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7 would have to be happy with that, they usually do terribly on Sundays and It Takes Two was never going to do exactly as well as Dancing with the Stars.

• by JAK on May 29, 2006 at 10:17 AM

OMG that was such a fantastic show on ABC tonight. David Wenham still has it big time but it was gripping on the edge of your seat stuff. Only complaint is why can't we have more of this quality drama!

• by jane on May 29, 2006 at 10:37 AM

Recorded then watched ITT last night, was bored out of my brains, I knew about 3 of the celebrities and the same with the singers, the judges on the show seemed to not be needed, and the contestants seemed to take them selves to seriously except for Judy Nunn, who looked as though she had a few too many drinks to calm her nerves.
I found Big Brother far more interesting yet was still dissapointed with the twist, hopefully they will show the housemates how each person answered there questions. I dont think the ratings will fall terribly because Michael left, I found myself switching off the past few weeks because he was in the house. The next few weeks should be good and it is starting to pick up momentum as peopple are starting to get on peoples nerves.
Has anyone been watching teh Today show lately? Apparantly they have already started a major re-tooling of the show for next year with more news less info-tainment I think I will still watch sunrise though.

• by CheckOnIt! on May 29, 2006 at 10:44 AM

I thought Big Brother was great, especially Gretel for having it all over Michael who obviously thinks he is exceptionally smart with his over articluated use of words. I dont think BB's ratings will diminish with Michael gone, but BB does need to step it up a bit.
ITT was pretty booooring last night, no where near as upbeat as idol, and not entertaining enough, for example Simone Reeves is just like Grant Denyer the 2nd but without the charm

• by Annabelle on May 29, 2006 at 11:17 AM

Answered by Fire is another Marking Time: brilliant, timely and unlikely to be watched by the people who really need to see it.

• by hrs on May 29, 2006 at 11:32 AM

I was quite excited about It Takes Two, and i'm a big fan of 7, but last night's epidsode was horrible. The host and especially the co-host seemed like two fish out of water and the judges, especially Simon, were rather annoying. I enjoyed what little singing happened between ad breaks and judges ranting, but couldn't force myself to follow the program all the way through to the end.
My guess is that as It Takes Two goes on, it's ratings will plummmet to around 1.3-1.4 million and maybe as low as 1.0 million. (Sort of like Commander In Chief and Prison Break.) It only rated as well as it did last night because it was coming off the with Dancing with the Stars glow.

• by ChungLW on May 29, 2006 at 12:01 PM

Other than some cringingly bad lines like "take care you crazy bastard" (or something like that), i thought answered by fire was pretty good.
On another topic, Friday's Chaser led me to finally conclude that Chris Taylor is every bit as funny as Chas Licciardello. It would be nice if the ABC could afford to send them both overseas somewhere - or shoot them.
Such a shame that the ABC has to continue in its tradition of carrying the whole troupe, including the less talented hangers-on. Where are the commercial networks with their big money and selective recruiting?

• by snorky on May 29, 2006 at 12:22 PM

I watched a little bit of ITT. Agree with the comments regarding the co-host. With a "trainee" as the main host (who I think will grow into the role) you really need a top notch co-host to support them. I think the person who was the co-host was appalling. No warmth, charm or humour. Surely there must be some good female talent in Australia.
I also saw a bit of BB last night (waiting for L&O). It was so tedious I was only on the show for a couple of minutes but felt like an hour!

• by Louise on May 29, 2006 at 12:52 PM

Dancing With The Stars
It takes two
The Mole : Celebrity Edition
Now comes,
Australian Survivor: Celebrity Edition.

• by Daniel 3 on May 29, 2006 at 12:58 PM

"Answered By Fire" - absolutely fabulous - whoever wrote the story should be given a Logie immediately. The story was wonderful, the actors were wonderful as was the scenery - how timely that it should be shown now, every household should have it on followed by a discussion time between the adults and children - now is the time for Australia to really help the East Timorese and stay until the job is done this time. We, i.e. Australia, owe so much to these people and have been so remiss in not doing the right thing by our neighbours. It's time for John Howard and his parliament to do the job properly.

