Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category

TV ONE’s New Year’s Eve line-up sees a selection of special entertainment shows and a chance to look at the year that was for Kiwis. The evening kicks off at 7.30pm, with The Royal Variety Performance, performed in the United Kingdom annually in aid of the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund (the EABF). This year's 81st performance will be staged ... Full story

To celebrate Christmas Day, TV2 has a festive and fun-packed line-up of movies for the whole family to enjoy, from dawn until dusk. For the early risers, A Miser Brother's Christmas, at 7.05am, is a family animation following Santa as he gets stuck in the middle of the Miser brothers' feud. Can the brothers overcome their differences and save ... Full story

This week sees Jeremy Corbett and two teams of New Zealand’s finest comic talents blast the last seven days of news out of the water for one last time this season, the finale of 7 Days screens on Friday, December 11th at 10pm on 3. “This series has been awesome. Normally when you start getting to about episode eight ... Full story

This week TV2 brings viewers exclusive coverage of Miss World 2009, on Sunday at 12pm. Held in Johannesburg, South Africa, the 59th beauty pageant will feature 19-year-old Cantabrian Magdalena Schoeman, representing New Zealand. On Monday's The Mentalist, at 8.30pm, Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) and the CBI team go to Hollywood to investigate the murder of a movie producer who ... Full story

Join Petra Bagust, Mike McRoberts, and many of your favourite New Zealand and Australian celebrities for the happiest night of the year - Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park. Highlights from the Auckland and Christchurch events screen on Sunday, December 13th at 7pm on 3. Hosted by Petra Bagust and Mike McRoberts, this year's show brings a talent packed line-up ... Full story

She’s finally done it. This week sees Jaquie wake up in celebrity rehab in the second season conclusion of The Jaquie Brown Diaries, screening on Friday, December 11th at 9:30pm on 3. “Celebrity rehab is exactly what it sounds like,” Jaquie Brown explains when faced with the question ‘what exactly is celebrity rehab?’. “It's a special place that celebrities ... Full story

This Saturday TV2 launches a brand new entertainment series, where ordinary Kiwis are handed a chance to perform in the spotlight, in One Night Only. The show, hosted by Jordan Vandermade (The Singing Bee) and Clinton Randall (Just The Job), pitches two teams of regular people from all walks of life against each other for a cash prize. The ... Full story

Devious Sid Mitchell (Thijs Morris) causes some trouble on Shortland Street this week, but who will pay the price? When Sid’s plan to have some fun doesn’t quite pan out, it may not be him that takes the fall. When it's revealed that Sid was responsible for spiking a drink at the IV, a defeated Sid decides to distract ... Full story

The Visitors have arrived, as the highly anticipated premiere of TV2's new thriller V lands on TV2. In the first of two feature-length episodes ahead of a full series next year, the world is on the verge of its first encounter with an alien race. The Visitors (or V's) are initially viewed with fear, but they quickly become a ... Full story

This week on Tyra, the supermodel gets within biting distance of the stars of Twilight. On Tuesday at 11am, Tyra talks with Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, the heart-throb stars of the hugely successful Twilight movies about a teenage girl who falls in love with Pattinson's vampire character. Tune in to see what happens when Tyra asks Robert to ... Full story