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Trevor Marmalade will return to The Footy Show tonight for the sports show’s 500th edition.

Marmalade will be joined by original presenter Eddie McGuire on the show tonight after he was dumped from the panel in 2008 after 15 years on the show.

“I haven’t (watched a minute since),” Marmalade said. “It was the end of an era.

 “Every day I have people come up to me saying ‘we don’t watch it anymore’ or ‘we miss you on the show’.”

“It doesn’t matter where I go. That’s nice of them.”

The 500th episode of the AFL show screens tonight on Nine at 9.30pm.

Source: Herald Sun

Wednesday April 6, 2011

Shares:
1 Seven 25.4% (nw 33.5%)
2 Nine 21.5% (nw 26.7%)
3 Ten 13.2% (nw 19.6%)
4 ABC1 12.7% (nw 16.0%)
5 7TWO 4.8%

6 ELEVEN 4.2%
7 SBS ONE 3.7% (nw 4.2%)
8 7mate 3.3%
9 GO! 3.1%
10 ONE HD 2.2%

11 GEM 2.1%
11 ABC2 2.1%
13 ABC3 0.7%
14 ABC News 24 0.5%
14 SBS TWO 0.5%

Lie to Me should be doing a lot better than sub-500,000 but it is just another example what erratic and unstable programming can do to a show’s ratings. ONE beat GEM, thanks to a movie and a fishing show! The movie Jarhead and Extreme Fishing were both watched by 117,000. Only one episode of Friends and The Zoo on GEM rated higher.

Top shows for the day:
Ranking Ch: Program 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 Ch: 7 MY KITCHEN RULES-WED 1,352,000 415,000 372,000 232,000 153,000 180,000
2 Ch: 7 SEVEN NEWS 1,149,000 286,000 289,000 240,000 135,000 198,000
3 Ch: 7 TODAY TONIGHT 1,147,000 306,000 311,000 223,000 127,000 181,000
4 Ch: 9 THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE – REUNION 1,116,000 307,000 348,000 222,000 129,000 111,000
5 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS 1,043,000 311,000 267,000 256,000 103,000 106,000
6 Ch: 7 CRIMINAL MINDS 1,024,000 320,000 259,000 200,000 114,000 130,000
7 Ch: ABC1 ABC NEWS-EV 1,017,000 280,000 328,000 151,000 100,000 158,000
8 Ch: 9 THE BIG BANG THEORY 987,000 249,000 336,000 236,000 67,000 99,000
9 Ch: 7 HOME AND AWAY 986,000 269,000 276,000 205,000 119,000 118,000
10 Ch: 9 A CURRENT AFFAIR 980,000 294,000 271,000 225,000 92,000 98,000
11 Ch: TEN THE BIGGEST LOSER FAMILIES – TEMPTATION 915,000 253,000 270,000 196,000 76,000 121,000
12 Ch: 7 CRIMINAL MINDS-EP.2 808,000 227,000 253,000 140,000 87,000 102,000
13 Ch: 9 MIKE & MOLLY 784,000 224,000 263,000 162,000 57,000 79,000
14 Ch: TEN THE 7PM PROJECT 761,000 232,000 216,000 149,000 75,000 90,000
15 Ch: 9 RPA WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 716,000 180,000 252,000 91,000 101,000 91,000
16 Ch: ABC1 ADAM HILLS IN GORDON ST TONIGHT-EV 708,000 196,000 230,000 129,000 82,000 71,000
17 Ch: ABC1 7.30-EV 685,000 203,000 219,000 108,000 53,000 103,000
18 Ch: TEN TEN NEWS AT FIVE 647,000 185,000 215,000 94,000 54,000 99,000
19 Ch: 9 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT 571,000 219,000 222,000 0 46,000 85,000
20 Ch: 9 HOT SEAT 565,000 185,000 120,000 151,000 57,000 52,000
21 Ch: ABC1 THE NEW INVENTORS-EV 549,000 158,000 187,000 96,000 47,000 60,000
22 Ch: 7 DEAL OR NO DEAL 485,000 128,000 140,000 86,000 53,000 78,000
23 Ch: TEN 6.30 WITH GEORGE NEGUS 420,000 124,000 126,000 84,000 29,000 56,000
24 Ch: ABC1 HUNGRY BEAST-LE 410,000 128,000 132,000 68,000 49,000 33,000
25 Ch: TEN LIE TO ME WED 406,000 107,000 133,000 63,000 34,000 69,000
26 Ch: TEN THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 404,000 101,000 127,000 79,000 38,000 59,000
27 Ch: ELEVEN NEIGHBOURS 398,000 86,000 160,000 76,000 38,000 39,000
28 Ch: 7 SUNRISE 388,000 98,000 94,000 91,000 49,000 56,000
29 Ch: ABC1 MINUSCULE-EV 380,000 116,000 112,000 54,000 35,000 62,000
30 Ch: TEN LIE TO ME WED EP 2 377,000 90,000 111,000 81,000 38,000 57,000
31 Ch: 9 TODAY 347,000 130,000 97,000 67,000 29,000 24,000
32 Ch: 9 EMBARRASSING BODIES 335,000 100,000 106,000 42,000 42,000 46,000
33 Ch: 7TWO HEARTBEAT-WED (R) 306,000 65,000 82,000 49,000 53,000 57,000
34 Ch: 7 I SHOULDN’T BE ALIVE 299,000 94,000 81,000 52,000 30,000 41,000
35 Ch: ABC1 GRAND DESIGNS REVISITED RPT 294,000 77,000 103,000 57,000 22,000 36,000
36 Ch: TEN GOOD CHEF BAD CHEF RPT 276,000 60,000 91,000 49,000 35,000 40,000
37 Ch: 7TWO PIE IN THE SKY 266,000 72,000 83,000 33,000 36,000 42,000
38 Ch: TEN JUDGE JUDY 262,000 80,000 65,000 45,000 33,000 39,000
39 Ch: ABC1 AT THE MOVIES-LE 261,000 88,000 82,000 52,000 19,000 21,000
40 Ch: 7 SEVEN NEWS AT 4.30 248,000 58,000 68,000 67,000 28,000 28,000
41 Ch: ELEVEN ALL NEW FUTURAMA 243,000 76,000 113,000 28,000 12,000 14,000
42 Ch: 9 NINE AFTERNOON NEWS 223,000 80,000 59,000 44,000 18,000 23,000
43 Ch: 9 THE BIG BANG THEORY -RPT 216,000 0 0 216,000 0 0
44 Ch: 7 SUNRISE-EARLY 214,000 56,000 35,000 67,000 27,000 29,000
45 Ch: SBS ONE INSPECTOR REX RPT 210,000 60,000 75,000 26,000 13,000 37,000
46 Ch: ELEVEN THE SIMPSONS 207,000 55,000 77,000 46,000 16,000 13,000
47 Ch: 9 TODAY-EARLY 206,000 72,000 43,000 58,000 10,000 23,000
48 Ch: ELEVEN THE SIMPSONS WED 202,000 52,000 100,000 28,000 9,000 13,000
49 Ch: 7 MY NAME IS EARL (R) 198,000 47,000 82,000 30,000 15,000 23,000
50 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 194,000 55,000 62,000 33,000 18,000 26,000

