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2875

I would program daytime in one of 2 ways

Option 1 (my preferred option)

6:00am Entertainment Tonight

6:30am Good Chef Bad Chef

7;00am Deal Or No Deal

7:30am Family Feud

8:00am The Finishing Line

9:00am Lingo

10:00am Reality Encore

11:00am Entertainment Tonight

11:30am Morning News

12:00pm Good Chef Bad Chef

12:30pm Family Feud

1:00pm Afternoon News

2:00pm Millionaire Hot Seat

2:30pm The Finishing Line

3:30pm Lingo

4:30pm Bold And The Beautiful

Option 2

6:00am Entertainment Tonight

6:30am Early Morning News

7:00am Good Chef Bad Chef

7:30am Deal Or No Deal

8:00am Millionaire Hot Seat

8:30am Family Feud

9:00am The Finishing Line

10:00am Good Chef Bad Chef

10:30am Ten Morning News

11:00am Lingo

12:00pm Afternoon News

1:00pm Days Of Our Lives

1:50pm Young And The Restless

2:40pm Reality Encores

4:00pm Entertainment Tonight

4:30pm Bold And The Beautiful

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2876

This thread seems to be going around in circles with the one mock.

Anyone feel like doing a mock so we can move on? lol

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2877

It’s basically gone around in circles ever since US dramas ceased to be relevant as a FTA audience driver (and FTA’s declining relevance too). People coming up with ‘new season’ schedules working new and returning US shows in was essentially the point of this thread.

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2878

I think TV could just become a visual version of the radio and not rely on pre-recorded content. Let’s take Nine for example, live programming in bold:

5.30am - 9:00am - Today
9:00am - 12:00pm - Nine Mornings
Noon - 1pm - Lunchtime News
1pm - 4pm - “reality” replays
4pm - 5pm - Afternoon News (with optouts for regional news)
6pm - 7pm - Evening News
7pm - 7:30pm - ACA or a talking head, like Karl Stefanovic Live and Annoying
7:30pm - reality shows or Live Sport
10pm - 11pm - Late News
11pm - midnight - some late night show, like Kyle Sandilands Up Late and Uncut…Sadly
midnight to 5:30am - repeats of Late News, reality, old shows brought on the cheap

I think that if they could find a way to do it cheaply, they could make the TV like a radio station with more live stuff. If you want “premium” drama and comedy, you’ll just have to get a subscription to one of the many, many, many, many subscription services.

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2879

On the point of a new morning show @yellow_sock that could be a gem of an idea. What I would do is initially make it on the cheap, Runtime 60 minutes consisting of 37 minutes content plus 7 minutes of advertorials and 16 minutes of ads.

I would initially pre-record it the weekday afternoon before and feature no news content. That way it opens the prospect of international sales down the track

Thoughts??

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2880

I’ve been so annoyed with the amount of repeats at primetime on ABC TV that I want to play around with the idea of the news at 7 pm starting prime time and 10 pm ending it with no repeats from 8-10 pm. I’ve used next week’s schedule to test this scenario out.

I want the late news to be at 10 pm and to be simulcast on the ABC News channel to save costs and run a full 30-minute bulletin. Why do we have two late news programs going to air (News channel from Melbourne at 10 pm and ABC Late News from Perth at various times after 10 pm) because the schedule can’t sort itself out! Also, I think one of the reasons why ABC Late News doesn’t rate as well compared to other late news shows is that it is only 15 minutes at the moment and there is no set timeslot.

I’ve consulted with iView to see what newish programs haven’t aired on ABC TV and I can use to slot in to replace repeats in the schedule between 7-10 pm.

After doing this little test, I’ve noticed that the ABC are really missing an Australian drama at the moment and Arts content. Also, I would not mind if they filled in some of their slots with movies. I wouldn’t mind old movies, as at least they aren’t replays from the previous night!

Anyway, it is possible to do it, they just don’t have scheduling discipline anymore!

Sunday 24 May
7:30pm The Assembly: Jessica Mauboy S03 E05
8:15pm Bad Company: Nepo Babies S01 E05
8:45pm Leonard and Hungry Paul (From ABC Entertains)
9:15pm Bergerac S02 E05
10:00pm ABC Late News
10:30pm Silent Witness Rpt
12:15am rage

Monday 25 May
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners (Make this show permanently 45 minutes, it’s too inconsistent)
9:15pm Media Watch
9:30pm Planet America
10:00pm ABC Late News
10:30pm The Business Rpt
10:45pm Murdoch Mysteries: Confederate Treasure Rpt
11:30pm Todd Sampson’s Why?: Doomsday Preppers Rpt
12:05pm Long Lost Family Rpt

Tuesday 26 May
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Shaun Micallef’s Going For Broke S01 E02
8:50pm Murder In The Skies: Who Downed MH17? S01 E02
9:35pm If You’re Listening (Swap schedule release so News channel is the replay ep & ABCTV is the new ep)
10:00pm ABC Late News
10:30pm The Business Rpt
10:45pm Murdoch Mysteries: Dial M For Murdoch Rpt
11:30pm Compass: Who Will Be the Next Dalai Lama? Rpt
12:00am Four Corners Rpt
12:45am Media Watch Rpt

