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When Corespore blast off, Alex and Zoe must track them down and restore them to the Core or the Animalian population will return to its feral, uncivilised state. Zoe is torn between her fascination with ANIMALIA and her need to return home.

For your exclusive sneak peek at the series trailer log onto www.animalia.tv

Colleagues and friends of Charmaine Dragun, co-presenter of Ten’s Perth News at Five, mourn her tragic passing this afternoon, we are all in a state of shock and sadness at this terrible news.

Charmaine was a highly intelligent, vibrant and caring person, universally liked and admired by her colleagues.

Our deepest sympathies go to her partner, Simon, and her family.
We are doing what we can to support them and urge everyone to respect their privacy at this time.

It’s the third day of the 2005 Opilio crab season on the Bering Sea. Unseasonably warm weather and calm seas have contributed to record catches for the fleet.

Captain Sig Hansen and the crew of the Northwestern landed on the crab early and cranked through their gear at a feverish pace, filling two of the boats three holds. The 92-foot Maverick also hit pay dirt right from the start. Skipper Rick Quashnick’s decision to fish Southern waters paid off big and he filled his boat early enough to off load his tanks and go out for more.

On the Retriever, it’s not all smooth sailing. An electrical fire breaks out in the engine room and everyone’s safety is jeopardised. They shut down work and scramble to fix the problem so they can safely get back to fishing.

As the fourth day of fishing gets under way, high numbers of crab throughout the fleet spur rumours of an early closure and every captain speculates on when the quota will be met.

6.30PM SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17 ON TEN

The countdown to the surprise reveal of the secret black team trained by Jillian Michaels begins in this action packed two-hour episode. The black team will be trained separately to the red and blue teams, who are unaware of this renegade team’s existence.

Meanwhile, the blue and red teams continue to work out with their respective trainers, Bob Harper and Kim Lyons, and prepare for this week’s competition. Immunity is on the line at this week’s challenge, which sends the teams racing up the stairs of a ten-story building.

As the contestants head into the weigh-in room, they are shocked to see the black team standing in front of them. The competition takes an intriguing turn as host Alison Sweeney explains that there are now three teams in the fight to lose weight and one person will be going home.

Follow the US contestants as they literally fight for survival in one of the most life-changing reality programs on television.

8.30PM FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16 ON TEN

Riding their dirt bikes, Zane and Nate stop in a trailer park to look at a classic Harley. Nate steals a badge from the bike and Zane is busted by the owner – little does he know it’s Rikki’s dad.

Later, embarrassed by her family’s financial situation, Rikki hides where she really lives from Zane. Rikki has to overcome her shame about her background and introduce her dad to Zane.

It backfires and her dad orders Zane out of their house. Zane won’t be put off and comes back to fix the Harley. He gets the old bike running and smooths things over.

Rikki finally invites Zane, Emma, Cleo and Lewis all over for a barbecue.

4.00PM FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16 ON TEN

Five churches have been targeted for arson in a week and the latest one has a casualty – high school teacher and basket ball coach Charles Nash.

The post mortem assessment reveals the victim died from multiple skull fractures and had no smoke in his lungs, meaning he was dead before the fire started.

Security footage and eyewitness accounts of the getaway car lead detectives Green and Cassady to arrest two college students who admit to lighting the first four fires, but claim they had nothing to do with Nash’s death.

It looks like a copycat tried to cover up the homicide as a different accelerant was used in the fifth fire. Green and Cassady discover that Nash was fighting a parent group who objected to him teaching a scientific, and not religious, theory of creation and evolution. One of these parents, Jacob Reese, left multiple phone messages for Nash before he died. Reese says he called Nash after his daughter Mary was given an F on her assignment when she wrote about intelligent design instead of the scientific approach that Nash wanted. But Mary’s story conflicts with her father’s version of events, so Green and Cassady investigate him further. He was near the crime scene on the night of the murder, and turpentine is found at his apartment so the cops arrest him.

A.D.A Rubirosa thinks Reese killed Nash to prevent him from teaching theories of evolution that conflicted with his born again Christian views.

But another motive comes to light when a school guidance counsellor, Luke Thornton, says Mary came to him because Nash was hitting on her a few months ago. However, Thornton’s doorman says Mary was there often, and that Thornton paid for her exam at a woman’s medical centre. The detectives then discover that Mary and Thornton are on exactly the same antibiotics prescription.

Were Thornton and Mary having an affair, and did Reese kill the wrong man?

9.30PM THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15 ON TEN

On Thursday November 15 at 7:30pm on TEN the winner of Season Three of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE is announced in front of a live studio audience.

The final two dancers Sabre Johnson and Danny Tidwell will battle it out on the floor with only one of them walking away with the title of America’s Favourite Dancer and $250,000 to boot!

The finale will also feature group routines by the Top 20, Top 10 and Top 8 dancers.

There will be special guest performances by two memorable auditioners Brandon Norris and diminutive pop/rock dancer Brian Gaynor Keep an eye out for encore performances by the judges favourite couples as well as an animated video ‘dance’ by Cat Deeley and Nigel Lythgoe.

4.00PM THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15 ON TEN

It’s time for the yearly Bat Harvest in Wormwood, when the workers of the plant gather bat poo to feed the worms.

This is only possible if the bats are first calmed by music. Ever since their Bat Piper retired, the townspeople have tried different musicians to tame the beasts with less-than-wonderful results.

This year it’s Danni’s turn – and she’s terrified. But not as terrified as the wild boy she finds hiding in the forest.

9.30PM WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14 ON TEN

How much can $50 million buy?

A hate crime turns out to be a young mans cry for help.

Charlie Crews and Dani Reese investigate a case where two Persian Americans are killed and a third is kidnapped.

They believe they are dealing with a hate crime so they race to meet the kidnapper’s demands before it’s too late.

But what unfolds is a complicated scheme involving drugs, money and ultimately a young mans desperate attempt to win his mother’s affection. Meanwhile, Crews dreams about solar panels so he decides to buy a solar farm.

Also Ted Early, Crews’ roommate and financial advisor, questions Crews’ impulsive nature.

8.30PM WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14 ON TEN

TEN is streaming HOUSE direct from the US… so direct in fact that episode six hasn’t even aired yet so TEN Publicity can’t even provide you with a preview.

We can however, fill you in on one of the hot new actors to join the cast this season. Olivia Wilde, joins HOUSE as candidate Remy Hadley aka ‘Thirteen’ [the name given to her by House thanks to the candidate bib he made her wear on her chest]. Olivia Wilde is best known for her steamy role on the hit show ‘The O.C’ were she starred as Alex, Marissa’s [Mischa Barton] bi-sexual friend. She more recently appeared in the popular US series ‘The Black Donnellys’.

House is the Number 1 U.S Drama on Australian Television reaching close to 1.7 million viewers each week.