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The first game of the AFL premiership season is on Thursday March 24 between Richmond and Carlton.

This year, the Thursday season opener is on Ten which will mean very different programming in each market on that night, with AFL states either falling behind or missing out on an episode of The Good Wife and Law & Order: SVU.

In Melbourne, the AFL on Thursday March 24 will be live from 7.30pm on Ten and ONE. As a result, The Biggest Loser will not be seen in Melbourne that night, instead there will be a double on Friday night – which in turn, pushes out Undercover Boss as well.

In Adelaide and Perth, the AFL airs from 8.30 on Ten and ONE, leaving the Biggest Loser in place as usual at 7.30.

In Sydney and Brisbane, the AFL does not air until 11pm on Ten, so Thursday night programming remains as normal until then. AFL fans in Sydney and Brisbane will be able to see the game on ONE from 7.30pm.

Ten also airs the Adelaide vs. Hawthorn game that plays on Saturday March 26 – this will be live on Ten and ONE in all markets except Sydney, where it is delayed on both Ten and ONE.

Week 11 (March 6-12), 2011

Shares:
1 Seven 23.5% (nw 30.9%)
2 Nine 20.5% (nw 27.2%)
3 Ten 15.0% (nw 19.2%)
4 ABC1 13.3% (nw 17.3%)
5 SBS ONE 4.7% (nw 5.4%)

6 7TWO 4.3%
7 GO! 3.8%
8 7mate 3.2%
8 ELEVEN 3.2%
10 GEM 2.9%

11 ABC2 2.0%
12 ABC News 24 1.4%
13 ONE HD 1.0%
14 SBS TWO 0.7%
15 ABC3 0.6%

Seven again won everything, except for Thursday night, which was won by Nine.

