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American Dad
Sunday March 11 at 10.00pm on FOX8
American Dad Season 6! Is the animated story of C.I.A. Agent Stan Smith, and his not so average family. Stan is a hyperactive American Dad that is constantly fighting off terrorists who threaten the safety of the United States, sometimes causing more harm than good. His wife Francine is your average house wife, though she has a past of partying, drinking and drug taking that she had to give up for the sake of her conservative husband. Hayley, Stan’s only only daughter, is a rebellious teenager. She speaks her own mind, and does things her own way. She is a liberal daughter, is a rebellious teenager. She speaks her own mind, and does things her own way. She is a liberal college student who has gone over to extreme left-wing liberalism just to spite her dad. Steve the dorky son enjoys games like Dungeons and Dragons, and goes to great pathetic lengths to be cool. Then there’s Roger, the illegal alien who has been hiding out in the family’s home ever since he was rescued him from Area 51. Roger is not allowed out in public, which causes him great distress and means that he does nothing but vegetate in front of the TV. Last but not least there is Klaus, a wisecracking talking fish who is secretly in love with Francine. Klaus was a CIA experiment gone horribly wrong ending up with a German man’s brain.
Sunday March 11
THE SIMPSONS – FOX8 – Season 22, Episode 1
8.00pm – Channel Premiere
The world’s most popular family, and the longest-running scripted show in television history, returns for its 22nd season. The Simpsons has made a name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general and has been named the ‘Best Show of the 20th Century’ by Time Magazine.
FUTURAMA – FOX 8 – Season 7, Episode 1
8.30pm – Channel Premiere
Matt Groening’s, Futurama Season 7 returns, as the hilarious animated series about a pizza delivery man named Fry who is accidentally cryogenically frozen in 1999 and wakes up 1000 years later to a brave new world – that in some ways hasn’t progressed much beyond the 20th century.
FAMILY GUY – FOX 8 – Season 10, Episode 1
9pm – Channel Premiere
A subversive animated comedy The Family Guy returns for its 10th season, as the present everyday trials and tribulations of family life, but with a distinctive twist and irreverent slant are highlighted. Set in Rhode Island this animated series features the misadventures of the Sick, twisted and politically incorrect Griffin family. Heading up this eclectic household is Peter, the dim witted and impulsive father who makes life decisions based on what he watches on TV, and Lois, a frustrated social climber and loving mother.
THE CLEVELAND SHOW – FOX 8 – Season 2, Episode 1
9.30pm – Channel Premiere at 9.30pm
The Cleveland Show continues with Season 2, as we follow Quahog’s favorite soft-spoken neighbour, Cleveland Brown, as he settles down in Virginia with his high school sweetheart and her unruly kids.
AMERICAN DAD – FOX 8 – Season 6, Episode 1
10pm – Channel Premiere at 10.00pm
American Dad Season 6! Is the animated story of C.I.A. Agent Stan Smith, and his not so average family. Stan is a hyperactive American Dad that is constantly fighting off terrorists who threaten the safety of the United States, sometimes causing more harm than good. His wife Francine is your average house wife, though she has a past of partying, drinking and drug taking that she had to give up for the sake of her conservative husband. Hayley, Stan’s only daughter, is a rebellious teenager.
CENTENNIAL (Part One) – FOX CLASSICS – Sunday Night Mini-Series
6.00pm
Only the Rocks Live Forever: Pasquinel intrudes on Indian Land along Colorado’s Platte River, encountering hostile and friendly tribes.
THE WORLD FROM ABOVE HISTORY – HISTORY CHANNEL – Season 2, Episode 1
6.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
We reveal some of our globe’s most beautiful and dramatic places– from floating Venice and the mighty Danube to twenty chateaux in the Loire Valley, the Civil War Battlefields of Virginia and one of the world’s largest bridges between two intriguing Danish islands.
BEN 10: DESTROY ALL ALIENS – CARTOON NETWORK
9.00am – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Ten-year-old Ben Tennyson is finally back from his summer vacation – and his life is a mess! Humiliated by his teacher, harassed by bullies, grounded by his parents, upstaged by his cousin and cursed with a malfunctioning Omnitrix that’s vaporising his homework, Ben finally gets the opportunity to get away from it all when his alien buddy Tetrax (from Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix) offers him the chance of a lifetime: to step up his Omnitrix hero training with a ‘total alien emersion’
MY GORILLA LIFE – NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WILD
7.30pm
One woman has spent a decade earning the trust of the silverback Western Lowland Gorillas in the Congo forest. See their most intimate moments and leadership power struggles through her eyes.
