Sydney-based production house The Full Box has been lurking in the real crime genre ever since the founders Gerri Coy and Bryan Cockerill launched the business a decade ago. Their first commission was Tough Nuts: Australia’s Hardest Criminals for Foxtel’s CI channel.

“Series one ran for eight episodes and then they commissioned a second series of another eight,” Coy told Mediaweek.

Their next commission kept them in the genre too when BBC commissioned The Kangaroo Gang: Thieves by Appointment. “That mini-series was based on Adam Shand’s book The Adventures of Arthur Delany and the Kangaroo Gang.”

The Full Box founders: Bryan Cockerill and Gerri Coy

The partnership with broadcaster and writer Shand has been constant through all of The Full Box series and he became an onscreen contributor when the producers started working on Australian Crime Stories for Nine.

The first two series of Australian Crime Stories was basically a rebadged version of Tough Nuts without original host Tara Moss but with Nine’s Mark Burrows doing the narration.

It worked so well for Nine that the network commissioned more. “We then moved away from dramatised recreations to a more investigative style of storytelling,” Cockerill told Mediaweek.

The first of the new-look Australian Crime Stories was eight episodes while season four, which launches this week on Nine and 9Now, will be 10.

Whatever you do don’t miss the first episode which features Roger Rogerson. “He has been a theme in several episodes before,” said Cockerill. “We first interviewed him for the first two seasons of Tough Nuts and he was also in The Kangaroo Gang.”

Roger Rogerson

The updated Rogerson episode covers the Glenn McNamara and Jamie Gao saga that culminated with the two former cops taking part in the most filmed crime ever (via CCTV) and then the subsequent disposal and discovery of a body.

Cockerill: “When you are confronted by the CCTV vision you see that this is the most cold and calculated thing you will ever see. Some people have said it is pure evil.”

One of the interviewees in the Rogerson episode is Daily Telegraph crime reporter Mark Morri. “Like me, Morri feels like he has been conned by Roger,” said Cockerill. “Rogerson comes across as a charming old bloke who did a few dodgy things in his past. But the more you look into this crime you are shocked by what actually happened.”

The new Australian Crime Stories season has a compelling mix of big name crime figures (Rogerson and Lawyer X/Nicola Gobbo for starters), but also some intriguing cases that will trigger much discussion when they are explored onscreen.

“We always search for a range of stories covering different crimes, from gruesome murders to robberies gone wrong. We have found an intriguing mix this series that range from a miscarriage of justice to the work of a con artist. What brings them together is that they are all real and we are able to interview people who were there.”

Coy explained the filmmakers try to get away from being too focused on just Sydney and Melbourne. There was a Tasmanian story last series and amongst the new episodes is a South Australian reveal that will fascinate any viewer.

Adam Shand

Shand conducts the interviews with the talent during this series and does a few pieces to camera hosting each episode. The heavy lifting when it comes to narration is left to Burrows who does a great job of explaining what is happening and why. Particularly useful in the Lawyer X episode for example.

Cockerill and Coy haven’t had knock backs from any crims, coppers or journalists they wanted to get for this season. “We take very seriously our responsibility to tell these stories accurately and truthfully,” said Cockerill. “This is not just a piece of TV, it is their lives.”

“It can be very emotionally draining too for the people taking part as they relive events,” added Coy. “We talk to them a lot before we roll camera whether it be face-to-face or on the phone.”

Several contributors have been on screen all the way through four seasons of Australian Crime Stories including former NSW assistant police commissioner Clive Small, journalist Peter Hoysted (aka Jack The Insider) and former NSW detective Brian Harding among them.

Australian Crime Stories: Mediaweek podcasts

Don’t miss our special series of podcast minis with the creators of Australian Crime Stories, Gerri Coy and Bryan Cockerill, giving an insiders guide to each episode of the real crime series on Nine and 9Now.

The first episode is published to today and looks at Season 4, Episode 1: Roger Rogerson

Listen here.

