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Gone: Numb3rs, Jamie Oliver, Bumped: Futurama, White Collar.

Sweeping changes to TEN's summer line-up, also affecting Supernatural, Stargate Universe, NCIS, Malcolm in the Middle and Rules of Engagement.

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Numb3rsMajor changes to TEN’s summer line-up.

Monday night’s Futurama to be replaced by Rules of Engagement, now to air in the Wednesday animation line up at 8pm where it was playing in repeat.

Supernatural is off next Monday to allow the double episode premiere of Stargate Universe at 8:30pm.

White Collar moves to 9:30pm replaced by a repeat of NCIS. So that means Numb3rs is out.

…oh and Jamie’s Family Christmas? The one where he was effectively going to be cooking turkey in January? That’s gone too. (Quote: “TEN will surely come to their senses on this daft idea.”)

There’s a double Malcolm in the Middle for the week of December 28 when The 7PM Project takes a week off.

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  1. @ Tim: There are still 6 remaining episodes of Futurama (i.e. the two remaining parts of Bender’s Game and the entirety of Into the Wild Green Yonder).

  2. Thanks Ten – no longer do I have to choose between New Futurama and The Middle on Mondays!

    Only problem I can see with there decision is the continuing storylines on Futurama will no longer make any sense to occasional viewes. Last nights ep ended with “To be continued” – who knows now when Ten will replay the follow-up ep!

  3. Speaking of SG:U SciFi is showing the mid season final Friday which aired last week in the US, but will TEN make it that far before it’s moved?

    ITA while I love having a FTA 24/7 sports channel in HD they really need a general entertainment channel on there network, bring on 2010!

  5. With only 2 episodes of new futuramas left i don’t see the point in moving it. Especially at late notice, some people that have seen the repeats a hundred times wont tune in and see it (though ive watched them all to death, and still enjoy it).

    Good call by 10 for SG:U i didnt even realise it was going to be so soon, luckily they listened. Only thing is they need to tell people that it does get better, i wasn’t expecting much from SGU but i was let down by the first few eps, but it got better,and is potentially getting brilliant now with the latest twist.

  6. Everyone needs to stop with their ‘move Neighbours here, move Neighbours there, cancel Neighbours. I Love Neighbours and do not want it cancelled or the time slot changed. Please!

    As for changes, Futurama good., everything else total rubbish.

    My summer viewing consists of Ugly Betty, Glee, Seinfeld and Heartbreak High. Not really enough there to keep me entertained 🙁

  7. Changes aplenty.

    Ten really does have plenty to fill a 3rd channel.

    Still think 7pm Project has legs, even if it’s not quite pulling the numbers.
    Ten need to consider, going drastic, Neighbours at 6pm, Project at 6.30pm for an hour, it would offer a different viewpoint to ACA/TT. (an idea that has been suggested previously)

    or if that didn’t work, 7pm Project at it’s current time but on Ten’s 3rd channel and late night repeat on Ten’s main channel after the late news.

  8. @alfagirl – Thank you xD, as a fan of Supernatural I go on forums all the time and the Supernatural forum on channel Ten’s site is used more than almost any other. Some fans might have lost interest but I’d say the majority are still behind it.

    As for the double episode of SG.U I think it’s a good idea. As people have said it was meant to be a double, I just hope they bring Supernatural back on the week after. I think if SG.U rates well it might be better to have SG.U on at 8:30 and that might provide a better lead in for Supernatural at 9:30.

  9. @ Vic – A late night version of the 7pm project is not feasible in the slightest. The production costs of that show would be very high, and i’m pretty sure a national audience of around 200-300k would not cover the costs. Also they don’t want to free up their 7:00 slot because they don’t really have anything to put in there. Keep in mind that whatever they put there has to be rated PG.. Yes, there is masterchef for the first part of the year, but once that finishes, they’ve gotta find something else to stick in there.

    This is TEN’s biggest weak spot i reckon, because it leads them into the rest of the night. However, i can see them attracting a better audience in the new year, especially seeing that the show is now starting to holding it’s own against the competition on 7 and 9.

  10. Hooray for NCIS repeats – something to watch this summer. Even though I have all the seasons on DVD Ill still watch it when its on.. Please tell me TEN are playing S6.

  11. Well i’m happy with NCIS and White Colalr will only clash with Amazign Race this week so no drama. I love White Collar, great show, but it’s not rating so i’m thankful it’s still on air. Bring back Pysch though Ten. Could even put it on at 7.30 instead of bloody Rules of Engagment.

  14. Ten is the summer version of Nine.

    I really like cleavland’s show last night, it was actually funny and interesting. The characters weren’t family guy clones, and not only was there a story, but there was character development- something that The Simpsons has been missing for a number of years.

  15. Damn, Moving my fav new summer show 🙁
    Unimpressed TEN.
    Move White Collar back please
    Numbers bring it back, i dont care what time slot, I do not want to use channel BT.

    I assume it is repeats of rules?

  17. Ten really needs that new channel fast. They’ve got so much content just stocking the shelves that they could easily (well, at least decently) give GO! a run for their money. Having just one night dedicated to USA Network shows would be great (Monk –> Psych –> White Collar –> Burn Notice).

    I’m still of the opinion that late night for 7pm wouldn’t be a bad idea. Lets them be a bit more risque, would provide a decent enough lead-in for Letterman or the news, and frees up the 7pm slot.

  18. hopefully supernatural will be back the week after, at either 8:30pm or 9:30pm depending on whether SGU rates better than it or not. I also hope that they have an encore of SGU planned because after all the ads saying 9:30 and all the printed guides saying it too there will surely be some upset people who tune in to find it half over.

  21. Instead of runnig repeats of dramas late at night they should put new episodes on instead. Ten really need to start their 3rd channel and it needs to be a General Entertainment channel.

  22. Also forgot to say if Malcolm does better than the Project at 7pm, then Ten should should move to late night as it will prove its a turkey. I love this show but its not deliering for ten

  23. Not suprised NCIS repeats are back as it was summers number 1 TV show last year. Hopefully the lead out helps The Office out a little and helps boost White Collar. Rules in that slot is gonna be slaughted against The Middle and should go thursdays instead of Accidently on Purpose, as it didnt to too bad (800k or so in that slot) earlier in the year. About time Animation Fixation added New Futurama, why it was on mondays in the 1st place ill never know. I wish ten had Family Guy so they could go Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, Cleveland. Im really suprised Ten didnt do a MasterChef Xmas special leading into xmas, with Gary, George and some former contestants showing us some Xmas recipes.

  24. I thought summer meant sitting back and relaxing in the non ratings period?

    Good to see them run double SG:U since it was a double ep start.

    I can see White Collar going the way of Psych and so many others in the not to distant future…

  25. Good idea. Futurama was actually Ten’s best show last night, it makes sense to move the new episode there. Numb3rs is one of the most derivative procedurals on air, good to see it get the flick, although they may as well move it to Wednesday or Friday at 9.30pm now, it was rating better than some of their other shows.

    Supernatural has been horrible for years, most fans lost interest years ago. Watched a bit of White Collar, it was boring, not surprised to see its rating rather terribly.

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