• by Miss Ann on May 29, 2006 at 01:25 PM

I was disappointed with It Takes Two last night. I watched the whole thing, but I was surprised at how bad it seemed. I think Erika Heynatz may now regret having thrown away her job as host of Australia's Next Top Model on Fox8 to be on this show. There is no way she is going to get any kind of record company deal out of this show.
The concept seems fine, but the execution was off. Most of the couples just shuffled from side to side looking at each other. Why would you have an opera singer on there? And the back-up vocals and band were too high - you couldn't really hear the celebrities' voices much at all.
Mind you - they did seem like they were all packing it last night. Which means, they can only improve as they relax more!
I agree Judy Nunn seemed to be there more for the fun of it, so her performance was probably the most watchable. I suspect most of the celebs who have agreed to go on the show either desperately want the exposure (Kate Fischer), actually think they can sing and this is their big break for a singing career or a better TV career (Simon Reeves) or both (Erika Heynatz).
The stage set-up also seemed odd. They should be on a stage with people in front of them, not on a platform in the round.
I'll still watch it next week, but only because my wife has forbidden me from watching Big Brother this year and there's nothing else much on to keep your mind off work the next day...

• by PDM on May 29, 2006 at 01:34 PM

Tribal Mind - No doubt you are aware that Aaron Sorkin (of West Wing fame) has a new show coming out in the States on NBC called "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip". It stars Brad Whitford (WW) and Matthew Perry (Friends) and the previews look amazing.
QUESTION: Any idea what network it may appear on over here? And when? Or is this another one to download, like the latter seasons of the WW...

TM replies: I'd guess Nine would have rights, but they'll only show it after 10.30. I would download now, to be safe.

• by Tony on May 29, 2006 at 02:00 PM

To all the misfits who switched over from "It Takes Two"to Big Brother should get themselves a life.Those who are addicted to the stupid moronic BB,are an example of human-robots with no IQ and dumber than dumb.
That said,"It Takes Two" wasn't all that bad and it should get better over the next few weeks. Grant Denyer hosting the show may not have been at his best but he is a talent Seven is lucky to have.However, as with all talent shows I deplore the voting system [phone and sms]which have at times caused the wrong contestants to win.
I was disappointed in the performance of Erica Heynatz who has had a lot of vocal training and has studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.This reaffirms my belief that truly great singings are born with the Gift" not made and certainly its not "Genetic".All the vocal teachers,voice scientists,music techniques will deeply enhance a performer but cannot make one a Great Singer.A lot of the greats agree including the late Ray Charles who said "they either have it in them or they don't".
Judging by the performance of the contestants and that includes [the Professionals]their carers,you ain't gonna see any.

• by Winstone Robinson on May 29, 2006 at 04:08 PM

Farewell Mighty Michael!
FEH to Gretel and BB - take it and shove it!
David!!! You're right that BB's ratings will plummet after losing the mighty Michael. Serves them right. They put him in an impossible position, and then blamed him for it. AS IF!!!
To make it worse, Gretel Killeen, usually a Queen of Serene, became the Queen of Mean with Michael, something I've never seen her do before, despite an endless parade of less than charming BB evictees. Was she trying to make him cry or what. She certainly deprived him of the pleasure of his eviction and his prizes with her nasty needling. It was one of the most unpleasant things I've seen on Australian television in years.
Once BB made Michael get 8 people to vote against him he never had a chance. It's easy for Gretel to say that his insider status kept him safe from nomination/ eviction while he was BB's mole. But that's just avoiding the issue - which is what they made him DO as the insider!
What it did was put him in a position of making all the other housemates distrust him even further, and for too long to allow him to recover from it. What was he supposed to do to get those 8 negative votes??? What would YOU have done???
And BB didn't even make it clear that Michael was initially threatened with immediate eviction if he didn't act as the insider. Mainly they revealed that he would only be nominated. Big big difference. It was unconscionable. They stole the prize from him, and the possibility of forming good relationships there, and he was right to feel miffed and confused when he came out. Gretel behaved like a corporate bidge. She should apologise. So should BB. It was ugly to watch.
So, I won't be watching any more. They can take their mean spirited show and shove it!

• by oliviab on May 29, 2006 at 04:17 PM

Has anybody else noticed the resemblance between Warren Brown (Peking to Paris) and Dick Dastardly from Wacky Races. All they need now is a dog sniggering in the front seat and the show would be absolutely prefect.
A great show, showing countries like Mongolia and Siberia they many of us would never normally see.
But considering 1.56m viewers watch the crap on BB, they are truly missing a great show.
Well done to the makers and ABC for this viewing highlight.
Maybe next time, the producers may get us to vote a car out each week, it may bring in more viewers.

