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“Bluey” fans are in for a treat this weekend as a supersized episode drops on Disney+. The Season 3 finale episode, titled “The Sign,” features a couple of exciting storylines. There are changes in store for the Heeler family, and Bluey is not prepared. Gather your kids around to see what’s next for Bluey, Bingo, Bandit, and Chilli. The new release, which is the longest “Bluey” episode yet, is 28 minutes long, while most clock in at seven minutes. You can begin streaming the “Bluey” special, “The Sign” on Disney+ on Sunday, April 14. You can watch with a subscription to Disney+.

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Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis dominated the film categories at the Australian Academy of Cinema Television Arts (Aacta) Industry Awards on Monday, while crime series prequel Mystery Road: Origin took top honors in the television section.

Hosted by Aussie screen veteran Rove McManus, the Aacta Industry Awards were held at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney’s historic entertainment quarter — marking the first time the show took place in person since the start of the pandemic. The ceremony honored Australia’s finest craft practitioners of 2022. It will be followed Wednesday by the main Aacta ceremony, honoring the year’s best films, series and performances.

Luhrmann’s Elvis achieved almost a clean sweep of Monday’s categories, taking home seven Aacta craft prizes, including a dual best costume design and best production design win for Catherine Martin, and best cinematography for Mandy Walker, the first woman...

Warning: contains spoilers for The Traitors Episode 1.

New reality series The Traitors involves getting a group of strangers to form judgmental cliques, gossip behind each other’s backs and make accusations of wrongdoing, so yes, it’s a bit ‘shooting fish in a barrel’. Did the BBC even need to hire a castle? Set up cameras in the break room of any given workplace and you’ll get largely the same footage, give or take occasional scenes of giant wicker deer on fire as part of the tasks this lot also have to do to build their up-to-£120,000 prize fund.

Among Us-style, the game takes three of 20 contestants and makes them the titular Traitors, who have to evade detection while bumping off their fellow players one by one every night. Meanwhile, the ‘Faithful’ (everybody else) have to detect who the Traitors are and eliminate them in a toe-curling daily group...

Emily Bieberly remarked how her two kids look like each other and their dad Kobe Blaise. Pic credit: TLC

90 Day Fiance star Emily Bieberly now has two kids, Koban and Scarlett, with her husband, Cameroon native Kobe Blaise.

In a recent social media post, Emily shared seven different side-by-side photos of her children and was in awe of how much they looked alike and like Kobe.

The photos of Koban and Scarlett showed the adorable baby and toddler looking very similar in photos that captured each of them with comparable expressions.

A caption was placed at the beginning of the video where Emily posted a short selfie clip of herself saying, “I gave birth to the same baby twice.”

In the caption for the Instagram post itself, Emily added, “My little twin babes Isn’t it wild that we carry these tiny humans in our bodies for 9 months just to...

90 Day Fiance alum Veronica Rodriguez showed off her killer curves in different bikinis. Pic credit: TLC

Veronica Rodriguez, the ex-fiancee of 90 Day Fiance alum Tim Malcolm, has made a name for herself within the 90 Day franchise for her charisma and continued friendship with Tim.

Her popularity even secured her a spot as a cast member on the currently-airing season of 90 Day: The Single Life.

Now that she is in the spotlight, Veronica is taking advantage by doing promotions on Instagram.

One such promo included Veronica debuting and stunting in six different bikinis while poolside.

The 37-year-old was filmed from across a pool, dancing around and posing while the video cut to clips of her in different bikinis.

90 Day fans were first introduced to Veronica when Tim was on Season 3 of Before the 90 Days with his ex-girlfriend, Jeniffer Tarazona.

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Emily Bieberly, in sports attire, talked about going to the gym. Pic credit: TLC

90 Day Fiance alum Emily Bieberly is now a mom to two young children, but she makes it known that she makes time for herself to hit the gym.

Emily has been open about her weight struggles and has been candid and shared current and past progress photos with her 90 Day audience.

It looks like Emily is currently feeling motivated and confident despite having a health setback because she just shared a mirror selfie in a pink sports bra and black leggings. Emily was looking at her phone with a serious expression on her face.

31-year-old Emily‘s mid-section was accentuated by her hand, which was placed on her bare hip. She had one visible Airpod in her ear, and her hair was in a big messy bun on the top of her head.

In the caption,...

Kara Bass showed off the outfit she rocked for her first birthing class. Pic credit: TLC

90 Day Fiance Season 9 alum Kara Bass loves to be stylish and show off her different outfits on social media.

Recently, Kara stuck to her pattern by showing 90 Day fans the outfit she had on for her first birthing class.

