The Who We Are update: Week 11

Wednesday May 9, 2007 04:08 PM

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The ratings race, updated 10 am Sunday
Having two hit shows is not enough. Underbelly wins Monday night for Nine, and Two and a Half Men performs well every night, but Seven has fallen into the comfortable pattern of averaging 29.4 per cent of the prime time audience, while Nine manages 27.8, Ten 21.5, ABC 16.0 and SBS 5.3. The only difference this week will be a rise for the ABC, thanks to the arrival of The Gruen Transfer. Lets call it now: Nine is stuffed for the year.

Here's Pay TV's account of itself for the week: "On Saturday evening, Live: Sound Relief Melbourne was watched by an average 220,000 viewers, while Live: Sound Relief Sydney was watched by 121,000 people. Across the day, 1.2m viewers turned into the concerts, which were broadcast live in their entirety by Channel [V] from the MCG in Melbourne and by Max from the SCG in Sydney. In other entertainment programming this week, Twister on TV1 was watched by 122,000 people.

"In sport, Live: Cricket: Test RSA v AUS Day 4 S1 was watched by 353,000 people, the first week of the NRL saw 296,000 viewers watch Live: NRL Bulldogs v Sea Eagles and 241 watch Warrior v Eels. Live: Rugby Union: S14 Brum v Waratahs was seen by 120,000 subscribers. STV channels accounted for 24.5% of all metropolitan viewing between 6am and midnight, was 22.5% of all regional viewing and 61.8% of all viewing in subscription TV homes."

What Australia watched, week ending March 14
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 UNDERBELLY: A TALE OF TWO CITIES Nine 2,269,000 731,000 690,000 358,000 214,000 275,000
2 PACKED TO THE RAFTERS Seven 1,817,000 524,000 574,000 306,000 199,000 214,000
3 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,602,000 436,000 393,000 416,000 140,000 217,000
4 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,548,000 512,000 389,000 346,000 122,000 179,000
5 FIND MY FAMILY Seven 1,545,000 383,000 498,000 299,000 178,000 187,000
6 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,468,000 390,000 401,000 306,000 165,000 207,000
7 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,416,000 355,000 412,000 312,000 160,000 176,000
8 NCIS Ten 1,412,000 391,000 392,000 287,000 165,000 176,000
9 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,345,000 344,000 397,000 290,000 133,000 181,000
10 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,344,000 351,000 407,000 274,000 151,000 161,000
11 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 1,337,000 345,000 413,000 277,000 137,000 166,000
12 CUSTOMS Nine 1,334,000 369,000 403,000 274,000 136,000 152,000
13 TRIPLE ZERO HEROES Seven 1,334,000 395,000 327,000 308,000 119,000 185,000
14 ADULTS ONLY 20 TO 1 Nine 1,317,000 398,000 406,000 238,000 131,000 144,000
15 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,316,000 367,000 433,000 200,000 166,000 149,000
16 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,301,000 334,000 350,000 290,000 141,000 186,000
17 CRIME INVESTIGATION AUSTRALIA Nine 1,238,000 426,000 344,000 182,000 112,000 174,000
18 ALL SAINTS Seven 1,220,000 379,000 388,000 167,000 142,000 144,000
19 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,214,000 378,000 373,000 259,000 122,000 81,000
20 TWO AND A HALF MEN -MON Nine 1,196,000 325,000 376,000 253,000 111,000 131,000

21 CITY HOMICIDE Seven 1,189,000 375,000 320,000 208,000 118,000 168,000
22 THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE Nine 1,183,000 321,000 397,000 243,000 93,000 129,000
23 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA Ten 1,150,000 386,000 277,000 236,000 100,000 151,000
24 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,146,000 301,000 304,000 313,000 100,000 127,000
25 NINE NEWS Nine 1,139,000 278,000 365,000 272,000 133,000 91,000
26 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,136,000 386,000 309,000 211,000 101,000 128,000
27 LIE TO ME Ten 1,129,000 282,000 357,000 223,000 126,000 140,000
28 TWO AND A HALF MEN -EP1 Nine 1,121,000 336,000 326,000 232,000 123,000 104,000
29 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,121,000 339,000 392,000 184,000 109,000 96,000
30 60 MINUTES Nine 1,118,000 344,000 299,000 245,000 108,000 122,000
31 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,102,000 268,000 365,000 263,000 116,000 90,000
32 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 1,098,000 373,000 232,000 236,000 96,000 161,000
33 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,092,000 312,000 289,000 237,000 124,000 130,000
34 GETAWAY Nine 1,086,000 321,000 361,000 212,000 89,000 103,000
35 LAW AND ORDER: SVU Ten 1,079,000 326,000 278,000 221,000 128,000 125,000
36 CSI Nine 1,067,000 313,000 283,000 218,000 139,000 114,000
37 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,064,000 342,000 266,000 258,000 91,000 106,000
38 GHOST WHISPERER Seven 1,057,000 293,000 309,000 224,000 107,000 123,000
39 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,053,000 257,000 372,000 198,000 139,000 86,000
40 TWO AND A HALF MEN -EP2 Nine 1,051,000 315,000 306,000 219,000 121,000 91,000
41 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - ELIMINATION Ten 1,046,000 303,000 300,000 224,000 93,000 126,000
42 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,040,000 294,000 346,000 182,000 109,000 110,000
43 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 1,032,000 311,000 315,000 209,000 86,000 112,000
(OzTAM mainland capitals)

What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,345,000 344,000 397,000 290,000 133,000 181,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,053,000 257,000 372,000 198,000 139,000 86,000
3 IN THE BUSH WITH MALCOLM DOUGLAS Seven 993,000 281,000 292,000 215,000 100,000 104,000
4 NEW TRICKS RPT ABC1 987,000 261,000 320,000 171,000 118,000 117,000
5 ABC NEWS-SAT ABC1 874,000 225,000 289,000 156,000 96,000 108,000
6 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 860,000 219,000 281,000 168,000 99,000 93,000
7 THE BILL ABC1 852,000 209,000 305,000 134,000 102,000 101,000
8 THE VICAR OF DIBLEY Seven 845,000 216,000 275,000 160,000 106,000 87,000
9 RUNAWAY VACATION -RPT Nine 824,000 229,000 257,000 152,000 94,000 92,000
12 ICE AGE THE MELTDOWN RPT Ten 745,000 197,000 232,000 137,000 86,000 94,000
16 GARDENING AUSTRALIA-EV ABC1 512,000 132,000 182,000 77,000 68,000 53,000
26 IRON CHEF SBS 299,000 96,000 117,000 27,000 19,000 40,000
30 ROCKWIZ RPT SBS 264,000 46,000 109,000 43,000 26,000 40,000

