Supernatural

Friday August 26 at 8.30pm on FOX8

Jim Years ago Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Years later their father also went missing and since then the boy’s have lived their lives combating the paranormal evil that most people believe exist only in folklore superstition and nightmares. In the fifth season Sam & Dean battle both angels and demons and continue in their fight to stop Lucifer and save the world from the Apocalypse.

A number of changes to the ELEVEN line up from next week.

On Sunday nights, as of August 7, Smallville has been dropped, in favour for repeats of Angel, which move forward from midnight to air around 11.00pm after the Sunday night movie. Rosanne and Sabrina The Teenage Witch follow. On Sunday August 14, Angel airs at 10.40, with Cheers at 11.40, then Rosanne after midnight.

To Saturday nights, and plans to show a massive four hours of The Biggest Loser (US) (honestly, too much for even the hard core fans) from Saturday August 13 have been scrapped. Buffy The Vampire Slayer now will air at 10.30pm, followed by Cheers at 11.30, Rosanne at 12 and Sabrina at 12.30.

As a result of the change to Saturday night, 90210 again disappears from the schedule, with only a handful of episodes to go in the first season. So far, it is still scheduled for this Saturday August 6.

Futurama – there will be a new episode on Tuesday August 9 at 8pm, with the Wednesday night episodes reverting to repeats. That is the last new episode to air in the foreseeable future.

Supernatural – the season 6 finale airs Monday August 15, at 8.30pm.

Supernatural Night!

Supernatural, Eleven, 8.30pm
Sam, Dean, Bobby and Castiel track Eve to a small town in Oregon. The guys discover the townspeople have been converted to demons, but surprisingly, they all appear to be dying. When they finally do meet Eve, she decides to torture the brothers by bringing back their mother, Mary Winchester, as a demon.

Teen Wolf, Seven, 10.30pm
A new hunter arrives in town, putting Derek’s life in danger and forcing him to make reluctant allies out of Scott and Stiles. Meanwhile, Scott tries to survive dinner with Allison’s father.

Being Human, Eleven, 9.30pm
New vampire Rebecca returns to Aidan for advice on how to control her bloodlust. Meanwhile, Sally is forced to silently watch as Danny and his best friend Bridget start becoming closer romantically.

No Ordinary Family, 7mate, 7.30pm
After a friend is attacked, Stephanie tells Jim that she wants to join forces with him to help catch the perpetrator. However, when Jim informs Stephanie that he is built for crime fighting and she is not, the competition is on to see which one of them can solve the case first. Meanwhile, Daphne feels like Jim is invoking a double standard when he allows JJ to date a senior but won’t let her do the same, and Katie learns some disturbing news about Joshua, aka The Watcher.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sci Fi, Midnight
Using a magical device, Faith swaps her soul into Buffy’s body and vice versa. On hearing of Faith’s come back the watchers council dispatches a team to take Faith back into custody.

ELEVEN’s Next Top Program Change

Bit late on this one although it only came through a few days ago – but America’s Next Top Model has been dumped from ELEVEN (7.30pm Sundays) in favour of The Simpsons and Futurama – just like most other weeknights. America’ Next Top Model now will air at 10.40pm Fridays from June 10, pushing the Late Late show to the late late time of 11.40pm.

ELEVEN have also dumped Dexter repeats at 9.30pm Mondays in favour of more episodes of Supernatural – which is now a double as a result.

Bondi Rescue Bali on ONE

From Wednesday June 15, Bondi Rescue stripped at 6pm on ONE moves into the Bali series – Bondi Rescue: Bali.

7mate rearranges Friday Nights.

No more Gene Simmons Family Jewels. Movies at 7.30pm Fridays now on 7mate, Reaper now at 9.30pm.

Eastwood and Down

New series Eastwood and Down which airs on 7mate from 10pm Tuesdays will be a double episode on Tuesday June 14, bumping out My Name is Earl.

Rescue (Special Ops) encore on GEM

And it’s in HD too – see season 3, eps 1 & 2 that aired on Nine last Monday on GEM, from Midday Monday June 6.

The Game Plan Late gets Later

The late airing of The Game Plan on ONE moves to midnight this Thursday (June 9) with UFC moving into its 11pm timeslot. The Game Plan Late is the NRL version in AFL markets, and the AFL version in NRL markets.

Secret Dealers no more.

GEM have replace Secret Dealers with more episodes of As Time Goes by from 7.30pm Saturdays.

