With Idol finished on Sunday, Monday sees the return of a new season of Highway Patrol.
Riveting stuff 
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Last week in March, or first week in April (to dent the ratings of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here).
I hope it’s just filler until Farmer Wants a Wife starts after Easter.
Oh I thought it would follow a similar way as the other live performances.
So I guess after getting it becoming the top 4 next Monday. The Sunday would be the finale and viewers have 6 days to vote for the winner
Next week 6 will become 3 who will be in the final the following Sunday 26th.
I understand MAFS finishes Monday 27th, likely followed by a reunion show/s on Tuesday and Wednesday that week.
Week commencing 26 March 2023
Sunday 26 March
Sydney
01:00 PM AFL Rnd 2: Sydney v Hawthorn
04:00 PM Better Homes And Gardens Rpt
05:00 PM Seven News At 5
05:30 PM Sydney Weekender
Melbourne
12:00 PM VFL Rnd 1: Richmond v Northern
02:40 PM AFL Pre-Game
03:00 PM AFL Rnd 2: Essendon v Gold Coast
Brisbane
02:00 PM AFL Rnd 2: Essendon v Gold Coast
05:00 PM Seven News At 5
05:30 PM Weekender
Adelaide
04:00 PM Better Homes And Gardens Rpt
05:00 PM Seven News Adelaide
05:30 PM South Aussie With Cosi
Perth
03:00 PM AFL Rnd 2: West Coast v GWS
Network
06:00 PM Seven News
07:00 PM Australian Idol Grand Finale S08 E21 Season 8 Final
09:00 PM Starstruck S01 E07 Season 1 Final
10:15 PM Manhunt Rpt
11:15 PM Born To Kill? S04 E03
Monday 27 March
07:00 PM Home And Away
07:30 PM Highway Patrol Series 12 Premiere
08:00 PM Highway Patrol S12 E02
08:30 PM Britain’s Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician Premiere
10:30 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:00 PM How To Look Good Naked Rpt
Tuesday 28 March
07:00 PM Home And Away
07:30 PM We Interrupt This Broadcast S01 E05
08:30 PM The Good Doctor S06 E15
09:30 PM Quantum Leap S01 E11
10:30 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:00 PM Police Custody USA S01 E05
Wednesday 29 March
07:00 PM Home And Away
07:30 PM Inside Detroit S01 E02
09:00 PM The Front Bar
10:00 PM We Interrupt This Broadcast Rpt
11:00 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:30 PM Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera Rpt
Thursday 30 March
Sydney, Brisbane, Perth
07:00 PM Home And Away 7Two in Melbourne and Adelaide
07:30 PM Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly S03 E08
08:30 PM Inside Dubai Season Premiere 7Mate in Melbourne and Adelaide
09:45 PM Air Crash Investigations S22 E09
10:45 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:15 PM The Front Bar Rpt
12:30 AM Black-ish Season 8 Premiere
01:00 AM Black-ish S08 E02
Melbourne
07:00 PM AFL Rnd 3: Western Bulldogs v Brisbane
10:30 PM AFL Post Game
11:00 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:30 PM The Front Bar TBC Rpt
12:45 AM Black-ish Season 8 Premiere
01:15 AM Black-ish S08 E02
Adelaide
06:50 PM AFL Rnd 3: Western Bulldogs v Brisbane
10:00 PM AFL Post Game
10:30 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:00 PM The Front Bar TBC Rpt
12:15 AM Black-ish Season 8 Premiere
12:45 AM Black-ish S08 E02
Friday 31 March
Sydney, Brisbane, Perth
07:00 PM Better Homes And Gardens 7Two in Melbourne and Adelaide
08:30 PM Movie: The Green Mile
12:15 AM Movie: All American Girl: The Mary Kay Leto
Melbourne
07:00 PM Better Homes And Gardens
07:30 PM AFL Rnd 3: Collingwood v Richmond
10:30 PM AFL Post Game
