Into week 17 on Ten, The Biggest Loser is in its home stretch, while Touch premieres as part of super Sunday. New NCIS continues on Tuesday. Continue reading »
The Biggest Loser
Easter non-ratings for 2012 runs from April 1-14 this year, meaning many shows will be either off or in repeats during that time. But come the week after Easter non-ratings, and we a re set to be bombarded with choice for returning shows and premiering shows.
Updated April 15, 2012. Continue reading »
Ten kicks off the post-Easter return to ratings with Super Sunday including the free to air premiere of the world’s biggest movie so far – Avatar – at 8.30pm. Also that week, Biggest Loser continues in its last week, and there is new NCIS on Tuesday night.
Sunday April 15
6.30 The Biggest Loser Singles
7.30 Modern Family new
8.00 New Girl new
8.30 Movie – Avatar
11.50 Chinese Formula One (also on ONE live)
Monday April 16
7.00 The Biggest Loser Singles
8.00 Bondi Vet
8.30 NCIS: LA
9.30 Hawaii Five-O
10.30 ANZ Netball Championship
Tuesday April 17
7.00 The Biggest Loser Singles
8.00 Bondi Vet
8.30 NCIS NEW
9.30 NCIS rpt
10.30 Law & Order UK new
Wednesday April 18
7.00 The Biggest Loser Singles (90 min ep)
8.30 Offspring – season three premiere
9.30 The Good Wife
10.30 Medium rpt
Thursday April 19
7.00 The Biggest Loser Singles
7.30 Glee – New
8.30 Law & Order: SVU new
9.30 Law & Order: SVU rpt
10.30 A Gifted Man
Friday April 20
7.00 Young Talent Time – new
8.00 Movie: Tooth Fairy (Ten Premiere)
10.15 Movie: Out of Site
Saturday April 21
6.30 Jamie’s Big Feastival – Jamie Oliver
7.00 Jamie’s Thirty Minute
7.30 Modern Family rpt
8.00 Rules of Engagement rpt
8.30 The Graham Norton Show – back
9.30 Movie: The Rainmaker
Correct as at April 8, subject to change
Once again, we ask – just how much is too much reality TV?
From April 15, there will be major chunks of our weekly schedule where reality TV will air on Seven, Nine and Ten at the same time.
Even without confirmation of all timeslots (at time of posting), it is clear that reality fans will need at least a twin channel PVR, and the ability to watch a third channel live as well as alot of time on their hands to be able to catch everything on offer from April 15. This does not take into account titles coming to Foxtel, nor US titles in the mix.
At 6.30pm Sunday April 15, Ten will continue with The Biggest Loser. At the same time, Nine will launch new singing reality show The Voice, while Dancing with the Stars is back on Seven for yet another season.
Monday April 16 sees The Biggest Loser continue at 7pm, now up squarely against Nine’s The Block 2012, which is set to air 7pm weeknights. The Biggest Loser and The Block will air at the same time Monday to Thursday.
Interrupting Nine and Ten’s 7pm starting shows, will be Seven’s Australia’s Got Talent from 7.30pm Monday April 16, continuing on Tuesday and Wednesday night that week.
On Wednesday April 18, Nine premieres the second season of Celebrity Apprentice Australia from 8pm.
At time of writing, we do not yet know what other nights The Voice will air on, other than its premiere night, nor if Celebrity Apprentice will air more than once per week.
But even before these times are added to the schedule, there are timeslots where all three commercial networks are airing reality TV. For those who do not like reality TV? Try ABC, SBS or time to give the digitals a look-in during prime time.
Looking at Sunday – Wednesday, here’s the summary of overlapping reality shows across the three commercial channels.
