Teen Wolf

Teen Wolf Season Two starts on Fox8 on Wednesday June 28th at 7.30pm – Here is a sneak peek at the first 10 minutes.

Wednesday June 27 at 7.30pm on FOX8

Scott was just a regular guy until one bite changed his life forever…Follow Scott as he struggles to understand who he is and what he might become after he gets bitten by a wolf one night while wandering in the woods. In season two, having taken over as Alpha, Derek works to recruit new members to his pack. Without Derek to help Scott, Stiles becomes even more embroiled in werewolf affairs while Allison trains to become more involved in the family business.

12:00am – Thursday, January 1 on ABC2

class, and on the basketball court. An average guy in an average town, Scott yearns to be different. His greatest wish is to be special. Well, Scott’s wish is about to come true, in a very big way, and the results lead to some very funny situations.

It all begins very simply. A few itches around the ears, an unintentional snarl or two, eyes that sometimes glow red in the dark. Scott is desperate to hide these changes from his friends and his dad. Then one night, his team, the Beacontown Beavers, is losing yet another basketball game. Scott gets the ball and suddenly the other team piles on top of him. A frightening growl emits from underneath the pile of humans…and the Teen Wolf emerges. The court is his – and the Beavers win their first game in a decade.

So now Scott Howard certainly is different. He’s become a teenage werewolf. But he’s not a werewolf in the classic mould. Teen Wolf is no fierce mangler of the young and unprotected…he is the epitome of cool. And he’s got a hook shot that can’t be beat. Everyone, especially the beautiful and previously unapproachable Pamela, is delighted by the transformation. Only Boof, Scott’s childhood friend is unimpressed.

Teen Wolf becomes a total celebrity, and he loves all the attention. Media coverage. Souvenir t-shirts. Fanfilled stands at all the basketball games.

Scott ultimately has to choose between being himself or the Wolf. On the one hand, there is certain glory, fame, and Pamela. On the other, the risk of losing all the attention and adoration…but then the knowledge that the friends he would have left really like him for himself.

Directed by Rod Daniel, Teen Wolf stars Michael J Fox.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 2

W – RESCUE ME (Season 7, Episode 1) FINAL SEASON Australian Exclusive Premiere at 9.20pm
In the aftermath of Damian’s on-the-job accident, Tommy, Sheila, and the guys of the 62 truck have done their best to
work through the tragedy and get on with their lives. Things have slowed down for Tommy, both at home and on the job,
until a news reporter decides to feature Jimmy as the subject of her 9/11 retrospective. When she delves too deep into
the personal lives of her subjects and suggests fault within the FDNY, Tommy turns on her and soon finds himself
jobless.Cast: Dennis Leary, Callie Thorne, Andrea Roth, John Scurti, James McCaffrey

MONDAY OCTOBER 3

ARENA – PROJECT RUNWAY AUSTRALIA MARATHON (Season 3) LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY MARATHON from 8.00am to 8:30pm
Catch all 11 episodes of Project Runway Australia Series 3! With a new host, new judges and new challenges, the third
series return of Arena’s Project Runway Australia was well worth the wait! Aussie supermodel, actress and designer
Megan Gale takes the helm as Australia’s finest up-and-coming designers cut, sew and fight their way through the
competition for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to launch their career in the Australian fashion industry!

W -PILLARS OF THE EARTH SEASON 1 Mondays from October 3 at 10.00pm Channel Exclusive
A magnificent retelling of Ken Follett’s epic masterpiece, The Pillars of the Earth is set against a backdrop of war,
religious strife and power struggles, which tears lives and families apart.
As a glorious Cathedral is built in Kingsbridge, Follett masterfully weaves the stories of Tom, the master builder, Aliena,
the noblewoman, the sadistic Lord William, Philip, the Prior of Kingsbridge, Jack, the artist in stone work and Ellen, the
‘witch’ and creates a story that touches love and hate, loyalty and treachery, hope and despair.
Cast: Ian McShane, Matthew Macfadyen, Eddie Redmayne

TUESDAY OCTOBER 4

W – LEVERAGE (Season 2, Episode 1) Weekdays at 12.50pm
Oscar winner Timothy Hutton stars in this fast-paced heist series that follows a team of thieves, hackers and grifters who
exact revenge against those who abuse power.

