I actually thought The Great Outdoors assuming its returning could be at 8pm Thursday ( if Million Dollar Minute aired at 7pm) or 7pm Saturday.
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That could actually work with that lineup
6.00PM 7NEWS
7.00PM Million Dollar Minute
7.30PM Million Dollar Minute
8.00PM The Great Outdoors (Returns to 1hr)
9.00PM Highway Patrol
9.30PM 7NEWS: Late
or for the Saturday version:
5.00PM 7NEWS @ 5
5.30PM Million Dollar Minute Rpt (Syd, Melb), Creek To Coast (Bris)
6.00PM 7NEWS
7.00PM The Great Outdoors
8.00PM Movie
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I would personally like the networks to follow in 10s footsteps and screen 2 half hour game shows around the news. The Chase could easily become a bi-weekly show in primitive ( Thursday and Saturday) with Million Dollar Minute paired with either The Price Is Right or Catchphrase. Correct me if I am wrong, but one of Sevens most successful periods came in the early to mid 1990s with Family Feud and Wheel Of Fortune ( how good would it be to see that pairing again in the future).
If Seven moved The Chase to biweekly, Larry could keep his role on The Chase, and utilise James Tobin and either Simon Reeve or Sam Armytage for the other. Seven needs to better utilise their talents as costs are ever increasing. If Sam was used for say The Price Is Right, it puts her on our screens 5 nights a week, enables cross promos for other shows she might be a part of eg Fsrmer Wants A Wife etc
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She is no longer at Seven; however, Sam Mac isâcould he be who youâre referring to?
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Considering the member is using âherâ pronouns to describe Sam Armytage, Iâm pretty sure they are talking about Sam Armytage.
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Noted.
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I was giving an example of someone who I believe is underutilised. Sam Mac would obviously be another possibility. I am sure there are others that could be contenders for one of the two game shows I suggested.
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Simon Reeve got made redundant by Seven in 2020 & eventually sued Seven. Doubt he would return
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New Zealand TV New Yearâs Eve Schedule Mock 2025
TVNZ 1
6.00am: Tenable (repeats)
7.00am: Help! We Bought A Village (repeats)
8.00am: The Travelling Auctioneers (repeats)
9.00am: The Finish Line (repeats)
10.00am: Tipping Point (repeats)
11.00am: The Chase (repeats)
12.00pm: Tenable (repeats)
1.00pm: For The Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond (repeats)
1.30pm: Coronation Street (repeats)
2.00pm: Kirstie And Philâs Love It or List It (repeats)
3.00pm: Deal Or No Deal UK (repeats)
4.00pm: The Chase USA (repeats)
5.00pm: The Chase (repeats)
6.00pm: 1 News At Six
7.00pm: Find My Country House: New Zealand
7.30pm: The Celebrity Bake Off
8.20pm: Lotto
8.25pm: The Celebrity Bake Off (Continued)
8.35pm: Boy George And Culture Club
10.35pm: George Michael: Portrait Of An Artist (repeats)
12.00am: NYE Fireworks (LIVE) (Simulcasting on TVNZ 2, TVNZ Duke & TVNZ+)
12.05am: George Michael: Portrait Of An Artist (Continued)
12.30am: Movie: Priscilla (2023)
