A busy month as we lose Patrick Swayze, Hey Hey returns, Kanye West hijacks the MTV Awards, the cast of Glee arrive, Rafters is blasted for spicy storylines.
GO! became the good news in August as bad news took over with apologies from Seven, and TEN axing Kyle from Australian Idol and newlyweds became Australia's Perfect Couple.
Underbelly, Top Gear, V, Hey Hey, Cops LAC, and even the return of The National IQ Test. Nine boss David Gyngell promises media buyers a big year in 2010.
In 2008-2009 there were less hours of drama series produced than 07-08, but more in local mini-series and children's. The state of the Aussie TV drama production still gets a big tick.
Nine Programmer Michael Healy is a big fan of Survivor. He talks to TV Tonight about scheduling, Top Gear, Hey Hey, Underbelly, The Apprentice, 2.5 Men, 20 to 1 and much more...