Considering they’ve been airing the Giro D’Italia in prime time on there for what is supposed to be a young demo prime-time channel, it is actually not a bad idea.
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Alone - Season 9
All eleven episodes of Alone S9 will be available on SBS On Demand from Wednesday, 24 May.
Episodes will also air on SBS VICELAND weekly starting Tuesday, 30 May at 8.30pm.
Ten new participants have a chance to win $500,000 as they try their best to survive in one of Earth’s harshest locations. Shortly after drop-off across Northeastern Labrador, Canada, the survivalists are forced to make quick decisions in the face of imminent weather.
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Billionaires Who Made Our World
From Sunday 28 May 8:30 PM
A landmark documentary series about four of the most powerful men on earth, who’ve reshaped our lives and become arguably the richest in history.
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Travel Man: 96 Hours in Rio
Tuesday 30 May 9:40 pm
Joe Lycett jets to Brazil to present the definitive guide to how to spend 96 hours in Rio De Janeiro.
Joining him on this supersized seasonal minibreak is the actor, comedian, presenter and author, Stephen Mangan. In a packed four-day schedule they explore Rio’s sights, sports, music, food, drink, and pretty much everything else.
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Briefly mentioned on Media Watch this week:
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Most Expensivest - Season 4
From Monday 12 June 10:20 pm
2 Chainz is back to seek out the Most Expensivest collections and meet the big ballers who stack racks on insanely specific passions.
From rows of low riders to heaps of Hollywood memorabilia, 2 Chainz’s journey to find the best always leads to treasure.
Super Maximum Retro Show
From Tuesday 13 June 9:40 PM
Executive Produced by Jimmy Kimmel, Super Max Retro Show is a half-hour comedic clip show that brings together a panel comprised of our host and two very special guests from the entertainment industry to comment, joke, and make fun of some of the most absurd things to come out of the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. Guests will include comedians, actors, athletes, and musicians.
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Season 2 will premiere on SBS Viceland on August 28. Season 1 is currently available on SBS on Demand.
Dead Asleep
Thursday 22 June 9:20 PM and 10:15 PM 2 eps.
Dead Asleep follows the case of Randy Herman Jr., a Florida man accused of a murder he says he committed while sleepwalking.
Deepfake Porn: Could You Be Next?
Friday 23 June 9:15 PM
Deepfake technology is giving rise to a new form of image based sexual abuse, where harmless images are turned into hardcore porn and used against victims.
Most people think of deepfakes as manipulated video clips of world leaders designed to create confusion, but the most pressing threat of deepfakes is not politics, but porn. Research shows around 96% of deepfake videos are pornographic, with almost 100% of them involving nonconsenting women.
The film features two women who have been impacted by this form of image-based sexual abuse, including a leading Florida State Senator, Lauren Book and the UK campaigner Kate Isaacs, who was deepfaked after appearing on TV to promote her campaign against non-consensual porn content on the internet.
True Crime Scene
Sunday 25 June 9:25 PM
True crime stories, once associated with – even if only briefly – the highest forms of documentary story telling and good old muckraking, are now everywhere.
Explorations of potential injustice, like in the widely-successful podcast Serial, have spiralled into an increasingly sloppy industry replete with shows and podcasts dedicated to the cult-like obsession with murder. But other than obsessing over murder, what are we actually doing here?
Good news for Shortland Street fans, the soap will continue on a new outlet from July 3 this year: 7plus.
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RAW Comedy 2023
Saturday 22 July 9:30 PM
Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s RAW Comedy is the largest and longest running national open mic competition in Australia.
Celebrating the freshest and funniest new talent from around the country, the 2023 final was hosted by the wonderful Dilruk Jayasinha with the top 13 competing to win the RAW Comedy crown.
The 2023 RAW Comedy national finalists are Elysia Hall (NSW), Ginny Hollands (VIC), Hadi Kilman (SA), Henry Yan (VIC), Jack O’Sullivan (TAS), Jacquelyn Richards (ACT), Jarryd Prain (NSW), Meg Jager (QLD), Nicole Shi (WA), Rapha Manajem (VIC), Scott Northover (NT), Trish Hurley (ACT) and William Wang (VIC).
For 28 years RAW Comedy has been discovering the newest voices in Australian comedy and boasts some of the country’s favourite comedians amongst its alumni including Hannah Gadsby, Ronny Chieng, Celia Pacquola, Matt Okine, Becky Lucas, Josh Thomas, Anne Edmonds, Luke McGregor, Claire Hooper and Aaron Chen.
Hong Kong’s Fight For Freedom
Wednesday 12 July 9:25 PM and 10:30 PM
In 2019, the Hong Kong government proposes a law allowing suspects to be extradited to China.
The bill sparks a wave of anger across the city as people fear Hong Kong’s autonomy from mainland China is under threat. Using groundbreaking artificial intelligence to protect the identities of the protesters, this series tells the story of four young Hongkongers who join mass protests across the city and feel increasingly disillusioned by the government’s response. They soon find themselves drawn into a cycle of violence that threatens to tear the city apart.
(re)solved
Thursday 29 June 9:20 PM (12 episodes)
A team of skilled internet sleuths and professional investigators delve into the mysteries surrounding controversial celebrity deaths.
The first two episodes tonight will revisit the deaths of Bob Saget and Chris Cornell (9.20pm).
Seems as though Vice is part of Nine in Australia?
I wonder how long Nine Media has had Vice? Considering Viceland at this point is still tied up with SBS.
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Yep - part of Pedestrian.
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Didn’t Vice Media initally want Nine to carry Viceland content via 9Go! prior to SBS2 being rebranded?
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Myths: The Greatest Mysteries of Humanity
From Thursday 3 August 8:30 PM
They run across all periods of history: myths. How much truth is there in them? What is fact and what is fiction?
This series follows scientists and hobby researchers alike. Archaeologists uncover ancient graves and go on underwater expeditions. The traces lead to ancient Egypt, to Attila, the barbaric king of the Huns or straight in the middle of the infamous Bermuda Triangle.
From biblical stories to historical figures and modern urban legends, they ask where is the legendary Holy Grail located? Did the fabled Atlantis really exist? And are werewolves only pure fantasy creatures?
Myths: The Greatest Mysteries of Humanity offers space for speculation, unusual theories and scientific findings.
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Secrets of the Chippendales Murders
From Thursday 10 August 9:25 PM
The 4-part documentary event Secrets of the Chippendales Murders gives a look beyond the bright lights into a dark world of drugs, arson, a love triangle and a murder.
Chippendales was a nightclub that aimed to allure and please women with its scantily clad male dancers and vivacious music, and quickly advanced toward a pop culture phenomenon, until it came crashing down.
Through exclusive interviews, never-before-seen crime scene video and declassified FBI surveillance audio, the limited series unravels the hidden tale of how sex, jealousy, arson, hefty-bags filled with cash and mafia shakedowns all led up to one of the most outrageous murders in American history.