ULTIMATE FISH: SNAPPER – DISCOVERY CHANNEL
7.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
“Andrew ‘ET’ Ettingshausen embarks on a thrilling trans-Tasman adventure in a bid to meet up with a monster Snapper. Can ET come face to face with his ultimate snapper, before marauding sharks beat him to it?”
Monday March 12
FOOTBALLER’S WIVES – ARENA – Season 2, Episode 1
1pm Weekdays – Channel Premiere
They’re young, they’re rich, they’re sexy, and they’ve got everything that fame and money can buy. As the wives of players on the soccer team known as the Sparks, they should be having the time of their lives … but the reality is very different. Three couples: Donna and Ian Walmsley, Tanya and Jason Turner and Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe and Kyle Pascoe; deal with marriage, sex, drugs, high fashion, fast cars, staggering salaries, catfights, mansions, copious affairs and life in the celebrity spotlight (MA).
CHARLIE SHEEN: HOLLYWOOD BLACK BOOK – BIO (One-hour Special)
9.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
This exclusive biography special delves into how Charlie Sheen became a media sensation amid a lifetime of controversy. Best-selling author Ian Halperin narrates the tell-all special in which those closest to the former TWO AND A HALF MEN star reveal the man behind the outrageous antics and memorable quotes and will expose never-before-told secrets from the actor’s life.
The special will also present Sheen’s own drug test, and other shocking surprises, while looking at how digital media, from his massive Twitter following and online rants, contributed to his controversial image.
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW – CI NETWORK – Season 2, Episode 1
7.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere at 7.30pm
This true crime series offers a unique glimpse into the twisted world of thirteen of the worst criminals on file. Riddled with shocking details, THE DEVIL YOU KNOW gives access to the stories of the heartbroken victims and the heatless criminals they loved, offering a rare insight to the criminal mind. THE DEVIL YOU KNOW exposes the machinations of these men and women who have wreaked havoc on the lives of their victims, culminating in crimes from fraud to bigamy and… murder.
MASTERCHEF: THE PROFESSIONALS – LIFESTYLE FOOD – Season 4
7.30pm Weeknights -Australian Exclusive Premiere
Legendary double Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr and Masterchef dining expert Gregg Wallace are joined by Michel’s trusted sous chef Monica Galetti as they hunt for Britain’s next culinary superstar who has what it takes to go to the top of the culinary world. Ten chefs must deal with the pressure of an elimination round. In front of the watching Monica and Gregg, they must earn the right to cook for Michel. In the six-ingredient invention test, the 10 chefs grapple with their nerves as they have one hour to prove their skill, palate and creativity, preparing a dish from only six ingredients – duck breast, leeks, blackberries, garlic, thyme and cinnamon. The pressure is on if they are to impress the awesome palate of Michel’s sous chef Monica and stand a chance of cooking for her boss. For now they are all safe, but in the next episode, five of these 10 chefs must return and face their final test before Monica and Gregg decide who will be the first to cook for culinary giant Michel Roux Jnr.
Tuesday March 13
GHOST WHISPERER – 111 HITS – Season 4, Episode 1
9.30pm – Channel Premiere Weeknights
Season 4 of the 111 HITS favourite has arrived. Reluctant ghost whisperer Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt)continues to help the spirits of the deceased wrap up any unfinished business so they can move to the other side in the fourth season of this popular supernatural series. Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Conrad, Camryn Manheim.
PAWN STARS – A&E – Season 4, Episode 1
7.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Pawn Stars brings you inside the doors of a family-run pawnshop in Las Vegas, where three generations of men from the Harrison family grandfather Richard, son Rick and grandson Corey jointly run the business, with clashing and camaraderie every step of the way. This family lives and breathes the pawning business, using their sharp-eyed skills to carefully assess the value of items their colourful customers bring in, objects ranging from the obscure to the truly historic. The Pawn Stars are blown away when they meet a guy selling his homemade mortar that fires a very unique brand of ammunition, bowling balls. Will the gang line up their aim and strike a deal or will a misfire send the deal into the gutter? Then Rick is handed an extremely rare World War II gas mask believed to have been designed for baby. Will Rick try to buy this unusual artifact, or will he throw the baby out with the bathwater? And later, the Old Man has a chance to buy an original unused ticket to the 1965 classic bout between Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson. Will the Pawn Stars go the distance for this piece of boxing memorabilia or will a surprise uppercut sting like a bee?
