Netflix is studying our television binge-watching habits

John Koblin 8:04am At a time when there's more scripted television than ever, how long does it take to finish a complete season of a show?

A minister is changed by a force from outer space in Seth Rogen's creepy Preacher

Robert Lloyd 12:15am Preacher, a knockabout, comical creep show based on the late-'90s Vertigo comic book of the same name, adds another genre series to the slate of US network AMC, already the home of The Walking Dead,

Shaun Micallef: 'I appear to have been responsible for Bill Shorten's change of personality'

BEN POBJIE 3:34pm Referring to the zingers, which seemed to help the opposition leader win hearts, the Mad As Hell host looks forward to holding the fate of the nation in his hands.

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From Baywatch to Puberty Blues: TV's best beaches

Finlay Boyle 12:15am A survey of TV's best beaches reveals a strong preference for the sands of Hawaii but southern coastal strips get a mention too. Finlay Boyle revisits some classics.

Undercover's Adrian Lester on how the London police overstepped the mark

CRAIG MATHIESON 12:15am BBC drama Undercover is inspired by London's metropolitan police scandal in which undercover cops had relationships with members of the groups they were meant to infiltrate.

Why Happy Valley is full of shocks, surprises and intelligence

Debi Enker 12:15am Played with fierce commitment and a laudable lack of ego by Sarah Lancashire, Catherine Cawood is one of TV's great heroines. Viewers who relished the first, suspenseful and sometimes shocking season of Happy Valley on the ABC in 2014 might already have been aware of her all-too-human complexity. Those who have seen the second, which recently completed its run on Foxtel's BBC First, will have found their admiration affirmed.

AFL commentator Dennis Cometti on being at the top of his game

CRAIG MATHIESON 12:15am What Dennis Cometti, the doyen of Australian Rules football commentators, will miss when he retires from Channel Seven's coverage of the game at the season's end is the feeling of satisfaction he experiences walking out of a ground after a successful call.

Laverne Cox talks race and gender politics, the 'trans' revolution and the image which saved her life

MICHAEL IDATO 12:15am There is little doubt Cox is living in the middle of a pop culture moment, not just because the series has become one of the most talked about on television, but also, as a transgender woman, she is living in a transformative age.

Green Guide Letters, June 9

12:15am The two-parter Catalyst program on ABC1, about the disabled boy Riley, using eye-pointing technology for environmental control, was fascinating, writes one viewer.

The Simpsons' Sideshow Bob voice came from a friend of Kelsey Grammer

AJA STYLES 9:15pm If you weren't already aware Kelsey Grammer of Fraser and Cheers fame voices The Simpsons character Sideshow Bob. But who is the real Sideshow Bob?

Our pick, Movie of the Week: Gattaca

Doug Anderson 12:15am "For all its style and promise", wrote Neil Jeffries in Empire, "Gattaca is far easier to look at than to actually watch".

Our Pick, Pay to View: Angie Tribeca

12:15am Steve and Nancy Carell's irresistibly silly spoof of the common police-procedural dares you not to laugh, and it ends up winning most of the time.

Our Pick, Streaming: Chelsea Handler returns in talk show

12:15am Even folks who actually like Chelsea Handler will probably wince at the notion of her doing another Netflix show so soon after Chelsea Does.

What's on TV: Monday, June 13

12:15am Colourful sketch show is designed to exercise kids' powers of observation and memory.

What's on TV: Tuesday, June 14

12:15am Jon Bulette and Stone Roberts reveal the warping pressure of an obsessive cleavage culture.

What's on TV: Wednesday, June 15

12:15am Tim Burton's zany science-fiction comedy was inspired by a series of vintage trading cards.

What's on TV: Thursday, June 16

12:15am Cleverman offers a uniquely intriguing take on television's dystopic future formula.