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Conviction Kitchen encore number 5.

Getting a bit ridiculous now.

There is another Conviction Kitchen encore at 5pm Tuesday March 1 on 7TWO.

That is in addition to:

10.30pm Friday Feb 25 on Seven

12.30pm Sat Feb 26 on 7TWO

10.00am Sun Feb 27 on Seven

3.00pm Mon Feb 28 on 7mate.

And the My Kitchen Rules encore of all three of this weeks’ episodes is now confirmed for 8.20am Sunday Feb 27.

Wednesday February 23, 2011

Doesn’t look good for Blue Bloods – just 467,000 for the first episode at 9pm, 377,000 for the next – the double has done serious damage – perhaps viewers could not commit to the two episodes? The return next week will be low as well. Maybe time for yet another programming change from TEN – moving Lie to Me to 8.30 Wednesday?

Seven yet again dominated the night – My Kitchen Rules near 1.4 million, Criminal Minds at a million until past 10pm. Nine held steady although Farmer Wants a Wife was no doubt hit by My Kitchen Rules running until after 9pm as its figures were down on usual. Adam Hills on ABC1 also down.

Seven was the obvious winner for the night. 7TWO was most watched digital channel while GO was third behind 7TWO and ELEVEN. ONE HD had its best share yet for one of its movie nights.

Shares:
1 Seven 26.4% (nw 33.6%)
2 Nine 20.0% (nw 25.8%)
3 Ten 15.0% (nw 20.4%)
4 ABC1 11.8% (nw 15.6%)
5 7TWO 4.3%