11:00 PM Armchair Experts 2023
12:00 AM Movie: All American Girl: The Mary Kay Leto
Adelaide
07:00 PM AFL Rnd 3: Collingwood v Richmond
10:00 PM AFL Post Game
10:30 PM Armchair Experts 2023
11:30 PM Dog Patrol S10 E06
12:00 AM Movie: All American Girl: The Mary Kay Leto
Saturday 1 April
Sydney
12:00 PM Seven’s Horse Racing Randwick/Bendigo
05:00 PM Seven News At 5
05:30 PM Border Security - Australia’s Front Line Rpt
06:00 PM Seven News
07:00 PM Border Security - Australia’s Front Line Rpt
07:30 PM Movie: Captain America: Civil War
10:30 PM Movie: Rampage
12:45 AM Repco Supercars Championship Highlights 2023 Beaurepaires Melbourne 400 - Day 1
Melbourne
12:00 PM Seven’s Horse Racing Randwick/Bendigo
05:00 PM Seven News At 5
05:30 PM Border Security - Australia’s Front Line Rpt
06:00 PM Seven News
07:00 PM AFL Rnd 3: St Kilda v Essendon
10:30 PM AFL Post Game
11:00 PM Movie: Takers
01:15 AM Repco Supercars Championship Highlights 2023 Beaurepaires Melbourne 400 - Day 1
Brisbane
12:00 PM Seven’s Horse Racing Randwick/Bendigo
05:00 PM Seven News At 5
05:30 PM Creek To Coast
06:00 PM Seven News
07:00 PM Border Security - Australia’s Front Line Rpt
07:30 PM Movie: Captain America: Civil War
10:30 PM Movie: Rampage
12:45 AM Repco Supercars Championship Highlights 2023 Beaurepaires Melbourne 400 - Day 1
Adelaide
11:30 AM Seven’s Horse Racing Randwick/Bendigo
03:00 PM SANFL Rnd 1: Port Adelaide v Adelaide
06:00 PM Seven News
07:00 PM AFL Rnd 3: Port Adelaide v Adelaide
10:00 PM Movie: Takers
12:15 AM Repco Supercars Championship Highlights 2023 Beaurepaires Melbourne 400 - Day 1
Perth
12:00 PM Seven’s Horse Racing Randwick/Bendigo
03:00 PM Better Homes And Gardens Rpt
04:00 PM Motorbike Cops Rpt
04:30 PM Border Security - Australia’s Front Line Rpt
05:00 PM Seven News At 5
05:30 PM The 4WD Adventure Show
06:00 PM Seven News
07:00 PM Border Security - Australia’s Front Line Rpt
07:30 PM Movie: Captain America: Civil War
10:30 PM Movie: Rampage
12:45 AM Repco Supercars Championship Highlights 2023 Beaurepaires Melbourne 400 - Day 1
Daylight Saving Ends
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A 3-part documentary which debuted in the UK in January 2022. Narrated by Will Mellor.
Episode 1
Follows all sorts of mega-wealthy people who’ve made it big at the resort, including Dubai’s richest teenager, who owns a fleet of supercars, and Swiss fashionista Sonya, whose wardrobe alone is worth £4 million.
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AFL local derby (AKA ‘Showdown’) between Adelaide and Port Adelaide in Adelaide that Saturday in prime time there, usually one of the highest rating programs of the year in that market, often between 200-300k. Along with AFL (including a big club Essendon) in Melbourne and the other network programming nationally, expect a huge share to end their week - could this be Seven’s first weekly win?
Long time coming (I’m guessing COVID delayed), however I thought Seven quietly axed this show, it was reported by a fan site back around 2018 or 2019 and confirmed by producer CJZ’s Greenstone though I’m not sure ever confirmed by Seven although certainly was left off multiple Upfronts. I wonder if this is actually a new proper season or just re-packaged highlight shows as first runs or maybe a limited episode new season? The OG produced way back in 2008, which Nine ended up copying with RBT after HP became a runaway hit in its own right in 2009. HP re-runs still do really well week in week out on 7mate.
