But neither does ABC Late News and SBS Late News though. Late News is never going to be consistent with the shows running from 7:30pm being so varied in length.
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According to The Australian, the Saturday edition of A Current Affair will continue.
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Swift also hints at a couple of new franchises for 2021.
Would be nice to see some new local franchises next year, but I have a sneaky suspicion that it would most likely to be some of the shows they planned for this year but were probably canned due to COVID-19, such as Step Back in Time and The Parent Jury.
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One thing that Nine isn’t planning, despite content quota levels being relaxed, is screening more imported content. Could Nine get away with an import at 7.30pm over a number of weeks? “No,” said Nine’s Swift. “The reality is we can’t get away with content that is not Australian. We are not seeking to minimise local drama. We are seeking to minimise kids because no one is watching. The recent quota relaxation isn’t some clever ruse by commercial broadcasters to weasel their way out of stuff. It’s a reset point where the business needs to be reviewed. We are only talking about changing sub-quotas, not the overall Australian content quotas.”
Adrian, the reason why no-one is watching kids programming is the commercial networks are burying it early in the morning on the multi-channels. If Australian produced kids programs were promoted even one-tenth as much as the reality tentpoles, people would watch them.
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Exactly. Something like the ABC’s recent success with Bluey could be enjoyed by Seven, Nine or Ten if they invested more in children’s programming.
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He seems to forget two things:
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Kids are watching (you just have to see Bluey for example) and are watching in droves (each day’s multichannel ratings says it all, with ABC Kids/Comedy dominating the top 20), but they just don’t watch 9Go (or 10 Peach/7Flix/7Two) and the reason is in the next point.
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They don’t provide any incentives for kids to watch 9Go for kids programming when they don’t even promote half of it. The only thing they promote from that channel is Survivor, movies, Big Bang and maybe the occasional documentary and encores. Heck even the oldies programming from 9Gem gets more promotion than kids shows on 9Go.
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(I did try searching for “Emergence” in the MS search bar, but returned no results LOL).
I beg to differ.
28-day consolidated.
Tuesday 17/03/2020
| 1 | BLUEY-EV | ABC K/C | 1,340,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -TUE | Nine | 1,189,000 |
| 3 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 1,146,000 |
| 4 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven | 1,059,000 |
| 5 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Nine | 998,000 |
Wednesday 18/03/2020
| 1 | BLUEY-EV | ABC K/C | 1,381,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -WED | Nine | 1,201,000 |
| 3 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven Network | 1,097,000 |
| 4 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven Network | 1,049,000 |
| 5 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Nine | 988,000 |
Thursday 19/03/2020
| 1 | BLUEY-EV | ABC K/C | 1,345,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 1,102,000 |
| 3 | NINE NEWS | Nine | 997,000 |
| 4 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Nine | 958,000 |
| 5 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven | 941,000 |
Friday 20/03/2020
| 1 | BLUEY-EV | ABC K/C | 1,291,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 958,000 |
| 3 | NINE NEWS | Nine | 938,000 |
| 4 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven | 893,000 |
| 5 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Nine | 881,000 |
Monday 23/03/2020
| 1 | BLUEY-EV | ABC K/C | 1,379,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 1,235,000 |
| 3 | MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON | Nine | 1,222,000 |
| 4 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven | 1,211,000 |
| 5 | NINE NEWS | Nine | 1,196,000 |
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Bluey getting more viewers than MAFS - that’s gold!
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Yeah. Adrian swift is talking shit
I think Swift was referring to the kids program on 9Go and that no one is watching. Though he is completely wrong because they are, but they’re just on ABC Kids, not 9Go.
As a side note, maybe Nine/Seven/10 might be interested in Bluey now that it’s proven it’s a bigger hit than MAFS this year 
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All the performances from Music from the Home Front will be released as a 3CD album, Michael Gudinski revealed exclusively.
https://www.gold1043.com.au/entertainment/exclusive-michael-gudinski-reveals-music-from-the-home-front-album/
EDIT 1/5: Gudinski has revealed more details about the album to the Herald Sun.
