Thu Mar 22

[ABC/8:00pm] How to Catch a Mate: The Science of Dating. Everybody wants it but not all of us get it. So how do we go about becoming a sex magnet? In the first of 2 half-hour specials on success, Catalyst's Dr Paul Willis asks whether science provide clues on how to release the Romeo and Juliet that lies within us all. Three human guinea pigs are put through their paces in the "lab of love". We find out if pheromones (the smells of desire) can really turn on the partner of your dreams; whether fear is the ultimate aphrodisiac; and whether the body often says what the lips would never dare to mention? There's a lot of fun and a few anxious moments as we pull out all the stops in getting our subjects the dates they so desperately desire. Whose dreams will reign supreme? And who gets the Prince Charming or the Princess Perfect they've always dreamed of?
[ABC/8:30pm] The Big Blue. This award winning natural history documentary narrated by Colin Friels reveals the secrets of the planet's largest living creature, the blue whale. Filmed off the southern coast of Australia researchers and fishermen have uncovered a natural phenomenon called 'Bonney Upwelling' which sparks a feeding frenzy all the way up the food chain to the blue whale. Around 30 metres long, weighing up to 180 tonnes, with a heart the size of a small car and a tongue that weighs as much as an elephant, a feeding blue whale is a sight to behold and rarely captured on film.

[Seven/8:00pm] My Name is Earl. MADE A LADY THINK I WAS GOD. Earl takes on Number 12 on his list 'Made a lady think I was God'. Millie Banks was the manager of Earl's trailer park where he used to pretend to be the voice of God to get her to stop bothering them. Guest starring ROSEANNE BARR.
[Seven/8:30pm] Lost. I DO. Jack makes a decision regarding Ben's offer. Kate feels helpless when it looks like an angry Pickett is going to make good on his threat to kill Sawyer. Locke discovers a hidden message that may guide him through the next steps of his journey to unlocking the secrets of the island.
[Seven/9:30pm] Bones. THE BLONDE IN THE GAME. After digging up the skeletal remains of a young girl, it becomes clear for Booth and Brennan that they're not dealing with a normal case. This is confirmed at the lab, when they discover that the cause of death points to a convicted serial killer on death row. Things become worse when the team discovers that the next victim is still alive.
[Seven/11:00pm] Starveillance. Final. Using classic claymation and a very wild imagination, viewers will have a fly on the wall view of sorta-actual celebrity events. In this episode, watch the Desperate Housewives as they recount their versions of the Vanity Fair photo shoot, and see what happens when innocent Girl Scouts try to sell Simon Cowell some cookies.

[Nine/7:30pm] Getaway.
[Nine/8:30pm] Missing Persons Unit
[Nine/9:30pm] The Footy Show.

[Ten/7:30pm] Jamie At Home. Jamie Oliver is doing what he does best - cooking, at home. He explains how easy it is to grow your own produce; sometimes in weird and wonderful ways. Also, how simple it is to make something around only one primary ingredient.
[Ten/8:30pm] Law & Order: SVU. "Cage"
[Ten/9:30pm] Law & Order: CI. “The War at Home.” Guest Stars: Fran Drescher, Rita Moreno.

[SBS/8:30pm] The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey - Codename: Sisyphus - Winner of the International Emmy award for Best Drama Series in 2005, and from the same people who created Unit One comes this riveting police drama and crime odyssey. This week, Hallgrim is still in hot pursuit of ex-KGB man Sergei Varsjinskij and Luka Ivanovitsj Budanov, a new face joins the team and the relationship between Marie and Hallgrim heats up. (From Denmark, in Danish with English subtitles) (Drama Series) (Part 2) CC WS
[SBS/10:05pm] The Mighty Boosh - Fountain Of Youth - Hearing that Naboo is really 406 years old, Vince and Howard set out to find the fountain of youth. With Naboo’s secret amulet they transport themselves to the Planet Xooberon where they are confronted by a mysterious group of blue zealots in the desert of nightmares. They try to transport themselves back home, but the amulet has run out of batteries. Meanwhile a familiar foe, the Evil Hitcher, has been keeping a big polo eye on the amulet in Vince's possession, planning to take it for himself so that he can rule the universe. (From the UK, in English) (Comedy Series) PG CC WS
[SBS/10:40pm] Cult Movie: Rats - (Ratten) - After performing an unauthorised rescue in his helicopter, Dabrock (Ralph Herforth) has been grounded and as punishment assigned to take care of the Frankfurt's growing rat problem. For a while, an unusual number of rats have been spotted in the city but when it is discovered that the rats are carrying and spreading a virus fatal to humans for which no vaccine exists Dabrock quickly realises that Frankfurt is facing a crisis which could wipe out most of its population. With the help of Dr Katrin Elder (Anne Cathrin Buhtz), the mother of the little girl whom he saved, Dabrock must find a way of destroying the ever growing numbers of rats and finding a vaccine to save those already infected, including Dr. Elder's daughter. Directed by Joerg Luehdorff. (From Germany, in German with English subtitles) (2003) M (V,A)

[31/10:30pm] Studio Q. This episode again ties in with the MQFF: we interview some of those involved with the making of Australia's first gay film 'The Set', which will be shown at the MQFF this Friday night (23 March). We talk with the writer/creator of 'The Set', Roger Ward (Mad Max, Number 96). We also interview Hazel Phillips who starred in the movie, and who went on to play Number 96's first lesbian. And we also chat with Ken 'Candy' Johnson, one of Sydney's first drag queens, who had a cameo in the movie.

