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Damage Control

Russell Crowe is the presenter and EP of this great new factual series that explores how far elite athletes will go to reach the peak of their sport, and the key role medical personnel play in keeping them there. From remarkable major surgical procedures to on-the-spot treatment techniques, Damage Control will feature exclusive and unprecedented access behind the scenes of Australia’s most popular sports, including AFL, NRL, A-League, basketball and netball.

The Marriage Ref

Jerry Seinfeld is back and in the producer's chair for a revealing and somewhat controversial series about the unpredictable and hilarious institution we call marriage. Celebrities, comedians and sports stars candidly comment, judge and decide who's right and who's wrong in real-life disputes between real-life spouses.

My Kitchen Rules

Imagine inviting Australia to your house for dinner! Produced by the same team who created My Restaurant Rules, this hot new series will travel around the country with the aim of finding Australia's best home cooks. Contestants transform their homes into restaurants for one night to impress a selection of judges. Features renowned executive chefs, Peter Evans and Manu Feildel.

The Pacific

The Pacific is a ten-part, made for television mini-series co-produced by HBO, the Seven Network and DreamWorks with Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman. The World War II drama is based primarily on two memoirs of U.S. Marines, as the war against the Empire of Japan rages. Epic in scale, The Pacific has been described as “the last of the great miniseries” and also stars Australia’s own Isabel Lucas.

Returning to Seven in 2010

Packed to the Rafters

This contemporary, Logie-award winning Aussie drama centers on the Rafter family, with would-be empty nesters Julie and Dave Rafter coping with the unexpected return of their children. Stars Rebecca Gibney and Erik Thomson.

Better Homes & Gardens

Now the longest-running Australian lifestyle TV program, Better Homes & Gardens is an Australian lifestyle staple. Hosted by Johanna Griggs and featuring a team of experts including Dr Harry, Graham Ross and Karen Martini, BHG helps viewers create great food, a beautiful garden and a warm and friendly home.

Border Security

Border Security – Australia’s Frontline is a warts-and-all look at the drama behind the scenes of Australia’s Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments. The show follows the men and women charged with protecting Australia against threats including drug runners, potential terrorists and harmful pests and diseases.

Coming to Nine in 2010

Underbelly 3: The Golden Mile

Set in the gritty glamour of Sydney’s Kings Cross in 1989, Underbelly: The Golden Mile, is the eagerly-awaited third installment of Nine’s hit series. Cops, criminals and colourful characters all vied for dominance on the most infamous strip in Australia before 1995’s Wood Royal Commission uncovered the extent of the chaos and corruption within the police force. Featuring an all-star Australian cast including newcomer Firass Dirani as young King’s Cross identity John Ibrahim.

Top Gear

With over 350 million viewers worldwide, Top Gear has brought motoring to the masses. Nine’s landmark deal with BBC Worldwide was touted as one of the coups of 2009, and sees the UK version of Top Gear (hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May) and Top Gear Australia both head to Nine in 2010.

V

When giant spaceships appear over 29 cities around the world, their technologically advanced inhabitants claim to come in peace. But a small number of suspicious humans discover the “visitors” are in fact in the final stages of their plans to take over Earth. Having spent decades infiltrating human governments, businesses and religious institutions, the aliens have won favour on Earth but now face a human resistance movement.

The Forgotten

Christian Slater stars in The Forgotten, a new detective series coming to Nine in 2010. Slater plays Alex Donovan, a former detective driven by the disappearance of his young daughter to lead The Forgotten Network, a group of amateur detectives, each with their own motivations. Working against the clock, the detectives piece together each victim’s personal story, unearthing why they died by learning how they lived.

Returning to Nine in 2010

Hey Hey it’s Saturday

Daryl Somers and his oddball crew are back in 2010. The family-friendly variety entertainment show will return as a full series, after proving a hit with viewers when it resurfaced for two special episodes last year. Expect the same irresistible blend of segments, games and laughs that made Hey Hey a hit the first time around.

Domestic Blitz

Blending home renovations with the emotional stories of the Aussie battlers who receive them, Domestic Blitz is back in 2010 to inspire and entertain. Expect more joyful reactions and tears as unsuspecting Australians are surprised with the gift of a lifetime.

Two and A Half Men

Long-running success story Two and A Half Men returns to Nine in 2010, with TV’s favourite bad boy Charlie Sheen reprising his role as hedonistic jingle writer Charlie. The opposite of his sensible brother Alan, father to teenager Jake, the new series of Two and A Half Men sees Charlie continue on the road to potential married bliss with Chelsea, while Jake runs into relationship trouble.