What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,316,000 367,000 433,000 200,000 166,000 149,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,311,000 343,000 342,000 261,000 158,000 208,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,179,000 315,000 293,000 259,000 134,000 178,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,084,000 269,000 350,000 259,000 116,000 89,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,055,000 247,000 363,000 238,000 107,000 100,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,007,000 295,000 286,000 204,000 120,000 102,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 987,000 267,000 278,000 217,000 98,000 128,000
8 ABC NEWS ABC1 900,000 250,000 289,000 151,000 106,000 104,000
9 TRIAL AND RETRIBUTION: MIRROR IMAGE ABC1 837,000 213,000 276,000 104,000 115,000 130,000
10 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) Ten 823,000 267,000 189,000 183,000 71,000 113,000
11 NRL: LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 801,000 414,000 387,000
15 AFL: 2009 CUP Seven 752,000 19,000 491,000 15,000 127,000 100,000
28 NRL: NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 450,000 275,000 Not shown 175,000 Not shown Not shown
34 SUNRISE Seven 388,000 128,000 79,000 103,000 34,000 44,000
41 TODAY Nine 300,000 102,000 84,000 62,000 24,000 28,000

The ratings race, updated 10 am Friday
Channel Nine staged a recovery last night, thanks mainly to Bert Newton and the biffo yobbos. Audience shares at this point in the week are close: Seven 29.2 per cent, Nine 28.3, Ten 22.2, ABC 15.2, SBS 5.1. Seven will win tonight, but if Nine has programmed cleverly on Saturday night, there could be a surprise on Sunday -- which you will read in this space when you come back from church.

What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,354,000 369,000 362,000 302,000 135,000 185,000
2 ADULTS ONLY 20 TO 1 Nine 1,304,000 397,000 399,000 237,000 129,000 142,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,252,000 307,000 335,000 312,000 130,000 169,000
4 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 1,097,000 294,000 421,000 176,000 100,000 106,000
5 LAW AND ORDER: SVU Ten 1,085,000 328,000 281,000 222,000 129,000 125,000
6 GETAWAY Nine 1,083,000 319,000 361,000 211,000 88,000 103,000
7 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) Ten 1,073,000 349,000 277,000 226,000 99,000 123,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,057,000 303,000 260,000 248,000 113,000 133,000
9 GHOST WHISPERER Seven 1,057,000 293,000 309,000 224,000 107,000 123,000
10 NINE NEWS Nine 1,051,000 282,000 332,000 246,000 119,000 72,000
11 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 1,032,000 311,000 315,000 209,000 86,000 112,000
12 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,010,000 262,000 310,000 201,000 120,000 118,000
13 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,006,000 239,000 336,000 258,000 106,000 67,000
15 BONDI VET Ten 896,000 243,000 218,000 213,000 94,000 128,000
18 PRIVATE PRACTICE Seven 781,000 231,000 252,000 136,000 78,000 84,000
20 LIFE ON MARS Ten 739,000 239,000 181,000 122,000 87,000 109,000
25 Q & A ABC1 495,000 205,000 110,000 91,000 51,000 39,000
30 SCRUBS - THU (R) Seven 426,000 133,000 122,000 83,000 32,000 57,000
51 THE FOOTY SHOW LATE Nine 215,000 55,000 84,000 34,000 27,000 14,000

What Australia watched, Description Total 1 SEVEN NEWS 2 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT 3 CRIMINAL MINDS 4 TODAY TONIGHT 5 THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE 6 SPICKS AND SPECKS 7 NINE NEWS 8 THE MENTALIST 9 A CURRENT AFFAIR 10 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT 11 HOME AND AWAY 12 ABC NEWS 13 GANGS OF OZ 14 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) 15 COLD CASE 16 HOUSE 23 GUERRILLA GARDENERS 28 CHANDON PICTURES 32 LOST Seven The ratings race, updated Considering its timeslot, Wednesday
Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
Seven 1,540,000 404,000 448,000 301,000 190,000 197,000
Seven 1,344,000 351,000 407,000 274,000 151,000 161,000
Seven 1,337,000 345,000 413,000 277,000 137,000 166,000
Seven 1,295,000 345,000 363,000 268,000 141,000 179,000
Nine 1,180,000 322,000 395,000 242,000 93,000 129,000
ABC1 1,155,000 391,000 315,000 216,000 103,000 130,000
Nine 1,137,000 260,000 364,000 276,000 140,000 97,000
Nine 1,125,000 339,000 394,000 185,000 110,000 97,000
Nine 1,078,000 245,000 359,000 257,000 116,000 100,000
Nine 1,075,000 289,000 321,000 245,000 106,000 114,000
Seven 1,051,000 287,000 266,000 235,000 125,000 138,000
ABC1 1,036,000 281,000 328,000 194,000 107,000 126,000
Seven 1,013,000 341,000 302,000 170,000 89,000 111,000
Ten 1,000,000 303,000 272,000 219,000 81,000 125,000
Nine 928,000 254,000 340,000 151,000 117,000 67,000
Ten 901,000 232,000 279,000 152,000 103,000 135,000
Ten 685,000 238,000 215,000 116,000 45,000 72,000
ABC1 489,000 179,000 123,000 72,000 47,000 68,000
415,000 146,000 112,000 90,000 42,000 26,000
10 am Wednesday
you'd have to call Lie To Me the first new hit of the year. There is no other program that can pull 1.1 million viewers at 9.30 pm. The rest of the novelties this year have already sunk below the magic million mark.

At this point in the week, Seven has 29.7 per cent of the prime time audience, with Nine on 28.0, Ten on 22.7, ABC on 14.4, and SBS on 5.2.