Top shows for the week:
1 Packed To The Rafters Seven 1,805,000 510,000 554,000 322,000 212,000 207,000
2 My Kitchen Rules-Tue Seven 1,429,000 371,000 425,000 295,000 154,000 184,000
3 My Kitchen Rules-Mon Seven 1,406,000 386,000 429,000 270,000 156,000 165,000
4 My Kitchen Rules-Wed Seven 1,325,000 355,000 439,000 236,000 139,000 156,000
5 Seven News – Sun Seven 1,288,000 322,000 390,000 296,000 123,000 157,000
6 Seven News Seven 1,154,000 284,000 325,000 230,000 130,000 185,000
7 60 Minutes Nine 1,139,000 243,000 412,000 232,000 140,000 112,000
8 Today Tonight Seven 1,124,000 271,000 326,000 224,000 135,000 168,000
9 Criminal Minds Seven 1,115,000 314,000 301,000 223,000 121,000 156,000
10 The Force – Behind The Line Seven 1,115,000 318,000 327,000 232,000 97,000 141,000
11 Border Security – Australia’s Front Line Seven 1,113,000 352,000 309,000 237,000 96,000 119,000
12 Nine News Sunday Nine 1,077,000 279,000 383,000 196,000 150,000 69,000
13 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation Ten 1,066,000 287,000 331,000 186,000 104,000 158,000
14 NCIS Ten 1,057,000 304,000 289,000 201,000 106,000 157,000
15 Nine News Nine 1,051,000 311,000 314,000 222,000 108,000 96,000
16 Sunday Night Seven 1,033,000 287,000 303,000 242,000 103,000 98,000
17 Bones Seven 1,030,000 308,000 248,000 224,000 125,000 125,000
18 Seven News – Sat Seven 1,029,000 227,000 285,000 235,000 115,000 167,000
19 New Tricks ABC1 1,023,000 267,000 297,000 169,000 119,000 171,000
20 Glee Ten 1,023,000 313,000 300,000 210,000 73,000 127,000
21 Better Homes And Gardens Seven 989,000 282,000 298,000 152,000 134,000 123,000
22 Modern Family Ten 986,000 300,000 293,000 199,000 99,000 95,000
23 The Big Bang Theory Nine 983,000 267,000 348,000 188,000 81,000 99,000
24 Bondi Rescue Ten 982,000 337,000 274,000 198,000 93,000 80,000
25 Nine News Saturday Nine 981,000 226,000 318,000 224,000 120,000 93,000
26 Home And Away Seven 962,000 266,000 252,000 209,000 113,000 122,000
27 ABC News-Sa ABC1 951,000 232,000 306,000 184,000 92,000 137,000
28 A Current Affair Nine 948,000 270,000 293,000 211,000 84,000 90,000
29 The Farmer Wants A Wife Nine 948,000 269,000 289,000 192,000 117,000 81,000
30 The Biggest Loser Families – Contest Ten 948,000 273,000 290,000 192,000 75,000 118,000
31 Conviction Kitchen-Mon Seven 942,000 242,000 314,000 185,000 99,000 102,000
32 The Biggest Loser Families – Weigh-In & Elimination Ten 928,000 247,000 289,000 225,000 87,000 80,000
33 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Nine 926,000 256,000 285,000 164,000 99,000 122,000
34 ABC News ABC1 917,000 243,000 278,000 162,000 99,000 135,000
35 How I Met Your Mother-Ep.2 Seven 904,000 277,000 259,000 162,000 72,000 134,000
36 Two And A Half Men Nine 903,000 257,000 320,000 163,000 78,000 85,000
37 The Biggest Loser Families – Temptation Ten 898,000 235,000 280,000 208,000 54,000 121,000
38 Getaway Nine 897,000 239,000 283,000 188,000 93,000 94,000
39 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple ABC1 893,000 267,000 271,000 151,000 94,000 110,000
40 Australian Story ABC1 893,000 293,000 256,000 181,000 67,000 96,000
41 David Attenborough’s First Life ABC1 887,000 226,000 263,000 202,000 87,000 109,000
42 Customs Nine 876,000 225,000 318,000 167,000 91,000 75,000
43 ABC News-Su ABC1 872,000 256,000 261,000 156,000 62,000 137,000
44 RPA Where Are They Now? Nine 868,000 265,000 277,000 106,000 133,000 87,000
45 The Mentalist Nine 863,000 238,000 328,000 164,000 61,000 72,000
46 RBT Nine 856,000 233,000 261,000 190,000 79,000 93,000
47 Top Gear Nine 818,000 200,000 275,000 175,000 81,000 87,000
48 Send In The Dogs Australia Nine 817,000 195,000 288,000 168,000 95,000 71,000
49 The Big Bang Theory -Ep1 Nine 816,000 224,000 252,000 195,000 44,000 101,000
50 How I Met Your Mother Seven 811,000 228,000 219,000 163,000 67,000 134,000

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”.

Neighbours actor Scott Major is planning on getting more involved in the soap by penning some future episodes.

Major, who plays Lucas Fitzgerald, has already branched out to directing several episodes and hopes to extend his skills to writing.

Speaking to Digital Spy, he said: “I have actually put in a submission to the writing department to write an episode and I’ve also written a six-part TV series set in Camden, London which some producers over in the UK are looking at, so I definitely would like to pursue TV writing.”

Of his directing work on Neighbours, Major said: “It’s going very well – I have another episode which I directed coming up soon and I’m about to start work on a few more.”

Source: Digital Spy

Saturday March 12, 2011

Shares:
1 Nine 18.(% (nw 26.3%)
2 Seven 17.0% (nw 27.5%)
3 ABC1 15.7% (nw 21.9%)
4 Ten 15.0% (nw 18.5%)
5 7TWO 7.6%

