Under the Hammer

8:00pm – Wednesday, December 29 on Seven

This week on UNDER THE HAMMER:

Damian and Vanessa

Damian, Vanessa and their two boys are selling their compact two bedroom home in Sydney’s Marrickville. They have simply outgrown the space and have dreams of a bigger house, with a bigger garden for the boys Jared & Tyler to play in. There’s even talk of a swimming pool and getting a dog. Damian and Vanessa have high expectations for their Sydney property. They’ve attended auctions in their local area over the past few months and have seen other vendors achieve impressive results.

Melinda

Melinda is a pharmacist – a single mother with three children and a mountain of debt. A difficult relationship break-up has left her with crippling mortgages on two properties. If she doesn’t get a great result at auction on her old family home – a townhouse by the beach in Aspendale – she and her children will lose their lovely current home as well.

Lionel and Jennifer

After eleven years Lionel and Jennifer have decided to sell their family home at Balgowlah in Sydney. Now their children have grown up it’s time to downsize and they’ve made the decision to move to a retirement village. But they also are travelling to the UK just prior to the auction so the entire sales campaign has been left in the hands of their agent.

8:00pm – Wednesday, December 22 on Seven

This week on UNDER THE HAMMER:

Vicki and Con

Vicki and Con are nervous about their auction. In the four weeks since their Bentleigh home in Melbourne went on the market the local property market has hit a slump and there’s been little interest in their home.

Elisa and Chris

Mother of four Elisa has taken on a huge task – she’s attempting a do-it-yourself renovation on her family’s Yarraville home in Melbourne and she has just one week to complete a long list of jobs before putting the property up for sale.

Joycelin

Art curator Joycelin and her teenage sons have decided to sell the former family home and start afresh. The home in the Brisbane suburb of Chapel Hill has been on the market for private sale for 12 months with no interest so Joycelin has decided to put it in the hands of her good friend and rookie agent Kumi Miranda. As the auction draws near Joycelin lets Kumi know that their whole financial future is riding on a good result.

8:00pm – Wednesday, December 15 on Seven

This week on UNDER THE HAMMER:

Nicole

Home owner Nicole is in an emotional state on the day of the auction of her investment property. She needs the property to sell for a good price so she can be reunited with her husband in Bahrain. Finally the auction gets under way but the first bid produces a stunning reaction from all.

Vicki and Con

Vicki and Con are a young couple with a big problem – they’ve bought a stunning new home but they spent $100,000 more than budgeted. They need to get a good price for their current home to ease their financial burden. But as the sale campaign begins the local real estate market takes a dip.

Anne and Ian

Anne and Ian moved from Melbourne to the Gold Coast to be closer to their grand children during their retirement but the Global Financial Crisis has hit hard and their retirement plans are now in ruin. They’ve reluctantly decided to sell their investment property in Melbourne and are relying on agent Mathew Cox to organize the auction.

8:00pm – Wednesday, December 8 on Seven

This week on UNDER THE HAMMER:

Sean and Michelle

Sean & Michelle’s auction is not off to a good start. Despite a large crowd and several registered bidders, auctioneer Jason Keen has to work the crowd for any sort of reaction.

Nicole

Home owner Nicole dabbles as an artist but contributes to her family’s income by buying and selling houses. She needs to sell the family’s current investment. But it’s discovered the property is subject to a heritage overlay which could prevent changes to the home. Suddenly buyers are rapidly losing interest.

Tanya

Recently single Mum Tanya is selling her large family home in Essendon to downgrade to a more affordable and manageable property, but she needs a top-price result to finance her transition. The four week campaign has taken a toll on the busy Mum, particularly the neighbor’s renovations which are still underway minutes before her final open for inspection.

It looks as though Seven will close out the ratings year with both the most number of viewers as well as the most number of local programming flops.

The network leads the list of new programming failures with a range of new Australian shows failing to take hold in the domestic market.

While Seven enjoyed success with the return of ratings powerhouse Packed to the Rafters, its list of pulled shows is vast.

AFL magazine show The Bounce barely got off the ground before being pulled along with The White Room, which lasted just two weeks.

Reality shows ICU, Beat The Star and Australia Versus were all pulled form Seven this year after poor showings, alongside The Suspects, Under The Hammer and Russell Crowe’s Damage Control documentary.

Channel Nine pulled new Kate Richie drama Cops LAC during the year while TEN managed to escape without any casualties.

Source: News.com.au

Seven have filled in the blanks now in their schedule for the first week of summer, commencing Sunday November 28.

