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The biggest singing competition in the world is returning to Channel Seven in 2011 – with auditions starting in two weeks.

Created by Simon Cowell, The X Factor is the hottest TV franchise around the globe, having enjoyed epic success in the UK. It is set to launch in the US this year.

The X Factor kicked off on Channel Seven last year. Its grand final saw over 2 million Australians tune in to see Altiyan Childs crowned series one winner.

Altiyan’s self-titled debut album peaked at number three on the ARIA charts with certified platinum sales. He recently completed sold out live shows across the country.

There is one very exciting change to the format for 2011, with the new minimum age for contestants lowered to 14 years of age.

The X Factor is open to either solo performers or groups. Once through the final audition process, the show’s four judges will take on mentoring roles, as the performers are split into categories – Boys under 25, Girls under 25, the over 25s and the Groups.

This will again culminate with a huge weekly live show, where the singers will battle it out in front of the judges and the Australian public. The ultimate winner will be rewarded with a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.

Since its first UK series in 2004, The X Factor has established itself as the world’s leading singing talent search – successfully launching into over 20 territories, including Sweden, Russia, Spain, Greece, Ireland, Italy and Germany.

Auditions will begin this month in Perth and travel around the country. 

PERTH
SUNDAY MARCH 27
PARMELIA HILTON
Registration 9am-3.30pm

ADELAIDE
TUESDAY MARCH 29
AAMI STADIUM
Registration 11am-6.30pm

BRISBANE
SATURDAY APRIL 2
SUNDAY APRIL 3
GOLD COAST CONVENTION CENTRE
Registration 9am-3.30pm

SYDNEY
FRIDAY APRIL 8
SATURDAY APRIL 9
SUNDAY APRIL 10
AUSTRALIAN TECHNOLOGY PARK
Registration 9am-3.30pm

MELBOURNE FRIDAY APRIL 15
SATURDAY APRIL 16
SUNDAY APRIL 17
MOONEE VALLEY RACECOURSE
Registration 9am-3.30pm

SKY NEWS has consolidated its position as Australia’s News Channel with its coverage of the tragic events of the Japanese earthquake which have drawn record high viewing for international news on SKY NEWS.  

Australians are turning to SKY NEWS as our nation comes to terms with the tragedy unfolding for one of our nearest neighbours.

Where viewers could choose between SKY NEWS and Australia’s Free-To-Air produced 24 hour news service, SKY NEWS won a share of viewing up to 6.5 times greater than the other channel. And those who chose SKY NEWS watched for almost twice as long as those who watched the FTA channel.

In subscription TV homes on Saturday March 12, the SKY NEWS National channel won a 5.2% share of viewing. The FTA produced news channel had a 0.8% share.

In all metropolitan TV homes – including the almost 35% of homes with both STV and FTA, plus the homes that don’t have STV – SKY NEWS on Saturday had a greater average audience than the FTA news channel during 4 separate hours. For example, from 9am-10am on Saturday, SKY NEWS had an audience of 92,000 viewers compared with 86,700 for the other channel.

In subscription TV homes over the three days Friday to Sunday, average daily viewing was 49 minutes to SKY NEWS, compared to 25 minutes to the FTA news channel. In all metro TV homes, viewers spent on average 53 minutes with SKY NEWS on Saturday, compared to 38 minutes watching the FTA 24 hour news channel.

SKY NEWS continues to provide unrivalled coverage of events in Japan including a 24-hour “Japan” channel. SKY NEWS also has unrivalled Australian rights to coverage by world-leading broadcasters CNN International, ABC America, CBS, Reuters, APTN and SKY NEWS UK. 

SKY NEWS is dedicated 24/7 to the best live coverage of news from around Australia and the world, including on SKY NEWS National, SKY NEWS Business, SKY NEWS LOCAL channels, and A-PAC Australia’s public affairs channel.

The PKF Tasmanian Tigers will host the New South Wales Speedblitz Blues in the 2010/11 Sheffield Shield Final commencing this Thursday LIVE and only on FOX SPORTS.

