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Aussie acting legend Pate dead at 88

Michael Pate

AUSTRALIAN actor, writer and director Michael Pate has died, aged 88 years old.

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Colosimo hits Top Gear Australia

Vince Colosimo

UNDERBELLY actor Vince Colosimo will guest star in the first episode of Top Gear Australia.

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Idol loser sees the bright side

Jonny Taylor

OUSTED Australian Idol contestant Jonny Taylor says he would have been questioning his musical integrity if he had lasted any longer.

Nine suffers a Belly ache

Renate Mokbel

SOME Victorian viewers were left unimpressed with last night's heavily edited Underbelly - because they'd already seen the uncut version.

Crikey! Bob Irwin wants own show

Bob Irwin

WATCH out Bindi Irwin: little brother Bob apparently wants his own TV show.

Carl will watch premiere from jail

Carl Williams

VICTORIA'S prisoners, including Carl Williams, will be allowed to watch tonight's gangland TV drama, Underbelly.

Russia tries to ban South Park

South Park

PROSECUTORS in Russia want to ban South Park calling the series "extremist" after receiving viewer complaints, a spokeswoman said.

Underbelly ban lifted

Underbelly ban lifted

VICTORIANS will finally be allowed to watch the much-hyped crime drama Underbelly without fear of breaking the law.

McLeod's fans face long wait

McLeod's fans face long wait

McLEOD'S Daughters fans who are desperate to see the return of the show's final season should book a flight to New Zealand - or endure a three-month wait.

Classifying porn not as hard as it looks

Couple embracing

HARDCORE pornography can be confronting and devoid of plot but for the Classification Review Board it is one of the easier things to watch.

Nine gets chatty for ratings

Georgie Parker

GEORGIE Parker has been recruited by Channel 9 to front a new chat show to try to wrestle back ownership of the crucial news lead-in timeslot.

Seven a step behind

Daniel McPherson - Dancing withe the Stars

CHANNEL 9 and Channel 10 have been declared joint winners of the first round in the Sunday night TV ratings fight.

Thunderbirds are go, again

Thunderbirds

THE classic marionette television show Thunderbirds is set for a new series.

Let real games begin

Sonia Kruger

COMMERCIAL TV networks are set for a Sunday-night slugfest with a new ratings battle to erupt tomorrow.

Star's death shocks cast, fans

Star Mark Priestley's death shocks cast, fans

HOURS after All Saints star Mark Priestley lifted the hit soapie to victory in the TV ratings war, fans and friends were mourning his shock death.

Show goes on for tragic star

priestly

SEVERAL more episodes of All Saints featuring actor Mark Priestley are expected to air despite the shock death of the popular actor.

Drama has 7 up and still at 'em

Packed to the Rafters

CHANNEL 7, riding high on the ratings success of the Olympics, has belted the opposition with its new drama Packed to the Rafters.

TV talent shows go to war

Brooke Addamo on <i>Australian Idol</i>

CHANNEL 10's Australian Idol returns to our screens tonight, but after only a week's honeymoon it crashes head-on into Seven's Dancing with the Stars.

Spookalicious

Spooks

Review : Yet to air on Australian television, season six of this BAFTA award-winning British spy drama is brilliantly suspenseful.

'I was drunk when I dissed Mark'

Ian Dickson

AUSTRALIAN Idol judge Ian Dickson is sorry for the comments he made about axed Mark Holden, but he explains they are both players in a game of musical chairs.

Hole in the Wall
The Hole in the Wall has knocked spots off Jennifer Hawkins' Supermodel show, and is calling itself "proudly ridiculous"
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Seven hits ratings gold

Erik Thompson from Packed to the Rafters

SEVEN has hit ratings gold with its Tuesday night television line-up as more than two million viewers tuned in to its hit Packed To The Rafters.

Gardening guru Heinze dies

Kevin Heinze

TV GARDENING guru Kevin Heinze has died following a heart attack.

Judges dump reluctant Idol

James Sidebottom

A MELBOURNE singer has been thrown off Australian Idol after telling judges he did not want to win.

Back to school

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay and Ryan are all back for their final year of high school – and their biggest musical yet.

My soulmate Mark

Kate Mulvany and Mark Priestley

ALL Saints star Mark Priestley suffered deep depression for months but was unable to beat the personal demons that led him to end his life.

A mate with talent

Mark Priestley -A mate with talent

MARK Priestley might be best remembered as nurse Dan Goldman in medical drama All Saints, but his mate, Stephen Curry, says his talent and commitment to acting were clear seven years ago.

Priestley's potential evident from the start

Mark Priestley

MARK Priestly's potential was evident when he graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic art - renowned for the most demanding performing arts course in the country - in 1999.

Nine on the block

Sasha Wisz

A PREGNANT waitress has told how a film crew from Channel 9's reality show The Chopping Block made her cry before chasing her down a street.

Paul finds dancing can be such a pain

Paul Licuria and Eliza Campagna - Dancing with the Stars

FORMER Magpies star Paul Licuria has been battered and bruised on the football field, but he says nothing compares with the agonies of preparing for the dance floor.

TV puts on Sunday best

Jamie Durie

THE TV ratings war is about to get brutal with Channel 7 pitting Dancing with the Stars against 60 Minutes and Australian Idol.

Applegate has double breast op

Christina Applegate

ACTRESS Christina Applegate says it was a "tough choice" to have both her breasts surgically removed when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

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