Every day from 6.00am – 6.00pm 10 Shake will boast programs just for the kids. For the first time on free-to-air TV, young ones will be able to tune into The Loud House, Henry Danger, Sam & Cat and The Thundermans.

Also favourites like SpongeBob SquarePants, PAW Patrol, Dora The Explorer, Butterbean’s Café and locally produced, Ready Set Dance, Totally Wild and Scope.

From 6pm each night the programming mix switches to adults with The Charlotte Show, Teen Mom Australia (Season 1), Ridiculousness (Season 8), Catfish: The TV Show (Season 6) and The Daily Show With Trevor Noah making their free-to-air debuts while The Late Late Show With James Corden, Comedy Central Roasts, Drunk History US, Ex On The Beach UK and Lip Sync Battle will also be entertaining viewers.

Earlier this year Network 10 head of programming Daniel Monaghan told Mediaweek the broadcaster was well aware the market has been expecting a new multichannel from the broadcaster. So what has taken so long?

“We have been talking about a fourth channel for some time and have been investigating a number of options pre the change of 10’s ownership and after,” admitted Monaghan to Mediaweek. “Once we saw Viacom and CBS coming together, and seeing the content they both offer, we realised we could access content that would differentiate it from Bold and Peach.

“Looking at the content made us feel like now was exactly the right time to launch. There was content in the kids’ space we didn’t previously have access to and then some edgier content through the Viacom channels.”

See also: Network 10 launches Shake: Show me the strategy, Dan Monaghan

Key to the success of any FTA commercial TV channel is, of course, is the ability to monetise the dayparts. Looking after revenue for Network 10’s new channel 10 Shake is chief sales officer Rod Prosser.

The decision to go with the 10 Shake programming mix came about after looking at the large library of content at ViacomCBS, Prosser told Mediaweek. “What I was really keen on when Bev McGarvey and the broader management team started talking around the new channel was that it would be very different to what we already had and therefore would not cannibalise our channels Bold and Peach.

“I wanted a channel that would offer us an opportunity to talk to advertisers that we may not have had in the past. Shake allows us to do that. There isn’t another very targeted under-40 channel that can compete with the likes of YouTube for example. It’s now up to us to open up conversations with advertisers.”

As to whether there is much money available for the daytime younger audiences, Prosser said: “The sales proposition will be a little bit different, and we will do a lot of packaging. We have now had a few months selling Nickelodeon as part of ViacomCBS, albeit on a different platform. We know there are a lot of clients from big retailers to toy companies to gaming that are really keen on advertising around younger skewing content.

“We will obviously adhere to the regulations surrounding advertising at that time of day to a younger audience that are attached to our broadcast licence. We will have to get approval on ads that go into some of the programming blocks.”

See also: Network 10 launches Shake: Show me the money, Rod Prosser on sales

Foxtel’s Fox Footy channel is celebrating a milestone today as its juggernaut AFL 360 will broadcast its 1,000th episode, making it the longest running AFL television show in Australian history.

The institution hosted by prominent odd couple Gerard Whateley and Mark “Robbo” Robinson will celebrate with a 90-minute special on the eve of the final home and away round of the unusual 2020 season.

Having spent 1000 episodes, 60,000 minutes, 3,600,000 million seconds on-air together since episode one in 2010, Gerard and Robbo will look back at some of their most significant and most fun moments and favourite guests of the past 10 years.

Long-serving AFL 360 executive producer Tim Hodges reminded Mediaweek how the show started initially once a week on Wednesdays on Fox Sports before Foxtel secured the football rights. When Fox Footy secured the rights in 2012 the show moved to four nights a week on the Fox Footy channel.

Hodges was hired as EP from Network 10 after it lost the AFL rights.

“We were told it might take a while to build an audience for a nightly show, but by the end of the first year the audience had doubled every night of the week from what it used to do as a weekly program. Fans are passionate about the show now and they love Gerrard and Robbo.”