CI NETWORK – BEHIND MANSION WALLS (Season 1, Episode 1) Australian Exclusive Premiere at 7.30pm
Steve Liebmann delves into the real life stories of high society, high stake tales of intrigue.
Through dramatic recreations and powerful interviews Behind Mansion Walls investigates what happens when wealth
and vice collide causing family dynasties to implode, where high stake divorce ends in bloodshed and where rich
decadence turns to death.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5

FOX 8 – TEEN WOLF Channel Premiere at 8.35pm
The series revolves around social outcast Scott McCall, a young lacrosse-playing student at Beacon Hills High School.
His life drastically changes when he is bitten by a werewolf one night. Upon discovery that he is a werewolf,
with the help of his best friend, Stiles, and the mysterious werewolf, Derek, he is forced to learn to balance his newfound identity
among the many dangers that it presents with his teenage life. He must keep his loved ones safe and balance the relationships
he shares with each person around him. The theme of finding your place is a prevalent undertone in the series that is mirrored by
the pack mentality of werewolves.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 6

FOX8 – AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (Season 6, Episode 1) Australian Exclusive Premiere at 7.30pm
The smash hit America’s Got Talent comes to Australian screens showcasing the hottest performers; including singers,
dancers, comedians, contortionists, impressionists, jugglers, magicians and ventriloquists, all vying for their chance to
strut and perform on stage hoping to win hearts, and the $1,000,000 prize. Hosted by Nick Cannon and with celebrity
judges Howie Mandel, Sharon Osbourne and Piers Morgan this top-rating series is not to be missed!

FOX8 – BONES (Season 6, Episode 1) Channel Premiere at 9.30pm
As Season Six begins, Cam finds her job as a federal medical examiner and her reputation in danger due to the politics
surrounding a stalled case involving the remains of a child. One by one, the team members come home in order to solve
the mystery behind the child’s death and to preserve the reputation of one of their own.

W – FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (Season 4, Episode 1) Weekdays at 4.00pm
This compelling drama from executive producers Brian Grazer and Peter Berg takes place in Dillon, Texas, a community
obsessed with the status of its high school football team. The head coach, Eric Taylor, constantly feels the pressure of
the town’s expectations as he leads this troubled and conflicted team through the season.

THE COMEDY CHANNEL – ONION NEWS NETWORK (Season 1, Episode 1) Australian Exclusive Premiere at 10.00pm
The fakest of fake news and a spin-off of The Onion website, the rapid-fire ONION NEWS NETWORK relentlessly parodies the
conventions of TV news and current affairs reporting.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 7

FOX8 – FRINGE (SEASON 1) Friday October 7 at 9.30pm Channel Premiere
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…

ARENA – HOMEMADE MILLIONAIRE (SEASON 1) Friday October 7 at 9.30pm Australian Exclusive Premiere
Homemade Millionaire follows the competitive journey of three women vying to win a life changing deal with the Home
Shopping Network (HSN). Kelly Ripa is sent hundreds of products every day from aspiring female entrepreneurs — all
hoping to become the next million-dollar success story. Each week, find out who will land a lucrative deal with mega
multi-media retailer HSN.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 9

FOX8 – TOWER PREP (Season 1, Episode 1) Australian Exclusive Premiere at 6.30pm
Ian, a rebellious teenager who has recently been suspended from school, wakes up in a mysterious preparatory high
school, with no idea how he got there or where it’s located. He soon finds out it’s an exclusive school for students with
special abilities, but nobody knows why the students were brought there. Ian soon makes friends with CJ, Gabe and
Suki and together they explore the school and all of its mysteries.

ARENA – GO GIRLS (Season 2, Episode 1) Channel Premiere at 6.30pm
Rich, famous, married? Well… that was the plan. But it’s a new year with new resolutions. The Go Girls embark on yet
another epic quest. And this time, they decide on new and bigger objectives.

FOX CLASSICS – HOLOCAUST (Sunday Night Mini-Series PART 1) at 7.00pm
Winner of eight Emmy Awards FOX Classics will screen a presentation of the now-legendary miniseries which
highlighted one of the most monstrous crimes in world history – the slaughter of 6 million Jews by the Nazis.
Dramatically and definitively, the story covers an entire decade, the eventful years from 1935 to 1945. Holocaust
focuses on the tragedy and triumph of a single family – the Weiss family. Their story is told in counter-poise to that of
another fictional family, that of Erik Dorf, who portrays a Nazi aide to German’s infamous Heydrich.
Stars Meryl Streep, Michael Moriarty, James Woods, Tovah Feldshuh, Joseph Bottoms, Tom Bell, Sam Wanamaker and
more.

