Category: Nine Network

Laurie Oakes – “Mark Latham is nothing in every sense”

Laurie Oakes – “Mark Latham is nothing in every sense”

Tweet A fired up Laurie Oakes has hit back at comments make by former Labor leader and now part time 60 Minutes reporter for the Nine Network, Mark Latham. During a cross to the 6pm editions of Nine News last night, Oakes spoke about the events that lead up to the war of words between [...]

Raising funds for Breast Cancer, That’s What I’m Walkin’ About

Raising funds for Breast Cancer, That’s What I’m Walkin’ About

Tweet The AFL Footy Show regular and Brownlow medallist Shane Crawford is gearing up for the challenge of his life when he sets out to run from Adelaide to Melbourne on Father’s Day to raise money for Breast Cancer research. The event called That’s What I’m Walkin’ About, titled from his catch phrase ‘That’s What [...]

New Nine telemovie: Panic At Rock Island

New Nine telemovie: Panic At Rock Island

Tweet The Nine Network has announced the line-up for a new telemovie which has started production in Sudney. Grant Bowler best known as host of Border Security and The Mole as well as his guest appearances in True Blood and Ugly Betty, has returned to Australia to co-star with Vince Colosimo in Panic at Rock [...]

Charles Firth comes to GO! with satirical news show WTF!

Charles Firth comes to GO! with satirical news show WTF!

Tweet Charles Firth of The Chaser fame is coming to GO! with a brand new show titled WTF! to air later in the year on the Nine Network’s digital channel. Writer and performer Nich Richardson anchors a satirical, pop-culture news show unlike anything seen on Australian television. Joined by a team of good-looking, trusted reporters, [...]

Rescue Special Ops series three commissioned

Rescue Special Ops series three commissioned

Tweet The Nine Network has today announced that it will team up with Southern Star Entertainment to produce a third series of drama series Rescue Special Ops, the series will air in 2011. Twenty-two new episodes of the action packed drama series will be filmed in and around Sydney from September. “Rescue Special Ops has [...]

ABC, Seven, Nine, Ten & Sky election debate coverage

ABC, Seven, Nine, Ten & Sky election debate coverage

On Sunday 25 July The Leaders Debate will air on four commercial networks and on ABC1 and ABC News 24. Below is your comprehensive guide to what each channel will be offering on the night, what channel will you be watching?

Tony Abbott & Kylie Minogue on Hey Hey It’s Saturday

Tony Abbott & Kylie Minogue on Hey Hey It’s Saturday

Tweet It’s an election campaign, it’s the last show of ‘season1’, it’s Hey Hey It’s Saturday and Hey Hey Tony the monk will be making a guest appearance in studio 9 on Wednesday night. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott who has been campaigning in Melbourne this week will be the fourth judge on Red Faces joing [...]

The Farmer Wants A Wife returns

The Farmer Wants A Wife returns

Tweet The Farmer Wants A Wife will return to the Nine Network for its fifth series on Wednesday July 28 at 8:30pm, the series will be once again hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski. It is one of the programmes that will replace Hey Hey It’s Saturday when it is removed for its mid season break. Over [...]

Hey Hey It’s Saturday returns to Saturday night

Hey Hey It’s Saturday returns to Saturday night

Tweet Daryl Somers has told 3AW radio this morning that Hey Hey It’s Saturday will return for its second block of seven shows after the Commonwealth Games, the only question is whether it will return to a Wednesday or Saturday night. Somers hinted that he preferred that the show screening on Saturday night’s and that [...]

Speculation over Hey Hey It’s Saturday’s future

Speculation over Hey Hey It’s Saturday’s future

Tweet The Nine Network has released a statement revealing that the final episode of Hey Hey It’s Saturday’s first 2010 series block would end on July 21 with the Kylie Minogue special. However the tone of the media release has lead to some speculating that the show may not return for the final seven episodes [...]

‘Til Death replaces the now dead Nightline

‘Til Death replaces the now dead Nightline

Tweet Nine has moved to replace its late night news bulletin Nightline with repeat episodes of American comedy sitcom ‘Til Death.  From tonight at 11:30pm the comedy starring Brad Garrett will begin from the first episode in season two. The show will be on from Monday to Wednesday, on Thursday night the late night edition [...]

Nine axes Nightline again, Kellie Connolly made redundant

Nine axes Nightline again, Kellie Connolly made redundant

Tweet Kellie Connolly has confirmed she will be leaving the Nine Network, she just posted on Twitter, “Thanks for all your wonderful words of support. Yes – sad to be leaving my “home” of 13 years, but tremendously excited about the future” The Nine Network will axe Nightline for a second time and in an [...]

Who was really first in Queensland, Seven or Nine News?

Who was really first in Queensland, Seven or Nine News?

Tweet The big story of the last 24 hours in Queensland and the rest of Australia has been the case of Dr Jayant Patel, found guilty of three counts of manslaughter and one count of grievous bodily harm. These incidents occurred while Patel was working at Bundaberg Hospital between 2003 and 2005. As fierce as [...]

Source: Seven Network

Mid year ratings results: What the networks are spinning

Tweet Today the Seven and Nine Networks have released their mid year ratings spin with both networks claiming they were number one in the 2010 ratings for the year to date. Seven claims it is number one in primetime audience share when looking at primary channels, which means ‘Channel 7’ is leading the way. Seven [...]

