Throng

8:30pm - Monday, September 20 on Channel Nine

When Michelle is car-jacked with baby James in the back seat, it first appears to be an act of revenge on Detective Johnson. However when the police and Dean corner Eddy in a container yard, he denies any knowledge of a missing baby.

Meanwhile Jordan, Chase and Heidi revive one of the carjackers from a heroin induced stupor and they learn an unknown woman collected baby James and suspicion falls on Vince's girlfriend, Renae. When Renae spins her car out of control and it ends up teetering over a steep embankment, RSO work against the clock to secure the car and baby James before the car plummets into the ocean below.

When the team realise Michelle is in the boot, Dean dives in to save her before the car fills with water.

After great effort he is able to do so and Michelle and Detective Johnson are reunited with baby James.

8:30pm - Monday, September 13 on Channel Nine

When a light aircraft crashes in the bush, RSO have to make their way in by foot - the weather isn't allowing chopper support. Lara bonds with surviving passenger Charles Howard, who says he's on a mission to win back his daughter's respect. Lara later realises the way he's doing that is by stealing a bagful of cash from his boss - a financial rip-off merchant. And now some of the boss's thugs are after them.

Meanwhile, the rest of the team deal with the other plane crash survivors, one of whom suffers a snake bite. And when computer problems arise back at the stationhouse, Renae is called in to get things back up and running. Lara and Charles escape the thugs, and Charles reunites with his daughter. Soon after, Charles meets with a nasty surprise, but his effect on Lara has been felt, and she takes the first step in repairing her own father-daughter relationship.

8:30pm - Monday, September 6 on Channel Nine

It's all hands on deck for RSO when an attempted suicide in a Sydney subway leads to a major train incident. The team will have to be at their best to handle the crisis. Some of the traumas RSO confront include a young student with a shard of glass lodged in her leg, a mentally ill self-help devotee and a couple of workaholics who find each other through the disaster. But the real twist comes with the arrival of Detective Johnson... An important witness was on the train and she is now missing. Can RSO find her and get her to court on time, or will the man stalking her get to her first?

8:30pm - Monday, August 30 on Channel Nine

Michelle is under pressure when a rock star goes missing after a stage collapse and RSO is asked to look for him. Michelle is torn. If the rock star really is injured or hurt and she doesn't throw all resources at finding him, she'll be scapegoated by those above. On the other hand, if she initiates an expensive search only to find he's not even on the island she's in just as much trouble. Meanwhile Heidi is surprised to find her sister at the rock concert stage collapse. Everyone thinks Lexie is great fun, Heidi thinks she's trouble. And she's soon proved right when Lexie confesses to Jordan that she's forged Heidi's signature as guarantor. Jordan knows this will destroy Heidi's ability to get her chopper license and he comes up with an idea to get Lexie - and Heidi - out of trouble.

8:30pm - Monday, August 16 on Channel Nine

Vince discovers his son Sam is involved in illegal street racing after Sam is involved in an MVA. As Vince struggles to convince Sam of the dangers and stupidity of illegal street racing, it becomes clear that a vigilante is targeting the street racers and causing accidents. Wanting to help, Jordan tries in his own way to get through to Sam, but his methods are not welcomed by Vince.

Meanwhile, Dean is less than happy when Lara and Annika turn into BFFs after being forced together on a rescue. Dean's further annoyed when Chase and Emma's illicit romance starts impacting on his life.

After one of Sam's friends is killed in an accident caused by the vigilante, Sam seeks revenge. Vince must call on Jordan to help track Sam down, and stop him street racing before the vigilante can get to him.

8:30pm - Monday, August 9 on Channel Nine

RSO are called to the scene of an accident - a car crashed into a house. They rescue Melissa Gardner but it seems her four year-old daughter Grace is missing. RSO search frantically for the missing daughter but it's soon revealed that Grace is a figment of Melissa's imagination. Her daughter died two years ago. The search is called off, but somehow, Dean is not satisfied they know the full extent of the situation.

Meanwhile, Chase asks Emma, his counsellor, out on a date. She initially puts ethics first and rejects his advances, but after he saves her from a dangerous patient she decides it might not be such a bad idea after all. Michelle has a scare when she thinks her own child could be missing. When Lara and Jordan exclude Heidi from their Lotto winnings because of late syndicate payments, Heidi tries to make it up to them.