• by Garry S on May 29, 2006 at 05:14 PM

Yes "Answered by Fire" was great. Such a dreadful commentary on Australia that so few (relatively) watched it. ITT, BB, 60 minutes of trash and the footy, that's all Australians care about it seems. No wonder the politicans of every party get away with murder!
The Chaser deserves a better timeslot and a better setup -- it's still good but is being let down by the new format. CNNNN was much better visually, now the set is too crowded with bodies and ill defined.
A big thanks to Big Pond Broadband for their streaming of the Sydney Writer's Festival talks, just brilliant and way better than most of what was on TV at the time!

• by David S. on May 29, 2006 at 05:43 PM

Can someone please explain to me the point of them damn Australian Pensioner Insurance Panel ads with washed up tv personalities on them?

• by Naomi on May 29, 2006 at 07:59 PM

I sat down to watch Supernatural on Channel Ten tonight at 8:45, you can always count on our wonderful stations to broadcast at least 5 minutes late, and had to wait another 10 minutes before the show started. I am completely amazed at the lack of respect these channels show in not sticking to a schedule! If I had wanted to watch BB, I would have had it on from the beginning.
Also, I'm confused about a post that was submitted in Aaron Sorkin's new show being up for grabs by Channel 9. From what I see, Channel 7 has most of NBC's & ABC's shows, and Channel 9 has most of CBS' shows, while Channel Ten has the struggling networks shows. What exactly is the deal with these stations. And as far as everyone complaining about the lack of viewership for Australian shows and how everything has been Americanized, I say it's all a result of what the people want. If Australian producers were to produce shows that the majority of people wanted to see then there wouldn't be so many American shows on TV. ABC and SBS produce and schedule shows for a specific kind of viewer, not for the mass audience.

• by BD on May 30, 2006 at 02:11 AM

naomi asks .."Can someone please explain to me the point of them damn Australian Pensioner Insurance Panel ads with washed up tv personalities on them?"

naomi, they are auditioning for Dancing With the Obscure Stars seriers 63 and Warbling with the Wunce Well Known series 5 (otherwise known as It Takes Two unknown "Stars" to sing a song together.)

Be grateful, the alternative was that if they had been slightly better known, the Labour Party would have grabbed them and offered them a seat in one of Sydneys southern beachside suburbs and you would have seen them every other night on TV looking VERY serious and talking about a special home for retired personalities without a personality who can't even get a job doing adverts for breakfast cereals that give people the sh*ts..

• by David H on May 30, 2006 at 07:50 AM

hay oliviab, no one stole the prize from michael - even without the insider role he would of been evicted at this stage due to his personality. He has huge arrogance, which was shown when him and gretel had it out last night and sunday. I think that if someone like claire had been the insider role she would of done it differently, AND if viewers liked Michael enough they should of voted to save him. Its pretty clear, vote to save or evict!

and for Winstone Robinson, ha ha your comment just made me laugh - its pretty pathetic to judge people on what tv show they may watch. It only makes you look "dumber than dumb" and childish that you value your tastes above others - and believe that everyone that doesn't agree with your views has a lower IQ. And going on from what David H's sarcasism i hope someone does rip into your comment, Kellie M?!

I watched some of Close to Home last night, really really liked it!! Wish is was on at 8:30 though

• by Annabelle on May 30, 2006 at 09:04 AM

'Answered by Fire' was pretty hammy, really. Not terrible, but not particularly good either. 'Mills & Boon' meets 'Boys Own' Adventure. The real drama was revealed when I switched over to BB & caught Gretel & Michael in the midst of a psychological death hold.

• by Shanmate on May 30, 2006 at 09:37 AM

Yes I watched Closer to home. Don't think I'll be watching it on a regular basis... Very Jerry Bruckheimer-ish. I also watched What's good for you which killed a bit of time for that time slot on a Monday night... As for BB, can't say I watch it or am the least bit interested, but Gretel must be one of the most annoying TV presonalities on this earth. I would have liked to see Michael give it to her. She has no idea what she's saying half the time anyway.

• by Shez on May 30, 2006 at 10:04 AM

BD, The output details for US made shows does not align with the network on which it airs in the US, It depends on the production Company behind the show also, Larger production companies such as Fox and Warner Brothers make a large portion of the US Shows however many of the air on other networks than FOX and The CW

• by CheckOnIt! on May 30, 2006 at 10:19 AM

What's Good For You wasn't a clone of You Are What You Eat it was more of a cross between Better Homes and Gardens and Mythbusters but dealing with health and instead of busting myths they were just showing the bleeding obvious like running on grass has less imapct on your feet than running on concrete. I felt more stupid after the show than before it.