Top shows in 16-39s:
Ranking Ch: Program 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 Ch: 7 MY KITCHEN RULES-WED 412,000 140,000 94,000 76,000 37,000 65,000
2 Ch: 9 THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE – REUNION 389,000 112,000 105,000 96,000 45,000 32,000
3 Ch: TEN THE BIGGEST LOSER FAMILIES – TEMPTATION 379,000 102,000 119,000 82,000 29,000 47,000
4 Ch: 9 THE BIG BANG THEORY 342,000 76,000 116,000 101,000 22,000 28,000
5 Ch: 7 HOME AND AWAY 293,000 83,000 89,000 59,000 24,000 38,000
6 Ch: TEN THE 7PM PROJECT 273,000 92,000 94,000 50,000 17,000 21,000
7 Ch: 7 CRIMINAL MINDS 257,000 101,000 49,000 58,000 21,000 28,000
8 Ch: 9 MIKE & MOLLY 250,000 70,000 86,000 60,000 20,000 14,000
9 Ch: 7 CRIMINAL MINDS-EP.2 229,000 75,000 70,000 40,000 19,000 25,000
10 Ch: 9 A CURRENT AFFAIR 207,000 86,000 45,000 48,000 10,000 17,000
11 Ch: ELEVEN NEIGHBOURS 197,000 42,000 81,000 40,000 18,000 16,000
12 Ch: 7 TODAY TONIGHT 192,000 54,000 48,000 46,000 15,000 28,000
13 Ch: ABC1 ADAM HILLS IN GORDON ST TONIGHT-EV 191,000 61,000 61,000 30,000 17,000 22,000
14 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS 184,000 71,000 35,000 50,000 10,000 19,000
15 Ch: 9 RPA WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 181,000 55,000 61,000 25,000 20,000 20,000
16 Ch: 7 SEVEN NEWS 172,000 40,000 31,000 52,000 21,000 27,000
17 Ch: TEN LIE TO ME WED 168,000 29,000 70,000 36,000 14,000 19,000
18 Ch: TEN LIE TO ME WED EP 2 157,000 34,000 49,000 45,000 13,000 16,000
19 Ch: TEN TEN NEWS AT FIVE 151,000 50,000 48,000 25,000 9,000 18,000
20 Ch: 9 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT 135,000 69,000 39,000 0 8,000 20,000
21 Ch: TEN 6.30 WITH GEORGE NEGUS 134,000 44,000 41,000 26,000 11,000 12,000
22 Ch: 9 EMBARRASSING BODIES 117,000 37,000 42,000 13,000 13,000 13,000
23 Ch: ELEVEN ALL NEW FUTURAMA 117,000 28,000 61,000 15,000 7,000 6,000
24 Ch: ELEVEN THE SIMPSONS WED 109,000 28,000 55,000 16,000 5,000 5,000
25 Ch: ABC1 HUNGRY BEAST-LE 108,000 39,000 30,000 16,000 14,000 9,000
26 Ch: ELEVEN THE SIMPSONS 107,000 28,000 35,000 26,000 12,000 6,000
27 Ch: 7 SUNRISE 99,000 26,000 30,000 22,000 11,000 10,000
28 Ch: 7mate FAMILY GUY-WED 97,000 21,000 31,000 26,000 7,000 13,000
29 Ch: 7mate HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER-WED 96,000 28,000 26,000 24,000 12,000 6,000
30 Ch: ABC1 ABC NEWS-EV 95,000 33,000 27,000 11,000 13,000 11,000
31 Ch: 7mate AMERICAN DAD-WED 95,000 12,000 37,000 20,000 9,000 17,000
32 Ch: 7mate THAT ’70S SHOW 94,000 13,000 39,000 21,000 12,000 9,000
33 Ch: 9 TODAY 83,000 32,000 27,000 11,000 9,000 3,000
34 Ch: 9 THE BIG BANG THEORY -RPT 82,000 0 0 82,000 0 0
35 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 81,000 30,000 18,000 17,000 6,000 9,000
36 Ch: 7 MY NAME IS EARL (R) 80,000 20,000 38,000 10,000 6,000 7,000
37 Ch: ABC1 THE NEW INVENTORS-EV 80,000 17,000 38,000 11,000 7,000 6,000
38 Ch: ABC1 7.30-EV 78,000 31,000 30,000 10,000 5,000 2,000
39 Ch: 7 I SHOULDN’T BE ALIVE 78,000 23,000 27,000 15,000 6,000 7,000
40 Ch: 9 HOT SEAT 75,000 40,000 7,000 19,000 1,000 8,000
41 Ch: TEN 6.30 WITH GEORGE NEGUS LATE RPT 74,000 14,000 32,000 16,000 5,000 7,000
42 Ch: ELEVEN THE CLEVELAND SHOW 72,000 22,000 28,000 13,000 6,000 3,000
43 Ch: 7mate M-KILL BILL: VOL. 1 71,000 13,000 25,000 13,000 8,000 12,000
44 Ch: TEN THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 71,000 14,000 26,000 19,000 7,000 5,000
45 Ch: ABC1 TIMMY TIME-AM 68,000 33,000 22,000 4,000 3,000 6,000
46 Ch: ELEVEN THE CLEVELAND SHOW EP 2 67,000 21,000 19,000 15,000 6,000 6,000
47 Ch: ABC1 ROARY THE RACING CAR-AM 67,000 34,000 22,000 2,000 5,000 3,000
48 Ch: TEN GOOD CHEF BAD CHEF RPT 67,000 16,000 18,000 19,000 10,000 4,000
49 Ch: TEN TWO GUYS AND A GIRL 65,000 21,000 17,000 15,000 6,000 6,000
50 Ch: TEN TEN LATE NEWS WITH SPORTS TONIGHT 60,000 15,000 33,000 4,000 5,000 3,000

