Spicks and Specks


Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Spicks and Specks bday goes off with a bang

Spicks and Specks celebrated its 200th anniversary last night at 8.30pm, with 1.445 million viewers joining in the party.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: ABC’s risks reap rewards

Last night, the ABC showed what 90 minutes of solid programming, with some risk taking, can do to ratings: they go up.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: A Chaser-free night

Spicks and Specks benefited from The Chaser’s absence with a very solid audience, but Seven News won the night.

John Olb: Aussie TV hitmaker

He’s the man behind Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation, Spicks and Specks and Thank God You’re Here; meet John Olb, the director with the Midas touch.

The Chaser never recovered…

Their show was suspended for two weeks.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Chaser pipped by Spicks

The Chaser returned last night, but Spicks and Specks just pipped it in the audience stakes

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Gruen Transfer goes out with a bang

The Gruen Transfer and Spicks and Specks gave the ABC its usual strong Wednesday night, while Ten News powers on.

Why is Australia the only western country without a Bill of Rights?

Perhaps we simply can’t be bothered?

Last night’s TV ratings

The Winners … the Losers … News & CA … the Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.

Media briefs and TV ratings

Foxtel to link with News Corp’s NZ TV business? … Last night’s TV ratings.

Media briefs and TV ratings

Three times the news at BusinessDay? … Last night’s TV ratings.

Is the Chaser team beginning to fray at the edges?

Is the end of The Chaser’s War On Everything drawing nigh, or is a very long holiday well away from TV on the cards? asks Glenn Dyer.

Last night’s TV ratings

A blow-by-blow account of last night’s primetime TV ratings battle.

Regional viewers turn off Aunty’s smarty pants

There was a very noticeable divergence of TV viewing last night between the big city markets and regional Australia, writes Glenn Dyer.

Last night’s TV ratings

A blow-by-blow account of last night’s primetime TV ratings battle.

Media briefs and TV ratings

Finally, a news satire program worth watching … Shockjock 101: How to grab people’s attention … Last night’s TV ratings.

Media briefs and TV ratings

Asylum seeker? … Triple J breakfast host headed to the dark side … Last night’s TV ratings.

Media briefs and TV ratings

I guess it’s indicative of the current sorry state of SBS World News … How times change … Last night’s TV ratings.