Here’s the summary:

Sunday Nov 28
6.30 The Vicar of Dibley special
7.30 Border Patrol
8.00 Coastwatch
8.30 Bones rpt
9.30 Castle rpt

Monday Nov 29
7.00 How I met Your Mother rpt(Mon – Fri)
7.30 Animal Squad
8.00 ICU
8.30 Criminal Minds rpt
9.30 Outlaw
10.30 The Event (note: final will be the following Monday, Dec 6)

Tuesday Nov 30
7.30 Minute to Win It (US version)
8.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive
9.30 Most Shocking Top 20

Wednesday Dec 1
7.30 Medical Emergency
8.00 Under the Hammer
8.30 Criminal Minds rpt
9.30 City Homicide rpt (double)

Thursday Dec 2
7.30 The Amazing Race
8.30 Movie: Meet The Parents
10.50 30 Rock rpt

Friday Dec 3
7.30 Better Homes and Gardens summer edition
8.30 Movie: The Santa Clause
10.35 Movie: The Tattooist

Saturday Dec 4
6.30 No Leave No Life
7.00 High Road, Low Road
7.30 Movie: Anne of Green Gables

Seven have named some of the shows that will be filling some of the TBA timeslots in the first week of their summer schedule.

Shows include new episodes of Under the Hammer, Medical Emergency, ICU, Border Patrol (NZ), Coast watch (NZ) and Beat the Star’s remaining episodes.

Also coming to Seven will be Outlaw – NBC’s legal drama featuring Jimmy Smits, I Shouldn’t be Alive from the producers of the acclaimed film “Touching the Void” which is a new series that showcases stories of human survival against all odds, Minute to Win It USA, and Animal Squad which is a British RSPCA series.

Timeslots for all of these shows, as well as a few others, will be confirmed shortly.

A reminder, that The Event and The Amazing Race will continue through summer while a new season of No Leave, No Life premieres on Saturday December 4 at 6.30pm. That is followed by new travel series High Road, Low Road at 7pm in which Tom Williams and Rachael Finch take us to some of the world’s best travel destinations – one’s a budget, the other unlimited cash.

8:00pm – Monday, August 23 on Seven

Owners, buyers, sellers – they’re all under pressure… and all under the hammer. UNDER THE HAMMER is an observational documentary series that takes viewers into the fascinating world of estate agents and people buying and selling their homes.

The series is a first-hand look into the lives of people in a state of high stress and anxiety. Real estate agents have granted unique access into their world and the methods they use to close a sale.

It’s compelling viewing that follows the highs and lows of everyday people making one of the biggest financial decisions of their life.

8:00pm – Monday, August 16 on Seven

Owners, buyers, sellers – they’re all under pressure… and all under the hammer. UNDER THE HAMMER is an observational documentary series that takes viewers into the fascinating world of estate agents and people buying and selling their homes.

The series is a first-hand look into the lives of people in a state of high stress and anxiety. Real estate agents have granted unique access into their world and the methods they use to close a sale.

It’s compelling viewing that follows the highs and lows of everyday people making one of the biggest financial decisions of their life.

The X Factor will premiere on Seven at 7.30pm, Monday August 30. It’s first episode will be 90 minutes, and will continue at 7.30pm on the following three nights with audition episodes.

As a result, RSPCA Animal Rescue and Under the Hammer will both have season finales on Monday August 23 and The Matty Johns show for Sydney and Brisbane will move to 8.30pm for that week only. Minute to Win it was already finishing on Tuesday Aug 24, while World’s Strictest Parents will have a week off.

The 90 minute premiere of X Factor on Monday August 30 means that Criminal Minds and Covert Affairs will be pushed back half an hour, starting at 9pm and 10pm respectively. The X Factor on Tuesday Aug 31, Wednesday Spet 1 and Thursday Sept 2 will each be 60 minute episodes, finishing around 8.30pm.

Dancing with the Stars has its grand final on Sunday August 29 over two and a half hours from 7.30pm. The following week could see The X Factor slot into a Sunday night timeslot as well.

The X Factor will also be encored on 7TWO the following day. Tuesday Aug 31 at 3pm, then 3.30pm on Wed, Thur and Fri Sept 1,2 and 3.

Regular programming for the X Factor is most likely to be at least Monday and Tuesday nights at 7.30, with the possibility of a Sunday night show as well. All that is to be confirmed for the week starting September 5 – which could also be the week that Ten launches Junior Masterchef.