FOX SPORTS will once again provide LIVE and EXCLUSIVE coverage of the decider, which this year features a pair of star-laden teams which have dominated throughout the 118th season of Australia’s premier domestic first class cricket competition.

The Tigers, who last won the Sheffield Shield in 2006/07, helped themselves to home ground advantage in this year’s decider with a crushing innings-defeat of the Blues in Hobart last weekend.

While the Tigers have largely succeeded on the strength of their bowling attack which features Australian Test spearhead Ben Hilfenhaus and rising left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty, the Blues have blasted their way to the final with a dynamic and experienced batting line-up featuring Test stars Simon Katich and Phil Hughes along with fast-scoring David Warner and former Test opener Phil Jaques.

The FOX SPORTS cricket commentary team of Brendon Julian, Allan Border, Damien Fleming, Greg Blewett, Mark Waugh and Michael Kasprowicz will call the action from Bellerive Oval, where Tasmania is hoping to secure just its second Sheffield Shield title and New South Wales its fourth in the past decade.

LIVE and EXCLUSIVE coverage of the Weet-Bix Sheffield Shield Final begins at 10.30am AEDST this Thursday, 17 March, on FOX SPORTS 3HD & FOX SPORTS 3.

FOX SPORTS News will cross LIVE to the FOX SPORTS commentary team in Hobart to preview the clash from10am AEDT on Thursday, and will continue to provide LIVE scores and match highlights throughout the five-day contest.

Fans can also follow the match online with full scorecards, match highlights and a LIVE match blog available at Australia’s leading general sports website, www.foxsports.com.au.

FOX SPORTS coverage of domestic cricket, including the Ryobi One-day Cup, KFC Twenty20 Big Bash and the Weet-Bix Sheffield Shield Final is available to FOXTEL and AUSTAR subscribers.

With The Million Dollar Drop premiering next Monday March 21, Nine have taken the opportunity to make some adjustments to programming for that week and beyond.

On Monday March21. There will be a second new episode of Two and a Half men at 8pm instead of $#*! My Dad Says. Million Dollar Drop follows at 8.30, which is in turn followed by an extra episode of Harry’s Law at 9.30.

On Tuesday March 22, and in a move as frustrating as it is ridiculous – at 7.30pm will be a NEW episode of The Big Bang Theory. A repeat remains at 8pm, and the episode on Wednesday night at 7.30pm will now be a repeat and not a new episode.

The following week, there are more changes resulting in no new episodes of The Big Bang Theory.

To sum up:

Monday March 21:
7.30 New Two and a Half Men
8.00 New Two and a Half Men
8.30 The Million Dollar Drop premiere
9.30 Harry’s Law – extra episode.

Tuesday March 22:
7.30 New The Big Bang Theory
8.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt.
8.30 Top Gear

Wednesday March 23:
7.30 The Big Bang Theory repeat
8.00 New mike & Molly

Monday March 28:
7.30 New Two and a Half Men
8.00 Two and a Half Men rpt.
8.30 The Million Dollar Drop

Tuesday March 29:
7.30 The Big Bang Theory rpt
8.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt
8.30 Top Gear

Wednesday March 30
7.30 Two and Half Men rpt
8.00 new Mike & Molly

The Million Dollar Drop will premiere on Nine ay 8.30pm, Monday March 21.

The Million Dollar Drop is a game show like no other. Two contestants work together as a team to take on one of the most difficult challenges of their lives, to keep the million dollars cash stacked up in front of them. There are eight questions and up to four answer options. If the team is confident, they can place all of their money on one answer, if not they can spread between all but one answer option. In a dramatic reveal, the team will see any money placed on the wrong answers disappear down the Money Drop. Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

In recent weeks, Nine have been ramping up promotions for the new game show which did suggest it would air sooner, rather than later.

This Is Your Life is effectively replaced by the Million Dollar Drop although it was my understanding that This is Your Life was only intended as a series of specials rather than an ongoing weekly show.

The Million Dollar Drop, Mondays at 8.30pm on Nine from March 21.