6 SBS ONE 4.0% (nw 4.7%)
7 ELEVEN 3.6%
8 GO! 3.1%
9 7mate 2.9%
10 GEM 2.6%

11 ABC2 1.9%
12 ONE HD 1.8%
13 ABC news 24 1.3%
14 SBS TWO 0.7%
15 ABC3 0.6%

Top shows for the day:
Ranking Ch: Program 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 Ch: 7 MY KITCHEN RULES-WED 1,383,000 379,000 405,000 236,000 148,000 216,000
2 Ch: 7 SEVEN NEWS 1,242,000 321,000 328,000 228,000 155,000 210,000
3 Ch: 7 TODAY TONIGHT 1,185,000 294,000 314,000 232,000 147,000 197,000
4 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS 1,030,000 292,000 296,000 229,000 107,000 106,000
5 Ch: 7 CRIMINAL MINDS 1,000,000 273,000 292,000 163,000 125,000 146,000
6 Ch: TEN THE BIGGEST LOSER FAMILIES – TEMPTATION 947,000 241,000 295,000 206,000 77,000 128,000
7 Ch: 7 HOME AND AWAY 935,000 263,000 259,000 158,000 133,000 122,000
8 Ch: ABC1 ABC NEWS-EV 905,000 239,000 288,000 156,000 102,000 119,000
9 Ch: 9 THE BIG BANG THEORY 854,000 221,000 287,000 187,000 56,000 103,000
10 Ch: 9 A CURRENT AFFAIR 788,000 215,000 260,000 159,000 69,000 85,000
11 Ch: 9 THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE 786,000 219,000 271,000 152,000 75,000 69,000
12 Ch: 9 RPA WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 745,000 172,000 276,000 110,000 117,000 70,000
13 Ch: TEN TEN NEWS AT FIVE 721,000 195,000 210,000 99,000 82,000 135,000
14 Ch: ABC1 7.30 REPORT-EV 717,000 215,000 208,000 133,000 70,000 91,000
15 Ch: 9 MIKE & MOLLY 677,000 185,000 238,000 139,000 44,000 70,000
16 Ch: ABC1 ADAM HILLS IN GORDON ST TONIGHT-EV 674,000 189,000 200,000 129,000 83,000 73,000
17 Ch: TEN THE 7PM PROJECT 642,000 156,000 194,000 142,000 68,000 82,000
18 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS SPECIAL -NZ EARTHQUAKE 2011 -LE 576,000 140,000 196,000 83,000 102,000 55,000
19 Ch: ABC1 THE NEW INVENTORS-EV 500,000 144,000 157,000 102,000 48,000 48,000
20 Ch: 7 CITY HOMICIDE 488,000 130,000 186,000 58,000 63,000 51,000
21 Ch: ABC1 LAID-LE 478,000 146,000 152,000 85,000 41,000 54,000
22 Ch: TEN BLUE BLOODS 467,000 129,000 148,000 86,000 44,000 60,000
23 Ch: 9 HOT SEAT 446,000 144,000 107,000 128,000 45,000 22,000
24 Ch: 9 TODAY 392,000 106,000 121,000 96,000 36,000 33,000
25 Ch: 7 SUNRISE 389,000 92,000 95,000 102,000 50,000 49,000
26 Ch: TEN THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 383,000 105,000 111,000 69,000 39,000 60,000
27 Ch: TEN BLUE BLOODS EP 2 377,000 100,000 127,000 69,000 29,000 51,000
28 Ch: TEN 6PM WITH GEORGE NEGUS 368,000 100,000 108,000 71,000 32,000 57,000
29 Ch: ABC1 AT THE MOVIES-LE 354,000 112,000 129,000 58,000 20,000 34,000
30 Ch: TEN TEN EVENING NEWS 342,000 88,000 119,000 63,000 35,000 37,000
31 Ch: ELEVEN NEIGHBOURS 291,000 62,000 126,000 46,000 28,000 29,000
32 Ch: 7TWO PIE IN THE SKY 282,000 87,000 76,000 67,000 28,000 24,000
33 Ch: 9 EMBARRASSING BODIES 277,000 57,000 99,000 46,000 42,000 33,000
34 Ch: 7TWO HEARTBEAT-WED (R) 269,000 64,000 63,000 50,000 49,000 44,000
35 Ch: 7 SEVEN NEWS SPECIAL 252,000 65,000 75,000 51,000 25,000 35,000
36 Ch: TEN LATE NEWS 11PM 251,000 70,000 93,000 41,000 24,000 24,000
37 Ch: 9 NINE MORNING NEWS 241,000 67,000 76,000 55,000 17,000 26,000
38 Ch: 7 SUNRISE-EARLY 238,000 68,000 37,000 80,000 27,000 26,000
39 Ch: ABC1 LATELINE-LE 237,000 67,000 94,000 36,000 17,000 22,000
40 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 237,000 62,000 79,000 29,000 31,000 36,000
41 Ch: TEN GOOD CHEF BAD CHEF 230,000 58,000 55,000 40,000 24,000 53,000
42 Ch: SBS ONE WORLD NEWS AUSTRALIA 219,000 56,000 73,000 48,000 14,000 29,000
43 Ch: TEN JUDGE JUDY 215,000 70,000 42,000 42,000 23,000 38,000
44 Ch: 9 TODAY-EARLY 213,000 42,000 54,000 80,000 10,000 26,000
45 Ch: 7 SUNRISE-EXTENDED 210,000 64,000 60,000 64,000 21,000 0
46 Ch: ABC1 BEST OF COLLECTORS-EV 207,000 68,000 67,000 30,000 17,000 25,000
47 Ch: ELEVEN ALL NEW FUTURAMA 199,000 61,000 73,000 15,000 28,000 21,000
48 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS SPECIAL -NZ EARTHQUAKE 2011 -PM 191,000 58,000 61,000 43,000 21,000 8,000
49 Ch: 9 TODAY-SPECIAL 191,000 44,000 56,000 69,000 22,000 0
50 Ch: 7 I SHOULDN’T BE ALIVE 185,000 49,000 77,000 14,000 29,000 16,000

