TV Tonight

A busy schedule means Tom Gleeson is unable to continue on hit ABC quiz show.

There was an upside to not knowing whether Foxtel drama would be renewed.

Rush had offered to settle for $50,000 & apology but newspaper did not respond.

A photographer tries to salvage his reputation by tracking down the man who stood up to Chinese tanks in 1989.

Sam Rockwell & Michelle Williams embody a torrid but creative Broadway force in a complex new drama.

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Tom Gleeson quits Hard Quiz
A busy schedule means Tom Gleeson is unable to continue on hit ABC quiz show.
May 24th, 2019 13 comments
A very Brady renovation
Here’s how you can check out the renovated Brady house with the original cast.
May 24th, 2019 3 comments
Catalyst episode breaches ABC Code for lacking impartiality
Update: Media watchdog has a beef with Catalyst episode, but ABC is now rejecting their finding.
May 24th, 2019 5 comments

ABC developing Goodwood drama

The team behind The Letdown are developing their first mystery / drama, set in a rural Aussie town in 1992.
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The Front Bar hits new high for Seven

Ratings: Check shirts and check a win for Seven’s AFL show, while MasterChef tops entertainment shows.
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Nine’s Top 40

All 40 of the top ranking TV episodes this year belong to one network….
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The Late Show overtakes Tonight Show season for first time in 24 years

Stephen Colbert now rules ahead of Jimmy Fallon & Jimmy Kimmel.
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Auditions: Seven reality show

“Do people often say, ‘You really should be on TV?'” Seven show is seeking “Australia’s biggest personalities.”
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Rumour: David Speers to join ABC?

SKY News political editor rumoured to be in line for Insiders hosting.
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Geoffrey Rush wins $2.9m payout

Rush had offered to settle for $50,000 & apology but newspaper did not respond.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen headed to Amazon Prime
House Rules judge to front his own UK reno series on streaming platform.
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Streaming discount for overseas Origin fans

Origin fans outside Australia, NZ & Pacific Islands teased with a 50% discount off their first month.
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Star Trek: Picard: teaser

First look as Patrick Stewart reprises his role as Jean-Luc Picard.
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Airdate: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Highly-anticipated prequel to the 1982 fantasy film is coming soon.
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Returning: Absentia

Season 2 of Absentia with Stana Katic, & Aussie Matthew Le Nevez, coming to Amazon Prime.
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Orange is the New Black: teaser

The seventh and final season will premiere in late July.
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Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City: trailer

Mary Ann, Anna Madrigal & Mouse are back at at 28 Barbary Lane.
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Returning: Sweetbitter

The second season of US drama will premiere on Stan in July.
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Airdate: Every Family has a Secret
Noni Hazlehurst will meet six Aussies grappling with the pasts, lies & half-truths of parents or family members.
May 24th, 2019 1 comment
Four Corners: May 27

ABC screens a French news doco on how the Notre-Dame Cathedral, and its treasures, were saved.
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Airdate: ICC One Day International World Cup on Nine

Plus broadcast dates for Women’s and Men’s Ashes Series.
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Voice, Treaty, Truth week on NITV

NITV has programmed suite of titles which unpack the 2019 NAIDOC theme.
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7:30: Leigh Sales speaks to Blanche d’Alpuget

Blanche d’Alpuget will reflect on Bob Hawke’s life & legacy tonight.
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Returning: Shetland

Season 4 of UK mystery Shetland will air on ABC this Sunday.
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The X-Files in HD on SBS VICELAND

Retro drama gets remastered and HD -and primetime on a multichannel.
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The Feed: May 23

This week the team tackle the topic of “Vegans: Activist Or Terrorist?”
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Renewed: Gentleman Jack
8 more episodes coming for period drama starring Suranne Jones.
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How Wentworth’s limbo led to the “best so far”
There was an upside to not knowing whether Foxtel drama would be renewed.
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Returning: Line of Duty
The biggest drama in the UK this year begins in June on 13th Street.
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