6 SBS ONE 4.9% (nw 5.8%)
7 GO! 4.2%
8 GEM 3.2%
9 ABC2 3.0%
10 7mate 2.9%

11 ABC News 24 2.6%
11 ELEVEN 2.6%
13 ONE HD 1.0%
14 SBS TWO 0.9%
15 ABC3 0.6%

Top shows for the day:
1 Seven News – Sat Seven 1,029,000 227,000 285,000 235,000 115,000 167,000
2 Nine News Saturday Nine 981,000 226,000 318,000 224,000 120,000 93,000
3 ABC News-Sa ABC1 951,000 232,000 306,000 184,000 92,000 137,000
4 Doc Martin Rpt ABC1 787,000 209,000 250,000 142,000 87,000 99,000
5 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos Nine 723,000 169,000 239,000 156,000 76,000 83,000
6 Ten Minute Tales ABC1 565,000 127,000 197,000 105,000 67,000 69,000
7 Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Nine 563,000 173,000 175,000 83,000 60,000 72,000
8 Strike Back ABC1 542,000 147,000 151,000 107,000 59,000 78,000
9 27 Dresses Rpt Ten 534,000 141,000 167,000 98,000 46,000 82,000
10 M-The Tale Of Despereaux Seven 524,000 129,000 150,000 108,000 51,000 86,000
11 Antiques Roadshow Nine 459,000 111,000 160,000 79,000 54,000 55,000
12 Bondi Vet Sat Ep 2 Rpt Ten 456,000 110,000 142,000 99,000 39,000 66,000
13 Jamie’s Thirty Minute Meals Sat Ten 442,000 97,000 155,000 74,000 55,000 61,000
14 Ten News At Five Sat Ten 433,000 124,000 116,000 74,000 55,000 64,000
15 Gardening Australia ABC1 410,000 65,000 107,000 95,000 77,000 66,000
16 Weekend Today – Saturday Nine 386,000 125,000 108,000 86,000 29,000 38,000
17 Weekend Sunrise – Sat Seven 385,000 105,000 86,000 112,000 39,000 43,000
18 M-Valkyrie Seven 365,000 86,000 118,000 72,000 46,000 43,000
19 Heartbeat-Sat (R) 7TWO 356,000 101,000 88,000 60,000 54,000 53,000
20 Nine News: First At Five Nine 332,000 90,000 103,000 68,000 38,000 33,000
21 Catch Me If You Can Rpt Ten 329,000 80,000 98,000 63,000 28,000 60,000
22 Saturday Kerri-Anne Nine 324,000 98,000 117,000 36,000 29,000 44,000
23 Bondi Vet Sat Rpt Ten 313,000 73,000 80,000 77,000 33,000 50,000
24 Licence To Wed Nine 279,000 86,000 93,000 42,000 24,000 34,000
25 Ten Evening News Sat Ten 263,000 53,000 88,000 59,000 20,000 43,000
26 Weekend Sunrise – Sat – Extended Seven 259,000 66,000 72,000 85,000 36,000 0
27 Inspector Morse 7TWO 256,000 69,000 68,000 49,000 34,000 36,000
28 Weekend Sunrise – Sat – Early Seven 247,000 71,000 51,000 65,000 22,000 38,000
29 Seven News Special Seven 245,000 53,000 89,000 48,000 39,000 16,000
30 Weekend Today – Early Saturday Nine 242,000 79,000 61,000 71,000 16,000 15,000

Note: there were some changes to news bulletins due to Japan coverage which are not reflected in the list of shows here. Seven News for example went for an hour. Ten news at Five also went for an hour.

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”.

A few weeks ago, it was reported to be considering a current affairs based program to air at 6.30pm Sundays, to go up against Seven’s Sunday Night – a regular winner of that timeslot. This is in addition to 60 Minutes, that remains at 7.30.

Last night, the network unexpectedly aired a program called ACA Sunday – which appeared to serve a number of purposes.

Firstly, ACA Sunday featured a “Hey Dad” exclusive where another person has just come out speaking up about the wrong doings of the “father” from the show – the very same exclusive that Seven had been promoting all weekend as being first on Today Tonight on Monday night. Having this story airing on ACA Sunday means Nine got in first.

Secondly, ACA Sunday allowed extra coverage of Japan – which many viewers may have expected. With Seven having Sunday Night already airing at that time, it was a given that there would be updates on Japan during the program. 60 Minutes as well presented a story on the unfolding disaster.

Thirdly, ACA Sunday allowed Nine to test the waters of having such a show against Sunday Night. As it was clearly a decision made over the weekend, there was no time for promotion other than on Nine itself.

As a result, Customs moved back to 7pm, while Send In The Dogs Australia was not seen at all.

ACA Sunday was hosted by Tracy Grimshaw.

At this stage, there is no indication whether ACA Sunday will become a regular fixture for Nine on Sunday night.

Australia’s Got Talent judge Kyle Sandilands was taken to hospital during filming for the new season of the show on Saturday night in Sydney.

