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My solution to the two-tiered 7HD system that Seven is running at the moment.

Nowadays, anyone who can access 7, can also access 7Two, so move Better Homes and Gardens to 7Two in all markets, and air AFL on the main channel in all markets.

Those in NRL states that don’t want to watch the AFL, would either already be watching NRL on 9, or can continue to watch BH&G on 7Two or their regular programming on other channels. Such an easy solution in my opinion.

On the weekend, continue to air the AFL on the main channel and the current 7 programming from NRL states (usually just movies) would be moved to 7Two in all markets.

Based on Today’s (Friday 29th July) actual schedule.

7/7HD Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane
04.00 Afternoon News
05.00 The Chase Australia
06.00 Seven News
07.00 AFL Live
11.00 Friday Front Bar
11.30 Olympians Off The Record

7/7HD Adelaide
04.00 Afternoon News
05.00 The Chase Australia
06.00 Seven News
06.30 AFL Live
10.30 Friday Front Bar
11.00 Olympians Off The Record
11.30 The Goldbergs

7/7HD Perth
04.00 The Chase Australia
05.00 Seven News
05.30 AFL Live
09.00 Friday Front Bar
09.30 Olympians Off the Record
10.00 The Goldbergs
11.00 Dynamo: Magician Impossible

7TWO All Cities
04.00 Beat Bugs
04.30 Flushed
05.00 Best Houses Australia
05.30 60 Minute Makeover
06.30 SCU: Serious Crash Unit
07.00 Better Homes and Gardens
08.30 Escape To The Country
09.30 Escape To The Country
10.30 Best Houses Australia
11.00 Sound of Music Meet The Stars
11.30 Cook Me The Money

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While I agree with such a schedule if it meant a consistent HD channel nationwide, would it really work in practice?

The main reason why AFL games air on 7mate in Perth is because of the time difference, 7.30pm Melbourne time is 5.30pm over in Perth and clearly the network doesn’t want to mess with their early evening lineup which rates very strongly over in the West as I’m sure we’re all aware. Such a move to air live AFL on the main channel would also cause some headaches for regional WA affiliate GWN7, who air their local news bulletin at 5.30pm weeknights.

In Sydney & Brisbane, the AFL doesn’t really rate that well on 7mate the last I checked and I doubt it would do much better on the main channel. If anything, Seven’s alternative programing to Nine’s NRL coverage (and similar can probably be said for Nine’s alternative programing to Seven’s football coverage in AFL states) rates far better than the other football code. Sad, I know.

Tell that to those with Foxtel satellite in Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane who this week lost the channel in favour of 7mate! :confused:

Of course, I’d argue that you shouldn’t rely on Foxtel retransmissions of FTA stations (sadly, many people actually do) unless they’re in a terrestrial TV blackspot but that’s for another topic…

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An update on the WIN schedule with Ten supply for the MasterChef phase developed a while ago (refer to previous linked guide for schedule at other times):

MONDAY
1930 MasterChef Australia
2040 Have You Been Paying Attention?
2140 The Grinder x2
2240 The Late News
2325 Blue Bloods

TUESDAY
1930 MasterChef Australia
2040 NCIS
2140 NCIS: New Orleans

WEDNESDAY
1930 MasterChef Australia
2040 Offspring
2140 Madam Secretary

THURSDAY
1930 MasterChef Australia

FRIDAY
2230 Joel Creasey’s Comedy Offensive
2330 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
0030 Friday Movie
0230 Entertainment Tonight
0300 Home Shopping
0500 CBS This Morning

SATURDAY
1800 Futurama x2
1900 Bondi Vet
2000 Scorpion
2100 Movie
2300 Late Movie
0100 The Flying Doctors
0200 Home Shopping

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An Idea that ten could implement for next year. Bare in mind they have the 6 weeks after I’m a Celebrity. I’m not programming for 9:30 as I think Ten should look at scheduling News/Current Affairs or a Chat Show