Top shows on digital channels:
Ranking Ch: Program Average Peak
1 Ch: ELEVEN NEIGHBOURS 398,000 487,000
2 Ch: 7TWO HEARTBEAT-WED (R) 306,000 394,000
3 Ch: 7TWO PIE IN THE SKY 266,000 388,000
4 Ch: ELEVEN ALL NEW FUTURAMA 243,000 298,000
5 Ch: ELEVEN THE SIMPSONS 207,000 269,000
6 Ch: ELEVEN THE SIMPSONS WED 202,000 258,000
7 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 194,000 475,000
8 Ch: ABC2 FIVE MINUTES MORE-PM 188,000 199,000
9 Ch: 7mate AMERICAN DAD-WED 176,000 224,000
10 Ch: 7mate FAMILY GUY-WED 172,000 224,000
11 Ch: GO! SUPERMAN RETURNS -EV 165,000 306,000
12 Ch: 7mate THAT ’70S SHOW 163,000 225,000
13 Ch: 7mate HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER-WED 163,000 236,000
14 Ch: ABC2 DIBO THE GIFT DRAGON-PM 161,000 186,000
15 Ch: Gem THE ZOO -EV 161,000 224,000
16 Ch: 7TWO THE GOOD LIFE 161,000 293,000
17 Ch: ABC2 BALI-PM 147,000 167,000
18 Ch: 7TWO THE GOOD LIFE-EP.2 147,000 191,000
19 Ch: ABC2 ANGELINA BALLERINA: THE NEXT STEPS-PM 140,000 150,000
20 Ch: 7mate M-KILL BILL: VOL. 1 138,000 214,000
21 Ch: ABC2 DRIVER DAN’S STORY TRAIN-PM 135,000 194,000
22 Ch: Gem FRIENDS -EV TX1 132,000 177,000
23 Ch: ABC2 FRANNY’S FEET-AM 131,000 136,000
24 Ch: ABC2 MR MOON-EV 130,000 152,000
25 Ch: ABC2 MISTER MAKER-PM 129,000 143,000
26 Ch: ABC2 CHUGGINGTON BADGE QUEST-PM 126,000 141,000
27 Ch: ABC2 POSTMAN PAT-AM 126,000 142,000
28 Ch: ABC2 PLAY SCHOOL-PM 126,000 147,000
29 Ch: ABC2 SHAUN THE SHEEP-PM 126,000 141,000
30 Ch: ABC2 RIVER MONSTERS-EV 125,000 194,000
31 Ch: ABC2 OLIVIA-PM 123,000 160,000
32 Ch: 7TWO ON THE BUSES 123,000 223,000
33 Ch: ABC2 LITTLE CHARLEY BEAR-EV 123,000 137,000
34 Ch: ABC2 BOB THE BUILDER: PROJECT BUILD IT-AM 123,000 136,000
35 Ch: ABC2 PEPPA PIG-PM 118,000 162,000
36 Ch: ONE ONE AT THE MOVIES: JARHEAD 117,000 201,000
37 Ch: ONE EXTREME FISHING WITH ROBSON GREEN 117,000 190,000
38 Ch: ABC2 GRANDPA IN MY POCKET-PM 114,000 152,000
39 Ch: ABC2 THE WOTWOTS-AM 111,000 121,000
40 Ch: 7TWO BARGAIN HUNT 110,000 177,000
41 Ch: ABC3 THE AVENGERS-AM 110,000 135,000
42 Ch: ABC2 WIGGLE AND LEARN-AM 109,000 116,000
43 Ch: ABC2 FLUFFY GARDENS-AM 109,000 122,000
44 Ch: ABC2 LUNAR JIM-AM 107,000 113,000
45 Ch: ELEVEN SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH 106,000 145,000
46 Ch: ELEVEN THE CLEVELAND SHOW 106,000 149,000
47 Ch: ABC3 STOKED-AM 106,000 134,000
48 Ch: ELEVEN THE CLEVELAND SHOW EP 2 106,000 137,000
49 Ch: ABC2 PINGU-AM 104,000 108,000
50 Ch: ABC2 WAYBULOO-AM 103,000 120,000
Ch: ONE 2011 Telstra Swimming Championships – Finals Live 90,000

