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The Slap (TV3, 9.35, F) The series finale sees the burden of Connie’s secret taking its toll on Richie. He’s worried about her, and disgusted with himself for obsessing about Hector. Change the Channel hailed the conclusion as “a crackerjack hour of television” while The Guardian said “redemption of a kind came in the final instalment … I [...]

Sky Movies Premiere: Hanna (Sky 20, 8.30, 5.1) Parentage-with-a-twist is at the heart of this hyper, hypnotic but hollow spy thriller that combines art house flair with edge-of-your-seat excitement. The Lovely Bones’ Saoirse Ronan plays an adolescent assassin raised in the wilderness by her rogue-spook father whose first assignment put her in the agency’s sights. Joe Wright [...]

Wednesday’s premiere of Charlie Sheen’s new HD sitcom, Anger Management, didn’t make as big a bang in the ratings as predecessor Two and a Half Men. It won its 8.30 slot with TV2’s target audience, 18-39 year-olds (12.1%), but drew with TV3’s Grand Designs Revisited among 18-49 year-olds (11.0%) and lost in the 25-54 (9.9%) [...]

New Zealand’s definitive free-to-air guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i: Saturday What Would You Do? (TV One, 4.25, R) Judy Bailey’s Australia (TV One, 4.55, R) TradeZone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00, R) 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 Series premiere: Operation Hero (TV2, 4.00) [...]

Season Premiere: Anger Management (TV2, 8.30, 5.1) Charlie Sheen plays a baseball player with anger issues-turned-anger management therapist who decides to return to therapy after a bad run-in with his ex-wife’s new boyfriend. “The accomplishment here is that tight writing and editing, a solid cast with good timing and Mr Sheen’s chops as the ne plus ultra of [...]

New Zealand’s definitive free-to-air guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i: Saturday What Would You Do? (TV One, 4.25, R) Judy Bailey’s Australia (TV One, 4.55, R) TradeZone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00, R) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 7.00) CSI: New York (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) Movie: The Other Man (TV2, 9.30, 5.1) CSI: Miami (TV3 9.30, [...]

Season Highlight: The Slap (TV3, 9.35) “After four weeks of mounting tension, with each episode concentrating on a different character, tonight delivers something of a payoff as Rosie, who refused Harry’s apology, finally gets to haul him – and everybody else – into court,” said The Age. “Circumstances are examined with forensic detail, throwing even the [...]

Replacing The Slap with Grand Designs Revisited on the back of the surging popularity of The Block NZ helped TV3 to win the night on Wednesday. The Block averaged a staggering 12.6% – 16.5% of key demographics and was almost as popular with 25-54-year-olds and household shoppers as Wednesday’s episode of Shortland Street. It hammered [...]

Sky Movies Premiere: Senna (Sky 20, 8.30, 5.1) Fans of this engrossing documentary about the world’s fastest Brazilian — the Formula One hero whose 20-year run ended tragically (if predictably) — should opt for the Blu-ray version … not because it dramatically improves the newsreel footage that predominates but because of the ace DTS HD [...]

TV3 is pulling The Slap mid-season from 8.30 Wednesdays and replacing it with an SD re-run of Grand Designs Revisited. The changeover occurs this week, when the HD Australian drama will shift to 9.35 Wednesday for the fourth of eight episodes, replacing Breakout Kings. It’s disappointing a drama of The Slap’s calibre hasn’t been able [...]