Mon Mar 19

[SBS/7:30pm] Mythbusters. New Series. "Diet Coke And Mentos." Inspired by an internet story that a Mentos lolly dropped into a bottle of Diet Coke produces an upwards torrent of gargantuan proportions, the Mythbusters take on the controversy surrounding these fizzy fountains.
[SBS/8:30pm] South Park. New Series. Tsst.
[SBS/9:00pm] Pizza World Record. New Series. - This series follows Pauly, Habib and Kevin as they circumnavigate the globe to break the Guinness World Record for the furthest pizza delivery. In this episode they arrive in Bangkok, Thailand.
[SBS/10:00pm] Wilfred. Premiere. Adam can hardly believe his luck when he's invited home by Sarah – a gorgeous young woman he met at a Powderfinger concert. This joy is quickly turned on its head when he meets Wilfred – Sarah's cantankerous canine who is determined to make him feel as uncomfortable as possible. This might be cute and everything on the first night. However, when Adam and Sarah start a serious, live-in relationship, Wilfred turns up the torment meter in his quest to drive Adam out of the house. Eventually, Adam is forced to question his sanity after spending whole weeks embroiled in an ongoing psychological war with a nine-year-old dog who thinks he's five. (Commissioned by SBS Independent, in English) (Comedy Series) (Part 1) MA (L,D) CC WS
[SBS/11:25pm] 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. The enigmatic Hallgrim Hallgrimsson is on his way to Iceland to see his sick mother when he is called back because a policeman has been killed at Copenhagen airport. Four murders and a daring rescue later detective Hallgrim Hallgrimsson, AKA The Eagle, accepts a position in the police commissioner's new team so he can work on solving the case. (From Denmark, in Danish with English subtitles) (Drama Series) (Rpt) **Encore Presentation** M (V,A,L) CC WS
[SBS/12:25am Mon] Queer As Folk - Adam a spunky guy from New York presents Brian with an award for "Ad Person of the Year" and offers him his body as well as an appointment for an interview for a vacancy in his firm. Brian decides to take him up on the offer and attends the interview but when he gets back to Pittsburg he gets a phone call from Adam to say that the company has decided to promote from the inside. Meanwhile David's ex-wife Lori contacts him to say she's getting another divorce. This has really upset Hank so David decides to fly to Portland to see what he can do. (From the US, in English) (Rpt)

[Ten/6:30pm] Neighbours. Neighbours in the UK! Karl and Susan are faced with holiday disaster. Elle's got Oliver right where she wants him. Toadie makes Abby a surprising offer. Pepper's secret admirer ups the stakes.
[Ten/8:30pm] Supernatural. "Hunted"

8:00 Australian Story
8:30 Four Corners. Ticky Fullerton reports on the real and promised potential of virtual worlds... For seasoned virtual world travellers and for those whose technical limit is sending emails, this special report assesses the lure of virtual worlds, their remarkable possibilities, their downsides and limitations
9:20 Media Watch Australia's leading forum for media analysis and comment hosted by multi-award winning broadcaster, Monica Attard.
9:35 Difference Of Opinion. We ask panel members from the nuclear, coal and renewable energy sectors the question how Australia can keep the lights on and halve it's green house gas emissions - do we have to accept a nuclear future, can coal clean up its act, will wind, solar and geothermal deliver base load power? And can any of these big dollar technologies deliver CO2 cuts in time to save the planet, or does the answer lie in energy efficient homes, offices and industries?

[Nine/7:30pm] What’s Good For You.
[Nine/8:30pm] 1 vs 100
[Nine/9:30pm] CSI NY. “Not What It Looks Like.” Three women who are dressed as Holly Golightly rob a jewelry store and injure other shoppers in the process.
[Nine/10:35pm] Snip & Tuck Miami
[Nine/11:35pm] FINA Swimming highlights.