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”.

Seacrest named most powerful reality figure

Ryan Seacrest has been named the most powerful person in reality TV by the Hollywood Reporter’s fourth annual list of reality moguls. The American Idol host surpassed Simon Cowell, who took the title in both 2009 and 2010.

New reality project

Former Bachelor Jake Pavelka and Hills cast member Heidi Montag have reportedly teamed up for a new reality project. Montag wrote on Twitter:  ”Filming’s been great so far. Can’t wait to show you all the new show! People keep asking what my new show is about. I say – imagine if Chekhov & Tolstoy wrote for reality TV.”

Conrad to pen more books

Former Hills cast member Lauren Conrad has signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins to pen a trilogy called The Fame Game. The books will follow fictional character Madison Parker, who Conrad wrote about in her LA Candy novels.

30 Rock not ending in 2012

NBC has denied the reports that 30 Rock will be ending in 2012 despite claims to the contrary by Alec Baldwin. The network says there have been no discussions as to concluding the show next year despite Baldwin announcing otherwise.

The final four MY KITCHEN RULES teams were determined last night after South Australian newlyweds Ann-Marie and Nick secured the last remaining spot in the finals.

They earned their place after convincingly beating NSW housemates Bill and Alex in a sudden death cook-off.

The two teams had to prepare their best three-course menu for judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel and guest judges Tobie Puttock, Guy Grossi, Karen Martini and Liz Egan.

Ann-Marie and Nick scored 38/60 for their menu consisting of a seared tuna entrée, champagne risotto main and a gin and lime meringue tart dessert.

Bill and Alex failed to impress, managing only 24 points for their beetroot tart entrée, pork shoulder main and passionfruit soufflé dessert. “Where are the Bill and Alex we’ve seen in the competition?” Manu asked. “You can cook. You’ve proven it many times but tonight you lost the plot.”

Pete commended the boys on what they brought to the series. “We have loved having you in this competition. You guys have heart and humour which will be sorely missed.”

From 12 teams, now only the best four remain. The teams – who drew knives to determine who will cook in which semi-final – are set for their toughest week ever. One of them will be the next MY KITCHEN RULES champions.

SEMI-FINAL 1 – Monday April 11

Daniela & Stefania (Western Australia) versus Sammy & Bella (New South Wales)

SEMI-FINAL 2 – Tuesday April 12

Kane & Lee (Victoria) versus Ann-Marie & Nick (South Australia)

GRAND FINAL – Wednesday April 13

The winner of each semi-final will go head to head. In the ultimate test, they must prepare a five course meal for the judges. Who will be crowned champions and walk away with the $100,000 cash prize?

MY KITCHEN RULES airs Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7.30pm on Channel 7.

In the unfolding saga between Seven and their former chief sales and digital officer and newly appointed CEO of Ten, James Warburton, the court has been told that the Seven Media Group would suffer “unquantifiable loss” due to the “valuable inside knowledge” Warburton has.

In an affidavit presented in court, Seven’s commercial director Bruce Williams made it quite clear, the concerns they have over commercially sensitive information Warburton was aware of.

“I am very concerned, given the breadth and depth of Mr Warburton’s knowledge of SMG’s operations, strategy, client relationships and financial data, that if he were to commence employment with a competitor such as Ten prior to 14 October 2012, it would be impossible for him to divorce his mind from that body of information.

“At the same time, SMG would likely suffer unquantifiable loss, as sales revenue would be put at risk by the valuable inside knowledge at Mr Warburton’s disposal, giving him an advantage in his negotiations on behalf of a competitor of SMG.”

Warburton is due to start in his new role as CEO of Network Ten on the 14th of July but Seven is attempting to block the move, claiming his previous contract prevents him from starting work elsewhere until October 2012.

