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**Warning: This episode contains drug references and plenty of censored names** This episode takes an in-depth look at the affect COVID-19 is having on the TV industry, but there's still plenty of time for a few laughs along the way and the usual exclusives. And just wait until you meet our newest, unexpected member of the team! Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business. In this episode: • 4.59 - TV Production shutdowns • 7.38 - TV WEEK logies cancelled • 9.39 - Warning of serious job losses in the industry • 13.20 - Bad news brings good ratings for news programs, but there's a surprising development • 23.05 - Why sports rights will never be the same again in this country • 27.54 - With everyone self-isolating, what are they watching? • 34.18 - EXCLUSIVE: The production trick reality TV shows are using to make sure they don't get caught out by a shutdown • 39.43 - Will Bauer actually buy Pac Mags from Seven? • 41.31 - ACMA calls channel 9 out for sneaky tricks • 45.19 - 9 plays hard against 7 • 47.54 - Is the new Neighbours theme a hit or a miss? • 50.33 - We talk with the executives behind 9Rush • 1.02.53 - The juiciest TV Blackvault we've ever aired! Follow the @TVBB_podcast crew: @rob_mcknight @shrimptank @BenjaminJNorris @ViscountBrooky @SteveMolk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv_blackbox Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TVBlackbox/ Visit our website https://tvblackbox.com.au for daily exclusives

Like a lot of industries, the TV industry is in real trouble as COVID-19 changes our way of life. To discuss this important issue we have an extended panel who each offer unique insights. Interestingly, you'll hear why people who work in the industry and are affected by the shutdowns want all productions put on hold. It's a controversial idea but could be necessary. Don't forget our new spin-off show TV BingeBox is here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tv-bingebox/id1502393371 Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business. In this episode: • 3.53 - Big Brother Australia faces a major fail during one of the first evictions • 13.21 - Sunrise host Samantha Armytage goes to war with journalist Annette Sharp • 19.41 - The Nine Network launches a brand new channel • 21.39 - A moving tribute to Brad Lyons from those who worked with him • 27.45 - Nine News boss Darren Wick joins us to explain the impact of the Coronavirus on newsrooms around the country • 44.39 - How Covid-19 is affecting the entire TV industry - Molk explains the status of productions on all the networks • 55.54 - Calls from within the industry to completely shut down down production Follow the @TVBB_podcast crew: @rob_mcknight @shrimptank @BenjaminJNorris @danmbennett @jocasamento1 @SteveMolk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv_blackbox Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TVBlackbox/ Visit our website https://tvblackbox.com.au for daily exclusives

Molk here - we've dropped this into your feed as a sampler of our newest podcast baby. If you like it, please SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tv-bingebox/id1502393371 From next week that's where you'll find Dan, Jo, Brooky and myself, every Thursday, talking about the best and worst of TV. ---- So good we created our own spin-off: The BingeBox segment from the TV Blackbox pod gets its own series! Join Dan, Jo, Brooky and Molk as we give you some great tips, hints on shows to watch and those to give a wide berth to as we land squarely in the TV BingeBox! In this episode we cover off: • Our Claps & Slaps (shows we've been loving and shows we had the misfortune to watch) including Doctor Who, Better Call Saul, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and Sex Education; • Focus on our Group Binge of the week - REVELATION with Sarah Ferguson (Tuesdays 8:30pm ABC); and • This week it's Jo who dusts off an old series she's been watching and loving in Rewind, and tries to convince the rest of us to check it out also. Follow the @TV_BingeBox crew: @danmbennett @jocasamento1 @viscountbrooky @SteveMolk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv_blackbox Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TVBlackbox/ Visit our website: https://tvblackbox.com.au

Welcome to an all-new TV Blackbox podcast where opposing views are more than welcome! While you're here, subscribe to our new spin-off show TV BingeBox here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tv-bingebox/id1502393371 Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business. In this episode: • 3.54 - The real reason Paul Anderson quit as 10's CEO • 11.21 - Exclusive info on why Jonathan LaPaglia will be missing from the Survivor: All Stars reunion • 14.20 - Inside goss on what is happening inside the Big Brother house • 19.17 - Exclusive: The secret clause Matt and Gary put in their contracts when they signed with Channel 7 • 21.40 - ABC News Breakfast skyrockets in the ratings - we talk to host Michael Rowland • 33.43 - We celebrate the 35th anniversary of Neighbours • 36.58 - Hatches & Dispatches • 40.34 - The Big Issue: How the Coronavirus is affecting the TV industry • 55.00 - TV Blackvault (or Guess Who Don't Sue) Follow the @TVBB_podcast crew: @rob_mcknight @jocasamento1 @viscountbrooky @BenjaminJNorris @SteveMolk