8:30pm - Monday, August 2 on Channel Nine

Chase risks his life to save a woman stuck in river mud deep in the bush. Dean realises this is part of a dangerous pattern in the wake of Bingo's death and sends Chase back to base, where Michelle insists he sees the department shrink. At first resentful, Chase realises the shrink might be onto something when she questions the power balance in the Gallagher brothers' relationship. Meanwhile the rest of the team deal with the fallout between two brothers and the real reason behind the woman being stranded in the river.

8:30pm - Monday, July 26 on Channel Nine

RSO gets the call-out after an explosion rips through shock jock Zac Weston's exclusive party. Zac is convinced the explosion was deliberate and he is being targeted. Chase's rivalry with Bingo plays out during the rescue, which ends up compromising the team.

Meanwhile, Lara is relieved when Hamish, a party guest, turns up unhurt. But the event unsettles Hamish, who forces Lara to confront her priorities.

Bingo's vanity becomes an issue when he aligns himself with a paparazzo who proceeds to publish photos of the party, much to Zac's chagrin. This, in turn, causes problems for RSO as Zac's fanbase turn against them - until the truth of the party explosion is revealed.

When Bingo helps save Chase during a rescue, their rivalry is replaced by a solid friendship. But there's one more twist of fate to go, and it's a devastating one.

The Australian drama Rescue: Special Ops, has been picked up by the Nine Network for a third season.

Filming for the upcoming third season which consists of twenty-two episodes will start in September, with a 2011 airdate expected.

Jo Horsburgh, Nine’s head of drama welcomed the pick-up.

“RESCUE: Special Ops has continued to grow as a real audience favourite and I’m delighted, along with everyone at Nine, to be commissioning a third series. I look forward to being entertained by the much loved characters and great stories, with plenty of action in season three.”

Series producers Sarah Smith and Julie McGauran said to expect more thrills and edge-of-your-seat action in the series, which will see a cast including Peter Phelps, Libby Tanner, Gigi Edgley and Les Hill return.

Hill said he was excited about the upcoming third season.

8:30pm - Monday, July 19 on Channel Nine

When a mini-bus goes over a cliff Jordan has to make a choice who to save and is later blackmailed when the person he rescued gives him money.

8:30pm - Monday, July 12 on Channel Nine

Heidi questions her decision-making when she becomes involved in a custody dispute. And Bingo trusts an old school mate - at considerable cost.

8:30pm - Monday, July 5 on Channel Nine

When Dean "dies" and is revived during a marina fire rescue, he's forced to confront the things that are really important to him - including his feelings for Lara.

UPDATED

More programming changes at Nine next week, with an episode of Who Do You Think You Are featuring Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson slotted in to 10pm Tuesday, after another “supersized” Top Gear from 8.30pm.

That means that Adults Only Two and a Half Men is off for the week (was only on once) and the season finale of Australian Families of Crime moves to 10pm Tuesday JULY 6 and its 4th timeslot in its short run on TV.

Next week (June 27 - July 3) on Nine sees the finale of Underbelly: The Golden Mile at 8.30pm Sunday, the finale on the current run of Customs at 6.30pm Sunday, the last new episodes of the Big Bang Theory at Monday 8pm, the return of Rescue Special Ops at 8.30pm Monday and the premiere of new factual RBT (how many of these sorts of shows can Seven and Nine keep throwing at us?) 7pm Sunday night.

The Nine Network today announced that RESCUE: Special Ops will return with a new series on Monday, June 28 at 8.30pm.

The acclaimed ensemble cast including Les Hill, Peter Phelps, Libby Tanner, Gigi Edgley, Katherine Hicks, Andrew Lees and Daniel Amalm will all return to the heart-stopping drama in its second season.

The new series picks up nine months after the thrilling finale of season one. Lara (Edgley) is now married to long-term boyfriend Hamish (Wil Traval), brothers Dean (Hill) and Chase (Lees) are living together, and Michelle (Tanner) has given birth to her unexpected baby, with the question everyone is asking: who is the father?

New recruit Gary “Bingo” Bing (Luke Pegler) sets pulses racing as he tries to fit in and prove his worth on the Rescue team. Meanwhile, Dean comes up against the hot firefighter Annika (Madeleine West) who challenges him on every decision, driving him wild.

Channel Nine are feeling the heat after airing a promo for Rescue Special Ops which bears a striking resemblance to one created by Discovery Channel.

Nine’s teaser for their show is remarkably similar to Discovery’s promo which features survivalist star of Man Vs Wild Bear Grylls scaling a giant letter form which spells out Discovery. Nine’s version features the Rescue cast dealing with word Rescue in much the same way.

Several shots are identical in style to the original Discovery promo.