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 Last Updated: Jan 15th, 2008 - 09:48:25 |
Mad Men wins two Golden Globes
Lead actor Jon Hamm set the tone for victory earlier this afternoon when he won MAD MEN’s first Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama - proving himself more golden than his fellow nominees Michael C. Hall (DEXTER), Hugh Laurie (HOUSE), Bill Paxton (BIG LOVE), and Jonathon Rhys Myers (THE TUDORS).
Jan 15, 2008, 09:47
High (definition) hopes for television in 2008
The Australian TV Networks launch their 2008 line-ups over the next month and already we can see some shape of what will be on offer.
Nov 16, 2007, 18:27
Seven wins week by a nose
Nine got close to Seven last week, the closest for almost two months as the Number 1 network's program's faded.
Nov 12, 2007, 20:29
Is the AFI shutting the doors on television?
The Australian TV industry has a good chance to take control over its awards system and make them independent of any network or media organisation, writes Terry TV.
Nov 9, 2007, 18:36
Fitzsimmons to join wife at Nine?
Fitzsimmons resigned from 2UE this afternoon and the news has heightened suggestions that he could be bound for Nine.
Nov 8, 2007, 14:07
We really really like you, ABC
Australians seem to be going off commercial TV, and turning on Aunty.
Nov 7, 2007, 20:21
Food for thought as Nine fights back
David Gyngell went to work the other day and was in at Nine's Sydney HQ early in the morning, trying to find a way of starting the network's fight back.
Nov 6, 2007, 20:51
ABC’s surge continues as Seven wins the battle
A win in week 38 for the Seven Network but the ABC has once again proved it is the most improved network of the year.
Nov 5, 2007, 12:24
Terry TV Tutorial No 15: How to screw up a Wednesday night
Sometimes TV networks are their own worst enemies.
Nov 3, 2007, 12:03
Gretel evicted, Kyle and Jackie intrude
The Ten Network has got the seven year itch and separated itself from Gretel Killeen and gone and got hitched to the devil in Kyle Sandilands and his sidekick Jackie O.
Oct 29, 2007, 12:04
Viewers vote with their dancing shoes
A win for the Seven Network again last week but the gap over Nine was the smallest for almost a month.
Oct 29, 2007, 12:02
No need for networks to beat the downloaders
Ratings for "streamed-from-the-US" show that the claims from the early adapters and other nerds and TV addicts are hollow. They don't influence viewing patterns, the quality of the programs do.
Oct 26, 2007, 20:16
The Nine Network can't win a trick
David Gyngell's first programming move at the Nine Network in his second coming fails spectacularly and a high profile new US program from Hugh Jackman is canned in America after two eps, meaning will have to find a Monday night replacement for Viva Laughlin a lot faster than it thought.
Oct 23, 2007, 21:04
The worm is the winner
Thanks to higher audiences for the ABC and Sky News, a record number of Australians watched the great debate last night, and around half of them preferred the worm.
Oct 22, 2007, 17:06
Nine enjoys a ratings lift
A better week for the Nine Network last week.
Oct 22, 2007, 13:03
Wednesdays are TV gold
A good night for viewers, Wednesday, with more choice than any other night of the week (almost matched by the choice around tonight).
Oct 18, 2007, 20:47
Nine goes Bush on Wednesday nights
Has Nine mistaken the 7.30 pm Wednesday timeslot as the ‘Country Hour’?
Oct 17, 2007, 13:00
Does Seven really need the Olympics anyway?
For the first time in years the Seven Network has won seven prime time nights in a row outside the Olympics.
Oct 15, 2007, 08:38
SBS in delivers utopia for news satire fans
Newstopia is finally a news satire program worth watching and it’s been put together by the biggest independent production house in the country in another deal for SBS.
Oct 12, 2007, 18:28
A tale of two nights on TV
Contrast the nights, or a tale of two nights for Ten.
Oct 11, 2007, 12:17
Little buzz from Nine this week
It was a good week for David Gyngell to be in Australia watching the performance of the Nine Network. This week though, would have been better because it will be the first week of the year when Nine doesn't have any ratings boost from football.
