Fringe

Saturday September 22 at 10.30pm on FOX8

Set in Boston, the FBI’s Fringe Division is formed when Special Agent Olivia Dunham enlists institutionalized ‘fringe’ scientist Walter Bishop and his globe-trotting, jack-of-all-trades son, Peter, to help in the investigation of an airline disaster that defies human logic. As the investigation continues it becomes clear that there are mysterious forces at play and that this case won’t be the last…

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Fringe is handing us a new mystery to unravel as its fourth season winds down, two new agents.

Australian actress Georgina Haig, known here for her role in Underbelly and Rescue Special Ops, has been cast in the potentially recurring role of Etta, a new Fringe agent who turns up in this season’s 19th episode. (Season 4 resumes March 23 with Episode 15.)

Etta is the partner of the new male agent to be played by Lost‘s Henry Ian Cusick.

It remains unclear if Haig and Cusick’s alter egos will be working “over here” or “over there.” (The original breakdowns described their characters as “Alternate Universe Agents,” but Cusick’s G-man was later described as an agent of the FBI, an organization that doesn’t exist “over there.” Confused? Join the club!)

Making things more complicated, the buzz is that Haig’s role has more long-term potential than the one filled by Cusick .

Leading lady Anna Torv, is blonde and hails from Australia too.

Fox is delaying a decision on the fate of House, Terra Nova and Fringe.

The network’s entertainment president, Kevin Reilly, told reporters at the Television Critics Association’s press tour that he and House creator David Shore “agreed mutually to put it off until after the first of the year. We haven’t had that meeting yet.” Reilly acknowledged that he’s been “avoiding” a firm decision because “it’s hard to imagine the network without House… It [is] going to be a close call.”

Should this be the last season of House, Reilly insisted that fans will get a satisfying ending. “It’s not going to be an unceremonious finish,” he assured. Reilly all but ruled out the possibility of a spinoff. “That time has come and gone,” he said.

Regarding the status of fellow bubble show Terra Nova, Reilly said a decision will have to come down in the coming weeks. “We’ll decide very soon, because it does need to get back into production in the next month,” he said. “If [it doesn't come back], we made money on it [and] the audience enjoyed it.” Reilly acknowledged that the show “was hunting for itself creatively through the season.”

As far as Fringe is concerned, Reilly conceded, ”We lose a lot of money on the show. At that rating, on [Friday] night (in the US), its impossible to make money. We’re not in the business of losing money… [But] I’m not doing the soft cancel here. That’s another decision we will have to make.

“I do not want to drop the ball on the end and let the fans down,” he added. “Please don’t start the letter writing campaign now. I can’t take it. … We haven’t even sat down with the producers and the studio.”

“The answer to that question is the same every year,” Pinkner started when asked if and when they’d need a heads up to wrap things up. “Worst case scenario, if this were the last aired season of Fringe — and as we’ve said before, there are other outlets where we could continue our stories, be they graphic novels or webisodes — we know what the end of this season is going to be, and it can function as a series finale.”

Pinkner said that last season’s capper likewise could have served as an apropos out for the sci-fi saga. “Had Peter, the lynchpin for the reason the show existed, been the one to sacrifice himself heroically to save the two universes and the woman he loved, it would have been a very authentic end.”

Fox president Kevin Reilly, when fielding questions about Fringe‘s fate, said the show has been a “point of pride” for him, as boss of a network that famously has let down genre-TV fans. Alas, Fringe is “an expensive show” that is not yielding a profit, he noted, “and we’re not in the business of losing money.”

Reilly said that conversations with Fringe‘s creative team and production studios have yet to take place. But Abrams, for one, says he’s “crossing [his] fingers” that the story of Peter, Olivia, Walter et al “gets to continue — and if not on Fox, maybe somewhere else.”

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Thursday December 15 at 9.30pm on FOX8

Set in Boston, the FBI’s Fringe Division is formed when Special Agent Olivia Dunham enlists institutionalized ‘fringe’ scientist Walter Bishop and his globe-trotting, jack-of-all-trades son, Peter, to help in the investigation of an airline disaster that defies human loggic. As the investig y y gation continues it becomes clear that there are mysterious forces at play and that this case won’t be the last…

 

The US 2011/2012 television ratings season returned Monday September 19, 2011. With the new season now well underway, here is the Throng guide to US premiere dates and when these shows will air in Australia.

