• ANALYSIS

A strike is bad news for viewers but good news for reality television and US president Donald Trump.

Trump's achievements include lowering his golf handicap and permitting the shooting of hibernating bears, according to The Simpsons.

Hamish and Andy's drive show has once again taken a tumble in Melbourne's radio ratings.

Australia finally has a late-night TV show again – and it's totally insane.

Absent for four months, Alan Jones' return has given the Sydney station a distinct lift.

She's made the leap from Home and Away to Hollywood, but Samara Weaving is unlikely to forget the film that was her first.

Fans may be shocked but that's how the pretzel crumbled.

Australian actor Geoffrey Rush plays the genius Albert Einstein in a new drama from National Geographic.

In the new US drama, the actor plays an American cleric who is elevated to the highest office in the Catholic church.

Wrapping herself in a Swastika flag was an uncomfortable experience.

"Please stop assuming the worse [sic] in me. I'm a compassionate person," Scott Baio wrote in a Facebook post.

Our pick of what's on the small screen this week

The ABC is standing by part-time television presenter Yassmin Abdel-Magied, arguing the author and youth activist's personal opinions do not represent the national broadcaster. 

It was a closely scored finish, but Amy and Tyson's experimental food edges out David and Betty.

Family fire off strongly worded statement after first episode of Channel Nine's House of Bond aired.

Boy oh boy, the Brits have landed and promise more clashes than Boy George's hat, lapel and red chair combo.

Anti-semitism, for starters, is a good reason to not air The Passion of the Christ on Good Friday.

But the actor saw the icon's actions as 'a really sweet act' that deeply touched him.

Erin Moran, the former Happy Days child star who was found dead at her Indiana home over the weekend, likely died of cancer, according to the Harrison County Sheriff's Office and the county coroner.

In a week dominated by confused and confusing political debate over citizenship, Q&A; hit the guest jackpot.

Labor MP Tony Burke has warned the Liberal Party against the "Shakespearean tragedy" of reinstalling Tony Abbott as leader, as a Liberal minister said "nefarious" parties should stop leaking to the press.

• COMMENT

It feels like out of nowhere David and Betty are delivering top quality Asian dishes on My Kitchen Rules.

Despite the win, the actor's staying focused on his cancer research efforts rather than a return to showbiz.

• Mouthing Off...

All it needs is papier mache and lousy voiceover.

Fifty people have put their lives on hold for a shot at the MasterChef crown; who will be next?