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Last night on FOXTEL the premiere of the exclusive series BALLS OF STEEL AUSTRALIA smashed ratings records for THE COMEDY CHANNEL, becoming it’s most-watched programme ever.

Hosted by Craig Reucassel, the series reached an impressive 195,000 viewers and was the number one program on Subscription Television last night, according to figures released today by OzTAM.

The first episode of BALLS OF STEEL AUSTRALIA will encore on Sunday April 24 at 6.00pm, and Monday April 25 at 10.30pm.  The 10-part series will continue next Tuesday at 9.30pm on THE COMEDY CHANNEL.

BALLS OF STEEL AUSTRALIA is produced by Southern Star Entertainment’s Courtney Gibson and Johnny Lowry.

Tuesday April 19, 2011

Shares:
1 Seven 24.3% (nw 32.1%)
2 Ten 19.0% (nw 24.4%)
3 Nine 16.1% (nw 23.0%)
4 ABC1 12.1% (nw 15.0%)
5 SBS ONE 4.4% (nw 5.6%)

6 7mate 3.9%
6 7TWO 3.9%
8 GO! 3.7%
9 ELEVEN 3.4%
10 GEM 3.2%

11 ONE HD 1.9%
12 ABC2 1.8%
13 SBS TWO 1.2%
14 ABC3 0.7%
15 ABC News 24 0.4%

Top shows for the day:
1 Today Tonight Seven 1,352,000 359,000 352,000 262,000 167,000 212,000
2 Seven News Seven 1,310,000 324,000 327,000 294,000 170,000 195,000
3 Winners & Losers Seven 1,220,000 292,000 406,000 208,000 135,000 179,000
4 ABC News ABC1 1,096,000 321,000 353,000 165,000 116,000 141,000
5 NCIS Rpt Ten 1,048,000 340,000 295,000 167,000 110,000 136,000
6 Home And Away Seven 1,036,000 311,000 283,000 200,000 119,000 123,000
7 Nine News Nine 1,034,000 297,000 319,000 244,000 94,000 80,000
8 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation Rpt Ten 1,018,000 273,000 333,000 196,000 98,000 119,000
9 Unlikely Animal Friends Seven 986,000 275,000 298,000 183,000 102,000 128,000
10 A Current Affair Nine 915,000 265,000 291,000 204,000 74,000 81,000
11 RBT Nine 731,000 221,000 214,000 117,000 72,000 107,000
12 The 7pm Project Ten 725,000 186,000 223,000 159,000 61,000 95,000
13 The Big Bang Theory -Rpt Nine 719,000 194,000 246,000 191,000 0 89,000
14 Customs Nine 707,000 190,000 213,000 134,000 72,000 98,000
15 NCIS: Los Angeles Tues Ten 694,000 211,000 173,000 122,000 90,000 97,000
16 7.30 ABC1 681,000 186,000 220,000 128,000 76,000 71,000
17 Parenthood Seven 660,000 183,000 246,000 89,000 62,000 81,000
18 Ten News At Five Ten 627,000 171,000 196,000 101,000 71,000 86,000
19 Deal Or No Deal Seven 602,000 152,000 162,000 132,000 68,000 88,000
20 Qi ABC1 590,000 197,000 144,000 94,000 72,000 83,000
21 Hot Seat Nine 578,000 164,000 154,000 168,000 50,000 43,000
22 Foreign Correspondent ABC1 540,000 141,000 150,000 116,000 65,000 68,000
23 Stephen Fry And The Great American Oil Spill ABC1 521,000 155,000 159,000 79,000 67,000 60,000
24 Minuscule ABC1 430,000 115,000 132,000 85,000 39,000 59,000
25 ABC News Up-Date ABC1 427,000 147,000 116,000 67,000 49,000 49,000
26 6.30 With George Negus Ten 420,000 121,000 128,000 90,000 34,000 48,000
27 The Bold And The Beautiful Ten 405,000 127,000 113,000 65,000 41,000 58,000
28 The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Nine 385,000 102,000 119,000 63,000 42,000 59,000
29 Sunrise Seven 370,000 109,000 76,000 90,000 40,000 54,000
30 Today Nine 364,000 116,000 91,000 108,000 25,000 25,000

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”.

Nation-wide coverage of the opening heats of the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach has commenced this morning in pumping four-to-six foot waves on FUEL TV.

Australia’s only 24-hour action sports broadcaster, which is home to the ASP World Surfing Tour, will deliver EXCLUSIVELY LIVE coverage of the event as it unfolds from the world famous Southern Ocean point break near Torquay.

Stay tuned as 10-time world champion Kelly Slater guns for back-to-back titles at Bells, with Aussies Mick Fanning, Owen Wright, Joel Parkinson, Taj Burrow and Bede Durbidge all searching for their first victory of the season.

FUEL TV’s coverage of the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach is available to FOXTEL and AUSTAR subscribers.

Nicole Cornes’ lawyer Stuart Littlemore has asked a court whether Mick Molloy is actually a funny comedian as the defamation trial continues in Adelaide.

Molloy and Channel Ten are accused of defamation by Nicole Cornes who was the subject of a derogatory remark by Molloy on an episode of Before the Game.

Manager of the show’s production company Roving Enterprises, Kevin Whyte, told the court the South Australian Supreme Court that the comment was intended to be comedic.

“The nature of the way the piece evolved on air, it is clear on its face a bit of comedy that was set up [but] went off the rails and evolved in this piece of banter,” he said.

“He [Molloy] is given free range to be a comedian and make people laugh.”

However, Cornes’ lawyer Littlemore questioned Whyte over Molloy’s comedic talent.

“He tries to be funny, but it doesn’t always work, does it?” Littlemore asked him.