Kara shared a mirror selfie that captured her entire outfit. She wore black leggings with a shirt that had a design of someone with sunglasses on. The shirt was black with the design in white and a yellow area could also be seen. The shirt had words on it but it was hard to make out what it said in the photo.

The outfit was also paired with black and white Vans sneakers.

Kara held her baby bump in the mirror pic pose, which she captioned, “Casual for today’s birthing class.”

Kara also...

Miona Bell asked 90 Day Fiance fans which ponytail went best with her outfit. Pic credit: TLC

During her time on Season 9 of 90 Day Fiance, Serbian native Miona Bell was known to wear big fake ponytails as part of her polished look.

The 25-year-old then launched her own ponytail line as the season was airing and has been heavily promoting her business through social media.

Most recently, Miona asked her 188k followers, “Which Ponytail do you prefer with this outfit?”

The video began with Miona without makeup while wearing a lounging-style outfit before the video with audio over it cut to Miona wearing a plunging pink crop top and hot pink skirt.

In the first part of the video, Miona had her hair sleeked back with a part down the middle and was rocking a long and braided ponytail that she described as”‘Braid Ponytail’ color 2.”

Miona then did...

Yara opened up about certain Season 9 cast members on 90 Day Fiance. Pic credit: Yara Zaya/YouTube

90 Day Fiance star Yara Zaya didn’t mince words when asked which cast member from Season 9 “gets on her nerves.”

Yara, a native of Ukraine, came to America on a K-1 visa to marry her travel app love interest, U.S. resident Jovi Dufren, as documented during their journey in Season 8 of 90 Day Fiance.

Yara and Jovi appeared in the spinoff, Happily Ever After? a year later and shared much of their personal life on social media. Soon, the couple will premiere in the seventh season of Happily Ever After? alongside some other 90 Day Fiance couples.

The couples joining Yara and Jovi are Big Ed Brown and Liz Woods, Angela Deem and Michael Ilesanmi, Kimberly Menzies and Usman Umar, Jenny Slatten and Sumit Singh, Andrei Castravet and Elizabeth Potthast, and newcomers Bilal Hazziez and Shaeeda Sween.

90 Day Fiance viewers weighed in on Jibri Bell’s Tell All couple success predictions. Pic credit: TLC

Jibri Bell acted up in all kinds of ways at the Season 9 of 90 Day Fiance Tell All. Most notably, he instigated arguments with his fellow castmates and made digs and threw shade at them.

During his unabashed and unapologetic antics, Jibri was giving his unsolicited opinions on the other couples and the chances they had at having successful relationships.

He slammed Ariela Weinberg and Biniyam Shibre as incompatible and also trashed Bilal Hazziez and Shaeeda Sween as a bad couple.

Jibri declared Yve Arellano and Mohamed Abdelhamed as the couple he thought would succeed the most and doubled down by asserting that his predictions are often correct.

At the end of the Tell All, however, 90 Day viewers learned about Mohamed’s infidelity after intimate and inappropriate messages between him and another woman surfaced.

90 Day Fiance viewers are here for Patrick Mendes’ brother, John McManus. Pic credit: TLC

During the 90 Day Fiance Season 9 Tell All, viewers got to hear from Patrick Mendes’ brother John McManus, who has appeared all season long by his brother’s side.

John’s Boston accent, loyalty to his brother, unabashed opinions, and imbibing behavior have resonated with viewers. Many have felt he carried the season despite not even being a main cast member.

At the Tell All, Jibri Bell started to come for John while John was trying to answer a question about his brother and his Brazilian wife, Thais Ramone.

John, who didn’t appreciate the interruption or Jibri’s criticism, snapped at Jibri, and the two had a verbal face-off where John called Jibri “Sparkles.”

Tell All viewers have taken hold of that insult, often shown or said as “Spahkles” due to John’s accent.

John’s season-long charisma,...

90 Day Fiance Tell All viewers are slamming Jibri for his Tell all antics. Pic credit: TLC

90 Day Fiance Season 9 Tell All viewers watched Jibri Bell act up in several different ways and be the instigator of a lot of conflict during Part 1.

While Jibri’s motivations for acting that way are not totally clear, viewers have been heavily speculating that he wanted the spotlight in his last “15 minutes of fame.”

During the Tell All, Jibri picked a fight with Ariela Weinberg, Bilal Hazziez, Kara Bass, and Patrick Mendes’ brother John McManus.

Jibri’s Tell All outfit was as loud as his behavior, and he appears to have rubbed viewers the wrong way with his Tell All antics that many found to be too much and reaching for something.