2.25am: TVNZ 1 Quiz
2.30am: Infomercials
5.30am: Country Calendar (repeats)
TVNZ 2
6.00am: Les Mills Born to Move (repeats)
6.30am: Childrenâs Programming
9.00am: Infomercials
9.30am: Les Mills Adult Classes (repeats)
10.00am: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
11.00am: Farmer Wants a Wife (repeats)
12.35pm: Home Economics
1.00pm: Tipping Point Australia (repeats)
2.00pm: Come Dine With Me (repeats)
2.30pm: The Simpsons (repeats)
3.00pm: Movie: Toy Story 2 (1999)
5.00pm: Movie: Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
7.00pm: Farmer Wants a Wife
8.35pm: Movie: Live Free Or Die Hard (2007)
11.00pm: Year In Review 2025 (Hosted by John Campbell & Melissa Stokes)
12.00am: NYE Fireworks 2025 (LIVE) (Simulcast on TVNZ 1, TVNZ Duke & TVNZ+)
12.05am: Movie: Murielâs Wedding (1994)
1.10am: Movie: The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert (1994)
2.55am: Infomercials
3.55am: Whiskey Cavalier (repeats)
4.40am: Closedown
5.00am: Infomercials
TV3
6.30am: Childrenâs Programming
9.00am: Infomercials
10.30am: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (repeats)
11.30am: The Office U.S (repeats)
12.00pm: Million Dollar Listing N.Y (Repeats from Bravo)
1.00pm: The Bold and the Beautiful
1.30pm: The Young and the Restless
2.00pm: Entertainment Tonight
2.30pm: CBS Evening News
3.00pm: 3 Kids
5.00pm: Gold Coast Cops (repeats)
5.30pm: Deal Or No Deal Australia (repeats)
6.00pm: Newshub Live at 6pm
7.00pm: Wild Heroes (repeats)
7.30pm: The Graham Norton Show NYE Special
8.30pm: Ultimate Tag Australia (repeats)
9.30pm: Law & Order: LA (repeats)
10.30pm: Newshub Special: 2025 The Year That Was (Special Presentation) (repeats)
11.30pm: 3 Event: New Yearâs Eve 2025 (LIVE) (Hosted by Brooke Howard-Smith & Brodie Kane) (Made with the support of NZ On Air) (Simulcast on Sky Open & Whakaata MÄori)
1.00am: Timeless (repeats)
2.00am: Infomercials
Sky Open
6.00am: Infomercials
8.00am: Childrenâs Programming
9.00am: The Worldâs Funniest Weather (repeats)
10.00am: Infomercials
12.00pm: Sky Speed Best Of 2025
12.30pm: Dating with My Mates (repeats)
1.30pm: MasterChef Junior USA (repeats)
3.30pm: Snow League: Snow Boarding Highlights
4.30pm: Football: Womenâs A-League Highlights
5.30pm: News First at 5.30 on Sky Open
6.00pm: The 100K Drop (repeats)
7.00pm: Movie: City Slickers (1991)
9.00pm: Five Bedrooms (repeats)
10.00pm: Longmire
11.00pm: Pointless Australia (repeats)
11.30pm: NYE Fireworks 2025 (LIVE)
1.00am: Infomercials
TVNZ Duke
6.00am: On Duke Today
12.30pm: Super Smash Womenâs Cricket: Northern Brave vs Wellington Blaze (LIVE)
3.40pm: On Duke Today
4.15pm: Super Smash Menâs Cricket: Northern Brave vs Wellington Firebirds (LIVE)
7.45pm: The Simpsons (repeats)
8.35pm: Movie: The Matrix (1999)
11.05pm: Movie: The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
(NYE Fireworks LIVE at 12.00am)
12.05am: Movie: The Matrix Reloaded (Continued)
1.40am: Movie: The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
3.50am: Closedown
Network 10 - Fantasy / Mock Schedule
10
10 Comedy becomes Comedy Central
10 Drama becomes Paramount Network
Nickelodeon
Paramout Plus
This allows for better promotional flow for A Leagues and hopefully NRL. An overall cleaner branding package.
Main network moves to a truncated âprime-timeâ ala FOX in the United States.