Sunday April 15
6.30-7.30 3 – DWTS / Loser / Voice
7.30-9.00 1 – DWTS
Monday April 16
7.00-7.30 2 – Loser / Block
7.30-8.00 3 – Loser / Block / AGT
8.00-9.00 1 – AGT
Tuesday April 17
7.00-7.30 2 – Loser / Block
7.30-8.00 3 – Loser / Block / AGT
8.00-8.30 1 – AGT
Wednesday April 18
7.00-7.30 2 – Loser / Block
7.30-8.00 3 – Loser / Block / AGT
8.00-8.30 2 – AGT / CelebAp
8.30-9.00 1 – CelebAp
In coming weeks, The Biggest Loser will conclude, and Masterchef will take over its 7pm timeslots, as well as at least an hour on Sunday nights. Additional timeslots for The Voice and Celebrity Apprentice not yet confirmed. Australia’s Got Talent will settle into a regular weekly Tuesday night timeslot, and The Amazing Race Australia will air probably from a date in May.
In a surprise move, Nine have renewed Excess Baggage for a second season.
The weight-loss reality series which had its finale last Thursday (March 29), will air again in 2013 in a new and revised format.
Excess Baggage was rushed to air January 30, 2012, and scheduled against Ten’s The Biggest Loser, now in its seventh season. Nine had high hopes for the show, with major advertising campaigns leading up to its launch.
In its first week on air, ratings quickly dropped off to settle around the 500,000 mark, before Nine were forced to move Excess Baggage to GO! as the 2012 ratings survey got underway, after its second week on air on the main channel.
On GO!, Excess Baggage enjoyed a regular 6.30pm Monday-Thursday timeslot. Despite attracting less than 100,000 viewers per episode, the series played out in its entirety, as originally planned.
The finale on Thursday night attracted an average audience of 95,000 and peaked at 214,000 viewers on GO!
A source claims Nine have learnt from their mistakes with Excess Baggage this year and hope to build on that next year with a new and revamped show – dubbed Excess Baggage 2.0.
A name change could be possible, while the format will be reviewed and improved to keep viewers interested in the second incarnation.
A casting call for potential contestants will go out later in the year.
THIS IS OF COURSE – AN APRIL FOOLS’ STORY! Happy April Fools’ Day
Actually this is week 14 (April 1-7), 2012
Not much on offer on Ten for the first week of Easter non-ratings, with loads of repeats.
Thankfully, The Biggest Loser continues with new episodes during Easter, as does Bondi Rescue and Bondi Vet. Modern Family and New Girl on Sunday April 1 will also be new episodes.
Sunday April 1
6.30 The Biggest Loser Singles
7.30 Modern Family
8.00 New Girl
8.30 NCIS rpt
9.30 NCIS rpt
Monday April 2
7.00 The Biggest Loser
8.00 Bondi Rescue
8.30 NCIS: LA new
9.30 Hawaii Five-O rpt
Tuesday April 3
7.00 The Biggest Loser
7.30 Bondi Vet – special double episode
8.30 NCIS rpt
9.30 NCIS rpt
Wednesday April 4
7.00 The Biggest Loser
8.00 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation rpt
9.00 The Good Wife – new
10.00 NCIS rpt – yep – that’s 5 of them in one week.
Thursday April 5
7.00 The Biggest Loser
7.30 TBA
8.30 Law & Order: SVU rpt
9.30 Law & Order: SVU rpt
Friday April 6
7.00 Young Talent Time
8.00 Movie: TBA
10.00 Movie: TBA
Saturday April 7
6.30 Before the Game (VIC only)*
6.30 Movie: Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Nuts (7.30 VIC)
8.30 There’s Something About Mary (9.30 VIC)
* Before the Game airs on ONE in all other markets.
Programming correct as at March 28 and subject to change.
Not much on offer on Ten for the first week of Easter non-ratings, with loads of repeats – including – wait for it – FIVE repeat episodes of NCIS.
Thankfully, The Biggest Loser continues with new episodes during Easter albeit shorter on some nights, as does Bondi Rescue and Bondi Vet. Modern Family and New Girl on Sunday April 1 will also be new episodes.
