A shame that this isn’t on FTA but still good to see he will be back on Aussie TV in some form 
These episodes of crime watch will be 16 months old now. Matt is no longer on the show in the US having been replaced.
He is still a reporter, just not the host.
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Does any one know why “Pacific Heat” & “Whos Line Is it Anyway Australia” were on Fox8 for about 8 weeks or so?
As there “Comedy Channel” shows, so I have been very curious why they showed them on Fox8 as they were showing them on the “Comedy Channel” 2 days earlier on the Sunday night.
I loved both shows but cant watch them anymore as since last week there not on Fox8 anymore I noticed.
To get people to subscribe to Comedy.
I thought that could be why, but when your showing it for 8 weeks straight & only have a few episodes left one would think, it doesnt make sense a such…
Surprised Foxtel doesn’t do an Australian version of Crime Watch Daily, given Murdoch’s love of crime!
###69th Primetime Emmy Awards
Monday 18 September from 10am
LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on FOX8 or stream it on Foxtel Now
The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast exclusive and LIVE on Foxtel’s FOX8 channel from Los Angeles on Monday September 18 at 10am. The telecast will also be streamed live on Foxtel Now.
Stephen Colbert, the host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, will host the Emmys, which honour television’s highest achievements in a number of fields of artistic endeavour.
The 2017 Emmy Awards nominees, announced today, feature a multitude of titles which are exclusive to Foxtel’s Australian subscribers.
Foxtel shows account for over 170 nominations across its drama, comedy, factual, sport, news and kids channels. Saturday Night Live (The Comedy Channel) and Westworld (showcase) led the tally for the most nominations at 22 across all categories, followed by FEUD: Bette and Joan with 18 (showcase) and Veep at 17 (showcase).
HBO, which is exclusive to Foxtel in Australia, led the total nominations with 111.
Foxtel and HBO’s smash hit of 2017, Big Little Lies received 16 nominations including Outstanding Lead Actress for both Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon for their compelling performances in the series.
“With close to 50 of Foxtel’s fantastic programmes nominated this year, this is by far, our most comprehensive sweep of Emmy nominated shows and performances,” said Brian Walsh, Foxtel’s Executive Director Of Television.
“It is said that this is the ‘Golden Age Of Television Drama’ and this year, more than any in recent times, has been extraordinary for our sector. The Emmy nominations reflect both the industry and the viewer’s enthusiasm, for premium quality content that inspires and challenges audiences, creators and producers. At Foxtel we continue our strategy of selecting the best content for our customers and delivering it in a way that’s easy and convenient to watch, whether it’s live or on demand,” he said.
In addition to a raft of nominations Foxtel received in the Drama categories, including multiple nods for showcase series The Americans, The Night Of, Mr Robot, Penny Dreadful, Ray Donovan, and more, Foxtel also performed well in the Comedy categories securing every nomination in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series category with multiple nominations for Girls, Saturday Night Live and Veep. Once again The Comedy Channel series from HBO Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Silicon Valley received multiple nominations.
Tune in to see if your favourite show will win when the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards broadcasts live on FOX8 from 10am on Monday September 18. Also on Monday September 18 FOX8 will air a one hour red carpet pre-show from 9am and E! Channel will broadcast its E! Live from the Red Carpet: The 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards special from 8am LIVE. All Emmys shows are available to stream on Foxtel Now.
The list of nominations and more Emmy news and information is available at http://www.emmys.com/downloads.
FOX 8 IS THE OFFICAL HOME OF DC SERIES
5 NIGHTS A WEEK
AD-FREE
Starting in October, all your favourite FOX8 DC Super Heroes are back, express from the US, with the newest edition of Gotham now making Foxtel the exclusive home of the of the DC television franchise.
Supergirl, The Flash, Gotham, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Arrow will air five nights a week, completely ad free, when the new season of Gotham commences Monday, October 9, 8.30pm.