Part 1 of the Tell All left off with Jibri and John locked in a battle of words that will spill over into...

Miranda Otto, Jesse Spence and Guy Pearce are among the high-profile stars featuring on Disney+’s debut slate in Australia and New Zealand.

Announced at an event at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, the 2022/23 slate comprises three dramas, four documentaries and two lifestyle/general factual entertainment series. Several are for Disney+’s adult vertical Star.

On the scripted drama front, The Clearing is adapted from Jp Pomare’s novel ‘In the Clearing’ and is inspired by Australian cult The Family and its founder Anne Hamilton-Byrne, one of the few female cult leaders in history.

Teresa Palmer (A Discovery of Witches), Miranda Otto (The Usual Suspects) and Guy Pearce (Jack Irish) lead the cast, alongside the lies of Hazem Shammas (Safe Harbour), Mark Coles-Smith (Mystery Road), Tom Budge (Bloom).

Written and created by Matt Cameron (Jack Irish) and Elise McCredie (Stateless) alongside co-writer Osamah Sami (Ali’s Wedding), it comes from...

Tributes are flowing across the entertainment sector for media personality Bert Newton following his death on Saturday evening.

According to media reports, the television icon died while undergoing palliative care in Melbourne, after being admitted to hospital in March and eventually having his leg amputated. He was 83.

Newton was a consistent presence in the TV industry from its formation and was known for his work across Nine and Network 10 on programs such as In Melbourne Tonight, New Faces, Good Morning Australia, 20 to 1 and Bert’s Family Feud.

Vale Bert Newton.

My heart goes out to his family who have lost a husband, a father and friend. And to Australia who have lost an icon.

— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) October 30, 2021

A four-time recipient of the Gold Logie, he also hosted the awards 19 times.

In a statement, Nine director of television Michael Healy described Newton as a “giant” of the industry that entertained generations of Australians.

Penny Smallacombe.

The Australian screen industry is on the “precipice of change” in giving more – and long overdue – recognition to Indigenous people and People of Colour creatives and stories, according to Penny Smallacombe.

As the head of Indigenous at Screen Australia, the Maramanindji woman who hails from the Northern Territory herself is an agent of change via a number of ongoing programs and upcoming new initiatives.

“This is both a scary and an exciting time,” she told Lowanna Grant in Media Ring’s The Yarning webinar. “There is a huge responsibility to do a large scale shift to bring more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders into the industry and provide more opportunities for People of Colour to tell their stories.

“I’m deeply saddened that it took the murder of George Floyd in order to be in a place where the industry is finally ready to listen to conversations about racism,...

Bes Animation founder Bruce Kane.

Bes (Bogan Entertainment Solutions) Animation has acquired the global broadcast and digital content rights for Australian director and author Yves Stening’s children’s picture book series ‘Dinner Detectives’.

The Melbourne-based children’s animation production house will develop the book series into a multi-platform TV and digital offering for an international audience, and has teamed with Canada’s Oasis Animation as a co-production partner.

According to Bes Animation director and producer Judy Whittle there is a local commercial broadcaster on board which we will be revealed once the international financing round has closed.

Production is set to commence in 2020 and the ‘Dinner Detective’ books and IP which will be turned into a 2D animated television series aimed at the four to seven-year-old set, supported by an interactive app and digital content for global Avod and Svod platforms.

‘Dinner Detectives’.

The animation studio will be taking...

Lucy Lawless, star of Cjz’s ‘My Life Is Murder’.

The newly-rebranded Network 10 on Wednesday night unveiled 13 new Australian shows for 2019 including romantic comedy Five Bedrooms, thriller The Secrets She Keeps and four entertainment series spun-off from shows which screened during Pilot Week.

Created by Michael Lucas and Christine Bartlett and produced by Hoodlum Entertainment, Five Bedrooms will follow five very different people who meet on the singles’ table at a wedding and decide to buy a house together.

Lingo Pictures’ The Secrets She Keeps is a psychological thriller based on the novel by Australian author Michael Robotham, a dark tale of two women from different walks of life who have one thing in common – explosive secrets that could destroy their lives.

Jonathan Gavin and Sarah Walker will script the six-part series. The protagonists are Meg, who has a handsome husband, two gorgeous children and a third bundle of joy on the way,...

Mel Gibson is set to present at the 5th Aacta Awards in Sydney next week.

Gibson, who is currently filming World War II film Hacksaw Ridge in Nsw, will be joined by Manu Feildel, Magda Szubanski, Megan Gale, Erik Thomson, and Brenton Thwaites.

