News

New episodes of CSI: Miami have AGAIN been removed from Nine’s schedule.

Set to settle into 9pm Monday nights from March 7, CSI: Miami has been replaced with the premiere special Parkinson – The Frost Interview.

Michael Parkinson hosts this exclusive television event – interviewing the world’s other great TV talk show pioneer, the legendary David Frost. Includes the stories behind Frost’s famous Richard Nixon interview plus Frost’s discovery of the Two Ronnies and The Monty Python stars.

Then on Monday march 14 at 9.30pm, another premiere special: Frost on Parkinson.

In a rare event, legendary interviewer David Frost sits down with fellow renowned interviewer Sir Michael Parkinson. Held in Australia earlier this year, Frost talks to Parkinson about his stellar career and his personal life including the high’s and low’s.

Reports have surfaced on other TV based websites over the weekend that Two and a Half Men is to be replaced with The Big Bang Theory at 7pm weeknights.

At the time of posting (11.30am AEDT Mon Feb 28), this move has not officially been confirmed. EPGs and internet guides still have Two and a Half Men at 7pm at this stage.

Nine have so far issued no amendments on the subject and the advanced guide for the week starting March 13 still has Two and a Half Men scheduled for 7pm weeknights.

UPDATED: Big Bang at 7pm weeknights is happening only in Brisbane at this stage. Elsewhere, Two and a Half Men remains at 7pm.

When questioned about the rumours, my programming contact at Nine said he was aware of the reports but nothing had been confirmed yet.

With ratings for Two and a Half Men on the decline, Nine do need to take action on its 7pm weeknight timeslot – and it is likely to happen soon.

The Big Bang Theory may give them a short term gain, but seriously Nine need to look into a longer term solution as there are so far only three and a half seasons of the show.

Playing Big Bang at 7pm weeknights on top of its existing timeslots at other times on Nine and GO! will simply drive the show into the ground.

Live from the Oscars Red Carpet, Ryan Seacrest as advised that there will be an exclusive interview with Charlie Sheen on Today on US network NBC tomorrow morning (Monday morning US time).

Seven airs a shortened Today at 4am on the main channel as well as 9am on 7mate. Hopefully the Sheen interview will be left in as part of the show.

Given that Two and a Half Men airs on CBS, I can’t imagine the network being too thrilled about a rival broadcaster reaching an exclusive interview deal with him.

But, with the way Charlie is heading at the moment – who knows?

Sunday February 27, 2011

Shares:
1 Nine 21.2% (nw 28.3%)
2 Seven 21.1% (nw 28.4%)
3 Ten 17.7% (nw 20.9%)
4 ABC1 15.3% (nw 17.5%)
5 GO! 4.8%