Premiering for the first time in Australia, season three of Gotham continues to follow the evolving stories of the city’s most malevolent villains including The Penguin, The Riddler, the future Catwoman, and the future Poison Ivy. In addition, the new season will also dive into the worlds of the Court of Owls and Jervis Tetch aka Mad Hatter, a talented hypnotist, teetering on the edge of madness.
On Tuesdays, starting October 10 at 8.30pm, Supergirl, played by Melissa Benoist, is back. In the season three premiere, express from the US, Kara Danvers aka Supergirl, is grappling with giving up her human identity altogether, and only being the “Girl of Steel.” As she struggles with her path forward, she continues to work with the DEO to battle all threats to National City, including new villains, Morgan Edge and the “Worldkiller,” known as Reign.
The Flash season four will kick off Wednesday October 11 at 8.30pm, with Team Flash doing their best to keep moving forward without the Scarlet Speedster, and defeat all the threats that come their way. However, when a new villain too powerful for them arrives in Central City, the team realizes that there is only one person that can help – The Flash (played by Grant Gustin). Now, the team must devise a plan to free their friend from the Speed Force before the city is destroyed – knowing that The Flash that comes out of the Speed Force may not be the same hero as the one who went in it.
Thursday October 12, brings the return of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow at 8.30pm. In the new third season, the Legends face an existential threat, created by revisiting a moment in time at the end of last season. Having fractured the timeline, the team must find a way to return all the time anachronisms to their original timelines before the time stream falls apart.
Fan favourite series, Arrow, will conclude the weekly run of DC superstars starting with season six on October 13, at 8.30pm. Oliver Queen, aka the Green Arrow, played by Stephen Amell, confronts a challenge unlike any he’s ever faced: fatherhood. With support from his team, Oliver is determined to embrace his new role as father to William while still serving and protecting his city as both the Mayor and the Green Arrow. But when unexpected enemies from his past return to Star City and threaten his role as protector on three fronts, Oliver is forced to rethink his relationship with each member of his “family”.
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With Legends of Tomorrow airing Thursdays, that means it’ll be a day behind the US.
S.W.A.T.
Hottest new US crime drama set for FOX8 this summer
Starring Shemar Moore and Australian Alex Russell
Foxtel has secured the rights to the action packed new crime drama S.W.A.T., starring Shemar Moore, and will launch the series on FOX8 in January.
S.W.A.T. premiered in the US last week and is distributed internationally by Sony Pictures Television.
Inspired by the television series and the feature film, S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore (Criminal Minds) as a locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant newly tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, former Marine Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson has everything it takes to be an excellent leader and bridge the divide between his two worlds.
Foxtel Networks’ Director of Channels, Stephen Baldwin, said: “S.W.A.T. boasts an exciting cast with Shemar Moore in his first series’ lead and a great breakthrough role for NIDA graduate Alex Russell. Showrunner Shawn Ryan and his fellow executive producers have an impressive combined credit list across acclaimed series, such as The Shield, Friday Night Lights, CSI: NY, and the blockbuster Fast & Furious films, and what they bring to the action and drama of S.W.A.T. will thrill the FOX8 audience this summer.
“S.W.A.T. will be launching in Australia in the centre of a schedule packed with some of the most popular dramas on FOX8 including Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow and DC Legends of Tomorrow,” he said.
S.W.A.T. main characters and cast –
Hondo’s elite unit includes David “Deacon” Kay (Jay Harrington), an experienced S.W.A.T. officer who always puts the team first, despite feeling overlooked for the lead job; Jim Street (Alex Russell), a cocky but promising new member of the group; Christina “Chris” Alonso (Lina Esco), a skilled officer and the team’s canine trainer; Dominique Luca (Kenny Johnson), an expert driver who gets them in and out of high risk situations; and Victor Tan (David Lim), a relatively new S.W.A.T. officer who made his name in the Hollywood Division before advancing to the heights of the LAPD and Metro SWAT.Overseeing the unit is Jessica Cortez (Stephanie Sigman), the captain of L.A. Metro who values her job above all else, including her off-the-books relations with Hondo. Hondo’s team enjoys an intense rivalry with another LA-based unit led by Mumford (Peter Onorati), an aggressive leader who likes to do things his way. With Hondo leading the charge, these dedicated men and women bravely put themselves at risk to protect their community and save lives.