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ABC signs Russell's Rabbitohs

The ABC is making a six part series on struggling South Sydney Football Club, to be called South Side Story.

The team has overcome its woes to carve out success under its new directors, Russell Crowe and Peter Holmes a Court, who sank $3.8m into the team.

Airing later this year, the show will give "an insider's glimpse into the club - from dressing sheds to the boardrooms, the terraces to the public bars - it is an in-depth look at the staggering change of fortune in this the club's 100th season."

Press Release:

The intimate goings-on of the South Sydney Football Club, which has overcome extinction to fight for survival under new high-profile owners Russell Crowe and Peter Holmes a Court, will be captured in a documentary series, the South Side Story, for ABC TV.

Beyond Productions started filming last week at the beginning of the 2007 football year and will continue to follow the team throughout the season. The 6 x 30 min series will screen on ABC TV later this year.

South Sydney Rabbitohs are one of the most well-publicised rugby league clubs in the country, having been financially overwhelmed by the juggernaut super-clubs and fighting every inch of the way to survive.

With three wooden spoons in the last four years, 2007 was shaping up to be another bad year.

But all that changed when the club's new owners, Crowe and Holmes a Court, invested $3.8m this season to bolster its ranks with a new coach and five star recruits. Crowe and Holmes a Court have staked their reputations and their money on the team's performance.

Mikael Borglund, Beyond Production's Managing Director said "This series follows the club through all of these crises and shows how a football club can define a community, provide a heart and a pulse, and give a community a sense of identity."

Stuart Menzies, Head of ABC TV Documentaries said " The South Side Story is an insider's glimpse into the club - from dressing sheds to the boardrooms, the terraces to the public bars - it is an in-depth look at the staggering change of fortune in this the club's 100th season." Read more...

Twirling Toddlers try their luck

You can tell Easter non-ratings are around the corner. There's some unusual offerings on the horizon.

Nine has Strictly Baby Ballroom coming.

The UK special promises, "the weird and wonderful world of juvenile ballroom dancing. Based on exclusive access to the child couples and their parents, we follow their lives for a year in the run-up to the most prestigious major ballroom competition of the season, The British Juvenile Ballroom Championships in Blackpool."

I'm hoping the 50 minute doco resembles a Christopher Guest mockumentary but I'm not holding my breath.

Strictly Baby Ballroom airs 7:30pm Wednesday April 4 on Nine.

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Lost celebrity dogs home

I hate to sound like a broken record, but TEN has again made a change (its fourth) to upcoming episodes of Celebrity Dog School.

Yesterday I told you it was being relegated from Saturday nights to 12:30 Sunday afternoons as of March 25.

Well that still holds true, except TEN has now decided to just go ahead and make this Sunday its last.

Go get the rifle we gotta put this mutt down.

This is despite a press release for forthcoming programmes as recently as Tuesday which still shows the programme airing in the first week of April.

So is it the axe? Effectively.

I can't help but wonder if news about Larry Emdur preparing a new show with Seven has caused a bit of a re-think.

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Pussycats meow for Ten

TEN has picked up new US reality show Pussycat Dolls: Search for The Next Doll.

The series premiered earlier this month on the CW network under the eye of producer McG, and seeks to find a new female performer for the pop group.

TEN will screen it after the Rove Live premiere at 9:30pm on Sunday April 1.

The all-female troupe started as a dance act in 1995 but released its first single, "Don't Cha" in 2004.

Their other hits include "Stickwitu" and "I Don't Need a Man."

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The Naomi Winfrey Show?

One minute she's on Dancing with the Stars.

The next she's being talked about for Seven's new morning show.

Now it seems Naomi Robson's shooting a pilot of her own Oprah-style show.

According to reports, Seven's David Leckie felt he owed her the courtesy of a pilot, given her loyalty to the network and for making Today Tonight so successful (for those who can't remember it had floundered under various hosts including Stan Grant and Jill Singer).

Robson had made noises about wanting a chat show after TT ended. But if Seven has a new morning show is there room for this. And if Nine's Catch-Up is demonstrating this is no easy feat should Seven go there? Maybe they think they can do better, and who knows, maybe they can.

In the late 90's every female who could string a sentence together was auditioned for a pilot along the lines of Oprah, Donahue and Rikki Lake.

But many found one fundamental difference to the American format. Aussie audiences were shy to comment. If such a format is to succeed, any Q+A segment may need a big re-think.

Source: E-Broadcast.
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Sarah for Brunch?