January-March

SUNDAY
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 The Weakest Link
7:30 I’m a Celebrity
8:30 Sunday With Tommy Little

MONDAY
7:30 I’m a Celebrity
8:30 Comedy Knockout

TUESDAY
7:30 I’m a Celebrity
8:30 Shark Tank

WEDNESDAY
7:30 I’m a Celebrity
8:30 NEW AUSTRALIAN DRAMA

THURSDAY
7:30 I’m a Celebrity
8:30 Gogglebox

FRIDAY
7:30 I’m a Celebrity
8:30 Living Room

SATURDAY
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 Graham Norton
7:30 All Star Family Feud
8:30 Thank F**K It’s Saturday
*Different hosts each week but similar segments with similar regulars

APRIL-END OF MAY

SUNDAY
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 The Weakest Link
7:30 Thank God You’re Here
8:30 Sunday with Tommy Little

MONDAY
7:30 *New Biggest Loser style show
8:30 Comedy Knockout

TUESDAY
7:30 *New Biggest Loser Style Show
8:30 Shark Tank

WEDNESDAY
7:30 The Bachelor
8:30 NEW AUSTRALIAN DRAMA

THURSDAY
7:30 The Bachelor
8:30 Talkin’ Bout Your Generation

FRIDAY
7:30 After the Rose
8:30 The Living Room

SATURDAY
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 Graham Norton
7:30 All Star Family Feud
8:30 TFIS

JUNE-END AUGUST

SUNDAY
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 The Weakest Link
7:30 Masterchef
8:30 Sunday with Tommy Little

MONDAY
7:30 Masterchef
8:30 Have You Been Paying Attention?

TUESDAY
7:30 Masterchef
8:30 Wrong Girl S2

WEDNESDAY
7:30 Masterchef
8:30 Offspring S7

THURSDAY
7:30 Masterchef
8:30 Talkin’ Bout Your Generation/Gogglebox

FRIDAY
7:30 Masterchef: Masterclass
8:30 The Living Room

SATURDAY
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 Graham Norton
7:30 All Star Family Feud
8:30 TFIS

SEPTEMBER

SUNDAY
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 Weakest Link
7:30 Thank God You’re Here
8:30 Sunday with Tommy Little

MONDAY
7:30 Celebrity Come Dine With Me
8:30 Have You Been Paying Attention?

TUESDAY
7:30 Celebrity Come Dine With Me
8:30 NEW AUSTRALIAN POLICE DRAMA

WEDNESDAY
7:30 Celebrity Come Dine With Me
8:30 NEW AUSTRALIAN DRAMA

THURSDAY
7:30 Celebrity Come Dine With Me
8:30 Gogglebox/Dirty Laundry Live

FRIDAY
7:30 Celebrity Come Dine With Me
8:30 The Living Room

SATURDAY
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 The Great Australian Talent Competition
7:30 All Star Family Feud
8:30 TFIS

OCTOBER-END OF RATINGS PERIOD

SUNDAY
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 Weakest Link
7:30 Survivor Australia S2
8:30 Sunday with Tommy Little

MONDAY
7:30 Survivor Australia S2
8:30 Have You Been Paying Attention?

TUESDAY
7:30 Survivor Australia S2
8:30 NEW AUSTRALIAN POLICE DRAMA

WEDNESDAY
7:30 The Bachelorette
8:30 NEW AUSTRALIAN DRAMA

THURSDAY
7:30 The Bachelorette
8:30 Dirty Laundry Live

FRIDAY
7:30 After the Rose
8:30 The Living Room

SATURDAY
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 Graham Norton
7:30 All Star Family Feud
8:30 TFIS

For the new dramas I would look at doing a new police drama.

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If it’s available from CBS News, I’d like to see Ten try a live broadcast of CBSN 5:00-8:30am. I’ve tried streaming CBSN but it says i’m in the wrong country.