Top shows in 16-39s:
Ranking Ch: Program 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 Ch: 7 MY KITCHEN RULES-WED 439,000 125,000 127,000 69,000 44,000 75,000
2 Ch: TEN THE BIGGEST LOSER FAMILIES – TEMPTATION 389,000 110,000 118,000 84,000 31,000 47,000
3 Ch: 9 THE BIG BANG THEORY 291,000 69,000 92,000 69,000 27,000 35,000
4 Ch: 7 CRIMINAL MINDS 271,000 77,000 74,000 52,000 28,000 40,000
5 Ch: 9 THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE 252,000 87,000 71,000 57,000 19,000 18,000
6 Ch: 7 HOME AND AWAY 246,000 76,000 82,000 29,000 30,000 29,000
7 Ch: TEN THE 7PM PROJECT 229,000 58,000 77,000 53,000 19,000 22,000
8 Ch: 7 TODAY TONIGHT 217,000 57,000 65,000 43,000 23,000 30,000
9 Ch: 9 MIKE & MOLLY 217,000 56,000 80,000 52,000 17,000 12,000
10 Ch: 7 SEVEN NEWS 217,000 66,000 64,000 36,000 20,000 32,000
11 Ch: ABC1 ADAM HILLS IN GORDON ST TONIGHT-EV 188,000 48,000 55,000 46,000 22,000 17,000
12 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS 186,000 55,000 39,000 37,000 22,000 32,000
13 Ch: 9 RPA WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 178,000 48,000 38,000 33,000 34,000 25,000
14 Ch: ABC1 LAID-LE 165,000 54,000 50,000 39,000 9,000 13,000
15 Ch: TEN TEN NEWS AT FIVE 159,000 50,000 48,000 22,000 15,000 24,000
16 Ch: 9 A CURRENT AFFAIR 156,000 44,000 50,000 23,000 18,000 20,000
17 Ch: TEN BLUE BLOODS 152,000 46,000 47,000 27,000 15,000 16,000
18 Ch: 9 NINE NEWS SPECIAL -NZ EARTHQUAKE 2011 -LE 146,000 44,000 27,000 29,000 26,000 20,000
19 Ch: ELEVEN NEIGHBOURS 140,000 27,000 69,000 20,000 11,000 12,000
20 Ch: TEN TEN EVENING NEWS 133,000 46,000 39,000 22,000 14,000 12,000
21 Ch: ABC1 ABC NEWS-EV 129,000 40,000 36,000 32,000 12,000 9,000
22 Ch: ABC1 AT THE MOVIES-LE 117,000 37,000 35,000 30,000 7,000 8,000
23 Ch: TEN 6PM WITH GEORGE NEGUS 115,000 43,000 32,000 20,000 9,000 11,000
24 Ch: TEN BLUE BLOODS EP 2 110,000 26,000 40,000 24,000 8,000 12,000
25 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 107,000 27,000 34,000 17,000 13,000 16,000
26 Ch: 7 SUNRISE 103,000 32,000 25,000 24,000 11,000 12,000
27 Ch: ELEVEN ALL NEW FUTURAMA 97,000 21,000 45,000 7,000 12,000 11,000
28 Ch: ELEVEN THE ALL NEW SIMPSONS 95,000 23,000 36,000 12,000 7,000 17,000
29 Ch: ABC1 7.30 REPORT-EV 85,000 31,000 24,000 16,000 8,000 7,000
30 Ch: 9 TODAY 85,000 23,000 25,000 22,000 9,000 5,000
31 Ch: 7 CITY HOMICIDE 83,000 21,000 34,000 14,000 5,000 9,000
32 Ch: TEN THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 82,000 21,000 28,000 17,000 11,000 6,000
33 Ch: ELEVEN THE SIMPSONS 76,000 13,000 31,000 7,000 11,000 14,000
34 Ch: ELEVEN THE CLEVELAND SHOW 76,000 22,000 30,000 9,000 3,000 11,000
35 Ch: TEN 6PM WITH GEORGE NEGUS LATE RPT 76,000 26,000 27,000 15,000 3,000 4,000
36 Ch: 9 EMBARRASSING BODIES 72,000 14,000 23,000 16,000 9,000 11,000
37 Ch: 7mate FAMILY GUY-WED 72,000 14,000 30,000 12,000 5,000 11,000
38 Ch: 7mate HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER-WED 69,000 6,000 30,000 11,000 9,000 13,000
39 Ch: 7mate AMERICAN DAD-WED 68,000 16,000 30,000 7,000 6,000 9,000
40 Ch: 7 SUNRISE-EXTENDED 66,000 22,000 29,000 14,000 1,000 0
41 Ch: 7 SUNRISE-EARLY 64,000 18,000 14,000 21,000 7,000 5,000
42 Ch: 7mate THAT ’70S SHOW 62,000 9,000 17,000 22,000 4,000 11,000
43 Ch: TEN GOOD CHEF BAD CHEF 61,000 13,000 14,000 12,000 7,000 14,000
44 Ch: ELEVEN BOB’S BURGERS 60,000 13,000 27,000 5,000 3,000 11,000
45 Ch: GO! TOP GEAR -EV 57,000 10,000 24,000 15,000 5,000 3,000
46 Ch: ABC1 LATELINE-LE 55,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 4,000
47 Ch: Gem FRIENDS -EV 52,000 14,000 9,000 17,000 5,000 7,000
48 Ch: TEN TWO GUYS AND A GIRL RPT 51,000 11,000 4,000 18,000 6,000 12,000
49 Ch: 7 SEVEN NEWS SPECIAL 49,000 15,000 15,000 9,000 2,000 8,000
50 Ch: ONE ONE AT THE MOVIES: MEN OF HONOR 48,000 8,000 7,000 10,000 11,000 12,000