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screen Australia has series 12 of Highway patrol 2021 and is 5x44 mins episodes
https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/highway-patrol-series-12-2021/39423
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Highway Patrol - to be used later in the year, repacked a number of times - to make them out as “new” on the ads. A great little filler of the show (i actually dont mind this show).
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This would have to be up there with amongst the worst schedules I have ever seen on an Australian commercial network.
To be fair, it is AFL season. They’re most likely saving a lot more of their tentpole shows until after the season concludes.
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Seven are changing their m/c line-up from Sunday week: Yorkshire Vet, Vicar of Dibley, TBAs and Heathrow for 7Two (Border moved), Border marathon and a movie for 7mate (one movie dropped) and Say Yes To The Dress and Bondi Vet (previously on Ten and Nine) for 7flix (Modern Fam and Simpsons dropped) but L&O and SVU marathon stays. I wonder if this is Easter non-ratings fortnight perhaps and it’ll revert, seems strange choices?
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Friday 24 March
Brisbane
06:55 PM AFL Rnd 2: Brisbane v Melbourne
09:30 PM AFL Post Game
10:00 PM Armchair Experts 2023
11:00 PM Movie: The Island
Seven have decided to show the AFL on the main channel in Brisbane. I thought they might not given the NRL game is Broncos v Dolphins that night. There has been criticism of both codes for not co-ordinating their schedules better to avoid clashes like this as there are many fans of both codes.
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Both dramas are coming to Seven this year.
Inside Detroit is being bumped to a later timeslot following yesterday’s poor result for Inside Cyprus. We Interrupt This Broadcast will now air on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week (the following week it is triple Home and Away for Wednesday).
Wednesday 29 March
07:30 PM We Interrupt This Broadcast S01 E06
08:30 PM The Front Bar
09:30 PM Inside Detroit S01 E02
11:00 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:30 PM Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera Rpt
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Does it mean next Wednesday it will be We Interrupt This Broadcast at 7.30pm, The Front Bar at 8.30pm, and Inside Detroit at around 9.45pm?
Yes, Assuming The Front Bar runs overtime as usual.
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Week commencing 2 April 2023
Sunday 2 April
Sydney
04:00 PM Better Homes And Gardens Rpt
05:00 PM Seven News At 5
05:30 PM Sydney Weekender
Melbourne
12:00 PM VFL Rnd 2: Sandringham v Essendon
02:40 PM AFL Pre-Game
03:00 PM AFL Rnd 3: Melbourne v Sydney
Brisbane
02:00 PM AFL Rnd 3: Gold Coast v Geelong
05:00 PM Seven News At 5
05:30 PM Weekender
Adelaide
02:00 PM The Crows Show
02:30 PM AFL Rnd 3: Melbourne v Sydney
05:30 PM South Aussie With Cosi
Perth
02:30 PM The Game
03:20 PM AFL Rnd 3: Fremantle v West Coast
Network
06:00 PM Seven News
07:00 PM This Is Your Life: Rebecca Gibney Rpt
08:50 PM Code 1: The Childers Backpacker Fire S02 E05
09:50 PM Manhunt Rpt
10:50 PM Born To Kill? S05 E06
11:50 PM Autopsy USA Rpt
12:50 AM Repco Supercars Championship Highlights 2023 Beaurepaires Melbourne 400 - Day 2
Monday 3 April
07:00 PM Home And Away
07:30 PM Highway Patrol S12 E03
08:00 PM Highway Patrol S12 E04
08:30 PM Movie: Crazy Rich Asians
11:00 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:30 PM How To Look Good Naked Rpt
Tuesday 4 April
07:00 PM Home And Away
07:30 PM We Interrupt This Broadcast S01 E07