Sarah Murdoch is finishing her Today Show stint on Friday March 30, and will be replaced by newsreader Kellie Connolly until Jessica Rowe returns, probably in May.

But could Sarah be headed for Seven's new morning chat show, rumoured to be titled Brunch?

The other name that has been mooted for this project is :

Naomi Robson.

Nine's Nine's director of news and current affairs Garry Linnell thanked Murdoch saying, "It was a big challenge for her to step into the high-pressure atmosphere of presenting three hours of live television every weekday morning.'' Read more...

Wed Mar 21

[Nine/7:30pm[ McLeod’s Daughters.
[Nine/8:30pm] Cold Case. The Key.
[Nine/9:30pm] Without a Trace. 100th episode. The Calm Before. The team investigates when Aaron Gibbs ends up missing one night and soon learn that he had been lying to his wife about quitting his job, and had been working nights in a fight club. During the course of the investigation, Jack and the others learn that Aaron's disappearance was connected to events that took place during Hurricane Katrina, when Aaron was fighting to save his sons, and follow the trail of evidence, believing that the events of that night in New Orleans hold the key to finding the truth about the missing man.

[ABC/5:20pm] Monster Warriors
[ABC/8:00pm] The New Inventors. James O'Loghlin features three more innovative ideas of Australians including: the C11 Scriber Skateboard; the Metered Roller; and the Ezy Hang Doorlifter.
[ABC/8:30pm] Spicks And Specks. The world of music exposed like never before. Comedian Adam Hills leads two teams through different rounds of music-related riddles and games.
[ABC/9:00pm] Extras. Final. In the final episode of this series of Extras, Andy Millman (Ricky Gervais) has changed. With a new celebrity chum, chat show host Jonathan Ross, he seems to be leaving his old best friend, Maggie, behind. He even decides to get rid of his useless agent. When Andy is pressured into visiting a sick child in hospital by his pushy mum, he meets Robert Lindsay, who is less than impressed when the child and his mum fail to recall his 70s sitcom, Citizen Smith.
[ABC/9:35pm] The Worst Week Of My Life : Saturday, It's the weekend at last and the day for Dick's celebration. With the party in full swing and Dick's special gift finally secured the evening seems set for success - but not before yet another interruption… CAST: Ben Miller
[ABC/10:05pm] At The Movies. Freedom Writers - starring Hilary Swank and Patrick Dempsey. A young teacher (Swank) inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school. Scoop – a Woody Allen film starring Scarlett Johannsen and Hugh Jackman filmed in London. Reign Over Me - starring Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle. The Night Listener - Stars Robin Williams and Toni Collette. In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos. The Lives Of Others - is a German movie marking the feature film debut of of director/screenwriter Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. It won the 2007 Academy Awrad for Best Foreign Language Film. Old Joy - a film by Kelly Reichardt

[Ten/6:30pm] Neighbours. Karl finally pops the question. Destitute Izzy wants only to be a footballer's wife! Rosie reaches out to lost Lolly. Paul and Elle are unable to keep their hands off Ned. Guest: Julian Clary!
[Ten/8:30pm] House. "Son Of A Coma Guy" House decides to awaken a comatose patient so he can question the man regarding the family history of his son, who may have a genetic condition and the father is the only living relative. Meanwhile, Wilson confronts House about the stolen prescription pad as Tritter approaches Cameron, Chase, and Foreman in an attempt to divide the team and reveal their loyalties. Guest: John Laroquette.
[Ten/9:30pm] Medium. Better Off Dead"

[Seven/8:30pm] Heroes. CHAPTER EIGHT 'SEVEN MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT' Suresh has some mysterious dreams that force him to question what path to take next. In crisis, Niki comes to a personal understanding. Peter asks Nathan for help in finding a key to the future. Claire focuses on homecoming preparations unaware of what's to come. H.R.G. and a surprising associate focus their attentions on another 'hero'. Guest starring CLEA DUVALL, NORA ZEHETNER and JAYMA MAYS.
[Seven/9:30pm] Prison Break. DEAD FALL. With the five million gone and the police closing in, Michael and Sucre's only chance of escape is across the river but the water conceals a deadly trap. Lincoln reunites with LJ. Sara and Kellerman race to piece together the clues Michael left behind.
[Seven/10:30pm] 24.

[SBS/8:00pm] Inside Australia: The Prodigal Son - Winner of the 2006 Flickerfest IF Media Award for Most Popular Film, written and directed by Tony Radevski, and produced by Tom Zubrycki. The Prodigal Son explores how two first-generation migrant parents have struggled to come to terms with their son's sexuality. The Prodigal Son tells the story of Ted, a gay man in his 40s who is reunited with his traditional Macedonian family after being estranged from them for the 15 years since he came out. (Commissioned by SBS Independent, in English and Macedonian with English subtitles) (Documentary) (Rpt) PG (L) CC WS

[World Movies/8:30pm] Movie: Motorcycle Diaries.
[E!/9:30pm] Boulevard of Broken Dreams. The Taylors / Leif Garrett
[Ovation/8:30pm] Diana Krall Live in Paris
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