Titanic

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 »

Big, Bigger, Biggest. SBS ONE, 7.35pm.
Fringe, 111 Hits, 8.30pm AEST.
Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Ten, 8.40pm
Ip Man, SBS ONE, 11.15pm
Titanic’s Nuclear Secret, Nat Geo, 7.30pm AEST
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It’s the week of the TV year where we go from having nothing to watch to having too much to chose from to watch. The first week back from Easter non-ratings sees Seven and Nine especially bombard us with all their new post-Easter content.

In this week, Week 16 (April 15-21), 2012, Seven launches the new season of Dancing with the Stars on Sunday April 15, from 6.30pm, as well as Australia’s Got Talent on a number of nights each week initially as the show wades through the audition episodes starting from Monday April 16, 7.30pm.

Returning also is new episodes of Revenge and Packed to the Rafters which kicks off its fifth season on Tuesday April 17.

The summary looks like this:

Sunday April 15
6.30 Dancing with the Stars
9.00 Special: Inside the Titanic

Monday April 16
7.30 Australia’s Got Talent
9.00 Revenge
10.00 How I Met Your Mother – new
10.30 Happy Endings – new
11.30 30 Rock – new, new night.

Tuesday April 17
7.30 Australia’s Got Talent
8.30 Packed to the Rafters – return
9.30 Parenthood – double new episode
11.30 Royal Pains

Wednesday April 18
7.30 Australia’s Got Talent
8.30 Titanic mini-series episode 1 & 2
10.30 The Amazing Race – new time
11.30 The Marriage Ref

Thursday April 19
7.30 Border Security/The Force rpt (NSW/QLD) Better Homes and Gardens (VIC/SA/WA)
8.30 Grey’s Anatomy
9.30 Desperate Housewives
10.30 Private Practice
11.30 That 70′s Show

Correct as at April 10, 2012, subject to change.

Sunday April 8 – Sunday April 15, Airing exclusively on FOXTEL’S 3D Channel 201 (no – not the movie – you have to go to the movies for that!)

The History Channel, together with FOXTEL’s 3D Channel, will provide viewers with a whole new dimension to the world’s most famous shipwreck when it airs the groundbreaking new 3D special TITANIC IN 3D from Sunday, April 8.

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking on Sunday, April 15, 1912 TITANIC IN 3D will rediscover the famous Titanic wreck and bring viewers closer than ever before, in a truly astounding and immersive expedition.

Produced by The History Channel and airing exclusively on FOXTEL’s 3D Channel 201 from Sunday, April 8, TITANIC IN 3D will use advance sonar technology and cutting edge 3D cameras to deliver real time images two-and-a-half miles down to the ocean floor, revealing startling new details.

Crisscrossing 15 square metres of the wreck site, the 3D cameras will film never-before-seen sections of the Titanic. It is these astonishing new dimensions that have helped experts piece together stories from those who survived – and those who did not.

TITANIC IN 3D is the most extensive survey of the site ever undertaken and will help answer the 100 year old question of how the once proud ship became a mass of twisted steel on the bottom of the Atlantic.

TITANIC IN 3D is available to all FOXTEL iQHD subscribers. Subscribers will also need a 3D capable TV in order to enjoy the full 3D experience.

TITANIC IN 3D

Airs on 3D Channel 201 Sunday, April 8 through to Sunday, April 15
Session times 6:30pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm, 9:30pm, 10:30pm, and 11:30pm

If you missed Downton Abbey first time round, or would just like to see the series again before season two launches on Seven after Easter, 7TWO are playing the first series in full next week over four nights, starting on Sunday April 1, at 8.30pm.

Donwton Abbey last year was a ratings success for Seven, reaching up to 1.8 million viewers per episode. The series in the UK is now in its third season.

Hailed as Downton on water, the Titanic mini series will air on Seven from (assumed) April 15, the date of the 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking.

Dowton Abbey series 1, 7TWO from 8.30pm April 1.

Sunday Night airs on Seven, Sunday March 25, 6.30pm.

House renewed for eighth season

House has been renewed by Fox in the US for an eighth season. Actor Hugh Laurie has previously stated that the series could end after its eighth season.

Entourage seeking Sheen

Entourage producers have set their sights on Charlie Sheen for the upcoming final season of the series. Creator Doug Ellin said: “I called his manager and was told maybe I’d get him. But I’m still waiting for Charlie to call me back. I’d come up with something good.”

Momsen dropped from Gossip Girl

Reports are suggesting Gossip Girl actress Taylor Momsen will not be returning to the series next season. Jessica Szohr is also believed to dropped from the series for its fifth season.

Titanic begins filming

Filming has commenced in Budapest on new epic mini-series Titanic. The mini-series will feature both fictional and historical characters in telling the story of the ship’s demise. It will screen here in 2012.