Mon Apr 16

[Ten/7:00pm] The Biggest Loser
[Ten/8:00pm] Bondi Rescue
[Ten/8:30pm] 2007 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala. The 2007 Gala features the talents of Adam Hills, Akmal, Corinne Grant, Dave Hughes, David O’Doherty (IRE), Fiona O’Loughlin, Greg Fleet, The Jim Henson Puppet Company (USA),Jason Byrne (IRE), Jeff Green (UK), Mark Watson (UK), Meshel Laurie, Phil Nichol (CAN), Russell Howard (UK), Shappi Khorsandi (UK), Stephen K Amos (UK), Tim Minchin, Tripod, Wil Anderson and a host of other comedy greats.

[Seven/3:00pm] All Saints. BODY & SOUL. Return to the beginning of Australia's favourite medical drama, we meet the people with the day to day responsibilities at this major public hospital - the men and women of the nursing staff. Starring GEORGIE PARKER, JUDITH MCGRATH, JEREMY CUMPSTON, LIBBY TANNER, MARTIN LYNES, SAM HEALY, BEN TARI, KIRRILY WHITE, BRIAN VRIENDS, ANDREW MCKAIGE, STEVE JACOBS, DINAH SHEARING, ANGELO D'ANGELO, MICHAEL CATON, TINA THOMSEN and JON BENNETT. Rpt. First episode!
[Seven/8:30pm] Desperate Housewives. THE MIRACLE SONG. Susan and Ian's relationship heats up when Susan has to cook dinner for Ian's parents. Gabrielle has a new love interest. Lynette rallies the neighbourhood mother's support group. The residents of Wisteria Lane celebrate their annual holiday block party. Guest starring MARK DEKLIN and DIXIE CARTER.
[Seven/9:30pm] Brothers and Sisters. LIGHT THE LIGHTS. Sarah, Tommy and Saul make a crucial blunder in their approach to retrieve funds to save the family's business. Kitty tries to make a decision about her future. Nora overcompensates for the family's loss for the holidays.
[Seven/10:30pm] Boston Legal. ON THE LEDGE - PART 2. The firm rallies together to find and rescue Shirley who they believe has been taken captive by Lincoln Meyer. Meanwhile, Denny becomes jealous of Alan's relationship with Jerry, as their murder case comes to a climax. Starring WILLIAM SHATNER, CANDICE BERGEN, JAMES SPADER.
[Seven/11:30pm] Scrubs. HIS STORY IV. While the staff questions Dr Kelso's commitment to the hospital, we begin to see the world from his point of view. Meanwhile, J.D. is in search of a new apartment and feels out of the loop when politics become the topic of the day at the Sacred Heart. Starring ZACH BRAFF, DONALD FAISON, SARAH CHALKE, JOHN C MCGINLEY, KEN JENKINS, JUDY REYES, NEIL FLYNN, SAM LLOYD, ALOMA WRIGHT, TRAVIS SCHULDT, ROBERT LUNDQVIST, LINDSAY RAVAGE and MICHAEL WESTON.
[Seven/12:00am Tue] Last Comic Standing. New Series. A nationwide search for the funniest person in America, who will compete for an exclusive television contract. Hosted by actor/comedian JAY MOHR.

[Nine/7:30pm] What’s Good For You?
[Nine/8:35pm] 1 vs 100
[Nine/9:35pm] CSI NY. “Love Run Cold.”

[ABC/8:00pm] Australian Story, Almost a year ago, television viewers around the world were transfixed by the race against time to rescue miners trapped a kilometre underground at Beaconsfield in Tasmania. Now Matthew Gill, the manager who ran the mine and coordinated the rescue, is leaving. On Australian Story on Monday night he talks candidly about the rescue and reveals the personal toll.
[ABC/8:30 pm] Four Corners, As urgency creeps into the hunt for climate-friendly alternatives, can Australia afford to go on downplaying the potential of renewable energy? How much power could we extract from sun, wind and geothermal sources, and at what cost compared with the government’s preferred solutions – nuclear power and "clean" coal?
[ABC/9:20 pm] Media Watch
[ABC/9:35 pm] Difference Of Opinion, 'The Way Ahead for Aboriginal Australians' which features for the first time respected community leader, Pat Dodson, meeting face to face with Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister,Mal Brough.