KHLOE AND LAMAR – E! – Season 2
9.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
With Lamar in a funk due to the lockout, Khloe attempts to bring the sexy back to her and Lamar’s relationship. Lamar and Robs relationship begins to suffer when Rob moves out.
Wednesday March 14
IN TIME – ON DEMAND
Every 60 minutes
In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage – a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system. Stars Justin Timberlake.
OUR IDIOT BROTHER – ON DEMAND
Same day as DVD – Every 60 minutes
A comedy centered on an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters.
OPERATION REPO – CI NETWORK – Season 4, Episode 1
7pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Uncover the fast-paced, high-pressure world of repossession with a team of highly trained professionals. If you can’t make your payment, the team will find you.
CRICKET SUPERSTAR – FOX 8 – Season 1, FINAL Episode 10
7.30pm – LOCAL PRODUCTION – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Tonight find out who takes out the title of Australia’s first cricket superstar.
WORK OF ART – STUDIO – Premiere
8.30pm
Project Runway meets visual arts in this exhilarating new reality series to find the next great artist. Produced by Sarah Jessica Parker, in each episode fourteen up-and-coming artists compete to create the best artwork
WINTER X GAMES EUROPE – LIVE – ESPN2
8pm
Thursday March 15
BREAKING DAWN PART ONE – ON DEMAND
Same day as DVD – Every 30 minutes
The Quileutes close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses a threat to the Wolf Pack and the towns people of Forks.
Friday March 16
AXE MEN – A&E – Season 1, Episode 1
4.30pm – Channel Premiere
Deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, rugged men make their living doing one of the deadliest jobs in the world, logging. Their mission is to retrieve timber perched on mountainsides too steep to access with machines, but it’s no easy task. Plagued by mechanical failures, relentless weather, and unpredictable terrain, these brave men risk their lives retrieving the timber with which we built our country.
Saturday March 17
HARRY’S LAW – UNIVERSAL – Season 1, Episode 1
7.30pm – Channel Premiere
In the series premiere episode, once-successful patent attorney Harriet Korn is fired and decides to begin anew with her own practice. With the help of her happy go lucky secretary, Jenna, she sets up shop in an abandoned shoe store in a rough section of Cincinnati. Her first case is to defend Malcolm Davies, a troubled young man, facing his third drug offense. Meanwhile, up and coming attorney Adam Branch joins the firm, and defends Damian Winslow, a “private security officer” after he shoots a man who is attempting to rob a laundromat.
THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES – NICKELODEON – Season 5
6.30pm
Sarah Jane discovers an abandoned baby girl on her doorstep and attempts to find out who left her there.
THE QUEENS PALACES – BBC KNOWLEDGE – Premiere
7.30pm
Buckingham Palace may be just about the most famous building in the world, but its story is much less familiar. Fiona Bruce reveals how England’s most spectacular palace emerged from a swampy backwater in just 300 years. The journey of discovery takes her from the sewers of London to the magnificent State Rooms; from a home for camels and elephants to the artistic brilliance of C18th-century Venice; and from a prince’s Chinese fantasy to the secret of how the Palace’s glittering chandeliers are cleaned today.
The countdown has begun. Only 5 days until 7MATE’s Mighty Mega Week shifts into gear on Sunday, June 19. Premier motorsport, mind-blowing stunts and experiments, epic big screen action, side-splitting comedy, alligator hunting and automotive genius come together for a week of mega entertainment.
It all starts with the high-octane action of the V8 SUPERCARS series from Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin at 12.30pm (June 19). It’s event 5 of the 2011 season with Qualifying and Race 13 over 200km. Host Matt White and commentators Neil Crompton and Mark Skaife are trackside for the big race.
The Emmy nominated, hit science TV series MYTHBUSTERS explodes twice a week on 7MATE (Sundays 6.30pm & Thursdays at 8.30pm) starting with the special Impossible Heists Part 1on June 19. Join hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage as they decode and demystify some of the most popular urban myths and legends using their signature offbeat experimentation.
Sunday night on 7MATE pays tribute to one of cinema’s greatest heroes, John Rambo. 7MATE presents the iconic cult-hit RAMBO series starring Sylvester Stallone starting with First Blood on June 19 at 8.30pm.
