grown drama HOME AND AWAY (1.194 million) was among Australia’s Top Ten shows.

MELBOURNE

(Share: ABC: 12.1%; Seven: 34.2%; Nine: 26.2%; Ten: 24.7%; and, SBS: 2.8%)

1 PACKED TO THE RAFTERS Seven 1,817,000

2 FIND MY FAMILY Seven 1,545,000

3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,497,000

4 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,416,000

5 NCIS Ten 1,409,000

6 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,370,000

7 ALL SAINTS Seven 1,220,000

8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,194,000

9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,181,000

10 NINE NEWS Nine 1,178,000

NATIONAL

(Share: ABC: 13.3%; Seven: 34.0%; Nine: 24.7%; Ten: 24.9%; and, SBS: 3.1%)

1 PACKED TO THE RAFTERS Seven 574,000

2 FIND MY FAMILY Seven 498,000

3 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 412,000

4 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 411,000

5 SEVEN NEWS Seven 397,000

6 NCIS Ten 391,000

7 ALL SAINTS Seven 388,000

8 NINE NEWS Nine 388,000

9 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 374,000

10 LIE TO ME Ten 358,000