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Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) Rachel and Phoebe choose ‘backup’ husbands; Chandler fools Monica into believing he hates the idea of marriage – and she seeks consolation with Richard. Tom Selleck guest stars. Shortland Street (TV2, 7.00) Gabrielle helps Lana; Nicole fights for nurses’ rights; things go from bad to worse for Callum. Road Cops (TV3, 7.30, R) The [...]

TV3′s HD premiere of Tropic Thunder last night bombed opposite TV2′s HD hit, The Mentalist. The latter drew about twice the audience of the former in key demographics, which finished third in the time slot behind TV One’s Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds. However, TV3′s 7.30pm HD half-hour, Road Cops, fared much better, easily beating both [...]

TV2′s HD hit, The Mentalist, took a hit last night — from a double-barreled assault by TV3 and TV One. TV3′s HD premiere of the action movie, Hitman, was watched by 9.4% of the network’s target audience, 18-49 year-olds, compared with The Mentalist’s 11.7%. Both channels lost viewers to TV One’s premiere of Richard Hammond’s [...]

TV2′s abrupt rescheduling of Tuesday nights, replacing re-runs of The Mentalist with movies, failed to dent the momentum of Outrageous Fortune. TV3′s HD comedy/drama last night drew two-to-three times the viewership of Red Eye in all the key demographics, the gap being widest with TV2′s target audience, 18-39 year-olds (18.9% vs 5.8%). The trend continued [...]