S.W.A.T. is produced by MiddKid Productions, Original Film, Perfect Storm Entertainment and Wyandotte Entertainment in association with CBS Television Studios and Sony Pictures Television.
A niche action drama that’s more suited to Fox8 than Ten. Also why is Fox8 not fasttracking it?
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The 75th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
Live on FOX8 Monday 8 January at 11.00am AEDT
The Golden Globes, which celebrate the best in film and television, are turning 75 and FOX8 will again beam all the glitz and glamour live and exclusive from Hollywood’s most prestigious event on Monday January 8 – red carpet from 11.00am, with the awards ceremony from 12.00pm (AEDT).
In some VERY interesting news, Netflix have acquired the rights to Black Lightning. Quite a big loss to FOX8 and a shock to the audience.
Netflix bought the rights for the world outside of the USA and Canada, so FOX8 didn’t lose Black Lightning as they never had it.
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In regards to DCTV shows they have. It would have fitted in perfectly.
Now Fox8 Must get the Rights for another Lee Daniel’s Created Drama, Star Which are Just One Episode On Eleven.
From January 15, Gotham will be airing double episodes.
AMERICAN IDOL 2018
Mondays and Tuesdays at 9:15pm from 12 March Express from US
American Idol is back and bigger than ever before. Packed with star power and music royalty, FOX8 brings you two nights of the highly anticipated series each week, EXPRESS from the US, every Monday and Tuesday at 9:15pm (AEDT) from March 12, exclusive to Foxtel.
Award-winning host and producer Ryan Seacrest returns as host of the iconic series and leads a fresh panel of fierce judges, including international pop superstar Katy Perry, country music sensation Luke Bryan and music industry legend Lionel Richie. Each week these superstar judges will help determine who America will ultimately vote for to become the next American Idol.
The nationwide search for America’s next superstar and singing sensation kicked off in Portland, Oregon as the Idol Bus travelled to 23 cities across the US in pursuit of talent. Auditioning was made easier than ever as hopefuls also had the opportunity to submit audition videos online, as well as via select social media platforms using an official tag, #TheNextIdol. Also, for the first time in American Idol history, hopefuls had the opportunity to audition through a livestream platform.
The long-running, popular series has revolutionised the television landscape by pioneering the music competition genre and creating some of the biggest names in the music industry. Past winners of the series including multiple Grammy Award winners Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood as well as Grammy nominated starlet Jordin Sparks. Finalists have also gone on to achieve worldwide success, including pop sensation Adam Lambert and most notably Jennifer Hudson, who won an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award since competing on the series.American Idol 2018 screens EXPRESS from the US, every Monday and Tuesday at 9:15pm (AEDT) from March 12 on FOX8, exclusive to Foxtel.
FOX8’s Happy Sundays are getting a shakeup with triple new comedies back to back from Sunday, June 3.
At 6:30pm Grown·ish is a spin-off of the award-winning ABC series Black-ish. The single-camera comedy follows the Johnsons’ eldest daughter Zoey (Yara Shahidi) as she heads off to college and begins her journey to adulthood, but quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest.
At 7:00pm new double episodes of Superstore - America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) and Ben Feldman (Mad Men, A to Z) star in this hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a supersized megastore. Superstore centres around Amy (Ferrera), the store’s most stalwart employee as well as the glue holding the place together, and Jonah (Feldman), a dreamer determined to prove work doesn’t have to be boring.
At 8:00pm brand new side-splitting series LA to Vegas - is a workplace comedy about an airline crew and the eccentric passengers who, every weekend, take the round-trip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas with one goal in mind – to come back a winner. It won’t be easy, but this unlikely group of miscreants and dreamers will eventually go from being strangers on a plane to a supportive, if unconventional, family…well, at least from Friday to Sunday.
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