Wednesday 27 May
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Gruen S18 E05 (make this show 45 minutes)
8:45pm Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee S03 E05
9:30pm Urzila S01 E05
10:00pm ABC Late News
10:30pm The Business Rpt
10:45pm Murdoch Mysteries: The Black Hand Rpt
11:30pm Bad Company: Nepo Babies Rpt
12:00am You Can’t Ask That: Dementia Rpt
12:30am Long Lost Family Rpt

Thursday 28 May
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Restoration Australia S08 E02
9:00pm Death In Paradise S14 E05 (Too many crime shows in the schedule! This show has a dedicated fanbase and Thursdays are very weak on the ABC)
10:00pm ABC Late News
10:30pm The Business Rpt
10:45pm Frankie Drake Mysteries: Summer in the City Rpt
11:30pm The Assembly: Jessica Mauboy Rpt
12:15am Shaun Micallef’s Going For Broke Rpt
1:00am rage

Friday 29 May
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Shetland S09 E02
9:30pm Small Town Scandal (From ABC Entertains)
10:00pm ABC Late News
10:30pm Death In Paradise Rpt
11:30pm Gruen Rpt
12:15am Urzila Rpt
12:45pm rage

Saturday 30 May
7:30pm Silent Witness S28 E05 Season 28 Final
9:15 pm Live at the Apollo (New season uploaded recently on iview)
10:00pm ABC Late News
10:30pm Bergerac Rpt
11:15pm Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee Rpt
12:00am rage Guest Programmer

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2881

Its a good idea so far, I like that mock ABC TV schedule than it was currently. We never get this in New Zealand as their TV is more commercialised

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2882

New Zealand TV Budget 2026 Mock Schedule
including (TVNZ 1 & TV3)

THURSDAY MAY 28TH 2026

TVNZ 1
6.00am: Breakfast Business
6.30am: Breakfast
9.00am: The Finish Line
10.00am: Tipping Point (repeats)
11.00am: The Chase (repeats)
12.00pm: 1News Midday
12.30pm: Emmerdale
1.00pm: Coronation Street (repeats)
1.30pm: Farm to Fork (repeats from TVNZ 2)
2.00pm: 1News Q+A Budget Special 2026
4.00pm: Te Karere
4.30pm: Deal Or No Deal UK
5.00pm: The Chase (repeats)
6.00pm: 1News At Six
7.00pm: Seven Sharp
7.30pm: The Great British Bake Off
8.40pm: The Great British Sewing Bee
9.55pm: Coronation Street
10.25pm: 1News Tonight
10.55pm: Shortland Street (repeats from TVNZ 2)
11.25pm: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preview Series
12.00am: Unbreakable (repeats)
12.35am: Rich Holiday Poor Holiday
1.10am: Te Karere (repeats)
1.35am: TVNZ1 Quiz
2.00am: Infomercials
5.30am: Te Karere (repeats)

TV3
6.00am: AM
9.00am: Mornings
12.00pm: Newshub Midday
12.30pm: Entertainment Tonight
1.00pm: The Bold and the Beautiful
1.30pm: The Young and the Restless
2.00pm: Newshub Budget26 Special
3.30pm: Sticky TV
5.00pm: Millionaire Hot Seat Australia
5.30pm: Deal Or No Deal New Zealand
6.00pm: Newshub Live at 6
7.00pm: Ryan Bridge Tonight
7.30pm: 7 Days
8.30pm: 3 Event: Aotearoa Music Awards 2026 (LIVE)
10.30pm: Newshub Late
11.00pm: The Valley (repeats from Bravo)
12.00am: Entertainment Tonight (repeats)
12.30am: CBS Evening News
1.00am: Infomercials
5.30am: AM Early

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2883

New Zealand TV Wednesday Mock Schedule 2026

WEDNESDAY 3RD JUNE

TVNZ 1
6.00am: Business Breakfast
6.30am: Breakfast
9.00am: The Finish Line
10.00am: Tipping Point
11.00am: The Chase (repeats)
12.00pm: 1News Midday
12.30pm: Tenable (repeats)
1.30pm: Emmerdale
2.00pm: Coronation Street (repeats)
2.30pm: Go Girls
3.00pm: Tipping Point (repeats)
4.00pm: Te Karere
4.30pm: Deal Or No Deal UK (repeats)
5.00pm: The Chase (repeats)
6.00pm: 1News At Six
7.00pm: Seven Sharp
7.30pm: Clarkson’s Farm
8.30pm: Celebrity Across The World
9.45pm: Coronation Street
10.45pm: 1News Tonight
11.15pm: Shortland Street (repeats from TVNZ 2)
11.45pm: Designated Survivor
12.50am: Nothing Trivial (repeats)
1.40am: Te Karere (repeats)
2.00am: Infomercials
5.30am: Te Karere (repeats)

