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Peculiar programming on TV2’s part last night led to TV3 winning the 8.30pm hour for the first time this year. Re-running last season’s cliffhanger of Grey’s Anatomy cost the channel its traditional first place in this slot, even with its target audience, 18-39 year-olds. The first hour drew 7.4% of this demographic, 7.7% of 18-49 [...]

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) Joey attempts ballroom dancing to help Monica and Rachel keep their illegal sublet; Phoebe is attracted to one of her massage clients; Chandler has trouble leaving a gym. Shortland Street (TV2, 7.00) Roimata makes a dangerous decision; Murray makes amends on all fronts; Hunter recruits illicit help. Missing Pieces (TV3, 8.00) [...]

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) Monica begs Pete to stop fighting after he is beaten up; Chandler is unnerved when his boss slaps his butt; Ross starts dating a new woman. Robin Williams and Billy Crystal guest star. Shortland Street (TV2, 7.00) Hunter redefines his life; Tracey and Scotty change their marriage forever; Daniel pays a [...]

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) Rachel goes on her first date after splitting from Ross; Joey develops a crush on his co-star; Monica continues to date Pete, even though she is still not attracted to him. Shortland Street (TV2, 7.00) Murray fears the worst; Sarah hides the awful truth; Jill’s nightmare comes home to roost. Missing [...]

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) Phoebe is reunited with her former singing partner; Chandler dates a woman with a prosthetic leg; Rachel’s new job continues to put a strain on her relationship with Ross. Missing Pieces (TV3, 8.00) Sandy will stop at nothing to meet her dad, but is he the loving father she’s hoped for? [...]

Hawaii Five-0’s ratings dipped again last night, which must have TV3 programmers pondering the show’s future in primetime. It drew only 4.6% of 18-49 year-olds, 5.1% of 25-54 year-olds and 4.3% of household shoppers with kids. TV2’s competing HD comedies, The Big Bang Theory and Cougar Town, are pulling two-to-four times as many viewers in [...]

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) When the gang plays a game of touch football on Thanksgiving, Joey and Chandler argue over who gets to date a model, and Ross and Monica argue over winning in a case of sibling rivalry. Missing Pieces (TV3, 8.00) Her father had no say in her adoption at birth. Now Shelly [...]

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) Phoebe pretends to be Joey’s agent; Ross is upset when Ben brings a Barbie doll on his weekend visit; Chandler goes to the girls for relationship advice. Missing Pieces (TV3, 8.00) Adopted and searching for answers leads to the UK and the heartbreaking truth. Go Girls (TV2, 8.30) Cody and Britta [...]

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) Phoebe catches chicken pox just as her old flame Ryan visits on leave from the Navy; Joey gets a job at Chandler’s office but decides to play it as a character with a make-believe life. Missing Pieces (TV3, 8.00) Regan hasn’t seen his father since he was one — will he [...]

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) Phoebe helps Chandler bond with his new roommate. Missing Pieces (TV3, 8.00) An Indian woman who was raised as a Kiwi reunites with her absentee father. Go Girls (TV2, 8.30) Kevin is facing the big 3-0, but Olivia raises bigger problems; will Britta and Cody ever get rid of the cuckoo [...]