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9:30pm - Friday, September 10 on TV 3

"It's a Gas", "Laugh-out-loud funny", "professional idiots". These are just some of the things people have said about 7 Days.

Now 7 Days is back! This week sees the much anticipated return of Jeremy Corbett and his two teams of "professional idiots" when 7 Days screens on Friday, September 10th at 9:30pm on 3.

So what can we expect from 7 Days now that it's back after a well deserved five week mid-season break? "The news changes every week, but 7 Days is staying refreshingly the same," reveals 7 Days producer Jon Bridges.

"The same Jeremy Corbett at the helm, with the same lovable team leaders Dai Henwood and Paul Ego, along with some increasingly familiar characters like Ben Hurley, Steve Wrigley, Jeremy Elwood, Michele A'Court and Cori Gonzalez-Macuer."

In terms of the revolution that the 2010 New Zealand International Comedy Festival brought across the three weeks, the full scale invasion of the country was a complete success; and converted those neutral to the cause to become part of the overwhelming comedy movement!

Despite the recession’s ominous loom, the Festival achieved its targeted audience and general awareness of the Festival was higher than ever before. Since 2005, the Festival has achieved an 80% growth and figures show a nationwide attendance of over 103,000 in 2010.

Alongside the continued support from Cadbury® Crunchie®, the Festivals major sponsor, this year also saw two big names become “Silver Sponsors” of the Festival; Auckland City Council and TV3 joined SKYCITY Auckland as pivotal sponsors for the season.

9:30pm - Friday, May 7 on TV 3

"It's a Gas", "Laugh-out-loud funny", "professional idiots". These are just some of the things people said about the first series of 7 Days. Now there is a whole new decade, and 7 Days is back. 7 Days returns with a special one-hour extravaganza on Friday, May 7th at 9:30pm on 3.

So what can we expect from 7 Days in 2010 we hear you ask. "The news changes every week, but 7 Days is staying refreshingly the same," reveals producer Jon Bridges.

He does elaborate just a little though; "Well ok, we're shooting in a brand new studio, and yes we'll be playing some brand new games, and granted there are new comedians from here and overseas chomping at the bit to come and dissect the news of 2010 on 7 Days, but apart from that, exactly the same," he says.

Sunday:

Iceland Volcano Disaster -  6:30pm on National Geographic
National Geographic film Eyjafjallajokull before, during and after the recent eruption.

Kaitangata Twitch: Premiere - 7pm on Maori Television
Margaret Mahy's story has been adapted into an award-winning thirteen part series, starring 13 year old Catherine Woulfe.

Doctor Who: Season 5 - 7:30pm on PRIME
PRIME brings us the new series featuring Matt Smith as the eleventh Doctor.  We're getting it only a month behind the original air-date, yay!

Wednesday:

Fair Go: New Season - 7:30pm on ONE
Tune in to see how new co-host Alison Mau does in the new-look show.

Underbelly: Season 3 Premiere -  8:30pm on TV3
This season focuses on Sydney's King's Cross in the late 80's and 90's.

Thursday:

Police Ten 7: 250th Episode -  7:30pm on TV2

World Flight are offering the chance to spend an hour with a New Zealand celebrity at the controls of a Boeing 737 flight simulator as part of a fundraising exercise for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

The stars:
Beth Allen, Ido Drent, Dai Henwood, Renee Wright, Toni Street, Pippa Wetzell, Mike Puru, Andrew Mulligan, Jeremy Corbett, Paul Ego, Rodney Hide, Jono Pryor, Miriama Kamo, Neil Waka and Clinton Randall.

The auctions are live on Sella.  Check out World Flight NZ for more info.

9:30pm - Wednesday, December 30 on TV 3

Missing your weekly 7 Days dose? Fear not, Jeremy Corbett and co. are back this week in 7 Days - 12 Months, screening on Wednesday, December 30th at 9:30pm on 3.

According to 7 Days producer Jon Bridges, this week's special finds New Zealand's top comedians, including; Paul Ego, Dai Henwood, Ben Hurley, Jeremy Elwood, Michele A'court, and Steve Wrigley pitting their wits against the biggest news stories of 2009.

"It is a year-in-review show where instead of taking the piss out of the last seven days' events, we take the piss out of the events of 2009," Bridges explains.

"We will be playing all the favourite games like My Kid Could Draw That, Captions and Yes Minister," he continues.

"As well as that we will be playing some (well, hopefully at least one) new games as well, especially designed for the festive New Year spirit."

10:00pm - Friday, December 11 on TV 3

This week sees Jeremy Corbett and two teams of New Zealand's finest comic talents blast the last seven days of news out of the water for one last time this season, the finale of 7 Days screens on Friday, December 11th at 10pm on 3.

"This series has been awesome. Normally when you start getting to about episode eight of a series, you start thinking quietly to yourself, 'oh, not another episode of this' but 7 Days is a real adventure to shoot," says Producer Jon Bridges about the series that over the last 17 weeks has established itself as one of New Zealand's most critically and commercially successful comedy series.

Bridges says that it's the series' incredible rotating roster of comedians, which over the season have included Rove McManus and Peter Helliar, which have made 7 Days the success it's become.

Australian comedian Charlie Pickering joins Jeremy Corbett and co. on 7 Days, screening on Friday, October 30th at 10:05pm on 3.

Pickering is the host of The 7pm Project, the latest show from Roving Productions.