Sunday April 1
6.30 The Biggest Loser Singles
7.30 Modern Family NEW
8.00 New Girl NEW
8.30 NCIS rpt
9.30 NCIS rpt
Monday April 2
7.00 The Biggest Loser Singles
8.00 Bondi Rescue
8.30 NCIS: LA new
9.30 Hawaii Five-O rpt
Tuesday April 3
7.00 The Biggest Loser Singles
7.30 Bondi Vet – special double episode
8.30 NCIS rpt
9.30 NCIS rpt
Wednesday April 4
7.00 The Biggest Loser Singles
7.30 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation rpt
8.40 The Good Wife – new
9.40 NCIS rpt – yep – that’s 5 of them in one week.
Thursday April 5
7.00 Modern Family rpt
7.30 New Girl – pilot – rpt
8.00 Modenr Family rpt
8.30 Law & Order: SVU rpt
9.30 Law & Order: SVU rpt
10.30 A Gifted Man new
Friday April 6
7.00 Young Talent Time
8.00 Good Firday Glee Marathon. Eps include: Speical Education, Sexy and Original Song
11.00 Movie: TBA
Saturday April 7
6.30 Before the Game (VIC only)*
6.30 Movie: Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Nuts (7.30 VIC)
8.30 There’s Something About Mary (9.30 VIC)
* Before the Game airs on ONE in all other markets.
Programming correct as at March 28 and subject to change.
Homeland, 8.30pm, TEN
Carrie is near catatonic and confined to bed, Saul investigates the unsettling implications of her timeline; Brody makes his final preparations for the Vice President’s policy summit.
The Biggest Loser Singles, 6.30pm, TEN
Shannan heads to Adelaide to support Luke, as he tells his father why he got kicked out of Camp Biggest Loser. Meanwhile at weigh-in, contestants fight for their place in the competition.
My Kitchen Rules, 7.30pm, Seven
It’s the first round of the semi-finals and two teams must cook their most impressive three-course meal for judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel, and guest judges Guy Grossi, Tobie Puttock, Liz Egan and Karen Martini. One team will reign supreme and go straight to the grand final.
Emerald City, 11.29pm, ABC1
Adapted from David Williamson’s classic play, a tale of two cities, four people and life’s little pleasures.
Dragons’ Den, 7.33pm, ABC2 / ABC4
Wannabe entrepreneurs are given the chance of a lifetime when they pitch an idea, a dream or want backing for a company to five rich and successful business leaders in order to secure financial investment from them.
Picture caption: “Hang on – you mean we are on when now?”
We already know that Ten have opted to mess with Super Sunday in the last week before Easter non-ratings by moving The Biggest Loser to Sunday nights, and Young Talent Time to Friday nights from next week, but now the network have made changes to the rest of the week as well, including a second episode of Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation to air next week.
But first, a last minute change to Saturday night March 24 at 6.30pm with Jamie Cooks Summer at 6.30pm, instead of the Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation repeat originally planned for all markets outside of Victoria. Before the Game still airs at that time in Victoria. Saturday March 31 at 6.30pm is Jamie’s Fish Suppers outside of Victoria.
The new Super Sunday includes The Biggest Loser at 6.30pm, and the finale of Homeland in a two hour offering at 8.30pm. Monday remains the same as usual, but on Tuesday, the regular new episode of NCIS is replaced by a repeat at 8.30 – Ten probably opting not to play a new episode against the MKR finale.
Wednesday March 28 sees Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation air from 8pm, with The Good Wife following at 9.10pm.
On Thursday March 29, it will be the season finale of Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation from 7.30pm (The Biggest Loser on Thursday will now be the half hour summary episode that was on Friday), followed by The Melbourne International Comedy Gala 2012 at 8.40pm, then A Gifted Man at 10.55.
Friday March 30 has YTT at 7pm, then the movie Aliens Vs Monsters from 8pm, then Twilight movie at 10pm.
Correct as at March 22 and subject to change.
Channel TEN have just announced a new line up for Sunday and Friday nights from next week, as the network brings The Biggest Loser back to Sundays, while moving Young Talent Time to Fridays – the timeslot to let it unwittingly flounder.
This Sundays’ (March 25) line up will now look like:
6.00 The Project
6.30 The Biggest Loser Singles – Elimination
7.30 Modern Family
8.00 New Girl
8.30 Homeland Final
And on Friday, from March 30, we will have YTT from 7pm-8pm. As for Glee, which would be a perfect fit with YTT, the series is on a mid season break in the US, so no new episodes for a while.
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