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My proposed schedule for Seven after the Rio Olympics

SUNDAY
7.00 The Big Music Quiz
8.30 Sunday Night

MONDAY
7.30 Cannonball
8.30 The Durrells

TUESDAY
7.30 Zumbo’s Just Desserts
8.30 800 Words
9.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys

WEDNESDAY
7.30 Zumbo’s Just Desserts
8.30 Criminal Minds
9.30 Code Black

THURSDAY
7.00 Home and Away
8.00 Selling Houses Australia

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Somehow, I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if that’s the actual schedule!

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I like that schedule Jono. But I think Seven will air Zumbo on Sundays and probably Music Quiz on Wednesdays. But I prefer yours.

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I have added Cannonball to the above schedule. Both it and The Durrells are only six episodes and should finish by the end of September, pending Seven’s live broadcast of the AFL Brownlow Medal.

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Friday’s, Saturday’s and Sundays in 2017 on Ten

FRIDAY
7:30 I’m a Celebrity, Masterclass, After the Rose (Bachelor)
8:30 The Living Room
9:30 Ten News

SATURDAY
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 The Project - WEEKEND EDITION
7:30 All Star Family Feud
8:30 Dirty Laundry Live
9:30 Ten News

SUNDAY
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 The Project - WEEKEND EDITION
7:30 Reality
8:30 New Chat Show
9:30 Ten News

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I think pigs will fly with Ten News at 9.30. I think you would be stretching it a fair bit with all reality shows at 7.30 Friday. You may well alienate viewers, and Project would get thumped badly on the weekend. You also have to remember The Project could be gone from TEN, if the rumours are true.

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What rumors?

73

Roving Enterprises moving the show to Channel 9

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If we believed every ‘rumour’ we would be very paranoid people…

Now that is some kind of interesting news service.

Well if it could get 400k at 6:30 and 600k at 7pm that would be better than anything else ten have ever had in that timeslot. It would double what they currently have.
Have you got any better ideas?

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Channel ten Weeknights:

4:00 Ten Eyewitness News: Afternoon*
4:30 Bold and Beautiful
5:00 Ten Eyewitness News: first at five
6:00 Neighbours (FF will be shown on 11)
6:30 The Project
7:30-9:00 ---------
9:00 Ten Eyewitness News: Late*

*If ten hopefully beefs up its News service

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Zacgb, the Afternoon bulletin is very close to the main bulletin and news is already covered by ABC 24 and the other two at that time. What would be so special about that Ten bulletin that would bring viewers away from the competition and justify the extra expense compared to what they currently schedule which is already compatible within the daytime schedule and I presume rates alright.

P.S. Didn’t realise Kathryn Robinson is now at the ABC. It’s good she found something.

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An idea for Ten during the period between Celebrity-Masterchef:

SUNDAY
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 Sunday Project
7:30 Judge Gina
8:30 Sunday Chat Show

MONDAY
7:30 Shark Tank
8:30 Dirty Laundry Live

TUESDAY
7:30 Talkin’ Bout Your Generation
8:30 Australian Crime Stories

WEDNESDAY
7:30 The Biggest Loser
8:30 *New Australian Drama

THURSDAY
7:30 The Biggest Loser
8:30 Gogglebox

FRIDAY
7:30 The Biggest Loser
8:30 The Living Room

SATURDAY
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 All Star Family Feud
7:30 The Biggest Loser
8:30 Graham Norton

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We are not far off the upfronts for Ten next year so here is an idea of how they can manage their schedule:

29th January - 12th March
I’m a Celebrity
Weeknights/Sundays
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 The Project
Sunday’s and Friday’s will be hosted from Sydney
9:30 Ten News

Sunday
7:30 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Outta Here
8:30 Sunday Night Live
Hosted by Gretel Kileen

Monday
7:30 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Outta Here
8:30 Dirty Laundry Live

Tuesday
7:30 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Outta Here
8:30 Thank God You’re Here

Wednesday
7:30 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Outta Here
8:30 New Australian Comedy/Drama

