TV Blackbox & McKnight Tonight

TV Blackbox's Rob McKnight & Steve Molk return for one more podcast chat before the end of 2024 to wrap things up and look into the future, now that the Upfront season is complete.There's so much to catch up on given they've been away for so long, and with so much happening, including:The press releases from the 2024 ratings year where Seven, Nine, and 10 all claim to have won something (Spoilers: they may not have won what they claim to win);A sharp turn into the state of the Australian media industry given the complete staffing disruption that took place, including (more) redundancies, firings, resignations, controversial sackings, Nine's Intersection report, and almost the entirety of the ABC's News Breakfast team leaving (but staying with the ABC); andRob & Molk cast their eye across the Upfront offerings from all FTA networks and Foxtel and make their calls on what wil be good, what sounds iffy, and what is going to stink.It's all the opinion you've been missing from your TV Blackbox mum and dad!If you like it - share it with a friend, or on your social media networks. Also, let Rob and Molk know if you agree (or not) with their assessments...engaging conversation is always enjoyed.

A look at Seven's programming for 2025 with special guest Brook Hall, Seven's Chief Content Officer.

In exciting news for TV lovers, Shaun Micallef has a brand new show coming out on SBS. In this interview Shaun talks about being serious and revealing his true personality for the first time and reacts to 10's remake of Talkin' 'Bout Your Gen. 

Here's another episode of the TV BINGEBOX podcast to tide you over in the absence of the TV BLACKBOX podcast.-----SURPRISE! This week we're gonna spend some time having a chat about the 2024 Logies nominations too...Once more into the breach, fellow travellers. This week we've three big new shows PLUS we'll divert into some conversation about the 2024 LOGIES nominations that will include who deserves it, who was overlooked, and what a farce the Logies continues to be. Strap in and gird your loins.Shows covered in this episode:• Dancing For The Devil - The 7M TikTok Cult (3 eps), starring Melinda and Miranda Wilking - streaming right now, on Netflix.• In The Know (6 eps), starring Zach Woods, Caitlin Reilly, Carl Tart, J. Smith-Cameron, Charlie Bushnell, and Mike Judge, with interviewees including Jonathan Van Ness, Kaia Gerber, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Roxane Gay, and Mike Tyson - all eps available right now, on BINGE.• Jim Henson Idea Man (1hr 48min), directed by Ron Howard and features interviews with Brian Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Fran Brill, Caroll Spinney, and Jennifer Connelly - available right now, on Disney+....and ALL the detail on the 2024 LOGIES nominations can be found ⁠here⁠.Join us every* Tuesday 8pm AEST on any number of places (mainly the TV Blackbox ⁠Facebook page⁠, ⁠YouTube channel⁠, and ⁠Insta live⁠...plus a few others), and keep in touch with the TV Bingebox show & host Steve Molk at ⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/SteveMolk⁠⁠⁠.Thanks for tuning in!(All content used for review purposes only; all media included under fair use policy. All copyright is retained by respective owners.)

Here's another episode of the TV BINGEBOX podcast to tide you over in the absence of the TV BLACKBOX podcast.-----SURPRISE! Again... Well, it's no real surprise, is it? But the reviews of the shows might be! Here we go again, friends. Molk delivers four reviews (buckle up!), 5 Up/DownMolk suggestions, and a there's a bunch of great recommendations from the TV BINGEBOX community. Surely your list is as long as Molk's now. Shows covered in this episode:• After The Party (6 eps), starring Robyn Malcom, Peter Mullan, Tara Canton, Elz Carrad, Ian Blackburn, Dean O’Gorman, and Tanea Heke - streaming right now, all eps available, on ABC iview.• House of the Dragon S02 (10 eps), starring returning cast including Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, and Rhys Ifans, with new cast mates including Abubakar Salim, Gayle Rankin, Freddie Fox, Simon Russell Beale, Clinton Liberty, Jamie Kenna, and Tom Taylor - streaming right now (first ep available now), dropping every Monday, on BINGE.• Exposure (6 eps), starringAlice Englert, Mia Artemis, Essie Davis, Thomas Weatherall, George Mason, Sean Keenan, and Ewan Leslie - premieres Thursday 20 June 7am, all eps dropping at once, on Stan.• Taskmaster Australia S02 (10 eps), starring Tom Gleeson, Tom Cashman, Anne Edmonds, Jenny Tian, Lloyd Langford, Josh Thomas, and Wil Anderson - currently airing Thursdays 7:30pm, weekly, on Channel 10 and 10Play.Join us every* Tuesday 8pm AEST on any number of places (mainly the TV Blackbox ⁠Facebook page⁠, ⁠YouTube channel⁠, and ⁠Insta live⁠...plus a few others), and keep in touch with the TV Bingebox show & host Steve Molk at ⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/SteveMolk⁠⁠⁠.Thanks for tuning in! (All content used for review purposes only; all media included under fair use policy. All copyright is retained by respective owners.)