Emma Freedman will host the show.s red carpet.

Birds of Tokyo and UK dance group Rudimental will also perform live at the Ceremony..

Since releasing their debut album Home in 2013 (which sold over half a million copies) Rudimental has received a swag of Awards, including a Brit Award for Best British Single for .Waiting All Night...

Justice Crew recently recorded the Aacta Awards Ceremony show opener on location in Sydney off the back of their brand new single, Good Time; a rhythmic urban track written by Dante Jones and Andrew Bolooki..

The show opener also features top favourite TV talent including Mandy McElhinney, Home and Away...

Cartoon Network Asia Pacific has named four Australian-made animation projects that will feature in its regional programming line-up in 2016.

Flying Gherkin's non-verbal claymation comedy adventure Bill & Tony and Ludo Studio's Sketchy Show, a comedy that turns real kids' drawings into animated shorts with a cast of coloured-in characters surrounded by insanity, are short-form series commissioned by Cartoon Network.

Rubber House Studios' action/adventure/comedy Lasso & Comet, the tale of a 13-year-old boy with a magic rope and his best friend, a talking comet, has been accepted by Cartoon Network Studios. international shorts program and a short will soon go into production.

Cartoon Network Australia has greenlit a pilot for Monster Beach: The Series, a story about surfing, scary locals and two kids battling to save their new home, from Bogan Entertainment Solutions.

The telemovie by the same name won a 2015 Astra award and Keith Moore won an Apra award as composer of the soundtrack.

Sam Frost won't stand for this latest retouching scandal. The former Maxim model and radio talk show co-host spoke out on her 2DayFM show with Rove McManus, describing new claims that the men's magazine she posed for in February 2015 is reusing her old shots for the December issue on newsstands Thursday. To add insult to injury, Frost is also alleging the sultry shots have been manipulated through photoshop to make them look current while also creating unrealistic representations of her body.  "I'm smack bang right on the front cover, implying that I've done a second photoshoot, I've returned to Maxim. They've actually photoshopped my hair dark because I was blond...

After The Seventh Victim‘s disappointing returns, Val Lewton and Rko clashed over their next project. Lewton wanted a comedy, provisionally titled The Amorous Ghost, as a change of pace; studio boss Sid Rogell, Lewton’s bete noir, insisted on a sequel to Cat People, which Lewton resisted. Then Rko suggested a Universal-style monster rally, They Creep By Night, reuniting villains from past Lewton pictures. Charles Koerner rescued Lewton from this absurd prospect by pitching a maritime thriller. “Call it The Ghost Ship,” Koerner ordered. Lewton also scored a big, though past-his-prime star in Richard Dix, an Oscar nominee for Cimarron (1931).

The result is equal parts The Sea Wolf and M, with a dash of Edgar Allan Poe. Tom Miriam signs on as third officer on the ill-starred freighter Altair, ruled by Captain Stone (Richard Dix). At first Stone merely seems strict, but his homilies about authority take on a...

The Quare Land Written by John McManus Directed by Ciarán O’Reilly Irish Repertory Theatre DR2 Theatre, NYC 9/22 - 11/15, 2015

Our final review from this year's 1st Irish Festival in New York City brings us another strong production: The Quare Land, by County Cavan playwright John McManus. McManus’s two-man comedy takes place entirely within the upstairs room of Hugh Pugh's rural Cavan farmhouse (a superb set by Charlie Corcoran). The room's single naked lightbulb illuminates a chimney, record player, toilet, and, most importantly, a clawfoot bathtub. Under a thick layer of bubbles in that tub, 90 year-old bachelor and Enya fan Hugh (actor and writer Peter Maloney) is taking his first bath in 4 years in anticipation of a visit by his alcoholic brother when receives an unexpected visit from Rob McNulty (Rufus Collins). Hugh checks his mail far less often than he bathes, so hotel and construction company owner Rob has...

Kim Kardashian is showing the world how she balanced the champagne glass on her butt for Paper magazine. The reality star is currently in Australia, and she just did an interview on a talk show called The Project. During the interview, host Rove McManus asks Kardashian to show him how to balance a champagne glass on his butt,...Read more»...

It seems Kim Kardashian's recent nude, full-frontal photo shoot gave her the confidence to wear latex on the red carpet.

The 34-year-old Keeping Up with the Kardashians star donned a figure-hugging pale pink latex dress for the Fleur Fatale fragrance launch at Spice Market on Tuesday, Nov. 18, in Melbourne, Australia, putting all her curves on display.