Thursday
7:30 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Outta Here
8:30 Gogglebox

Friday
7:30 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Outta Here
8:30 The Living Room

Saturday
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 All Star Family Feud
7:30 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Outta Here
8:30 Graham Norton Live

13th March - 7th May
The Bachelor/The Biggest Loser
Weeknights/Sundays
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 The Project
Sunday’s and Friday’s will be hosted from Sydney
9:30 Ten News

Sunday
7:30 The Biggest Loser
8:30 Sunday Night Live

Monday
7:30 The Biggest Loser
8:30 Dirty Laundry Live

Tuesday
7:30 The Biggest Loser
8:30 Thank God You’re Here

Wednesday
7:30 The Bachelor
8:30 New Australian Drama/Comedy

Thursday
7:30 The Bachelor
8:30 Gogglebox/Shark Tank

Friday
7:30 The Bachelor: After The Rose
8:30 The Living Room

Saturday
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 All Star Family Feud
7:30 The Biggest Loser
8:30 Graham Norton Live

7th May - 30th July
Masterchef
Weeknights/Sundays
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 The Project
Sunday’s and Friday’s will be hosted from Sydney
9:30 Ten News

Sunday
7:30 Masterchef
8:30 Sunday Night Live

Monday
7:30 Masterchef
8:30 Have You Been Paying Attention?

Tuesday
7:30 Masterchef
8:30 Talkin’ Bout Your Generation

Wednesday
7:30 Masterchef
8:30 Offspring S7

Thursday
7:30 Masterchef
8:30 Shark Tank

Friday
7:30 Masterchef: Masterclass
8:30 The Living Room

Saturday
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 All Star Family Feud
7:30 Cooking With…
A traveling cooking show with a contestant from Masterchef from last year
8:30 Graham Norton Live

30th July - 1st October
Survivor Australia/The Bachelorette
Weeknights/Sundays
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 The Project
Sunday’s and Friday’s will be hosted from Sydney
9:30 Ten News

Sunday
7:30 Survivor Australia
8:30 Sunday Night Live

Monday
7:30 Survivor Australia
8:30 Have You Been Paying Attention?

Tuesday
7:30 Survivor Australia
8:30 New Australian Drama

Wednesday
7:30 The Bachelorette
8:30 The Wrong Girl S2

Thursday
7:30 The Bachelorette
8:30 Gogglebox

Friday
7:30 The Bachelorette: After the Rose
8:30 The Living Room

Saturday
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 All Star Family Feud
7:30 Cooking With…
8:30 Graham Norton Live

1st October - 17th December
Big Brother
Weeknights/Sundays
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 The Project
Sunday’s and Friday’s will be hosted from Sydney
9:30 Ten News

Sunday
7:30 Big Brother: Eviction
8:30 Sunday Night Live

Monday
7:30 Big Brother: Nominations
8:30 Dirty Laundry Live

Tuesday
7:30 Big Brother
8:30 Australian Crime Stories

Wednesday
7:30 Big Brother
8:30 Judge Gina

Thursday
7:30 Big Brother
8:30 Judge Gina

Friday
7:30 Big Brother
8:30 The Living Room

Saturday
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 All Star Family Feud
7:30 Big Brother
8:30 Graham Norton Live

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I’m not Holding my breath but hope ten reinstates ten late news

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Now that we know Ten’s shows for next year this is what I am expecting them to do:

Sunday
6:00 Family Feud
6:30 All Star Family Feud
7:30 I’m a Celebrity
8:30 Bull

Monday
7:30 I’m a Celebrity
8:30 Russell Coight’s All Australian Adventures

Tuesday
7:30 I’m a Celebrity
8:30 NCIS

Wednesday
7:30 I’m a Celebrity
8:30 This is Us

Thursday
7:30 I’m a Celebrity
8:30 Gogglebox

I am leaving 9:30 free as it is pointless to even list the shows that won’t rate anyway.

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