Nine’s MasterChef wannabe announced

Best known for co-hosting Sale of the Century, Jo Silvagni is making a return to national television as the host of the Nine Network’s answer to MasterChef Australia, The Great Aussie Cook Off. Silvagni – formerly Bailey – will join comedian Vince Sorrenti to host the eight-part family-friendly program, which will air from October 11. […]

Nine and FOX Sports team up for Australian Masters

Further to the breaking news last night. The Australian Masters announced today a multi-year broadcast partnership with the Nine Network and FOX SPORTS. In 2009, Nine will broadcast live coverage from Kingston Heath Golf Club on each of the four days with FOX SPORTS also providing live coverage on pay television. Nine will also incorporate […]

Nine wins Australian Masters Golf rights

Nine have won the rights to televise the Australian Masters Golf this year which will feature Tiger Woods, whatsonthetube reports.

beyondblue injunction makes 60 Minutes sad

A TV program on the suicide deaths of four students at a Geelong school has been withdrawn from screening at the 11th hour following an injunction against its broadcast by beyondblue, the mental health organisation. The Nine Network’s 60 Minutes was scheduled to show a segment titled Searching for Answers on Sunday but received notice […]

More GO! videos

GO! premiered at 6.30 last night on D99 and D88 (regionals). Here are some more videos of presentation of the Nine Network’s new youth channel. Knowfirst loved The Big Bang Theory marathon and enjoyed Aliens In America as well.

2009’s most-watched revealed

Reality, Rugby League and Australian drama are leading the pack when it comes to 2009’s top television programmes, new figures reveal. 2009’s top shows at the half-way point of the ratings year are: 1. MasterChef Australia: The winner 3.7m 2. MasterChef Australia: Finale 3.3m 3. State Of Origin: First match 2.3m 4. Underbelly: A Tale […]

Nine unleashes GO!

GO!, Australia’s newest free-to-air network, went live at 6.30pm AEST Sunday August 9th with a clean, fresh and youthful graphical design. More to come…

POLL: Will you be watching GO!?

As GO! launches in little over thirty minutes time, the question needs to be asked – is there anything on Nine’s supplementary channel that you will be watching?

Fall Preview: Hank

Hank premieres September 30 on ABC (US) and will air in Australia on the Nine Network. Sometimes scaling back is the best way to get ahead. Wall Street legend Hank Pryor (Kelsey Grammer) and his wife Tilly have been living the high life in New York City. That is until Hank is forced out of […]

Miss Universe Australia set to heat up MasterChef

Rachael Finch, Miss Universe Australia, is set to star in Ten’s Celebrity MasterChef, which boils over in living rooms across Australia Wednesday nights at 7.30 from mid-September. The Townsville glamour auditioned for the original MasterChef before competing in the Miss Universe pageant, but was knocked out before she reached the televised portion of the show, […]

Ready? Set? GO! from 6.30pm

The Nine Network’s new supplementary service, GO! officially kicks off its soft launch at 6.30pm tonight. The first program to be screened is the likeable Wipeout. Knowfirst is hanging out until 7.30pm when there will be four episodes of The Big Bang Theory back-t0-back. GO! will screen 24 hours a day with music videos from […]

Eddie fronts Not The 7PM Project pilot for Nine

In news that will please his fan (!), Eddie McGuire has shot a pilot at Nine Melbourne alongside of Peter Berner cheekily titled Not The 7PM Project, where panelists will have a “real opinion.” Nine will get the series up within weeks if it proves successful in its trial runs. Knowfirst has been saying for […]

Seven and Nine to team for AFL rights? Surely not…

An interesting tidbit in the Sunday Telegraph today from Ros Reines intimating that Seven and Nine will be teaming up for the new AFL rights contract, which is expected to fetch $1b plus. Reines says that Ten will be left out in the cold. Knowfirst would think that hell would freeze over before Seven and […]

Review: Three Rivers

Over the next few weeks in the lead-up to Fall Season, Knowfirst Blog will look at some of the new shows about to hit the airwaves. Network Ten is likely to premiere new CBS drama Three Rivers in 2010. Here is that show’s first review by Travis Yanan Watches TV Alex O’Loughlin fans will be […]

Rescue: Special Ops

Does this show look shit-hot or what???

GO!88 good to go for NBN

NBN has just screened a new promo for GO! and officially called it GO!88. It commences August 9th.

GO! Promo

Screened on NBN, July 27, 2009. Good to kick ass!

Hot Seat – will the $1m go off tonight?

We sure hope so!

Review: Glee

Over the next few weeks in the lead-up to Fall Season, Knowfirst Blog will look at some of the new shows about to hit the airwaves. In late September, Ten is likely to premiere FOX’s new musical comedy Glee. Glee is about a high school teacher (Matthew Morrison) who attempts to transform the Glee Club […]

Review: The Vampire Diaries

Over the next few weeks in the lead-up to Fall Season, Knowfirst Blog will look at some of the new shows about to hit the airwaves. In October, Nine/WIN and NBN’s new channel GO! will premiere The CW’s new big hope, The Vampire Diaries. The Vampire Diaries is reviewed by BuzzSugar after the jump, along […]

Hey Hey returns to Nine

Daryl Somers has answered a Channel Nine mayday as the network seeks a return to its heyday with variety show Hey Hey It’s Saturday. The presenter, 58 in August, will front two one-off specials of the program in November as Nine digs into its vaults to try to boost ratings. Hey Hey It’s Saturday first […]

All systems GO! for new channel

Nine’s new digital channel GO! will premiere 7am, August 9, on Channels 99 metro, 80 (WIN) and 88 (NBN). The Kids WB will feature prominently on the first day, with four episodes back-to-back of Knowfirst favourite The Big Bang Theory commencing at 7.30pm. Sundays will feature comedy, Mondays will focus on reality, Tuesdays will be […]

Grey’s star speaks out about leaving hit show

Fans were shocked when T.R. Knight made the surprising decision to leave Grey’s Anatomy, the hit medical drama that launched him to fame. This week, in an exclusive interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actor reveals what led him to his decision, and he also candidly discusses “Isaiahgate,” coming out of the closet, and leaving his friends at […]

Tuesday nights are a bitch as Melrose returns on The CW

Tuesday nights in the 90’s were famous in the US for the steamy, saucy Melrose Place on Network Ten. Now, The CW in the US is bringing the bitchiness back with a remake of the famous show, and will place the programme on Tuesday nights. “We have an absolute drop-dead gorgeous cast, we have a […]

Australian Ratings for July 23, 2009

Thursday saw the premiere of new comedy series on Seven. TV Burp and Double Take both debut to unspectacular 1m audiences. Rush on Ten and 20 To 1 on Nine beat the debuts, but all three networks were around 200,000 viewers within each other. Seven News once again lead the pack, whilst Ten’s 7PM Project […]