It's all fun and games until Ben Norris makes a startling announcement! And if that isn't enough he asks Rob a question that provides new insight and gets very emotional. This is one episode with it all folks! Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business. In this episode: • 2.30 - 7's Big Bash Bombshell • 5.22 - Channel 7 admits paying Ben Cousins for his big new interview • 9.50 - Why Quadan Bayles turned down Ellen for NITV • 13.29 - 10 announce Locky Gilllies as the new Bachelor, but it doesn't all go according to plan • 19.25 - We reveal who 10 has signed up as the new Bachelorette • 22.14 - Can Denise Drysdale save Studio 10? • 31.20 - The surprising secret about Gogglebox • 33.37 - A new segment: TV Blackvault (it's basically 'Guess Who Don't Sue') • 35.00 - Sarah has the latest instalment of Hatches & Dispatches • 39.08 - Molk's programming wrap • 41.59 - Brooky's Big Issue • 54.56 - The Binge Box • Follow the @TVBB_podcast crew: @rob_mcknight @shrimptank @viscountbrooky @BenjaminJNorris @SteveMolk

You can tell it's game on at the moment because there's so much to talk about! From reality TV stars turning the tables on highly paid executives to a lot of movement behind the scenes at Seven, there's something for everyone in this episode of TV Blackbox! Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business. In this episode: • 4.34 - Serious allegations levelled at the production team of MAFS • 12.45 - Daryl Somers calls in the lawyers - but there's an hilarious story Ben tells that no-one saw coming! • 15.34 - Newswire service AAP in financial trouble and the outcome could change the news gathering landscape • 19.44 - What does it mean for Channel 7 if the Olympics are cancelled this year? • 21.46 - David Leckie returns to Seven - and we can't wait! • 23.09 - Sunrise EP Michael Pell tapped for bigger things in prime time • 26.26 - Guess Who Don't Sue targets one of the TV Blackbox team • 30.35 - New stats show just how prolific streaming services are in Australia • 36.43 - Cassandra Thorburn's new podcast focuses on divorce (watch out Karl) • 42.03 - Foxtel's sneaky way of trying to discredit our stories • 44.10 - Hatches and Dispatches • 47.00 - Brooky's Big Issue tackles the simple subject of the future of television! • 56.54 - What gems will you discover as we open The Binge Box? Follow the @TVBB_podcast crew: @rob_mcknight @shrimptank @viscountbrooky @BenjaminJNorris @SteveMolk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv_blackbox Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TVBlackbox/ Visit our website: https://tvblackbox.com.au

The team have had a bex and a good lie down after last week's explosive discussions and are ready for round 2! While it doesn't get as heated there's still plenty of action, drama... but sadly no romance! Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business. In this episode: • 2.46 - EXCLUSIVE | Channel 7 slashes episodes from Plate of Origin • 7.38 - EXCLUSIVE | Kids TV axed at Channel 7 as the network goes on a $20 million cost cutting drive • 12.17 - The media attacked over its reporting of a tragic murder - but did they really do anything wrong? • 27.12 - How hackers are planting malware on your computer through illegal downloads • 32.38 - Ring the bell - the Today show is making news again • 37.37 - Ben joins the ladies of the Real Housewives of Melbourne for their glamorous launch • 41.37 - Hatches & Dispatches with Sarah • 44.53 - Brooky's Big Issue covers the story he wrote which caused a major backlash on social media... just what did he say? • 58.36 - Some new shows have been discovered as we open The Binge Box Follow the @TVBB_podcast crew: @rob_mcknight @shrimptank @viscountbrooky @BenjaminJNorris @SteveMolk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv_blackbox Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TVBlackbox/ Visit our website: https://tvblackbox.com.au

All is not well in the TV Blackbox house. The team are ready to rumble as they go through the hot button TV topics of the week... and it's fair to say there are a few disagreements! Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business. In this episode: • 5.02 - The ABC has its court case against the AFP dismissed • 14.14 - EXCLUSIVE | We reveal the big new boss of the TV Week Logie Awards • 25.12 - Controversy for Seven after they get caught out trying to deceive viewers • 28.35 - What a week it's been for the struggling My Kitchen Rules! • 35.14 - Hot Seat Millionaire bumped... but will Nine's gamble work? • 39.12 - Big changes for ViacomCBS, but will that mean redundancies for 10? • 44.10 - Brian May from Queen gets into a barney with 7 News... and we can't agree who's in the wrong! • 51.33 - Sarah is on top of all the industry moves with another edition of Hatches & Dispatches • 54.40 - The Big Issue tackles the tragic death of Caroline Flack • 1.15.00 - What TV gems will you discover as we reveal our viewing habits when we open The Binge Box Follow the @TVBB_podcast crew: @Rob_McKnight @shrimptank @ViscountBrooky @BenjaminJNorris @SteveMolk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv_blackbox Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TVBlackbox/ Visit our website: https://tvblackbox.com.au