HISTORY – 101 GADGETS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (Two-hour Special) Australian Exclusive Premiere at 7.30pm
The gadget: It’s small enough to hold in your hands. It’s mechanical or electronic, and mass-produced. It’s a personal
item that evolves from novelty to necessity and ultimately shows its paradigm-shifting power. In this two-hour special,
the editors of Popular Mechanics and a panel of experts join forces with HISTORY to rank the most influential inventions
of the past 200 years and tell the surprising stories behind them. Presented by Richard Dean Anderson of MacGyver
fame

MONDAY OCTOBER 10

THE COMEDY CHANNEL – BOTTOM (Season 3, Episode 1) Channel Premiere at 9.30pm
Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson (The Young Ones) give the flat-share sitcom a much needed kick up the you-knowwhat
as they play Richie Rich, a clumsy, pompous dimwit, and Eddie Hitler, a cheerfully violent drunkard.

HISTORY – GOERING’S SECRET (One-hour Special) Australian Exclusive Premiere at 9.30pm
Göring’s Secret shows the most important man after Hitler from a completely new perspective, not in official newsreels
but almost entirely in private film footage. This allows an uncensored and direct look at Hermann Göring and his deeds.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 11

FOX8 – THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (Season 1, Episode 1) Channel Premiere at 7.30pm
The vampire brothers, Damon and Stefan Salvatore, have been leading ‘normal’ lives, hiding their bloodthirsty condition,
for centuries and moving on before their non-aging is noticed. They are back in the Virginia town where they became
vampires, as high school students. Stefan is noble, denying himself blood to avoid killing, and trying to control his evil
brother Damon. Stefan falls in love with schoolgirl Elena, whose best friend is a witch, like her grandma. Damon has
plans of his own for Elena and this is where the trouble begins.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12

CI NETWORK – ANATOMY OF A CRIME: THE BALI BOMBINGS (One-hour Special) Australian Exclusive Premiere at 7.30pm
On a Saturday night in 2002, in the height of Bali’s tourist season, two lethal explosions ripped through the popular
tourist district of Kuta, killing 202 people. Within moments a third bomb was detonated between the US and Australian
consulates, just 10km away.
Anatomy of a Crime retraces the lead up to these Jemaah Islamiyah bombings and how a united international police
force investigation helped bring some of the perpetrators to justice.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 13

W – RAW (Season 3, Episode 1) Australian Exclusive Premiere at 7.30pm
This Australian Premiere series follows the friendships, rivalries and passions among the staff of a thriving Dublin
restaurant.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 16

BIO – BOY INTERRUPTED (One-hour Special) Australian Exclusive Premiere at 9.30pm
Dana and Hart Perry share the intensely personal story of every parent’s worst nightmare: the death of a child by
suicide.

HISTORY – THE REAL JACK THE RIPPER (One-hour Special) Australian Exclusive Premiere at 8.30pm
In 1888 London was the world’s largest city and the first to experience a serial killer, when over a ten-week period five
prostitutes died at the hands of Jack the Ripper. Over a century has passed and the murders remain unsolved. Amateur
sleuths, a descendant of one of the Ripper’s victims, and modern day police provide new perspectives on the terrible
deeds of Jack the Ripper.

MONDAY OCTOBER 17

ARENA – ROCCO’S DINNER PARTY (Season 1, Episode 1) Australian Exclusive Premiere at 8.30pm
Join celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito at the table for a taste of his exclusive New York City parties on Rocco’s Dinner Party.
This competition series gives three highly skilled chefs a shot at crafting the perfect evening for DiSpirito and his
handpicked celebrity guests. The competing chefs hail from all walks of life – from restaurateurs to caterers to self-taught
foodies – and the winner of each episode will take home a prize of $20,000. With a glittering array of guests, including
Liza Minnelli, Padma Lakshmi, Raven Symone, Sandra Bernhardt and Bryan Batt, this is one dinner party you don’t want
to be fashionably late for!

