Week 45 saw Seven launch its new digital channel, and the Melbourne Cup delivering it their biggest audience all year. And there were celebrations in Community Television.
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!
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%.
In the first of a 2 part interview, ABC programmer Marena Manzoufas talks about ABC1 & ABC2 and wonders if The Wire will work when The West Wing couldn't.
As its cast shortly face their final day -and in one of this site's most important articles- TV critics from around the country tell TV Tonight what the death of All Saints really means to the future of drama.
While the country held its breath on a $100m lotto, networks watched as their numbers stacked up in a routine order for Week 27. But some cities took a different view.
State of Origin powered to a record 2.28m viewers, helping Nine win the week. But TEN wins 3 key demo groups while ABC finished the week with its editorial tail between its legs.