The ratings year has begun and who better to discuss TV with than your favourite people on the TV Blackbox podcast?! While Rob's away, the mice will play, and El Presidente is AWOL so Molk takes charge again (deal with it). The amazing Jo Casamento joins us Stephen Brook and Benjamin Norris, with Sarah Monahan returning for 2020. It's like a slightly more functional family reunion than the Roy family. Importantly we've some big items to deal with like the announcement of the host of Big Brother, the announcement of the host of Holey Moley, and the announcement that the Logies are changing the way nominations work for some reason. Oh, and Brooky gets super salty about James Warburton's chances as CEO of Seven. So, you know, there's that. Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business. In this episode: • 4.46 - What do we make of Sonia Kruger as the host of Seven's BIG BROTHER? • 11.09 - ANDREW O'KEEFE is back and ready to work. • 16.44 - DISNEY withdraw channels from FOXTEL and FETCH and build a serious streaming empire. • 24.06 - Seven confirm HOLEY MOLEY cast, including GREG NORMAN and ROB RIGGLE. • 30.02 - TV WEEK change the nominations and voting opportunities for the LOGIES for some reason. • 40.38 - Sarah casts her eye over this week's HATCHES & DISPATCHES. • 45.08 - Brooky delivers our biggest issue yet: Can JAMES WARBURTON fix Seven? • 1.02.14 - It's BINGE BOX time, so let's find out what we've all watched this week. Follow the @TVBB_podcast crew: @shrimptank @jocasamento1 @AaronPerth @BenjaminJNorris @SteveMolk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv_blackbox Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TVBlackbox/ Visit our website: https://tvblackbox.com.au

A whole new year means a whole new season of TV Blackbox podcasts! We've all had a break and recharged, and some of us watched too much TV (Molk, we're looking at you!), and we are fresher than ever to discuss everything that's happening in, on and around Australian TV this year. With some of the team are still on holidays and missing in action! No matter, the delightful Jo Casamento and TV Blackbox contributor Aaron Ryan join us for a big episode where we sink our teeth into the start of 2020. Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business. In this episode: • 3.01 - Was Perez Hilton bullied in the jungle... and did 10 cover it up? • 13.32 - Channel 9 cancels a popular show... only to bring it straight back • 20.14 - Popular host Andrew O'Keefe takes more time off, forcing production on The Chase to be halted • 24.42 - Is HBO coming to Australia and, if so, what does that mean for Foxtel? • 28.45 - Old comments come back to haunt the new host of The Voice • 31.25 - Jo brings us Hatches & Dispatches • 36.08 - Molk breaks down the summer ratings • 41.10 - IT'S WAR! MAFS v MKR v Survivor • 52.23 - Our reactions to the new new new new new new new new new TODAY show • 1.03.46 - We open The Binge Box to find out what everyone's been watching this summer Follow the @TVBB_podcast crew: @rob_mcknight @jocasamento1 @AaronPerth @BenjaminJNorris @SteveMolk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv_blackbox Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TVBlackbox/ Visit our website: https://tvblackbox.com.au

When Prisoner celebrated it's 40th anniversary many wondered why 'The Freak' didn't attend the all-star reunion. Now, Maggie Kirkpatrick opens up on the real reason she said no despite false claims she was suffering ill health. Maggie also talks about her strained relationship with Bert Newton and why starring opposite him was a challenge. Raw and honest, Maggie doesn't hold back in this fascinating interview. And don't forget her book The Gloves Are Off is available now!

