Some good new co-hosts in the telecast tonight. Nath Valvo, Brooke Blurton and Mitch Brown were all great.
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It was supposed to be followed a themed rage but they threw on some Corona Drama? Someone from 10 sneaking into their programming room?
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It was a repeat of This Is England. It was always in the schedule at 10pm with rage at 11pm. But the Mardi Gras ran way over time so rage starts later than scheduled.
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What a bizarre decision between shows
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They were. I don’t know why the persist with Courtney Act though she makes it all about herself, and her commentary is very forced and the banter is so banal, it really detracts from the telecast.
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Just realizing tonight there will be:
One of them knows what they’re doing.
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CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? Episode 2
SUNDAY 22 MARCH 8.20PM
While William struggles with his confinement and his wife’s ban on chocolate, Debbie is organising a fundraising night at the Bowls Club in William’s “memory.”
But at the climax of Debbie’s fundraising speech, she’s slipped a blackmail note from a mysterious villager: someone who not only knows that William is still alive – but who also wants a cut of the insurance cash too.
Debbie is in shock. Meanwhile, Harry is struggling to keep the truth from his wife Neha. But when he finally decides to come clean, Neha questions his sanity until she sees William on an incognito trip to the shops to buy some chocolate.
FRAUDS Episode 2
SUNDAY 22 MARCH 8.50PM
Bert reveals her master plan but Sam knows nothing will ever be straightforward with Bert. A shock discovery threatens to derail the heist and destroy their friendship for good.
Set against the epic rolling hills of southern Spain and the dark criminal underbelly that casts a shadow over the glistening coast, Frauds is a complex and addictive story of friendship, deception and survival.
Patience - Season 2
FRIDAY 27 MARCH 8.30 PM
Patience helps the police to tackle more puzzling crimes across York, while navigating love and loss in her personal life. But can her brilliant intuition shine alongside fiery new detective Frankie?
When a photographer is found dead with a stake through his heart and his body drained of blood, Patience and new DI Frankie Monroe seek a logical answer to the vampire-like crime
Aired from January on Channel 8 episodes.
BLUE MURDER MOTEL - EPISODE 4
SATURDAY 28 MARCH 7.30PM
Much-loved local couple Maude and Martin are discovered on their bed, she is dead, he is clinging to life – both poisoned by their own dinner.
As Vinny and Cole investigate a town tragedy, motel cleaner Saffron and permanent guest Maxine discover that the new motel owners may be hiding a secret of their own.
TOP END BUB - EPISODE 4
SATURDAY 28 MARCH 8. 30PM
It’s Taya’s birthday and the Ford house is in chaos mode as they prepare for her party.
Cowboy unexpectedly turns up to give Lauren the news that he’s found Taya’s biological father. Lauren is put in a tricky position as she doesn’t want to jeopardise Ned’s budding relationship with Taya.
Lauren and Ned finally listen to what Taya actually wants.
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In one of the fastest transitions from a Subscription TV commission to Free to Air, the Miranda Tapsell-led series now gets to be seen by a much larger audience.
“We’re so proud of the show that we just wanted the opportunity for it to sort of be everywhere. We were so lucky for it to be to have a home at Prime Video and they were generous enough to allow us to have a second window viewing, which is great,” says Tapsell, who is also co-writer and co-producer.
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Week commencing 15 March 2025
Sunday 15 March
7:30pm The Piano: Circular Quay Season 2 Premiere
8:20pm Can You Keep A Secret? Series Premiere
8:50pm Frauds Series Premiere
9:40pm Blue Murder Motel Rpt
10:25pm Top End Bub Rpt
10:50pm Movie: Judy & Punch
12:35am rage
Monday 16 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners Return
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Planet America
10:05pm Foreign Correspondent Rpt
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:40pm Murdoch Mysteries: Let Loose the Dogs Rpt
12:30am Long Lost Family Rpt
Tuesday 17 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:35pm Todd Sampson’s Why?: BASE Jumpers S01 E04 Series Final
9:05pm If You’re Listening: Black Swans (Part 4) Countdown To Doomsday Rpt
9:35pm Creative Types With Virginia Trioli: Hugo Weaving Rpt
10:05pm Compass: AI - Outsourcing our Souls Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm Four Corners Rpt
11:55pm Media Watch Rpt
12:15am Murdoch Mysteries: Body Double Rpt
Wednesday 18 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Tonight At The Museum: Dill or No Dill S01 E03
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering S12 E10
9:00pm Can You Keep A Secret? Rpt
9:30pm QI: Who What Why?