Sunday
5:00 10 News with Georgie Tunny
6:00 Generation Gap (like Talking 'bout Your Gen)
6:30 10 Evening News with Hugh Rimminton
7:00 The Daily Show with [insert name here]
7:30 Reality Programming
9:00 2nd window of Paramount Plus Australian drama
10:00 10 News Late Edition with Ursula Hager
Weeknights
5:00 10 News - Local Editions
6:00 Millionaire Hotseat
6:30 10 Evening News with Laura Tingle (Monday through Thursday) with Hugh Riminton (Friday)
7:00 The Daily show with [insert name here] - rotating hosts, with a significant part time host like Kitty Flanagan
10:00 10 News Late Edition with Ursula Hager (Monday through Thursday)
Monday
7:30 Reality Programming
9:00 Sam Pang Tonight THEN Have You Been Paying Attention THEN The Cheap Seats
Tuesday
7:30 Reality Programming
9:00 NCIS THEN NCIS: Sydney THEN NCIS: Origins
Wednesday
7:30 Reality Programing
9:00 Elsbeth THEN Matlock
Thursday
7:30 David Attenbourough Animal Planet THEN Gogglebox Australia THEN Taskmaster Australia THEN The Animal Sanctuary
8:30 Happyâs Place THEN Fall Out THEN The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins THEN Animal Control
9:00 Sherrif Country THEN Fire Country THEN Boston Blue
Friday
7:30 Sydney Harbour Cops THEN Wanted. Australian / International Crime Investigative Series. Intertwine old content and new content. Can make use of 48 Hours US. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock
8:30 Memory of a Killer THEN Watson
9:30 Law and Order: SUV
Saturday
5:00 10 News with Georgie Tunny
6:00 Generation Gap (like Talking 'bout Your Gen)
6:30 10 Evening News with Hugh Rimminton
7:00 Australiaâs Funniest Home Videos (non sports period) / Before the Game (sports period)
7:30 The Living Room (new season) Selling Houses Australia (1 season) THEN Love it OR List It Australia (1 season) THEN House Hunters (new season)
8:30 Better Medicine THEN Love Story
9:30 All Creatures Great and Small
Reality Programming Breakdown
Iâm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here (6 weeks) Sunday through Wednesday
The Traitors (12 weeks) Sunday and Monday
Survivor Australia (12 weeks) Tuesday and Wednesday
MasterChef Australia (12 weeks) Sunday through Wednesday
Big Brother Australia (9 weeks) Sunday through Thursday
Amazing Race Australia (9 weeks) Sunday and Monday paired with Shark Tank on Tuesday and rotating seasons of Thank God Youâre Here and Talkinâ 'bout Your Gen on Wednesday.
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So no Deal Or No Deal?
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You mean Showtime and Smithsonian Channel are added?
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10
Monday to Friday
6:00am Entertainment Tonight
6:30 My Market Kitchen
7:00 Good Chef Bad Chef
7:30 The Finish Line
8:30 Lingo
9:30 Entertainment Tonight
10:00 Reality Encores
11:00 My Market Kitchen
11;30 Good Chef Bad Chef
12:00 The Price Is Right USA
1:00 10 News
2:00 Family Feud
2:30 The Finish Line
3:30 Lingo
4:30 Bold And The Beautiful
5:00 10 News
6:00 10 News
6:30 Deal Or No Deal
7:00 Millionaire Hot Seat
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CHANNEL 10
SUNDAY-THURSDAY
6:00 Deal or No Deal
6:30 Hot Seat
7:00 Iâm a Celebrity (6 weeks)/Survivor Australia (6 Weeks)/The Traitors (4 weeks)/Masterchef (10 weeks)/Big Brother All Stars (4 weeks)/Survivor AU V The World (2 weeks)/Big Brother (8 weeks)/Hunted Australia (4 weeks)/Deal or No Deal Island (3 Weeks)/The Amazing Race (3 weeks)
The Weekly Project (90 Minute edition)
8:30 Sam Pang Tonight/HYBPA/Cheap Seats/Talkinâ Bout Your Gen/Thank God Youâre Here/Gogglebox/ Big Brother Thursday Night Games (during BB Season)
9:30 10 Late News
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Channel 10 Weekday Evening Lineup:
5.00pm - 10 News
6.00pm - 10 News + (Awaiting the comments about how it should be axed)
6.30pm - Millionare Hot Seat
7.00pm - Deal or No Deal
7.30pm - Reality
9.00pm - 10 News+ Encore
9.30pm - 10 News: Late
10.30pm - Random repeats
Channel 7 Saturday Evening Lineup:
5.00pm - Seven News at 5
5.30pm - Million Dollar Minute - Rpt
6.00pm - Seven News
7.00pm - The Great Outdoors
8.00pm - Movie
Channel 9 Saturday Evening Lineup:
5.00pm - Nine News: First @ 5
5.30pm - The Garden Gurus (RBT when off-season)
6.00pm - Nine News
7.00pm - A Current Affair
7.30pm - Space Invaders
8.30pm - Movie
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Channel Nine on the Sunday of the Australian Open final
Under this proposal, the menâs final would return to being in the afternoon as was the case before 2005.
