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9:30pm - Thursday, August 12 on TV 3

Catching The King Of The Benefit Cheats, screening on Thursday, August 12th at 9:30pm on 3, tells the story of the world's biggest ever benefit fraudster - Kiwi, Wayne Patterson.

Patterson wanted to be a millionaire ever since he was a child - but rather than earning the money, he created 123 false identities and stole more than $3.4 million dollars in benefit payments over three years.

When police finally broke into his $200 a week two-bedroom unit in Massey, they found a whole secret world behind the unassuming exterior.

Kate Rodger’s new film show Reel Late With Kate has shown a staggering 80% share increase since it launched in July.

After three weeks on air the show has gone from a 10.4% share, to an 18.7% share in all people 5+.

And 50,000 more people are watching now than three weeks ago, going from 72, 800 viewers to 122, 800 in the same demographic – a whopping 69% increase.

Kate says she is thrilled with the results and rapt people have embraced the show, demonstrating there is a real demand from kiwi movie lovers for a locally-made film show.

“I knew I wasn’t the only film junkie out there, and to see so many fellow addicts staying up to watch Reel Late with Kate is just the coolest thing ever,” Kate adds.

So far, the show has been seen by a total cumulative audience of 466,700 people aged 5 +.

8:30pm - Tuesday, August 10 on TV 3

The man behind Outrageous Fortune and Stolen: The Baby Kahu Story is stepping in front of the camera when he guest stars in the week's Outrageous Fortune, screening Tuesday, August 10th at 8:30pm on 3.

Tim Balme is the currently Head of Development at South Pacific Pictures, he has also worked as a storyliner and script writer on five seasons of Outrageous Fortune, and now he is joining his Outrageous Fortune cast when he appears in an explosive guest role.

"He's made a lot of money through dodgy dealings and - like so often is the case - partied most of his ill gotten gains up his nose," Balme explains about his Outrageous Fortune character Quentin Bates.

8:30pm - Monday, August 9 on TV 3

When billionaire industrialist/inventor Tony Stark is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon, he instead uses his intelligence and legendary ingenuity to build a high-tech suit of armour to help him escape captivity. When he uncovers a dangerous plot with global implications he dons his powerful armour and vows to do whatever it takes to protect the world as Iron Man! Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges, and Gwyneth Paltrow.

7:30pm - Monday, August 9 on TV 3

7 Days funny men, Jeremy Corbett and Ben Hurley, embark on a pie-fuelled bro-mance adventure in the comedy special Ben & Jeremy's Big Road Trip, screening on Monday, August 9th at 7:30pm on 3.

Directed by Jason Stutter (Predicament), Ben & Jeremy's Big Road Trip follows Jeremy Corbett and Ben Hurley as they embark on a road trip adventure in the name of science, via a fictional documentary film crew's cameras.

Playing heightened versions of themselves, the fictional Jeremy Corbett is a computer game obsessed loner who thinks he's the most popular and funniest comedian on (and off) television and Ben Hurley, as the egocentric, popular but broke new comedian on the block.

11:00pm - Sunday, August 8 on TV 3

This is the story of the biggest fraudster in New Zealand's history. In 2007 he was convicted in a New York court of defrauding over 60 investors of NZ$90 million. Through an improbably simple scam involving a phoney hedge fund and the gift of the gab, Turner took the life savings of scores of people and lived a life of luxury around the world. It was the culmination of 20-years of deceit and betrayal. As he sits back in his cell in the Nassau County Correctional Centre, still following the financial markets from a transistor radio, still claiming he will return to trading, Derek Turner can at least lay claim to one title - he is undoubtedly the King of Con from downunder. Starring Eric Thompson.

8:30pm - Sunday, August 8 on TV 3

Ziva (Cote de Pablo) struggles to adjust to her new role on the NCIS team in this week's unmissable NCIS, screening on Sunday, August 8th at 8:30pm on 3.

NCIS executive producer Shane Brennan tells American TV Guide that this week's episode will be a very personal one for Ziva, explaining that it will make it clearer why Gibbs (Mark Harmon) is hesitating to trust Ziva enough to make her an NCIS agent.

"I don't think there's ever a time in Gibbs' life that he hasn't known more than he's let on," Brennan explains.

The producer goes on to say that the episode will also deal with the unresolved issues between Ziva and Tony (Michael Weatherly). "Certainly this episode will help resolve some - I won't say all, but some - of the questions that have been left hanging over the last couple of episodes," he says.

7:30pm - Sunday, August 8 on TV 3

Crashes, smashes and hilarious mud splashes return to 3 when the brand new season of the hit series Wipeout premieres its third season on Sunday, August 8th at 7:30pm on 3.

The third season of Wipeout will see the return of hosts John Anderson (ESPN's SportsCenter), John Henson (Talk Soup) and co-host Jill Wagner, however Executive Producer Matt Kunitz reveals that the new series will also bring with it a few changes.

"We changed 95% of the course, but we kept the Big Balls," Kunitz tells American TV Guide, referring to the show's signature inflated obstacles.

"We want it to be like 'The Price Is Right', where we're constantly changing the course but sometimes bringing back favourite games with new twists."