[Seven/7:30pm] The Rich List. How many WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE plays can you list? In the first of its kind, test your skills against the contestants in this addictive list game where limitless amounts of money can be won. Hosted by ANDREW O'KEEFE.
[Seven/8:30pm] Desperate Housewives. BANG. Wooooooo. This is it. Finally some substance. Felicity Huffman FINALLY has some acting chops this year. A ripper ep, from Joe Keenan. THANK GOD.
[Seven/9:30pm] Brothers and Sisters. NORTHERN EXPOSURE
Kitty and Warren go to the country to have a peaceful weekend, that turns out to be anything but that. Unable to become pregnant, Tommy and Julia turn to desperate and unconventional measures. Faced with dire financial circumstances, the Walkers are forced to sell the ranch house.
[Seven/10:30pm] Boston Legal. WHOSE GOD IS IT ANYWAY?
Alan Shore again defends Jerry Espenson, this time against an ex-employee who claims wrongful termination. The Judge Hooper trial begins with shocking revelations, forcing Jeffrey to rethink his strategy. Denny's relationship with Bethany is tested. Guest starring KATEY SAGAL.
[Seven/11:30pm] Scrubs. MY BEST FRIEND'S BABY'S BABY AND MY BABY'S BABY Carla goes into labour and an excited Turk strikes up the band - literally - while escorting her to the hospital. J.D. and Kim start contemplating about their baby and their future. Guest starring ELIZABETH BANKS., CHRISTA MILLER LAWRENCE and ALOMA WRIGHT.
[Seven/12:00am Tue] Huff. BETHLESS
Huff decides that he is going to leave Beth, but neither Byrd nor Izzy are happy about it. Meanwhile, Russell faces the consequences of what he did to Kelly. Starring HANK AZARIA, PAGET BREWSTER, OLIVER PLATT, BLYTHE DANNER and ANTON YELCHIN.

[Showtime/8:30pm] Love My Way. Final.
[World Movies/8:30pm] Movie: Motorcycle Diaries. Read more...

Seven again. TEN The Biggest Loser.

Seven pulled ahead of Nine in Week 11 after a tight finish in Week 10.

Seven finished with a 30.1% share ahead of Nine’s 27.7% and TEN’s stalled 20.9%. The ABC had 15.8 and SBS 5.4%.

Seven won all nights except Thursday and Friday, which went to Nine.

Several programmes pick up this week including Dancing with the Stars, House and McLeod’s Daughters. The news was encouraging for Daryl’s show, given it had opened with a season low and started heading south. The ejection of Naomi Robson (with Jamie Durie in the bottom two) also suggests there is more interest in fresher faces –a confusing message for a show based on celebrity.

Heroes and Lost continue to get beaten by opposition programmes. Sixty Minutes has not yet recovered from the introduction of Ugly Betty.

Today Tonight had an unusual drop on Tuesday when viewers appeared to reprimand it for the Corby debacle, but were back the following night.

Getaway also appears to be tiring, two weeks of 1m now. Seven may have been right to move The Great Outdoors to Saturdays, but in truth it was struggling last year.

Nine was also missing the strength of RPA, which had delivered audiences of 1.5m. Its replacement Footy Show (AFL / NRL combined) had 1m.

TEN’s performance is disappointing with House its only real strength. The Biggest Loser has not yet built on its success of 2006, but is nevertheless competitive in the weekly 7pm slot. Otherwise it’s Law & Order, NCIS Simpsons and Bondi Rescue to the rescue.

1. Dancing With The Stars Seven 1.87m
2. Ugly Betty Seven 1.51
3. House Ten 1.49
4. Grey's Anatomy Seven 1.46
5. Desperate Housewives Seven 1.44
6. CSI Nine 1.40
7. All Saints Seven 1.36
8. Australia's Got Talent Seven 1.35
9. Seven News Seven 1.33
10. Seven Sunday news Seven 1.32
11. McLeod's Daughters Nine 1,32
12. 1 vs 100 Nine 1.30
13. CSI: Miami Nine 1.28
14. Better Homes and Gardens Seven 1.27
15. The Biggest Loser - Elimination Ten 1.27
16. Police Files Unlocked Seven 1.26
17. Missing Persons Unit Nine 1.24
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Detective Dan for City Homicide?

Daniel McPherson is said to be moving from Sydney to Melbourne and a likely cast member for Seven's drama in development, City Homicide.

As yet Seven has not officially announced this new drama series following a pilot late last year.

Other cast members in the pilot included Shane Bourne and Nadine Garner.

But his name has also been associated as a new host for It Takes Two after it was decided Grant Denyer shouldn't be hosting two talent shows on the one network. Now there's some common sense prevailing.

McPherson last appeared in TEN's Tripping Over and hosted The X Factor. At the time of signing his deal with TEN, it was to include developing his own projects. But last time I asked him about movement on these he didn't have anything to add.

Hopefully these City Homicide rumours turn out to be true. Daniel lights up the screen and needs to be flexxing his acting muscles, not another hosting gig. Read more...