Sunday March 13, 2011

Shares:
 1 Nine 21.3% (nw 28.8%)
2 Seven 20.9% (nw 28.3%)
3 Ten 16.0% (nw 21.0%)
4 ABC1 14.3% (nw 17.1%)
5 GO! 4.8%

6 SBS ONE 4.1% (nw 4.8%)
7 7mate 3.9%
8 ELEVEN 3.8%
9 7TWO 3.5%
10 GEM 2.6%

11 ABC2 1.2%
11 ONE HD 1.2%
13 ABC News 24 1.1%
14 SBS TWO 0.6%
15 ABC3 0.4%

Top shows for the day:
Ranking Ch Program 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 Ch: 7 SEVEN NEWS – SUN 1,263,000 285,000 345,000 336,000 120,000 177,000
2 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS SUNDAY 1,198,000 375,000 406,000 201,000 114,000 102,000
3 Ch: 9 60 MINUTES 1,154,000 318,000 343,000 270,000 113,000 110,000
4 Ch: 7 THE FORCE – BEHIND THE LINE 1,075,000 276,000 343,000 201,000 82,000 173,000
5 Ch: 7 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE 1,042,000 288,000 301,000 234,000 78,000 141,000
6 Ch: TEN THE BIGGEST LOSER FAMILIES – WEIGH-IN & ELIMINATION 962,000 251,000 301,000 242,000 60,000 109,000
7 Ch: ABC1 ABC NEWS-SU 960,000 262,000 228,000 229,000 84,000 156,000
8 Ch: TEN MODERN FAMILY 929,000 255,000 298,000 193,000 54,000 130,000
9 Ch: 7 SUNDAY NIGHT 928,000 205,000 272,000 247,000 77,000 128,000
10 Ch: ABC1 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MISS MARPLE-EV 916,000 248,000 250,000 180,000 91,000 147,000
11 Ch: TEN BONDI RESCUE 904,000 286,000 226,000 208,000 62,000 121,000
12 Ch: 7 BONES (R) 897,000 303,000 201,000 195,000 81,000 118,000
13 Ch: 9 THE MENTALIST 897,000 254,000 309,000 177,000 70,000 87,000
14 Ch: 9 ACA SUNDAY 876,000 220,000 320,000 168,000 77,000 90,000
15 Ch: 9 CUSTOMS 793,000 194,000 322,000 143,000 71,000 63,000
16 Ch: ABC1 ATTENBOROUGH’S JOURNEY-EV 757,000 208,000 205,000 160,000 66,000 118,000
17 Ch: 9 HARRY’S LAW 679,000 215,000 245,000 104,000 45,000 69,000
18 Ch: 7 CASTLE 648,000 214,000 165,000 115,000 64,000 89,000
19 Ch: TEN HAWAII FIVE-O 641,000 185,000 154,000 173,000 54,000 75,000
20 Ch: TEN TEN NEWS AT FIVE 5.30 SUN 604,000 130,000 233,000 95,000 62,000 84,000
21 Ch: TEN TEN NEWS AT FIVE SUN 598,000 156,000 188,000 116,000 56,000 82,000
22 Ch: TEN NCIS: LOS ANGELES 429,000 112,000 119,000 98,000 45,000 55,000
23 Ch: 7 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SUN 403,000 111,000 88,000 115,000 43,000 47,000
