Sunday Night


‘Bali boy’ in grubby TV rights deal: are Nine’s cameras ready to roll?

Has the Nine Network opened its chequebook for the family of the now infamous “Bali boy”? The agent and the network aren’t talking, but network rivals insist it’s been done.

Seven ‘explosive investigation’ a crime against news

It’s amazing how the public’s insatiable appetite for true crime continues to spawn tired and aged trivia masquerading as news, writes former Truth crime writer Adrian Tame.

Take it on trust: Rann still has questions to answer

Seven’s Sunday Night program has retracted its Mike Rann allegations. But the Premier still has questions to answer — on policy, and on trust — ahead of the State poll, writes Hendrik Gout.

Three cheers for Channel Seven, time for Mike Rann to resign

Last week was arguably the second most dramatic time a state premier has contacted Kerry Stokes attempting to stop a potentially career-ending story from going to air.

Seven loses it over Sunday Night

Seven has handed bragging rights to Nine about how another one has bitten the dust by shelving Sunday Night for three months to make way for Dancing With the Stars, says Glenn Dyer.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Seven News big in Brisbane

Seven News beat out Nine News with thanks to an enormous winning margin in Brisbane, while Seven’s Sunday Night beat Nine’s 60 Minutes thanks to a decent bit of journalism.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Seven on top succeeds with Sunday Night

Sunday Night on Seven at 6.30pm had better quality stories last night, thanks to Mike Munro, while Ten’s Biggest Loser was down on last year’s numbers for the show’s final episodes.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Reality a winner as ratings season begins again

Nine and Ten are winners with heavy doses of reality TV, squeezing out Seven’s tired current affairs offerings.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Seven comes in first and last, no Bones about it

The later car race worked for Ten and gave it an early evening base on which to win the night. Seven finished second and did OK, Nine was third and in the cold as it was squeezed out.

Question Time: any port in a sh-tstorm!

The following is extract from the Hansard record of Question Time Tuesday 10 March 2009, was obtained by Bernard Keane.