What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 PACKED TO THE RAFTERS Seven 1,817,000 524,000 574,000 306,000 199,000 214,000
2 FIND MY FAMILY Seven 1,545,000 383,000 498,000 299,000 178,000 187,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,497,000 403,000 397,000 307,000 163,000 226,000
4 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,416,000 355,000 412,000 312,000 160,000 176,000
5 NCIS Ten 1,409,000 392,000 391,000 287,000 164,000 175,000
6 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,370,000 347,000 374,000 281,000 152,000 217,000
7 ALL SAINTS Seven 1,220,000 379,000 388,000 167,000 142,000 144,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,194,000 337,000 325,000 252,000 141,000 140,000
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,181,000 285,000 411,000 279,000 119,000 87,000
10 NINE NEWS Nine 1,178,000 284,000 388,000 283,000 133,000 91,000
11 LIE TO ME Ten 1,135,000 284,000 358,000 225,000 127,000 141,000
12 TWO AND A HALF MEN -EP1 Nine 1,132,000 339,000 331,000 232,000 125,000 105,000
13 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,063,000 301,000 325,000 219,000 107,000 111,000
14 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,056,000 340,000 264,000 257,000 90,000 106,000
17 WIPEOUT AUSTRALIA Nine 990,000 251,000 287,000 202,000 132,000 119,000
21 AUSSIE LADETTE TO LADY Nine 878,000 262,000 278,000 127,000 100,000 111,000
29 LEAD BALLOON ABC1 475,000 157,000 114,000 93,000 54,000 57,000
30 SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL Nine 459,000 119,000 180,000 76,000 47,000 37,000
31 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT ABC1 453,000 134,000 154,000 78,000 38,000 50,000
35 DOCTOR WHO RPT ABC1 386,000 138,000 78,000 80,000 32,000 59,000
44 JENNIFER BYRNE PRESENTS ABC1 261,000 95,000 79,000 40,000 27,000 21,000

What Australia watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 UNDERBELLY: A TALE OF TWO CITIES Nine 2,267,000 728,000 691,000 358,000 215,000 275,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,639,000 431,000 457,000 359,000 178,000 215,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,400,000 354,000 378,000 330,000 148,000 189,000
4 CUSTOMS Nine 1,312,000 362,000 394,000 270,000 137,000 150,000
5 CRIME INVESTIGATION AUSTRALIA Nine 1,265,000 434,000 354,000 186,000 113,000 178,000
6 NINE NEWS Nine 1,235,000 294,000 391,000 292,000 154,000 104,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,196,000 321,000 362,000 285,000 135,000 94,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -MON Nine 1,186,000 322,000 372,000 252,000 112,000 128,000
9 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,161,000 339,000 307,000 251,000 123,000 141,000
10 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,063,000 318,000 307,000 220,000 100,000 118,000
11 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,048,000 294,000 352,000 183,000 109,000 110,000
12 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - ELIMINATION Ten 1,047,000 303,000 301,000 224,000 93,000 126,000
13 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,018,000 261,000 303,000 241,000 121,000 92,000
14 BROTHERS & SISTERS Seven 1,012,000 299,000 372,000 148,000 98,000 95,000
16 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA - RESULTS Ten 965,000 296,000 289,000 191,000 82,000 107,000
20 TOP GEAR SBS 931,000 255,000 303,000 160,000 119,000 94,000
38 SUNRISE Seven 370,000 124,000 74,000 95,000 24,000 52,000
42 TODAY Nine 317,000 105,000 91,000 82,000 14,000 25,000
43 30 ROCK Seven 292,000 82,000 128,000 35,000 32,000 14,000

The ratings race, updated 10 am Monday
Channel Seven won the night, and there's no reason to think it won't win the week and the year. More importantly, what did we make of Lost in Austen? Its audience must be a grave disappointment for the ABC, given the publicity.

What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,602,000 436,000 393,000 416,000 140,000 217,000
2 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,550,000 513,000 390,000 346,000 122,000 179,000
3 TRIPLE ZERO HEROES Seven 1,331,000 393,000 326,000 308,000 119,000 185,000
4 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,213,000 378,000 373,000 259,000 122,000 81,000
5 CITY HOMICIDE Seven 1,187,000 374,000 319,000 208,000 118,000 168,000
6 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA Ten 1,150,000 386,000 277,000 236,000 100,000 151,000
7 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,147,000 302,000 304,000 313,000 101,000 127,000
8 60 MINUTES Nine 1,118,000 344,000 299,000 245,000 108,000 122,000
9 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 1,094,000 372,000 232,000 235,000 95,000 160,000
10 CSI Nine 1,065,000 311,000 283,000 218,000 139,000 114,000
11 DOMESTIC BLITZ Nine 1,013,000 381,000 239,000 190,000 92,000 110,000
12 ABC NEWS-SUN ABC1 933,000 290,000 268,000 180,000 88,000 107,000
13 ROVE Ten 933,000 283,000 287,000 160,000 84,000 119,000
14 CSI: MIAMI Nine 901,000 250,000 249,000 138,000 137,000 128,000
17 WILD CARIBBEAN ABC1 775,000 248,000 195,000 137,000 86,000 109,000
18 LOST IN AUSTEN ABC1 771,000 277,000 199,000 119,000 66,000 111,000
20 THE EINSTEIN FACTOR ABC1 583,000 165,000 164,000 108,000 70,000 75,000
21 FAWLTY TOWERS Seven 559,000 185,000 131,000 109,000 62,000 73,000
28 THE X-FILES Ten 357,000 111,000 123,000 39,000 47,000 38,000
30 OUT OF THE BLUE SUN Ten 289,000 74,000 61,000 69,000 46,000 39,000
41 COMPASS ABC1 225,000 86,000 53,000 27,000 21,000 38,000
42 24 Seven 219,000 68,000 69,000 41,000 18,000 21,000
(OzTAM preliminary estimates, mainland capitals)

David Dale is the author of Who We Are -- A snapshot of Australia today (Allen and Unwin). For daily updates on Australian attitudes, bookmark http://blogs.sunherald.com.au/whoweare.