10:00pm Planet America Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm You Can’t Ask That: Adult Virgins Rpt
11:35pm Murdoch Mysteries: Still Waters Rpt
12:25am Long Lost Family Rpt
Thursday 19 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Eldorado, Vic S12 E03
8:30pm Creative Types With Virginia Trioli S03 E03
9:00pm The Piano: Circular Quay Rpt
9:50pm Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family And Me Rpt
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm Sister Boniface Mysteries: The It Girl Rpt
12:00am Long Lost Family Rpt
Friday 20 March
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Professor T: Attachment Issues S03 E06 Season 3 Final
9:20pm Tonight At The Museum: Dill or No Dill Rpt
9:50pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
10:20pm Shaun Micallef’s Eve of Destruction: Frank Woodley and Ariarne Titmus Rpt
10:55pm ABC Late News
11:15pm Murdoch Mysteries: Belly Speaker Rpt
12:00am Smother Rpt
South Australia
7:35pm Gardening Australia
8:35pm Professor T: Attachment Issues S03 E06
9:25pm Tonight At The Museum
10:25pm Shaun Micallef’s Eve of Destruction
Saturday 21 March
7:30pm Blue Murder Motel S01 E03
8:15pm Top End Bub S01 E03
8:40pm Death In Paradise
9:40pm Frauds Rpt
10:30pm rage Guest Programmer
South Australia
5:30pm ABC News: SA Votes
6:00pm SA Votes: Election Night Live
7:30pm SA Votes: Election Results Live
9:00pm SA Votes: The People’s Verdict
10:30pm Blue Murder Motel
11:15pm Top End Bub
11:40pm Death In Paradise Rpt
12:40am Frauds Rpt
1:30am rage Guest Programmer
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CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? Episode 3
SUNDAY 29 MARCH 8.20PM
Police Officer Neha needs Harry and her in-laws to call their criminality a day and give back the insurance money. But Debbie’s on a mission to catch this blackmailer by seducing the Bowls Club President Clive in order to access the Bowls Club CCTV.
When that doesn’t work and Debbie still refuses to give up, Neha feels she has no choice but to arrest her mother-in-law, who promptly goes on the run.
FRAUDS Episode 3
SUNDAY 29 MARCH 8.50PM
Frauds stars Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker as confidence tricksters whose toxic but darkly funny friendship is rekindled in order to pull off the art heist of the century.
With Sam reeling and Bert desperately trying to keep control, the heist is thrown off track when trouble from home catches up with Bilal.
Patience - Season 2 Episode 2
FRIDAY 3 APRIL 8. 30PM
A music student is found dead in the rehearsal room. When her Professor dies too, Frankie and Patience are thrust into the unharmonious world of classical music.
Patience’s careful listening leads to a breakthrough. A showdown in the spectacular setting of York Minster exposes the unlikely killer.
Patience earns Frankie’s respect – and looks forward to her first date with Elliot.
BLUE MURDER MOTEL - EPISODE 5
SATURDAY 4 APRIL 7.30PM
A raucous 30th birthday weekend turns to tragedy for one motel guest, after she is attacked during a fun run.
The victim’s sister, a television commercial actress turned trophy wife, bullies Vinny and Cole into investigating this murder.
TOP END BUB - EPISODE 5
SATURDAY 4 APRIL 8.15 PM
It’s the day of the much anticipated footy fundraiser and Lauren pretends to be sick so that she can sneak away to Tiwi to look for Taya’s biological father. Daffy smells a rat and follows her to the ferry.
Back on the mainland, Ned’s under pressure at the fundraiser to feed the crowds. Taya has a bright idea and Ned realises the true weight of Taya’s grief over her mum’s death.
Meanwhile, Daffy privately worries that her daughter is putting everything on the line.
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After watching the first episode of Blue Murder Hotel and reading upcoming synopses for episodes, it feels like they’ve just remade Back to Paradise episodes. The difference is two former cops solving murder mysteries to help the newbie police officer but the storylines and characters are so similar.
