Recruits’ producer Michael Cordell tells TV Tonight why observational docos are always intercutting their stories and how it can undermine the very thing it’s trying to offset.
Read moreHamish & Andy to TEN’s rescue
Finally some good news for TEN. Hamish & Andy give Wednesdays a shot in the arm.
Read moreThe dumping ground of television
What’s happened to Aussie TV? Dropping shows is now an epidemic, turning loyal viewers into cynics. Nine’s Head of Acquisitions Les Sampson talks to TV Tonight about the art of scheduling.
Read moreTEN eyeing more factuals
If reports are to be believed, there could be a lot more factual shows coming to TEN in 2009.
Read moreABC beats TEN as Seven wins
Ouch. After a week of axings, TEN has landed fourth behind the ABC, which didn’t even have any stunt programming. TEN was even lower than when it had Big Brother.
Read moreTEN on tenterhooks
Spare a thought for TEN. It’s been an awful week, and worse may be yet to come.
Read moreNew, local content wins Seven week
New and local programmes continue to shine for Seven, while TEN and Nine get a rude lesson in the perils of too many repeats.
Read moreAn empty House at TEN
Only someone as smart as House could tell us what went wrong with TEN’s Wednesday.
Read moreBored rigid by lack of competition, it’s Seven.
NRL may have helped Nine win Sydney & Brissy but Seven has won the week nationally once more. Some nights there is next to no competition but tired movie repeats. Television is like politics, we all benefit from a healthy opposition and suffer when there’s none.
Read moreTaken Out taken out of 7pm slot
After just two weeks, TEN blinks and moves Taken Out to 6pm, replaced by Friends at 7:00.
Read moreBondi Rescue: Bali
Unlike some factuals that thrive on paranoia, it’s refreshing to see a mainstream, commercial show offering up another culture in an ‘heroic’ form.
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