COMMENTS

I taped Lost in Austen, but saw most of it. Thought it was good, very good being an ITV production. Now there are talks of it becoming a movie. Just hoping Keira "Clenched teeth" won't be a part of it!

by Kym on March 09, 2009 at 09:45 AM

Loved "Lost in Austen" last night. Always love the Bonnet drama anyway but this new twist to an old story was just brilliant. Well acted and the hunk playing Darcy had just enough of Mr Firth in him to make my night. Looking forward to next Sunday for part 2.
And not a bare boob to be had!

by em on March 09, 2009 at 09:49 AM

TM liked your article being on the same page as Annabelle. Sat's SMH is a 2 day effort in our house
Really enjoyed Lost in Austen, well acted & written, this Darcy is more sullen than the Firth version, looking forward to next week. The figures are disappointing, but when you look at all the 8:30 shows the figures aren't all that great either. Wild Caribbean was good but not in the same league as Wild China. So Ch9 now only has Monday as a "win", so it looks like it's Ch7 all the way.

by PJ453 on March 09, 2009 at 10:27 AM

I thought 'Lost in Austen' was ever so delightful. That spiffing young thespian who played Mr Darcy bore an uncanny likeness to a certain Mr Firth would not one say? I'm beginning to channel Yoda. Really liked it I did.
Went and saw 'Watchmen' on Saturday and have to agree the violence is quite ...violent. I should really pay more attention to that MA: Strong Violence thingy. I closed my eyes too, tqd (refer to last week's comments). Not sure if that makes me a wimp or a human. Other than that I enjoyed it. And good to see someone play Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' in an appropriate place for a change, ie: not at a funeral and not as an opener for the Pope by an ex-Australian Idol. All those Katholic Kiddies swaying and crying to a song about sexual ecstacy....ha!
And thanks for the info on 'The Wire' (last week).....you know who you are.

by darren on March 09, 2009 at 11:20 AM

biggest loser did well last night!! dance was down a bit which was weird considering they had a guest judge. rove did well again, ten will be hoping to sign him on for 2010 i bet! one thing ten need to do is axe out of the blue on sundays!! its a shocking lead in for a sunday night!!

Tribal Mind observes: But wasn't the guest judge seriously annoying?

by ryan on March 09, 2009 at 12:16 PM

I really enjoyed "Lost in Austen" last night (even though due to a stuff-up in the recording schedule, I watched it in all sorts of strange orders). Dying to know how they're going to resolve all the plot changes! Lovely casting & character tweaks, I think it was nice having the Bennett women a bit sparklier overall (Mary, I'm looking at you). And just how creepy and odious was Mr Collins? *shudder* Can't wait for next Sunday night.
darren, apparently there are *different* versions of "Hallelujah" around. One which is about God, and another one which is about bonking. Presumably the right ones are chosen for the right occasions, although probably not if the Channel 10 programming monkeys are involved. (This is info from Mr TQD, as we discussed this during the credits on Friday night, so all complaints and corrections to him, thanks.)

by tqd on March 09, 2009 at 01:02 PM

It has been confirmed. All new SCRUBS has a new home at 8pm Mondays from next week on Seven.

by cpandilo on March 09, 2009 at 01:15 PM

Em and Darren - I never thought I would have to say this, but you have gone too far. Wash your mouths out with soap and water as there is no way that young pup last night on Lost In Austen bears any resemblance to Colin. Well, they are both male but that's about it. There is no-one like Colin Firth and I'm sure there's another dried up, middle-aged housewife out there who agrees with me.

Tribal Mind remarks: I thought he loked like a croiss between Heathg Ledger and the next Dr Who

by Shoopie on March 09, 2009 at 02:11 PM

Lost in Austen was not the full episode .A large scene was cut out . Downtown song was cut out by ABC. The show was spoilt. Please see the dvd version. Nothing rude or crude just a song. Vital to the plot.

Tribal Mind replies: I bet it was a copyright issue. But I'll check with ABC.

by doug on March 09, 2009 at 02:49 PM

I don't know who was to blame for my TV Guide but it listed Lost in Austen as running between 8:30 and 9:25. I set my tape but lost the last half hour. If a lot of other people were in the same boat, it may explain why ratings dropped off.

by genfie on March 09, 2009 at 03:18 PM

WTF happened to 24 last night? Ch7 put a 30 minute doco about some weird crime so 24 started at 11pm instead of 10.30pm. Give us some warning at least!

by merciless on March 09, 2009 at 03:27 PM

There is only one Colin Firth, and having qualified as a dried up middle-aged housewife I agree with you Shoopie.
Not a bad variant of Mr Darcy, but he seemed a little bit too young. And yes TM, reminded me of the New Doctor.
Anyhow a very interesting twist on Pride & Prejudice last night, although I could have done without the explanation about why Mr Collins was sniffing his hand.
I would have liked a littke more about what Elizabeth Bennett was doing in the modern day - even if she was just sitting there watching Bridget Jones' Diary (having stumbled upon Channel Shirl).

by Bereft Skerrick on March 09, 2009 at 04:52 PM

Doug and TM, it was a copyright issue like the Westside Story episode of Hamish Macbeth which was In on the first showing, then Out on the DVD but back In on the repeats on ABC2.
I thought LIA was excellent, but a tad too long. I would have preferred it over four weeks not two. The characters all had delightful twists which made them not quite like Austen wrote them. Mr Collins was indeed odious!!!

by 2paw on March 09, 2009 at 08:02 PM

Genfie, the same thing happened to me with the first episode of Cranford. The Guide on my DVD HDD thingy and the nespaper both showed one episode and I missed a chunk in the middle when they showed two. I set the timer for a huge amount after the advertised time just in case last night (And if I read all the comments properly I wouldn't have had to post twice. Sorry about my inefficiency. I plead a new puppy)

by 2paw on March 09, 2009 at 08:05 PM

"it was a copyright issue like the Westside Story episode of Hamish Macbeth which was In on the first showing, then Out on the DVD but back In on the repeats on ABC2" says 2PAW.
What was the issue re "Westside Story" with Hamish? ...
And re 24 - 7's not receptive to the low ratings this season is getting and moved it back to 11pm Sudays. We did get warning thru the TV Tonight website. But it does raise the issue re people timeshifting these 'cult' programmes. In our home, we prefer to timeshift most shows - in 2 cases per week we record 7's Sunday & Monday pm programmes between @ 8 and midnight. Then we catch the eps when it suits us. Methinks there's many more out there in the same boat. Perhaps, Mr D, you could seek responses through your pages...? (apologies for writing more than 50 words...)

