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Voters tune out election and Jones

Breakfast host Alan Jones drops nearly three ratings points - his weakest result in three years.

Foxtel aims to satisfy

Foxtel to launch new channel with sexy Australian prostitute drama in December.

Eliminated Idol lets fly at fans

Whatever you do, don't call former contestant Tarisai Vushe "fake".

Feeling lost without any other Aussies

Doomed plane in hit TV show took off from Sydney, but Emilie de Raven is the only Australian star.

Underneath the face paint

You won't see Flacco's alter ego on the telly - he's too busy writing radio plays.

The last supper

One of the most celebrated television dramas meets its maker.

The trip of a lifetime

One million Brits took part in a unique migration, including All Saints star John Waters.

Have a lend of us

Wayne Hope Who said libraries can't be funny? Meet the creators of a deliciously dark new ABC comedy.

Time for Gretel to go as fans get nasty

Gretel Killeen Big Brother host Gretel Killeen has parted ways with the reality show as it fights to boost its flagging ratings.

Women's deliberation

If only Mirren, Magda and Melanie were sent to The Abbey.

Angela Catterns quits Vega

Angela Catterns The former darling of ABC radio was one too many at Vega's crowded breakfast table.

Back from the dud

VIVA LAUGHLIN Deborra-Lee Furness plays down failure of Viva Laughlin at nominations for the 2007 AFI awards.

Marie Osmond collapses on live TV

The singer fainted during a live appearance on US TV's Dancing with the Stars.

Chaser announces election specials

Craig Reucassel Undeterred by criticism of their APEC and dead celebrity stunts, the team move into election mode.

TV REVIEWS

Can We Help?

This show is bizarre. It shouldn't work but it does.

Friday Night Download

Presenting the best material from the web on TV might seem cutting edge but it misunderstands the appeal of the internet.

The Manchurian Candidate

Denzel Washington stars in this retread of John Frankenheimer's nail-biting thriller.

Rebus

This is one of the more tightly written and contained episodes of this series.

Ten Pound Poms

In the postwar years of last century, Australia was mad keen on immigrants. British immigrants, that is.

DVD REVIEWS

Peep Show - Series 1

Warped and wicked, you'll cringe - if you aren't laughing too hard.

Children Of Men

Grim but impressive vision of Britain in 2026 and a world teetering on the apocalypse.

The U.S. vs John Lennon

Nixon and the FBI attempted to deport the outspoken singer from the United States using beat-up evidence.

The Namesake

Life in the shadow of New York's 59th Street Bridge is a challenge for an Indian family.

Blades of Glory

Will Ferrell is back in hyper-ham mode as rogue figure skater Chazz Michael Michaels.