Hodges was part of the team at 10 that won a TV Week Logie for Best Sports Coverage for 10’s final AFL match – the AFL Grand Final. Memorable also for Meatloaf’s performance that year!

A cavalcade of sports stars have appeared on AFL 360 over the years.

“The most significant shows have been high-rating episodes when we covered major events like the tragic death of Danny Frawley, Phil Wash and others, the sackings of various coaches and also when we pay tribute to people when they retire which we will be doing this week.”

The hosts have great relationships with everybody in the AFL. A couple of notable exceptions over the years have been former coach Ross Lyon who just doesn’t get on with Whateley, and Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley who has had a prickly relationship with Robinson over the years.

Hodges revealed that the production team start work each day around 10am. They speak to Gerrard and Robbo during the day and Whateley is first to arrive late afternoon after finishing his radio commitments. “Robbo is always last to arrive as he needs to file his copy at the Herald Sun before he gets here. It’s not unusual for me to be on the phone to him after 7pm wondering what time he will show. There have been days where he walks in at 7.28pm and we scramble to change his shirt and put on some makeup.”

AFL 360 producer Tim Hodges (centre) with Gerrard and Robbo plus guests Nathan Buckley and Paul Roos

The show’s longest serving player and coach – Hawthorn premiership superstar Jordan Lewis – and Geelong’s Chris Scott will join the 1000th episode along with the show’s first pairing David King and Mark Maclure.

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan will also be part of the coverage festivities live from the hub in Queensland.

Western Bulldogs legend and AFL 360 regular, Bob Murphy, will present the all-time Top 5 Rascals of the Week, a regular segment that celebrates the cheeky side of the game.

Show-favourites Jack Riewoldt, Nick Riewoldt and Jarryd Roughead will also be live in studio along with a host of tributes shared by Neale Daniher, Nathan Buckley, Alastair Clarkson, Chris Fagan, Nat Fyfe, Nic Naitanui and premiership coach Damien Hardwick.

The evening show that dissects footy from all angles, is also the longest running magazine show on Fox Sports on Foxtel.

AFL 360’s 1000th episode will go to air this Wednesday, September 16 at 7.30pm. It is also available on Kayo and Foxtel on demand platforms.

The company’s transformed subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, 10 All Access, will be rebranded as Paramount+ in early 2021 as part of the service’s expansion to feature content from ViacomCBS’ portfolio of broadcast, news, sports and entertainment brands. ViacomCBS will also bring Paramount+ to international markets with an initial debut in Australia, Latin America and the Nordics in 2021.

“Paramount is an iconic and storied brand beloved by consumers all over the world, and it is synonymous with quality, integrity and world-class storytelling,” said Bob Bakish, President and CEO, ViacomCBS. “With Paramount+, we’re excited to establish one global streaming brand in the broad-pay segment that will draw on the sheer breadth and depth of the ViacomCBS portfolio to offer an extraordinary collection of content for everyone to enjoy.”

David Lynn, President and CEO, ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), said: “With the global launch of Paramount+ we are poised to become as powerful a player in streaming as we are in TV. VCNI is focused on building a meaningful, global brand presence in our key markets, generating material advertising, subscription and licensing revenue from streaming.
“By leveraging the iconic Paramount brand, leading-edge infrastructure from ViacomCBS along with an incredible, super-sized pipeline of must-see content, Paramount+ will deliver an exceptional consumer entertainment experience and significantly disrupt the streaming industry.”

Chief Content Officer & Executive Vice President of ViacomCBS Australia & New Zealand, Beverley McGarvey, said: “The rebrand of 10 All Access to Paramount+ confirms its place in ViacomCBS’ global streaming network which will carry iconic ViacomCBS library content.
“As we continue to build out our multi-platform offering and with a firm focus on building our streaming offering, we’re really thrilled to be bringing the Paramount+ brand to local audiences.”