Returning shows are listed first with their US premiere date and time, and what channel and when the series is likely to air in Australia.

Following the list of returning shows are new titles, with when and what channel they will air in Australia, if known.

This post will be updated with Australian air dates and times as they become known.

Returning shows.

30 Rock, NBC, mid-season
Likely to air on Seven in 2012 soon after US air date.

90210, CW, Tue Sept 13, 8pm
Season one aired on ELEVEN. Second season not currently scheduled. No chance of fast track.

American Dad, FOX, Sun Sept 25, 9.30pm
New episodes will air on 7mate.

American Idol, Fox, January 2012
January 22nd FOX8 continues Thursdays and Fridays.

America’s Next Top Model, CW, Wed Sept 14, 9pm
No chance of fast track on FOX8.

An Idiot Abroad – Bucket List
No known air date for ONE

Blue Bloods, CBS, Fri Sept 23, 10pm
In limbo somewhere between Ten, ONE and ELEVEN? Not likely to air any time soon. Rating well in US.

Bob’s Burgers, FOX, mid-season
Airs on ELEVEN.

Body Of Proof, ABC, Tue Sept 20, 10pm
Seven currently airing first season, and will go straight into season two – fast tracked on October 3rd, 9pm.

Bones, FOX, November 3.
Seven in 2012.

Castle, ABC, Mon Sept 19, 10pm
2012 for the new season

Cougar Town, ABC, mid-season, Tuesdays after Dacncing with the Stars ends in US.
May air on Seven in 2012.

Chuck, NBC, Oct 21
New season will air on FOX8, but won’t be fast tracked. Season two airing late night Mondays on GO! Dates pushed back in US

CSI, CBS, Wed Sept 21, 10pm.
Nine Wed Sept 28, 8.30pm

CSI: Miami, CBS, Sun Sept 25, 10pm
ORIGNAL COMMENT: New episodes will air on Nine, but we have alot to catch up on before the new season can be aired – so it’s a no to fast tracking.

I believe there are still some episodes of the previous season not yet aired in some markets – hence the comment. However, Nine now indicate new episodes will air from October 3, 9.30pm.

CSI: New York, CBS, Fri Sept 23, 10pm.
New episodes currently airing on GEM, Saturday nights. Still a few to catch up on before the new season can air.

Criminal Minds, CBS, Wed Sept 21, 9pm
New episodes on Seven 2012

Dancing with the Stars, ABC, Mon Sept 19, 8pm
We don’t see the US version here, but Seven will air a new Australian series mid-2012. Seven have the policy of NOT airing international versions of shows they make an Australian version of (other than The Amazing Race).

Desperate Housewives, ABC, Sun Sept 25, 9pm
Seven will air new episodes in 2012.

Dexter, Showtime, Oct 2.
Will air on Showcase on Thursday November 10. Had it’s highest ratings ever for debut!

Entourage, HBO
The final season will air November 9 on Arena.

Family Guy, FOX, Sun Sept 25, 9pm
New episodes will air on 7mate.

Fringe, FOX, Fri Sept 23, 9pm
Unknown

Glee, FOX, Tue Sept 20, 8pm
Ten 2012

Gossip Girl, CW, Mon Sept 26
Will air on FOX8 a few months after the US date.

Grey’s Anatomy, ABC, Thur Sept 22, 9pm
New episodes will air on Seven, Feb 2012

Harry’s Law, NBC, Wed Sept 21, 9pm
Last new episodes were seen on GEM, and it’s likely that any further new episodes will also air on GEM.

Hawaii Five-O, CBS, Mon Sept 19, 10pm
New night – returns to Ten, Wed Sept 28, 9.30pm

How I Met Your Mother, CBS, Mon Sept 19, 8pm
Seven 2012

House, Fox, Oct 3
Ten, Friday Oct 14, 8.30pm

Hung, HBO, Oct 2.
Airing on showcase

Kitchen Nightmares, FOX, Fri Sept 23, 8pm
Usually air late night on Nine or GEM. Unlikely to be fast tracked.