Oct 8, 2007, 21:14
Mr Gyngell faces up-hill battle
Just when Nine though it was safe to go back into the loungerooms of Australia, more bad news from the Oztam ratings machines this morning.
Oct 4, 2007, 15:46
Welcome to Repeat-land
More of the same last night from Seven, Ten and Nine. Seven had the hits, or the shows people wanted to watch (like Monday night). Nine and Ten had repeats.
Oct 3, 2007, 12:30
Footy finals fizz in the ratings
The games were one-sided, the TV audiences were below par, and thus ends the AFL and NRL (Rugby league) seasons for 2007.
Oct 1, 2007, 16:54
Seven kicks its way out of AFL season
Seven's last AFL match of the season was the icing on the cake for a big win in the latest week of official ratings.
Sep 25, 2007, 15:02
Hats off to Nine for showing something different
At least Nine tried something different in showing the one-sided Australia vs Sri Lanka 20/20 match last night. But it cost the network the night.
Sep 21, 2007, 21:09
Ten's clearer vision for HDTV, Big Brother
By some accounts the Ten Network has fought off Seven's attempts to snare Big Brother for next year, and could reveal the re-signing shortly along with more HDTV details, writes Terry TV.
Sep 19, 2007, 09:57
Seven still in love with AFL
You can see why Friday night the Seven Network wanted, no, needed the AFL to drive home its ratings superiority over Nine this year.
Sep 17, 2007, 08:46
Geographic TV Wars - Sydney Vs Melbourne
The old Sydney-Melbourne rivalry won't go away, and it was very noticeable this week, according to Terry TV.
Sep 14, 2007, 20:59
Move over Kath & Kim, The Chaser boys are here
Whatever you think about The Chaser mob, the one thing you can't say is that they are not having a go. Nearly 3 million Australians agreed last night across the country.
Sep 13, 2007, 18:30
The TV 'Encore' ie. getting viewers to 'Sample'
Sampling should only be used by the Networks to expose a promising new program to as many viewers as possible in the first week or two. Then it should stop because it looks like a repeat the second time around and nothing sours a program, more in the eyes of viewers than quick and early repeats, writes Terry TV.
Sep 12, 2007, 15:53
Seven slip through to another win
Seven won the week, despite Nine winning four nights to three for its main rival.
Sep 10, 2007, 09:27
TV Wars: City v Regional
It's often remarked that regional Australia and our big capital cities are not that different: that things like sport, mateship and spirit unite us all. But when it comes to TV viewing, nothing can be further from the truth.
Sep 8, 2007, 12:50
Kath & Kim TV ratings unusual, different
Kath & Kim have a real dose of the staggers, horse flu perhaps. The program is short of a good gallop, or that’s what Seven viewers are telling us.
Sep 4, 2007, 11:02
AFL tips Seven over the line
The Seven Network won week 29 of ratings, thanks to the strong performances on Monday and Tuesday nights, with Friday thrown in for a bonus with the AFL proving more popular than the NRL.
Sep 3, 2007, 20:49
24 out of 26 for Seven
Yet another win to the Seven Network, making it 24 out of 26 weeks excluding Easter, or 26 of 28 weeks, including Easter.
Aug 27, 2007, 09:25
Kath & Kim on verge of becoming new Aussie phenomenon
At one stage little Epponeee looked the most interesting person in Kath and Kim's return to Australian TV screens Sunday night.
Aug 21, 2007, 08:50
Seven win again
Yet another win to the Seven Network but this week might just be a little tougher.
Aug 21, 2007, 08:48
Nine risks CSI overload
Nine shouldn't put all of its CSI shows in the one basket, writes Terry TV.
Aug 18, 2007, 13:20
TV Rule 1 - Keep it simple, stupid
Seven's RSPCA Animal Rescue is probably the simplest and most effective TV program this year.
Aug 15, 2007, 21:14
Seven plays Wednesday night shuffle
There is no end to the schedule changes, with the Seven Network the latest to junk what it claimed was the new Wednesday night run down of a movie at 8.30 pm and going back to being competitive.
Aug 14, 2007, 09:00
Seven sneaks home, despite fight from Nine
Even though the Nine Network was a bit more competitive this week, it still couldn't beat rival Seven in the week's TV ratings battle.