No State of Origin for southern states

No State of Origin for southern states

Tweet With the series decided in this year’s State of Origin and Queensland victorious, Nine has decided not to screen the third match into Melbourne on Wednesday July 7 opting move forward an episode of Hey Hey It’s Saturday. Hey Hey will screen live in Melbourne and will air in Adelaide and Perth at the [...]

TV Coverage: Kevin Rudd & Julia Gillard battle it out for Prime Minister

TV Coverage: Kevin Rudd & Julia Gillard battle it out for Prime Minister

Tweet One of the biggest nights in Australian politics has just unfolded before our very eyes and at 9am Thursday 23 June history could be made with our first female Prime Minister. Just 6 months ago Kevin Rudd seemed to be invincible with someone of the highest approval ratings for an Australian Prime Minister ever, [...]

The Presidents Cup golf tournament comes to Nine

The Presidents Cup golf tournament comes to Nine

Tweet One of the most prestigious golfing tournaments in the world is coming to Melbourne next year and the Nine Network will be right there broadcasting the event right around Australia. The worlds best golfers play at the Royal Melbourne Gold Cub from November 17 to 20, 2011. The Presidents Cup is held every two [...]

Nine to replace Two and a Half Men repeats with local ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here’

Nine to replace Two and a Half Men repeats with local ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here’

Tweet Rumours have emerged that the Nine Network is looking to create an Australian version of hit British reality series I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here. If the project goes ahead it will screen five nights a week replacing repeats of the successful sitcom of Two and a Half Men at 7pm. The [...]

Sam Newman to feature in E.J. Whitten Legends game

Sam Newman to feature in E.J. Whitten Legends game

Tweet The Nine Network’s annual charity event the E.J. Whitten Legends game will this year feature 64 year old Geelong 300 game ‘superstar’ and eight-time state representative Sam Newman. He will pull on the boots for Victoria as they take on the All Stars at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium. The match will go to air on [...]

Nine’s Origin coverage: What you didn’t see on the 3D channel

Nine’s Origin coverage: What you didn’t see on the 3D channel

Tweet Put your hand up if you have a 3DTV… No didn’t think so. Last night the Nine Network’s coverage of the second State of Origin match was broadcast in 3D once again on the 3D Test Channel set up by ACMA on digital channel 40. The channel is also currently showing a selection of [...]

2.1 million watch Queensland win a record five Origin in a row

2.1 million watch Queensland win a record five Origin in a row

Tweet 2.1 million people have tuned in over the five city metro area to watch Queensland take out its historic fifth State of Origin series in a row against a battered a bruised New South Wales side. The majority of viewers tuned in from Sydney with 946,000 and Brisbane with 849,000. The match attracted a [...]

Channel Nine Perth blacks out

Channel Nine Perth blacks out

Tweet The Nine Network’s Perth affiliate STW9 (operated by WIN Television) last night blacked out for ten minutes as viewers were expecting to see Angela Tsun from Nine News present the weather forecast. Programming resumed at 6:30pm in time for A Current Affair, however it wasn’t Tracy Grimshaw Perth viewers saw. Nine Perth aired a [...]

Rescue: Special Ops returns June 28

Rescue: Special Ops returns June 28

Tweet The Nine Network has today announced that Rescue: Special Ops will return for a second series from Monday June 28, at 8:30pm. The acclaimed cast returning will include Les Hill, Peter Phelps, Libby Tanner, Gigi Edgley, Katherine Hicks, Andrew Lees and Daniel Amalm. The new series picks up nine months after the finale of [...]

Seven & Nine rivalry heats up at the World Cup

Seven & Nine rivalry heats up at the World Cup

Tweet The Australian television rivalry between our two biggest networks Seven and Nine is now being fought internationally as crews and reporters covering the Germany vs Australia match entered a physical confrontation. An argument broke out between reporters and crew at the stadium in the South African city of Durban where one bodyguard for one [...]

A Hot Seat millionaire could be in the making

A Hot Seat millionaire could be in the making

Tweet Monday night could see Hot Seat have its first million dollar winner with 70 year old Paul Wolfenden having a crack at the very last question. He will become only the third person in the show’s history to take a peek at the million dollar question. The grandfather of three has travelled to more [...]

Peter Hitchener loses it over Salma Hayek

Peter Hitchener loses it over Salma Hayek

Tweet It’s usually hard to stump veteran Nine News anchor Peter Hitchener while he his reading live on air. Only a few months ago while reading a serious news item he professionally refrained from reacting to what appear to be a giant Sea Gull walking in front of the camera showing a live shot of [...]

Celebrity Singing Bee returns with Stosur vs Schiavone women’s final

Celebrity Singing Bee returns with Stosur vs Schiavone women’s final

Tweet After Samantha Stosur’s semi-final win placing her into the French Open final, the Nine Network will telecast the match live once again along the east coast on Saturday night. If Stosur takes out the crown she will be the first Australian to do so since Margaret Court in 1973. On the same night Nine [...]

TONIGHT: Samantha Stosur LIVE on Nine

TONIGHT: Samantha Stosur LIVE on Nine

Tweet With the impressive performance of Australian Samantha Stosur at the French Open, Nine will broadcast her semi-final match against Jelena Jankovic live tonight. Stosur defeated world No.1 Serena Williams in a three-set thriller overnight, all French Open matches have been televised on Fox Sports. Under the anti-siphoning laws, the finals of the French Open [...]