Sandilands, who has issues with high blood pressure, was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital after suffering from a migraine half-way through Saturday night’s filming.

“Kyle got through most of the day’s taping but was feeling unwell and couldn’t finish the day,” a Seven spokesman confirmed yesterday.

“He’s home and resting up.”

Sandilands was advised several years ago by doctors to cut down the amount of cigarettes he smokes as well as the excessive quantity of  caffeine he consumes daily.  

Fellow judges Dannii Minogue and Brian McFadden continued filming yesterday without Sandilands.

Source: DailyTelegraph

Australian comedian and actor Shane Bourne has been named the host of this year’s Logie Awards, which are set to air May 1, on Nine.

Other potential presenters this year included Rove McManus, Adam Hills, Shaun Micallef, and Hamish and Andy who have recently closed a deal with Nine.

Shane Bourne is best known for his presenting role in “Thank God You’re Here”, last seen on Seven a few years ago. Bourne is currently not signed to any network in particular.

Source: Sunday Telegraph.

We are another weight loss warrior down as Emma Duncan left Camp Biggest Loser last night.

As the 3rdmember of the white team to be eliminated, she leaves behind her twin sister Meg who remains in the competition alone.  

Trainer Tiffiny Hall will be mourning the loss of another one of her ninjas but with some one on one training, Meg may just keep that white flag flying for a while yet. 

In last night’s elimination it was black vs white, The Moons against The Duncans, Jodie and Emma…At this stage in the game, strategies are in place and alliances have formed but with 3 votes each, it came down to who had lost the highest percentage of bodymass, and that was Jodie. 

Emma can leave with her head held high having lost a whopping 34.9kg during her time in the show and finally getting her weight into double digits. She’ll rejoin her already eliminated siblings Sarah Jayne and Jarrod and continue on her weight loss journey back at home.

Survivor winner heading to jail

Original Survivor winner Richard Hatch has been sentenced to nine months in prison after failing to correct tax issues stemming from the money he won on the reality show. Hatch owes around $2m in both taxes and penalties.

Rushdie penning TV series 

Celebrated author Salman Rushdie is penning a screenplay for a television series in the US. The author is writing Next People, a drama for the Showtime network that examines different aspects of American life.

DeWyze to perform on Idol this week

Last season’s American Idol winner Lee DeWyze has been confirmed to appear on the show’s results episode this week. The Black Eyed Peas will also be performing on the night.

Woods to make talkshow appearance

Tiger Woods will return to the talkshow circuit after keeping a low profile following the news of his extra-marital affairs last year. Woods will appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this week where he will play mini-golf with Fallon.

Friday March 11, 2011

For the first time ever, ABC News 24 is most watched digital channel for the night, as viewers try to keep up to date with news of the Japanese earthquake. At a share of 4.2%, ABC News 24 was just ahead of GO! And 7TWO which had shares of 4.1% and 4.0% respectively.

Shares:
1 Seven 22.9% (nw 29.1%)
2 Nine 21.9% (nw 28.4%)
3 ABC1 12.6% (nw 19.1%)
4 Ten 11.9% (nw 14.8%)
5 SBS ONE 8.1% (nw 8.6%)