Top shows in digital channels
Ranking Ch: Program Average Peak
1 Ch: ELEVEN NEIGHBOURS 291,000 358,000
2 Ch: 7TWO PIE IN THE SKY 282,000 337,000
3 Ch: 7TWO HEARTBEAT-WED (R) 269,000 354,000
4 Ch: ELEVEN EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 237,000 294,000
5 Ch: ELEVEN ALL NEW FUTURAMA 199,000 258,000
6 Ch: ELEVEN THE ALL NEW SIMPSONS 171,000 235,000
7 Ch: ABC2 THOMAS AND FRIENDS-PM 169,000 192,000
8 Ch: GO! TOP GEAR -EV 163,000 261,000
9 Ch: ELEVEN THE SIMPSONS 158,000 221,000
10 Ch: ABC2 PLAY SCHOOL-PM 152,000 180,000
11 Ch: ABC2 OLIVIA-PM 146,000 167,000
12 Ch: 7mate AMERICAN DAD-WED 144,000 205,000
13 Ch: ABC2 DIBO THE GIFT DRAGON-PM 143,000 159,000
14 Ch: ABC2 BALI-PM 142,000 174,000
15 Ch: GO! V -EV 139,000 201,000
16 Ch: ABC2 DRIVER DAN’S STORY TRAIN-PM 137,000 162,000
17 Ch: ABC2 FIVE MINUTES MORE-PM 136,000 154,000
18 Ch: ABC2 FLORRIE’S DRAGONS-EV 136,000 144,000
19 Ch: Gem THE ZOO -EV 134,000 184,000
20 Ch: 7mate HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER-WED 131,000 185,000
21 Ch: ABC2 THE WOTWOTS-EV 130,000 140,000
22 Ch: 7mate THAT ’70S SHOW 128,000 178,000
23 Ch: ABC2 DOROTHY THE DINOSAUR-AM 127,000 136,000
24 Ch: 7mate FAMILY GUY-WED 120,000 171,000
25 Ch: ABC2 ANGELINA BALLERINA: THE NEXT STEPS-PM 117,000 135,000
26 Ch: ABC2 BOB THE BUILDER: PROJECT BUILD IT-AM 115,000 127,000
27 Ch: GO! AUSTRALIA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS – DAILY EDITION -EV 114,000 183,000
28 Ch: GO! FRINGE -EV 113,000 163,000
29 Ch: Gem FRIENDS -EV 113,000 159,000
30 Ch: ELEVEN THE CLEVELAND SHOW 109,000 165,000
31 Ch: ONE ONE AT THE MOVIES: MEN OF HONOR 107,000 209,000
32 Ch: Gem AS TIME GOES BY -EV 105,000 179,000
33 Ch: 7mate M-ROCKY IV 102,000 179,000
34 Ch: ABC2 IN THE NIGHT GARDEN-EV 101,000 137,000
35 Ch: ABC2 PEPPA PIG-PM 100,000 159,000
36 Ch: ABC3 PRANK PATROL INTERNATIONAL-EV 100,000 125,000
37 Ch: 7TWO BARGAIN HUNT 98,000 161,000
38 Ch: ABC2 WAYBULOO-AM 97,000 118,000
39 Ch: Gem OPEN RANGE -EV 97,000 162,000
40 Ch: ABC2 SPICKS AND SPECKS-EV 94,000 140,000
41 Ch: GO! BEWITCHED -PM 93,000 129,000
42 Ch: ABC2 POSTMAN PAT-AM 90,000 98,000
43 Ch: ELEVEN SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH 87,000 120,000
44 Ch: GO! FRINGE -LE 87,000 131,000
45 Ch: ABC2 SAMSAM-PM 86,000 94,000
46 Ch: Gem THE GOLDEN GIRLS -EV 86,000 123,000
47 Ch: ABC2 RIVER MONSTERS-EV 85,000 131,000
48 Ch: ELEVEN BOB’S BURGERS 83,000 118,000
49 Ch: ABC2 ADVENTURES OF BOTTLE TOP BILL AND HIS BEST FRIEND-AM 81,000 92,000
50 Ch: ELEVEN FAMILY TIES 80,000 164,000