TUESDAY OCTOBER 18

THE COMEDY CHANNEL – TRIGGER HAPPY TV (Season 2, Episode 1) at 10.00pm
British comedian Dom Joly takes to the streets bringing carnage, chaos and outrageous comedy wherever he goes.
Disguised as an assortment of characters, Joly preys on the unsuspecting public, unleashing his twisted brand of humour
when they least expect it. This side-splitting fun fest has won a number of awards including the BBC2 Best Cutting Edge
Entertainment Show and a bronze medal at the Montreux Festival of Comedy. TRIGGER HAPPY TV blends quick-fire
humour, a hip soundtrack and real life antics – with strictly no faking allowed.

111 HITS – ER (Season 7, Episode 1) Channel Premiere Weeknights at 10.30pm
A winner of the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, ER also earned 22 Emmy® Awards, including Outstanding
Drama Series, and 122 Emmy® Award nominations, making it the most nominated show in any genre. This multiple
award winning drama quickly became one of the most compelling hit shows of our time, each episode a whirlwind of
intense and involving drama, gritty realism, and offbeat humour.

HISTORY – BETRAYAL! (Season 1, Episode 1) Australian Exclusive Premiere at 7.30pm
“Betrayal!” is a documentary series that uncovers treachery, at its best. Each story is better than fiction. Each tale is
straight out of a Le Carre novel. “Betrayal!” travels from Iraq to Moscow to Washington to London to Germany to Tel Aviv
revealing the deadliest and most seductive stories of 20th Century treason.

FOX8 – SLiDE (Season 1, FINAL Episode 10) LOCAL PRODUCTION Australian Exclusive Premiere at 7.30pm

THURSDAY OCTOBER 20

ARENA – MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER (Season 5, Episode 1) Australian Exclusive Premiere at 9.30pm
Newly single Patti Stanger takes reign over her clients’ love lives, but is love in store for the matchmaker herself? Patti
calls on celebrity friends Tori Spelling and Jenny McCarthy to provide expert advice for her hapless millionaires. From a
former NFL player to Million Dollar Listing’s Madison Hildebrand, Patti will be challenged to find love for a very diverse
roster of rich singles.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 23

W – THE MENTALIST, SEASON 2, Commercial Free, Sundays from October 23 at 7.40pm
Season two of THE MENTALIST delves into the shadows of Patrick Jane’s well-concealed past as well as the personal
histories and dynamics of the other CBI team members. In the season 2 premiere, Jane and Lisbon learn that the Red
John case has been reassigned to a new CBI team, led by the straight-shooting officer Sam Bosco.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 25

FOX8 – AUSTRALIA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (Season 7, FINAL Episode 13) LOCAL PRODUCTION Australian Exclusive Premiere at 7.30pm
For the first time ever, this year’s Australia’s Next Top Model finale will be broadcast live from one of Australia’s most
iconic landmarks, The Sydney Opera House.
From the very first episode, this series of Australia’s Next Top Model started big. In a world-first, a stunning line-up of the
top 100, not top 16, girls was showcased, before being whittled down to 20 and flown to the fashion capital of the world,
Paris. Here, the top 20 girls modelled incredible outfits from international designers Gucci and YSL, wore designs
especially created for superstars Beyonce and Lady Gaga, dined with supermodel Natalia Vodianova, completed a photoshoot
at the historic Chateau de Vaux le Vicomte, and had the Eiffel Tower closed down for an exclusive climb.
Upon their return to Sydney, the final 16 models were announced and were moved in to a lavish $22 million dollar
mansion in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs, before competing in the biggest series of Australia’s Next Top Model yet.
The finale voting lines will officially open at 8.30pm AEDT on Monday, October 17 after the finalists are announced. The
finalists will make one more unmissable surprise journey on Monday, October 24 at 7.30pm AEDT, before the finale the
following evening, Tuesday, October 25 at 7.30pm AEDT.

Wednesday October 26

FOX8 – GREEK – SEASON 6 Wednesdays from October 26 at 9.30pm, Australian Exclusive Premiere
Journey with the students of Cyprus-Rhodes University as they navigate the treacherous terrain of the fraternity and
sorority system that is the Greek life! As the students try to find their

SATURDAY OCTOBER 29

W – BURN NOTICE (Season 3, Episode 1) Commercial Free Double Episodes at 8.30pm
Jeffrey Donovan stars as Michael Weston, a blacklisted spy who uses his special training to help people in trouble who,
for various reasons, can’t go to the police. Catch the entire third season before the W premiere of Season 4 this
summer.

