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Scrubs soaps Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice had the ratings sewn up on Monday, when their season premieres won their slots. Grey’s averaged 12.8% – 16.6% of the key demographics, and Practice 8.0% – 12.9%. However, the latter’s viewership slipped sharply over the 9.30 hour, allowing TV3′s HD premiere of Predators, which averaged 5.4% – [...]

Season Premiere: Grey’s Anatomy (TV2, 8.35, 5.1) The careers and relationships of Seattle Grace’s finest hang in the balance – who will sink and who will shine? Chances are anyone remotely interested in this sudsfest already will know, thanks to TV2 taking almost a year to screen the “latest” season (season nine goes to air next month in [...]

New Zealand’s definitive free-to-air guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i:  Saturday Judy Bailey’s Australia (TV One, 4.55) TradeZone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 7.00) CSI: New York (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) CSI: Miami (TV3 9.30, 5.1) Sunday Girl vs Boy (TV2, 5.00) Hart of Dixie (TV2, 5.30, 5.1) The War at Home (TV2, 6.30, [...]

Anger management is what Episodes fans will have to practice. The same week TV2 launches in HD the new Charle Sheen sitcom, Anger Management, TV  One is quitting Episodes only two episodes into its second season. The only justification to delay screening this Bafta-winner for so long was so TV One could air both short-run [...]

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) ✫✫✫ With the release of Joey’s movie approaching, he must decide which friend to invite to the premiere; Monica and Phoebe bet on when the baby will be born as Rachel’s due date comes and goes. Shortland Street (TV2, 7.00) ✫✫✫ Jonathon hides from the truth; Maxwell faces a threat from within; Vasa [...]

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) ✫✫✫ Phoebe’s tea leaves tell her that she’s going to meet the man of her dreams; Ross tries to retrieve his shirt from Mona’s, but is interrupted when she returns home with a date. Shortland Street (TV2, 7.00) ✫✫✫ Nicole’s edged out by the opposition; Chris puts his faith in technology; Roimata crumbles [...]

Two big weddings on two of the week’s biggest HD dramas didn’t make rating bells ring for TV2. Viewership across all of the free-to-air channels continues to be sub-par because of Sky’s Rugby World Cup coverage. Last night’s Grey’s Anatomy drew 9.5% of its target audience, 18-39 year-olds (versus 11.2% the previous week), 9.6% of [...]

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) ✫✫✫ Chandler gets obsessed with the video game Pacman; Joey’s feelings for Rachel start to get awkward. Shortland Street (TV2, 7.00) ✫✫✫ Vermin get the better of everyone; TK gets a tempting offer; Jonathon’s drunken blow out ends in a blow up. Chef on a Mission (TV One, 8.30) ✫✫✫ On the Maui A [...]

Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud bowed out last night after spending the second half on its six-week run under a ratings pall. The HD drama started strongly, dipped in weeks two and three, then fell below 5% of TV3’s key demographics for the rest of its season. At least the series finale [...]

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) ✫✫✫ Monica comes to suspect her new cleaning lady is a thief; Rachel decides to move out of Joey’s apartment in preparation for the baby’s arrival. Shortland Street (TV2, 7.00) ✫✫✫ Nicole struggles to keep the peace; Lana lets in a nosy neighbour; Brooke leaves honesty too late. Under the Grill (TV3, 8.00, F) [...]