TVNZ 2
6.00am: Les Mills Born To Move (repeats)
6.30am: Children’s Programming
9.00am: Infomercials
10.00am: MasterChef Australia (repeats)
11.20am: Shortland Street (repeats)
11.50am: Football: New Zealand vs Haiti (LIVE)
2.00pm: Bridge of Lies
2.55pm: Travel Guides (repeats from TVNZ 1)
4.00pm: Tipping Point Australia
5.00pm: The Simpsons (repeats from TVNZ DUKE)
5.30pm: The Big Bang Theory (repeats)
6.30pm: Home And Away
7.00pm: Shortland Street
7.30pm: MasterChef Australia
8.20pm: Lotto
8.25pm: MasterChef Australia (Continued)
8.45pm: New Zealand Spy (Final Episode)
9.20pm: Taskmaster Australia
10.25pm: 2 Newsnight
10.55pm: 9-1-1 (repeats from TVNZ 1)
11.55pm: The Good Doctor (repeats)
12.55am: The Mentalist
1.55am: Emmerdale (repeats from TVNZ 1)
2.15am: ABC World News
2.35am: Infomercials
3.35am: Jimmy Kimmel Live
4.25am: TVNZ 2 Quiz
5.00am: Infomercials

TV3
6.00am: AM
9.00am: Mornings
12.00pm: Newshub Midday
12.30pm: Entertainment Tonight
1.00pm: The Bold And The Beautiful
1.30pm: The Young And The Restless
2.00pm: Bravo Arvo on 3: Vanderpump Rules
3.00pm: CBS Evening News
3.30pm: Sticky TV
5.00pm: Millionaire Hot Seat Australia
5.30pm: Deal Or No Deal New Zealand
6.00pm: Newshub Live at 6
7.00pm: Ryan Bridge Tonight
7.30pm: My House, My Castle
8.00pm: House Hunters Australia (repeats)
8.30pm: Love It Or List It Australia
9.40pm: Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
10.40pm: Newshub Late
11.10pm: Sports Tonight
11.25pm: Bravo After Dark on 3: Vanderpump Rules (repeats)
12.25am: The Almighty Johnsons
1.25am: CBS Evening News (repeats)
1.45am: Infomercials
5.30am: ASB Business

Sky Open
6.00am: Infomercials
8.00am: Children’s Programming
9.00am: Tagata Pasifika (repeats)
9.30am: The Hui (repeats)
10.00am: Infomercials
12.00pm: Five Bedrooms (repeats)
1.00pm: MasterChef Junior USA (repeats)
2.00pm: The World’s Funniest Weather (repeats)
2.30pm: NRL Try Time
3.45pm: Sky Sport Special
4.00pm: Motor Racing: IndyCar Highlights
5.00pm: Mike & Molly (repeats)
5.30pm: News First at 5.30 on Sky Open
6.00pm: Border Security Australia
7.00pm: Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service
8.30pm: Bust Up
9.30pm: Secrets of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens
10.45pm: Billionaire Blooms (repeats)
11.45pm: Five Bedrooms (repeats)
1.45am: Infomercials

TVNZ DUKE
6.00am: On Duke Today
11.50am: The Simpsons (repeats)
12.50pm: Fresh Off The Boat (repeats)
1.20pm: American Pickers (repeats)
2.10pm: World’s Deadliest Weather (repeats)
3.00pm: Curse Of Oak Island (repeats)
3.50pm: Country Calendar (repeats)
4.40pm: The Chase Australia
5.30pm: American Pickers
6.30pm: Fresh Off The Boat
7.00pm: The Simpsons
8.00pm: Family Guy
8.30pm: Love Island
9.45pm: The UnXplained With William Shatner
10.45pm: Mayans M.C (repeats)
11.45pm: Sons Of Anarchy
12.45am: Into The Badlands (repeats)
1.45am: Love Island UK (repeats)
2.40am: Closedown

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2884

I know many would see this as having little point toot, but I thought I would post a post-aggregation schedule for how I thought NRTV should have programmed the station in 1992

6:00am Ten Eyewitness News

6:30am Good Morning Australia

8:30am The Morning Show

10:00am Mulligan’s

10:30am (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri) Aerobics Oz Style; (Wed) Midweek

11:00am Sally Jessy Raphael

12:00pm Another World

1:00pm Bold And The Beautiful

1:30pm Donahue

2:30pm Oprah Winfrey Show

3:30pm General Hospital

4:00pm Candid Camera

4:30pm The Wonder Years

5:00pm Hinch (rpt)^

5:30pm Neighbours

6:00pm NRTV News

6:30pm Ten Eyewitness News

^ Hinch would be first broadcast on delay after Ten Eyewitness News Second Edition at around 11pm with the 11pm program being pushed back half an hour, noting at this point NRTV close-down was still at around midnight. I would of had another program airing at 12:30am so that the nightly schedule concluded around 1:30am with Fridays and Saturdays being closer to 2:30am. The Hinch repeat is to allow those unable to watch the first episode could catch it at 5pm the following weekday

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