King of the Hill to end
The FOX network has decided animated comedy King of the Hill will not proceed beyond its current 13th season. But the news is no big surprise given Greg Daniels and Mike Judge have moved on to other...
View ArticleNCIS: LA for 2010 on TEN
TEN programmer David Mott recently told TV Tonight about some of the network’s US acquisitions. Despite admitting that every year most networks like to trumpet their bags as a ‘best ever’, this year he...
View ArticleFamily Guy has “a couple more years”
If Seth MacFarlane has his way, Family Guy will do a few more years then bow out gracefully. “I don’t want to go 20 years like The Simpsons,” MacFarlane told Toronto’s Sun Media. “Ideally we would go...
View ArticleNo risk for 20-TEN
A year ago when TEN unveiled its programming for 2009 it brazenly shocked the nation when it said Big Brother would be replaced by a cooking show. And it promised other local titles including Talkin’...
View ArticleAmerican Dad wins sixth season
American Dad has receieved a sixth season from the FOX Network. The show, which continues to resonate with men 18-49 and adults 18-34 in the US, is now assured of staying on air through to at least the...
View ArticleSupernatural back for TEN’s summer
New episodes of Supernatural, The Office, Numb3rs, Law and Order, Californication, Glee and Futurama are coming to TEN over summer. The network has revealed its first week of programming for the...
View ArticleLie to Me wins full season
Good news for fans of Lie to Me, and especially Network TEN, with confirmation the series has been picked up for a full season. It follows an order for three more scripts last month by FOX. The Tim...
View ArticleReturning: The Cleveland Show. Gone: Supernatural (again)
This one probably won’t go down too well…. Next Monday night will be the last screening of Supernatural in its 10pm slot, and it has been spooked from TEN’s schedule. In what seems like deja vu, the...
View ArticleGone: The Cleveland Show
Supernatural fans…. you’re allowed to feel vindicated over this one. TEN has dumped The Cleveland Show from Monday nights. It will be replaced by repeats of Glee from next Monday. That also pushed TEN...
View ArticleModern Family
Ahh the dysfunctional American family. They are a genre to themselves, and television positively eats them up. From The Simpsons to Malcolm in the Middle, Dallas to Six Feet Under… they are as rich a...
View ArticleReturning: Outrageous Fortune
TEN is to return New Zealand cult dramedy Outrageous Fortune later this month. Updated: It will air from 10:10pm Monday June 21st following Good News Week. The timeslot has been a tricky one for TEN...
View ArticleRenewed: The Cleveland Show
It didn’t particularly set the ratings on fire here, but FOX has renewed its animated series The Cleveland Show for a third season. The Seth MacFarlane comedy, which is the only FOX series revolving...
View ArticleTEN tipped to announce Eleven
TEN is expected to announce its new entertainment channel, Eleven, today -according to The Australian. The new digital channel will replace ONE SD and focus on a young demographic of 16-39 while TEN...
View ArticleELEVEN to launch in early 2011
TEN has confirmed it will launch its new digital multichannel, ELEVEN early next year. The new SD channel promises ‘fun and bold programming with particular appeal to the distinctly youthful market.’...
View ArticleTEN to renovate 2011
Updated: TEN has officially announced its highlights for 2011. TEN (INTERNATIONAL): Hawaii Five-O – featuring Australia’s own Alex O’Loughlin, Hawaii Five-O is a contemporary take on the classic series...
View ArticleFirst peek at ELEVEN Guide
ELEVEN has released some of its first week of Programming, to begin at 11am on Tuesday January 11th with The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. But it has kept much of its feature programmes under...
View ArticleRenewed: Family Guy, The Cleveland Show
FOX has renewed Seth MacFarlane’s Family Guy for a 10th season and its spinoff The Cleveland Show for a fourth. FOX also announced that the Family Guy finale will be its one-hour Return of the Jedi...
View ArticleSeth McFarlane to meet The Flintstones
Family Guy, The Cleveland Show and American Dad creator Seth MacFarlane is set to give classic cartoon The Flintstones a new lease of life. MacFarlane will give a 21st century spin to the classic 1960s...
View ArticleELEVEN stays fresh
I’m pleased to report that first-run episodes of favourite ELEVEN shows will be continuing next week, as we enter summer ratings. Neighbours, Supernatural, Smallville, The Office, American Horror...
View ArticleELEVEN turns 1
ELEVEN is one year old today. The joint venture between TEN and CBS has had a strong twelve months, making strong in-roads especially against GO! It is frequently amongst the top 3 multichannels for...
View ArticleCasts to reunite for FOX anniversary
Cast members from famous nostlagic shows are set to reunite for a special to mark FOX’s 25th Anniversary. The 2 hr special airing on April 22nd in the US, will feature: – Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis,...
View ArticleFlintstones remake delayed
Just a day after TEN CEO James Warburton spruiked upcoming FOX shows for the network, including a reboot of The Flintstones, FOX has put the series on hold. The animated project from Family Guy creator...
View ArticleRenewed: Family Guy, American Dad
Animated comedies Family Guy and American Dad have been renewed through to the 2013-14 television season in the US. FOX has picked up Family Guy for its 11th season while American Dad, which was picked...
View ArticleELEVEN finales
A number of first run episodes are reaching season finales on ELEVEN. Finales: 8:30pm Monday May 28: Supernatural 7:30pm Wednesday May 30: The Simpsons 9:30pm Monday June 4: Being Human 10pm Wednesday...
View ArticleReturning: Bob’s Burgers
Animated US series Bob’s Burgers returns to ELEVEN next month. This is the second season which premiered in the US in March. It will replace The Cleveland Show. “The Belchies” The kids explore an...
View ArticleSeth MacFarlane to host 2013 Oscars
Did not see this one coming… Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show, creator Seth MacFarlane will host the 85th Oscars in February, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences has...
View ArticleBattle lines drawn in next ratings war
Battle lines are drawn as networks prepare for the return of TV ratings from Sunday. And viewers will be the winners, with plenty of local and international titles on offer. Here are some of the key...
View ArticleThe Multichannels rinse and repeat test
How much new content is screened on our multichannels and how much are just repeats? That’s the question that has been put under microscope today. TV Tonight has assessed this week’s primetime...
View ArticleNew animated comedy from Seth MacFarlane
Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show creator, Seth MacFarlane, has a new animation coming to television, Bordertown. Set to debut during the 2014-15 season on FOX, the comedy takes place in...
View ArticleVale: Florence Henderson
Veteran US actress Florence Henderson, best known as Carol Brady in The Brady Bunch, has died aged 82. She died surrounded by family and friends, her manager, Kayla Pressman, said in a statement. One...
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