October was 'loopy month' as we were shocked by a 'blackface' skit, Letterman's affair, plus Virginia Trioli, a giant seagull, 'Balloon boy' and a fight within Good Game.
GO! became the good news in August as bad news took over with apologies from Seven, and TEN axing Kyle from Australian Idol and newlyweds became Australia's Perfect Couple.
In April Susan Boyle was catapulted to stardom, it was game on in game shows, Ice TV beat Nine, the High Court ruled against Seven, and Talia won Dance.
The Noughties will end with variety television closing a chapter after Rove bid his own show farewell last week. But Seven took the night and Week 47 of ratings.
With the passing of Don Lane, Nine's audience again sent a message that it loves variety television, while Seven's announcement of 7TWO saw it lose another week to Nine/GO!
Without any events or boosts from digital channels, Channel Seven won the ratings week -thanks largely to its factual slate underpinning consistent programming.