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Revenge on TV2
February 13th, 2012
9:30pm Monday, February 13 on TV2
Emily Van Camp (Brothers & Sisters) stars as a young woman who takes a road over to the dark side in Revenge, the hit new US drama premiering in New Zealand tonight on TV2.
Friendly, girl-next-door Emily Thorne (Van Camp) returns to her childhood home in the swanky Hamptons, where she slips effortlessly back into the privileged life she left. But Emily is anything but friendly. Armed with a false identity and fuelled by an unstoppable rage, she's hell-bent on taking revenge against the former friends and neighbours who 17 years ago framed her father for a crime he didn't commit.
Read moreDesperate Housewives on TV2
February 13th, 2012
8:30pm Monday, February 13 on TV2
All good things eventually come to an end, and in the final season of this landmark show, the stakes are at an all-time high. A two-time winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy, Desperate Housewives returns tonight to TV2.
Desperate Housewives is a primetime soap with a truly contemporary take on "happily ever after." The series, which takes a darkly comedic look at suburbia, where the secret lives of housewives aren't always what they seem, began with Mary Alice Young inside her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, taking her own life. Commenting from her elevated point of view, she took us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbours.
Read moreThe Amazing Race on TV2
February 13th, 2012
7:30pm Monday, February 13 on TV2
Kiwi host Phil Keoghan is back with a fresh batch of mad adventurers hungry for the million dollar prize, in the brand new season of The Amazing Race, premiering tonight on TV2.
With a diverse range of people which include actors, models, undercover detectives, lawyers and professional bull riders, this season's teams have no shame and will put everything they have to make it past the first pit-stop.
This week, 11 teams depart Los Angeles for Chile, where racers find themselves dangling 120 feet in the air, battling exhaustion and their fear of heights in order to stay alive in the game. Meanwhile, one team discovers that Brazilian currency will not get them very far in Chile.
Shortland Street on TV2
February 13th, 2012
7:00pm Monday, February 13 on TV2
Lana's (Brooke Williams) holiday glow is shattered this week when she comes face to face with Daniel's (Ido Drent) injuries on Shortland Street.
Fresh from a trip to Australia, Lana is shaken when she visits Daniel and discovers his injuries are far worse than she was lead to believe.
Delighted with his potential beau's return, Daniel sets to prove to Lana that he is ready to move forward in his relationship, but when his exhaustion proves too much and he collapses, Daniel is forced to realise there is still a long road ahead to his recovery.
The Bounty Hunter on TV2
February 12th, 2012
8:30pm Sunday, February 12 on TV2
Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler), a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, gets his dream job when he is assigned to track down his bail-jumping ex-wife, reporter Nicole Hurly (Jennifer Aniston) when The Bounty Hunter screens tonight on TV2.
He thinks all that's ahead is an easy payday, but when Nicole gives him the slip so she can chase a lead on a murder cover-up, Milo realises that nothing ever goes simply with him and Nicole. The exes continually one-up each other - until they find themselves on the run for their lives.
They thought their promise to love, honour and obey was tough - staying alive is going to be a whole lot tougher.
Happily Divorced on TV2
February 12th, 2012
8:00pm Sunday, February 12 on TV2
She's baaaack! The woman with the voice you will never forget! Your favourite Nanny, Fran Drescher is here with her brand new TV2 comedy Happily Divorced.
Inspired by the real-life story of Fran Drescher (The Nanny) and husband Peter Jacobson, after 18 years of marriage, Fran (Drescher) is shocked to discover that her husband Peter (John Michael Higgins, Yes Man) is gay.
The LA based florist must deal with this bombshell and learn to juggle her new relationships and her ex-husband, who remains in the same house post divorce.
The cast is rounded out by Fran's best friend Judi (Tichina Arnold), her parents Dori (Rita Moreno) and Glen (Robert Walden) and her flower delivery employee Cesar (Valente Rodriguez).
Photo: Tichina Arnold (Judi), Fran Drescher (Fran), Glen (Robert Walden), Dori (Rita Moreno), John Michael Higgins (Peter), Valente Rodriguez (Cesar).
Read moreMike & Molly on TV2
February 12th, 2012
7:30pm Sunday, February 12 on TV2
Emmy Award-winner Melissa McCarthy and Billy Gardell star in Mike & Molly, a romantic comedy about a working-class Chicago couple who find love at an Overeaters' Anonymous meeting, returning tonight to TV2.
In the second series, Mike and Molly are getting plenty of helpful and not so helpful advice from the ever-expanding extended family who attended their engagement party. Unfortunately, trouble arises when Molly (McCarthy) wants to start planning their wedding, while Mike (Gardell) just wants to go fishing with the guys.
The Chicago cop and school teacher are very much in love, but will they make it down the aisle?
Pretty Little Liars on TV2
February 12th, 2012
5:30pm Sunday, February 12 on TV2
Last year, we met four girls who believed their secrets were safe forever when their best friend Alison mysteriously vanished. But when they began to receive threatening messages from someone named "A," they realised the truth might be only one text away. Based on the best-selling book series for young adults, today Pretty Little Liars continues with brand new episodes on TV2.
These girls are the talk of the town -- and not in a good way. Ian's (Ryan Merriman) body is missing and, with the entire town of Rosewood questioning exactly what happened the night before at the church, Aria (Lucy Hale), Emily (Shay Mitchell), Hanna (Ashley Benson) and Spencer (Troian Bellisario) have a lot of explaining to do.
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