6 SBS ONE 4.0% (nw 4.9%)
6 7mate 4.0%
8 7TWO 3.3%
9 ELEVEN 2.6%
10 GEM 2.3%

11 ABC2 1.2%
12 SBS TWO 0.9%
13 ABC News 24 0.6%
13 ONE HD 0.6%
15 ABC3 0.3%

Top shows for the day:
Ranking Ch: Program 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 Ch: 7 SEVEN NEWS – SUN 1,247,000 295,000 367,000 304,000 120,000 161,000
2 Ch: 9 60 MINUTES 1,178,000 254,000 431,000 236,000 129,000 129,000
3 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS SUNDAY 1,118,000 311,000 407,000 171,000 133,000 95,000
4 Ch: TEN THE BIGGEST LOSER FAMILIES – WEIGH-IN & ELIMINATION 1,076,000 361,000 316,000 220,000 69,000 110,000
5 Ch: 7 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE 1,060,000 322,000 341,000 171,000 94,000 131,000
6 Ch: 7 THE FORCE – BEHIND THE LINE 1,034,000 288,000 336,000 171,000 105,000 133,000
7 Ch: TEN MODERN FAMILY 1,033,000 317,000 343,000 157,000 84,000 132,000
8 Ch: TEN BONDI RESCUE 1,010,000 303,000 296,000 187,000 78,000 145,000
9 Ch: ABC1 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MISS MARPLE-EV 1,006,000 276,000 338,000 151,000 98,000 142,000
10 Ch: 9 CUSTOMS 984,000 260,000 368,000 158,000 102,000 96,000
11 Ch: 7 BONES 971,000 299,000 255,000 184,000 122,000 111,000
12 Ch: 7 SUNDAY NIGHT 926,000 229,000 291,000 184,000 98,000 123,000
13 Ch: ABC1 DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S FIRST LIFE-EV 903,000 254,000 248,000 148,000 122,000 130,000
14 Ch: ABC1 ABC NEWS-SU 895,000 267,000 255,000 130,000 110,000 134,000
15 Ch: 9 THE MENTALIST -EP1 841,000 213,000 337,000 147,000 71,000 73,000
16 Ch: 9 SEND IN THE DOGS AUSTRALIA 838,000 235,000 292,000 162,000 85,000 64,000
17 Ch: 9 THE MENTALIST -EP2 726,000 178,000 306,000 108,000 69,000 65,000
18 Ch: TEN HAWAII FIVE-O 723,000 189,000 219,000 145,000 73,000 96,000
19 Ch: 7 CASTLE 680,000 211,000 190,000 101,000 97,000 81,000
20 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS: FIRST AT FIVE 654,000 155,000 199,000 146,000 74,000 80,000
21 Ch: TEN HAWAII FIVE-O EP 2 531,000 162,000 133,000 98,000 53,000 86,000
22 Ch: 9 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 351,000 139,000 0 116,000 34,000 62,000
23 Ch: 9 POSTCARDS 344,000 0 246,000 0 98,000 0