The Vampire Diaries and Teen Wolf are headed to Fox 8 this October.

Starting from the beginning, The Vampire Diaries will start on October 11th at 7.30pm, that will finally give fans a regular time to watch the series. After GO! started airing the cult show they changed the time slot so many times that fans got extremely frustrated and either found other means of watching it or gave up. So for many this is welcome news.

On the same front, Teen Wolf is going to air on October the 5th at 8.35pm, with The Secret Life of the American Teenager on at 7.30pm. Teen Wolf aired on Channel Seven and also moved timeslots continuously, ending up at 11.30pm – which was madness for the demographic. So again, those who gave up and have foxtel, can now give it another go.

Looking at Seven’s advanced TV Guide for the week of September 18-24 and it’s TBA’s for 7.30pm Monday to Thursday.

On Monday September 19, there is a two hour TBA from 7.30pm which will almost certainly be the first X Factor Australia live show where the top contestants perform for our votes.

That will be followed by a Castle repeat at 9.30pm, then Suits at 10.30pm, and the first seaosn finale of Teen Wolf at 11.30pm.

On Tuesday September 20, my guess is 7.30 will be the X Factor result show. Packed to the Rafters is at 8.30, then Dinner Date at 9.30, followed by Hung and Parks and Recreation at 10.30 and 11.10 respectively.

Wednesday September 21, the 7.30 TBA is most likely to be World’s Strictest Parents. Criminal Minds: Suspect Behaviour airs at 8.30pm, Law & Order: LA at 9.30 and Great Escapes at 10.30.

Thursday September 22 sees a 90 minute TBA from 8.30 – 10.00pm. This will almost certainly be the 90 minute premiere of Beauty and the Geek Australia season 3.

Back an hour – the 7.30 TBA on Thursday September 22 could well be NEW How I Met Your Mother as it premieres in the US Sept 19. If Seven fast track Mother, that will give them a fast track point, in line with Nine (Two and a Half Men) and Ten (Glee) for the week.

Law & Order: LA also airs from 10pm that night.

To Friday night, and it is the last Friday night AFL for the year, the week before the Grand Final (which will air on Ten this year). Most likley to be aired live in AFL markets. In Sydney, live if the Swans make it that far.

As soon as we have defnite confirmation of the TBA’s, we will advise!

Ten have always gone out of their way to do things differently. Until recently, Ten have avoided taking part in the 6pm news and current affairs wars that consume Seven and Nine. They avoid the morning breakfast battle between their two commercial rivals. They even have their own definition of prime time when reporting ratings shares.

Ten have always aimed at the younger demographics, with younger skewing programming being at the core of what Ten does. But with the advent of digital channels over the last two years, younger skewing digital channels such as GO! and 7mate from rival networks Seven and Nine have eaten away at Ten’s core viewer base.

Ten were well aware of this problem going into 2011 as they launched the extra news service at 6.30pm and 6pm George Negus in an attempt to lure some viewers away from Seven and Nine. Meanwhile, Ten’s younger audience were directed to ELEVEN – their own digital channel aimed predominantly at 13-29 year olds. ELEVEN became the home of The Simpsons and Neighbours, which, until the end of 2010, aired on Ten from 6pm-7pm.

With Ten aiming for more older viewers and moving away from 16-39 year olds, and ELEVEN an almost instant hit with its target demographic, only their other digital channel – the sports channel ONE HD – was left bringing the network down, with nightly shares of around 1%. Solution was to add some general entertainment, and then on May 8, take away most sports from prime time.

Now that the digital channels combined are drawing nightly shares not too different to their commercial competitors, the attention then shifts back to the main channel Ten. Masterchef this year did not perform anywhere near previous years, and their big end of year hope The Renovators is close to being one of the most expensive television flops in history.

Not only should Ten consider action on The Renovators along the lines covered in the previous part, but they should start looking at the rest of their programming and finding solutions to keep more eyeballs on their main channel for longer.

Ten’s 2012 line up of shows will be announced tonight. Expected to feature is a revival of Young Talent Time and the announcement of an early morning breakfast show to go up against Seven and Nine – which will mean preschool programming moves into the afternoons, if it can’t be aired in the mornings.

While the new shows for 2012 may bring some reprieve for Ten, the network need to look at their overall approach to programming to get themselves back into the battle with Seven and Nine.

