TVNZ has a galore of Australian-made programs from this week.
TVNZ2 will air two reality shows back to back from tonight: Celebrity MasterChef Australia at 7pm, immediately followed by Australian Survivor: Brain vs Brawn at various times. Celebrity MasterChef will be shown on Mondays to Thursdays, Australian Survivor on Mondays to Wednesdays. On Thursdays, TVNZ2 will show Farmer Wants a Wife right after Celebrity MasterChef.
Meanwhile, TVNZ1 will broadcast 10-part observational series Inside Central Station from tomorrow (December 28) at 8.10pm. Despite the title, it is about the operation of Sydney’s entire metropolitan train network. It was filmed from December 2020 to March 2021. The first episode is about the closure of train tracks on Sydney Harbour Bridge in the first 10 days of 2021.