Analysis: Before the Game returns to Ten in 2012

In case you missed the news today, Before the Game will return to Ten in 2012, ending months of speculation as to whether it would switch to Seven (in which it would lose at least one of its current panellists in Dave Hughes) or just disappear altogether. But the fact it is remaining on Ten is probably the best news possible for both fans of the show and fans of footy in general. Here's why:- The show will be able to air for one hour every week, as opposed to before, when it occasionally had to ...

Thursday Opinion: Who Said Australian Comedy Was Dead?

... Well, it was probably me, among many others, after a very weak, but not necessarily abnormal year for Australian comedy in 2011. I won't say anything other than "Lilley" and "Elton", as between the two of them, they seemed to encapsulate the simultaneous disappointing and unambitious content that Australian comedies seem to favour. But after only a couple of months into 2012, there have already been two shows that have had more laughs to be had in only three episodes than in all of 2011. Of ...

Analysis: Who will fill Ten's host vacancies?

So, in 2011 Ten had two reasonably successful shows: The Circle (if only because it managed to chip away at Kerri-Anne's audience enough to spook the execs into trading her in for a younger model) and Can of Worms (only because it was able to weather the initial barrage of criticism for a haphazard format and uncertain tone to complete its run of episodes and therefore warrant another run in 2012). There's also Ten's new breakfast show... called Breakfast, which, months after being announced, ...