Reality TV
The Block shuts down production, contestants sent home
With the looming threat of lockdown, producers of Nine's reality show felt they had no choice but to send cast and crew home.
- by Karl Quinn
Latest
Analysis
Seven Group
There are worrying signs for Seven in its bid for renewal
“From here on in, we will be fierce”, newly appointed CEO James Warburton announced at the Seven Network upfront in November 2019. Four months later, cracks in his strategy are showing.
- by Debi Enker
Review
When it comes to authentic cooking shows, it boils down to the hosts
There's plenty of lovely cooking to be devoured on SBS, with our critics dishing out all you need to know about this week's TV.
- by Melinda Houston and Ben Pobjie
Nine Entertainment
MAFS drama: Reality TV is going to have to get a lot less nasty
As more participants in Married at First Sight speak out against the program, the question for Nine is the damage to the network's brand as it continues to shift away from free-to-air advertising revenue.
- by Stephen Brook
TV & radio
Roald gold: Netflix snaps up Taika Waititi for two Dahl animated series
The Oscar-winning writer-director will create two new animated series for the streaming giant.
- by Paul Kalina and Karl Quinn
Harassment
'We need laws and legislations': Reality TV stars hit back at online abuse
The US version of The Bachelor stirred debate this week after it aired a disturbing segment highlighting the abuse participants received from viewers online.
- by Robert Moran
Opinion
Opinion
Dating shows are about something much darker than love
Like every other dating show, Netflix's 'Love is Blind' claims to be about love. But, like every other dating show, it is actually about feelings. Dating shows often work by forcing contestants into serious emotional turmoil, then they mine this emotional turmoil – these "feelings" - for juicy moments of entertainment.
- by Kerri Sackville
Review
Rebel Wilson's new show feels like a dead-end for reality TV
Trying for laughs from Pooch Perfect to Black Comedy and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, our critics have your week of TV viewing sorted.
- by Craig Mathieson and Larissa Dubecki
TV ratings
Rebel Wilson and dog-grooming show key to Seven's plans
Seven is banking on the family-friendly Pooch Perfect to be just the tonic the nation needs after a difficult summer.
- by Clare Rigden
Courts
Former Farmer Wants a Wife contestant charged with distributing child exploitation material
Former Farmer Wants a Wife contestant Matthew Goyder appeared in a Perth court on Thursday after he was allegedly found with child exploitation material.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
TV ratings
Has Australia's appetite for cooking competition shows finally flamed out?
My Kitchen Rules' ratings woes might reflect viewer fatigue towards the once-popular genre.
- by Robert Moran and Michael Lallo