Law & Order: SVU, Wed Sept 21, 10pm
Ten in 2012.

Mike & Molly, CBS, Mon Sept 26
New episodes on 9 over summer.

Modern Family, ABC, Sept 21, 9pm
January 22 on Ten

NCIS, CBS, Tue Sept 20, 8pm
Confirmed air date of Sept 27, 8.30pm on Ten.

NCIS: LA, CBS, Tue Sept 20, 9pm
Ten, 9.30pm, Tue Sept 27.

Nikita, CW, Fri Sept 23, 8pm
Gone to FOX 8

One Tree Hill, CW, mid-season
Season one currently airing on Arena. New episodes will most likely go straight to pay TV. Fast tracking unlikely.

Parenthood, NBC, Tue Sept 13, 10pm
Seven 2012

Parks and Recreation, NBC, Thur Sept 22, 8.30pm
Airs on Seven, but not likely for new episodes to fast track unless they air them on 7mate.

Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family, Oct 13
Season 1 episode 1 will air from November 1st on Fox 8 at 7.30pm.

Private Practice, ABC, Thur Sept 29.
Will air on Seven in 2012.

Psych, USA network, Oct 12.
Old episodes start on ONE Monday Sept 12. ALOT to catch up on before we see this new US season.

Raising Hope, FOX, 9:30pm
Last aired on ELEVEN.

Rules of Engagement, CBS, Sat Sept 24
Ten playing new episodes from Fri Oct 14, 7.30pm. A few to catch up on before the new season.

Sons of Anarchy, FX, Tue Sept 6, 10.00pm
Old seasons currently airing on ONE

South Park, Comedy Central, Oct 5.
We may see new episodes here a few months after US.

Supernatural, CW, Fri Sept 23.
ELEVEN Monday October 3, 8.30pm

Survivor South Pacific, CBS, Wed Sept 14, 8pm
Nine will air on Tuesdays, 9.30pm from Sept 27.

The Amazing Race, CBS, Sun Sept 25, 8pm
Airs on Seven 9.30pm Thursdays from October 5.

The Big Bang Theory, CBS, Thur Sept 22, 8pm
Back in 2012

The Biggest Loser, NBC, Tue Sept 20, 8pm
ELEVEN airing the US version, but are a few seasons behind. They continue into another season when the one currently airing concludes. The Biggest Loser Australia returns to Ten in 2012.

The Cleveland Show, Sun Sept 25, 8.30pm
Season three on ELEVEN from 9.30pm Wed Oct 12.

The Good Wife, CBS, Sun Sept 25, 9pm
Ten in 2012

The Mentalist, CBS, Thur Sept 22, 10pm
Back in 2012 on Nine

The Middle, ABC, Wed Sept 21, 8pm
Nine during summer.

The Office, NBC, Thur Sept 22, 9pm
New episodes airing on ELEVEN.

The Simpsons, Sun Sept 25, FOX, 8pm
Wednesday 11/1/12 on ELEVEN

The Vampire Diaries, CW, Thur Sept 15, 8pm
The GO! Facebook page suggest there are contract issues with this show? Really? True or an excuse to try and appease die-hard fans? Starts on Fox 8 Tuesday October 11 at 8.30pm from beginning.

The Voice, NBC, mid-season
Previous season currently airing on GO! Now the next season could clash with Nine’s plans to air the Australian version early 2012 – so the US version may air later on GO! say, or not at all, if they follow Seven’s policy of not airing international versions of these sort of shows.

Two and a Half Men, CBS, Mon Sept 19, 9pm
Back in 2012

Undercover Boss, CBS, mid-season (Jan)
May air on Ten at some stage.

New shows.

Note – have only listed in detail those where an Australian network or channel is known. Many are not at this stage. Typically, Australian networks will see how new shows perform in US ratings before committing to airing them over here.

2 Broke Girls, CBS, Mon Sept 19, 9.30pm
Early 2012 on Nine

A Gifted Man, CBS Fri Sept 23, 8pm
Ten in 2012

Against The Wall, Lifetime, Already Airing
Seven in 2012

Alcatraz, FOX, Midseason
Nine in 2012

Alphas, SyFy, Already airing.
Seven in 2012

Apartment 23, ABC, Midseason (Originally – Dont Trust the B—- in Apartment 23)
Fox 8 2012

Awake, NBC, Midseason
W in 2012

Bent, NBC, Mid season
Seven in 2012

Best Friends Forever, NBC, Midseason
Seven in 2012

Charlie’s Angels, ABC, Thur Sept 22, 8pm
Premiered on Nine, 7.30pm Tuesday September 28. – Now sent to GO!. Axed as of October 15, 2011.

