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TV2 will air the season finale of Revolution two weeks after its US broadcast, on December 12. Although the sci-fi adventure has regularly won its slot on NBC, the series was in ratings decline until it bounced back this week with its mid-season finale. It doesn’t resume on US TV until March, which creator Eric [...]

SoHo Highlight: The Killing (Sky 10, 9.30, 5.1) Season-finale encore: Does the long overdue revelation of who was behind Rosie Larsen’s murder redeem the series? Not according to Time’s James Poniewozik: “But I have to give it some credit: after one psych-out after another, the final reveal was, if not gaspingly stunning, emotionally effective in a [...]

Sunday’s HD repeats of movies featuring two of TV’s funniest, Billy T James and Homer Simpson, were ratings also-rans. The Sunday Theatre dramatisation, Billy, drew about a third of last year’s viewership, averaging 4,2%-6.1% of key demographics, while The Simpsons Movie, which overlapped, drew 6.3%-7.3%. The Simpsons Movie started competitively opposite Mike & Molly but [...]

SoHo Highlight: Mad Men (Sky 10, 8.30, 5.1) Lane faces indebtedness; the firm prepares to pull out all the stops when it gets a second chance to land Jaguar as a client; Don tries to comfort Joan when she reaches her breaking point. “What more could you want?” The Hollywood Reporter asked of this “thoroughly entertaining” episode [...]

SoHo Highlight: Mad Men (Sky 20, 8.30, 5.1) A depressed Betty tries to make things uncomfortable for Don and Megan; Roger tries to take out some secret weapons for a meeting with a prospective Jewish client; Don makes a snap judgment that angers the creative department. The Hollywood Reporter thought this one of creator Matthew Weiner’s [...]

Sunday’s network HD premiere of Crazy Heart would have broken TV3′s heart. The movie that won Jeff Bridges his first Oscar drew only 2.8% of TV3′s target audience, 25-54 year-olds, and 3.0%-4.0% of the other key demographics. TV2′s SD premiere of Mr Deeds won the slot, with 2-3 times as many viewers — although the [...]

SoHo Highlight: Mad Men (Sky 10, 8.40, 5.1) Don gets a visit from the in-laws and his children just as he’s about to receive a prestigious award and tries to save the Heinz account; Peggy and her boyfriend take the next step in their relationship. “There were a series of gears seamlessly interlocking in At the Codfish [...]

New Zealand’s definitive free-to-air guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i: Saturday TradeZone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.30) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 7.00) Series return: Ice Road Truckers (TV3, 7.30, 5.1) Series return: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) Sunday Pretty Little Liars (TV2, 5.30, 5.1) The War at Home (TV2, 6.30, R) The Food Truck (TV One, [...]

Soho Highlight: The Hour (Sky 10, 8.30) The war in Suez has the country divided and McCain steps up his pressure on The Hour to tow a pro-government line. But with a huge anti-war protest gathering in London, Freddie has other ideas. “This week, The Hour really did cometh,” The Guardian enthused, “with much of the episode centred on the frustrating [...]

Series premiere: Keeping Up With the Joneses (TV One, 7.00) Meet the Joneses: an ordinary family living extraordinary lives on a vast cattle property called Coolibah in the heart of the Top End, in Northern Australia. Said The Age: ”Like Apocalypse Now but with cows, this new factual series opens with sensational footage of massed helicopters herding cattle over the [...]