You'd be hard pressed to find anyone in the entertainment industry who has a bad word to say about Julia Morris. A comedian, actress and presenter; she is a triple threat who's become a go-to host for Network ten on a string of shows including I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! which returns on January 5. Never one to shy away from work Julia is embarking on another tour in 2020 and tickets are on sale now at livenation.com.au or www.juliamorris.com In this episode Julia talks about; • What went terribly wrong that saw the entire crew of a TV show she was working on see her poo • Running out of money when she risked it all to move to the UK • How her husband kept her grounded with the best piece of advice • What went wrong with Sunday Night Takeaway • Why flirting with Dr Chris Brown doesn't work any more • Why she insists on censoring some footage caught on camera for I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Subscribe to McKnight Tonight and TV Blackbox here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tv-blackbox-mcknight-tonight/id1415436461 Robert: Julia, welcome to McKnight Tonight. Julia: How are you, hon? Robert: I'm very well, all the better for hearing from you. Hey, television, it's a roller coaster ride. You have had an extraordinary career. Do you feel that you are now at the top of your game? Julia: Well, I'm concerned about the top of the game because isn't the next bit the slide? Robert: Very good point. Very good point. Julia: Every year I'm still employed, it's not lost on me, I must say. I think I remember many years ago, Andrew Daddo saying to me, I'm talking in the 90s and he had this lovely take on, "Your first two years, you think you're the biggest star to ever hit the televisual and then for the next two years you're like, I'm kind of a senior in the industry and then the next two years you're like, Oh God, I hope I don't lose my job. I've got an awfully big mouth all of a sudden." And then he said, "The next two years you're probably out of work. And then the two years after that, you're so grateful to have a job, you just keep your head low and try your best." Robert: I think there's so much truth to that. Now I need you to correct me if I'm wrong here. I have a very vague recollection of you appearing in Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D-List where- Julia: I did. Robert: You did, so this is the bizarre thing though. She was in England trying to get across all things English and suddenly I saw an Australian teaching her about being English. How the hell did you get that gig? Julia: Isn't that dreamy? I actually had been working with the production company that were making that show. I got married to Dan in the New Year's Eve of 2005 and went straight away after getting married to New York to go and work with the production company that make Kathy's show. And so when they were in the UK they wanted the perspective of what's it like to be a foreigner in the UK as a stand up and what to look out for and what to avoid. Robert: Ah, okay. That works- Julia: So that was sort of the vibe and plus, Kathy Griffin, oh my God, she's a goddess. Robert: Yeah, absolutely. That must've been an amazing shoot because you really did take it- Julia: It was incredible. Robert: You really did take a chance going to the UK for a while, didn't you? You'd had some success in Australia with Full Frontal and then you just decided to go over and try your luck. Julia: It's exactly what happened. I think that I might've been in that second part of Andrew's roll out where I just thought, "You know what? I'll go to the UK and I will have my own show in like four minutes." Robert: Of course. Julia: And it didn't occur to me that I would literally have to start again. Nobody cared that I was on...

Welcome to the final episode of TV Blackbox for 2019! The team are chomping at the bit to tackle fresh topics and look back at the year that was. Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business. In this episode: • 2:53 - The ABC goes to war with the Chaser team • 7:47 - We reveal the secret location of the Big Brother house for 2020 • 14:33 - Kay McGrath steps down from her news reading duties for 7NEWS • 16:12 - Nerelda Jacobs joins Studio 10 • 20:30 - Seven celebrates big figures for its Facebook Watch news bulletin, but is there more to this story? • 24:20 - Hatches & Dispatches with Sarah • 26:02 - Molk takes a look at the Worst TV shows for 2019 • 34:01 - The countdown continues with the 'best' list • 40:13 - Brooky examines the biggest stories from 2019 • 57:52 - Ben keeps it real as we look at listener comments from throughout the year • 1:05:39 - We say goodbye to the TV shows that left us this year in a special In Memoriam segment Follow the @TVBB_podcast crew: @rob_mcknight @shrimptank @viscountbrooky @BenjaminJNorris @SteveMolk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv_blackbox Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TVBlackbox/ Visit our website: https://tvblackbox.com.au

With only two episodes to go it's a bumper edition of TV Blackbox as we talk to network insiders about the 2019 ratings results and add our own opinions (of course). The chats take an interesting turn with headline-making admissions and great insight into how the industry view the outcome. Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business. In this episode: • 3:06 - Nine's chief sales officer Michael Stephenson talks us through the importance of demos, even though Nine also won total people • 18:21 - Who really won the Melbourne News ratings war - Rob gives his verdict • 24:44 - EXCLUSIVE | Michael Pell re-signs with Seven on the back of winning another year at Sunrise • 26:47 - Joel Creasey to host the Logies in 2020? • 28:14 - 10's programming boss Daniel Monaghan takes us through the highs and lows of 2019 and reveals an interesting twist about The Living Room • 47:19 - New controversy for #metoo advocate Tracey Spicer • 52:58 - Has The Living Room been axed or not? • 56:54 - 10 launches a 90 minute news service and the panel reveal why it won't work (plus Molk has some interesting insights) • 1:04:11 - Channel 7 kills off local productions • 1:09:13 - Sarah has a new batch of Hatches & Dispatches • 1:10:53 - We open The Binge Box with some fantastic recommendations you might not have heard about. • Follow the @TVBB_podcast crew: @rob_mcknight @shrimptank @viscountbrooky @BenjaminJNorris @SteveMolk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv_blackbox Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TVBlackbox/ Visit our website: https://tvblackbox.com.au