Returning: Gilmore Girls, Strong Medicine

Gilmore Girls is returning to Nine.

It will screen in the low-key Sunday arvo slot of 4:30pm from March 18.

"The Party's Over" episode is #8 in Series 5. It screened in the US in November 2004. Series 7 is currently in production.

NRL is likely to play in non-Melbourne markets.

Meanwhile TEN returns hospital drama Strong Medicine from 12pm Wednesday March 14.

"Positive Results" is the Season 5 premiere from June 2004. Grant Show, from Melrose Place, has a HIV test that proves positive.

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Just who Loves My Way?

Following recent speculation about the audience figures for Foxtel's Dangerous attention now turns to Love My Way.

In the Top 100 Pay TV shows for Week 9, the premiere of LMW Season 3 is nowhere to be seen.

At #1 was Live: Rugby Union: S14 W'tahs V W Force with 106,423 viewers. At #100 is Footballers' Wives on 22,404. By definition, LMW was lower.

It's a worrying signal for such an acclaimed Aussie drama. But is it the result of Foxtel programming LMW on the Showtime Channel?

John Edwards, producer of both dramas, has previously told me that LMW gained its biggest ever audience over summer when it was repeated on the Showtime Channel. So it's a bit odd that it hasn't made the week's Top 100. But Showtime is not available on basic Foxtel packages, and are two hour screenings (in keeping with movie block programming) too demanding?

I'm still waiting for Foxtel to clarify that its OzTam results are an aggregate score, which for subscription TV that thrives on repeat screenings, diminishes the premiere audience figure of new shows.

Do you have Foxtel? Do you watch Love My Way?
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TEN's Sunday musical chairs.

After having such a shocking Sunday night result, TEN is making more changes to its schedule.

Up until today, Jamie's Return to School Dinners was scheduled for 8:30pm next Sunday.

Not anymore.

TEN tanked on Sunday with Cool Aid only getting 511,000 and The Biggest Loser was a long way behind Grey's Anatomy and Sixty Minutes. The poor figures follow two weeks of TEN coming fourth to the ABC on Sundays with Celebrity Dog School, now bumped to Saturdays.

Next Sunday's line-up is now:

6:30pm Thank God You're Here (rpt)
7:30pm The Biggest Loser
8:30pm Movie: School of Rock
10:40pm Movie: SuperSize Me (rpt)

It's all a bit ironic that TEN was the first network to drop Sunday movies, and now they are coming back -at least for now.

Meanwhile a new series of Jamie at Home will air 7:30pm from Thursday March 15.
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Ratings Week 10

Friday:
Seven 31.0%
Nine 25.5%
ABC 20.2%
Ten 18.3%
SBS 5.0%


Thursday:
1 RPA Network Nine 1,598,130
2 Seven News Seven 1,394,435
3 Missing Persons Unit Nine 9 1,350,103
4 Today Tonight Seven 1,288,780
5 Law And Order: SVU Ten 1,179,807
6 My Name Is Earl Seven 1,174,102
7 Lost Seven 1,119,378
8 National Nine News Nine 1,113,164
9 The Biggest Loser (Aus) Ten 1,074,097
10 Home And Away Seven 1,071,711
11 A Current Affair Nine 1,067,776
12 Getaway Nine 978,536
13 Amazing Medical Stories -Rpt Nine 950,850
14 Saving Babies en 926,030
15 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Ten 918,914

Nine 32.5%
Seven 25.7%
TEN 22.9%
ABC 14.6%
SBS 4.3%

Wednesday:
1. House Ten 1.463
2. Seven News Seven 1.396
3. Police Files: Unlocked Seven 1.368
4. Today Tonight Seven 1.282
5. National Nine News Nine 1.225
6. McLeod’s Daughters Nine 1.213
7. Heroes Seven 1.180
8. A Current Affair Nine 1.179
9. SCU: Serious Crash Unit Seven 1.175
10. Without A Trace Nine 1.108
11. Cold Case Nine 1.095
12. Home and Away Seven 1.089
13. The Biggest Loser Ten 1.034
14. ABC News ABC 1.022
15. Spicks and Specks ABC 1.003

Seven: 28.6
Nine: 27.7
Ten: 23.5
ABC: 15.7
SBS: 4.5

Thursday:
1. Dancing with the Stars Seven 1.733
2. Seven News Seven 1.365
3. Today Tonight Seven 1.319
4. All Saints Seven 1.247
5. National Nine News Nine 1.206
6. Home and Away Seven 1.147
7. The Simpsons – 7:30pm Ten 1.127
8. A Current Affair Nine 1.111
9. The Biggest Loser Ten 1.069
10. The Simpsons – 8:00pm Ten 1.067
11. NCIS – 8:30pm Ten 1.067
12. 20 to 1 Nine 1.019
13. ABC News ABC 1.007
14. NCIS – 9:30pm Ten 0.936
15. Temptation Nine 0.926

Seven: 35.0
Nine: 24.2
Ten: 22.8
ABC: 13.9
SBS: 4.2

Monday:
1. Seven News Seven 1.502
2. Desperate Housewives Seven 1.497
3. Today Tonight Seven 1.467
4. The Rich List Seven 1.267
5. A Current Affair Nine 1.258
6. National Nine News Nine 1.243
7. 1 vs 100 Nine 1.229
8. Home and Away Seven 1.204
9. The Biggest Loser Ten 1.150
10. Temptation Nine 1.135
11. Bondi Rescue Ten 1.097
12. CSI: NY Nine 1.066
13. What’s Good For You Nine 1.048
14. Brothers & Sisters Seven 1.047
15. ABC News ABC 0.968

Seven: 31.5
Nine: 27.0
Ten: 20.1
ABC: 15.2
SBS: 6.3

Sunday:
1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Nine 1.690
2. Grey’s Anatomy Seven 1.682
3. Ugly Betty Seven 1.657
4. CSI: Miami Nine 1.619
5. 60 Minutes Nine 1.458
6. Seven News Seven 1.421
7. Australia’s Got Talent Seven 1.394
8. 20 to 1 Nine 1.143
9. National Nine News Nine 1.043
10. The Biggest Loser Ten 0.887
11. Ten News Ten 0.880
12. ABC News ABC 0.873
13. Planet Earth ABC 0.870
14. What About Brian Seven 0.840
15. True CSI Nine 0.744

Nine: 34.8%
Seven: 32.2%
TEN: 14.9%
ABC: 13.8%
SBS: 4.3%

TEN has real problems on its hands, getting lost in the Seven and Nine battle and Cool Aid tanked on 511,000.....next week it will repeat Thank God You're Here at 6:30pm. ABC's Kylie had only 496,000. Concerts never attract big figures. Read more...