6 ABC News 24 4.2%
7 GO! 4.1%
8 7TWO 4.0%
9 ELEVEN 2.9%
10 GEM 2.5%

11 7mate 2.2%
12 ABC2 1.7%
13 ABC3 0.5%
13 ONE HD 0.5%
15 SBS TWO 0.4%

Top shows for the day:
1 Seven News Seven 1,062,000 259,000 277,000 217,000 126,000 182,000
2 New Tricks ABC1 1,023,000 267,000 297,000 169,000 119,000 171,000
3 Better Homes And Gardens Seven 988,000 282,000 298,000 152,000 134,000 123,000
4 Today Tonight Seven 981,000 219,000 271,000 195,000 128,000 168,000
5 Nine News Nine 970,000 304,000 273,000 211,000 104,000 79,000
6 ABC News ABC1 888,000 206,000 270,000 160,000 107,000 144,000
7 A Current Affair Nine 872,000 241,000 267,000 191,000 89,000 84,000
8 Home And Away Seven 811,000 211,000 218,000 178,000 101,000 102,000
9 Nine’s Live Friday Night Football Nine 747,000 416,000 0 331,000 0 0
10 The Biggest Loser Families – Challenge Ten 734,000 178,000 218,000 170,000 58,000 109,000
11 The 7pm Project Ten 664,000 156,000 211,000 152,000 61,000 83,000
12 7.30 ABC1 616,000 168,000 189,000 87,000 60,000 111,000
13 Two And A Half Men -Rpt Nine 592,000 201,000 261,000 0 59,000 71,000
14 Ten News At Five Ten 586,000 152,000 188,000 79,000 66,000 101,000
15 2011 NAB Cup: Grand Final: Essendon V Collingwood Seven 556,000 12,000 409,000 1,000 84,000 50,000
16 Hot Seat Nine 487,000 157,000 111,000 133,000 48,000 38,000
17 Miranda ABC1 461,000 107,000 145,000 69,000 51,000 89,000
18 Deal Or No Deal Seven 447,000 103,000 146,000 83,000 58,000 58,000
19 Undercover Boss Fri Ten 442,000 92,000 130,000 96,000 52,000 71,000
20 Sunrise Seven 402,000 112,000 109,000 96,000 32,000 53,000
21 Nine’s Friday Night Football Nine 389,000 241,000 0 148,000 0 0
22 World News Australia Late SBS ONE 366,000 130,000 114,000 54,000 47,000 21,000
23 Whitechapel Rpt ABC1 365,000 80,000 124,000 60,000 46,000 54,000
24 The Bold And The Beautiful Ten 355,000 93,000 105,000 81,000 38,000 39,000
25 Coast SBS ONE 341,000 85,000 97,000 74,000 40,000 45,000
26 Today Nine 339,000 107,000 111,000 62,000 26,000 33,000
27 Convoy: War For The Atlantic SBS ONE 335,000 85,000 93,000 84,000 35,000 37,000
28 20 To 1 Nine 322,000 0 218,000 0 33,000 71,000
29 Real Sex: Stock Down, Sex Up SBS ONE 317,000 107,000 85,000 49,000 37,000 39,000
30 Ten Evening News Ten 302,000 71,000 90,000 75,000 30,000 36,000
31 6pm With George Negus Ten 301,000 59,000 118,000 50,000 35,000 39,000
32 Blue Bloods Fri Ten 283,000 59,000 75,000 59,000 28,000 62,000
33 Judge Judy Ten 281,000 76,000 87,000 49,000 37,000 31,000
34 World News Australia SBS ONE 278,000 79,000 81,000 65,000 16,000 37,000
35 Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan ABC1 269,000 54,000 88,000 54,000 33,000 40,000
36 Good Chef Bad Chef Ten 264,000 85,000 59,000 60,000 31,000 28,000
37 Seven News At 4.30 Seven 248,000 65,000 72,000 54,000 32,000 25,000
38 Neighbours Eleven 244,000 40,000 90,000 53,000 31,000 30,000
39 Escape To The Country 7TWO 236,000 51,000 78,000 36,000 47,000 24,000
40 Ten News special Fri Ten 234,000 56,000 67,000 45,000 27,000 39,000
41 Dibo The Gift Dragon ABC2 228,000 73,000 97,000 22,000 11,000 25,000
42 Nine Afternoon News Nine 227,000 62,000 47,000 67,000 24,000 26,000
43 M-The Women Seven 224,000 142,000 0 82,000 0 0
44 Olivia ABC2 222,000 64,000 102,000 15,000 12,000 29,000
45 60 Minute Makeover 7TWO 218,000 53,000 92,000 23,000 28,000 21,000
46 The Lake House Nine 216,000 0 114,000 0 48,000 55,000
47 Five Minutes More ABC2 213,000 73,000 93,000 16,000 9,000 22,000
48 Lateline ABC1 205,000 61,000 58,000 43,000 17,000 26,000
49 Driver Dan’s Story Train ABC2 199,000 62,000 90,000 15,000 10,000 20,000
50 Two Guys And A Girl Ten 191,000 68,000 44,000 37,000 22,000 21,000

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”.