ViacomCBS has also revealed plans for additional new original series for Paramount+:

THE OFFER, a scripted limited event series from Paramount Television Studios, based on Oscar-winning producer Al Ruddy’s extraordinary, never-revealed experiences of making The Godfather. The 10-episode event series is written and executive produced by Michael Tolkin (Escape at Dannemora and The Player). Ruddy will also serve as executive producer, and Emmy-winning producer Leslie Greif (Hatfields & McCoys) will executive produce and be a writer on the series.

LIONESS, a spy drama created by Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone) with Sheridan, Jill Wagner, David Glasser, David Hutkin, and Bob Yari set to executive produce. Based on a real-life CIA program, Lioness follows a young Marine recruited to befriend the daughter of a terrorist to bring the organisation down from within. The series is produced by Paramount Network and 101 Studios.

A reimagination of the Emmy-nominated series Behind the Music entitled MTV’s Behind The Music – The Top 40, which will unlock MTV’s vault from the past 40 years for a unique and intimate look at the 40 biggest artists of all time, through their voices and their eyes. The series will be produced by Creature Films and MTV Studios.

THE REAL CRIMINAL MINDS, a true-crime docuseries based on the hit CBS Television series, and produced by XG Productions in association with CBS Television Studios and ABC Signature.

The service is also developing a revival of THE GAME as part of BET’s programming on Paramount+ from CBS Television Studios and Grammnet Productions.

The new original series announced today join the service’s previously announced plans for KAMP KORAL, a new original children’s series from Nickelodeon’s Spongebob Squarepants, and the service’s role as the exclusive SVOD home to The Spongebob Movie: Sponge On The Run in early 2021. Additional new original content will be announced ahead of launch.

This programming will join 10 All Access’ existing offering of more than 10,000 episodes and movies from BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, Network 10 and more, as well as exclusive original series including The Good Fight, The Twilight Zone, Tooning Out The News, No Activity, Why Women Kill, Interrogation, The Thomas John Experience and Tell Me A Story, as well as upcoming series The Stand, The Man Who Fell To Earth, The Harper House, and Guilty Party.

The platform offers them the chance to showcase their skills and experience in a centralised location for Australian employers to find these ‘rare gems’ of talent. With over 1.7 million Australians out of work – and 56% of women losing their jobs during COVID-19 – Freelancing Gems holistically aims to help women get back on their feet.

Founded by industry professionals including founder and former CEO of The Red Republic Fleur Madden, former Daily Mail account director ANZ Amanda Kelly and former CoHort Go’s CMO Kirsty Jackson, the trio caught up with Mediaweek and spoke about their shared mission as well as the future of the job market.

Madden revealed with The Red Republic they frequently used freelancers yet found it was difficult to locate freelancers in one centralised location – and across all industries. “There are other freelancer sites out there, but they’re usually quite niche in their industries, and there isn’t one that champions women in Australia – which I was shocked about. That’s where the concept for Freelancing Gems came from.”

Jackson added: “What we’re seeing on our platform predominantly are administration roles, bookkeeping, freelancers from creative industries and HR, but we do certainly see ourselves as a platform for all industries and we encourage freelancers from different industry-backgrounds to apply.”

Madden said being a female founder and working with a lot of other female entrepreneurs, she’s found there are unique challenges women face in business. “Through the work I’ve been doing for the past two decades I was getting asked for some of my business templates and tools. Then I read an article saying women charge 38% less than their male counterparts when sourcing content because they don’t understand what they should be charging. And it was at that moment when I thought ‘I’ve got the tools, I’ve got the templates, I already champion and support women in the work I do – there’s a bigger piece here’.”

The trio of women who come from slightly different backgrounds have known each other for many years and they’ve never actually collaborated until now. “All of us had a similar mission. We’re passionate about women in work and we found we were at a stage in our careers where we were ready to do something with real purpose,” said Madden.