24 Ch: 9 CSI: MIAMI 339,000 68,000 146,000 49,000 38,000 38,000
25 Ch: TEN TEN EVENING NEWS SUN 335,000 105,000 83,000 55,000 30,000 62,000
26 Ch: 7 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SUN 326,000 108,000 85,000 72,000 25,000 35,000
27 Ch: TEN JAMIE’S THIRTY MINUTE MEALS SUN 298,000 76,000 92,000 47,000 35,000 49,000
28 Ch: 7 REXONA AUSTRALIA’S GREATEST ATHLETE 297,000 72,000 72,000 74,000 43,000 36,000
29 Ch: 7mate THE AMAZING RACE-FASTRACKED 278,000 68,000 87,000 64,000 22,000 37,000
30 Ch: GO! THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV TX1 278,000 43,000 104,000 75,000 23,000 32,000
31 Ch: GO! THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV 272,000 51,000 83,000 79,000 23,000 34,000
32 Ch: ABC1 COMPASS-LE 267,000 68,000 96,000 32,000 35,000 37,000
33 Ch: TEN NCIS: LOS ANGELES RPT 257,000 74,000 67,000 40,000 36,000 40,000
34 Ch: ABC1 WALLACE AND GROMIT’S WORLD OF INVENTION-EV 256,000 81,000 85,000 31,000 33,000 25,000
35 Ch: 7 SERIAL KILLERS 256,000 71,000 85,000 22,000 38,000 39,000
36 Ch: ABC1 LANDLINE-PM 254,000 34,000 76,000 68,000 37,000 39,000
37 Ch: ABC1 PLANET EARTH-PM 249,000 56,000 63,000 46,000 38,000 47,000
38 Ch: 9 WEEKEND TODAY – SUNDAY 246,000 92,000 72,000 45,000 19,000 18,000
39 Ch: 7TWO ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY-SUN 233,000 57,000 93,000 20,000 49,000 13,000
40 Ch: 7 M-K-9 233,000 65,000 60,000 53,000 17,000 38,000
41 Ch: GO! THE MIDDLE -EV 232,000 47,000 95,000 50,000 17,000 23,000
42 Ch: 9 THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE -ENCORE 226,000 53,000 69,000 55,000 20,000 29,000
43 Ch: ABC1 INSIDERS-AM 203,000 42,000 66,000 65,000 13,000 17,000
44 Ch: SBS ONE AMERICA: THE STORY OF THE U.S. 201,000 64,000 48,000 40,000 23,000 26,000
45 Ch: 7 CONVICTION KITCHEN-ENCORE 201,000 67,000 53,000 38,000 16,000 27,000
46 Ch: SBS ONE WIKIREBELS 198,000 50,000 72,000 45,000 12,000 20,000
47 Ch: ABC2 FRANKLIN-AM 193,000 34,000 99,000 25,000 12,000 23,000
48 Ch: 7 COXY’S BIG BREAK 193,000 0 193,000 0 0 0
49 Ch: ABC1 DOCTOR WHO RPT 186,000 64,000 39,000 42,000 18,000 23,000
50 Ch: GO! THE MIDDLE -EV TX1 184,000 32,000 65,000 35,000 20,000 33,000