Tuesday (June 21) is comedy central with new episodes of AMERICAN DAD (9.00pm) and FAMILY GUY – celebrating its 150th episode with a movie length event at 9.30pm – followed by Danny McBride in the Will Ferrell produced comedy EASTBOUND & DOWN at 10.30pm.
Celebrity car enthusiast Xzibit cruises into Wednesday nights on 7MATE with the hit series PIMP MY RIDE from June 22 at 7.30pm. In true rags to riches fashion, the program takes a young automotively-challenged fan and turns his/her bucket into a pimped out masterpiece.
The wild swamplands of Southern Louisiana set the scene for 7MATE’s documentary series SWAMP PEOPLE. The program follows a group of Cajun swampers who navigate inhospitable bayous, marshes and wetlands through a time of year that is crucial to their survival: the 30-day alligator hunting season (Thursday, June 23 at 7.30pm). And at 9.30pm, catch new episodes of HELILOGGERS.
The mega hits continue the following week on 7MATE with the premiere of AMERICAN PICKERS, HARDCORE PAWN and LIFE AFTER PEOPLE.
7MATE is number 1 in its target audience (men 16-54) across the television year (week 24: June 5 – June 11, 2011).
7mate was launched September 25, 2010, following the first AFL Grand Final of that year. Leading up to the launch of 7TWO, close to eleven months earlier, “Mate” was thrown around as a possibility of the name of the second channel. Seven were the last of all the networks to launch a second channel, but were the first of the commercial networks to launch the third channel.
Throughout the year, there had been plenty of rumour and speculation as to what Nine and Ten were doing for their third channels, both of which, at the time, were heading for a 2011 start date. Seven were so secretive in their plans for their third channel, that the late August 2010 announcement was a complete surprise.
Like GEM with Nine and ONE with Ten, 7mate meant the end of the main channel’s HD simulcast, which in metro markets was seen on channel 70, and therefore the loss of seeing a lot of Seven‘s content in HD. 7mate launched with the aim of attracting a mostly male audience, aiming for the 18-49 demographic.7mate landed on LCN 73, leaving LCN 70 to revert to a standard definition clone of Seven.
At 6pm, on September 25, after the AFL Grand Final concluded, 7mate kicked off with Gene Simmons Family Jewels. On its first night, the broadcast of 7mate continued on both LCN 70 and LCN 73, before 70 reverted to a standard definition clone of Seven over night.
Unlike GEM and ONE though, there was absolutely NO promotion suggesting this channel would have any HD content. And for a while there, it looked like it didn’t. The only mention of HD was that you need an HD tuner to receive the channel. Many forums had suggested that 7mate was nothing more than an SD feed, prompting the question as to how Seven would meet their HD content requirement of 1040 hours per year.
7mate promised a range of programming including American Dad, Family Guy, How I Met Your Mother, 30 Rock, Caprica, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, documentaries including The Universe, Mega Structures, Air Crash Investigations and a lot more. It also promised some sport – which so far, apart from AFL encores, the odd split market programming to cover some events and a little bit of racing, there has been virtually no sport on the channel.
Over the past seven months since launch, 7mate has grown into one of the highest rating digital channels, often attracting nightly audiences of 3-4%, and not far behind its sister channel 7TWO in shares. Its schedule has been very stable when compared to GO! and GEM, although there has been the odd last minute change from time to time.
But how much of 7mate programming is really in HD? Well, there are a number of programs 7mate are currently airing that are in HD. Some internet TV guides give an idea of which shows are in HD, which Seven have confirmed as being true. If 7mate was once a standard definition feed, it definitely is not now.
HD shows on 7mate include: The Event, The Cape, Caprica, How I Met Your Mother, According to Jim, My Wife & Kids, Mighty Ships, Super Factories, The Universe, Scrubs, newer episodes of American Dad and The Amazing Race. Many of the movies are also in HD, but not all. In the coming week for example, two of the three movies are not in HD, while other weeks, all are in HD.
The Amazing Race is an interesting case as initially, Seven could only get the SD feed – which was a pity as this is the first season of the series to be shot in HD. Within a few episodes, the HD version had arrived. Some viewers commented on how much clearer it looked.
Looking at the next seven days as a guide, 7mate have a total of 17.5 prime time hours in HD programming. That would be more like 22 hours if all the movies were in HD – a similar figure to what GEM is doing at the moment.
Outside of prime time, however, there is little HD to be found. With old TV shows, and NBC Today making up most of the post midnight and day time schedule, 7mate’s total HD hours barely move from the prime time figure. That therefore puts GEM in front in total HD hours per week.