08:30 PM The Good Doctor S06 E16
09:30 PM Quantum Leap S01 E12
10:30 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:00 PM Police Custody USA S01 E06
Wednesday 5 April
07:00 PM Home And Away
07:30 PM Home And Away
08:00 PM Home And Away
08:30 PM The Front Bar
09:30 PM We Interrupt This Broadcast Rpt
10:30 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:00 PM Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous Rpt
Thursday 6 April
Sydney, Perth
07:00 PM Border Security - Australia’s Front Line Rpt
07:30 PM Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly S03 E09
08:30 PM Inside Dubai S01 E02
09:45 PM Air Crash Investigations S22 E10
10:45 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:15 PM The Front Bar TBC Rpt
12:30 AM Black-ish S08 E03
01:00 AM Black-ish S08 E04
Melbourne, Brisbane
07:00 PM AFL Rnd 4: Brisbane v Collingwood
10:30 PM AFL Post Game
11:00 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:30 PM The Front Bar TBC Rpt
12:45 AM Black-ish S08 E03
01:15 AM Black-ish S08 E04
Adelaide
07:00 PM AFL Rnd 4: Brisbane v Collingwood
10:00 PM AFL Post Game
10:30 PM The Latest: Seven News
11:00 PM The Front Bar TBC Rpt
12:15 AM Black-ish S08 E03
12:45 AM Black-ish S08 E04
Friday 7 April Good Friday
Sydney, Brisbane, Perth
07:00 PM Better Homes And Gardens 7Two in Adelaide
08:30 PM Movie: Dream Horse (2020) Premiere
11:00 PM Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous Rpt
Melbourne
12:00 PM Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal
04:00 PM AFL: North Melbourne v Carlton
07:00 PM Seven News
07:30 PM Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal
11:30 PM Better Homes And Gardens
Adelaide
02:00 PM SANFL South Adelaide v Woodville
05:00 PM The Chase Australia
06:00 PM Seven News
07:00 PM Better Homes And Gardens
08:30 PM South Aussie with Cosi and Friends
09:45 PM Movie: Dream Horse (2020) Premiere
Saturday 8 April
Sydney, Melbourne
12:00 PM Seven Horse Racing Randwick/Sandown
05:00 PM Seven News At 5
05:30 PM Border Security - Australia’s Front Line Rpt
06:00 PM Seven News
07:00 PM AFL Rnd 4: Sydney v Port Adelaide
10:30 PM AFL Post Game
11:00 PM Movie: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Brisbane
12:00 PM Seven Horse Racing Randwick/Sandown
05:00 PM Seven News At 5
05:30 PM Creek To Coast
06:00 PM Seven News
07:00 PM Border Security - Australia’s Front Line Rpt
07:30 PM AFL Rnd 4: St Kilda v Gold Coast
10:30 PM Movie: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Adelaide
11:30 AM Seven Horse Racing Randwick/Sandown
04:00 PM AFL Rnd 4: Adelaide v Fremantle
06:00 PM Seven News
07:00 PM AFL Rnd 4: Sydney v Port Adelaide
10:00 PM AFL Post Game
10:30 PM Movie: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Perth
12:00 PM Seven’s Horse Racing Randwick/Sandown
02:30 PM AFL Rnd 4: Adelaide v Fremantle
05:30 PM The 4WD Adventure Show
06:00 PM Seven News
07:00 PM Movie: Peter Rabbit
08:50 PM Movie: Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Premiere
10:50 TBA
11:50 PM Dog Patrol S10 E03
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I know it’s non-ratings week due to the Easter Break (for the ratings), but what a weak schedule.
Sunday night, a repeat of This is Your Life: Rebecca Gibney is airing. As great as the show is, Sunday nights should always be new products. It’s followed by Code 1, Is this the third timeslot change for the show?
Double episodes of filler factual show Highway Patrol is airing on Monday, and triple episodes of Home and Away is airing on Wednesday. Seven are still persisting with The Front Bar in Brisbane, despite its very low ratings there.
At least a movie premiere of Dream Horse is airing on Friday night in most cities. That’s one positive there.