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Airdate: M.I. High
Now this sounds fun. The ABC is to air the BBC children’s adventure series M.I. High, produced by the same company behind Spooks and Life on Mars. The series follows the adventures of 3 secondary...
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International Emmy nominees
Sadly there are no Aussie contenders in the 36th Intl. Emmy Awards, to be held at Mipcom in Cannes. But there are some familiar names in finalists announced by the Intl. Academy of Television Arts...
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Looking for the magic touch
TEN’s line up for 2009 includes more factual series than ever, returning favourites and new international content. After a disappointing 2008, especially in the second half, TEN will need the magic...
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Life on Mars wins International Emmy
Life on Mars again won the major award at the International Emmy Awards in New York on Monday. The BBC series took out the prize for best drama series. It also won in 2006. Jordan’s The Invasion, won...
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Nominees: WGA Awards
Awards season in the US is looming with the Writer’s Guild of American announcing its brightest hopes of the year. In drama Mad Men will vie with Dexter, Friday Night Lights, Lost and The Wire which...
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American premieres in January
Ok, it’s a quiet news day. So you wanna know what’s returning to American screens in January? We won’t ask why….. All dates are US dateline. Jan. 6: After a nearly 11-month break, FX’s Nip / Tuck...
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TEN logo livin’ in the 70s
There have been a few comments and emails on this subject, so let’s just clarify once and for all… No, TEN does not have a new logo. Those ads for Life on Mars borrow a retro logo used for O-TEN Sydney...
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TEN declares February schedule
Network TEN has revealed details of its February schedule, and in a break from tradition has declared not one, not two, but THREE weeks of programming. Several shows will return in the week before...
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Airdate: Cranford
ABC will air the BBC series Cranford in February. Last week it was in contention for three Golden Globes and already has Emmy and BAFTA wins under its belt. The period drama is adapted from three...
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Returning: RPA. Gone: Kitchen Nightmares.
Just one day after his season return, Nine has dumped Gordon Ramsay. From next week Kitchen Nightmares is replaced by the return of RPA. Last night the show attracted just 515,000 viewers. In Brisbane...
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Ugly Betty close to renewal
US Network ABC is reportedly close to renewing Ugly Betty for a fourth season. The last word on the series’ future left things very unclear when ABC announced that it was temporarily replacing the show...
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Airdate: Thursday Night AFL
Next Thursday Feb 26th TEN has an AFL pre-season match between Collingwood and Richmond to air delayed at 8:30pm (Melb). This means Law and Order: SVU and Life on Mars are out for the night but the...
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Axed: Life on Mars
US network ABC has announced it will not be ordering any additional episodes of Life on Mars beyond its 17 episodes. That’s bad news for Channel TEN, which had been enjoying good word of mouth for the...
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Two and a Half Men in mega-deal
After yesterday’s bad news for TEN with Life on Mars, Nine could be about to get some good news. CBS is reportedly close to giving a major commitment to Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory. Two...
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Who companions to farewell Tennant
Minor spoilers: Three of Doctor’s Who‘s most recent companions will return for the final episode by David Tennant. Billie Piper, Freema Agyeman and Catherine Tate will all help to send off Tennant in...
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TEN’s Easter programming
TEN’s programming for the first week on non-ratings (April 5th) includes several big name shows that will continue with new episodes. Continuing: The Biggest Loser, So You Think You Can Dance...
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Returning: Numb3rs, Rules of Engagement, Criminal Intent
So many changes coming to TEN programming it is quite a refresh of its weeknight guide. Sun May 3 6:30pm Merlin 7:30pm Masterchef Australia 9:00pm Movie: Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make...
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Airdate: Ashes to Ashes
The sequel to Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes, is finally coming to ABC1. Philip Glenister returns as DCI Gene Hunt but this time he is in the 1980s, flanked by his sidekicks DS Ray Carling (Dean Andrews)...
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Ashes to Ashes to end with third series
EXCLUSIVE: Ashes to Ashes, the spin-off from Life on Mars, will end with the third series. As the first series premieres in Australia, co-writer Ashley Pharoah talks to TV Tonight about both dramas,...
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The cancelled list
As the US Fall Season nears it’s time to take stock of the shows in the US that are not moving forward (including two Aussie adaptations). Whilst many of us are up to speed on most of these, sometimes...
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