She then added how the three of them were working on the concept prior to COVID. “There is no doubt however that during the pandemic women have been disproportionately disadvantaged than men. The basis of our business was to help women find work, and if anything, there’s never been more of a need to help women find work than right now.“

Jackson added: “We know that from COVID well over 1m people have lost their jobs and that more women have been impacted than men. The industries hardest-hit are traditionally industries that women work in, like travel and retail.”

Madden said with the platform they also have a monthly ‘Entrepreneur in Residence’ which is a high-profile businesswoman who women can direct their burning business questions to. “This month we have Chelsea Bonner who is the founder of BELLA Management – Australia’s leading curvy and plus-size modelling agency. If we’re talking about diversity and inclusion, there’s no one better to talk about that than Chelsea.”

Kelly added: “Supporting diversity in the workplace is a strong part of our mission. When we started the business pre-COVID, we were focusing on the diversity piece but ultimately COVID has been our secondary purpose and getting back to work sooner.”

Madden also revealed the platform offers a program for when women sign up they are matched with another woman who’s on a similar journey. “There’s an array of elements to the business. Our mission is to find women work and get paid what they’re worth, but we’re also giving them the tools and support to be able to do that.”

Kelly touched on how the future of work has changed and how there’ll inevitably be a real shift towards the e-economy. “We have found there is an up-take in women going into a style of work when perhaps they didn’t think they were going to before COVID – like freelancing or sole-trader work. Ultimately women are looking for balance after coming out of a more corporate career or having kids. They’re the real reasons why women are looking at different styles of working and we definitely think the e-economy is the way forward.”

Jackson said through this pandemic and the new world we’re adapting to there are still jobs out there. “What we’re seeing is that while employers don’t necessarily have the capacity to have a full-time staff, they are now looking for that freelance market. That’s where the opportunities are for these women to pivot and create new businesses and access the flexibility some have always wanted.”

In terms of plans for the future for Freelancing Gems, Kelly added: “We are Australian-based at the moment but we do have big plans in the next five years to go global, so watch this space.”

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Top photo: Founders (from left to right) Amanda Kelly, Fleur Madden and Kirsty Jackson

This will see SBS broadcast the Tour de France live in Australia for the next 10 years. With 2030 marking a 40-year partnership between SBS and A.S.O.

Under the agreement, SBS has the exclusive Australian rights to deliver live, multi-platform coverage (including televisions and digital).

From 2021 to 2030, SBS will broadcast over 300 hours of cycling across the network each year. As part of the new broadcast deal, SBS has secured the exclusive Australian rights to the Dakar Rally and Schneider Electric Paris Marathon, as well as additional men’s and women’s cycling events including the Paris Roubaix, La Vuelta, Fleche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

SBS managing director James Taylor said: “SBS has been home to the Tour de France for 30 years. We’re truly thrilled to extend our long-standing arrangement until 2030, which is a testament to the quality of our partnership with A.S.O. We are absolutely delighted that SBS will continue offering viewers world-class coverage of every minute of this incredible event for another 10 years.”

“The Tour de France is one of the most prestigious events in the sporting calendar, combining a rich cultural experience with magnificent sporting achievements. The Tour’s popularity stretches beyond the world of cycling, bringing people together and contributing to social harmony – that’s what our Charter is all about.”

SBS director of sport Ken Shipp said: “The Tour de France is the world’s biggest annual sporting event and one of SBS’s biggest sporting properties. It’s at the heart of SBS and, every year, we provide extensive coverage for millions of fans across Australia. This new deal reflects a mutual respect between SBS and A.S.O. built over the last 30 years. We look forward to continuing this partnership and investing further in cycling to make our coverage even bigger over the next decade.”  

A.S.O managing director Yann Le Moënner said: “We are proud to have in SBS a trusted and committed partner whose unwavering support has proven stronger than ever. By 2030, end of the newly signed agreement, it will have been 40 editions since SBS has become the home of cycling, a tenure that has seen an ever-growing passion for our events Down Under, crowned by the victories of champions like Cadel Evans, Richie Porte, Mathew Hayman and Caleb Ewan while Toby Price went to win the Dakar Rally twice.