Top shows in 16-39s:
Ranking Ch: Program 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 Ch: TEN MODERN FAMILY 443,000 125,000 164,000 69,000 33,000 51,000
2 Ch: TEN THE BIGGEST LOSER FAMILIES – WEIGH-IN & ELIMINATION 436,000 147,000 134,000 84,000 27,000 44,000
3 Ch: TEN BONDI RESCUE 395,000 116,000 115,000 78,000 23,000 63,000
4 Ch: 7 BONES 307,000 108,000 87,000 58,000 27,000 27,000
5 Ch: 9 60 MINUTES 287,000 70,000 104,000 60,000 17,000 36,000
6 Ch: TEN HAWAII FIVE-O 286,000 74,000 90,000 60,000 24,000 37,000
7 Ch: 7 THE FORCE – BEHIND THE LINE 232,000 63,000 88,000 39,000 11,000 31,000
8 Ch: 7 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE 214,000 74,000 74,000 29,000 12,000 25,000
9 Ch: TEN HAWAII FIVE-O EP 2 213,000 62,000 52,000 45,000 19,000 34,000
10 Ch: 7 SEVEN NEWS – SUN 213,000 71,000 64,000 46,000 13,000 20,000
11 Ch: 7 CASTLE 198,000 72,000 55,000 24,000 25,000 21,000
12 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS SUNDAY 186,000 63,000 70,000 23,000 12,000 17,000
13 Ch: 9 CUSTOMS 177,000 50,000 74,000 28,000 11,000 14,000
14 Ch: 9 THE MENTALIST -EP1 173,000 40,000 80,000 33,000 10,000 10,000
15 Ch: 9 THE MENTALIST -EP2 170,000 36,000 79,000 25,000 14,000 16,000
16 Ch: 9 SEND IN THE DOGS AUSTRALIA 166,000 54,000 61,000 34,000 8,000 9,000
17 Ch: 7 SUNDAY NIGHT 146,000 43,000 51,000 27,000 13,000 13,000
18 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS: FIRST AT FIVE 143,000 42,000 36,000 39,000 9,000 18,000
19 Ch: GO! THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV TX1 133,000 16,000 57,000 31,000 9,000 19,000
20 Ch: ABC1 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MISS MARPLE-EV 120,000 29,000 48,000 19,000 10,000 15,000
21 Ch: GO! THE MIDDLE -EV 118,000 13,000 66,000 15,000 8,000 15,000
22 Ch: TEN TEN EVENING NEWS SUN 116,000 43,000 29,000 18,000 11,000 15,000
23 Ch: ABC1 DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S FIRST LIFE-EV 114,000 26,000 33,000 16,000 19,000 21,000
24 Ch: GO! THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV 112,000 14,000 51,000 18,000 10,000 19,000
25 Ch: ABC1 ABC NEWS-SU 98,000 21,000 41,000 9,000 12,000 16,000
26 Ch: 7 REXONA AUSTRALIA’S GREATEST ATHLETE 96,000 34,000 22,000 14,000 16,000 9,000
27 Ch: GO! THE MIDDLE -EV TX1 96,000 18,000 31,000 18,000 10,000 19,000
28 Ch: 7mate THE AMAZING RACE-FASTRACKED 96,000 23,000 37,000 12,000 9,000 15,000
29 Ch: 9 CSI: MIAMI 89,000 20,000 31,000 11,000 13,000 13,000
30 Ch: TEN JAMIE’S THIRTY MINUTE MEALS SUN 84,000 18,000 27,000 12,000 11,000 15,000
31 Ch: 7 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SUN 83,000 24,000 27,000 17,000 7,000 8,000
32 Ch: GO! TOP GEAR -EV 80,000 13,000 25,000 19,000 7,000 15,000
33 Ch: GO! ANGER MANAGEMENT -EV 78,000 16,000 30,000 12,000 13,000 8,000
34 Ch: 7mate M-QUANTUM OF SOLACE 76,000 10,000 37,000 10,000 9,000 11,000
35 Ch: 7 CONVICTION KITCHEN-ENCORE 72,000 21,000 18,000 12,000 8,000 13,000
36 Ch: SBS ONE WIKIREBELS 72,000 19,000 20,000 20,000 5,000 8,000
37 Ch: 9 THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE -ENCORE 71,000 19,000 21,000 18,000 3,000 10,000
38 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND SUN EP 2 69,000 9,000 31,000 19,000 9,000 2,000
39 Ch: 7 HOME IMPROVEMENT (R) 67,000 22,000 22,000 6,000 9,000 8,000
40 Ch: ELEVEN YOU, ME AND DUPREE 67,000 13,000 26,000 12,000 8,000 9,000
41 Ch: TEN NCIS: LOS ANGELES RPT 65,000 14,000 25,000 12,000 6,000 7,000
42 Ch: 9 POSTCARDS 62,000 0 50,000 0 12,000 0
43 Ch: ELEVEN NEW ZEALAND’S NEXT TOP MODEL 60,000 11,000 21,000 13,000 5,000 11,000
44 Ch: 7 M-K-9 59,000 13,000 17,000 16,000 6,000 7,000
45 Ch: TEN PLACES WE GO – THE GREAT AUSSIE DRIVE 58,000 21,000 23,000 5,000 3,000 6,000
46 Ch: 7mate MONSTER GARAGE-DAY 56,000 7,000 25,000 12,000 2,000 9,000
47 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND SUN 56,000 4,000 28,000 15,000 5,000 3,000
48 Ch: TEN EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS SUN RPT 55,000 19,000 17,000 7,000 4,000 9,000
49 Ch: 9 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 55,000 20,000 0 25,000 4,000 5,000
50 Ch: 7 SERIAL KILLERS 54,000 17,000 15,000 4,000 8,000 9,000

