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NICK TO BRING CHRISTMAS CHEER WITH DEBUT OF FIRST SPONGEBOB STOP-MOTION SPECIAL

John Goodman Lends His Voice as Santa Claus in Half-Hour Special Australian premiere Sunday December 9 at 6pm

Christmas comes early for little kids and big kids alike this holiday season, as Nickelodeon presents the first full-length SpongeBob stop-motion animation, It’s A SpongeBob Christmas!. A nod to the feel good tradition of stop-motion animation as a medium for Christmas specials, the half-hour event features John Goodman as the voice of Santa Claus and will premiere to Aussie audiences on Sunday December 9 at 6pm. Continue reading »

With Breakfast starting on Ten from Monday February 27, the regular children’s programming that usually airs on Ten moves to ELEVEN.

Weekday mornings on ELEVEN from Monday February 27 will look like this:

6.00am Toasted TV
6.05 Bayblade Metal Fusion
6.30 Bakugan
7.00 Toasted TV
7.05 Pokemon
7.25 Toasted TV
7.30 Redekal (premiere Monday Feb 27)
8.00 Spongebob Squarepants
8.25 Toasted TV
8.30 Victorious
8.55 Toasted TV

From 9am, ELEVEN returns to its regular day time programming.

Notably missing though is the morning catch up of Neighbours, which currently airs at 8.30am weekdays.

Over on Ten, weekday mornings have Breakfast Early from 6am, Breakfast at 7am, and The Circle at 9am. Ten’s Morning News airs at 11am.

Wurrawhy (preschool children’s program) will now air at 11.30am weekdays on Ten, while Totally Wild will air at 4pm Mon-Wed, Scope 4pm Thur and H2O Just add Water 4pm Fridays.

Note commercial main channels, as part of their licensing conditions, must air half an hour of “P” rated programming and half an hour of “C” rated programming each weekday. Breakfast taking over the mornings is the reason these P and C rated shows move into different times.

Criminal Minds cuts JJ

Criminal Minds has cut cast member A.J. Cook for the next season of the crime procedural. The producers of the show have said they have not opted to renew the contract of the actress who plays Jennifer “JJ” Jareau. There is no word as to whether she will return long enough to wrap up her storyline.

NCIS re-sign Anthony

Fellow crime drama NCIS has locked down actor Michael Weatherly for the next season of the show. The actor, who has the role of Anthony DiNozzo, has signed a multi-year deal for the series which has also confirmed most of its regulars for season eight.

Jamie Oliver’s new series

TV chef Jamie Oliver is launching a new series which aims to aid young Brits in not only cooking but life as well. Oliver, who is dyslexic himself and struggled in school, will look to help out kids who have come out of school feeling unfulfilled.

Coldplay change Glee decision

Coldplay has decided to allow Glee to use their catalogue after originally denying the show in its early days. Glee creator Ryan Murphy has said the British band has done a 180 on their decision to allow the musical series to use their tracks after it rose to popularity in its first season.

Wild at Heart renewed

English drama series Wild at Heart has been granted a sixth season. The series, set in the South African countryside, will return for another 10 episodes after pulling good audience numbers in its native England.

King staying on CNN

CNN has denied that they are seeking a replacement for Larry King despite talk in the media of Englishman Piers Morgan being lined up by the network. The network has said that although ratings for the talk show are down, they are not replacing the host anytime soon.

Seacrest stalker jailed

American Idol host Ryan Seacrest has seen a stalker of his sentenced to jail after the man pleaded no contest to the charge. The 26-year-old man had been arrested for stalking the television host at his E! entertainment offices last year and has now been slapped with a 10-year restraining order on top of 2 years jail time.

Beckham on SpongeBob

Victoria Beckham joined the voice actors on kids cartoon series SpongeBob Squarepants for a day to record lines for a character. The ex-Spice Girl voiced the character of Queen Amphitrite for the popular Nickelodeon series which will screen in the US later in July.