[SBS/7:30pm] Mythbusters - More Myths Revisited - Adam and Jamie revisit several myths: the salami-propelled rocket, a hand protecting a car windshield from stones, the human voice being recorded through the vibrations of a canvas, and the myth that Japanese soldiers could slice through gun barrels with their swords. (From the US, in English) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) PG CC WS
[SBS/8:30pm] South Park - Make Love, Not Warcraft - The boys dedicate themselves to defeating a mad gamer and saving the World of Warcraft. (From The US, in English) (Animated Comedy Series) M (V,L) CC
[SBS/9:00pm] Pizza World Record - Having been challenged to his claim that he is Australia's best pizza deliveryman, Pauly announces that he will beat the Guinness World Record pizza delivery by flying one of Bobo's Fat Pizza's around the world and finally delivering it to the top of Uluru. This episode features the guys at Rio's soccer stadiums, the Mardi Gras dress rehearsal and at Uluru. (Commissioned by SBSi, in English) (Comedy Series) (Part 5) M (D,A,S) CC WS
[SBS/10:00pm] Wilfred - TV Vet Jack Underwood comes to help Wilfred with his behavioural problems. Wilfred convinces Jack that he is of sane mind and it is Adam who has social problems. Sarah refuses to choose between the two. But if she did have to choose... (Commissioned by SBSi, in English) (Comedy Series) M CC WS
[SBS/1:05am] Queer As Folk - When Justin runs away to New York, Brian must bring him back. Michael contemplates moving in with David, and Lindsay wants to be a full time mother. Stars Randy Harrison, Gale Harold and Hal Sparks. (From the US, in English) (Drama Series) MA (S,L,A) (Rpt) CC WS

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2007 Fugly Awards: Let the voting begin!

Voting for the anti-Logies, the Fugly Awards begins 12 midday Monday April 16!

www.fugly.com.au

In its first year (2002) the Fuglies scored over 11,000 votes, with viewers registering their love / hate of Aussie telly, and making their voice heard about personalities like Eddie McGuire, Jamie Durie, Mike Munroe and Gretel Killeen.

Media and press soon jumped on board and the awards have now stuck to the Logies like gum on a shoe. Last year the winners (or is that losers?) included Australian Princess, Daryl Somers and Jackie O.

Celebrities now tremble with fear at the thought of winning one -unless it's one of the complimentary categories like "Spunkiest Male", "Most Spankable Female" or "Most Underacknowledged."

Run by an avid television fan, The Fuglys will be announced on Logie day, traditionally on the footpath outside Crown Casino!

As far as I know TV Week have never made any official statement about The Fuglies.

But Eddie has....
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Has 9 Gotcha?

Matt Tilley is shooting a pilot of an old game show format for Nine, to be titled Surprise, Surprise to be titled Gotcha!

The Austereo host currently has a similar segment on his morning radio programme on FOX FM.

The television version will target celebrities.

Sounds a lot like other Candid Camera style shows really, and gee haven't we seen them before? Who remembers Catch Us If You Can (Shirley Strachan), Just Kidding (Steve Jacobs)? Only two years ago Ten tried out Stooged (Rob Mills) and that lasted about all of two weeks.

But Tilley, who last appeared on Comedy Inc and the short-lived Chat Room for Seven, has mates at Nine, where former Austereo boss Gary Pert is now running the Melbourne station. It is also developing The Nation with Mick Molloy.

Surprise, Surprise was also a Channel 0 gameshow hosted by Tommy Hanlon Jr.

Nine's celebrity sting show may well be a non prime-timer and introduce sponsor products too (Nine's current agenda is for shows that pay for themselves). But I dunno. Sometimes radio spots make for great radio.

Source: Sunday Herald-Sun
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