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Monday March 16 at 8:30pm on Seven (M)

- LILY TOMLIN AND FRANCES CONROY GUEST STAR

Desire proves to be a dangerous emotion this week on DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, as Lynette and Tom discover one of their worst fears has come true.

Lynette and Tom uncover the unsettling truth about son Porter; Gabrielle suspects Carlos’ best client has ulterior motives; Bree’s moment of weakness could bring her great embarrassment and shame; and Katherine’s not so little secret is unveiled.

Meanwhile, Susan learns of Jackson’s true passion, and Mrs. McCluskey’s sister unearths a disturbing fact about Dave.

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES stars TERI HATCHER as Susan Mayer, FELICITY HUFFMAN as Lynette Scavo, MARCIA CROSS as Bree Hodge, EVA LONGORIA PARKER as Gabrielle Solis, NICOLETTE SHERIDAN as Edie Britt, RICARDO ANTONIO CHAVIRA as Carlos Solis, DOUG SAVANT as Tom Scavo, KYLE MacLACHLAN as Orson Hodge, DANA DELANEY as Katherine Mayfair, NEAL McDONOUGH as Dave, SHAWN PYFROM as Andrew Van De Kamp, BRENDA STRONG as Mary Alice Young, JAMES DENTON as Mike Delfino, CHARLIE CARVER as Porter Scavo, MAX CARVER as Preston Scavo, JOSHUA MOORE as Parker Scavo and KENDALL APPLEGATE as Penny Scavo, with special guests GALE HAROLD as Jackson, KATHRYN JOOSTEN as Mrs McCluskey, FRANCES CONROY as Virginia Hildebrandand, LILY TOMLIN as Roberta, GAIL O’GRADY as Anne Schilling and STEPHEN SPINELLA as Dr Heller.

Monday March 16 at 7:30pm on Seven (PG)

This week on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, Ted (to prove his mettle) and Barney (to impress Robin) agree to back-up their crazy bartender when he picks a fight with a group of guys who are sitting in the gang’s booth.

Robin immediately is taken with Barney, forcing him and Ted to keep up the ruse that they are fighters.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER stars JOSH RADNOR as Ted, NEIL PATRICK HARRIS as Barney, ALYSON HANNIGAN as Lily, COBIE SMULDERS as Robin and JASON SEGEL as Marshall, with BOB SAGET as the narrator and guest WILL SASSO as Doug.

Sunday March 15 at 10:30pm on Seven (M)

This week on 24, Dubaku retaliates for the US intervention in Sangala by launching a terror attack on a high-profile American target; the NSA scrambles to prevent it; and Walker is recruited by Jack and Tony.

As US troops remain in position outside of Sangala, Dubaku seeks another high-value target using the CIP module.

While the entire NSA scrambles to locate the breach, the situation rapidly escalates as intelligence corroborates the unthinkable target.

Paranoid FBI Agent Janis Gold commands from her post while Jack, Tony, Renee, Chloe, and Buchanan follow leads.

24 stars KIEFER SUTHERLAND as Jack Bauer, CHERRY JONES as President Allison Taylor, ANNIE WERSCHING as Renee Walker, COLM FEORE as Henry Taylor, BOB GUNTON as Ethan Kanin, JEFFREY NORDLING as Larry Moss, RHYS COIRO as Sean Hillinger, JANEANE GAROFALO as Janis Gold and CARLOS BERNARD as Tony Almeida.

Sunday March 15 at 8:30pm on Seven (M)

- LUCY BELL GUEST STARS

This week on CITY HOMICIDE: A credential investigator is viciously strangled. Thin cord. Tight grip. By the time his body’s found, all his paperwork has disappeared. What did he uncover at the hospital he was investigating?

Waverley: My career’s in tatters, Stanley. Accusations alone have seen to that.

A credential investigator is viciously strangled. Thin cord. Tight grip. By the time his body’s found, all his paperwork has disappeared. What did he uncover at the hospital he was investigating?

In doctors we trust. But should we? The credentials of foreign surgeons are under the microscope, and the team have to ask themselves who has more to lose, the hospital, the surgeons, or the patients?