Enlightened, HBO, 2011 – Yet to Air
Showtime on January 15th at 8.35pm

Free Agents, NBC, Wed Sept 14, 10.30pm
Was Seven in 2012 – Axed 4/10/11 – Unlikely to air.

GBC – Good Christian Belles, ABC, Mid season
Seven in 2012

Grimm, NBC, Oct 21 -
Started Jan 4th Fox 8 

Happy Endings, ABC, Already Airing
Channel Seven airing

Hart of Dixie, CW, Mon Sept 26, 9pm – Picked Up for full season
Started 7th Jan on Fox 8

Homeland, Showtime, Oct 2.
Ten on Jan 22 2012 – Picked up for Second Season, 27/10/11

How to be a Gentleman, CBS, Thur Sept 29
Ten in 2012 – Changed US time slots and then axed 15/10/11

I Just Want My Pants Back, MTV, 2012
Seven in 2012

Last Man Standing, ABC, Oct 11
Fox 8 Jan 29th

Luck, HBO, 2012
Showtime in 2012

Man Up!, ABC, Oct 18
Will air on Seven

Missing, ABC, Midseason
Seven in 2012

New Girl, FOX, Tue Sept 20
Ten on Jan 22nd – picked up for full season 04/10/11.

Once Upon a Time, ABC, Oct 23
Seven in 2012

Pan Am, ABC, Sun Sept 25, 10pm
Nine will air. Looking at a possible axing.

Person of Interest, CBS, Thur Sept 22, 9pm
Nine Sunday Sept 25, 9.30pm. Picked up for full season.

Prime Suspect, NBC, Thur Sept 22, 10pm
Nine Wed Sept 28, 9.30pm

Revenge, ABC, Wed Sept 21, 10pm
Seven in 2012 – picked up for full season.

Ringer, CW, Tue Sept 13, 9pm
Premieres on Ten, Sunday Oct 9, 9.30pm. Picked up for full season.

Shameless, Showtime, Already Airing
Airing on W

Smash, NBC, Midseason
W on Feb 21st

Strike Back (Strike Back: Project Dawn), HBO, Already Airing
Seven 2012

Switched At Birth, ABC Family, Already Airing
Fox 8 2012.

The 2-2, CBS, mid-season
Ten in 2012

The Finder, CBS, mid-season
Ten in 2012

The Playboy Club, NBC, Mon Sept 19, 10pm
Arena in November. Axed 04/10/11. Arena can now not show.

The River, ABC, Midseason
Seven in 2012

The Secret Circle, CW, Thur Sept 15, 9pm
October 31st on Fox 8. Picked up for full season

Terra Nova, FOX, Mon Sept 26, 8pm
Premieres on Ten, Sunday October 2, 8.30pm

Unforgettable, CBS, Tue Sept 20, 10pm
Premieres on Nine, Thursday October 6, 8.30pm. Picked up for full season

Up All Night, NBC, Wed Sept 14, 10pm
Seven in 2012 – picked for full season.

Whitney, NBC, Thur Sept 22, 9.30pm
Will air on Seven – picked up for full season 4/10/11

Other new shows.

Allen Gregory, FOX, Oct 30
H8R, CW, Wed Sept 14, 8pm – Axed 04/10/11
I Hate My Teenage Daughter, FOX, Nov 23
Saburgatory, ABC, Wed Sept 28, 8.30pm – picked up for full season.

And more shows, set to start mid-season in the US include Missing (ABC), Scandal (ABC), Work It (ABC), Napoleon Dynamite (FOX), Touch (FOX), Are You There Vodka…It’s me Chelsea (Chelsea Handler) (NBC), The Firm (NBC), The Frame (CW) and Re-Modeled (CW).

To find out what all the new shows are about, click here for a detailed summary explaining each.
Updated October 27, 2011.