Aug 13, 2007, 09:39
Seven throw 'white trash' at Idol
The impact of Kath and Kim on 60 Minutes and Idol will be interesting to see, writes Terry TV.
Aug 11, 2007, 11:32
Another week, another win to Seven
Another week, another win to the Seven Network, one that was ordained last Sunday night when the second last night of Big Brother and weak Nine programming allowed Seven to sneak home and establish an early lead it never relinquished.
Aug 6, 2007, 10:28
Big Brother, it's time to... revamp
Despite some punctuation marks of brilliance – housemate Zach reuniting with his parents was one of this year’s TV highlights - Monday night’s final Big Brother was a huge, unwieldy mess. It was a strong denial of the good adage on TV of ‘leaving them wanting more’.
Aug 3, 2007, 08:13
Ten puts on its dancing shoes for 2008
The Australian version of So You Think You Can Dance will be a younger, more up tempo competitor for Dancing With The Stars, or so the Ten Network thinks/hopes/wishes it to be.
Jul 31, 2007, 10:10
Live At Five v2.0 for Nine?
Amid rumours of staff cuts and other cost cutting moves, the Nine Network is thinking of going back to the past to try to revive its stuttering 6 pm News and A Current Affair.
Jul 26, 2007, 15:36
Everybody needs good 'Neighbours' ratings
Channel Ten and Neighbours got more than one million viewers last night. Now how high can it go?
Jul 24, 2007, 10:19
Seven secures a win for the week
A win to the Seven Network last week in a week where it was vulnerable with the ending of several high profile programs, a position which repeats itself again.
Jul 23, 2007, 14:58
It's smooth sailing for Nine's new blockbuster
It was another Sea Patrol last night for the Nine Network and almost 1.8 million people tuned in to watch the third voyage return to port.
Jul 20, 2007, 17:52
TV audiences won't bend it for Mrs Beckham
Three new programs popped up on Australian TV on Tuesday night in prime time and audiences were mostly appreciative, except for one.
Jul 19, 2007, 20:58
Nine hopes Singing Bee hums nicely
Singing Bee is an American confection based on a singing version of the ubiquitous Spelling Bees which dominate children's lives while in school and which Channel Nine hopes with dominate their TV viewing at home.
Jul 17, 2007, 16:51
It may Take more than Two for Seven to win this week
This is the week where the Seven Network becomes vulnerable to attack from Nine and Ten for the first time this year, with no high-rating program on Tuesday nights to get it out of trouble.
Jul 16, 2007, 19:57
The sun will indeed come out tomorrow
All those who didn't watch The Great Global Swindle screened on ABC TV, can now come out from under the bed and stop biting your pillows and put away your stuffed toys.
Jul 13, 2007, 18:14
Audiences confirm their faith in Thank God You're Here
Wednesday nights look like being the closest fought night of the week for the next 10 weeks or so with Ten scoring a narrow win off the back of the return of its highly successful program, Thank God You're Here.
Jul 12, 2007, 16:10
Is Ten leaving it all up to God?
Can just one program right the Ten Network’s ratings ship over the next three months and give the network a bang to end what has been a tough and below average year so far?
Jul 11, 2007, 12:46
Nine sails in first to win the week
A win to the Nine Network last week, only its second of the ratings year and a result of spending a lot of money to get home in the first week of the back half of the year and try and snatch momentum from the Seven Network.
Jul 9, 2007, 17:41
Sea Patrol slams opposition out of the water
Sea Patrol worked a treat Thursday night, watched by an average 1.971 million people and pushed the network to a win on the night and into the lead for the week with two nights to go.
Jul 6, 2007, 16:16
The Nation moved to Late Night TV
The Nine Network has panicked and taken an axe to its schedule over the next two weeks, with The Nation and CSI New York the major casualties.
Jul 5, 2007, 17:54
Can Seven claim the year already?
By the measurements the Nine Network has used in the past to measure its annual ratings victories, the Seven Network is within a month of claiming success for 2007.
Jul 3, 2007, 14:38
Seven scores another weekly win
Seven won last week with a share of 29.0% (28.7%) from Nine with 27.1% (27.9%), Ten with 21.7% (21.3%), the ABC with 16.8% and SBS with 5.2%.