• by djebella on May 30, 2006 at 10:48 AM

Hi to all the "Big Brother" fans and to all the Kellie Ms out there in Noddy-Land...I loves ya all.Theirs a segment in todays SMH by journalist Peter Luck commentating about the ABC.On BB he writes,"where we find a group of "MORONS"in their living rooms sitting around watching a group of "MORONS"in their living room".What a naughty naughty boy you are Mr Peter.Shame on you!

• by Winstone Robinson on May 30, 2006 at 11:02 AM

David H, sorry! all of your posts seem to me that they have a sarcastic humour to them, ie your footy comment the other day! Next time i wont automatically assume!

I actually thought Gretel went a tad overboard last night, but obviously she was just trying to save the credibility(i say that very losely) of the show that BB doesn't "edit" things in the house. I just think she wanted to start something again with Michael cos he bites so easily! He speaks to people like they are children! "Can you let me speak - fine i won't talk then..." Its pathetic and i can't wait for Rove to get his tiny claws into him!

TGYH on Wed should be great! Hamish will make up for the fact they brought back Fifi again! What are they thinking! Hopefully they will give her a scenario that she can sort of work with and not just stand there and giggle her way through it!

• by Annabelle on May 30, 2006 at 11:21 AM

I think televison executives for all Australian free-to-air networks must be freaking out this year. The ratings, in general have certainly been a lot lower than in previous years. If the top show of the night was only 1.59m for the news then there's something seriously wrong. The top rating show for the week looks like being 'It Takes Two' with 1.75m.
Compare this to the top rating shows in May, in the past few years. 2005: Desperate Housewives 2.1m, 2004: CSI 1.9m to 2.1m, 2003: Room for Improvement 2m, 2002: Backyard Blitz 2m, 2001: Blitz 2.3m, Friends 2.1m, ER 2.1m, 2000: Friends 3.3m, Blue Heelers 3.2m (this 2000 figure must include all Aust not just the top 5 cities)

What's going on? They can't all have switched to Foxtel. Subscriptions don't reflect it.

• by J Bar on May 30, 2006 at 11:31 AM

Tont - I agree entirely with your Reuben comment.

• by sob on May 30, 2006 at 12:19 PM

J Bar - so it's not just me - you've noticed the pathetically poor viewing audiences as well. I reckon viewers have simply had enough of shows starting late, running overtime, switching timeslots, new episodes being postponed for "special event TV" or interrupted with repeats & "catch-up" filler "episodes" ... the list goes on and on. Viewers want to be able to CHOOSE the programs they the box, and mucking around with programs like this prevents them from doing this. My wife and I have given up on Sunday night TV ("Answered By Fire" and SBS docos excepted) and simply watch our favourite DVD's. At least that way we know what show will be on, when it will start and (most importantly) when it will finish. Often, you cannot rely upon a published TV guide to get ANY of this information.

• by camry_driver on May 30, 2006 at 01:03 PM

Oh God. Rove is a useless interviewer. He won't inflict half the damage on Michael that Gretel did. I know this is an unpopular point of view, but I really like Gretel as a BB host. Considering how vapid most of the housemates are, and how idiotic Mike Goldman/Friday Night Games/Hotdog's Quiz Show for Imbeciles are, I think Gretel is the one thing that saves BB from descending into a pit of mindlessness. (I still love it, though.)

• by Macavity on May 30, 2006 at 01:22 PM

Annabelle or is it Tinklebelle and is Peter Pan your sister?I bet you all watch BB together with all the Kellie Ms, old gizzard Harry H and with all the other fairy's.I'm surprised you can all string a word or two together and can actually spell.Gee whiz,I think there might be a bit of IQ somewhere among you lot.Never the less,I think I will watch BB[for the first time]right to the end.I heard that in some Prisons the authority's force their inmates to watch BB as a form of torture and punishment.Actual facts are,BB is a form of a "PEEPING TOM PERVERTION"."I can see in your living and bedrooms but you can't see in mine".Great for Jail inmates!Ah...well,the things I have to do to understand the BB syndrome.