24 Ch: 9 NINE’S SUNDAY FOOTBALL 361,000 221,000 0 140,000 0 0
25 Ch: TEN TEN EVENING NEWS SUN 357,000 69,000 131,000 91,000 29,000 37,000
26 Ch: 9 CSI: MIAMI -SUN 343,000 94,000 135,000 42,000 36,000 36,000
27 Ch: 7 THE AMAZING RACE 18-ENCORE 320,000 81,000 74,000 99,000 32,000 34,000
28 Ch: 7mate THE AMAZING RACE-FASTRACKED 306,000 85,000 102,000 48,000 36,000 35,000
29 Ch: ABC1 COMPASS-LE 298,000 78,000 99,000 46,000 42,000 33,000
30 Ch: 7 REXONA AUSTRALIA’S GREATEST ATHLETE 294,000 69,000 84,000 78,000 28,000 34,000
31 Ch: 7 SERIAL KILLERS 290,000 83,000 89,000 42,000 34,000 42,000
32 Ch: 9 POSTCARDS 288,000 0 216,000 0 72,000 0
33 Ch: 9 WEEKEND TODAY – SUNDAY 285,000 94,000 85,000 63,000 22,000 21,000
34 Ch: SBS ONE A HISTORY OF SCOTLAND RPT 271,000 60,000 81,000 75,000 28,000 27,000
35 Ch: GO! THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV 256,000 46,000 62,000 70,000 24,000 55,000
36 Ch: TEN NCIS: LOS ANGELES RPT 255,000 66,000 74,000 38,000 47,000 30,000
37 Ch: 7TWO ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY-SUN 250,000 55,000 97,000 39,000 43,000 16,000
38 Ch: ABC1 LANDLINE-PM 242,000 57,000 65,000 58,000 30,000 32,000
39 Ch: SBS ONE WORLD NEWS AUSTRALIA 236,000 67,000 74,000 58,000 14,000 22,000
40 Ch: ABC1 CHRIS HUMFREY’S WILD LIFE-EV 234,000 60,000 69,000 43,000 18,000 44,000
41 Ch: ABC1 INSIDERS-AM 229,000 70,000 66,000 54,000 11,000 29,000
42 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS: FIRST AT FIVE 227,000 0 133,000 0 40,000 54,000
43 Ch: ABC1 PLANET EARTH-PM 219,000 57,000 63,000 44,000 34,000 21,000
44 Ch: 7 MINUTE TO WIN IT-USA (R) 218,000 37,000 71,000 75,000 17,000 18,000
45 Ch: 9 THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE -ENCORE 215,000 40,000 71,000 52,000 15,000 37,000
46 Ch: 7 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SUN – EARLY 209,000 75,000 37,000 53,000 16,000 28,000
47 Ch: GO! THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV TX1 206,000 34,000 77,000 46,000 13,000 36,000
48 Ch: GO! AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY -EV 194,000 39,000 67,000 37,000 26,000 25,000
49 Ch: ABC1 CATALYST BYTES-PM 191,000 46,000 55,000 48,000 21,000 21,000
50 Ch: ELEVEN ALIENS 188,000 40,000 53,000 18,000 36,000 41,000