Those who have a TIVO would note that nothing on 7mate is designated as being HD. If you look at what TIVO says is a HD show, you’ll only find titles from ONE HD and GEM when there should also be titles from 7mate. This could go back to the idea that 7mate was a SD feed at one stage, and TIVO have not updated what they do on their EPG for the channel. TIVO are yet to respond or fix the issue – even though Seven are aware of it, and TIVO is closely related to Seven.
To conclude, 7mate is only second to GEM as a supplier of free to air HD content. ONE HD would be third – although that will change come May 8 and their new line up (ONE HD will be re-evaluated for HD content mid May, and its part in this series updated).
Next time: HD content on Pay TV.
More movies for 7mate?
In week 7 (Feb 6-12), 7mate have added a movie to Monday nights and Wednesday nights. The move coincides with movies on GEM on those two nights with have generally proven to be successful for the channel. Question is though, will these movies that draw high ratings to digital channels stand up against first run and quality content returning to the main channels? Guess we’ll find out in a few weeks.
7mate’s Sunday movie for Feb 6 is Dodge Ball.
On Monday night, Feb 7, 7mate will premiere the Family Guy Movie at 9pm, followed by an episodes of American Dad at 10pm. Double Scrubs follows at 10.30, then CNNNN at 11.30pm.
To Wednesday Feb 9, The Family Guy and American Dad repeats will remain at 8.30 (thought hey might have moved to new episodes by then) with the movie 8 Mile featuring Eminem at 9.30pm.
Thursday night Feb 10 has Life After People at 7.30, Megastructures at 8.30 and double episodes of Gangs of Oz at 9.30pm.
On both Monday Feb 14 at 8.30 and Wed Feb 16 at 9.30 are movies, with titles yet to be advised.
Also – The Shield next Wednesday Feb 2, has been replaced with an episode of Gangs Of Oz.
Another classic TV show is coming to 7mate: Xena Warrior Princess. Xena begins on 7mate at 3pm Thur Feb 3, and continues 3pm daily. It will also be on at 3am from Monday (morning) Feb 7.
The last time you’ll see King of the Hill on 7mate is at 3pm Wed Feb 2. The show is now airing on ELEVEN from the beginning.
Double How I Met Your Mother continues on Monday to Wednesday nights from 7.30pm – looks like remaining into ratings season.
New to 7mate, is documentary series, Life After People which investigates what would happen to the world if suddenly there were no people left, without answering the question how or why all the people left. It airs Thursdays from Feb 3, at 7.30pm.
Following that is Mega structures (Feb 3 only), then Gangs of Oz at 9.30 and The Shield at 10.30 (not Feb 10). The Sopranos airs at 11.30pm Thursdays. Gangs of Oz will be a double episode on Thur Feb 10.
Into ratings season and on Mon Feb 7, after double Mother is repeats episodes of Family Guy and American Dad, but programming from 9.30 until midnight is TBA.
The line up remains the same as usual for Tue Feb 8.
And on Wed Feb 9, TBA’s fill timeslots from 8.30 until midnight. It is possible new episodes of Family Guy and American Dad will land there at 8.30 BUT if they do, 8.30pm Wednesday will be one of the most congested timeslots of the week for new content on free to air TV with new offerings on the main channels and a number of digitals alike.
Ratings season starts Sunday Feb 6.
The first week of summer TV sees a few changes to the 7mate schedule as well, but much of the program is the same as usual.
That 70’s Show remains at 7pm Sunday – Friday on 7mate. It also airs on Seven late night Tuesday and Thursday. Scrubs – another show seen on Seven late nights as well, has a double episode from 7.30pm Sunday Nov 28. With Damage Control now out of the schedule, Sunday movies on 7mate move to 8.30pm.
There will be no more new episodes of Family Guy or American Dad – only repeats. Stargate Atlantis fills three hours on Thursday nights while the is a double episode of the Shield on Monday nights. Documentary Engineering Disasters premieres at 6.30pm Saturday nights and former Seven show Australia Smashes Guinness World Records premieres on 7mate, with all new episodes.
