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  1. David, is Psych still going to air in Sydney on Ten this Saturday.

    It was on the Foxtel guide and on online guides, but have now disapeared replaced with 1 hour of AFL (with the full match at 10.45pm) – however the Ten website has Psych scheduled!?!?

  2. Good question Ian, and one that will require a little more investigation. It was Foxtel and TEN that indicated Unhitched (aka Rules for Starting Over) would air first on Foxtel than in the second half of 2008 on TEN.

    The Show Watch tracks what’s coming, and thus far TEN hasn’t advised it is no longer due.

    So the real question remains, why Foxtel hasn’t aired it yet, given it screened in March in the US.

    I suspect the fact that only 6 eps went to air before it was cancelled is a big factor. Will ask around…

  3. David, I am hoping you can help me with this.

    According to this post dated 2 July 2007, Foxtel picked up both K-Ville and new Farrelly Brothers sitcom then called The Rules for Starting Over
    (which has sinced been retitled Unhitched) in a joint deal with Network Ten and that under that deal Foxtel had first air rights for the two programmes before they air on Ten.

    Since that time Foxtel has aired K-Ville on FOX8 but as far as I can tell has not yet Unhitched. But I note that in your 2008 Show Watch post you state that it will premiere on Ten and not Foxtel.

    Has something happened in the interim that I have missed?

  4. Hi David,
    are there any programs with Robson Green coming up? I think he’s a really good actor and his programs are always very good, I’d hate to miss them! Thanks, Conny

  5. Nando’s ads are always cheeky (who remembers the Hanson parody?), but like DVD’s, I don’t usually track ads. It’s time consuming enough just staying on top of shows and networks. I just decided to draw the line somewhere…

  6. David are you aware of any complaints filed against the series of Nando’s ads on TV at the moment ?

    Having a contest amongst chickens to compete and win the right to be grilled and basted with peri-peri sauce is what I would call extremely creepy.

  7. Mark Loves Sharon is TEN’s new mockumentary comedy with Jason Gann.

    No word on UKTV’s Make or Break, unfortunately. Doesn’t look good at this stage.

  8. David,
    Any word on whether that Mike Bullen show which was on UKTV a few months back and was only a potential pilot(the name of the show slips me), and had Robson Green in it also(filmed in sydney), whether it is going to have further episodes made, or is that it?

  9. Must admit I had completely forgotten GLAAD was due. I will have to check. I remember when it was scheduled thinking “this is before the US sees it” (even though it was staged some time ago). I suspect it’s related to that. I will check.

  10. Hi David
    Do you know why Foxtel have pulled the Gladd awards on Arena? I set my recorder to record it during the week but all I got was bloody Paris & her half wit side kick. have I missed it or have they moved it?
    Also, do you know who has the rights to X Factor in Australia. A season was on 10 years ago but it bombed, I remember reading they payed a fortune for the rights, what has happened to those rights?
    Are 10 simply holding on to it & not screening it?
    It would be great if 10 or even Foxtel would pick up UK X Factor, with Dannii Minogue doing well in Australia’s Got Talent & that show rating very well, surely the UK version will appeal to viewers, anything is better than another season of Idol!

  11. TEN is due to show another season of America’s Next Top Model yes. Will be an old season. Forget about the Aus one on TEN, the media is all over once Fox8 has aired it.

    Both Heynatz and Jennifer Hawkins have been rumoured to front Make Me a Supermodel. Both are Seven identities with a background in this area.

  12. Hey David, two things:

    I read a newspaper article a while ago stating that repeats of both America’s Next Top Model and Aus Top model would air on Ten. Last Year the US version aired, and I remembered reading production company Granada was super keen on repeating AusNTM on Ten. Was this just lies, or were any commerical channels interested in repeating ANTM? Would this be possible, cos I want my non foxtel mates to get into the show too.

    And have you heard if Erika Heynatz is/was attached to host Make Me A Supermodel? Or was this a rumour too?

    k, Thanks!

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