Ten should straight away stop only programming for their own primetime definition of 6pm – 10.30pm weeknights. Both Seven and Nine, as well as the industry as a whole, define prime time and the time that nightly ratings count towards the ratings battle as 6pm – midnight every night. Only Ten use 6pm – 10.30pm which skews ratings figures in favour of their own network.

Seven, on many weeknights, airs new content as late as 11.30pm. Nine air shows like CSI: Miami, Football Classified, and the Footy Show Late in late night timeslots. Ten has the Late News, Sports Tonight (for now) and Letterman from 10.30 Monday to Thursday.

Ten’s shortened prime time philosophy extends to its digital channels. ELEVEN plays the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 10.30pm weeknights. While it is good to see some late night US talk shows on free to air TV, this one is NEVER in the top 100 digital shows of any night, and sometimes, shows that air after Craig Ferguson make it into the top 100. This is a massive dip in the ratings for ELEVEN, which would easily be rectified by moving The Late Late show past midnight – like what GEM have done for Conan – which also has very low ratings.

Looking at programming on Seven and Nine’s digital channels, they also program for ratings until midnight. One of the main reasons why most movies on GO! start at 9.30 is so they finish between 11.30 and midnight keeping viewers on the channel until then and thereby lifting that channel’s shares.

It does not matter how much ratings figures are skewed or which demographic is winning in that time, what most people care about is total people, 6pm – midnight. Certainly the advertisers care about the demographic breakdowns, but the media and the public are more concerned about total people, 6pm – midnight. With Ten not focussing on prime time ratings over the same time that Seven and Nine are, they will always be left behind and will always be reported as such in the media.

Ten will continue to be seen as the network coming third in commercial ratings behind Seven and Nine, a fact that does play on people’s minds when deciding what to watch on TV. It has often been said, that Seven, because they are number one, can put anything to air and still win the ratings. People do tend to stick to the network that is number one, and place more faith in that network. This was the case for Nine in the old days as well.

So Ten should immediately drop this idea of programming for 6pm -10.30pm only. On the main channel, the news should move back to 11.30pm, allowing for an extra hour of nightly prime time programming Monday – Thursdays. If the network had been able to make use of the 10.30pm timeslot on these nights, shows that had not worked too well at 9.30pm could have moved back to 10.30pm rather than out of the schedule or to a digital channel. This is what happens on Seven and Nine. Seven even move shows back to 11.30pm like is the case currently for Teen Wolf and Off The Map.

Same goes for ELEVEN and ONE. Notably, ONE is starting to add regular shows to the 10.30pm timeslot, but ELEVEN will continue to be held back while ever Craig Fergusson remains at 10.30pm weeknights. Sure – the channel is close to the most watched digital channel each night, and doing well in its target demographics, but it could do even better if The Late Late show was moved back to midnight and other programming was played 10.30 – midnight. One just needs to llok at 7mate, 7TWO and GO! programming for good examples of programming until midnight, and not giving up at 10.30pm.

If Ten and ELEVEN both made these sorts of changes, the nightly rating shares for the network as a whole would increase, allowing Ten to compete more effectively with Seven and Nine. Just that extra hour and a half, if programmed well, could start to make the difference between Ten being third every night (and sometimes fourth behind the ABC), to Ten being a serious contender in what should be a three horse ratings race, not just two.

Another area of Ten that should change or improve, is its on air presentation. Time to give the “seriously Ten” idents a rest and go for a more professional or at least new and fresh look. The “seriously Ten” motto has been around for years, and after years of being third in the ratings, for many, it will be associated with Ten’s performance.

Perhaps in 2012, Ten could relaunch with a new look, a new philosophy, and a new strategy that will help put the network back fully into the game? That is, of course, if their latest wave of cost cutting does not get in the way. Then again, if the network was performing better in ratings, they’d have more advertising revenue and therefore would not need to apply cost cutting measures to the degree that they have had to.

Next part: Media support – embargos and preview disks.

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.