“On top of being accessible to all Australians for free, Le Tour de France, La Vuelta a España, Dakar Rally, Paris-Roubaix and many more events will benefit both from the proven exceptional editorial treatment from SBS and the most innovative digital tools to bring great storylines anytime, to all Australian generations on their preferred platform.”

The Queensland events are supported through the V-Fest initiative which is part of SQ’s $3.3 million COVID-19 response package as well as its bi-annual Screen Culture Funding program.

Screen Queensland CEO Kylie Munnich said: “In addition to entertaining our communities and stimulating tourism, screen culture events are a source of inspiration for our industry and present a career-building platform to showcase their creations,” said Munnich.

“We are pleased to deliver this vital support and look forward to giving continued assistance to the delivery of dynamic and diverse virtual festivals and COVID-safe live events in 2020 and 2021.”

Screen Queensland’s rolling Screen Culture Program runs twice a year with the goal to support screen events state-wide, celebrating diverse content across film, games and online. 

Recipients of the first 2020-21 round include the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Understory Film Festival in Cairns, Game on Festival in Brisbane, Black Screen Touring Film Festival, and Capricorn Film Festival in Yeppoon.  

The first V-Fest initiative was announced in June to enable new and existing screen culture events to deliver virtual screen festivals.

Screen Queensland’s screen culture and community director Rowena Billard said:

“Essential Screen Festival, Port Shorts, Queensland Touring Film Festival, Capfilmfestaccessible and Women in Film and Television are amongst the state’s trail-blazers in this “new normal” world of online film festivals,” said Billard.

“As a society, the importance of screen culture on both the big and small screen as a way of creating connection and wellbeing has been particularly underlined in the current landscape.

“In this way, Screen Queensland is proud to support the economic and cultural recovery of our state.”

Applications are open now for Screen Culture Funding  Round 2 on the Screen Queensland website www.screenqueensland.com.au and close on 5:00pm Friday 23 October.

Screen Culture Funding 2020/21 Round 1 recipients
• ACS Outback Cinema Masterclass (Winton)
• Animation Alliance Australia Presents (Brisbane)
• Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) (South East Queensland)
• Australian Independent Film Festival (Brisbane)
• Black Screen Touring Film Festival (Far North Queensland)
• Caloundra Film Festival
• Capricorn Film Festival (Yeppoon)
• Game On Festival (Brisbane)
• Queensland Touring Film Festival (Regional Queensland locations)
• Sanctuary Film Festival (Gold Coast)
• Sydney Film Festival – Travelling Film Festival (Regional Queensland locations)
• Understory Film Festival (Cairns)

V-Fest recipients
• Best of Port Shorts
• Capfilmfestaccessible
• Essential Screen Festival
• Queensland Touring Film Festival
• WIFT (Women in Film and Television) Queensland – Women’s Virtual Film Festival

Over the past five weeks, the most colourful and entertaining show on television intrigued and captivated the nation, right up to the moment Bushranger was revealed as Bonnie Anderson and revealed as the winner.

Hosted by Osher Günsberg and starring Jackie O, Dave Hughes, Dannii Minogue and Urzila Carlson as the guessing panel, the 2020 season of The Masked Singer Australia consistently beat all challengers, ranking #1 in its timeslot and #1 in under 50s and all key age groups (25 to 54s, 16 to 39s and 18 to 49s).

See also: How Covid couldn’t stop 10 & Warner Bros finishing The Masked Singer

The show posted a national total average audience of 1.23 million viewers, including a capital city total audience of 915,000.

Minutes viewed on 10 Play reached 26 million and its live stream audience jumped 50% compared to 2019.

The Masked Singer Australia also ranked #1 entertainment show on social media every time it went to air, achieving 293,000 interactions on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

ViacomCBS Australia and New Zealand Chief Content Officer and EVP, Beverley McGarvey, said: “In its second year, The Masked Singer Australia has cemented its position as one of the most popular family entertainment shows in the country.