Jul 2, 2007, 14:52
Does Seven still believe in Poo?
It may have been an oversight, but it could have also been embarrassment. Seven ignored the 'highlight' of its second half ratings armory when launching it at the start of the week.
Jun 28, 2007, 21:37
Ten to play catch-up in coming months
Network Ten has a lot riding on its line-up for the second half of the 2007 ratings battle.
Jun 26, 2007, 20:00
Hey Hey, It's Back?
News (again) that Dazza and Seven are going to do a pilot of a new version of Hey Hey It's Saturday.
Jun 25, 2007, 15:05
Ten still in good shape, despite no sale
A day after being left on the shelf, the Ten Network released third quarter sales and gross profit figures showing the tentative recovery from the black hole of 2006 is continuing for the country's third-placed commercial TV Network.
Jun 21, 2007, 15:07
Seven pips Nine, despite Rugby ratings
For the first time since the Nine Network started showing the State of Origin Rugby League games, the network has lost a week of prime time ratings.
Jun 18, 2007, 16:24
Let the Morning TV wars begin
Seven will be fighting for a bigger piece of a much smaller TV pie from Monday. It could be bloody all round.
Jun 14, 2007, 14:30
TV's Sunday morning blues
Like its Monday to Friday morning cousin Sunrise, the Seven Network's Sunday morning chat show, Weekend Sunrise, has clearly cemented itself as the market leader, relegating the once powerful Nine Network program, Sunday, to the also run position.
Jun 13, 2007, 13:50
Alan Jones exits The Today Show
Sydney radio talk back host, Alan Jones’ morning cameos on the Nine Network’s Today has been axed and so too has Al.
Jun 6, 2007, 11:03
Nine's fresh afternoon lineup
The Nine Network is continuing to fiddle with the positioning of the live daily chat show, The Catch-Up, which has so far failed to have any impact on viewers.
Jun 4, 2007, 21:29
It takes alot to beat Seven's Tuesdays
Well, at least we can say that the Nine Network at least tried last night, compared to the numerous Tuesday evenings when it has run dead in the face of the Seven Network's Dancing With The Stars and now It Takes Two.
May 30, 2007, 15:00
TV's Tuesday battlefield heats up
The Nine Network has finally started trying with Tuesday nights, its weakest of the week and Seven's strongest.
May 29, 2007, 15:06
Nine wins weekly TV ratings - just
Just 4,000-5,000 viewers were all that separated the Nine and Seven Networks last week in the second close finish between the two channels this ratings season.
May 28, 2007, 12:08
Lisa Wilkinson is good news for Today
Lisa Wilkinson croaked her way through her first morning on the Nine Network's Today Show. Despite at times imitating Kermit, she did well.
May 28, 2007, 09:39
Idol franchise down but not forgotten
Some analysts call it 'ratings fatigue' others just say its familiarity with the audience becoming ‘used’ to even the most novel or striking of TV programs.
May 25, 2007, 15:09
Commercial TV chases lost ratings
Most viewers in NSW, Queensland and Melbourne won't be noticing it tonight, absorbed as they will be in the Rugby League State Of Origin game on the Nine Network, but over on the Seven network there will be a noticeable change.
May 23, 2007, 14:13
A mixed bag of ratings success for Eddie
The brief reign of Eddie McGuire hasn't changed Nine significantly because the decisions he made were inconsequential to long term rebirth of the network.
May 21, 2007, 14:38
Aunty on TV ratings high
The ABC will go close to having one of its best weeks in TV ratings for years this week after The Chaser and Spicks and Specks finished second and third in the national rankings Wednesday night.
May 18, 2007, 08:52
Nine's ratings on shakey ground
The Nine Network is heading for its 12th loss in a row in official ratings this week and the 14th (including the two weeks at Easter) overall after a very poor night last night that handed the week to Seven.
May 16, 2007, 21:27
The TV drama drain continues to run dry
It will probably come as a surprise to some in Australian TV that Foxtel hasn't any Australian drama programs in production at the moment.
May 15, 2007, 10:30
Nine fail to stop Seven's ratings juggernaut
Even when it had a chance to push past Seven and win a week, the Nine Network failed to grab the opportunity presented to it by the annual Logies broadcast and the end of the very popular Dancing With The Stars last week.