Programming Amendments Update Wednesday April 6, 2011

1. Another Big Bang / Two and a Half Men swap on Nine.

Next Wednesday (April 13) at 9pm on Nine, will be a repeat of Two and a Half Men instead of The Big Bang Theory. Programming for the night now looks like this:

7.30 NEW The Big Bang Theory
8.00 NEW Mike & Molly
8.30 Two and a Half Men
9.00 Two and a Half Men
9.30 NEW RPA: Where Are They Now?

This, of course, is the night of the My Kitchen Rules finale and the Masterchef Media launch in Sydney.

2. Another Survivor Encore late Saturday night.

I don’t know why they don’t just program these in advance – we’re up to the 5^th and 6^th episode now, so anyone who is going to watch Survivor already is, while anyone who watches it on Tuesday night, doesn’t need to again on Saturday night. The encore will, of course, help anyone who missed out, but if it is programmed in advance, more people may chose to tune in on Saturday night, then some of those may come back to Tuesday night, thereby helping in ratings.

Anyway, this Saturday, April 9, the Survivor Redemption Island encore plays from 11pm.

3. The Big Two and a Half Bang Men Theory on GO!

Yep. Another change relating to these two Chuck Lorre sitcoms – two in the one day!

GO! loses some Big Bang episodes, and gains more Two and a Half Men episodes, while Nine is losing Men for more Bang.

This time, the change is for the 8.30pm Big Bang on Sunday (April 10) night to give way to Charlie Sheen, and the same also for Thursday (April 14) night with that night’s second Big Bang episode also giving way for some more Men. These changes are already in place for the following week.

Go to the TV Guide for GO! for full details.

Get ready for ABC3’s new high energy game show, Go Lingo! where contestants aged 11 to 12 years-old battle it out during games focusing on spelling, grammar and Australia’s Indigenous culture. 

During each episode three contestants compete for maximum points in a variety of fun hi-tech games using the latest in touch screen technology. Watch as they jump into a pit of letters in Chuck A, shoot digital basketballs in Shoot Out and skirmish with digital paint balls in Splat all while focusing on spelling and grammar.

A unique feature of Go Lingo! is the segment My County which profiles Indigenous languages from around Australia. Audiences will learn about unique languages of towns, cities and remote areas from across the country and will pick up and use a few words from the traditional owners.

Following a nationwide search, 19-year-old Torres Strait Islander Alannah Ahmat was selected to host Go Lingo!. “I feel really proud to be a part of this show, it’s an amazing experience. I’ve always been encouraged to be myself and be proud of who I am, so to be on a show that celebrates my culture and the cultures of Indigenous people across Australia is just amazing,” Alannah said.

Here’s the summary of what’s on Ten next week April 10-16.

1. The Biggest Loser Families – Sunday April 10, Wed-Fri April 13-15.

This week is fear week and sees the biggest challenge ever – the Sydney to Hobart boat race. The week culminates with their arrival in Hobart and the super challenge on Friday.

2. Modern Family – Sunday April 10, 7.30pm.

This week, Modern Family is a repeat of the season 1 Valentine’s Day episode.

3. The Biggest Loser: Best Transformations – Monday April 11, 7.30pm.

This special looks at the last six seasons of The Biggest Loser highlighting the amazing transformations that contestants have been through. Over 100 people have lost weight amounting to over 4 tons in that time. But – who looked the best? Who was the sexiest? Who had the most stunning transformation of all?

4. House & Good News Week return at 8.30 & 9.30 respectively Monday April 11, after having a week off.

5. Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation series final – Tuesday April 12, 7.30pm.

In this, the final episode of series 3 for now, the GENerals and their guests dress up and represent characters from the Wizard of Oz.

6. 2011 Melbourne International Comedy Festival All Star Super Show – Wednesday April 13, 8.30pm.

Another two hour comedy special with a guest list longer than the title of the special. Hosted by Tim Minchin, comedians in this special include: Arj Barker, Danny Bhoy, Jeff Green, Garfunkel and Oates, Mark Watson, Glenn Robbins, Mick Molloy, Jeff Stison, Nazeem, Tommy Tiernan, The Pyjama Men, David O’Doherty, Greg Fleet and many more.

Tuesday April 5, 2011

Shares (6pm – 10.30pm):