7:00am Weekend Today
10:00am Australian Open preview show
11:00am Australian Open: mixed doubles final
1:30pm Australian Open: menâs final, with presentation to follow immediately after
6:00pm Nine News
7:00pm Marred at First Sight (season premiere)
8:30pm 60 Minutes
9:30pm Nightline
10:00pm Australian Open wrap
Under this schedule, I would have Nine launch MAFS right off the Australian Open menâs final. If the tennis goes overtime, 9Gem would be used from 6:00pm onwards.
I know this will never become a reality and I would never be against the singles final returning to an afternoon slot. FWIW, the womenâs final switched to being a night time match in 2009.
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Ok my thoughts is if you were looking at potential cost efficiencies in the âplanâ to axe 10 News+ would be to produce a 1 hour national news bulletin at 5pm with a half hour state edition at 6pm.
If it was done was done with the view that you would probably lose your audience by producing a national bulletin, you would do a main bulletin at 5pm with state stories inserted, then a half hour condensed bulletin at 6pm.
I would shuffle your schedule a little bit - from between 8:30- 9pm shows like HYBPA, Cheap Seats, Gogglebox etc, followed by 10 News, then US procedurals followed by an encore of the 6pm state based News half hour (possibly with a updated sports window which may work if you use the same sports presenter for state based at 6pm and national late news.
In my opinion, youâd be far better off revisiting a ânews revolutionâ-style approach and reinstating a structure closer to what Ten Evening News used to beâcombined with a format similar to the former CBS Evening News Plus, delivered on a state-by-state basis.
Local news should not be âwindowedâ inside a national bulletin. 10 needs to actively build its identity around strong local news and public affairs coverageâbecause this is exactly where its competitors are weakest.
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Channel Nine on the NRL Grand Final Day
Assuming that The NRL announces a standalone NRLW Season, the NRL Grand Final returns to the traditional afternoon timeslot. Last time it happened was back in 2000.
7:00am â Weekend Today
10:00am â Wide World of Sports
11:00am â The Sunday NRL Footy Show
1:00pm â NRL State Championship Grand Final
3:00pm â NRL Pre-match entertainment
3:30pm â NRL Grand Final
6:00pm â Nine News
7:00pm â The Block (new episode)
8:30pm â 60 Minutes
9:30pm â Nineâs Late News
10:30pm â 100% Footy â NRL Season Wrap
Under this schedule, I would allow Nine to continue airing new episodes of The Block after the NRL match concludes. If the match goes overtime, match will continue until final siren sounds. The presentation and post match will be moved to 9Gem. (In eastern states)
For Western Australia, Wide World of Sports and the Sunday NRL Footy Show will be on 9Gem with Weekend Today on main channel. After Weekend Today finished, they will move to NRL telecast on Main channel. If the match goes overtime (past 3pm) NRL will continue on main channel + presentations and post-match talk. Perth Prime time programming is aligned with other markets.
I know this has never happened before (With Perth having delayed NRL GF coverage in 2000).
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7Two and 9GEM Early Morning Schedules, Monday to Friday (Western Australia)
Winter
3:00 AM Sunrise Early News/Today Early News
3:30 AM Sunrise/Today
7:00 AM Escape to the Country/TV Shop - Home Shopping
Summer
2:00 AM Sunrise Early News/Today Early News
2:30 AM Sunrise/Today
6:00 AM Hook, Line and Shiner/Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo
Sunrise Early News, Today Early News, Sunrise and Today will still air usual time of 5:00 AM Local Time on Main Channel.
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