Here is the summary – all are repeats unless otherwise stated:
Sunday Nov 28
7.30 Gene Simmons Family Jewels (changed from Scrubs, new episodes)
8.30 Movie: Stuck on You
11.00 Boston Legal
Monday Nov 29
7.30 Australia Smashes Guinness World Records – NEW
8.00 Whacked out Sports
8.30 Family Guy
9.00 American Dad
9.30 The Shield
11.30 The Sopranos
Tuesday Nov 30
7.30 How I Met Your Mother
8.00 Scrubs
8.30 Family Guy
9.00 American Dad
9.30 My Name is Earl
10.00 Punk’d (new to 7mate)
10.30 Russell Brand’s Ponderland
11.00 Nitro Circus (new to 7mate)
11.30 Strikeforce
Wednesday Dec 1
7.30 How I Met Your Mother
8.00 Scrubs
8.30 Family Guy
9.00 American Dad
9.30 The Drew Carey Show
10.30 Chapelle’s Show (new to 7mate)
11.00 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
11.30 Strike Force
Thursday Dec 2
7.30 Gene Simmons Family Jewels (new to 7mate)
8.30 Stargate Atlantis
11.30 The Event encore
Friday Dec 3
7.30 The Boneyard (new to 7mate)
8.30 Ax Men (new to 7mate)
9.30 Movie: Submerged
11.30 Strike Force
Sat Dec 4
6.30 Engineering Disasters (new to 7mate)
7.30 Air Crash Investigation
8.30 Mega Disasters (new to 7mate)
9.30 The Universe (new to 7mate)
10.30 7mate Playboy movie: Shame, Shame, Shame (new to 7mate)
New to 7mate means new episode that has never been on 7mate before, but may have aired on another channel.
Big Bang’s Galecki lands film role
The Big Bang Theory’s Johnny Galecki, who plays Leonard, has been cast in new Justin Timberlake film “I’m.Mortal”. The role will be Galecki’s first major film effort since he joined The Big Bang Theory. House’s Olivia Wilde will also feature in the film.
Creator teases Misfits second season
The creator of British teen series Misfits has revealed details of the second season. Howard Overman said that the unresolved storylines from the first season will be wrapped up quickly in the new run along with a new central character introduced.
American Dad seventh season ordered
Fox has ordered another series of American Dad, which is currently in its sixth season. Eight more scripts have been announced for the cartoon as well as several other animated projects including the TV remake of 2004 movie Napoleon Dynamite.
Walhberg announces spy drama plans
Mark Wahlberg has announced plans for a new spy drama with fellow Entourage and Boardwalk Empire producer Stephen Levinson. The project will focus on a Berlin missionary who becomes involved with the CIA during the Cold War.
24 actor joins Terra Nova
24 cast member Mido Hamada has landed a fulltime role on upcoming Steven Spielberg series Terra Nova. Hamada, who played Samir Mehran on 24, will take on the role of head of security in the prehistoric series.
Updated November 9, 2010
The US ratings season 2010/11 started on Monday Sept 20, 2010.
Here is the Throng guide to what shows are starting when in the US and when they might be likely to be seen in Australia.
The list of shows is presented with the date they premiere or return in the US, followed by if or when we are likely to see them in Australia, in alphabetical order.
30 Rock – US Thur Sept 23. New season on Seven, 10.30pm, Thur Oct 21.
90210 – US Mon Sept 13. Will be shown on Eleven in 2011, but we have a lot of catching up to do.
America’s Next Top Model – US Wed Sept 8. FOX8, 7.30pm, Tuesday October 19, 2010
American Dad – US Sunday Oct 3. Expect to see it on 7mate, after we catch up with old episodes not yet shown. American Dad (first run eps, but still S6) on 7mate Wednesday nights 9pm from Sept 29.
Blue Bloods – Ten in 2011.
Bones – US Thur Sept 23 – Seven currently airing repeats. New Bones on Seven from Sunday, October 18. Last new ep Sun Nov 7. Only showed four of them.
Brothers and Sisters – US Sun Sept 26. Seven in 2011, most likely back to Monday nights after Desperate Housewives.
Castle – US Mon Sept 20. Seven in 2011. They chose not to run the new episodes for now.
Chase – US Mon Sept 20. Part of Nine’s line up still to come in 2010. Yet to see promos though.
Chuck – US Mon Sept 20. Last season still showing on FOX8. New season in 2011 sometime, although FOX8 are notoriously slow to put it on. No chance of a fast track here, but possibly the new season will just carry on once the current ends.
Community – US Wed Sept 22. GO say they plan to fast track. Possibly late Sept or October.
Cougar Town – US Wed Sept 22. Unlikely to be seen on Seven until summer, if at all. Possibly will go to 7TWO.