Tribal Mind replies: What's with the apology? This blog has never imposed any word limit on comments. Some of the responses to my Sunday "Who We Are" blog are closer to 500 words.

by David @ Green Point on March 09, 2009 at 09:19 PM

Re the annoying judge on SYTYCDA: Nah i love mary, she is hilarious, its something to laugh at during the show and is also something different. its like a touchdown for the contestants

by ryan on March 10, 2009 at 01:26 AM

Re: Mr Darcy.....brown hair + frowns = Colin Firth (although I was never good at maths).
Re: 'Hallelujah', I don't buy that 'several different versions' excuse (even if it's true). I think that's just a back-door way of getting a decent song into the show to tug at heartstrings and that's not 'Candle in the Wind'. Damien Leith singing it at WYD last year took the cake. The meaning gets revised and revised and manipulated to suit occasions where the planners can't be bothered tracking down an appropriate song and just settle for one that sounds spiritual and lo! it turns up at a memorial service for The Bushfire Victims, Kev Rudd teary and placing wreaths and the 'Sunrise' crew swaying in the background.
Maybe there's a version of 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds' that can be bent to use in an ad for QANTAS? Or a version of 'Blowing in the Wind' that could be used in a perfume ad......
I can't believe I said 'Lo!"......it's that damn Austen.

by darren on March 10, 2009 at 06:07 AM

I'm sorry if I offended in any way in regards to my comments about the young Mr Darcy. Yes, I know no one can replace Mr Firth but you have to admit the young actor chosen did a decent job of it. I know there is only ONE Mr Darcy really and everyone else is just a pale imitation.
Speaking of Mr Firth I understand there is some new movie coming out in which he stars? Saw a brief preview last night on the telly but didnt catch what it was called as I was busy yelling at son at the time. Didn't see another ad for it last night. Anyone know what it is called?

by em on March 10, 2009 at 07:41 AM

Sorry folks but "Lost in Austen" was dull confused, overplayed and lacked the subtlety and refinement one would expect if it was a true homage to Jane Austen. Rather it was "neighbours" meets Jane Austen, a mess and all will be neatly resolved next week. Watched it all but won't next week.

Tribal Mind asks: Jesus, what do you want? It was an attempt to popularise a classic text, and even then, it couldn't get more than 800,000 viewers. How would you have developed the idea?

by ned on March 10, 2009 at 08:41 AM

I'm really disappointed to hear that Lost In Austen has been cut, I don't think I'll bother watching it now. Don't care why it was cut, just that it is incomplete.
Re time-shifting: yes, I do it with nearly everything left that I watch on FTA. Exceptions are made for channel 2 - no ads of course.
It's not just a matter of time-shifting, but also time-saving.
Each 1 hour program is really only about 41 minutes long. Who needs to waste 20 minutes every hour, watching ads?
The Office from Sunday night, which I watched last night, had ads which were absolutely disgusting, even in fast forward - tarts with stars covering their rude bits. Yuk. For phone sex lines, I think? Don't know. The Office joins the D/L list.

Tribal Mind remarks: I checked with the ABC. All that is missing is Miss Price.singing Downtown. The producers did not obtain world rights to the song, only British rights,

by Sal on March 10, 2009 at 09:17 AM

Re Hamish MacBeth David, it was an episode where the village was putting on a production of Westside Story: West COast Story. I googled for more info to make sure I had remembered correctly!!
Wikipaedia(sic) says "The series were released on DVD in the UK and the US in 2005 and 2006 with the exception of the first series episode West Coast Story. This was due to rights issues surrounding the episode's extensive use of excerpts from West Side Story"
So the episode was in, then out in repeats, and though I missed it this time round on ABC2 I am reliably informed that it was in again.

by 2paw on March 10, 2009 at 09:39 AM

whoops, em, I hope you didn't think I was serious!

by Shoopie on March 10, 2009 at 09:44 AM

That move with Colin Firth is meant to be a remake of something, the movie is "Easy Virtue". Meant to be a "social comedy".

by Bereft Skerrick on March 10, 2009 at 10:57 AM

I agree,Sal.Late night tv ads are disgusting .I will send an email to the Senators with balance of power.They may be interested especially Senator Fielding.Trying to watch Letterman etc is impossible. Sbs show that disgusting ad with2 men playing a piano with their erect penisis.Surely there should be some legislation to ban these ads. If you record something you can not let the kids see it !!

by doug on March 10, 2009 at 12:26 PM

Thanks 2paw - just checked my DVD copy of series 1 and, sure enough, NO Ep 4 West Coast Story!!! Hope the series gets another run on ABC or UKTV so I can add that ep to my collection.

by David @ Green Point on March 10, 2009 at 01:41 PM

Re: Em, "Anyone know what it is called?" I'm not sure, but was it Easy Virtue, also starring Jessica Biel, Kristin Scott Thomas and directed by Stephan Elliott? He's also going to be in another period later this year (or next year) in Dorian Grey.
Agree TM that Elliot Cowan bears some resemblance to Heath Ledger. When he moved the vase at the dining table, what a shoo in!
Who else is looking forward to Rogue Nation (7.30pm, Sun - just before LIA)? It looks mighty interesting. And yay! The Gruen Transfer returns next Wednesday (18/3) at 9pm. It's going to be another good ABC lineup the following week too when Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure airs 25/3 9.30pm. I've been waiting for this show - so here's hoping it's good.

by Kym on March 10, 2009 at 02:12 PM

Quoth darren: "I can't believe I said 'Lo!"......it's that damn Austen." Austen is *good* for you. I have startled people with unusual vocab ("behoove", thank you Mary Bennett) when doing the crossword at the cafe. Plus, it's also damned good fun.
I have downloaded copies of Lost in Austen from a friend (but haven't watched them), and I knew we were somehow getting a different version because IMDB lists it as four episodes, yet ABC is screening it as two. I may have to dust off the downloaded versions to see "Downtown". :)

by tqd on March 10, 2009 at 03:21 PM

so david, do you like biggest loser? dance? rove? underbelly?

