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

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.

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

Despite certain programming failures, the last thing the ABC should do is axe its flagship science program, says one critic.

How do you know a talent show is floundering in the ratings? Look for a quickly manufactured feud between its female judges.

As the Sunrise v Today stoush reaches its pitiful climax, ABC provides a smart alternative.

The future of Catalyst, the controversial ABC science program, is hanging in the balance amid reports the show's current format is to be axed and 11 staff made redundant. 

Reacquaint yourself with "Paul Anka", the world's snippiest concierge and motor-mouth Lorelai Gilmore ahead of what promises to be the TV reboot of 2016.

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Exclusive As the Seven and Nine networks prepare to slug it out in court - with both insisting their breakfast shows are No. 1 - some old press releases could prove pivotal.

Those South Park rascals are at it again with the latest episode telling Americans they have a choice between becoming a lazy, fat and backward-looking nation that forever clings to the warmth of fuzzy but uncritical memories ... or Hillary Clinton.

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Ratings in free fall. Disingenuous endings. Channel Ten are going to have to work very hard to convince Bachelor fans to believe in love again.

Channel Nine will amend promotions for its morning program Today after rival network Seven settled a Federal Court case against the network over breakfast television ratings.

If there's one thing we love on our television screens it's stories of people who've been on our television screens.

AACTA Awards move into Logies turf; rising tide carries actor David Lyons, and Netflix boss Reed Hastings makes unusual prediction of TV's future.

He might be the winner of the second series of The Bachelorette, but Lee Elliott says he is hurt by how much producers of the show "downplayed" his personality and connection with Georgia Love.

7HOFM breakfast host Anna Dare made the gaff during a "secret sound" segment on Thursday morning, where listeners are asked to guess a mystery noise.

Mel Gibson's return to directing dominates nods for the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards.

Trump Tower Live, a Facebook-only talk show, has been seized on as a harbinger of a Trump media empire.

By deciding to return to the job that made her a target in the first place, Kardashian West proves herself to be stronger than anyone gave her credit for.

Few people outside the military know Australia's war in Afghanistan like Chris Masters, but even he was surprised by the material he got for his new film.

Channel Seven is suing the Nine Network over claims Nine's morning program The Today Show rates higher than Seven's competing program, Sunrise.

The Seven network is going full force on home-grown drama next year while its talent show content looks to be taking a back seat in the mix.

Crowning a masterpiece – behind the scenes of the most expensive television drama ever made.