Wednesday 9 Feb
Operation London Bridge
“The Queen is dead, long live the King” will be the words echoed across a nation, at the instant Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passes. Under Investigation investigates The Crown in a post-Elizabeth world. Will the Commonwealth remain intact, or will Australia re-gather the reins of republicanism?
In the annual programmer’s wrap, Nine’s Director of 9Now and Programming Hamish Turner has told TV Tonight that season 3 will cover a broader range of topics, not just crime.
We’ve evolved Under Investigation to go beyond what we saw. Last year we did a lot of crime. In Season Three, we are focusing on a much broader subject matter, ones that could be centered in mystery, some in crime, others with themes that talk to issues at the moment. So we go from Fukushima nuclear power to ‘Can the Royals survive the death of the Queen?’ to looking at Mr. Cruel and using brand new technology to try and pinpoint the profile of that individual.
Dive into the gripping investigative program that puts a spotlight on unsolved crimes and mysteries when Under Investigation with Liz Hayes returns Wednesday, February 9, at 9.00pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Viewers are invited into the inner sanctum of the investigators’ world, hearing from leading forensic experts, homicide detectives, historians and award-winning scientists at work in this absorbing eight-part series.
Coinciding with the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, Hayes’ Under Investigation team opens the season by analysing Operation London Bridge – the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death and the crowning of King Charles III. Our experts ask if the monarchy can survive without her – or whether this will make Australia finally decide to become a republic.
Other mysterious cases to be examined in the new series include UFOs – which are being taken very seriously, by no less than the US military. The Pentagon has released extraordinary video shot by US Navy pilots – code-named UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) – who have encountered dozens of these objects and verified their presence with hi-tech sensors. With bewildering flight capabilities and hypersonic speeds, UAPs are now considered a threat to America’s national security. The question is no longer are they real but where are they from? Included in the Under Investigation team is a senior US Navy pilot who encountered these UAPs and reveals an incredible eyewitness description.
On March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Disaster in Japan was the greatest setback to the cause of nuclear energy in modern times. For the eleventh anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that almost turned a power plant into a nuclear bomb, the Under Investigation team analyses what went wrong and whether it could happen again. And as Australia grapples with a coal-free future, our experts engage in a fiery debate, asking: Can nuclear energy ever be truly safe?
Plus, in a groundbreaking episode, Under Investigation reveals Australia’s worst serial killer, whose bloody trail of up to a dozen victims leads from Melbourne to Sydney – across the decades.
So weak episodes on the royals, UFOs and nuclear energy and then one on Mr Cruel?
I wonder if they’ll push Dr. Brian Elkner as being Mr Cruel like they did on ACA:
Wednesday 16 February 9:00 pm
The Unidentified
UFOs - A topic previously pushed into science fiction is suddenly being taken very seriously based on extraordinary video, taken, and authenticated by the US Military. Under Investigation experts investigate the mystery of these unidentified objects and questions where they come from and do they pose a military threat?
Lmao.
Wednesday 23 February 9:00 pm
Curse of the High Country
Following the ground-breaking investigation during its first season which examined the disappearance of elderly lovers Russell Hill and Carol Clay from their remote campsite in Victoria’s High Country - Under Investigation looks to crack the secrets held by this rugged and remote terrain – some of the most beautiful but potentially dangerous in the country
I wonder if next week’s episode will be updated?
Wednesday 2 March 9:00 PM
Mapping Mr Cruel
UI re-investigates the baffling case of Melbourne’s “Mr Cruel” that involved a series of child abductions and murder during the late-1980’s. Using cutting-edge Data Mapping software, UI reveals new coincidences and clues in this case that VicPol still classes as ‘active’.
https://twitter.com/9Investigation/status/1498824239935549440?s=20&t=Xp1fSx3CYfdPXVSIAxLVdw
Updated promo for tonight
Wednesday 9 March 9:00 PM
Nuclear Reaction
UI investigates Australia’s delicate dance with nuclear energy, which many experts say is our only
way of surviving past fossil-fuels into a carbon-free future.
https://twitter.com/9Investigation/status/1501348983108632578?s=20&t=ofze0-kNMqV4QZx7kjIxcg
Wednesday 16 March 9:00 PM
Putin the Tyrant
Not since Adolf Hitler has the world feared a dictator like Vladimir Putin. Hitler’s madness sparked a world war and Putin could do the same.
https://twitter.com/9Investigation/status/1503949591363817473?s=20&t=7RCKjzTWeXEydo3eRLzwOw
Have to say, I feel the show’s really departed from what it was originally intended for: investigating true crime cases.
The focus on global politics and other events this season is not really ‘investigating’ the situations but rather just having talking heads express what they think will happen or not. In that case the show should really be named something else rather than ‘Under Investigation’ because it’s definitely not what it was meant to be when it started.
Ratings picked up last week when they did a true crime case but was flat when they did all the royal stuff and politics. They could really benefit by going back to the focus on true crime.
Not gonna lie, I thoroughly enjoyed tonight’s ep. I learnt quite a bit. Sure, it’s swayed from its original intention of covering true crime cases, but there’s no shortage of that kind of viewing on Netflix. I’m here for this kind of content.
Just like 48 hours on Crack Street. Now it’s murdering husbands.
I agree. Last nights episode was good
Wednesday 23 March 9:00 PM
The Coward Killer
Under Investigation follows the trail of the “Coward Killer”, John Wayne Glover, from the 1960’s to his murder spree of elderly women in the 1980’s, revealing him to be Australia’s worst serial killer.
What are they investigating with this? It’s a solved case, the details are known.