by ryan on March 10, 2009 at 05:09 PM

Ned this is 'Lost in Austen' that was on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's channel on Sunday night you're speaking of I assume? Perchance was there another one that you saw that was deficient in your opinion? I didn't think it was a homage to Jane Austen but a delicate and playful addition to the well-worn story. Overplayed because it's a self-knowing parody. I thought the script was ever so lightly executed sir, and in addition and conclusion may I say I believe Ms. Austen would be amused and indeed heartened, yea verily. Good day.
Tqd, it behooves me to add, apologies for the 'Hallelujah' thing. I find that sort of thing somewhat irksome (Katie from Big Brother maintaining that making a move on someone else's girlfriend is 'cutting their lunch' still gets me steamed). Found myself in a rather heated temperament all day yesterday. In a fit of pique thought: next thing there'll be a prayer adapted from 'When Harry Met Sally' ie: "Oh God Oh God Oh God Yes Yes Yes Oh God!". Maybe for Easter services???
Then I felt better.

by darren on March 11, 2009 at 05:58 AM

Shoopie, I know you were being tongue in cheek regarding Mr Firth etc. Did I sound a bit too serious in my reply?
And thanks, my fellow bloggers, for the title of that movie with Mr Firth, "Easy Virtue". Shall have to put it on the list of movies to see. Though don't seem to have the time to get to the cinema at the moment. Wanted to see "Last Chance Harvey" as Dustin Hoffman has always been one of my fav actors but haven't seen it yet. Anyone here seen it?
Great to hear that Gruen Transfer is coming back. Hope Will Anderson tones down the stupid jokes a bit though. He can be a tad annoying at times.

by em on March 11, 2009 at 10:15 AM

Oh, I feel like one of the gang again!
Last night I recorded #4 RSPCA Animal Rescue and #5 NCIS, and also D/L #11 Lie To Me.
Lowest Common Denominator - here I come!

by Sal on March 11, 2009 at 12:26 PM

Darren I have not yet viewed Lost in Austen but I endorse your embracing of all things refined - I found merriment in your sentiments.
On to things at the opposite end of the refinement spectrum - heard a rumour that Wipeout may be wiped out. Would be a nice truth.

by Cathy on March 11, 2009 at 12:31 PM

darren, 'cutting their lunch'? I have no idea what that even means, unless it's some sort of slavish devotion to a small child. (Here, honey, let Mummy cut that Vegemite sandwich down to size. Triangles or squares?) Which doesn't quite fit the Big Brother context.
And early onset Alzheimer's has definitely hit. I haven't caught a single episode of 30 Rock yet this year. At least I'm missing out on the late night ads, I guess.
But I did remember to watch Jennifer Byrnes Presents last night (literary hoaxes). Good fun, and some interesting ideas popping up. And no one offering to cut anyone else's lunch, which must be a bonus.

by tqd on March 11, 2009 at 01:28 PM

Can't remember where I read it, but some TV boffin somewhere, in all of their "wisdom" (and I'm using the term advisedly) has renewed 2 1/2 Men for 3, yes 3, more seasons. Oh TV programmers, what have I done, that thou dar'st wag thy tongue in noise so rude against me?

by Bereft Skerrick on March 11, 2009 at 02:00 PM

In keeping wiith merry ol england.....
A Tuesday evenings viewing was duth grieviously disturbed with the Foreign Correspondent expose on the American health system. My jaw dropped upon the floor in watching the cost of getting medical attendance in Texas where 1 poor unfortunate had to hand over $45,000 to perchance get an appointment to have a diagnosis of lukemia. Quite pleased they are no longer part of the Empire. Verily verily I say under thee hold onto Medicare & the PBS system with your dear lives or the same may happen to us colonials!!

by PJ453 on March 11, 2009 at 03:20 PM

Tim Roth makes Lie to Me what it is - good viewing. I wonder how long Peter Overton will last as anchor, seeing that results aren't that impressive. Why oh why do a lot of people think 2 1/2 Men is funny? This keeps on going when plenty other good shows get axed. (I'm still very sore about Arrested Development).

by Kym on March 11, 2009 at 03:41 PM

Em wrote: Wanted to see "Last Chance Harvey" as Dustin Hoffman has always been one of my fav actors but haven't seen it yet. Anyone here seen it?

Yes em I saw it on Sunday and the first thing to enjoy was the adult audience without a single phone ringing or with anyone chattering through the important bits. It is a lovely, enjoyable, low key movie with good performances by Hoffman and Emma Thompson (my reason for seeing it and possibly a temptation for TM). It was the first movie I have gone to see in its first week for quite a while. Oh and if you do see the movie stay past the first few minutes of the credits as there is a nice little vignette added.

PJ453 wrote: A Tuesday evenings viewing was duth grievously disturbed with the Foreign Correspondent expose on the American health system. My jaw dropped upon the floor in watching the cost of getting medical attendance in Texas where 1 poor unfortunate had to hand over $45,000 to perchance get an appointment to have a diagnosis of leukaemia.

I saw that story and recalled getting into see a Sydney haematologist within an hour when I was thought to have Leukaemia (thankfully erroneously) and TV gave me yet another "thank god I live here" moment. The news programs have been doing that quite a lot lately.

by Harry on March 11, 2009 at 05:09 PM

Lost in Austen was 4 eps long in the UK. I expect the ABC have just put two eps back to back when broadcasting it.

I bought the DVD from the UK before Xmas and loved it, couldn't wait to find out how it all ended. The singing of Downtown was cut from the DVD as well as they generally neg the rights different from broadcast TV to DVD release though you wonder why today. I don't think it spoiled it, it was only about 20 sec and I could understand it from what I saw.

There was one other things cut from the DVD, someone's mobile had a ringtone for the original P&P.