1 Seven 26.0% (nw 32.6%)
2 Ten 19.2% (nw 23.6%)
3 Nine 17.1% (nw 23.3%)
4 ABC1 12.2% (nw 15.3%)
5 SBS ONE 4.0% (nw 5.1%)

6 GO! 3.9%
7 7mate 3.3%
7 ELEVEN 3.3%
7 7TWO 3.3%
10 GEM 2.3%

11 ABC2 1.9%
12 ONE HD 1.1%
12 SBS TWO 1.1%
14 ABC3 0.7%
15 ABC News 24 0.5%

Top shows for the day:
Ranking Ch: Program 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 Ch: 7 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE 1,424,000 363,000 463,000 251,000 152,000 196,000
2 Ch: 7 WINNERS & LOSERS 1,392,000 325,000 495,000 242,000 140,000 190,000
3 Ch: 7 TODAY TONIGHT 1,249,000 355,000 310,000 235,000 145,000 204,000
4 Ch: 7 SEVEN NEWS 1,216,000 318,000 306,000 239,000 144,000 210,000
5 Ch: TEN NCIS 1,151,000 321,000 283,000 238,000 140,000 169,000
6 Ch: TEN TALKIN’ ‘BOUT YOUR GENERATION 1,049,000 277,000 357,000 168,000 110,000 137,000
7 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS 1,017,000 265,000 309,000 243,000 115,000 85,000
8 Ch: ABC1 ABC NEWS-EV 987,000 256,000 329,000 146,000 106,000 149,000
9 Ch: 9 A CURRENT AFFAIR 978,000 275,000 292,000 227,000 103,000 80,000
10 Ch: 7 HOME AND AWAY 948,000 256,000 267,000 189,000 106,000 131,000
11 Ch: 9 THE BIG BANG THEORY -TUE 823,000 221,000 244,000 208,000 63,000 87,000
12 Ch: TEN THE 7PM PROJECT 789,000 187,000 282,000 148,000 78,000 94,000
13 Ch: ABC1 7.30-EV 705,000 192,000 203,000 132,000 78,000 100,000
14 Ch: TEN NCIS: LOS ANGELES TUES 703,000 173,000 176,000 139,000 108,000 107,000
15 Ch: 9 THE BIG BANG THEORY -TUE EP1 681,000 240,000 281,000 0 68,000 92,000
16 Ch: TEN TEN NEWS AT FIVE 660,000 177,000 219,000 103,000 66,000 94,000
17 Ch: ABC1 QI-LE 655,000 236,000 177,000 83,000 88,000 71,000
18 Ch: 9 TOP GEAR 643,000 194,000 175,000 138,000 60,000 76,000
19 Ch: ABC1 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV 594,000 156,000 162,000 136,000 57,000 83,000
20 Ch: 9 HOT SEAT 591,000 158,000 168,000 162,000 59,000 46,000
21 Ch: ABC1 HOW EARTH MADE US-EV 550,000 142,000 167,000 101,000 76,000 65,000
22 Ch: 7 PARENTHOOD 548,000 152,000 214,000 68,000 53,000 61,000
23 Ch: 9 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT 539,000 214,000 207,000 0 67,000 51,000
24 Ch: 7 DEAL OR NO DEAL 538,000 155,000 143,000 96,000 61,000 83,000
25 Ch: 7 SUNRISE 418,000 114,000 99,000 95,000 54,000 56,000
26 Ch: ABC1 MINUSCULE-EV 406,000 105,000 146,000 59,000 42,000 53,000
27 Ch: TEN 6.30 WITH GEORGE NEGUS 380,000 79,000 118,000 82,000 36,000 64,000
28 Ch: ELEVEN NEIGHBOURS 373,000 93,000 149,000 60,000 33,000 37,000
29 Ch: TEN THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 368,000 79,000 117,000 82,000 39,000 50,000
30 Ch: 9 20 TO 1 351,000 106,000 101,000 62,000 47,000 35,000
31 Ch: 9 TODAY 346,000 120,000 86,000 76,000 31,000 33,000
32 Ch: TEN JUDGE JUDY 301,000 83,000 73,000 71,000 34,000 40,000
33 Ch: 9 NINE AFTERNOON NEWS 289,000 104,000 80,000 60,000 19,000 26,000
34 Ch: ABC1 GRAND DESIGNS REVISITED RPT 287,000 85,000 98,000 51,000 16,000 36,000
35 Ch: TEN GOOD CHEF BAD CHEF RPT 282,000 75,000 77,000 57,000 34,000 40,000
36 Ch: GO! SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLAND -EV 274,000 73,000 85,000 40,000 44,000 32,000
37 Ch: TEN 6.30 WITH GEORGE NEGUS LATE RPT 262,000 69,000 62,000 54,000 47,000 30,000
38 Ch: TEN TWO GUYS AND A GIRL 251,000 64,000 61,000 69,000 29,000 28,000
39 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 241,000 81,000 82,000 26,000 21,000 32,000
40 Ch: 9 TODAY-EARLY 234,000 84,000 51,000 65,000 10,000 25,000
41 Ch: 7 COUGAR TOWN-TUE 221,000 76,000 62,000 24,000 18,000 40,000
42 Ch: ABC1 FIRST TUESDAY BOOK CLUB-LE 218,000 73,000 64,000 30,000 32,000 19,000
43 Ch: ABC2 DIBO THE GIFT DRAGON-PM 210,000 43,000 97,000 26,000 21,000 23,000
44 Ch: ABC2 OLIVIA-PM 210,000 47,000 92,000 23,000 19,000 29,000
45 Ch: 7 SUNRISE-EARLY 210,000 61,000 39,000 57,000 23,000 30,000
46 Ch: 7 SEVEN NEWS AT 4.30 207,000 61,000 49,000 47,000 25,000 26,000
47 Ch: 9 THE BIG BANG THEORY -RPT 207,000 0 0 207,000 0 0
48 Ch: SBS ONE INSIGHT 207,000 42,000 86,000 40,000 21,000 18,000
49 Ch: ABC2 FIVE MINUTES MORE-PM 206,000 43,000 99,000 24,000 22,000 19,000
50 Ch: SBS ONE THE SECRET LIFE OF CHAOS 200,000 78,000 67,000 27,000 11,000 16,000