• by Winstone Robinson on May 30, 2006 at 02:16 PM

It was fantastic to watch BB's Gretel vs Michael match. I am not a great BB fan but I think Mike was the biigest attraction of the show. He sure taught some good lessons to the BB supposedly entertaining team. He was also unfairly 'treated' after being an insider and should have received special prize or 'immunity' for the role.
Who is going to watch cuddles between boring people Jaimie/Katie, etc...
Housemate... Its time to go... and switch channel.

• by Dave J on May 30, 2006 at 03:02 PM

How has Nerds FC rated so far?

Tribal Mind replies: 276,000 in the mainland capitals.

• by Diana on May 30, 2006 at 04:44 PM

Winstone Robinson, hmm how witty of you. Tinkerbell...Peter pan... you are quite hilarious. Was it because i could spell, or you believe my IQ rating is good enough for you, that you had to resort to paying out my name?
TM can we please keep these comments a bit more TV related!!!
Macavity i agree with you, i like Gretel as a host!

• by Annabelle on May 30, 2006 at 05:06 PM

Winstone, you evidently havent noticed that none of the BB fans are bothering to rise to your bait, and your over the top attempt to raise the level of unprovoked insults against anyone who enjoys the show is proving only one thing and that is that the BB audience is considerably more intelligent and mature than you.
Apart from your having a shot at Kelli M who has not said one word in this current blog about BB, you evidently believe that by quoting someone elses simple minded abusive statements (Peter Luck) that you are somehow vindicated.
On behalf of NON BB fans that have a hell of a lot more tolerance than you, everyone is entitled to their opinions and their viewing habits and I can ASSURE you, a lot of intelligent and very pleasant regular contributors to this blog happen to watch and enjoy BB.
I do not, but that does not make them wrong, or stupid or dumb, nor does it make you or I right or smart. Your silly ranting however marks you as an intolerant ignoramus who I am sure will be delighted that SOMEONE reacted to your abusive posts even if that person was not even a BB fan.
I hope you enjoy the show when you watch it, but doubt you could possibly be open minded enough to give it a chance.

• by David H on May 30, 2006 at 06:49 PM

I also hear that the last two episodes of Blue Heelers will be shown on Seven this night. Imagine the number of audience it would have got had it been scheduled for Sunday nights from the start of the ratings season, instead of Saturday nights against The Bill?

• by Johnson on May 30, 2006 at 08:33 PM

How bad was "The Wedge"? That was the worst Australian show in a long time. To make up for really weak jokes an extremely forced laugh track that just annoyed me. I prefer not to be told where to laugh.
But my question is how did it rate?

Tribal Mind replies: Tell you at 10 am tomorrow

• by BSF on May 30, 2006 at 08:58 PM

Another repeat of house this week? why? Its won ratings over prison break before.....
The Australian audience should really see the season finale...the series is too good to be dragged on like this....

• by Jasmine on May 31, 2006 at 12:15 AM

The Wedge was average. There were a few laughs here and there but there were lots of moments where you felt like groaning. The bogan mothers on the pokies were the only bit that made me laugh. I totally agree about the ridiculous laugh track. Not necessary and sounds ridiculous when the audience supposedly laughs at stuff that isn't very funny. A lot of the jokes had been spoilt by featuring them in the ads, so I wonder if it will better next week with jokes that have not been spoilt.
I actually saw the Jessica Rowe Today interview yesterday because my lift to work was running late. It made Jess look unprofessional and just reinforced my opinions of breakfast tv and why I prefer the radio. It seems like the breakfast hosts can't do serious news interviews any more. Do you think that all the banter and humour that has been forced into the breakfast shows has been detrimental to serious interviews?

• by J Bar on May 31, 2006 at 09:21 AM

To: David H at May 30, 2006 06:49 PM
Why not say what you really mean !
Can we keep some of the personal attacks down. The yelling matches between some of you are getting a bit ho hum

• by Michael Curran on May 31, 2006 at 09:59 AM

Although TGYH is filmed before a studio audience, I think there may be canned laughter used to "normalise" the audience laughter. Anyone else agree?

• by tim on May 31, 2006 at 11:11 AM

In reference to "there will never be another D Gen" in a previous post. No, there won't be...but there is something as clever and just as funny - its "The Chaser" on ABC Fri nights. I'm a comic and it makes me laugh - that's normally a good sign!

