The Big Bang Theory may have taken the Bang a little too literally with an upcoming episode of the tenth season being edited to remove a scene considered too sexy for UK television.

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As Matt Groening appears in Sydney for series of rare public talks, the show he created continues its remarkably long streak of success.

Ten renews fan favourites and launches new programs - but not every show has survived.

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The veteran commentator's golden age run on the Wide World Of Sports in the '90s opened up a generation to a, well, wide world of sports.

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The ABC has announced a new-look Catalyst in 2017, but scientists have been quick to criticise the plan.

A record number of shows are being made as broadcasters try to compete against Netflix and other new competitors.

Broadcaster Hamish McLachlan is in hospital after being trampled by a horse on Wednesday.

Fifth place, then second ... can Australia win next year's Eurovision Song Contest?

Science, fact and fiction merge in National Geographic's stunning new series Mars.

Nine Network sports presenter Ken Sutcliffe has announced he will retire from full-time news reading and presenting at the end of the year, after 50 years of working in the media.

The master of observational comedy will perform Down Under for the first time in almost 20 years next August. But don't expect any cracks at Melbourne's expense.

Dean Strang and Jerry Buting are in Australia on a speaking tour in which they discuss the Steven Avery case and the wider issues dogging criminal justice.

Fewer people than last year paused their betting and boozing to watch the race that stops a nation.

In this era of contrived audience manipulation First Dates manages to be both thoughtful and culturally diverse.

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For a comeback so critically despised, the show's been raking in the ratings for Netflix.

This two-part ABC architecture doco pits Modernism against McMansions - but what's wrong with either? And why do we need to make a choice?

The best of what's on the small screen this week.

As the ABC prioritises cultural diversity, some popular programs face an uncertain future.

When Q&A; goes bush, Q&A; gets bolshie - sometimes with a bit of barnyard banter thrown in for good measure.

With Warleggan closing in, the frisson between Ross and Elizabeth surely must be either acknowledged or put to bed (so to speak) forever.

In Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker imagines a future that is simultaneously prescient, pessimistic and hopeful.

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When a mass orgy featuring 40-odd nude players can't excite audiences, where do we go from here?

Gus Worland, presenter of Man Up, is one of the most under-used talents on TV today.