“That can be said of many comedians,” Whyte responded.

“Where would you draw the line?” Littlemore asked. “What about the sexual ridicule of a married woman? Would you draw the line there? Do you respect women? Do you respect marriage? Do you respect fidelity? Are they all things to be traduced by ridicule?”

“No, they are not,” Whyte answered.

The case continues today.

Source: SMH

Asher Keddie could benefit come Logies night from the recent successful screening of ABC’s mini-series Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo.

The two-part special proved popular with audiences, with 1.344 million tuning in for the second part on Monday night.

Keddie faces strong competition in the Gold Logie category from Packed to the Rafters pair Rebecca Gibney and Jessica Marais.

However the recent success of Paper Giants may boost Keddie’s popularity with voters who will also see the actress in Channel Ten’s Offspring.

Source: news.com.au

The first season of Underbelly may well screen unedited in Victoria following the Supreme Court’s lifting of a blackout on the reporting of drug kingpin Tony Mokbel’s criminal history.

Underbelly was banned from screening in the state in 2008 but now looks set to be screened unedited by Channel 9.

Robert Mammone, who played Mokbel in the series, says Screentime plans to expand the Mokbel story.

“Our information that we were working on, as it is been shown four years later, is Tony’s involvement was huge and we couldn’t tell that story,” Mammone said.

“They found Tony in Greece only days before I was due to fly to Melbourne to start filming, which threw a huge spanner in the works.

“I understood him to be flamboyant but loyal to his family and inner circle.”

“With the suppression orders lifted and Tony admitting to some of the charges, the chain of events, the truth of that can be revealed.

“Whether we need to revisit people being murdered, well I’m not sure if that is necessary.”

A Channel 9 source said the network was looking “seriously” at screening the series. 

Source: Herald Sun

It’s a jam-packed episode of Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight this Wednesday at 8.30pm on ABC1.

The theme of the night is travel and what better way to take an armchair journey than through some favourite travel snaps from the audience?  Meanwhile Hannah Gadsby sorts and samples some unusual travel souvenirs.

Comedian and actor Merrick Watts compares his Egyptian horror travel stories with former Australian Youth Ambassador to the UN, Samah Hadid, who’s recently returned from Egypt herself with news of the role young people are playing in the recent uprising. .

Comedian and actor Ardal O’Hanlon talks about his role in the cult comedy Father Ted and life on the Irish comedy scene, and to mark ANZAC Day, Adam is joined by three Rats of Tobruk.

The music on this week’s show includes the world premiere of Mousey’s single Mouse In Da House. with Casey Benetto; New-age country duo The Secret Sisters performing the Gordon St Classic – You Am I’s classic Heavy Heart; and Gurrumul & Blue King Brown close the show with a beautiful rendition of Gathu Mawula Revisited.

Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight, Wednesday April 20 at 8.30pm on ABC1 and Saturday April 23 at 7.30pm on ABC2.

Camera to film Sheen/Warners court case

The judge overseeing the $100 million lawsuit involving Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros. has allowed a news camera into the courtroom to film proceedings. One camera will be present during the case.

Happy Days cast file lawsuit

The cast of iconic sitcom Happy Days have filed a lawsuit against CBS and Paramount Pictures over what they believe to be unpaid royalties from years of home video releases and licensed merchandise using their images. Ron Howard and Henry Winkler are not a part of the suit.

Arrested Development movie progressing

Arrested Development actor Jeffrey Tambor believes that the film version of the show may be going into production as early as next year. Tambor says that a script is near completion and “that you and I could be talking about the making of this film or even it being made by this time next year.”

Lovato to depart Sonny with a Chance

Disney actress Demi Lovato has confirmed that she is leaving the channel’s popular teen sitcom Sonny with a Chance. The 18-year-old will depart the series after two seasons, with the show rebranding as So Random!.

SKY NEWS will broadcast every angle of the Royal Wedding with its multichannel and High Definition coverage on Friday, April 29.
 
In addition to its main channel Royal Wedding coverage on SKY NEWS National, SKY NEWS will be broadcasting the SKY NEWS UK channel live from London in High Definition, available to all iQHD subscribers on channel 201.
 
SKY NEWS will be there as His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales says “I do” to Miss Catherine Middleton. Coverage will also include wedding preparations and celebrations live, all in beautiful High Definition on channel 201.
 
SKY NEWS HD (channel 201) will be on air from 6.00am Thursday, April 28 to take viewers behind-the-scenes as London prepares for the big day. Then on Friday, you will see the ceremony and celebrations, continuing until 6.00am Saturday, April 30.
 
In addition, SKY NEWS channels will also provide Royal Wedding coverage on SKY NEWS National (channel 601) and the A-PAC channel (channel 648). Details as follows:
 
Sky News HD (Channel 201)

·         6.00am Thursday, April 28 to 6.00am Saturday, April 30: SKY NEWS HD live from London in HD including Royal Wedding preparations and celebrations.
·         12.00pm Saturday, April 30 to 6.00am Monday, May 2: Encore presentations of the wedding across the weekend.
 
A-PAC (Channel 648)

·         3.00pm to 6.00pm Friday, April 29: London Sunrise; early wedding day preparations live from London.
 
Sky News National (Channel 601)

·         6.00pm Friday, April 29 to 5.30am Saturday, April 30: Complete live coverage of the wedding and celebrations around the UK.
·         SKY NEWS National Affairs Correspondent, Celina Edmonds will report from London in the week leading up to the wedding.
 
All times AEST

Natalie Barr got a little tongue-tied this morning on Sunrise while presenting a story on a life-size Barbie doll.

Barr referred to the doll as a life-size “virgin” as opposed to “version”, which of course fellow presenters Kochie, Mel and Simon found hilarious.