Top shows in 16-39s:
Ranking Ch: Program 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 Ch: 7 WINNERS & LOSERS 513,000 155,000 162,000 85,000 42,000 69,000
2 Ch: 7 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE 441,000 143,000 119,000 67,000 43,000 70,000
3 Ch: TEN TALKIN’ ‘BOUT YOUR GENERATION 344,000 86,000 138,000 59,000 31,000 30,000
4 Ch: 9 TOP GEAR 309,000 93,000 84,000 66,000 31,000 36,000
5 Ch: TEN NCIS 267,000 83,000 57,000 72,000 28,000 28,000
6 Ch: 7 HOME AND AWAY 260,000 91,000 70,000 35,000 21,000 43,000
7 Ch: 9 THE BIG BANG THEORY -TUE EP1 252,000 96,000 101,000 0 25,000 29,000
8 Ch: TEN THE 7PM PROJECT 251,000 61,000 100,000 46,000 25,000 19,000
9 Ch: 9 THE BIG BANG THEORY -TUE 245,000 62,000 75,000 64,000 22,000 23,000
10 Ch: 7 PARENTHOOD 230,000 72,000 86,000 36,000 15,000 21,000
11 Ch: 7 TODAY TONIGHT 204,000 73,000 28,000 42,000 21,000 40,000
12 Ch: 7 SEVEN NEWS 189,000 62,000 31,000 46,000 18,000 32,000
13 Ch: ELEVEN NEIGHBOURS 186,000 46,000 79,000 30,000 16,000 15,000
14 Ch: TEN NCIS: LOS ANGELES TUES 174,000 44,000 47,000 42,000 16,000 25,000
15 Ch: TEN TEN NEWS AT FIVE 167,000 44,000 54,000 33,000 15,000 22,000
16 Ch: 9 A CURRENT AFFAIR 161,000 60,000 53,000 25,000 10,000 13,000
17 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS 161,000 54,000 46,000 32,000 14,000 15,000
18 Ch: ABC1 QI-LE 159,000 65,000 45,000 9,000 24,000 16,000
19 Ch: 9 20 TO 1 142,000 39,000 46,000 23,000 20,000 14,000
20 Ch: 7mate AMERICAN DAD-TUE 126,000 21,000 68,000 12,000 5,000 20,000
21 Ch: 9 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT 124,000 42,000 52,000 0 15,000 14,000
22 Ch: 7mate FAMILY GUY-TUE 118,000 13,000 57,000 22,000 6,000 20,000
23 Ch: TEN 6.30 WITH GEORGE NEGUS 118,000 27,000 33,000 30,000 11,000 17,000
24 Ch: ABC1 ABC NEWS-EV 115,000 30,000 39,000 19,000 17,000 11,000
25 Ch: 7 COUGAR TOWN-TUE 110,000 43,000 26,000 12,000 9,000 19,000
26 Ch: GO! SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLAND -EV 103,000 23,000 34,000 15,000 16,000 15,000
27 Ch: 7 SUNRISE 99,000 24,000 34,000 20,000 14,000 7,000
28 Ch: 7mate HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER-TUE 98,000 22,000 31,000 17,000 19,000 9,000
29 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 96,000 40,000 31,000 11,000 8,000 6,000
30 Ch: ABC1 HOW EARTH MADE US-EV 89,000 29,000 22,000 11,000 16,000 11,000
31 Ch: 9 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES U.S.A. 86,000 17,000 30,000 10,000 23,000 7,000
32 Ch: 7mate THAT ’70S SHOW 80,000 24,000 22,000 17,000 8,000 10,000
33 Ch: 9 TODAY 80,000 33,000 21,000 12,000 5,000 9,000
34 Ch: ELEVEN THE SIMPSONS 77,000 23,000 30,000 14,000 7,000 3,000
35 Ch: 7 DEAL OR NO DEAL 77,000 35,000 15,000 12,000 5,000 10,000
36 Ch: TEN DR PHIL 75,000 23,000 24,000 17,000 6,000 5,000
37 Ch: TEN THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 71,000 5,000 31,000 24,000 4,000 7,000
38 Ch: TEN 6.30 WITH GEORGE NEGUS LATE RPT 70,000 28,000 17,000 14,000 5,000 5,000
39 Ch: 7mate MY NAME IS EARL-TUE 69,000 16,000 21,000 17,000 5,000 10,000
40 Ch: ABC2 DIBO THE GIFT DRAGON-PM 68,000 13,000 44,000 5,000 2,000 4,000
41 Ch: ABC2 FIVE MINUTES MORE-PM 68,000 13,000 44,000 5,000 4,000 2,000
42 Ch: TEN TWO GUYS AND A GIRL 68,000 15,000 18,000 24,000 8,000 3,000
43 Ch: GO! SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLAND -EV TX1 63,000 24,000 20,000 9,000 4,000 6,000
44 Ch: 9 TODAY-EARLY 62,000 29,000 14,000 13,000 0 6,000
45 Ch: 7 SUNRISE-EARLY 62,000 13,000 18,000 15,000 8,000 9,000
46 Ch: ABC1 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV 61,000 21,000 12,000 17,000 3,000 8,000
47 Ch: TEN THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW 60,000 27,000 13,000 8,000 7,000 4,000
48 Ch: ABC2 OLIVIA-PM 60,000 13,000 36,000 5,000 1,000 5,000
49 Ch: ABC1 7.30-EV 59,000 19,000 14,000 11,000 6,000 9,000
50 Ch: 9 THE BIG BANG THEORY -RPT 58,000 0 0 58,000 0 0