Top shows in 16-39s:
Ranking Ch Program 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 Ch: TEN MODERN FAMILY 408,000 105,000 144,000 87,000 14,000 57,000
2 Ch: TEN THE BIGGEST LOSER FAMILIES – WEIGH-IN & ELIMINATION 404,000 108,000 132,000 103,000 16,000 45,000
3 Ch: TEN BONDI RESCUE 365,000 110,000 97,000 92,000 17,000 49,000
4 Ch: 9 60 MINUTES 277,000 91,000 52,000 90,000 16,000 28,000
5 Ch: 7 BONES (R) 255,000 109,000 33,000 62,000 26,000 25,000
6 Ch: TEN HAWAII FIVE-O 228,000 70,000 51,000 70,000 16,000 21,000
7 Ch: 7 THE FORCE – BEHIND THE LINE 228,000 59,000 69,000 41,000 14,000 44,000
8 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS SUNDAY 224,000 85,000 41,000 55,000 18,000 24,000
9 Ch: 7 SEVEN NEWS – SUN 217,000 53,000 55,000 65,000 16,000 28,000
10 Ch: 9 THE MENTALIST 212,000 56,000 72,000 51,000 9,000 26,000
11 Ch: 7 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE 200,000 57,000 46,000 57,000 11,000 28,000
12 Ch: 7 CASTLE 199,000 92,000 39,000 32,000 19,000 17,000
13 Ch: 7 SUNDAY NIGHT 163,000 29,000 33,000 56,000 15,000 31,000
14 Ch: 9 CUSTOMS 158,000 45,000 44,000 46,000 6,000 16,000
15 Ch: TEN TEN NEWS AT 5 5.30 157,000 36,000 56,000 26,000 14,000 25,000
16 Ch: 9 ACA SUNDAY 154,000 47,000 37,000 39,000 8,000 22,000
17 Ch: ABC1 ABC NEWS-SU 151,000 47,000 33,000 46,000 8,000 17,000
18 Ch: TEN TEN EVENING NEWS SUN 143,000 30,000 53,000 38,000 7,000 15,000
19 Ch: TEN TEN NEWS AT FIVE SUN 137,000 41,000 37,000 25,000 12,000 22,000
20 Ch: TEN NCIS: LOS ANGELES 136,000 42,000 34,000 36,000 12,000 13,000
21 Ch: 9 HARRY’S LAW 134,000 32,000 47,000 31,000 3,000 21,000
22 Ch: 7mate THE AMAZING RACE-FASTRACKED 133,000 45,000 47,000 15,000 13,000 14,000
23 Ch: ABC1 ATTENBOROUGH’S JOURNEY-EV 123,000 45,000 32,000 22,000 9,000 14,000
24 Ch: 7 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SUN 115,000 32,000 20,000 29,000 16,000 18,000
25 Ch: GO! THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV 114,000 24,000 24,000 33,000 8,000 24,000
26 Ch: 9 NINE’S SUNDAY FOOTBALL 110,000 70,000 0 41,000 0 0
27 Ch: GO! THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV TX1 99,000 11,000 40,000 23,000 8,000 17,000
28 Ch: GO! AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY -EV 96,000 11,000 35,000 21,000 12,000 16,000
29 Ch: GO! THE MIDDLE -EV TX1 92,000 22,000 33,000 19,000 2,000 16,000
30 Ch: 7 THE AMAZING RACE 18-ENCORE 91,000 14,000 27,000 29,000 8,000 12,000
31 Ch: TEN NCIS: LOS ANGELES RPT 88,000 27,000 25,000 12,000 17,000 7,000
32 Ch: 7 MINUTE TO WIN IT-USA (R) 87,000 14,000 23,000 31,000 8,000 11,000
33 Ch: ELEVEN ALIENS 86,000 18,000 25,000 9,000 13,000 21,000
34 Ch: ABC1 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MISS MARPLE-EV 85,000 21,000 22,000 19,000 7,000 16,000
35 Ch: 7mate M-SCARY MOVIE 3 82,000 12,000 22,000 25,000 8,000 15,000
36 Ch: GO! THE MIDDLE -EV 81,000 10,000 29,000 24,000 8,000 10,000
37 Ch: 7mate ACCORDING TO JIM 75,000 16,000 39,000 10,000 7,000 4,000
38 Ch: GO! TOP GEAR -EV 75,000 27,000 16,000 14,000 9,000 8,000
39 Ch: ELEVEN NEW ZEALAND’S NEXT TOP MODEL 71,000 20,000 14,000 22,000 8,000 6,000
40 Ch: 9 WEEKEND TODAY – SUNDAY 71,000 22,000 23,000 17,000 5,000 5,000
41 Ch: 7mate GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS 68,000 14,000 24,000 14,000 10,000 6,000
42 Ch: 9 CSI: MIAMI -SUN 68,000 22,000 24,000 6,000 4,000 12,000
43 Ch: 7 REXONA AUSTRALIA’S GREATEST ATHLETE 65,000 18,000 13,000 20,000 6,000 8,000
44 Ch: GO! SOUTH PARK -LE 64,000 2,000 29,000 13,000 6,000 13,000
45 Ch: Gem 21 -EV 62,000 16,000 16,000 14,000 3,000 13,000
46 Ch: ELEVEN THE MAKING OF BATTLE: LOS ANGELES RPT 60,000 12,000 22,000 11,000 4,000 11,000
47 Ch: 7 SERIAL KILLERS 59,000 20,000 20,000 10,000 6,000 3,000
48 Ch: 9 THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE -ENCORE 59,000 13,000 16,000 20,000 1,000 8,000
49 Ch: SBS ONE WORLD NEWS AUSTRALIA 53,000 18,000 17,000 13,000 3,000 1,000
50 Ch: 9 THE SUNDAY ROAST 53,000 24,000 0 29,000 0 0