House, TEN 9.30 pm

House is finally back on our screens and Thirteen has been in prison for the past six months, but the real mystery for House is what she did to get there. When she exits the prison, she is taken aback to find him waiting for her, and unaware he’s got plans for the two of them for the next few days. As House probes Thirteen for more information about her crime, intent on solving the puzzle of her mysterious incarceration, they travel to an annual spud-gun competition and join forces to compete against House’s much younger, overconfident rival, and along the journey uncover secrets and truths about each other. At the hospital, the team treats a science teacher suffering from severe respiratory illness, and when the team inspects the patient’s house for clues to his illness; they immediately learn he’s a hoarder. But upon a second visit to obtain more information, they uncover something in the many piles that shocks them.

The Big Bang Theory, Nine 7.30pm

Starting with Penny to Amy, a rumour quickly spreads amongst Leonard, Sheldon, Raj and Priya that Bernadette is planning on breaking up with Howard. This rumour is especially of interest to Raj since despite being Howard’s best friend; he has always been in love with Bernadette himself. Additional news comes to light directly from Howard, who is planning on asking Bernadette to marry him. Based on the rumour, the rest of gang believe that Howard is in for a major let-down, much to Raj’s excitement. But will Howard go through with his plan and if he does, will the rumour prove to be true? Meanwhile, Amy and Sheldon, watching the speed with which the rumour has spread, propose another social science experiment of starting two rumours – one of a salacious nature, and one more mundane – to see how quickly both spread amongst the group.

Wilfred, SBS ONE 10.30pm

This is the final in this outstanding home grown comedy. Adam enters Wilfred into an illegal dogfighting ring to raise money for his wedding rings. Wilfred gets clobbered by a Doberman called Kosciusko who feels sorry for Wilfred and tries to train him to become a fighting machine. But does Wilfred have enough talent to win? Will the wedding take place? Will Adam be arrested for illegal gambling, and will a cooler version of Adam replace him in Sarah and Wilfred’s life? Now we just have to wait on the US version, due to screen there later this year.

Supernatural, ELEVEN 8.30pm

Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) investigate a series of suicides and discover the victims were being told brutal truths that drove them crazy. They find out someone is invoking the Goddess of Truth, Veritas, forcing people to be cruelly honest against their will and Dean is the next victim. Dean is forced to tell Sam the truth about how he feels about his return from Hell. Ooooo!

An Idiot Abroad, ONE 8.30pm

Ok, I know I picked this last week. But if last week in China was anything to go by, I am dying to see what will happen to the hapless Karl Pilkington in India! I am already laughing at the thought of him getting Delhi Belly and experiencing the uniqueness of such an exotic culture.

On Sunday nights on ELEVEN, at 7.30pm from April 17, America’s Next Top model fills the timeslot about to be vacated by New Zealand’s Next Top Model after its April 10 finale. It starts with cycle 7 – which aired on FOX8 a few years ago.

On Mondays April 18, Supernatural continues into its 6^th season with new episodes. On Saturday April 30, at 10.30pm, 90210 reaches new episodes never before screened in Australia.

Other shows continuing with new episodes on ELEVEN include: Neighbours, Smallville, Raising Hope, The Office, Nurse Jackie, The Cleveland Show, Stargate Universe (new to ELEVEN) and So You Think You Can Dance USA.

Movies on ELEVEN include The Beach on Sunday April 17, Mr Brooks on Saturday April 23, Buffy The Vampire Slayer on Sunday April 24 and Juno on Saturday April 30. ELEVEN’s movies start at 8.30pm.

TV guide for ELEVEN, updated March 11th, 2011

90210 on Saturday nights (why not afternoons), after the 8.30pm movie, from April 2.

Prime time (see end of post for day time and late night / early morning regular programming):

Sundays
6.00 Family Ties
6.30 Everybody Loves Raymond
7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond
7.30 New Zealands Next Top Model – Cycle 2
8.30 movie
10.30 Smallville S8
11.30 Smallville S8
12.30 Sabrina then usual overnight programming

Monday – Friday 6.00 – 7.30pm
6.00 Sabrina the Teenage Witch. 6.25 Couch Time
6.30 Neighbours
7.00 Everybody Love Raymond

Mondays
7.30 Futurama
8.00 Futurama
8.30 Supernatural NEW S5
9.30 Dexter S4
10.30 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Tuesdays
7.30 The Simpsons
8.00 Futurama
8.30 Raising Hope
9.00 The Office NEW
9.30 Nurse Jackie S2
10.05 Californication NEW S4
10.40 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Wednesdays
7.30 The All New Simpsons
8.00 Futurama New
8.30 The Simpsons
9.00 The Cleveland Show
9.30 Bob’s Burgers
10.00 King of the Hill
10.30 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Thursdays
7.30 The Simpsons
8.00 The Simpsons
8.30 Stargate Universe
9.30 Star Trek – Next Generation
10.30 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Fridays
7.30 So You Think You Can Dance (US)
9.20 Sex and the City
10.30 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Saturdays
6.00 Family Ties
6.30 Everybody Loves Raymond
7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond
7.30 Frasier
8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond
8.30 Movie
10.30 Angel March 12, 19, 26.
10.30 90210 from Sat April 2.
11.30 Cheers, Rosanne then usual overnight programming