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While down under, Kim showed up on Australia's The Project and chatted with host Peter Helliar, Fifi Box, Natarsha Belling and Rove McManus about her decision to go completely nude for Paper Magazine. "I love the photos, I did it for me, I hope other people like them," she told the hosts. "Everyone should do what they they are comfortable with, and I'm never one to preach, but I felt really positive and really good about myself."

Video: Kris Humphries Reacts to Ex Kim Kardashian's Nude...

Kim Kardashian proved that, yes, she can really balance a Champagne glass on her butt like she did for her now-infamous Paper magazine photo shoot, and she's willing to share her secrets with the world. The reality star made an appearance on Australia's The Project on Tuesday to open up about her Internet-breaking stunt with photographer Jean-Paul Goude. After host Rove McManus asked Kim if the Champagne butt shot was photoshop, she clarified that it was indeed real and that her "back hurt for a week after the shoot" due to the intense pose. "It was definitely not comfortable, and things were falling all over the place," she added. Kim then agreed to show Rove, although she added that it might not work because he doesn't have "as big of a butt as I do." Watch the hilarious balancing act above and hear more from Kim about why she did the shoot.

Kim Kardashian opened up about the reasons she decided to bare all in her now infamous Paper magazine photo shoot while appearing on Australian TV show The Project — and she even taught show host Rove McManus how to balance a champagne glass on his butt! The reality TV show star was guest of honor on the popular Aussie show on Tuesday, Nov. 18, and reacted to critics who suggested that stripping off in a magazine isn't a great example for her young fans. "I was so honored [...]...

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It’s been a little while since there was any major news regarding Jeff Jarrett’s new promotion, Global Force Wrestling. However, Gfw has been thrust back into the spotlight as of today after announcing yet another plethora of co-promotional partnerships.

Jarrett made headlines earlier this month when he joined New Japan’s Bullet Club. Gfw’s website and YouTube channel have promised exclusive footage of the shocking event soon — though that’s a different story for a different time.

For now, Jeff has turned his attention back to his burgeoning promotion, Global Force Wrestling. Today, Gfw announced partnerships with several wrestling promotions in Australia and New Zealand. The company’s worldwide reach continues to expand with this announcement, as Gfw has previously inked deals with New Japan, Aaa, Wwp in South Africa, and various European promotions.

The August 26th press release announced deals with Pwa Australia, WrestleClash,...

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Tim Winton.s The Turning was named best feature at the 26th annual Wa Screen Awards presented in Perth on Monday night.

Drift was recognised for best actor Myles Pollard, Tim Duffy.s screenplay and for Glenn Dillon.s sound.

Emily Rose Brennan.s performance in the online series The Legend of Gavin Tanner: Episode 5 - The Big Fight, earned her the best actress award. The comedy also took the People.s Choice Award for the Mad Kids team of writer/star Matt Lovkis, director Henry Inglis and producer Lauren Elliott.

Nicholas Dunlop was honoured as best director for Comic Book Heroes, the ABC documentary about the quest by Australian comic book creators Wolfgang Byslma and Skye Walker Ogden to penetrate the Us market by travelling to Comic-Con International in San Diego; it also won best factual TV production.

Antony Webb's The Fan...

Network: Fox

Episodes: Eight but four unaired (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: May 13, 2014 -- June 10, 2014

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Rove McManus (host) with John Ross Bowie, Jamie Denbo, Brian Palermo, Jordan Black, Jessica McKenna, Meryl Hathaway and Rob Gleeson.

TV show description:

This unscripted comedy series is based on the Australian TV show called Slide Show and is hosted by Rove McManus.

Each episode features a group of regular players -– including John Ross Bowie, Jamie Denbo, Brian Palermo, Jordan Black, Jessica McKenna, Meryl Hathaway and Rob Gleeson -- as they improvise a series of comedy improv sketches and games.

The players must think on their feet as they face unpredictable song, dance, and sketch challenges -- often while navigating the show's trademark set (which tilts at...

Fox has cancelled Riot, their new comedy improv series, after four episodes.

Hosted by Rove McManus, Riot is an unscripted show that pairs guest celebrities with a group of regular players for comedy song, dance, and sketch challenges. The regulars are John Ross Bowie, Jamie Denbo, Brian Palermo, Jordan Black, Jessica McKenna, Meryl Hathaway and Rob Gleeson.

The show debuted in mid-May to a dismal 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.34 million viewers. The numbers have gone up and down since then but have all been terrible.

The network has pulled the show from the schedule effective immediately, along with I Wanna Marry "Harry". The four remaining episodes may surface at some point in the future but there are currently no plans. Reruns of Fox comedies will fill the timeslot for the time being.

