Border Patrol

7:35pm – Sunday, December 30 on Seven

This week on BORDER PATROL, two passengers with a one-day stay planned and suitcases filled with souvenirs are questioned by customs; a tricky passenger gives Karen the Customs Officer a hard time; and dead coral is found in a passengers bag.

7:30pm – Sunday, December 16 on Seven

This week on BORDER PATROL, a passenger with a stolen ID feels the long arm of the law; a very colourful character lands into Queenstown Airport; and some LED lights raise suspicions in Auckland Air Cargo.

Channel Seven Programming – Sunday December 9th to Saturday December 15th

Up All Night Returns and the Christmas movies and specials have started.

Sunday Dec 9

6.30pm – Sunday Night Summer
7.30pm – Christmas With the Stars (P)
8.00pm – Border Patrol (P)
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7:30pm – Monday, April 18 on Seven

Tonight on BORDER PATROL, Customs investigate dodgy car imports, unwanted Aussie crawlers put MAF into a flap, and a look at sneaky drug concealments.

Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, ABC1, 8.33pm

Part 2 of 2.Set against the backdrop of the dramatic downfall of the Whitlam government, part two sees Ita and Kerry fulfilling their destinies. After Whitlam and CLEO, Australia is now a different place.

Border Patrol, Seven, 7.30pm

It’s the New Zealand version of our very popular series Border Security – with all the usual odd characters trying to enter the country, the concealments, people bringing food when they know they can’t and the like. New episode – worth trying if you are sick of watching repeats on other channels!

In this episode: Customs investigate dodgy car imports, while unwanted Aussie crawlers put MAF into a flap. Then, a look at the ways in which people smuggle drugs.

How to Live to 101 Without Trying, SBS TWO 8.30pm

We all want to live as long as possible right?  The quest to live longer has been one of humanity’s oldest dreams, but while scientists have been searching, a few isolated communities have stumbled across the answer.

2011: 100 Days of Disaster, Ten, 10.00pm.

The disaster special that Ten ummed and arred about airing – twice it was meant to air at 7.30 on a Monday night, twice Ten repealed the show. Now it finally gets played in a late night timeslot, during non-ratings. Yes – we a re all aware of the disasters that have plagued our news this year, and many prefer not to relive it all through a TV special. But for those who are interested, this special is a must see.

2011 has been plagued with floods, cyclones, earthquakes, a tsunami and now the threat of a nuclear meltdown. Join Dr Andrew Rochford as we explore a deeper meaning and ask is the worst yet to come?

Movie: 21 Grams, 9.42pm, GEM

First run on GEM. Twenty-one grams is the weight we lose when we die – and the weight carried by those who survive. At the crossroads of life and death, three unconnected individuals collide in a whirlwind of revenge and forgiveness. Stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio Del Toro, made in 2003. Screens in HD.

Seven’s programming for the first week of Easter non-ratings – the week commencing April 17 includes a few repeats and a few surprises.

Here’s the summary.

Sunday April 17.

6.30pm is Mighty Ships. Sunday Night has a week off [updated], returning April 24 at 6.30pm. The rest of Sunday night remains as normal – 7.30 Border Security, 8.00 The Force, 8.30 Bones and 9.30 Castle – with the exception that all are repeats.

Monday April 18.

So what will replace My Kitchen Rules three nights a week? Well, we only know for Monday – at 7.30pm is Border Patrol – NZ’s version of Border Security, and at 8pm, Coastwatch. Both are new episodes.

8.30 is TBA, and Brothers and Sisters remains at 9.30pm.

Tuesday April 19.

7.30 is TBA.

Surprisingly – Winners & Losers is not having a break for Easter non-ratings. Seven’s latest drama hit remains at 8.30pm, followed by Parenthood at 9.30pm. Keeping Winners & Losers on will maintain the momentum, and prevent viewers from straying waiting for new episodes.

Wednesday April 20.

7.30 is TBA. Criminal Minds is at 8.30 with a repeat episode, and new Detroit 1-8-7 is at 9.30pm. I Shouldn’t Be Alive is on at 10.30pm.