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”.

Western Australia’s Kerry and Holly were the first team eliminated tonight on MY KITCHEN RULES in a tense sudden death cook-off against Victoria’s Kane and Lee.

The mother-daughter duo were forced into the elimination round after a series of disasters in the last instant restaurant of the competition. Scoring a lowly 55 points, placing them last on the Group 2 ladder, forced them into a sudden death cook-off against Group 1’s lowest scorers Kane and Lee.

Both teams had to produce their best signature dish for judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel. The Victorian housemates proved victorious, scoring 16/20 for their Thai Chicken Curry. Kerry and Holly were narrowly beaten by only two points, their duo of pork earning 14/20.

Pete and Manu paid tribute to the ousted pair, calling them “great competitors.” “I’m sorry you’re the first to leave as I really don’t think we got to see the best of you,” Pete said.

The Victorians conceded it was close and that they were lucky to escape elimination. “We’re glad it’s not us going home but at the same time we sympathise with them because it could have so easily have been us,” Lee said.

Kerry and Holly were gracious in defeat. “To be eliminated is heart-wrenching,” Holly said. “But at the end of the day we were one of 12 teams selected from the whole of Australia. We’re proud we even made it this far.”

Kerry added: “That’s what life is about. Learning from your mistakes and trying to improve on them. It’s been tremendous.”

Next week MY KITCHEN RULES moves into the next exciting phase of the competition.

They’ve enjoyed cooking on their home turf but on Monday night they will cook in other people’s homes for an entire street of people for their annual street party. For the first time, real people will get to vote on the contestants’ food. The team with the best dish will win the People’s Choice and a special reward. The weakest team – chosen by the judges – will head straight to Wednesday night’s sudden death cook-off where they will face elimination.

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

Just three months after being given the top job, Grant Blackley has had his contract with Ten Network Holdings terminated, effective immediately.  What’s more, the board has unanimously installed Lachlan Murdoch as the acting CEO while a permanent replacement is sought.

The replacement comes as Ten’s hour of news has struggled to find its audience since launch. It is understood that both Murdoch and James Packer had opposed the new direction Ten had taken.

And here is the official press release in relation to the axing of Ben Elton: Live From Planet Earth.

Channel Nine and FremantleMedia Australia announced today the conclusion of Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth.

A Nine spokesperson said: “Ben and his team have done a fantastic job uncovering new Australian talent and we appreciate all of their hard work and dedication. We are all very proud of the show but unfortunately it has not found the audience we had hoped for. We thank Ben and all the cast and crew for their commitment and wish them all the best.”

Michael Healy, Director of Television said: “Comedy is always risky, and live comedy is the riskiest of all. We are pleased to have taken the chance to support the local industry. ”Ian Hogg, CEO of FremantleMedia Australia, said: “We have immense respect for Ben. Through our development deal, we look forward to some exciting comedy and drama projects in the future.”

1^st official flop of 2011.

Another change from ELEVEN.

From next Wednesday (March 2) the All New Simpsons on ELEVEN will move from 8.30 to 7.30pm. There will be a repeat episode of The Simpsons at 8.30pm. New Futurama remains unchanged at 8pm. Makes more sense – keeps the two new episodes within the 7.30-8.30 hour.

The episode is: The Blue And The Grey

After spending another Valentine’s Day alone, Moe decides to take action and asks Homer to be his wingman. Meanwhile, Marge discovers her first grey hair.

Channel Nine and FremantleMedia Australia announced today the conclusion of Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth.

A Nine spokesperson said: “Ben and his team have done a fantastic job uncovering new Australian talent and we appreciate all of their hard work and dedication. We are all very proud of the show but unfortunately it has not found the audience we had hoped for. We thank Ben and all the cast and crew for their commitment and wish them all the best.”

Michael Healy, Director of Television said: “Comedy is always risky, and live comedy is the riskiest of all. We are pleased to have taken the chance to support the local industry.”

Ian Hogg, CEO of FremantleMedia Australia, said: “We have immense respect for Ben. Through our development deal, we look forward to some exciting comedy and drama projects in the future.”

Another new show to premiere on Nine with Harry’s Law set to air at 9.30pm on Sunday March 6, after The Mentalist (thankfully no more double episodes).

It replaces new CSI: Miami which will now move into Monday nights at 9.30pm, following This Is Your Life – which will be airing Monday nights at 8.30pm from Mon Feb 28.

That means, unless changed prior, new episodes of CSI: Miami air on Thur Feb 24, then Thur Mar 3, then Mon Mar 7 – all at 9.30pm.

Harry’s Law: Academy Award winner Kathy Bates stars in this quirky legal drama as a once-successful patent attorney searching for a fresh start in down and out Cincinnati, setting up her unconventional practice in an abandoned shoe store.

This has to be a record for encores, and the first free to air show to be encored over three channels at four different times.

Encores of Conviction Kitchen can be at the following times, on the following channels:

10.30pm Friday Feb 25 on Seven

12.30pm Sat Feb 26 on 7TWO

10.00am Sun Feb 27 on Seven

3.00pm Mon Feb 28 on 7mate.

The show itself – as in the first run episodes – airs Tuesdays at 9.30pm.

And don’t forget, there will be a My Kitchen Rules encore on 7TWO from 8.20am – this will still show up in guides as TBA – as they usually do not confirm the encores until after the Wednesday night episode has aired.

Just as I was praising ELEVEN for having one of the most stable schedules out of any of the commercial TV channels, they have made some changes affecting weekday afternoons and Sunday nights.

From this Sunday February 27, Smallville will move to 10.30pm and Angel is out of the schedule. At 8.30 will be the movie You, Me and Dupree.

With ELEVEN now adding movies to Sunday nights, there are movies on five out of six of the commercial digital multichannels.

From Monday Feb 28, Family Ties and Sabrina the Teenage Witch will swap timeslots.

Sabrina will move to 6pm, Family Ties to 4pm. At this stage, the late night replays remain as scheduled.