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Rank the following shows in order of highest to lowest overall viewership rating for its pilot episode:

Burying Brian
Diplomatic Immunity
Go Girls
Outrageous Fortune
Rude Awakenings
The Cult
This is Not my Life

(I'll put up the answers later this week...)

Below is a list of broadcasters, producers and people who work in the TV industry in New Zealand.  If we've missed anyone off this list, please let us know.  If you haven't already done so, please add us: @NZTV

Channels:
3 Business - @3business
3 Entertainment - @3Entertainment
3 News - @3newsNZ
3 Politics - @3Politics
3 Sport - @3Sport
C4 - @C4TV
Freeview - @NZFreeview
MGM - @MGMChannelNZ
Maori Television - @maoritv
MTV NZ - @MTVNewZealand
One News Alerts - @OneNewsAlerts
Prime TV - @Primetv_NZ
Sky Sport - @SkySportNZ
Sky Sport Cricket - @SkySportCricket
Sky TV - @skynz
TV Rotorua - @TVRotorua
TV3 - @TV3NZ
TVNZ Breaking News - @TVNZBreaking
TVNZ Business - @TVNZBusiness
TVNZ Movies - @TVNZMovies
TVNZ News - @TVNZNews
TVNZ Sport - @TVNZSportNews
UKTV - @UKTVnz

We want to know how many people love locally made television.  To help celebrate 50 years of Television in New Zealand we've created a new group on Facebook for anyone who loves the television that we produce here.

From Shortland Street to Outrageous Fortune, from 7 Days to the Masterchef, if it's a locally made show and you love it, wear your heart on your sleeve and join our group.

A new survey is being undertaken by television research company Nga Matakiirea for NZ On Air seeking the publics views on the state of Maori programmes on mainstream television today.

Views expressed in this survey are entirely confidential and should take about 10 minutes to complete.

Respondents who complete the survey and supply us with their contact details at the end will be entered into a draw to receive supermarket, book or petrol vouchers to the value of $200.

Mainstream Maori television programmes are those which have a Maori theme or storyline, mainly in English, that broadcast on mainstream channels.

You can view the survey here.

Is it the bitchy soap Gloss or the doctors and nurses at Shortland Street? Do the boys from Hunger For The Wild match Hudson & Halls? Was Dancing With The Stars your favourite prime time show or do you rate classic children's programmes like Under The Mountain and The Boy From Andromeda as your fondest memory

Second cycle of New Zealand’s Next Top Model to begin later this year.

MasterChef Australia in hot water with fans after contestants caught re-plating after cameras stopped rolling.

EastEnders cleans up at British Soap Awards.

Betty White kills it on Saturday Night Live.

Desperate Housewives villain Paul Young (Mark Moses) returning to Wisteria Lane next season.

American Idol named the biggest cash generator on TV.

Comedy Central to produce animated show focussed on Jesus.

The Sopranos star James Gandolfini working on a return to TV in a new series centring on a politically incorrect cab driver.

Go Girls given the green light by TVNZ for a third season.