Superintendent Bernice Waverley is determined to prove she’s being framed. But she can’t do it alone. Will the team risk their positions in Homicide to help? Can Waverley keep it together long enough to save her career?

CITY HOMICIDE stars SHANE BOURNE as Detective Senior Sergeant Stanley Wolfe, NONI HAZLEHURST as Detective Superintendent Bernice Waverley, NADINE GARNER as Detective Senior Constable Jennifer Mapplethorpe, DANIEL MACPHERSON as Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner, AARON PEDERSEN as Detective Senior Constable Duncan Freeman, DAMIEN RICHARDSON as Detective Senior Constable Matt Ryan and DAVID FIELD as Acting Detective Superintendent Terry Jarvis, with special guest LUCY BELL as Deborah Van Der Lind.

Sunday March 15 at 8:00pm on Seven (PG)

This week on TRIPLE ZERO HEROES, a first-time Dad has to act fast when his new born baby isn’t breathing; and a motorcyclist who has been ploughed down by a earth moving truck is saved by a quick-thinking witness.

Tony is forced to deliver his wife’s baby when she goes into labour after being induced earlier that day. The baby comes out blue with the chord wrapped around its neck. It’s their first baby and it’s not breathing. Fighting panic and tears, Tony unravels the chord and hands baby to Mum, just as the paramedics arrive to stimulate the baby to breathe.

A 25-year-old motorcyclist is run over by an earth moving truck when he comes off his bike on one of Sydney’s busiest roads. A passer-by calls triple zero. Despite the distressing scene he’s just witnessed, he leads a handful of witnesses to carry out life-saving instructions.

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 15 at 7:30pm on Seven (PG)

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 15 at 6:30pm on Seven (PG)

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.

TOP TEN PROGRAMS – Monday 2 March 2009

Source: Official OzTam Ratings

• SEVEN NEWS (490,000) led the news service in Melbourne, winning over ‘Nine News’ (415,000). It was also the second most watched program nationally with 1.613 million viewers.

• The drama on BROTHERS & SISTERS (359,000) out-witted Nine’s ‘Crime Investigation Australia’ (351,000) and ‘Dexter’ (171,000) on Ten.

• DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (348,000) revealed what has transpired in the past five years, becoming the night’s choice of light-entertainment over Ten’s ‘Good News Week’ (237,000) by 111,000 viewers.

• Nationally, TODAY TONIGHT (1.383 million) ranked 3rd and pushed ‘A Current Affair’ (1.054 million) out of the Top Ten, ranking 12th.

MELBOURNE

1 UNDERBELLY: A TALE OF TWO CITIES Nine 739,000

2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 490,000

3 NINE NEWS Nine 415,000

4 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 411,000

5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 400,000

6 CUSTOMS Nine 390,000

7 ABC NEWS-EV ABC1 377,000

8 BROTHERS & SISTERS Seven 359,000

9 CRIME INVESTIGATION AUSTRALIA Nine 351,000

10 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 348,000

(Share: ABC: 14.0%; Seven: 26.5%; Nine: 33.4%; Ten: 18.3%; and, SBS: 7.8%)

NATIONAL

1 UNDERBELLY: A TALE OF TWO CITIES Nine 2,233,000

2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,613,000

3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,383,000

4 CUSTOMS Nine 1,373,000

5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,201,000

6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,178,000

7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -MON Nine 1,151,000

8 ABC NEWS-EV ABC1 1,121,000

9 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,088,000

10 CRIME INVESTIGATION AUSTRALIA Nine 1,071,000

(Share: ABC: 15.3%; Seven: 26.2%; Nine: 32.5%; Ten: 18.8%; and, SBS: 7.2%)

Save hundreds and the environment with Better Homes and Gardens Budget Busting Special Friday, March 6 at 7.30pm on Channel Seven

Tackling the credit crunch head-on, the team from Better Homes and Gardens has dedicated an entire episode to fantastic budget busting ideas to save you hundreds of dollars around the home each year and help you save the planet at the same time. From energy saving technology and advice on DIY home maintenance to growing your own vegetables and transforming cheap meat cuts into luxe meals, BUDGET BUSTING is about keeping more money in your pocket through insider knowledge and recycling.

