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TV Tonight turns 5!

Since I began blogging in 2007 there are now over 19,000 published posts and hundreds of thousands of Comments. Thanks everyone!

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Today marks the 5th Birthday for TV Tonight.

Since I began blogging in 2007 there are now over 19,000 published posts and hundreds of thousands of Comments. I don’t think there’s a day when I haven’t added something to the site (including when the server went down).

As many of you know, the site is frequented by public, industry and media alike. From the viewer to the CEO, and that’s just the way I like it. At the end of the day we are all drawn to a good yarn, either on the box or about the box.

The last 12 months has been as big as ever, topping site records.

There were many stories broken here ahead of the pack, but tipping Big Brother: Secrets in April and then Sonia Kruger as host was as good as it gets. Other exclusive highlights were Ben Elton responding to a media backlash, chatting to Louis Theroux, James Sorensen breaking his silence, tipping Rob Mills as Young Talent Time host, Peter Everett talking about being sacked, and annual interviews with all the Programmers: Brendan Dahill, Brian Walsh, David Mott, Jane Roscoe, Michael Healy, Tim Worner.

Other feature interviews included Aaron Fa’aoso, Adam Hills, Adam Zwar, Alex Dimitriades, Amanda Brotchie, Angelo Cardamone, Anita Jacoby, Antony Starr, Asher Keddie, Bernard Curry, Betty Bobbitt,  Bryan Brown, Callan Mulvey, Cameron Welsh, Caroline Gillmer, Charlie Pickering, Chrissie Swan, Colin Ferguson, Darren Wick, David Speers, Dicko, Doug Peiffer, Dustin Clare, Ed Kavalee, Eddie McClintock, Geoff Morrell, George Houvardas, George Negus, Geraldine Doogue, Hannah Gadsby, Hugh Johnstone-Burt, Imogen Banks, Jackie Woodburne, James Buckley, John Edwards, John Foreman, Jordan Smith, Josephine Cardamone, Judith Lucy, Julia Morris, Julia Zemiro, Kate Bracks, Kylie Gillies, Larry Emdur, Laura Waters, Lawrence Leung, Lewis Fitzgerald, Margaret Pomeranz, Marta Dusseldorp, Matt Lanter, Melissa Doyle, Michael Ebeid, Michael McKay, Michael Rowland, Mick Molloy, Mimi Butler, Natalie Barr, Nelson Aspen, Nick Colquhoun, Nicole Minchin, Nicole Sheffield, Raye Coleby, Sarah Ferguson, Shannon Marinko, Shaun Micallef, Shelley Conn, Stefan Dennis, Steve Curry, Steve Le Marquand, Stuart Menzies, Susan Bower, Susie Porter, Tim Ayliffe, Todd Lasance, Todd Sampson, Tony Martin, Victor Corones, Virginia Trioli, Wil Anderson -and that doesn’t include Red Carpet vox pops.

Other major stories include the Editors in Deadline Hell, ABC pulling miniseries funding over casting disagreement, the Current Affairs Taste Test, Audience Inventory and the TV Tonight Awards -the 2011 results will be published next week.

In 2012 we have Olympics, new Pay TV channels, new CEOs, fresh dramas, new comedies, nostalgic brands returning and Awards season is just around the corner.

Soon, TV Tonight will also have its own makeover. Thanks for your feedback in the recent survey.

But thankyou most for your continued patronage and your passion. It means a lot.

Here’s to the next 12 months.

Cheers, David.

103 Responses

  1. You’re thanking us?

    Nah. It should be thank-you, David, for the love and knowledge that you impart into this site, day after day.

    It’s where we come to understand the industry we all love so much, and learn more about what is happening within it. There is no where else where we can go to get this amount of quality information. And you know what?

    I think I prefer it that way – you and this site feels more… real than anything else out there.

    Happy Birthday. May it continue another five, so you reach double digits. 😉

  3. Congratulations, David. TV Tonight is a great site and essential reading every day. Here’s to many more years of articles, information and comments.

  4. Congratulations David. You run a terrific website, and I come here to read your articles every day. Looking forward to another great year of reading.

  5. Given your florid contempt for Salt therapy stories on the nightly current affairs shows, how fascinating you choose to allow a Salt Therapist to advertise on your home page. Mixed message or gold old-fashioned selective myopia?

    1. Howard: Google ads automatically scrawls the website, picks up keywords and adds matching ads. Last time I wrote about Scuentology guess what ads showed up? And the more you mention the S.T. words the more the ad will show up on your own browser.

  14. Good on you David. From small beginnings has grown something very substantial and worthwhile in the landscape of Australian television journalism. You should feel very proud.

  15. Happy birthday David & TvTonight. I’ve enjoyed every moment of daily Tv gossip and exclusives. Keep up the good work and hopefully there will be many more.xx

  18. Congratulations on the milestone David. I have been a firm follower for a year and have picked up on so many good shows thanks to your recommendations. You do a great job.

  21. Thank you so much for this wonderful site David. I hope you can answer the mystery of when Fringe will be on this year soon. 😉

    Seriously I look forward to the news you find and the articles you write. Plus the helpful people here that can answer some of the questions raised. I hope one day the ratings can be properly back and not the current version. I wish Mr Warburton can fix that. Because if he does improve Ten how can it be acknowledged if nobody knows? I guess time will tell.

  23. happy 5th birthday to david/tv tonight.
    bacause of david we get an honest and informative site which is all about our favourite subject-television.
    thx 4 everything david.
    cheers, marius

  25. Congratulations on a fabulous five years, David. Treat yourself to something special. This Etiquette guide may give you some nifty ideas:
    Traditional 5th Anniversary Gift: Wood
    Modern 5th Anniversary Gift: Silverware
    Travel 5th Anniversary Gift: Airline Tickets, Cruise

    All best wishes for a Happy, Healthy 2012 🙂

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