Coming to Ten in 2010

The Good Wife

The Good Wife follows the trials and tribulations of wife and mother Alicia Florrick, forced to re-enter the workforce as a junior legal associate following the humiliation of her husband’s very public sex scandal. Partly inspired by the real-life sex scandal that erupted around former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, the Golden Globe winning series follows Alicia’s transformation from humiliated ‘good wife’ to resilient career woman.

Junior MasterChef

Children will be given the opportunity to cook up a storm next year when the Ten Network launches Junior MasterChef. Junior MasterChef, slated for late 2010, will inspire amateur cooks aged 9 to 12 to impress the esteemed MasterChef judges, Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston and George Calombaris.

Hawke

Renowned home-grown actor Richard Roxburgh plays former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke in this telemovie which follows the charismatic leader’s transformation from heavy-drinking Trade Union President, to a visionary Labor Prime Minister who retained leadership for a record four terms. Hawke worked as a consultant on the telemovie, ensuring the story is true to the man himself.

Modern Family

A Golden Globe nominated ‘mockumentary’ comedy series revolving around three very different but interrelated families. Ed O’Neill (Married with Children) plays Jay Pritchett, father to Mitchell; who is gay, in a long-term relationship and father to a young Vietnamese daughter; and Claire, a homemaker mum in a traditional family. The series shadows the three families through family functions, neighbourhood gatherings and family bonding experiences.

Returning to Ten in 2010

Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation

Host Shaun Micallef returns alongside Generation team captains Amanda Keller (Baby Boomers), Charlie Pickering (Generation X) and Josh Thomas (Generation Y), who will welcome new guests representing their respective generations as they battle it out in segments including ‘Name that tune’ and ‘Which generation is best at…?’.

So You Think You Can Dance Australia

Natalie Bassingthwaighte returns for a third season to host So You Think You Can Dance, as a new line-up of hopefuls shed blood, sweat and tears to dance their way to the top. From a national audition tour, 100 of Australia’s best dancers are whittled down to the Top 20 before being paired up each week to battle it out through various dance genres. Hosts Matt Lee, Bonnie Lythgoe and Jason Coleman will put the dancers through their paces once again in 2010.

Merlin

Merlin is an enchanting new twist on a legendary story and again promises quality entertainment for the whole family in 2010. This season, the young wizard (played by Colin Morgan) must continue in his destiny to protect Camelot and the young Prince Arthur. But King Uther’s ban on sorcery means Merlin must keep his magical talents secret on pain of death, while helping Arthur in his quest to defend the kingdom against the many dangers that threaten it.

What's on 7TWO in 2010

24

Kiefer Sutherland stars as Jack Bauer in this Emmy award-winning action/drama series, in which the dramatic events of a single day are played out, hour by hour, in ‘real time’ over 24 episodes. Set in New York, “Day 8” of the series revolves around Jack’s attempts to prevent the assassination of an international political leader.

Heroes

Created by Tim Kring, sci-fi drama Heroes tells the story of ordinary people who discover they have superhuman abilities. This brand new season debuts with a special two-hour episode introducing a mysterious carnival clan whose intentions are unknown, while familiar faces adjust to new stages of their lives that will challenge their perceptions of the world and their abilities.

Lost

It’s been five years since Oceanic Flight 815 crashed on a deserted Pacific island en route to Los Angeles from Sydney. In the forthcoming sixth and final season “Destiny Found”, the fate of Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox) and his fellow survivors will be revealed once and for all.

What's on GO! in 2010

TMZ

Join those ‘in the know’ in Hollywood with TMZ, the series that brings you all the hottest gossip on the personal and professional lives of the world’s biggest celebrities.

Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl peeks into the scandalous, pampered lives of affluent teenagers on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Key characters Serena, Blair, Dan, Chuck and Nate navigate their way through adolescence armed with names that matter, cash to burn and a casual disregard for the norms of most teenagers.

Fringe

This US sci-fi series follows an FBI ‘fringe division’ team exploring a series of unexplained phenomena and unbelievable events around the world in pursuit of a larger ‘truth’. Led by special agent Olivia Dunham, mad scientist Walter Bishop and his son Peter, the team investigates everything from teleportation, to ‘transhumans’ with psychic abilities, to macabre crimes.

What's on ONE in 2010

AFL

This year, AFL matches will screen on ONE on Saturday afternoon and Saturday nights, with the 2010 Brownlow Awards also screening on the sports multi-channel. Can Geelong defend its 2009 title? Tune in from March to find out!

Commonwealth Games

From 3rd to 14th October 2010, ONE HD and Ten will screen the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, covering all 17 sports up for contention, including: aquatics, athletics, cycling, boxing, gymnastics, tennis, rugby 7s and wrestling. In Melbourne in 2006 our team total was 221 – can the Aussies beat that result this time around?

Thursday Night Live

Hosted by veteran Ten sports expert Bill Woods, Thursday Night Live boasts an expert panel of sport commentators and former sporting stars. Each Thursday the panel reviews the week in sport and looks forward to upcoming sporting events around the globe.