Criminal Minds – US Wed Sept 22. CONFIRMED for Monday Oct 25 at 8.30pm. Last new ep Mon Nov 15.
CSI - US Thur Sept 23. New season premires on Nine Thursday October 21, 9.30pm.
CSI: Miami - US Sun Oct 3. On Nine from Mon Oct 25, 9.30pm
CSI: NY – US Fri Sept 24. Will be seen on Nine, but not likely to be fast tracked.
Dexter - US Sun Sept 26. New season on Showcase November 2010.
Desperate Housewives – US Sun Sept 26. Seven in 2011. Probably back to Monday nights as always. No surprises there!
Fringe - US Thur Sept 23. On GO Wed Nov 11, 9.30pm.
Glee - US Tue Sept 21. SUPER Fast Tracked to Ten Wed Sept 22, 7.30pm. With the time difference, that is hours after it airs in the US. However – the Comm Games break will see us fall two weeks behind the US. Last new ep Mon Nov 22.
Gossip Girl S5 – US Mon Sept 13. FOX8 Dec 2010. S3 on GO Mon Sept 13, 10.30pm
Grey’s Anatomy - US Thur Sept 23. Seven in 2011. No fast tracking likely.
Hawaii 5-O - US Mon Sept 20. Will be on Ten in 2011. Part of the 2011 line up. Rating very well in US.
Hellcats – US Wed Sept 8. Premiered on GO, Mon Sept 13, 7.30pm.
House - US Mon Sept 20. Fast Tracked to Ten Wed Sept 22, 8.30pm. Two week break for Comm Games sees us fall behind be 2 weeks.
How I Met Your Mother – US Mon Sept 20. New season not till 2011 now. There are still repeats on Seven as well as 7mate.
Human Target - US Fri Oct 1. First season currently on GO, Wednesday nights – and now off GO. Seeing S2 then I would say is unlikely. Returns to GO Wed Oct 20, 8.30pm
Law and Order: SVU - US Wed Sept 22. Possible for Ten after the Commonwealth Games, but more likely not to be seen until 2011. Ten are playing repeats of SVU after the Games.
Law and Order LA – US Tue Sept 28. Will be seen on Seven (!), but not likely to be fast tracked. So maybe not until 2011.
Lie to Me – US Brought forward to Mon Oct 4. WAS Wed Nov 10. Possible fast track for Ten after the Commonwealth Games. Lie to Me season 3 brought forward due to Lone Star being axed.
Medium – US Fri Sept 24. Returns to Ten 9.30pm Sunday October 17. And off from Oct 31.
Mike and Molly - US Mon Sept 20. Not until 2011
Modern Family – US Wed Sept 22. New season premieres on Ten 7pm Sunday October 17, 2010
NCIS & NCIS:LA – US Tue Sept 21. New NCIS after the Commonwealth Games, Tue Oct 19. NCIS: LA will still play in repeats though. Last new ep Tue Nov 23.
Nikita – US Thur Sept 9. ON GO 9.30 Thur Oct 28.
Parenthood - US Tue Sept 14. Seven will contuinue into season 2 when season 1 finishes in November. Last new eps for 2010 8.30pm Tue Nov 23.
Private Practice – US Thur Sept 23. Seven in 2011, together with Grey’s Anatomy – as they do every year.
Raising Hope – US Tue Sept 21. Ten Wed Nov 17 8pm. Continues Nov 24 8pm.
Rules of Engagement - US Mon Sept 20. Doesn’t do too well for Ten, so not likely to see any more of it until either summer or on Eleven in 2011.
Smallville – US Fri Sept 24. Eleven in 2011. Also some catching up to do before we get to this new season.
S**t! My Dad Says – US Thur Sept 23. Not until 2011 now.
Stargate Universe – US Tue Sept 28. SciFi channel will fast track new season – premieres Friday October 1, 8.30pm. Free to air will see previous season in 2011 on Eleven.
Supernatural – US Thur Sept 23. Although we have some catching up to do, this show is planned to air on Ten’s new channel Eleven in 2011. Unlikely to be seen sooner.
Survivor Nicaragua – US Wed Sept 15. Returned to Tuesday nights from Sept 28 at 9pm on Nine. Start time has drifted back towards 10pm though.
The Amazing Race S17 - US Sun Sept 26. On Seven 8.30pm Thursday September 30. Moved to 7.30 Thursdays from Thur Oct 7th.