I went directly to the artists this week, I’m hoping every artist will agree to be on the album. We’re going as fast as we can, they get the opportunity to remix or fix any vocals.
JB HiFi have agreed to sell it at no profit. I’m picturing it as a 3CD set, hopefully that will be out within three weeks, then I want to get it pressed on commemorative deluxe vinyl, that will take eight weeks at least. I think some of the songs will go on streaming services too.
Week commencing 10 May 2020
Sunday 10 May
07:00 pm Lego Masters The ultimate challenge comes to life when the contestants are blown away to discover it’s all about Star Wars! Not only do they get to build their favourite ships but are thrilled when a new Star Wars LEGO Brick Pit is revealed.
08:10 pm 60 Minutes
09:10 pm Nine News Late Edition
09:40 pm Inside Crime
10:40 pm See No Evil: Life After Midnight
11:35 pm The Brokenwood Mysteries Rpt
Monday 11 May
07:30 pm Lego Masters Another elimination sees the contestants have to make extraordinary builds that not only look amazing but can go underwater. Does LEGO sink or float? We’ll find out tonight!
08:45 pm Emergence S01 E02
Sydney, Brisbane
09:45 pm Nine News Late Edition
10:15 pm Flights from Hell: Caught on Camera 2 Rpt
11:15 pm Lethal Weapon Rpt
Melbourne
09:45 pm Footy Classified
10:45 pm The Oval Office
11:15 pm Nine News Late Edition
11:45 pm Lethal Weapon Rpt
Adelaide, Perth
09:45 pm Nine News Late Edition
10:15 pm Footy Classified
11:15 pm Footy SA/WA
11:45 pm Lethal Weapon Rpt
Tuesday 12 May
07:30 pm Hamish & Andy’s “Perfect Holiday” Rpt
09:00 pm Movie: 50 First Dates (2004)
11:00 pm Nine News Late Edition
11:25 pm Straight Forward Rpt
Wednesday 13 May
07:30 pm Doctor, Doctor S04 E10 Season 4 Final
08:30 pm Paramedics
09:30 pm New Amsterdam S02 E15
Sydney, Brisbane
10:30 pm Nine News Late Edition
11:00 pm Chicago Med S04 E14
11:50 pm Don’t Tell The Doctor
Melbourne
10:30 pm Footy Classified
11:30 pm Nine News Late Edition
12:00 am Chicago Med S04 E14
Adelaide, Perth
10:30 pm Nine News Late Edition
11:00 pm Footy Classified
12:00 am Chicago Med S04 E14
Thursday 14 May
07:30 pm RBT Rpt
08:30 pm Movie: The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
10:40 pm Nine News Late Edition
11:10 pm Taken S02 E10
Friday 15 May
07:30 pm Escape To The Chateau Rpt
08:30 pm Movie: Inferno (2016)
10:55 pm Movie: Michael Clayton (2007)
Saturday 16 May
07:00 pm A Current Affair
07:30 pm The Disney Family Singalong Season Premiere
08:30 pm Movie: Mamma Mia! (2008)
10:40 pm Movie: Patch Adams (1998)
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Recorded Chicago Med Season 4 ep 13 that aired Wed May 7.5.20. It seems they cut out the first 3:53 (everything before the title card). It didn’t seem to make sense, so we tried watching it on Nine Now and yes. They cut the first nearly 4 minutes from the broadcast. VERY ANNOYING. It airs late at night, why bother cutting anything ?
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I just looked at the episode description on Wikipedia for that, could it be because of the story?
The nurses in the ED avoid treating Dr. Choi’s patient, a child molester. ?
Why would that matter? The show airs after 11 pm in most states.
Schedule update
Saturday 16 May
07:00 pm A Current Affair
07:30 pm The Disney Family Singalong
08:30 pm Movie: Mamma Mia! (2008)
10:40 pm Movie: Patch Adams (1998)
The Disney Family Singalong premiered on April 16 on ABC in America, hosted by Ryan Seacrest.
A second special will be shown in the US tonight (Mother’s Day) and on Nine next Saturday (May 23) at 7.30pm.