May 14, 2007, 09:58
Jessica Rowe exits The Today Show
Poor Jessica Rowe has been boned by the Nine Network (not necessarily Eddie McGuire) simply because they didn't have the guts to do something earlier.
May 7, 2007, 10:57
'Dancing' steps back in fine form
Cerbrano and Box (sounds like a dance hall duo, doesn't it?) surprised viewers and probably themselves by showing they could dance, move and let themselves go, writes Terry TV.
May 2, 2007, 13:16
Nine set to revive Burke's Backyard
There’s strengthening talk that Don Burke is returning to the Nine Network with his program, Burke's Backyard, around two and a half years after being flicked by the network in a bitter and nasty parting of the ways in late 2004.
May 1, 2007, 13:55
Terry TV's Week In Review
Another win to Seven in the official 2007 ratings, despite the Ten Network finishing The Biggest Loser and starting Big Brother last week.
Apr 30, 2007, 09:45
ABC is a sideshow on Saturday nights
ABC TV needs someone who enforces the broadcaster's quaint but nevertheless fairly simple to understand system of turning each night of the week into 'genre' nights.
Apr 24, 2007, 13:52
14% fewer eyes watched Big Brother
Big Brother 2007 made a faltering start last night, the lowest opening night audience in the program’s seven years.
Apr 23, 2007, 10:13
Seven dances to another win
Another win to the Seven Network over Nine, Dancing With The Stars proving the emphatic difference.
Apr 23, 2007, 09:13
Get ready for a massive Big Brother orgy
Why should we lock up our turkeys? Well the Ten Network starts Big Brother 2007 next week with over 17 hours of broadcasts in what can only be described as an orgy of overkill.
Apr 18, 2007, 09:01
Rove stands up to CSI / Greys onslaught
After two weeks back on air in the 8.30 pm slot, Rove came up against a full bore ratings battle between Seven and Nine and not only survived but more than held his own.
Apr 16, 2007, 09:34
Seven enjoys a very happy Easter
The Seven Network continued on its winning ways last week, scoring a narrow victory over the Nine Network in the last of two weeks of 'non official ratings over the Easter break.
Apr 16, 2007, 09:18
Rove's moment of truth
A night of truth perhaps this Sunday for the comeback kid, Rove McManus. After two weeks back on air in the 8.30 pm slot for Ten he runs into a full-on ratings battle between Seven and Nine.
Apr 15, 2007, 18:11
ABC's new comedy duo draw Commercial interest
For the second week in a row The ABC program, The Chaser has done so well on Wednesday night as to draw attention to itself and its lead-in program Spicks and Specks at 8.30 pm.
Apr 13, 2007, 09:13
America thanks God for new comedy
A solid start to its short US season for the Americanised version of Ten’s hit, Thank God You’re Here.
Apr 13, 2007, 09:12
Easter eyeballs for Pay TV not as clear as day
Easter TV viewing is spasmodic because of holidays, sleep-ins or the absence of all the top line programs on Free To Air TV. So exactly how many people are viewing Pay TV as an alternative?
Apr 10, 2007, 15:20
New-look Rove in need of some urgent 'zing'
Rove returned a week ago with a huge 1.69 million viewers. This Sunday night the audience fell to just 999,000.
Apr 9, 2007, 13:59
Spicks & Chaser deliver Easter surprise for Aunty
ABC's new comedy hour of Spicks & Specks and The Chaser have blitzed their commercial rivals, beating all but a repeat of House on Ten.
Apr 5, 2007, 13:04
Don't come the raw spitchcock with me
Nine's Easter cooking show is airing after all the chocie is gone, says Terry TV.
Apr 4, 2007, 12:17
Not noice: How did ABC let Kath & Kim go?
It would seem the joke is on the ABC, not for losing Kath and Kim to Seven but for the still unexplained way a 100 per cent owned in-house production ended up in someone else’s hands
Apr 3, 2007, 13:00
Nothing ugly about Seven's ratings
As expected another win to the Seven network in the 2007 ratings battle.
Apr 2, 2007, 13:51
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