Top shows on digital channels
Ranking Ch: Program Average Peak
1 Ch: 7mate THE AMAZING RACE-FASTRACKED 278,000 357,000
2 Ch: GO! THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV TX1 278,000 370,000
3 Ch: GO! THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV 272,000 339,000
4 Ch: 7TWO ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY-SUN 233,000 299,000
5 Ch: GO! THE MIDDLE -EV 232,000 333,000
6 Ch: ABC2 FRANKLIN-AM 193,000 221,000
7 Ch: GO! THE MIDDLE -EV TX1 184,000 259,000
8 Ch: GO! TOP GEAR -EV 175,000 339,000
9 Ch: ABC2 INUK-AM 174,000 203,000
10 Ch: ABC2 TINGA TINGA TALES-AM 174,000 188,000
11 Ch: ABC2 DIBO THE GIFT DRAGON-AM 171,000 195,000
12 Ch: 7mate M-QUANTUM OF SOLACE 168,000 263,000
13 Ch: ABC2 BOOKABOO-AM 159,000 176,000
14 Ch: ABC2 FUN WITH CLAUDE-AM 155,000 173,000
15 Ch: GO! ANGER MANAGEMENT -EV 152,000 259,000
16 Ch: ABC2 HILLTOP HOSPITAL-AM 151,000 164,000
17 Ch: 7TWO LIVE THE DREAM: AS SEEN ON SCREEN 146,000 232,000
18 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND SUN EP 2 143,000 187,000
19 Ch: ABC2 YO GABBA GABBA!-AM 140,000 166,000
20 Ch: ABC2 DIBO THE GIFT DRAGON-PM 138,000 161,000
21 Ch: ABC2 ROARY THE RACING CAR-AM 133,000 144,000
22 Ch: ABC2 YO GABBA GABBA!-PM 130,000 156,000
23 Ch: ABC2 PINGU-AM 125,000 133,000
24 Ch: ABC2 64 ZOO LANE-AM 124,000 145,000
25 Ch: ABC2 BALI-PM 123,000 147,000
26 Ch: ABC2 THOMAS AND FRIENDS-PM 123,000 134,000
27 Ch: ABC2 OLIVIA-PM 122,000 142,000
28 Ch: ABC2 PINGU-PM 121,000 138,000
29 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND SUN 118,000 161,000
30 Ch: ELEVEN YOU, ME AND DUPREE 117,000 206,000
31 Ch: 7mate GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS 116,000 223,000
32 Ch: 7TWO BARGAIN HUNT-SUN 114,000 193,000
33 Ch: ABC2 CHUGGINGTON-AM 113,000 125,000
34 Ch: 7TWO BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS EXTRA TIME (R) 111,000 128,000
35 Ch: ABC2 WOW WOW WUBBZY-AM 110,000 121,000
36 Ch: ABC2 LAZYTOWN-AM 107,000 188,000
37 Ch: 7mate MONSTER GARAGE-DAY 107,000 174,000
38 Ch: ABC2 ANGELINA BALLERINA: THE NEXT STEPS-PM 105,000 123,000
39 Ch: Gem ANTIQUES ROADSHOW -EV 105,000 152,000
40 Ch: Gem AS TIME GOES BY -EV 103,000 134,000
41 Ch: Gem UNDERBELLY FILES: THE MAN WHO GOT AWAY -EV 102,000 169,000
42 Ch: ELEVEN NEW ZEALAND’S NEXT TOP MODEL 101,000 163,000
43 Ch: 7mate ACCORDING TO JIM-DAY 101,000 133,000
44 Ch: ABC2 PEPPA PIG-PM 100,000 148,000
45 Ch: 7mate ACCORDING TO JIM 100,000 147,000
46 Ch: ABC2 MISTER MAKER-PM 100,000 121,000
47 Ch: ABC2 THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT-AM 99,000 110,000
48 Ch: ABC2 FLORRIE’S DRAGONS-EV 99,000 107,000
49 Ch: ABC2 WILLA’S WILD LIFE-AM 98,000 106,000
50 Ch: ELEVEN JAG SUN 98,000 145,000