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Week commencing 22 March 2025
Sunday 22 March
7:30pm The Piano: Queen Street Mall S02 E02
8:20pm Can You Keep A Secret? S01 E02
8:50pm Frauds S01 E02
9:40pm Blue Murder Motel: Home is Where you Park it Rpt
10:25pm Top End Bub Rpt
10:50pm Movie: Sweet Country
12:40am rage
Monday 23 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Planet America
10:05pm Foreign Correspondent Rpt
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:40pm Murdoch Mysteries: Child’s Play Rpt
12:25am Long Lost Family Rpt
Tuesday 24 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm The Matter Of Facts: How Big Tech is Making Fools of Us Series Premiere
9:20pm Creative Types With Virginia Trioli: Andrea Lam Rpt
9:50pm Compass: My Body, Your Baby Rpt
10:20pm If You’re Listening Rpt
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business Rpt
11:15pm Four Corners Rpt
12:05am Media Watch Rpt
12:20am Murdoch Mysteries: Bad Medicine Rpt
Wednesday 25 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Tonight At The Museum: Knowing Your Arts From Your Elbow S01 E04
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering S12 E11
9:00pm Can You Keep A Secret? Rpt
9:30pm Melbourne Comedy Festival: Gala Premiere
11:30pm Planet America Rpt
12:00am Murdoch Mysteries: The Rebel And The Prince Rpt
12:50am Long Lost Family Rpt
1:35am Parliament Question Time: Senate
Thursday 26 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Shearers, NSW S12 E04
8:30pm Creative Types With Virginia Trioli: Nazeem Hussain S03 E04
9:00pm The Piano: Queen Street Mall Rpt
9:50pm The Matter Of Facts: How Big Tech is Making Fools of Us Rpt
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm Sister Boniface Mysteries: The Book Of Shadows Rpt
11:55pm Long Lost Family Rpt
Friday 27 March
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Patience Season 2 Premiere
9:20pm Tonight At The Museum: Knowing Your Arts From Your Elbow Rpt
9:50pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
10:20pm Shaun Micallef’s Eve of Destruction: Lisa McCune and Josh Cavallo Rpt
10:55pm ABC Late News
11:15pm Melbourne Comedy Festival: Gala Rpt
1:15am Murdoch Mysteries: Annoying Red Planet Rpt
Saturday 28 March
7:30pm Blue Murder Motel: Born Alone, Die Together S01 E04
8:15pm Top End Bub S01 E04
8:40pm Death In Paradise Rpt
9:40pm Frauds Rpt
10:30pm rage Guest Programmer
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The ABC aired season 1 of The Forsytes in Q4 last year but is yet to schedule season 2.
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Why is the Gala on so late? Especially if it is after a repeat.
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Quite funny how the family was obsessed with watching Australia’s own Border Force Security which is the name used for Border Security overseas.
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I’m at the gym this afternoon and the ABC is in one of the screens with closed captions.
Strangely, there is a letter missing from every sentence (in the same spot). It was happening during Anh’s Brush with Fame and now it’s also happening during Fake or Fortune. How does this happen?
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CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? Episode 4
SUNDAY 5 APRIL 8.20PM
To get to the bottom of who the blackmailer is, Neha and Debbie team up.
Meanwhile, the kids’ childminder is sick so Harry has to task William – or rather, his alter ego “Great Uncle Otto” – with assuming babysitting duties.
As Neha leads the detective work, mother and daughter-in-law discover the identity of who planted the note at the fundraiser – Pamela.
Neha organizes a trap for this surprise nemesis where she uses her police credentials to scare Pam off. However, the trap is sprung by someone else, Funeral Director Marcus. He and Pamela must be in cahoots!
FRAUDS Episode 4
SUNDAY 5 APRIL 8.50PM
Just when the gang is on a high, and heist prep is at full throttle, an unforeseen disaster derails their plans. Can the gang adapt and achieve the impossible?
Starring Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker, Frauds is a complex and addictive story of friendship, deception
and survival.
Patience - Season 2 Episode 3
FRIDAY 10 APRIL 8. 30PM
A businessman is shot dead in a packed boardroom - yet no one saw the killer. A dead magpie left at the scene leads Patience and Frankie into a magical tangle of lies.
As they work together, Patience’s neurodivergent mind sees through illusions, helping uncover a notorious thief and a darker truth.
Meanwhile, with Elliot’s help, she traces her mother’s address and receives some shocking news.
BLUE MURDER MOTEL - Episode 6
SATURDAY 11 APRIL 7.30PM
An outspoken member of the Mōwai Bay District Council is murdered in his home - multiple stab wounds. The only witness is his pedigree cat - now missing.
Constable Jamie finds himself acting as a glorified security guard as a homicide team from the city swarm the small town, led by staunch Detective Annette Grainger.
But Vinny and Cole discover that it’s not what you know but who you know in a place like Mōwai Bay.
TOP END BUB - Episode 6
SATURDAY 11 APRIL 8.15 PM
With Cowboy calling in his IOU and Jarad surprising the family at the Ford House, Lauren’s under pressure as Ned finally discovers her secret: that Jarad is Taya’s father, and she found him behind his back.
Feeling utterly betrayed, a very upset Ned clashes with Lauren and his deepest fears surface as his role as a father figure to Taya may now be threatened.
He decides to leave the house.
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