Daily: Late night / early morning
11.30pm Cheers
12.00am Rosanne
12.30 Sabrina the Teenage Witch
1.00 Mork and Mindy
1.30 Happy Days
2.00 The Love Boat
3.00 Diagnosis Murder
4.00 Touched by an Angel
5.00 7th Heaven

Daily: Mornings and day time
6.00am Jag
7.00 Macgyver
8.00 The Brady Bunch
8.30 Weekdays Neighbours encore from previous weeknight
8.30 Everybody Loves Raymond Sat and Sun
9.00 Touched by an Angel
10.00 7th Heaven
11.00 The Love Boat
12.00pm Diagnosis Murder
1.00 Jag
2.00 Macgyver
3.00 Cheers
3.30 Rosanne. 3.55 Couch Time
4.00 Family Ties
4.30 Mork and Mindy. 4.55 Couch Time
5.00 Happy Days
5.30 The Brady Bunch. 5.55 Couch Time

Programming subject to change.

So what do GO! do when movies are not doing as well as they would like?

Fill up some of the time with The Big Bang Theory.

Last Monday (Feb 21), with a movie at 7.30pm, GO! managed a channel share of just 1.9%. Considering the share averages around 4% usually, 1.9% is disastrous.

Honestly, outside of school holidays and with so much competition now, did they seriously think movies on a Monday evening will do them any ratings favours?

Next Monday (Feb 28), instead of the movie Bring it on, Total Wipeout UK moves into 7.30. This is the first episode of season 4, and is first run content. Bring it on will air on a weekend soon.

Following Total Wipeout, at 8.30pm, is two episodes of The Big Bang Theory.

Vampire Diaries remains at 9.30, with the movie Cellular following instead of Two and a Half Men.

Now GO appear to be ditching the Monday night movie, why not give fans what they want – The Vampire Diaries at 8.30pm, not 9.30pm? Wouldn’t be too hard to do that now… many on the GO Facebook page ask why they have to wait for 9.30 for their weekly Vampire fix.

Yes, 8.30 Monday is a clash with Supernatural on ELEVEN, but how many actually watch both? And besides – it’s easy to record one and watch the other now anyway.

The Vampire Diaries is off during March due to a break in the US. Maybe when it returns, the timeslot could be reconsidered.

In only its second week, Australia’s newest digital multi-channel, ELEVEN, has taken top spot among digital multi-channels with its target audience of 13-29s, capturing a 9.4% per cent prime-time commercial share.

ELEVEN has the top two programs in 13-29 for Week 4 across all digital multi-channels with The All New Simpsons and Futurama (Mon Ep 2).

ELEVEN’s top programs for the week include:

Program Viewers

The All New Simpsons 330,000

Futurama (Mon Ep 2) 318,000

Neighbours 292,000

Supernatural 264,000

So You Think You Can Dance (US) 234,000

Counting down the days until ELEVEN? Well, so are the guys at TEN! Here’s their latest release:

HELLO ELEVEN! Australia’s newest free-to-air digital channel launches in less than four days and we’re just a little bit excited….

As well as being the exclusive new home of the much-loved Neighbours and everyone’s fave animated series, all new The Simpsons, ELEVEN is bursting with brand new episodes of some cracking new US content, including Dexter, Futurama, The Office, Nurse Jackie, Californication, Supernatural, Smallville, and 90210.

Want more? You got it. ELEVEN will also have access to a huge library of classic shows, thanks to our friends at CBS. Think Everybody loves Raymond, Frasier, JAG, Judging Amy, Happy Days and MacGyver, all on ELEVEN.

Network Ten Chief Programming Officer David Mott said: “We are proud to be able to deliver a new free-to-air channel to Australian viewers that has a solid breadth of standalone programs. ELEVEN is bright, bubbly and entertaining and we believe it will be a hit with viewers.”

ELEVEN kicks off proceedings at 11am on Tuesday, January 11, with a very special episode of CBS hit show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, which will continue to be a permanent fixture in the late night line-up on ELEVEN.

And here is the prime time TV guide for ELEVEN as a spreadsheet. This suggests commitment to their schedule, beyond ratings related last minute changes we see on other digital channels.