The Apprentice – US Thur Sept 16. FOX8 Wed Oct 20, 8.30pm.
The Big Bang Theory – US Thur Sept 23. New season starts on Nine, 8.30pm Wed Oct 20.
The Cleveland Show – US Sun Sept 26. Possible for Ten over summer, or Eleven in 2011.
The Defenders – US Wed Sept 22. Ten in 2011.
The Event – US Mon Sept 20. Seven Mondays, 8.30pm. Encores 7mate Thursdays 10.30pm. Moves to 10.30 Mondays from Oct 25. Week off Nov 8. Back Nov 15. Due to break in US.
The Good Wife - US Tue Sept 28. New night – S2 Wednesdays on Ten, after Glee, from Wed Oct 20, 2010.
The Mentalist – US Thur Sept 23. Confirmed on Nine from October 25, 8.30pm. No more new episodes after Nov 8, until 2011.
The Middle – US Wed Sept 22. New eps on GO, 8.30pm Sundays from Nov 7.
The Office – US Thur Sept 23. Possible for Ten over summer. More likely on Eleven in 2011.
The Simpsons - US Sunday Sept 26. New season, ep 1 on Ten, 6.30pm, Friday October 15, 2010. New simpsons continues on Ten on Fridays from Nov 19, also Nov 26.
The Vampire Diaries – US Thur Sept 9. Premiered on GO, Mon Sept 13, 8.30pm. Continues on Monday nights but there is a break coming up Nov 22 and 29 due to break in US. Back (I assume) Dec 6.
The Whole Truth – US Wed Sept 22. Nine in 2011.
Two and a Half Men – US Mon Sept 20. Confirmed for Nine for Oct 18. No more new episodes after Nov 8.
Undercover Boss – US Sun Sept 26. Season 2 premieres on Ten Monday Sept 27, 7.30pm. Hours after US airing. But no further eps to be shown for now, due to Australian version airing 8.30pm Mondays, from Oct 18.
Undercovers – US Wed Sept 22. Another one part of Nine’s 2010 shows but not known if it will air in 2010 or not. Like many of these Nine acquisitions, whether they are rushed to air or not will depend on how they perform in the US. THIS HAS BEEN AXED – so if Nine keep the rights, expect it on GO or GEM.
V – US Jan 2011. GO plan to fast track – so possibly on air soon after the US date.
Note: I have not yet included new shows where the Australian network the show is likely to air on is not yet known. These I will add as I find out, and hopefully keep up to date.
Some of these titles include: Lone Star, Running Wild, The Cape, Detroit 1-8-7, Better With You, The Defenders, Outsourced (possibly one for Seven), School Pride, Outlaw, and No Ordinary Family.
If you there is something left out that you know about, or have questions about any of the content, please let us know.
Fast tracking score sheet (0-7 days after US air date):
Australian ratings for 2010 ends November 27. Pretty well everything new, fast tracked or semi fast tracked after that date on the main channels will either go into repeats or disappear until 2011. Therefore, all networks revert to having 0 fast track points after that date with the exception of Survivor and Amazing Race, possibly the Event will continue on Seven due to low ratings.
Ten – 0. Comm Games sees Ten lose their fast track points.
GO! – 2. Hellcats and The Vampire Diaries
Seven - 2. The Event and The Amazing Race S17
Semi-fast tracked (between 7 and 30 days after US air date):
Nine 5 – Survivor Nicaragua, CSI, CSI: Miami, Two and a Half Men and Big Bang Theory. Note Mentalist now outside what I would consider fast tracked. Also Fringe on GO outside of what I consider fast tracked.
Ten 4 – The Good Wife, Glee, House, NCIS – all starting or back in the week after the Comm Games, from Sunday Oct 17. Note – I won’t count new Simpsons, as it looks like the new ep on Friday Oct 15 is a one off, and not regular programming.
Seven 1 – 30 Rock. Criminal Minds misses out as it is more than 30 days after US air date. Bones now gone into repeats from Nov 14 – so no more points there.
Here I’ll define Fast Tracking as airing within 7 days of US date. I’ll have a second category for semi-fast tracked if shows air between 7 days and 1 month of the US air date. Anything beyond a month I would consider not to be fast tracked. The networks may see it differently, but to me, the less than seven days rules is most appropriate as it means we see an episode of a show before the US sees the next one. Whereas, after 7 days, we end up episodes behind, which means it is easy to see spoilers across the internet.
Updated as at Nov 9.
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