How I Met Your Mother
Kal Penn, from House is set to join the cast of How I Met Your Mother this season as a love intrest for Robin. Penn left House to work in the Obama administration as an associate director in public liason. Penn’s arrival of course reunites him with Neil Patrick Harris, who played, well, “Neil Patrick Harris” to his Kumar in the Harold & Kumar films.
HIMYM exec producer Craig Thomas strongly hinted to TVLine in May that Robin would jump back into the dating scene, especially now that her maybe-soul mate Barney had moved on with Nora: “Robin didn’t do a hell of a lot of dating at all [last season]; she was more [immersed in] switching careers,” he said. “Now, Robin, who’s single and is looking forward a little bit, can’t help but wonder if what happened between her and Barney could have been something more had they been more ready.”
Barney growing up a bit via Nora “has not gone unnoticed by Robin, who did not have a serious love interest this past year. She’s definitely going to have to wrestle with that at the start of Season 7.”

Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf has been picked up for a second season by MTV in the United States. Airing here on Channel Seven at 10.30pm on Mondays – it has not had the same success here as it has there, even though reviews were posotive for the show that was a mild spin-off of the 1980′s film. Maybe a move to digital would be better for the teen targeted show.

Being Human
Being Human that debuted on Eleven earlier this month has also been picked up for a second season. It airs Mondays at 9.30pm. 

House
In other House news, Aussie Jesse Spencer has signed on for Season 8 of the medical drama. The producers were apparently desperate to keep him after the departure of Lisa Edelstein who is heading to “The Good Wife”.

Grey’s Anatomy
Even if Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey decide to leave the show at the end of this season, creator Shondra Rhimes says the show will still go on. “Just for the record: This is not the last season of [Grey's Anatomy],” Rhimes avowed on Twitter Wednesday, in response to a handful of followers suggesting it was. To underscore her resolve, she added: “Definitely. Not.” She later added that she hopes that Pompeo and Dempsey will stay on and that no new cast members will be added this season.

Castle
Penny Johnson Jerald, known as the wife of President Palmers wife on 24 (One, Mondays at 8.30pm) is to join the set of Castle as Captain Victoria Gates. Gates will be a no nonsense Internal Affairs investigator who clashes with Castle. Jerald replaces Ruben Santiago-Hudson, who played Captain Roy Montgomery. astle airs on Seven on Sundays.

How I Met Your Mother
Kal Penn, from House is set to join the cast of How I Met Your Mother this season as a love intrest for Robin. Penn left House to work in the Obama administration as an associate director in public liason. Penn’s arrival of course reunites him with Neil Patrick Harris, who played, well, “Neil Patrick Harris” to his Kumar in the Harold & Kumar films.
HIMYM exec producer Craig Thomas strongly hinted to TVLine in May that Robin would jump back into the dating scene, especially now that her maybe-soul mate Barney had moved on with Nora: “Robin didn’t do a hell of a lot of dating at all [last season]; she was more [immersed in] switching careers,” he said. “Now, Robin, who’s single and is looking forward a little bit, can’t help but wonder if what happened between her and Barney could have been something more had they been more ready.”
Barney growing up a bit via Nora “has not gone unnoticed by Robin, who did not have a serious love interest this past year. She’s definitely going to have to wrestle with that at the start of Season 7.”

Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf has been picked up for a second season by MTV in the United States. Airing here on Channel Seven at 10.30pm on Mondays – it has not had the same success here as it has there, even though reviews were posotive for the show that was a mild spin-off of the 1980′s film. Maybe a move to digital would be better for the teen targeted show.

Being Human
Being Human that debuted on Eleven earlier this month has also been picked up for a second season. It airs Mondays at 9.30pm.

House
In other House news, Aussie Jesse Spencer has signed on for Season 8 of the medical drama. The producers were apparently desperate to keep him after the departure of Lisa Edelstein who is heading to “The Good Wife”.

Grey’s Anatomy
Even if Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey decide to leave the show at the end of this season (8), creator Shondra Rhimes says the show will still go on. “Just for the record: This is not the last season of [Grey's Anatomy],” Rhimes avowed on Twitter Wednesday, in response to a handful of followers suggesting it was. To underscore her resolve, she added: “Definitely. Not.” She later added that she hopes that Pompeo and Dempsey will stay on and that no new cast members will be added this season.

Castle
Penny Johnson Jerald, known as the wife of President Palmers wife on 24 (One, Mondays at 8.30pm) is to join the set of Castle as Captain Victoria Gates. Gates will be a no nonsense Internal Affairs investigator who clashes with Castle. Jerald replaces Ruben Santiago-Hudson, who played Captain Roy Montgomery. astle airs on Seven on Sundays.