Thursday April 21.

The night before Good Friday, and a virtual Friday night.

In Sydney, Heston’s Mission Impossible is at 7.30pm, the movie The Sixth Sense follows at 8.30pm, then 30 Rock at 10.50pm. AFL St Kilda Vs Brisbane at 11.20pm. Normal Thursday night programming has a week off.

Every where else will have the AFL from 7.30pm.

Friday April 22. Good Friday.

Better Homes and Gardens remains at 7.30, movies from 8.30pm. Titles TBA.

7:30pm – Sunday, December 26 on Seven

This week on BORDER PATROL, It’s the biggest drug bust of the year for Customs, we meet the first Chinese Crocodile Dundee, and why is a returning student concealing large sums of cash?

BORDER PATROL takes viewers behind-the-scenes of New Zealand’s Custom Service, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF).

7:30pm – Sunday, December 19 on Seven

This week on BORDER PATROL, MAF uncover a spicy concealment in a man’s trousers, it’s a drug fiesta at Auckland airport, and an importer puts the New Zealand honey industry at risk.

BORDER PATROL takes viewers behind-the-scenes of New Zealand’s Custom Service, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF).

Here’s what is happening on Seven for the much of the rest of summer.

Beat The Star fills in the timeslot vacated by The Amazing Race, 7.30pm Thursday From Dec 23. It remains on every Thursday until Thur Jan 13.

From Sun Dec 26, over 4 Sundays at 6.30pm, is the special Billy Connolly: Journey To The Edge of the World, in which Billy Connolly journeys through the remote regions of Canada and into the Arctic Circle. Note the last Vicar of Dibley special on Seven airs Sun Dec 19, 6.30pm.

Border Patrol, Coast Watch and Bones all remain on Sunday nights from 7.30 until Jan 16. Bones fans receive a special treat, with a double episode on the night of Sun Jan 16.

On Sun Dec 26 and Sun Jan 2, repeats of the Castle at 9.30 are replaced with movies Species and Derailed respectively.

The spectacular special Journey to the Edge of the Universe airs at 10.30 Monday Dec 27 – over just one hour. I thought I saw it as a two hour show on National Geographic a few years ago. Perhaps cut down? Still, well worth watching for the imagery.

The last Under the Hammer for now airs Wed Dec 29 at 8pm.

The final of ICU is at 8pm Mon Jan 3.

One of the few new international shows screening anywhere over summer – Outlaw continues at 9.30pm Mondays, with an extra episode on Sunday Jan 9 before its final at 9.30 Monday Jan 10.

Travel show High Road, Low Road – having being forced out of Saturday nights to avoid a conflict with sponsors of No Leave, No Life premieres 8pm Wed Jan 5. The first episode covers LA and Palm Springs, the second, airing Jan 12, covers New York. The third which will cover New Zealand’s North Island won’t be seen until after the Australian Open tennis, maybe on a Saturday night but that is to be confirmed.

No Leave, No Life, has its final episode for series 2 on Saturday Jan 15, at 6.30pm.

The final of the US version of Minute to Win It will air 7.30 Tue Jan 11.

From Mon Jan 17, the Australian Open airs on Seven from 11am – 6pm daily, as well as from 7pm at night for the first week. The tournament concludes on Sun Jan 30 with the Men’s Final. While the Australian Open is on, the morning news moves to 10.30, while 9am – 10.30am are occupied with children’s programming. Areas not on AEDT check local guides closer to the dates. News and Today Tonight remain 6pm – 7pm weeknights.

Home and Away returns Monday January 24, 2011 at 7pm, coinciding with the second week of The 2011 Australian Open. Weekday night time sessions therefore start at 7.30pm as a result.

All times and information here based on Sydney market.

7:30pm – Sunday, December 12 on Seven

This week on BORDER PATROL, Christchurch Customs intercept a geckoe smuggler, a sick arrival sparks a medical emergency, and French coco packed full of illicit substances.

BORDER PATROL takes viewers behind-the-scenes of New Zealand’s Custom Service, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF).