ABC Programmer Marena Manzoufas knows all about Doctor Who fans who want their show instantly. In Part 2 of her interview she talks about Who, Aussie dramas and the relevance of ratings.
Week 31 belonged comfortably to Seven, but it was the ABC that issued a lesson to commercial networks as audiences flocked to a supposedly niche show, United States of Tara.
After MasterChef took a glorious 3.7m the week became not so much Seven's to win, but TEN's to lose. And it was a week when all three commercial networks unveiled new shows.
Writer Roger Monk tells TV Tonight how the second series of East of Everything meant more emotions, more fun, more scenes and a whole lot more re-writing.