OzTam Five city Live and As Live Preliminary Ratings Figures. Five Cities are Sydney (S), Brisbane (B), Melbourne (M), Adelaide (A) and Perth (P). Figures are shown in order Total, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth. Shows not aired in certain cities denoted by 0 or n/a (not aired).  Does not take into account overruns or extreme last minute programming changes. Shares are 6pm – Midnight unless otherwise stated. Network abreviated to “nw”.

Week 9 (Feb 20-26), 2011

Shares:
1 Seven 23.7% (nw 31.4%)
2 Nine 19.1% (nw 26.1%)
3 Ten 15.1% (nw 19.7%)
4 ABC1 13.8% (nw 17.3%)
5 SBS ONE 4.7% (nw 5.4%)

6 7TWO 4.4%
7 GO! 4.0%
8 ELEVEN 3.5%
9 7mate 3.3%
10 GEM 3.0%

11 ABC2 1.9%
12 ONE HD 1.1%
13 ABC News 24 1.0%
14 SBS TWO 0.8%
15 ABC3 0.6%

Seven won the week and the three main demos 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54. Seven won every night of the week.

Top shows for the week:
1 Packed To The Rafters Seven 1,798,000 470,000 590,000 313,000 214,000 211,000
2 My Kitchen Rules-Tue Seven 1,613,000 424,000 523,000 288,000 179,000 198,000
3 My Kitchen Rules-Mon Seven 1,457,000 399,000 430,000 280,000 167,000 180,000
4 My Kitchen Rules-Wed Seven 1,384,000 379,000 404,000 236,000 148,000 216,000
5 Seven News Seven 1,248,000 311,000 348,000 239,000 152,000 198,000
6 Seven News – Sun Seven 1,191,000 293,000 303,000 283,000 118,000 195,000
7 Bones-Mon Seven 1,149,000 356,000 353,000 209,000 116,000 116,000
8 Modern Family Ten 1,142,000 304,000 356,000 240,000 85,000 157,000
9 Nine News Sunday Nine 1,134,000 355,000 346,000 178,000 149,000 105,000
10 Today Tonight Seven 1,120,000 285,000 300,000 211,000 143,000 180,000
11 NCIS Ten 1,107,000 316,000 273,000 241,000 123,000 153,000
12 The Force – Behind The Line Seven 1,094,000 284,000 387,000 161,000 112,000 149,000
13 60 Minutes Nine 1,092,000 299,000 341,000 203,000 112,000 138,000
14 Seven News – Sat Seven 1,073,000 275,000 269,000 244,000 104,000 182,000
15 Two And A Half Men Nine 1,060,000 310,000 355,000 216,000 86,000 93,000
16 Better Homes And Gardens Seven 1,059,000 274,000 354,000 162,000 144,000 124,000
17 Border Security – Australia’s Front Line Seven 1,054,000 284,000 378,000 164,000 115,000 114,000
18 Nine News Nine 1,052,000 290,000 322,000 229,000 108,000 102,000
19 New Tricks ABC1 1,045,000 281,000 309,000 165,000 128,000 161,000
20 Today Tonight – Christchurch Earthquake Seven 1,024,000 291,000 269,000 188,000 130,000 146,000
21 Return To Lake Eyre: The Deluge ABC1 1,022,000 276,000 308,000 201,000 124,000 114,000
22 Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away Nine 1,011,000 280,000 336,000 157,000 113,000 126,000
23 Criminal Minds Seven 999,000 274,000 292,000 163,000 125,000 144,000
24 The Biggest Loser Families – Weigh-In & Elimination Ten 994,000 281,000 304,000 202,000 73,000 135,000
25 Bones Seven 989,000 293,000 261,000 199,000 118,000 118,000
26 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple ABC1 989,000 286,000 302,000 159,000 111,000 131,000
27 Customs Nine 976,000 309,000 303,000 166,000 114,000 84,000
28 The Biggest Loser Families – Contest Ten 967,000 247,000 315,000 195,000 73,000 137,000
29 Bondi Rescue Ten 966,000 311,000 287,000 181,000 69,000 117,000
30 The Biggest Loser Families – Temptation Ten 947,000 241,000 295,000 206,000 77,000 128,000
31 Home And Away Seven 931,000 254,000 265,000 177,000 118,000 118,000
32 Sunday Night Seven 929,000 226,000 271,000 194,000 99,000 140,000
33 Glee Ten 922,000 224,000 342,000 176,000 58,000 123,000
34 ABC News ABC1 918,000 252,000 288,000 154,000 102,000 122,000
35 ABC News-Su ABC1 903,000 268,000 281,000 125,000 116,000 115,000
36 ABC News-Sa ABC1 895,000 218,000 309,000 144,000 102,000 122,000
37 Nine News Saturday Nine 886,000 229,000 322,000 154,000 101,000 79,000
38 The Mentalist -Ep1 Nine 877,000 237,000 332,000 159,000 73,000 75,000
39 A Current Affair Nine 877,000 248,000 303,000 177,000 80,000 69,000
40 Australian Story ABC1 875,000 223,000 305,000 169,000 67,000 111,000
41 Send In The Dogs Australia Nine 873,000 273,000 272,000 169,000 85,000 75,000
42 $#*! My Dad Says Nine 868,000 276,000 269,000 180,000 63,000 81,000
43 Midsomer Murders Rpt ABC1 853,000 213,000 287,000 149,000 97,000 106,000
44 The Big Bang Theory Nine 852,000 220,000 286,000 187,000 56,000 104,000
45 Grey’s Anatomy Seven 848,000 252,000 238,000 174,000 81,000 103,000
46 Conviction Kitchen-Tue Seven 836,000 250,000 269,000 127,000 94,000 95,000
47 The Farmer Wants A Wife Nine 820,000 222,000 276,000 154,000 98,000 71,000
48 Getaway Nine 820,000 219,000 288,000 134,000 91,000 87,000
49 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation Ten 812,000 200,000 264,000 134,000 86,000 127,000
50 Hawaii Five-O Ten 802,000 236,000 231,000 156,000 69,000 111,000