Re ads, there is less than 5 minutes between a number of ad breaks which are nearly 4 mins in the US version of LOM.

by Susan on March 11, 2009 at 06:01 PM

WOW..The Footy Guide cover is all class...You had time to pull Stewart from it. And why the Hoppawatte finger bottom left...what a joke, what a disgrace...Editor really doing a good job there, tell Homer Simpson to change profressions...Laughing stock

Tribal Mind asks: What on earth are you referring to?

by Ian McDonald on March 11, 2009 at 09:33 PM

Okay I'll bite....making a move on someone else's significant other is known colloquially as 'cutting their grass'.
A 'cut lunch' is what happens ...um....to things...er...as a result of unroomy shorts. For men. It's all cut in half. Which makes your suggestion tqd about vegemite sandwiches and mommy and triangles v squares very very disturbing. And I probably shouldn't have said "I'll bite" in this context either.
Gretel Killeen really should've put her foot down. There's also no such word as 'confliction' as in "I didn't like go into the you know like house to you know like cause confliction and stuff hey? Like"..... (what's worse, Big Brother or an Ice-pick in the eye?).
I once had someone tell me that "Hellenic" meant the pursuit of an endlessly pleasurable lifestyle. I suppose then that "Hedonistic" pertains to Greek culture?
The dummies are winning. Cultural revisionism is continuing apace and the appropriation of 'Hallelujah' is just the tip of the iceberg people. Time to take to the streets with your OED's.
Bereft Skerrick, re: 'Two and a Half Men', methinks the maiden doth protest too much. Or is that mucheth? Does thy heart beat for Charlie Sheen perhaps?
I have to go now I've made myself rather ill....

by darren on March 12, 2009 at 05:59 AM

Thank you, Harry for your comments about "Last Chance Harvey". I will take myself posthaste to the nearest Greater Union whereby I willst view said film.
Hmm..This Elizabethan english is a bit hard to get one's head around. Methinks we should return to 21st Century langauge. Like, you know, like REAL people talk, like?
Gave up on House half way through last night. It was so damn annoying I couldn't stand it anymore. I am so sick of the tired old format and his tired old character. Talk about "jumping the shark."

Tribal MInd asks: Elizabethan? Surely you mean Georgian?

by em on March 12, 2009 at 07:30 AM

Quoth darren: "Which makes your suggestion tqd about vegemite sandwiches and mommy and triangles v squares very very disturbing."

It does rather. Thanks for the enlightenment regarding cut grass & cut lunches. I shall never look at vegemite sandwiches the same way again. (Dare I ask what the difference is between a cut lunch and a camel toe? Or are they gender specific? Or are we in the gutter too far already?)

Mr Dale, we started with Georgian, but there's been a definite Shakespearean twang to some of our rantings as well. Yea, and verily.

by tqd on March 12, 2009 at 09:04 AM

Regarding House, I'm wondering how long the sidekicks will last. Taub really bugs me. Yes, em, definitely like agree the way like REAL people talk is like so much easier, lol gtg.

by Kym on March 12, 2009 at 09:37 AM

I had the misfortune to tune into 'The Pam Ann Show' on the Comedy Channel last night. I don't mind satirical characters hosting their own show in the manner of Dame Edna Everage, Norman Gunston, Effie etc, so I thought this might be worthy of a look in. I thought I was watching the Community Television channel.
The host struggled to get any laughs from the audience and resorted to coarse language and shock tactics to get any reaction. There were a couple of hilarious lines from guest Dr Cindy Pan but overall the show was just terrible. The opportunity for an interesting interview with Olympian Matthew Mitcham was completely wasted by involving him in stupid, smutty stuff that wasn’t even funny.
Seemed like a good idea for a show but the opportunity has been completely wasted.

by J Bar on March 12, 2009 at 09:51 AM

darren: I avoid 2 1/2 Men like the Plague. Now if it was starring Colin Firth it'd be a different matter. Sheen does bring the pretty though. But I can honestly say I've never watched an episode.

Watched The Movie Show last night to see the review of "Easy Virtue" and noticed that Mr Firth smokes. How tragic!

by Bereft Skerrick on March 12, 2009 at 10:15 AM

Be afraid, fellow bloggers, be very afraid - have just read that "they" are penning Underbelly 3 so am fully prepared for full frontal nudity. I foresee that there will be no problems with cut lunches if that is the case.

by Shoopie on March 12, 2009 at 10:52 AM

J Bar is on the money re: Pam Ann.
100% hopeless!
How on earth will they stretch it to eight half hour episodes?
Pam's stage show is tired enough.. i mean the same joke for 20 years has worn thin... but there was absoltuely nothing different between the stage content and the Comedy Channel episode... right down to the swearing at audience members and ridiculing their country of origin.
Bob Downe is infinitely better than Pam and Comedy/Fox would ahve done better to bring Bob back to the small screen.

by little dog on March 12, 2009 at 02:27 PM

Actually darren, there is such a saying as 'to cut someone's lunch' which means the same as 'to cut someone's grass', that is, put the moves on someone's partner. Meanwhile, a 'cut lunch' is not gender specific and can be the same as a 'camel toe'. The gender specific male equivalent that I have heard recently is 'fly's eyes'. Too much information yet?
You learn so much from 'Tribal Mind'. The online 'Urban Dictionary' comes in handy for confirming all these bits of slang too but be warned, there's a lot of stuff on there that you may wish you didn't know.

by J Bar on March 12, 2009 at 03:05 PM

We too watched The Movie Show & the comment was made re Easy Virtue that the more we saw Colin Firth the more he looked like Dylan Moran of Black Books. I guess we can now move onto writing as if we are Noel Coward ?
Our No1 show on tonight, that being Grand Designs, even if it is an old series.

by PJ453 on March 12, 2009 at 03:33 PM

Funniest thing EVER on TV this morning.
I was watching Sunrise (no idea why) and the guy they were interviewing had The Today show on in the background.. At the end of the interview Kochie said that he hopes next time they chat he will change the channel first. lol..

by Michelle on March 12, 2009 at 07:44 PM

The schedule for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in 2011 was released this afternoon, and it is mixed news for Channel Nine, which shares the Australian rights for the event with Fox Sports. Nine will probably show the final live on Sunday evening, October 23. But the bad news is that the first half of the tournament clashes with Nine's coverage of the NRL finals. So much so the opening game between New Zealand and Tonga on Friday, September 9, may not even be shown live because it clashes with the NRL qualifying final, and Nine probably won't move the 6pm news and A Current Affair just to show the RWC match. It will be interesting to see how Nine will keep fans of both rugby codes happy from September 9 to October 2, 2011 (the day of NRL Grand Final).