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	Damage Control Russell Crowe is the presenter and EP of this great new factual series that explores how far elite athletes will go to reach the peak of their sport, and the key role medical personnel play in keeping them there. From remarkable major surgical procedures to on-the-spot treatment techniques, Damage Control will feature exclusive and unprecedented access behind the scenes of Australia’s most popular sports, including AFL, NRL, A-League, basketball and netball.
	The Marriage Ref Jerry Seinfeld is back and in the producer's chair for a revealing and somewhat controversial series about the unpredictable and hilarious institution we call marriage. Celebrities, comedians and sports stars candidly comment, judge and decide who's right and who's wrong in real-life disputes between real-life spouses.
	My Kitchen Rules Imagine inviting Australia to your house for dinner! Produced by the same team who created My Restaurant Rules, this hot new series will travel around the country with the aim of finding Australia's best home cooks. Contestants transform their homes into restaurants for one night to impress a selection of judges. Features renowned executive chefs, Peter Evans and Manu Feildel.
	The Pacific The Pacific is a ten-part, made for television mini-series co-produced by HBO, the Seven Network and DreamWorks with Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman. The World War II drama is based primarily on two memoirs of U.S. Marines, as the war against the Empire of Japan rages. Epic in scale, The Pacific has been described as “the last of the great miniseries” and also stars Australia’s own Isabel Lucas.

	Packed to the Rafters This contemporary, Logie-award winning Aussie drama centers on the Rafter family, with would-be empty nesters Julie and Dave Rafter coping with the unexpected return of their children. Stars Rebecca Gibney and Erik Thomson.
	Better Homes & Gardens Now the longest-running Australian lifestyle TV program, Better Homes & Gardens is an Australian lifestyle staple. Hosted by Johanna Griggs and featuring a team of experts including Dr Harry, Graham Ross and Karen Martini, BHG helps viewers create great food, a beautiful garden and a warm and friendly home.
	Border Security Border Security – Australia’s Frontline is a warts-and-all look at the drama behind the scenes of Australia’s Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments. The show follows the men and women charged with protecting Australia against threats including drug runners, potential terrorists and harmful pests and diseases.

	Underbelly 3: The Golden Mile Set in the gritty glamour of Sydney’s Kings Cross in 1989, Underbelly: The Golden Mile, is the eagerly-awaited third installment of Nine’s hit series. Cops, criminals and colourful characters all vied for dominance on the most infamous strip in Australia before 1995’s Wood Royal Commission uncovered the extent of the chaos and corruption within the police force. Featuring an all-star Australian cast including newcomer Firass Dirani as young King’s Cross identity John Ibrahim.
	Top Gear With over 350 million viewers worldwide, Top Gear has brought motoring to the masses. Nine’s landmark deal with BBC Worldwide was touted as one of the coups of 2009, and sees the UK version of Top Gear (hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May) and Top Gear Australia both head to Nine in 2010.
	V When giant spaceships appear over 29 cities around the world, their technologically advanced inhabitants claim to come in peace. But a small number of suspicious humans discover the “visitors” are in fact in the final stages of their plans to take over Earth. Having spent decades infiltrating human governments, businesses and religious institutions, the aliens have won favour on Earth but now face a human resistance movement.
	The Forgotten Christian Slater stars in The Forgotten, a new detective series coming to Nine in 2010. Slater plays Alex Donovan, a former detective driven by the disappearance of his young daughter to lead The Forgotten Network, a group of amateur detectives, each with their own motivations. Working against the clock, the detectives piece together each victim’s personal story, unearthing why they died by learning how they lived.

	Hey Hey it’s Saturday Daryl Somers and his oddball crew are back in 2010. The family-friendly variety entertainment show will return as a full series, after proving a hit with viewers when it resurfaced for two special episodes last year. Expect the same irresistible blend of segments, games and laughs that made Hey Hey a hit the first time around.
	Domestic Blitz Blending home renovations with the emotional stories of the Aussie battlers who receive them, Domestic Blitz is back in 2010 to inspire and entertain. Expect more joyful reactions and tears as unsuspecting Australians are surprised with the gift of a lifetime.
	Two and A Half Men Long-running success story Two and A Half Men returns to Nine in 2010, with TV’s favourite bad boy Charlie Sheen reprising his role as hedonistic jingle writer Charlie. The opposite of his sensible brother Alan, father to teenager Jake, the new series of Two and A Half Men sees Charlie continue on the road to potential married bliss with Chelsea, while Jake runs into relationship trouble.