OzTam Five city Live and As Live Preliminary Ratings Figures. Raw data sourced from TV Tonight. Five Cities are Sydney (S), Brisbane (B), Melbourne (M), Adelaide (A) and Perth (P). Figures are shown in order Total, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth. Shows not aired in certain cities denoted by 0 or n/a (not aired).  Does not take into account overruns or extreme last minute programming changes. Shares are 6pm – Midnight unless otherwise stated. Network abreviated to “nw”.

Saturday February 26, 2011

Shares:
1 ABC1 19.5% (nw 24.9%)
2 Nine 16.5% (nw 25.6%)
3 Seven 15.6% (nw 25.8%)
4 Ten 13.1% (nw 17.7%)
5 7TWO 6.4%

6 SBS ONE 5.2% (nw 6.0%)
7 GO! 4.9%
8 GEM 4.2%
9 ABC2 4.0%
10 7mate 3.8%

11 ELEVEN 3.2%
12 ONE HD 1.5%
13 SBS TWO 0.8%
13 ABC News 24 0.8%
15 ABC3 0.6%

Top shows for the day:
1 Seven News – Sat Seven 1,073,000 275,000 269,000 244,000 104,000 182,000
2 ABC News-Sa ABC1 895,000 218,000 309,000 144,000 102,000 122,000
3 Nine News Saturday Nine 886,000 229,000 322,000 154,000 101,000 79,000
4 Midsomer Murders Rpt ABC1 853,000 213,000 287,000 149,000 97,000 106,000
5 Bed Of Roses S3 ABC1 689,000 183,000 200,000 154,000 81,000 71,000
6 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos Nine 657,000 179,000 234,000 109,000 69,000 67,000
7 Gardening Australia ABC1 544,000 104,000 201,000 117,000 60,000 62,000
8 M-Over The Hedge Seven 492,000 106,000 177,000 84,000 67,000 59,000
9 Hairspray Nine 447,000 130,000 154,000 88,000 32,000 44,000
10 Surviving Sharks Seven 437,000 89,000 118,000 96,000 65,000 68,000
11 Antiques Roadshow Nine 437,000 114,000 153,000 67,000 54,000 49,000
12 Nine News: First At Five Nine 425,000 116,000 123,000 71,000 55,000 60,000
13 Happy Gilmore Rpt Ten 353,000 100,000 120,000 48,000 53,000 33,000
14 Weekend Sunrise – Sat Seven 337,000 89,000 94,000 85,000 39,000 30,000
15 M-Role Models Seven 330,000 94,000 96,000 48,000 32,000 59,000
16 Heartbeat-Sat (R) 7TWO 304,000 74,000 74,000 50,000 56,000 49,000
17 Monster Moves Rpt SBS ONE 291,000 74,000 103,000 51,000 22,000 41,000
18 2011 NAB Cup – Geelong V St Kilda Ten 291,000 11,000 180,000 4,000 48,000 47,000
19 Eukanuba Extraordinary Dogs Seven 287,000 96,000 67,000 58,000 27,000 39,000
20 The Graham Norton Show ABC1 277,000 65,000 78,000 51,000 39,000 44,000
21 Ocean’s Thirteen Nine 275,000 67,000 105,000 28,000 37,000 38,000
22 Bondi Vet Sat Rpt Ten 272,000 80,000 135,000 57,000 0 0
23 Weekend Today – Saturday Nine 247,000 94,000 66,000 44,000 19,000 24,000
24 M-Herbie: Fully Loaded Seven 237,000 75,000 30,000 68,000 33,000 31,000
25 M-Platoon ABC2 228,000 66,000 60,000 47,000 20,000 36,000
26 Bondi Vet Sat Ep 2 Rpt Ten 224,000 136,000 0 87,000 0 0
27 Ten Evening News Sat Ten 220,000 35,000 82,000 35,000 28,000 40,000
28 Inspector Morse 7TWO 216,000 58,000 52,000 29,000 39,000 38,000
29 Oprah In Australia – Encore Ten 214,000 45,000 69,000 36,000 25,000 39,000
30 World News Australia SBS ONE 204,000 56,000 78,000 37,000 10,000 22,000

OzTam Five city Live and As Live Preliminary Ratings Figures. Raw data sourced from TV Tonight. Five Cities are Sydney (S), Brisbane (B), Melbourne (M), Adelaide (A) and Perth (P). Figures are shown in order Total, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth. Shows not aired in certain cities denoted by 0 or n/a (not aired).  Does not take into account overruns or extreme last minute programming changes. Shares are 6pm – Midnight unless otherwise stated. Network abreviated to “nw”.

We’re another Ninja down this week as trainer Tiffiny Hall loses another of her weight loss warriors – Jarrod Duncan.

What a week it’s been as the Red Team took on all the others – 1 versus 3. Well what may have sounded like a disadvantage actually paid off and when Joe won The Contest and a 2kg advantage at the Weigh In. Without that 2kg, the Reds fell under the yellow line, but with it,

they won. Suddenly, every other contestant was up for Elimination and it was up to The Challenors – Nathaniel, Joe and newly returned Damien, to decide who goes.

Jarrod Duncan, although not losing huge numbers in the weekly Weigh Ins, is as strong a contender as this year’s families have faced – and that slapped a big target on his back.

Challenors… Take aim… Fire!!

Jarrod entered the competition weighing 143.3kg. He leaves 24.6 kg lighter but with a determination that will ensure he remains a threat for those weekly family Weigh Ins.

Only 2 White team members remain – it’s up to twins Meg and Emma to keep that Ninja flag flying – go girls!

Friday February 25, 2011

Shares:
1 Seven 22.1% (nw 29.4%)
2 Nine 16.4% (nw 25.7%)
3 ABC1 15.5% (nw 18.6%)
4 Ten 13.1% (nw 18.3%)
5 SBS ONE 7.2% (nw 8.0%)