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Riot, the improvised comedy series from Aussie comedian Rove McManus, has been axed after underwhelming ratings in the Us.

The show, which was co-produced by Rove.s buddy and fellow comedian Steve Carell, has been described as a mix between Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Wipeout and debuted last month on Fox TV to a meagre audience of 1.3 million.

The show was based on the based upon the Australian Slide Show television series, which was actually based on a French program Vendredi tout est permis ("On Fridays, Anything Goes with Arthur".)

Rove acted as host with the contestants comprising of a number of famous actors and comedians, including Carell himself.

Despite pulling some seriously impressive guests (Seinfeld.s George Alexander, Us comedians Andy Dick and Tom Green, to name a few) Riot was officially cancelled by Fox yesterday.

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Head of ABC TV comedy Rick Kalowski has commissioned a stand-alone pilot, a prototype he intends to test for further pilots, and he.s developing a sitcom to be filmed in front of a studio audience.

In a further break from the traditional approach to comedy, Kalowski is developing several shows that are each built around an established performer-writer. All that is in addition to eight series which are either in production or post.

The stand-alone pilot deals with an unusual subject- mental illness. Details of that sitcom are under wraps but Kowalski tells If he.s looking for other projects that are suitable material for pilots.

The studio-based comedy could be the ABC.s first since Mother and Son, the Geoffrey Atherden-created classic which ran until 1994. The show is being developed with writer . producer Marieke Hardy and would...

Fox is hoping that viewers find their new Riot TV series to be hilarious so that they keep watching each week. However, television is a serious business and it's the ratings that matter. Will Riot be a ratings success and be renewed for a second season or, will it be cancelled instead? Stay tuned.

Hosted by Rove McManus, Riot is an unscripted show that pairs guest celebrities with a group of regular players for comedy song, dance, and sketch challenges. The regulars are John Ross Bowie, Jamie Denbo, Brian Palermo, Jordan Black, Jessica McKenna, Meryl Hathaway and Rob Gleeson.

The higher a show's ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better its chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available -- typically the following morning, around 11:30am Est/8:30am Pst. Refresh to see the latest.

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I think it’s safe to say that Steve Carell is a master of physical comedy. This is the man who famously once waxed his chest hair on the big screen. So it makes sense that The Office star is an executive producer and one of the first celebrity guests on Riot, a new extreme game show premiering tonight on Fox.

“I have no idea what I’m getting myself into,” Carell jokingly told EW before filming alongside his Office co-star Andy Buckley. The show is based on the international hit franchise Slide Show and puts two teams of celebrities...

Steve Carell is returning to TV!

Riot​,​based on a wacky Australian series and executive-produced by The Office star, pits celebrities and comedians against each other in a series of competitions that have the teams sing, dance and create comedy sketches while overcoming multiple mental and physical obstacles. Rove McManus hosts while a rotating list of guest stars include David Arquette, Orlando Jones and others.

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Fox made a big spring and summer scheduling announcement on Wednesday (March 26) afternoon, but the only thing anybody on my Twitter feed wanted to discuss was the fact that after this Friday, "Enlisted" is off the schedule, at least for the foreseeable future. So let's get that out of the way. Fox had already scheduled an hour-long series finale for "Raising Hope" for April 4, so "Enlisted" was off the schedule for next week anyway. But Fox revealed on Wednesday that "Kitchen Nightmares" will premiere on April 11 in that 9 p.m. hour. This isn't a huge shocker, folks. "Enlisted" no longer had a comedy partner for that hour, so was Fox going to air "Enlisted" and an "Enlisted" encore? "Enlisted" and a random repeat? Who would that benefit? So "Enlisted" will return. Fox emphasizes this. We just don't know when.  Now let's get down to the business of Fox premieres from May on.

The producers of Trouble Down Under have secured the backing of an American philanthropic and investment family for their $50 million 3D animated feature.

Donna Bennett and Mehal Rockefeller have agreed to fund the film and a sequel and to serve as executive producers.

Production is due to begin on September 2 in a new purpose built CGI animation studio in Sydney developed with consultants EngineRoom. The cost of the studio was factored into the budget.

The producers are Fastlane Entertainment.s Frank Miniaci (who.s La-based) and Tony Findlay. Aussie Steve Trenbirth (The Lion King II, The Jungle Book II) will direct.

The voice cast already recruited includes Rove McManus, Tony Bonner, Cameron Daddo, Dave Hughes, Gary Sweet, Andrew Daddo, Dan Mor and Josh Lawson. The role of Doc the Cattle Dog will be voiced by Us TV host Dr Mehmet Oz. Findlay is heading to Los Angeles to join Miniaci...

