Hey guys,

There was a two-page article in today's The Advertiser on pages 18-19 regarding when many of the big-name shows and new shows will be starting. So I thought I'd compile a list from that article of when the shows would be returning so you know when to expect your fave show to be back on our screens, or to try that new show you've heard so much about It also includes a few which aren't included in the article, but which I know for a fact are beginning in their timeslots

Obviously this isn't all of them, but those which most people would be interested in and that have been confirmed atm, or those that I can think of Some timeslots weren't included in the article; either they just weren't included or they haven't been made known yet. This involves mostly Channel 9 or Channel 10 shows. While most will probably stay in the timeslots they were in last season presumably, I still didn't put a timeslot for those just because they haven't been confirmed yet. The list is compiled in chronological order.

Returning/New Shows on Australian TV 2006 Ratings Season

Monday, 30 January
Ten Early News - 6am, Channel 10
9am with David & Kim - 9am, Channel 10
Home Life Style - 11:30am, Channel 10
The New Wheel of Fortune - 5pm, Channel 7
The Great Outdoors - 7:30pm, Channel 7

Tuesday, 31 January
The OC - 8:30pm, Channel 10 (begins with Season 2 season finale then the Season 3 season premiere. Should remain at the one-hour 8:30pm timeslot like the past two seasons.)

Wednesday, 1 February
Prison Break - 8:30pm, Channel 7

Thursday, 2 February
Las Vegas - 7:30pm, Channel 7
Lost - 8:30pm, Channel 7

Sunday, 5 February
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - time unknown, Channel 10

Monday, 6 February
Desperate Housewives - 8:40pm, Channel 7

Tuesday, 7 February
Missing Person's Unit - time unknown, Channel 9
CSI: NY - time unknown, Channel 9

Wednesday, 8 February
House - time unknown, Channel 10
ER - time unknown, Channel 9

Monday, 13 February
Bert's Family Fued - 5:30pm Channel 9
The Biggest Loser - 7pm, Channel 10
Courting Alex - time unknown, Channel 10

Tuesday, 14 February
Rove Live - time unknown, Channel 10

Wednesday, 15 February
Bondi Rescue - time unknown, Channel 10

Friday, 17 February
Friday Night Games - time unknown, Channel 10

Other major shows without published/confirmed premiere date
Commander In Chief - Channel 7
The Ellen DeGeneras Show - 12pm, Channel 10
CSI - Channel 9
CSI: Miami - Channel 9
Law & Order - Channel 10
Law & Order: SVU - Sunday, Channel 10
Dancing With The Stars - Channel 7

AYE thanx kirkY! i didnt get todays paper... too lazy WOO cant wait! so many great shows coming bacK!!! DANG- and i just CUT down!!!

the biggest losers on at 7pm weeknights

Woot! Thanks Lynz I'll add that now

I know The Simpsons comes back in like the second week of Feb but I don't remember the date and I don't think the time's been released... if anyone knows, please tell me

well thats what they said on teh tv no probs!

oh the simpsons was on telly as well! but i cant remember

I hate all them shows

Except for............ROVE!

How can you hate all of them

The OC... Desperate Housewives... Lost... House...

WOW! You just picked out the 3 ones I hate the most House isnt to bad..

I hate channel 7.. it sucks..

Deeeeeeeeelicious! Tuesday OC, Wednesday Prison Break, Thursday Lost, next Monday Desperate Housewives ..... !

aye agrees with u - those who LOVE tv

ayy thanx for posting

That's not rad

OMG then what are u doin in the TV thread? i tv

I know!

You're not rad


Because I can

And I enjoy spamming in Kirks thread

I can't wait for Rove to come back on

Yes you can

LODO!

whats LODO mean ? I thought it was RODL or LMDO

It's not LMDO, it's LODO = laughing our Delta off

but your only one person or who are you speaking on behalf of?

Hi Kirk


House Rove and The OC are my faves


Only cos you want to go and scare Delta

Theres quite a few shows there I'm lookin' forward to. some, not so much.

e.g Prison Break, The Biggest Loser, Law & Order, House, Close To Home, Counting Alex, Friday Night Games, and Commander in Chief.

I'm already up to date with new seasons of Lost, Desperate Housewives and The OC ( The oc this year is so damn boring i find myself skipping through it though last year was great)

I hope to see One Tree Hill picked up by another Channel, 10 aint giving it the time of day.

