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We are excited to announce that Jack Black and @rachelhunterx will be LIVE on the show this Monday.You won’t want to miss it!!

— TVNZ’s Breakfast (@BreakfastonOne) May 14, 2013

TVNZ’s Breakfast confirmed this morning that Rachel Hunter is due to appear on the show on Monday with an announcement.

Does this suggest that she will be announcing a return to New Zealand’s Got Talent for its second season this year?

Is this a good thing?

Top 20 most time shifted shows

1. Revenge: 54070 (TV2, 9:45pm – 10:45pm)
2. NCIS: Los Angeles: 41900 (TV3, 9:30pm – 10:30pm)
3. NCIS: 37060 (TV3, 8:30pm – 9:30pm)
4. Shortland Street: 35110 (TV2, 7:00pm – 7:30pm)
5. Modern Family: 26550 (TV3, 7:35pm – 8:00pm) Continue reading »

Maurice Williamson will no longer be making an appearance on Ellen.

Following his speech in support of the gay marriage bill last month, the MP was invited to appear on the US talk show due to the popularity of his speech on the internet.

“We have been unable to reach agreement and timing constraints related to the show’s filming now prevent an appearance from happening,” he said in a statement.

Most watched

1. One News: 706,270 (TV ONE, 6:00pm – 7:00pm)
2. Shortland Street: 566,080 (TV2, 7:00pm – 7:30pm)
3. My Kitchen Rules: 511,590 (TV2, 7:30pm – 9:05pm)
4. Royal Prince Alfred: 469,480 (TV ONE, 7:30pm – 8:30pm)
5. Seven Sharp: 375,870 (TV ONE, 7:00pm – 7:30pm) Continue reading »

Sky TV has confirmed their coverage of the Black Caps tour of England this winter.

The first test at Lord’s kicks off this week with Sky commentator Ian Smith joining the BSkyB commentary team for the series. Continue reading »

McKenzie talks Southland axe

Southland actor Ben McKenzie has opened up about the cancellation of the LA cop series, saying he hopes audiences take away an impression of it as an honourable show. “I just hope we made a good show and people enjoyed it and I hope it stands up. I hope people can watch years from now and say ‘That was a good episode’, ‘I like what they did there’, ‘I like his performance’, or ‘I like that shot’.”

From Dusk Till Dawn coming to TV

A TV series based on the 1996 crime/horror film From Dusk Till Dawn – which was written by Quentin Tarantino – is being planned by the film’s director Robert Rodriguez. Continue reading »

The Fox network has picked up five new comedies and four new dramas for the 2013/14 season.

New Zealander Karl Urban features in the new sci-fi series from JJ Abrams, Almost Human, while Greg Kinnear plays the lead role in a remake of Australian drama Rake.

Here’s the first look at the new offerings from Fox. Continue reading »

Fletcher Mills has been named as the winner of TV3′s X Factor wild card vote, catapulting him back into the competition as the 13th finalist.

Fletcher’s inclusion means that the least experienced judge on the panel will have the biggest work load with four acts in her category compared to three in each of the others.

The Monday night Shortland Street hour has managed to chase The X Factor NZ to a later timeslot.

TV3 has confirmed they will be moving the Monday night results episode from 7.30pm to the later time of 8pm.

Sunday’s episode drew 395,500 while Monday’s attracted 317,010.

MediaWorks TV Director of Programming Mark Caulton says the move is due to “audience demand”. Continue reading »

Top 20 most time shifted shows

1. Criminal Minds: 56880 (TV ONE, 8:35pm – 9:30pm)
2. The Following: 32810 (TV ONE, 9:30pm – 10:30pm)
3. The X Factor: 19700 (TV3, 7:30pm – 8:40pm)
4. Shortland Street: 16200 (TV2, 7:00pm – 8:05pm)
5. My Kitchen Rules: 12640 (TV2, 8:05pm – 10:00pm) Continue reading »