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Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

Another bad night for Seven. It was close. Seven had a bigger share than Nine overall and in the main channels in the metros. But it was close and Nine grabbed the demos thanks to Married At First Sight, which pipped MKR in the metros, and came within 4000 viewers (within the margin of error) […]

Overly simplistic approach won't work

On a sugar tax Sam Chung writes: Re. “The powerful forces aligning against a sugar tax” (Wednesday)   Experts are being far too simplistic in their advocacy for a sugar tax. Any proposal must consider the broad impact it may have on the products offered to consumers. For example, if a sugar tax leads to […]

Shorten's shame ... Safe Schools opponents return ... Bishop and the beast ...

Tips and rumours

Shorten's shame ... Safe Schools opponents return ... Bishop and the beast ...

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

It was one of those increasingly common nights where TV viewing should be confined to a sealed box somewhere and thrown into deep hole. It was boring. Newton’s Law on the ABC again confirmed that one of the real Newton’s law  – for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction – remains valid […]

Sniping and undermining ... Milo's last friend ... no one likes Henry ...

Tips and rumours

Sniping and undermining ... Milo's last friend ... no one likes Henry ...

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

It was a dead game so far as the result was concerned, but last night’s third and final international T20 game between Australia and Sri Lanka was notable, not for the Australian win (Sri Lanka won the series 2-1) but for the low ratings (again) and the fact that it was beaten by a collection […]

Seven's woes continue ... courtroom crossdressing ... pineapple ban ...

Tips and rumours

Seven's woes continue ... courtroom crossdressing ... pineapple ban ...

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

It was Seven’s night — a bit closer than Monday night in the metros, but Seven was streets ahead of the opposition in the regions, going away with the top five most watched programs on the night. MKR won the night easily with 1.82 million national (first in the metros with 1.25 million, and second […]

Anti-abortion Twitter ... Stokes slashes ... Palmer's Facebook poetry ...

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Anti-abortion Twitter ... Stokes slashes ... Palmer's Facebook poetry ...