6 GO! 5.6%
7 7TWO 5.3%
8 ELEVEN 4.4%
9 GEM 3.8%
10 7mate 2.0%

11 ABC2 1.7%
12 ONE HD 0.8%
12 SBS TWO 0.8%
12 ABC News 24 0.8%
15 ABC3 0.6%

Top shows for the day:
Pos Show Ch Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 Better Homes And Gardens Seven 1,059,000 274,000 354,000 162,000 144,000 124,000
2 New Tricks ABC1 1,045,000 281,000 309,000 165,000 128,000 161,000
3 Seven News Seven 1,006,000 227,000 306,000 181,000 129,000 163,000
4 Today Tonight Seven 955,000 220,000 287,000 163,000 125,000 160,000
5 Nine News Nine 877,000 256,000 268,000 171,000 102,000 79,000
6 ABC News ABC1 858,000 232,000 290,000 129,000 104,000 103,000
7 Home And Away Seven 808,000 197,000 254,000 144,000 106,000 107,000
8 The Biggest Loser Families – Challenge Ten 789,000 202,000 234,000 167,000 81,000 105,000
9 A Current Affair Nine 777,000 239,000 261,000 166,000 82,000 29,000
10 Stateline ABC1 660,000 166,000 216,000 99,000 69,000 111,000
11 Ten News At Five Ten 623,000 173,000 184,000 108,000 61,000 96,000
12 The 7pm Project Ten 556,000 146,000 157,000 138,000 56,000 60,000
13 Kidnap And Ransom ABC1 536,000 129,000 172,000 80,000 62,000 94,000
14 Chopper Rescue ABC1 524,000 141,000 155,000 83,000 63,000 82,000
15 ICC World Cup Cricket 2011 – Session 2 Nine 506,000 151,000 164,000 87,000 62,000 41,000
16 Undercover Boss Fri Ten 486,000 132,000 154,000 85,000 58,000 56,000
17 Deal Or No Deal Seven 443,000 106,000 126,000 69,000 65,000 77,000
18 2011 NAB Cup: Qualifying Final 2 – Collingwood V Sydney Seven 425,000 5,000 296,000 3,000 65,000 56,000
19 Sunrise Seven 377,000 97,000 97,000 85,000 41,000 57,000
20 Law & Order Ten 368,000 132,000 95,000 42,000 55,000 44,000
21 The Bold And The Beautiful Ten 359,000 85,000 118,000 70,000 32,000 54,000
22 Today Nine 342,000 107,000 121,000 63,000 25,000 25,000
23 Convoy: War For The Atlantic SBS ONE 339,000 76,000 116,000 75,000 35,000 37,000
24 6pm With George Negus Ten 321,000 83,000 106,000 59,000 29,000 45,000
25 Escape To The Country 7TWO 316,000 75,000 102,000 53,000 55,000 30,000
26 Coast SBS ONE 296,000 61,000 100,000 77,000 26,000 32,000
27 Erotic Tales Rpt SBS ONE 277,000 77,000 72,000 62,000 41,000 25,000
28 Lateline ABC1 272,000 67,000 101,000 44,000 26,000 34,000
29 Neighbours Eleven 265,000 53,000 106,000 33,000 33,000 41,000
30 Ten Evening News Ten 260,000 77,000 79,000 42,000 34,000 28,000

OzTam Five city Live and As Live Preliminary Ratings Figures. Raw data sourced from TV Tonight. Five Cities are Sydney (S), Brisbane (B), Melbourne (M), Adelaide (A) and Perth (P). Figures are shown in order Total, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth. Shows not aired in certain cities denoted by 0 or n/a (not aired).  Does not take into account overruns or extreme last minute programming changes. Shares are 6pm – Midnight unless otherwise stated. Network abreviated to “nw”.

How bad is this?

Who is Gaffadi?

They had it right a few stories down…

Who’s checking before it goes to air?

Yes – I know I make typos sometimes, but they are usually fixed as soon as they are spotted or brought to my attention – like “Wugby” yesterday and “Big Bnag Thoery”. Gaffadi was up for ages yesterday.

There are mistakes almost DAILY on Sky News Ative. Have someone checking the headlines.

I’d be happy to do it!

As of 24th February 2011, the TiVo On-Screen Program Guide will now include “up-to-the-minute” program times for Channel Nine instead of rounded half hour scheduling.

Nine has recently started to provide this program data and we are passing on this benefit to our customers.

This means that from this date onwards every single Network that provides up-to-the-minute program times will now be incorporated into your On-Screen TV guide as part of your TiVo Service.

Historically, all broadcaster(s) provided “rounded” times only and thus, the published times would usually display times to the nearest 1/2 hour (as an example). An “Up-to-the-minute” EPG displays the announced airtime (within 1 minute) of when the broadcaster intends to air the scheduled program. Actual air-times may still vary if the broadcaster has an unannounced program, re-schedule or cancellation (for example, in the event of breaking major news), but otherwise, your recording times will be much more reliable than they have been in the past.

Networks Seven, Nine, Ten & ABC also all display scheduled program start and finish times that are “up-to-the-minute”.

These more accurate program times should appear on TiVo following a successful update connection to the TiVo service any time after the early hours of the 24th of February.