Top shows on digital channels:
Ranking Ch: Program Average Peak
1 Ch: 7mate THE AMAZING RACE-FASTRACKED 306,000 387,000
2 Ch: GO! THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV 256,000 322,000
3 Ch: 7TWO ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY-SUN 250,000 308,000
4 Ch: GO! THE BIG BANG THEORY -EV TX1 206,000 255,000
5 Ch: GO! AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY -EV 194,000 335,000
6 Ch: ELEVEN ALIENS 188,000 293,000
7 Ch: GO! THE MIDDLE -EV TX1 177,000 226,000
8 Ch: GO! TOP GEAR -EV 174,000 334,000
9 Ch: 7TWO 60 MINUTE MAKEOVER-SUN 174,000 236,000
10 Ch: GO! THE MIDDLE -EV 171,000 253,000
11 Ch: ABC2 DIBO THE GIFT DRAGON-AM 170,000 193,000
12 Ch: ABC2 LAZYTOWN-AM 167,000 190,000
13 Ch: ABC2 MISTER MAKER-PM 163,000 183,000
14 Ch: ABC2 SAMSAM-PM 154,000 160,000
15 Ch: ABC2 TINGA TINGA TALES-AM 145,000 167,000
16 Ch: 7mate ACCORDING TO JIM 144,000 314,000
17 Ch: ABC2 MISTER MAKER-AM 142,000 166,000
18 Ch: ABC2 ROARY THE RACING CAR-AM 141,000 168,000
19 Ch: 7mate GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS 141,000 206,000
20 Ch: 7mate M-SCARY MOVIE 3 138,000 238,000
21 Ch: ABC2 ANGELINA BALLERINA: THE NEXT STEPS-PM 132,000 159,000
22 Ch: ABC2 BOOKABOO-AM 125,000 136,000
23 Ch: Gem 21 -EV 123,000 218,000
24 Ch: ABC2 DIBO THE GIFT DRAGON-PM 120,000 129,000
25 Ch: ABC3 TOTAL DRAMA ACTION-AM 118,000 146,000
26 Ch: ABC News 24 AUSTRALIAN STORY-PM 118,000 148,000
27 Ch: ABC2 PINKY DINKY DOO-AM 113,000 126,000
28 Ch: ABC2 BALI-PM 113,000 127,000
29 Ch: ABC2 64 ZOO LANE-AM 111,000 122,000
30 Ch: ABC2 LAZYTOWN-PM 110,000 155,000
31 Ch: ABC2 PORORO THE LITTLE PENGUIN-PM 110,000 122,000
32 Ch: ELEVEN THE MAKING OF BATTLE: LOS ANGELES RPT 109,000 147,000
33 Ch: ELEVEN NEW ZEALAND’S NEXT TOP MODEL 109,000 179,000
34 Ch: Gem AS TIME GOES BY -EV 107,000 136,000
35 Ch: ABC2 WILLA’S WILD LIFE-AM 106,000 126,000
36 Ch: ABC2 HURRAY FOR HUCKLE!-AM 106,000 130,000
37 Ch: 7TWO BARGAIN HUNT-SUN 105,000 202,000
38 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND SUN EP 2 105,000 149,000
39 Ch: 7mate ACCORDING TO JIM-DAY 105,000 139,000
40 Ch: ABC2 HILLTOP HOSPITAL-PM 104,000 117,000
41 Ch: ABC2 THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT-PM 103,000 118,000
42 Ch: ABC2 CHARLIE AND LOLA-PM 101,000 120,000
43 Ch: ABC2 ELMO’S WORLD-AM 101,000 125,000
44 Ch: ABC2 YO GABBA GABBA!-PM 100,000 114,000
45 Ch: ELEVEN ROSEANNE SUN 99,000 135,000
46 Ch: Gem ANTIQUES ROADSHOW -EV 99,000 137,000
47 Ch: ABC2 MR MOON-EV 99,000 103,000
48 Ch: GO! SOUTH PARK -LE 99,000 124,000
49 Ch: ELEVEN HAPPY DAYS SUN 98,000 132,000
50 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND SUN 98,000 131,000

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”.

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”.