On average Australians spend a combined $1500 annually on electricity, water and gas bills. Host Johanna Griggs road tests some of the best energy saving gadgets on the market including the Efergy Energy Meter for keeping tabs on your homes overall power usage, the Crest Earth Smart power board and the Dux Airoheat, Australia’s most environmental water heater – to demonstrate how a few small changes can trim your household bills.

Rob Palmer shows us how simple and cheap it is to replace your old or broken glass panes. He has all the tips and expertise to make the glass in your home stylish and safer – and to save you a stack of money while you’re doing it!

In the kitchen Karen Martini shares her budget favourite – a delicious spinach and lentil soup recipe that will impress the whole family while Fast Ed reveals three simple ways to turn your cheap cuts into tender, succulent and juicy steaks.

Graham Ross explains why homegrown veggie patches are one of the simplest ways to save money and how easy and inexpensive it is to get your own veggie patch up and running with trouble-free DIY kits.

Jason Hodges and Tara Dennis demonstrate the value of “recycle and reuse” around the home and garden to save you big dollars. Jason shows how to revamp tired old pots, tins and kitchen utensils to create stunning containers for your plants. Tara showcases the latest design trends all for under $100 and will show you how to turn somebody else’s pre-loved furniture into stylish one- of-a-kind pieces.

Dr Harry Cooper shares his top budget grooming tips to spruce up your pooch. Instead of taking your pet to the groomers, Harry’s basic techniques will turn your canine pal from scruff to schmick without the cost!

Better Homes and Gardens Budget Busting Special airs Friday, March 6 at 7.30pm

Monday 2 March 2009

TOP TEN PROGRAMS – Sunday 1 March 2009

Source: Official OzTam Ratings

• BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (479,000) was the number one program last night, out-rating Ten’s ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ (459,000) and Nine’s ’60 Minutes’ (332,000).  It was also the number one program nationally averaging 1.490 million viewers.

• SEVEN NEWS – SUN (432,000) was Melbourne’s number one news provider and the 3rd most watched program.  ‘Nine News Sunday’ (408,000), ‘ABC News – SU’ (286,000) and ‘Ten’s News at Five – SUN’ (222,000) were ranked 4th, 13th and 18th respectively.�

• Leading by 95,000 viewers, crime-drama CITY HOMICIDE (397,000) was ranked 6th and rested Nine’s ‘CSI:CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION’ (302,000) – which slipped out of the Top 10 at number 12.

• TRIPLE ZERO HEROES (407,000) rounded up in the Top 10 programs.

• At 6:30pm, SUNDAY NIGHT (1.173 million) won its timeslot nationally against Ten’s ‘The Biggest Loser (AUS) – The Weigh-in’ (1.062 million) and Nine’s ‘Domestic Blitz’ (925,000).  It was also the preferred choice of public affairs on Sunday night with ’60 Minutes’ averaging 1.161 million.

�• Nationally, Seven won the night with a 28.8 per cent primetime viewing share.

MELBOURNE

1 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE Seven 479,000

2 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Ten 459,000

3 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 432,000

4 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 408,000

5 TRIPLE ZERO HEROES Seven 407,000

6 CITY HOMICIDE Seven 397,000

7 ROVE Ten 361,000

8 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) – THE WEIGH-IN Ten 353,000

9 CSI: MIAMI Nine 351,000

10 60 MINUTES Nine 332,000

(Share: ABC: 12.5%; Seven: 28.1%; Nine: 25.5%; Ten: 28.2%; and, SBS: 5.7%)

NATIONAL

1 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE Seven 1,490,000

2 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 1,473,000

3 TRIPLE ZERO HEROES Seven 1,320,000

4 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Ten 1,293,000

5 CITY HOMICIDE Seven 1,253,000

6 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,189,000

7 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,173,000

8 60 MINUTES Nine 1,161,000

9 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION Nine 1,082,000

10 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) – THE WEIGH-IN Ten 1,062,000

(Share: ABC: 14.0%; Seven: 28.8%; Nine: 26.3%; Ten: 25.9%; and, SBS: 5.0%)