I fully expect a lot of the jokes during YouTube Comedy Week to be ethically questionable and morally wrong, but at least one event during the week will be socially just. Comedy Gives Back, an organization that uses laughter to better the world, has teamed up with Jash to produce an "International Comedy show" on May 20th. The show will be on the Monday of Comedy Week, with Rob Delaney, Rove McManus, Greg Berhandt and Matt Kirshen performing. Tickets are free, as Comedy Gives Back will attempt to drum up support for its main project: a 24-hour live streamed comedy event that will go down on November 6. That event will work with the Malaria No More charity to help Africa fight the deadly disease, which kills thousands of the continent's inhabitants every day. To help promote the show, Comedy No More has released a promo video featuring Dane Cook, Kevin Nealon,...

Chris Hardwick’s weekly Walking Dead post-mortem, Talking Dead, has become a staple of the Sunday night viewing experience. And starting tonight, he hopes BBC America viewers make time for him once again as he launches his weekly Nerdist chat show.

“It’s basically like a network-level chat show when you look at the guest list,” Hardwick says of the lineup for his ten-episode talk show, which includes Doctor Who’s Matt Smith, Seth Rogen, Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood, and on the afternoon EW visited the set, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Community’s Gillian Jacobs.

But Hardwick, also known for his...

Australia’s major TV and film awards ceremony has scored an A-list presenter, with the late announcement that Russell Crowe is to host the event.

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards will take place for the second time on Wednesday.

The high profile actor’s involvement will also come as a boost for Network Ten, which will air the ceremony later that night.

According to Aacta, former Packed To The Rafters star Hugh Sheridan – originally announced as the presenter – was ruled out because of an “La schedule conflict”.

Appearing along with Crowe are fellow Oscar winners, Geoffrey Rush, who is Aacta president, and Cate Blanchett.

The event will take place in front of 1000 people at The Sar Event centre in Sydney. Other big TV and film names attending include Hugo Weaving, Rove McManus, Rebecca Gibney, Deborah Mailman, Lachy Hulme, Matt LeNevez and Shane Jacobsen.

In addition to the Aacta Awards in Sydney,...

Apparently a few boats weren't the only things to catch a little wind in their sails on the set of "Dawson's Creek."

James Van Der Beek recently told Australia's "Rove La" host Rove McManus that he remembers breaking wind while filming the iconic teen series -- only thing is, he'd never fess up to the dirty deed.

While discussing his current role on "Don't Trust The B---- in Apartment 23" (he scolds America for being "too prudish" to actually use the word "bitch") Van Der Beek also told McManus that he'd rather be known as a "dick" for playing a hyperbole of himself on the show than be referred to as "Dawson."

Check out James' classy interview above.

Apparently a few boats weren't the only things to catch a little wind in their sails on the set of "Dawson's Creek."

James Van Der Beek recently told Australia's "Rove La" host Rove McManus that he remembers breaking wind while filming the iconic teen series -- only thing is, he'd never fess up to the dirty deed.

While discussing his current role on "Don't Trust The B---- in Apartment 23" (he scolds America for being "too prudish" to actually use the word "bitch") Van Der Beek also told McManus that he'd rather be known as a "dick" for playing a hyperbole of himself on the show than be referred to as "Dawson."

Check out James' classy interview above.

You can conclude a lot about the mood of a commercial network by how it stages its upfronts presentation.

My abiding memory of Ten’s event last year was watching them handing out portable televisions from the back of a lorry. In the style of an episode of Oprah, everybody who attended got one as they left.

Watching drunk media types wandering into the darkness of Sydney’s Hickson Road with electrical goods tucked under their arms, the image that popped into my mind was of the looters at the London riots a week before.

This year’s event from Ten was a less over-the-top, slightly more considered breakfast affair.

Meanwhile Seven’s was the over-the-top one this year – complete with indoor fireworks.

Nine had a small event this week around its in-house branded entertainment and integration operation Powered. But its main TV season preview is still a few weeks away.

Rove lends voice to Exchange Student Zero

Rove McManus is the lead voice actor on a new animation series – the first local production commissioned by the Cartoon Network.

Called Exchange Student Zero, the 70-minute production is produced by Bogan Entertainment and is followed up by a new fantasy card game Battle Day Zero on the network’s website.

McManus voices five characters within the film including school friends John and Max and Hiro – The Prince of Karuta, an anime character from within the card game, brought to life and passed off as an exchange student at school by John and Max.

