First cancellations of the season for TV3

After only two weeks on air, food and wine shows World Kitchen and Chateau Monty have become the first in TV3's 2009 season to be cancelled.

The shows aired on Saturday nights from 7.30pm, but will be replaced in that timeslot next week by popular British renovation series Grand Designs.

The NZ Herald reported that TV3 wanted to give Grand Designs a break to provide more variety - but this obviously wasn't what viewers wanted, as neither of the shows performed well.

World Kitchen and Chateau Monty will reappear on TV3 in the Sunday afternoon slot from 4.30pm on February 15th.

TV news ratings for February 4, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Wednesday February 4, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 28,570 / ASB Business - 16,630
Breakfast - 111,640 / Sunrise - 30,440
One News Midday - 98,520/ 3 News at 12 - 22,620
One News - 531,380 / 3 News - 322,680
Close Up - 380,050 / Campbell Live - 188,580
Tonight - 146,880 / Nightline - 199,440

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)

Allyson Gofton not so lovely?

C4's Select Live this evening asked viewers to call in with stories of meeting celebrities.

One caller recalled a day when former Food in a Minute presenter Allyson Gofton came into her workplace in Newmarket asking for help. The shop assistant says she tried her best to help the infomercial host, and that Gofton then walked out of the store promising she would come back later.

Gofton then reportedly called the head office of the chain to make a complaint about that particular sales assistant saying that she "knew nothing" and was "a moron".

Luckily the store management didn't seem to pay too much attention to Gofton's power tripping.

TV news ratings for February 3, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Tuesday February 3, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 43,110 / ASB Business - 11,930
Breakfast - 113,500 / Sunrise - 22,500
One News Midday - 114,700/ 3 News at 12 - 32,860
One News - 573,690 / 3 News - 353,720
Close Up - 451,810 / Campbell Live - 185,460
Tonight - 110,850 / Nightline - 171,110

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)

Super Bowl interrupted by porn; PRIME anyone?

While the world is busy talking about Jennifer Hudson's fantastic rendition of the American national anthem, some residents of Tucson, Arizona will still have their minds on a different kind of entertainment seen during this years Super Bowl.

About 10 seconds of pornographic material, reportedly known as 18 'n' Up Wet Poons, was broadcast during KVOA-TV's Super Bowl coverage to viewers who receive the channel through Comcast's SD cable feed.

The pornographic interlude came within the final minutes of the game.

KVOA-TV says that their feed was sent out without any interruptions. Comcast has admitted their standard definition feed did cause the interruption and already have engineers seeking to find the cause.

A similar incident occurred on New Zealand's own PRIME channel last year, when the hardcore porn film Desperate Blackwives 2 interrupted the Grassroots Rugby show for several minutes.

TV news ratings for February 2, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Monday February 2, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 30,270 / ASB Business - 5,400
Breakfast - 108,630 / Sunrise - 24,740
One News Midday - 104,380/ 3 News at 12 - 31,060
One News - 617,020 / 3 News - 335,310
Close Up - 497,270 / Campbell Live - 170,910
Tonight - 108,100 / Nightline - 165,020

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)

New look for Te Karere

Today marks the 25th anniversay for TVNZ's Maori language news bulletin Te Karere. To celebrate this milestone Te Karere was given a complete makeover, with new graphics, new music and a new set.

Te Karere is now broadcast from the One News set, and in a way this shows the network giving the bulletin more importance. It was also extended to a half-hour bulletin from today and for the first time features the weather in Maori.

It was odd not having the usual Te Karere theme music, but I do like this new mix. However the new music does remind me of 3 News just a bit...

For the very first time I can actually say that all the wood on the One News set looks good with the other colours being used!

TV news ratings for January 30, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Friday January 30, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 20,200 / ASB Business - 5,440
Breakfast - 99,420 / Sunrise - 31,210
One News Midday - 85,240/ 3 News at 12 - 64,610
One News - 466,450 / 3 News - 307,300
Close Up - 355,640 / Campbell Live - 175,340
Tonight - 193,740 / Nightline - 127,820

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)