	The Good Wife The Good Wife follows the trials and tribulations of wife and mother Alicia Florrick, forced to re-enter the workforce as a junior legal associate following the humiliation of her husband’s very public sex scandal. Partly inspired by the real-life sex scandal that erupted around former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, the Golden Globe winning series follows Alicia’s transformation from humiliated ‘good wife’ to resilient career woman.
	Junior MasterChef Children will be given the opportunity to cook up a storm next year when the Ten Network launches Junior MasterChef. Junior MasterChef, slated for late 2010, will inspire amateur cooks aged 9 to 12 to impress the esteemed MasterChef judges, Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston and George Calombaris.
	Hawke Renowned home-grown actor Richard Roxburgh plays former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke in this telemovie which follows the charismatic leader’s transformation from heavy-drinking Trade Union President, to a visionary Labor Prime Minister who retained leadership for a record four terms. Hawke worked as a consultant on the telemovie, ensuring the story is true to the man himself.
	Modern Family A Golden Globe nominated ‘mockumentary’ comedy series revolving around three very different but interrelated families. Ed O’Neill (Married with Children) plays Jay Pritchett, father to Mitchell; who is gay, in a long-term relationship and father to a young Vietnamese daughter; and Claire, a homemaker mum in a traditional family. The series shadows the three families through family functions, neighbourhood gatherings and family bonding experiences.

	Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation Host Shaun Micallef returns alongside Generation team captains Amanda Keller (Baby Boomers), Charlie Pickering (Generation X) and Josh Thomas (Generation Y), who will welcome new guests representing their respective generations as they battle it out in segments including ‘Name that tune’ and ‘Which generation is best at…?’.
	So You Think You Can Dance Australia Natalie Bassingthwaighte returns for a third season to host So You Think You Can Dance, as a new line-up of hopefuls shed blood, sweat and tears to dance their way to the top. From a national audition tour, 100 of Australia’s best dancers are whittled down to the Top 20 before being paired up each week to battle it out through various dance genres. Hosts Matt Lee, Bonnie Lythgoe and Jason Coleman will put the dancers through their paces once again in 2010.
	Merlin Merlin is an enchanting new twist on a legendary story and again promises quality entertainment for the whole family in 2010. This season, the young wizard (played by Colin Morgan) must continue in his destiny to protect Camelot and the young Prince Arthur. But King Uther’s ban on sorcery means Merlin must keep his magical talents secret on pain of death, while helping Arthur in his quest to defend the kingdom against the many dangers that threaten it.

	24 Kiefer Sutherland stars as Jack Bauer in this Emmy award-winning action/drama series, in which the dramatic events of a single day are played out, hour by hour, in ‘real time’ over 24 episodes. Set in New York, “Day 8” of the series revolves around Jack’s attempts to prevent the assassination of an international political leader.
	Heroes Created by Tim Kring, sci-fi drama Heroes tells the story of ordinary people who discover they have superhuman abilities. This brand new season debuts with a special two-hour episode introducing a mysterious carnival clan whose intentions are unknown, while familiar faces adjust to new stages of their lives that will challenge their perceptions of the world and their abilities.
	Lost It’s been five years since Oceanic Flight 815 crashed on a deserted Pacific island en route to Los Angeles from Sydney. In the forthcoming sixth and final season “Destiny Found”, the fate of Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox) and his fellow survivors will be revealed once and for all.

	TMZ Join those ‘in the know’ in Hollywood with TMZ, the series that brings you all the hottest gossip on the personal and professional lives of the world’s biggest celebrities.
	Gossip Girl Gossip Girl peeks into the scandalous, pampered lives of affluent teenagers on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Key characters Serena, Blair, Dan, Chuck and Nate navigate their way through adolescence armed with names that matter, cash to burn and a casual disregard for the norms of most teenagers.
	Fringe This US sci-fi series follows an FBI ‘fringe division’ team exploring a series of unexplained phenomena and unbelievable events around the world in pursuit of a larger ‘truth’. Led by special agent Olivia Dunham, mad scientist Walter Bishop and his son Peter, the team investigates everything from teleportation, to ‘transhumans’ with psychic abilities, to macabre crimes.

	AFL This year, AFL matches will screen on ONE on Saturday afternoon and Saturday nights, with the 2010 Brownlow Awards also screening on the sports multi-channel. Can Geelong defend its 2009 title? Tune in from March to find out!
	Commonwealth Games From 3rd to 14th October 2010, ONE HD and Ten will screen the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, covering all 17 sports up for contention, including: aquatics, athletics, cycling, boxing, gymnastics, tennis, rugby 7s and wrestling. In Melbourne in 2006 our team total was 221 – can the Aussies beat that result this time around?
	Thursday Night Live Hosted by veteran Ten sports expert Bill Woods, Thursday Night Live boasts an expert panel of sport commentators and former sporting stars. Each Thursday the panel reviews the week in sport and looks forward to upcoming sporting events around the globe.