S02E01 - A Brand New (TO)DAY, Drug claims & A trip to the Jungle

Summary: HAPPY NEW YEAR! Celebrating a whole new TODAY SHOW line-up, and the start of 10's 50-week programming strategy, we're kicking off with a whole boatload of news, behind the scenes info and ratings analysis... including first reactions to the season five launch of I'M A CELEBRITY...GET ME OUT OF HERE! 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. On this episode: • AJAY ROCHESTER enters the jungle, and Rob reminds us she made some massive claims about what went on during her time hosting THE BIGGEST LOSER AUSTRALIA • What did the TV Blackbox team think of the I'M A CELEBRITY...GET ME OUT OF HERE! season five launch and the lack of casting surprises? • Rob & Molk's first reactions to the Deb Knight/Georgie Gardner-led THE TODAY SHOW • Will KARL STEFANOVIC survive past Easter at Nine? • Rob & Molk discuss the MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT participant contracts • PETER EVERETT's allegations about 10's interference in the Plates for Mates fundraiser for Matt Golinski • Charges laid against CRAIG McLACHLAN • MARK CALVERT lands at Sky News • Seven deliver a special looking back at ten seasons of MY KITCHEN RULES • Summer ratings, and the ABC beats 10 (again) • Have you won Netflix's BANDERSNATCH yet? • First reactions to the ratings for the season five launch of I'M A CELEBRITY...GET ME OUT OF HERE! TV BlackBox is your weekly source of inside information across all facets of the Australian TV industry. Follow the @tv_blackbox crew: @Rob_McKnight @DanMBennett @SteveMolk Find us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TVBlackbox/ Visit our website: https://tvblackbox.com.au