Following Hiro’s arrival come less savoury characters of the game to terrorise the friends’ hometown of Perth.

McManus said: “Being part of an animation project like this is pure joy for me. Not only because I am such a fan of the art form but also there is...

It's a little past 8:30 p.m. on a weekday on the Warner Bros. lot and on the set of his talk show, Rove La, host Rove McManus has one very important question: "Is any of this show going to make it to the telly?"

His show has already been taping for more than an hour, but it's a fair question. That's because this is the first time the Australian native has to deal with the c-word: censors. Season 2 — which premieres Saturday at midnight/11c on TV Guide Network with guests Russell Brand, Adam Lambert and 30 Rock's Kristen Schaal — marks the first time Rove La will air new episodes in the U.S. McManus is still figuring out just what he can get away with here in the states.

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The nominations for the 10th annual Astra awards have been announced, with Killing Time (TV1), the second season of Spirited (W) and Tim Winton's cloudstreet (showcase) are competing for the honour of most outstanding drama.

Ninety five entries were selected across 21 categories for the subscription television awards.

Fox8's teen drama series SLiDE has been received a nod in the most outstanding use of innovation in programming category for its multiplatform strategy.- which saw entertainment company Hoodlum create an interactive website featuring graphic novels, music and webisodes.

Not all content recognised is local. Subscribers can vote for their favourite international drama, with showcase favourite Game of Thrones competing against Haven (13th Street), Boardwalk Empire (showcase), Torchwood: Miracle Day (UKTV), Falling Skies (Fox8) and True Blood (showcase).

The 10th annual Astra awards will be held at Sydney Theatre on June 21.

For a complete list of finalists, see below. Channel...

Rove McManus's chatshow has been picked up for broadcast in the Us. The Australian TV personality, whose last series Rove La was aired in his home country last year, will now feature on cable channel TV Guide Network. According to TV Tonight, the network will air 10 episodes from the first season of Rove La, where he interviewed celebrity guests such as Justin Timberlake, Hugh Jackman, Eva Longoria, Steve Carell, Pink and Lisa Kudrow. They have also signed on to air the upcoming second season of the Los Angeles-based programme, which begins filming for Fox8 in September. TV Guide Network chairman Allen Shapiro said: "We (more)...

TV Guide Network is adding comedy to its programming mix with StandUp in Stilettos, an original stand-up series hosted by The Office‘s Kate Flannery, and Rove La, a talk show hosted by Australian comedian Rove McManus which originates from Los Angeles. StandUp in Stilettos, which has received an order for 10 half-hour episodes, will feature up-and-coming as well as established female comedians. Each show will include three stand-up comediennes whose acts feature material for, by and about women and will be shot in front of a live audience in a comedy club. Casting begins immediately, with production slated for late-April and premiere for June 16. Rove La is a one-hour Australian weekly talk show hosted by McManus, who interviews Hollywood stars. TV Guide has acquired 10 existing episodes, which have aired in Australia but not in the U.S., as well as 13 all-new episodes which will begin filming in September. Rove La...

Kyle Sandilands has decided to write an autobiography, according to reports. The Australian radio and television personality, who is best known as a judge on Australia's Got Talent and one of the hosts of The Kyle and Jackie O Show on 2DayFM, is believed to be writing memoirs based on the last few years of his life. A publishing insider said that the book is being pitched as a "warts and all" account of Sandilands's life, his split from wife Tamara Jaber in 2010 and his public spats with fellow celebrities such as Rove McManus. The autobiography, which will allegedly be written with the help of a ghostwriter, was reportedly pitched unsuccessfully to various publishing houses a few years ago. The source told The Daily Telegraph: "There are two publishers seriously looking (more)...

HollywoodNews.com: Hollywood publicity and marketing executives, producers, studio and network executives, celebrities and press gathered for the International Cinematographers Guild (Iatse Local 600) 49th Annual Publicists Awards Friday (2/24) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Rove McManus, Australia’s top talk show host and Tonight Show regular emceed the ceremonies.

Julie Andrews and Jodie Foster dedicated the 2012 Icg Publicist Directory to Arlene Ludwig, West Coast Director of Publicity, Motion Pictures, in celebration of her 50th anniversary at The Walt Disney Studios. The dedication struck an emotional chord since Ludwig is recovering from a serious fall that left her partially paralyzed.

In another touching moment, Icg President Steven Poster presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Carol Burnett. “It is my pleasure to present this award to someone I dearly admire and who continues to make me laugh to this day,” he said.

Oscar nominee Gary Oldman presented the Motion Picture Showmanship Award to David Heyman,...