“Great performances, a play along guessing game and one jaw-dropping moment after another is a winning combination across all platforms and with all ages. My sincere appreciation and thanks to Osher, Jackie, Dave, Dannii, Urzila for their talent, energy and for bringing their A game when we needed it most! Thanks also to our amazingly talented celebrities for braving the stage and bringing us such pure entertainment.

“COVID and the resultant lockdown in Melbourne created some significant challenges for us and I would like to thank our creative, imaginative and resilient crew, our partners at Warner Bros., and the team at 10 led by executive producer Stephen Tate,” she said.

“Thank you also to our viewers. Their enthusiasm for the show is incredible. We can’t wait to bring The Masked Singer Australia back in 2021.”

The key commercial partners for The Masked Singer Australia in 2020 were Big W, Vodafone, Foster Grant’s available at Chemist Warehouse and KFC.

Network 10 and ViacomCBS Chief Sales Officer, Rod Prosser, said: “Thank you to all our commercial partners for their support this year. The creativity and integration they brought to the show was first class.

“The Masked Singer Australia has cemented its position as one of the biggest shows on TV and our partners are a critical part of its success.”

The Masked Singer Australia at a glance:

2020 season average, total audience, national: 1.23 million
2020 season average, total audience, capital cities: 915,000
2020 season average, television, national: 1.18 million
2020 season average, television, capital cities: 867,000
2020 season average, BVOD: 40,000
2020 season: #1 entertainment program on social media each night it aired

The Amazon Original was developed by Eric Kripke for Prime Video and is based on the comic book of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The series follows a team of vigilantes as they attempt to stop a team of superheroes who abuse their abilities and are backed by a big corporation.

The series is lead by New Zealand actors Karl Urban (Star Trek) and Antony Starr (Banshee) who represent opposite sides of the struggle. Urban plays Butcher, the leader of the eponymous team The Boys, and Starr plays Homelander, the leader of the superhero group The Seven.

Netflix Original The Umbrella Academy has stayed #1 on the Digital Original and Overall TV charts in New Zealand.

Primetime News

Seven News 1,059,000/1,007,000
Nine News 1,026,000/985,000
ABC News 748,000
10 News First 340,000/211,000
SBS World News 194,000

Daily current affairs

A Current Affair 719,000
7.30 602,000
The Project 323,000/512,000
The Drum 179,000

Breakfast TV

Sunrise 265,000
Today 249,000
News Breakfast 200,000

Late night news

ABC Late News 133,000
The Latest 123,000
Nine News Late 116,000

Monday TV

Seven: After 591,000 on Monday Home and Away backed up with 570,000 last night.

Plate of Origin recovered a little to 410,000 after 342,000 on Monday.

The 2012 movie Taken 2 was then on 193,000.

Nine: A Current Affair started its new week on 733,000 and dropped a little to 719,000 for the Tuesday episode.

The Block kept the pressure on the renovators with the seemingly impossible task of finishing the master ensuite and ordering all the materials for the rest of the build to avoid Covid shortages. The Tuesday episode did 821,000 winning the slot, after 753,000 a week ago.

Halifax-Retribution was then on 508,000 for episode four after 500,000 a week ago.

10: The primary channel had its first single figure survey Tuesday this year with a disappointing debut for Todd Sampson’s BodyHack on 346,000.

Earlier in the night Sampson returned as a guest panellist on The Project with 512,000 after 7pm.

Later in the night a repeat episode of Ambulance Australia was on 281,000.

ABC: Anh’s Brush with Fame did 649,000 with Father Bob Maguire sitting for his portrait.

Episode three of the five-part Further Back in Time for Dinner followed with 537,000.

SBS: Michael Portillo ended his series of Great Asian Railway Journeys with a visit to Singapore for 304,000 viewers.

Insight followed on 197,000 before Dateline had 137,000.

Stage 16 of the Tour de France was on 140,000.