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Eddie McGuire's Hot Seat will be extended to an hour in 2017 as the Nine Network tries to boost the show's ratings.

After 20 years as host, Caroline Jones is leaving the ABC's Monday-night stalwart Australian Story.

Sunrise's Edwina Bartholomew introduced herself simply as "Edwina", leaving Gibson to ask who she was not once, but twice.

"Extraordinary, I'm gutted," said fan Leigh Sales. Warning this story contains spoilers.

Permanent panelist Alan Davies said BBC budget cuts were responsible for Stephen Fry quitting QI.

Veteran British character actor Peter Vaughan, who played the enigmatic Maester Aemon in Game of Thrones, has died aged 93.

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The world's biggest streaming service continues its depressing push for quantity over quality.

Just weeks after being sacked by 97.3FM, radio personality Robin Bailey has announced she will join Triple M in 2017.

Our pick of the best of the small screen this week.

Radio favourites Hamish and Andy are out from 2017, with Rove McManus and Sam Frost's breakfast show also on thin ice.

New Swedish crime thriller sets a new high watermark for TV drama.

It was the reality series that allegedly fueled their break-up. So how did the premiere episode tackle James Packer's absence?

Jim Rudder is one of two consultants hired to steer a new course for the ABC. Does it matter that he used to be a Murdoch man?

Westworld ended its season on a strange note. The episode was not exactly a cliffhanger, but it also did not offer much in the way of closure.

2016 was a bumper year for Australian TV; not just for the quantity of shows but the variety and quality.

The idea for Seth Rogen's new series Preacher took a long time to come to fruition.

From bleak Scandi-noir and the '80s retro of Stranger Things to the throwback You're Back in the Room, 2016 had something for everyone.

"One helps cure cancer, the other inflates my already oversized ego. The choice is clear,” he wrote on Facebook.

First Contact was challenging and thought-provoking, including David Oldfield as the resident stirrer.

Kimmel's previous gigs have included the Emmys, Espys and American Music Awards.

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How dare a bunch of needy thespians mock the president elect.

Alec Baldwin says he will stop impersonating Donald Trump on Saturday Nnight Live – if the president-elect releases his tax returns.

Placido Domingo, Monica Bellucci and Gael Garcia Bernal make music on Venice's Grand Canal in the new season of Mozart in the Jungle.

Meet the other "forgotten" Australians.