Rove is rad

Dont scare Delta

Im really happy for you

ROFL!

I think Myrt-head lobes you

I lobe Myrt-head

I lobe you

*pokes Kirk*

I dunno, all of us? I mean, she doesn't belong to anyone

*pokes Kirk* OMFFGGFGFGFG
RICKI LEES ON THE RADIO THROW ANOTHE DIME IN THAT WISHING WELL


Delta belongs to Bec & I

She does indeed

Ohhhhh ok then *cough*

Dont cough Krik I don't want your germs

Yeah Cork

Cause hes a cork

yup

Thanks Kirk

thanks for those Kirk. I've been wondering when DHWs would be back.

Yeah I saw that article today! I think most of the channel 7 and 9 shows will return/commence after the Winter Olympics and Commenwealth Games respectively. Blue Heelers however, won't return till mid year..probably so it will have its (hopefully) big finale when the ratings period finishes.

Cold Case is returning soon too, but I have no idea what time slot its in (February). Does anyone know when Greys Anatomy graces our screens yet again?

~Zena xo

Thanks so much!
Does anyone know when McLeod's Daughters is returning?

I only want:

The OC
Prison Break Looking forward to this, Wentworth is HOT
Lost (AHHHHHH OMG YAY! 4 days!!)
Desperate Housewives
Law & Order SVU (Love, but its on Foxtel like everynight so...)

And da Ellen show is on Foxtel so screw 10

YAY thankyou

I love my tv watching can't wait for them all especially the game shows

Lost, Desperate Housewives, House, The Biggest Loser, Friday Night Games, Rove..... W00T!!

The latest issue of TV Week comes out today and has a further list of programs that will return or debut throughout next week (February 5 to February 11):

Sunday, February 5
Law & Order: SVU - 8.30pm, Channel 10
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - 9.30pm, Channel 10 (new time)

Tuesday, February 7
CSI: NY - 8.30pm, Channel 9
Missing Persons Unit - 9.30pm, Channel 9 (repeat on Friday after one-day cricket first final)

Wednesday, February 8
Beyond Tomorrow - 7.30pm, Channel 7
Without a Trace - 8.30pm, Channel 9
House - 8.30pm, Channel 10
ER - 9.30pm, Channel 9
NCIS - 9.30pm, Channel 10

Thursday, February 9
Getaway - 7.30pm, Channel 9
Medium - 8.30pm, Channel 10
Law & Order - 9.30pm, Channel 10

Monday, February 13
Who wants to be a Millionaire - 8.30pm, Channel 9

It's interesting to know that ER has finally surrendered the Thursday 8.30pm timeslot. Seven had dominated the timeslot throughout the 1980s and early 1990s with its lineup of comedies (e.g. Fast Forward). Then ER began on Nine in 1993 and claimed the timeslot immediately, beating so many opposition in the next 11 years and became one of Nine's highest ratings programs throughout the period, until Lost came about.

thanks Johnson.

One more item about the primetime lineup:
The XX Winter Olympics from Turin (Torino), Italy starts Friday week (February 10), with the opening ceremony to be shown live early Saturday morning on Channel Seven. The last two Winter Olympics had brought mixed results to the network: live primetime coverage of the 1998 event from Nagano, Japan, was thrashed by Nine and Ten, but the 2002 Salt Lake City Games on replay was a great success, despite a massive time difference between the host city and Australia.
For the first time in 12 years, the Winter Olympics will be shown at night with a mixture of live coverage and replays from the previous day of competition. This year however will be a scheduling nightmare for Seven: not only it falls on the start of the ratings season, it also coincides with the Switzerland-Australia clash in the Davis Cup tennis (also on Seven).
I believe that Seven will continue to show its usual lineup of programs (Home And Away, Prison Break, Desperate Housewives, Lost etc.) throughout the 16 days of the Olympics (February 11 to February 26) before beginning its satellite telecast at 9.30pm. But, since Australia has five time zones at the moment, WA viewers will be the worst hit as they will lose up to 3 hours of coverage per day during the Olympics (this will be partly compensated by replays on the following day). And it is almost certain that the closing ceremony replay will be shown on February 27 at 9.40pm, after Desperate Housewives.

Thanks for those extra dates Johnson