This is where Throng used to maintain an up to date TV Guide for GO! After running the guide for two years, we decided to leave it be as there are enough internet TV guides out there that also provide an accurate TV Guide for GO! (and all the other channels), subject to amendments.

For GO! programming details, visit the GO! website www.gochannel.com.au or your favourite internet guides such as ICE TV, Yahoo, and www.yourtv.com.au. Sometimes, they even put last minute programing changes on their GO! Facebook page: www.facebook.com/gochannel

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Enjoy!

Updated October 11, 2011

 

Friday October 7 at 9.30pm on FOX8

Set in Boston, the FBI’s Fringe Division is formed when Special Agent Olivia Dunham enlists institutionalized ‘fringe’ scientist Walter Bishop and his globe-trotting, jack-of-all-trades son, Peter, to help in the investigation of an airline disaster disaster that defies human logic. that defies human logic. AsAs the investigation continues it becomes clear the investigation continues it becomes clear that that there are mysterious forces at play there are mysterious forces at play and that this case won’t be the last…

Two And A Half Men
From the set of Two and a Half Men, comes a picture that may give a hint to the prognosis of Chalie Harper. In the first picture from the set we see Holland Taylor-who plays Charlies mother, dressed all in black. Has she just attended a funeral? Reports also have a lot of tension on the set as the crew adjust to Kutcher, with some claiming he is a diva, while others feel very loyal to Sheen. Two and a Half Men airs on Channel Nine – no word on if they will “fast track” the new season that premieres on September 19 in the USA.

Wilfred
Wilfred has been renewed for a second season in the US, with 13 episodes being ordered. Star Jason Gann said “I’ve been around long enough in this business to know until it’s happening it’s not happening. Once, in Australia, I had two TV shows and a feature film up and they all fell over. I got one show back up, Wilfred, and then the complete ass feel out of my career and I was evicted from my house. It was awful. I went form hero to zero. In November this year, it will be 10 years since I wrote the short film [on which Wilfred is based] with [co-creator] Adam Zwar. Even though we only did 16 episodes in Australia, and already we’ve done 13 here and by the end of next season, this [the U.S.] version will be the Wilfred that is the show. For me, it is the show. It’s incredible that the character has stuck around that long.”
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia has been picked up for two more seasons as well. Wilfred airs on Eleven at 9.30pm on Tuesdays and It’s always Sunny…. airs on the comedy channel at 10pm on Wednesday nights.

House
House will start season 8 an entire year after the end of last season. “The advantage of going forward a year is that everything’s changed, and changed dramatically. ”series creator David Shore said.
We will see House is in prison, serving a sentence for inflicting armageddon on Cuddy’s house; there’s a new Dean of Medicine, and he/she is someone viewers know well; and House’s diagnostics team has undergone a facelift.
The big leap also gives House time to adjust to life after Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein – who is headed to The Mentalist). “I think it’s a smart idea [in light of the fact that] Lisa left the show,” noted Aussie co-star Jesse Spencer. “I think it was kind of necessary to do that. If we picked up right where we left off and Cuddy wasn’t there it [would be strange].”
House airs on Channel Ten and will be back in 2012, while The Mentalist airs on Channel Nine and is also scheduled for a 2012 return.

Fringe
Joshua Jackson has opened up about the Fringe final that saw his character Peter Bishop flicker out of existence. But now, in the wake of Peter’s season-ending act and its dire ramifications, his connection to Olivia (played by Aussie  Anna Torv) “is on an epic scale as well,” Jackson notes. “This guy sacrificed himself for the woman that he loves, which made that relationship more interesting and it launched us into the off-season with this ‘Holy s—t!’ moment.”
“Part of the reason they ended up making the decision to go with that cliff-hanger is because there’s a belief, given how passionate our fans are, that there is a level of trust in us — and we are all keenly aware of not violating that trust,” he shares. “So as much as there was a freak-out and panic, it was done with the hope that everyone understands that we’d never [mess] with our audience, which has been so faithful to us and kept us on the air.
“It was just a case of stealing a page out of [executive producer] J.J. Abrams’ playbook,” he continues, “and keeping people on their toes with anticipation… and then hopefully satisfying their desire.” Fringe airs on GO!