• by Thomas on May 31, 2006 at 11:44 AM

I think our fascination with Border Patrol has something to do with how we all really hate Customs. (Can you you sense a rant around the corner? I'll save my beef with Customs for another day.)
But its always interesting to see how far people can push Customs. I noticed a trend where it appears safe to go off at the system. Eg. you're jobs a joke/ waste of time/ or this is stupid/ bullsh!t etc.
However if the insults are personal, eg. you are a f*wit/ brain-dead/ snivelling grub etc, the traveller is guaranteed a cavity search before leaving the Airport.
Good to see BB06 and Temptation out of the top 10, but probably not for long.

• by sean on May 31, 2006 at 12:08 PM

Msg for Jasmine...I don't think House is a repeat tonight. I'm completely devoted and it's not an episode I've ever seen before. Pretty sure it's a new one this week (which makes for a nice change!)

• by Bee on May 31, 2006 at 12:18 PM

I think even SMH believes that all LOST viewers now download episodes from the net.
Note - MAJOR spoiler by SMH in the last line of the following link :)
http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/overcrowding-frees-lost-actress/2006/05/31/1148956391530.html

• by Richard on May 31, 2006 at 01:23 PM

Damien (May 31): To say "..I expected good things especially as it was a McFadden creation" is a contradiction in terms.

• by Suze on May 31, 2006 at 01:30 PM

Your tv guide is total fiction.
any link to actual programing.
is pure luck at best.
get your act straight.
i will not be buying your paper again. fools.

Tribal Mind replies: Can you give details? There are times when the networks change their schedules after the guide has gone to press. I'm sure the Guide would wish to improve, if you tell them what was wrong.

• by pissed off on May 31, 2006 at 01:39 PM

Were the ratings for Six Feet Under so bad that Nine needed to push it back to midnight from the already late start of 10:45pm.
After Mondays episode (one of the better ones for the year) I'm guessing that there are only a few shows remaining before it really is buried forever.
I have enjoyed watching this cast of complex characters. As a gay man, I liked watching 'Michael' evolve as he struggled to find his place, as a newly-out gay man, not only within his family but also in his relationships. TV has come along way since Billy Crystal's effusive character of Jodie Dallas in Soap in the 70's.

Tribal Mind replies: Yes they were.

• by Denys on May 31, 2006 at 01:48 PM

I avoided The Wedge last night: it looked to me like another rehash of The Comedy Company - how many of the 1.5 million nationally will tune in next week?
Big Brother: with the loss of Michael, undoubtably the only genuine star of this year's series, the show is over, at least for me. As usual, another boring wallflower will win.
Gretel Kileen has lost any respect I had for her: that performance on Monday night was pitiful, to say the least. Give the gig to Mike Goldman next year, Channel 10.
As for Mikey the ex housemate: I bet he's got a future career on TV or radio.
Finally: Jessica Rowe! What more can I say? I bet Nine is sorry they spent all that money to lure her over to the Today Show.

• by Evan on May 31, 2006 at 01:58 PM

the wedge should be axed straight away. what's wrong with these "funny" people? it's another aussie sketch show that's not funny at all. i watched TVS instead with two people on wheelchairs hosting the show.

• by jerry on May 31, 2006 at 02:58 PM

Is it just me or does 99.99% of comedy on Rove Live completely miss the mark?

• by James on May 31, 2006 at 03:08 PM

Watched "Rove Live"last night and still believe it needs a overhaul. Co-host Peter Helliar is a pain in the neck,untalented,unsophisticated and why the producers hired the fellow is beyond belief.Compare the {years old}"Don Lane Show"to Rove and there is a big difference.Don had a lot of great bands and singers on the one night while Rove left his only one hotshots to the end.I feel sorry for Jessica Rowe who has toned down the giggling.Rumors are,fast Eddie McGuire is looking to replace her.I just hope they keep her on as I believe with time she will get better.I think that Nine needs to look at excutive producer Mark Llewellyn who has blasted ex-host of "Today" Steve Liebmann for crticizing the show.I watched BB lastnight but failed the test to watch it to the end as I felt like a peeping t...ain't gonna say on more on this spiral disaster.

• by Winstone Robinson on May 31, 2006 at 03:25 PM

Why has Seven got the rights to do Celebrity Survivor instead of Nine?

Tribal Mind replies: Because Nine only bought the rights to one show from the makers of Survivor, and not the rights to all other permutations of the name. In fact it's just a pinch from the British show "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of here", which is often filmed in Queensland.

• by PDM on May 31, 2006 at 03:30 PM

If Comedy Inc did so badly last night - what show won the timeslot and what did the Desperate Housewives special rate please TM?

• by Mikey Mike on May 31, 2006 at 03:51 PM