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...
With the passing of Don Lane, Nine's audience again sent a message that it loves variety television, while Seven's announcement of 7TWO saw it lose another week to Nine/GO!
The Apprentice Australia has filmed "Who Shot JR?"-style multiple endings, with hints that Mark Bouris is watching public reactions before picking his winner.
Without any events or boosts from digital channels, Channel Seven won the ratings week -thanks largely to its factual slate underpinning consistent programming.
Week 40 was a particularly brutal fight in television with a string of big shows led by Hey Hey's reunion. By the time the bell rang, Nine had taken victory -by just 0.1%.