by Johnson on March 12, 2009 at 07:59 PM

J Bar to 'cut someone's lunch' may mean to make a move on someone's girlfriend NOW, of course it might mean that NOW, since THAT incident where Katie (& others) decided it did but I'm standing my ground on this one. 'Cutting someone else's grass' has a clear meaning ie: you're overstepping your boundaries, but who cares if someone was to 'cut your lunch' (we're assuming it's not referring to a parting of the goolies here)? I'd say thankyou. For cutting my lunch. Did you take off the crusts? Doesn't translate. Maybe the Urban Dictionary was updated circa 2004 or whenever it was that Katie met Jamie and the same thing happened that always happens when idiots meet. Idiocy.
On one side are the genitalia-related euphemisms (cut lunch, fly's eyes, camel toe) and on the other side are the boundary-issue metaphors (cut my grass,.... mayb.......water my lawn, weed my patch and I'm beginning to see the temptation for a cross-over).......
I'm at least 40% sure that I'm correct.
TM can you adjudicate (if you care)?
This conversation is evidence that there's precious little on TV worth discussing if nothing else isn't it?

Tribal Mind adjudicates: Cutting someone's lunch, grass, nails, corners etc are all metaphors based on the biblical story in which Delilah cut Samson's hair in order to weaken him.

by darren on March 13, 2009 at 05:59 AM

TM
With The Footy Show's Return can you provide the ratings for both the early and late editions? Thanks

Tribal Mind replies: Oh allright, as long as you promise me it won't encourage the networks to run more biffo.

by Jason on March 13, 2009 at 08:53 AM

Disgustingly high ratings for AO 20 to 1. I hope it dies soon.

by arthur on March 13, 2009 at 11:00 AM

PJ453: I watched "Grand Designs" as well last night! It's on at an awful timeslot for those of us who are working-with-kids, but I managed to be home early and hit record and watched it after the kids went to bed. (They were slightly interested, until they realised there weren't going to be any lightsabers.) Great stuff, even with (or maybe because of) the lack of lightsabers.

I also caught a bit of that baby raising doco on ABC1 at 8:30 until I started frothing at the mouth and throwing cushions at the TV, screaming "agenda! agenda! agenda!". I have a Serious Problem with people who have rigorous theories about how to raise kids. (Although I did like the idea of having two babies upstairs asleep while I partied on downstairs. Only, in all honesty, I'd be in my trakky daks, trying to find something good on tv, rather than hosting a party.) I even got in a bitch about it with my mum on the phone this morning, so obviously its annoyance levels cross all sorts of generation gaps.

I like the term "fly's eyes". It's gruesomely descriptive.

by tqd on March 13, 2009 at 12:14 PM

tqd: the thing that grated with me on the baby show of which you speak was the complete unwillingness of any of the 3 "experts" to concede that any part of the others' method was appropriate. Especially the younger one who kept on interrupting everyone else but was quick to say "I haven't finished" when professing her point of view.
Unwittingly I guess I followed along the Dr Spock method. I guess that's why my kids are such SciFi fans. Not logical :)
Biffo back on for me tonight; I'll be glued to the TV set @ 7:30pm to watch my beloved Dragons. St Wayne has come and he'll make everything alright :) Or is there more chance that I'd watch 2 1/2 Men?

by Bereft Skerrick on March 13, 2009 at 01:37 PM

Samson & Delilah eh?
I'll take that as the final word.
Nice tie-in with 'Hallelujah' too.....or was that David and Bathsheba? Something about stealing a throne and cutting some lunch...sorry, hair.

by darren on March 13, 2009 at 01:41 PM

i cant believe how good 20 to 1 is doing! its a shocking show! bert has that much makeup on he looks fake!

by ryan on March 13, 2009 at 02:16 PM

Whoa - that's some high rating 20 to 1 is getting. Maybe people hoping for the Adults Only part - just like U2.

by Kym on March 13, 2009 at 03:50 PM

"Maybe people hoping for the Adults Only part - just like U2" - says Kym in a para about Adult 20-1. Let's hope the Nork Network isn't planning on revealing Bert's Man Boobs...

by David @ Green Point on March 13, 2009 at 06:17 PM

tqd - Since there is only MrsPJ me & the dog it's easy to ensure we watch Grand Designs, but I have to tell you we even changed our grocery shopping day to ensure we didn't miss it.
tqd & Bereft - As we are well past the baby stage we didn't bother watching the baby show. But interestingly our young married son & daughter in law were raving about it. In our day (when tv was in black & white) there wasn't any of these sort of shows aired so you just winged it plus whatever you gleaned from from your own parents. Sure there was the Dr Spock books, but who read a book to tell you how to bring up children ??
Oh & Bereft.....you'll need more than St Wayne to go better this year!!

by PJ453 on March 14, 2009 at 11:22 AM

In the Apple Isle we had to wait till 11-59am today to see BH&G. You never know when it will be on, it's like TV Tattslotto. But that's the price we, apparently, have to pay for living here.

Tribal Mind wonders: That's weird. What did Channel Seven show instead of Better Homes at 7.30?

by 2paw on March 14, 2009 at 01:14 PM

TM: I'm guessing that only Sydney and Melbourne got Game 1 of the NRL last night. And the Sydney figure for the AFL was because it was shown at some ungodly hour.
PJ453: they need better options in defence and for Mr Wendell to stop making stupid mistakes.
As usual a 7:30pm game never starts at 7:30pm due to Channel Nork asshattery so was able to pick up my catered meal from The Golden Arches on the way home!

Tribal Mind replies: You're probably right. I must apologise for the fact that I can never understand why an intelligent person would regard any form of football as other than a nuisance that prevents TV networks from showing interesting programs.

by Bereft Skerrick on March 14, 2009 at 01:33 PM

Dear TM, our Southern Cross station, which most amusingly broadcasts as Channel 9, is Channel 7 and Channel 10 smooshed together. We also receive Channel 10 as TDT: a digital station. WIN (the mainland Channel 9) still has the Nine logo but is on Channel 6. You need all your wits about you here, which is why we need two heads!! Football takes precedence over all other programming: we all know Sport is King. Most Fridays we have sport at 7pm or 7-30pm and you have to be on the look out for BH&G. Some times, shock-horror, even Home and Away is displaced!!!

Tribal Mind replies: Just as well you are not part of the rating system.

by 2paw on March 14, 2009 at 04:01 PM

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