Some new shows from Seven.
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And the ABC is revamping ABC2, branding it a comedy channel. Which it sort of was, already, but now it’s official.
Kids’ programming will end half an hour later, at 7.30pm (shhh – don’t tell my five year old!).
Tom Ballard (who used to host a reality TV panel show for the ABC) now gets a regular gig with his own nightly show.
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It’s Sunday night and boo hoo – no more Australian Survivor. I really hope Ten can scratch up the money for another series.
I guess it’s Block O’Clock tonight, as the other channels aren’t putting up much of a fight. Ten has Bull, 9Life has House Hunters (my pick), ABC Doc Martin, Seven Little Big Shots and Highway Patrol and SBS a series on the ancient Greeks.
Mr Juz and I will be watching the last-ever episode of Halt and Catch fire, a drama centred around a group of people involved in the emerging tech industry in the ’80s and ’90s. Its stars the always brilliant Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies).
ABC has a new half-hour show starting 8pm Tuesday devoted to TV, Screen Time, hosted by one of The Chaser guys.
The blurb says: If you want to know what to watch, join Chris Taylor and a rotating panel of special guests for the latest from the world of TV, streaming and film. This program goes beyond the binge to bring you the best screen recommendations.
Who’s watching what?
I’m looking forward to this new show, The Aliens, which starts on ABC 2 on Wednesday.
The blurb says: Lewis Garvey is a border guard at the wall that separates humans from Morks. Most people, including Lewis, think Morks are scum. So when he finds out he’s half-alien his whole world is turned upside down. CAST: Michael Socha.
Socha used to play a werewolf in one of my fave shows, Being Human (the UK original, not the the US version) and he’s usually fun to watch.
It looks a bit Shaun of the Dead meets District 9.
You can watch the trailer here.
House Rules starts on Seven tomorrow, just before the MKR grand final, while MasterChef kicks off on Ten on Monday.
If you’re all cooking showed out, tuurn over to SBS at 7.35pm for House of Hypochondriacs. Its host is the doc with the long face from Embarrassing Bodies and his job is to convince hypochondriacs to stop worrying and start living.
Just a heads up about a few shows returning to the ABC this week, with Wednesday being a busy night.
At 8pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery has a chat with TV icon Kerry O’Brien, delving into his childhood and journalism career.
Also this Wednesday at 8.30pm, Charlie Pickering returns with The Weekly, aided by Tom Gleeson and Kitty Flanagan. And then at 9pm, it’s a new series of Black Comedy.
On Friday at 8.30pm, Craig McLachlan returns in The Doctor Blake Mysteries. The synospisis: “Dr Lucien Blake returns home to find Ballarat hosting a very public stopover in a round Australia motor race – and a very suspicious death.”
I still can’t believe Henry Ramsay grew up to be Dr Blake as well as another famous doctor, Frank N Furter. You must go see him in Rocky Horror – he’s hilarious.
