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Who wants to watch Tim Kaine and Mike Pence? Some 37 million people, apparently, but that's less than half of those who watched Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Audience numbers plunge for also-rans debate

Who wants to watch Tim Kaine and Mike Pence? Some 37 million people, apparently, but that's less than half of those who watched Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

The Block loses out again.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

The Block loses out again.

Talk about being caught between a rock and an unpredictable lying bigot.

Right-wing rags plump for Clinton, but what about the Wall Street Journal?

Talk about being caught between a rock and an unpredictable lying bigot.

Followers of <em>Cleo</em>'s Instagram account have now found that they are devotees of <em>Happi Yoga</em>.

Never let a good follower go to waste: Cleo's social media lives on

Followers of Cleo's Instagram account have now found that they are devotees of Happi Yoga.

Finally, the major commercial networks serve up some original drama programming.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

Finally, the major commercial networks serve up some original drama programming.

It might seem Stan has won the local streaming wars -- but the real winner is, as always, Netflix.

Hey Presto, a streaming service disappears

It might seem Stan has won the local streaming wars -- but the real winner is, as always, Netflix.

Why did <em>Media Watch</em> do an entire episode on Donald Trump and ignore potentially shoddy reporting closer to home?

Media Watch turns sights to US, ignores Uhlmann on renewables

Why did Media Watch do an entire episode on Donald Trump and ignore potentially shoddy reporting closer to home?

The head of Mike Baird's greyhound racing transition taskforce tried to quit because he opposed the ban.

Front page of the day: man bites dogs ban

The head of Mike Baird's greyhound racing transition taskforce tried to quit because he opposed the ban.

What percentage of today's newspapers are devoted to the AFL and NRL grand finals?

A weekend of sport dominates the papers

What percentage of today's newspapers are devoted to the AFL and NRL grand finals?