Top shows on digital channels:
Ranking Ch: Program Average Peak
1 Ch: ELEVEN NEIGHBOURS 373,000 490,000
2 Ch: GO! SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLAND -EV 274,000 380,000
3 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 241,000 473,000
4 Ch: ABC2 DIBO THE GIFT DRAGON-PM 210,000 230,000
5 Ch: ABC2 OLIVIA-PM 210,000 235,000
6 Ch: ABC2 FIVE MINUTES MORE-PM 206,000 227,000
7 Ch: 7mate AMERICAN DAD-TUE 192,000 238,000
8 Ch: Gem THE ZOO -EV 186,000 275,000
9 Ch: 7TWO ARE YOU BEING SERVED? 184,000 229,000
10 Ch: 7mate FAMILY GUY-TUE 181,000 269,000
11 Ch: ELEVEN THE SIMPSONS 178,000 236,000
12 Ch: 7mate HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER-TUE 171,000 280,000
13 Ch: 7TWO TO THE MANOR BORN 170,000 212,000
14 Ch: 7TWO SOME MOTHERS DO ‘AVE ‘EM 167,000 226,000
15 Ch: ABC2 SHAUN THE SHEEP-PM 164,000 174,000
16 Ch: 7mate THAT ’70S SHOW 150,000 208,000
17 Ch: ABC2 PEPPA PIG-PM 149,000 223,000
18 Ch: ELEVEN FUTURAMA TUES 147,000 194,000
19 Ch: ABC2 POSTMAN PAT-AM 146,000 164,000
20 Ch: 7TWO BARGAIN HUNT 143,000 227,000
21 Ch: ABC2 MR MOON-EV 142,000 157,000
22 Ch: ABC2 ANGELINA BALLERINA: THE NEXT STEPS-PM 141,000 164,000
23 Ch: ABC2 GRANDPA IN MY POCKET-PM 137,000 227,000
24 Ch: GO! SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLAND -EV TX1 137,000 299,000
25 Ch: Gem THE ZOO -EV TX1 135,000 197,000
26 Ch: ABC2 BALI-PM 133,000 169,000
27 Ch: ABC2 FRANNY’S FEET-AM 131,000 143,000
28 Ch: ABC2 SPICKS AND SPECKS-EV 131,000 178,000
29 Ch: ABC2 LITTLE CHARLEY BEAR-EV 130,000 154,000
30 Ch: ABC2 DRIVER DAN’S STORY TRAIN-PM 128,000 209,000
31 Ch: ABC2 MISTER MAKER-PM 128,000 169,000
32 Ch: ABC2 PLAY SCHOOL-PM 122,000 170,000
33 Ch: 7TWO ON THE BUSES 120,000 197,000
34 Ch: ABC2 IN THE NIGHT GARDEN-EV 116,000 150,000
35 Ch: ABC3 STOKED-AM 115,000 153,000
36 Ch: 7mate MY NAME IS EARL-TUE 109,000 201,000
37 Ch: Gem FRIENDS -EV TX1 108,000 151,000
38 Ch: ABC2 CONNIE THE COW-PM 107,000 109,000
39 Ch: ABC2 SESAME STREET-PM 105,000 128,000
40 Ch: ELEVEN THE BRADY BUNCH 104,000 143,000
41 Ch: ABC3 THE AVENGERS-AM 103,000 145,000
42 Ch: ELEVEN SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH 100,000 141,000
43 Ch: ABC2 ROARY THE RACING CAR-PM 98,000 109,000
44 Ch: ELEVEN RAISING HOPE 98,000 137,000
45 Ch: ABC2 LUNAR JIM-AM 97,000 110,000
46 Ch: ABC2 BOB THE BUILDER: PROJECT BUILD IT-AM 97,000 120,000
47 Ch: ELEVEN HAPPY DAYS 97,000 129,000
48 Ch: ABC2 PENELOPE-PM 97,000 103,000
49 Ch: ABC2 BLACK BOOKS-EV 96,000 148,000
50 Ch: ABC3 TOTAL DRAMA ISLAND-EV 95,000 120,000

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”.

Laurie Oakes will no longer conduct his regular Sunday morning interviews for Nine, ending a 27 year tenure.

Oakes, who was named Australian Journalist of the Year on Friday, began interviewing politicians for Sunday before becoming a part of Today on Sunday.

“I’ve been at it a long time (more than a quarter of a century) and I’ve decided, in my advanced years, to have a bit of a life,” Oakes told The Australian.

“I haven’t had a regular weekend for as long as I can remember.

“There were no other Sunday morning programs (like this) when we started. Now, of course, there are others.

“But it’s time to stop, except for when there are special events, like the big interview with the Treasurer on the Sunday before Budget. We’ll still do that. But it will be irregular.”

Oakes interview with Wayne Swan two weeks ago was his last.

Source: HeraldSun