Here's another episode of the TV BINGEBOX podcast to tide you over in the absence of the TV BLACKBOX podcast.-----SURPRISE! It's a Wednesday, not a Tuesday record this week (oh well) but that only means BIGGER, BETTER, and somehow MORE INTERESTING things. Four new shows, community recommendations, and a bunch of new UpMolk and DownMolk quick-ish-fire suggestions to keep you on your toes and have your bingelists continuing to grow! Shows covered in this episode:• Top Gear Australia S05 (8 eps), starring Jonathan La Paglia, Blair "Moog" Joscelyne, and Beau Ryan - streaming right now every Friday, dropping weekly, on Paramount+.• Ren Faire (3 eps), starring George Coulam, Jeffrey Baldwin, Louie Migliaccio, and Darla Smith - airing in full right now on BINGE.• Presumed Innocent (8 eps), starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, O-T Fagbenle, Peter Sarsgaard, Noma Dumezweni, and Chase Infiniti - streaming right now (first 2 eps), dropping weekly, on Apple TV+.• Ladies In Black (6 eps), starring Debi Mazar, Miranda Otto, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes, Azizi Donnelly, Gemma Ward, Kate Box, Huw Higginson, Julian Maroun, Todd McKenney, Russell Dykstra, Thom Green, and Sacha Horler - premieres Sunday 16 June 8:30pm, dropping weekly (all eps on iview), on ABC. Join us every* Tuesday 8pm AEST on any number of places (mainly the TV Blackbox ⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Insta live⁠⁠...plus a few others), and keep in touch with the TV Bingebox show & host Steve Molk at ⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/SteveMolk⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This week there was not enough time for us to adequately cover the full breadth and depth of even these topics:As quickly as the horror unfolded at what became the tragedy of WESTFIELD BONDI JUNCTION, so too the TV networks leapt into rolling coverage. Well, most did. The ABC ignored it, and Seven had the horses to finish running (with the latter managing to name the wrong person as the perpetrator). AND THEN they milked it for all it was worth through Sunday and Monday. Nothing like a bit of GRIEF PORN to help people simultaneously remember and forget.Come Monday, Justice Michael Lee delivered his judgement on the BRUCE LEHRMANN v CHANNEL 10/LISA WILKINSON DEFAMATION CASE. Wow. WOW. Molk offered his opinions on the winners and losers were, and the implications of the Justice's findings. The biggest loser? Bruce Lehrmann by a country mile and a hat.After the impassioned conversation on last week's podcast ep, so much has happened even within the corral at 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT. The collateral damage of Seven being dragged into the Lehrmann/10 defo case by former producer Taylor Auerbach is that executive producer MARK LLEWELLYN has terminated his relationship with the Seven Network, and the Network snuck the release out during Justice Lee's reading of his summary judgement. Will the show continue, and how does the 7News brand recover?The best documentary about a family of cartoon dogs has wrapped up...or has it? Speculation around BLUEY and her future continues to swirl, with nothing by spin from the ABC and silence from creators Ludo Studios. The benefit of the 28 minute episode airing Sunday past is that it now holds the title of "highest rating program in VOZ history" (total audience average). SO WHAT NOW?!Another glorious instalment of the TV BINGEBOX rounds us out (upmolks and downmolks aplenty). Join in the fun and comment below to share what have you been watching...We're so glad you watched or listened this latest episode of the TV BLACKBOX Podcast - that's firteen, firteen, firty-two.

You almost could have predicted what we we going to talk about this week:Seven confirm that, despite the growing public displeasure with the behind the scenes shenanigans coming out as a part of the Lehrmann/Channel 10 defamation case, 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT will return this week...but they have not confirmed that executive producer MARK LLEWELLYN will maintain his role; Continuing with Seven, budget cuts are affecting programs and staffing...that means the end of the former EP of Sunrise MICHAEL PELL and his magical United States mystery tour that seemingly has offered nothing to the domestic business; Panic has set in for fans of the show, as BLUEY makers Ludo Studios remain tight-lipped about the future of everyone's favourite animated documentary about Blue and Red Heelers; Nine and Foxtel compete to grab a hold of TABCORP's streaming animal cruelty competition that also destroys human lives; All-around TV nice guy and Lego Masters Australia host HAMISH BLAKE conveniently lands a profile in Stellar magazine and talks about his reaction to Sonia Kruger's Gold Logie acceptance speech joke-that-wasn't-a-joke; and Kevin Perry delivers another exclusive, advising the airdate for the six episode run of JEOPARDY AUSTRALIA, hosted by Stephen Fry and buried on Saturday nights.We round things out with the much-loved and highly-anticipated TV BINGEBOX segment (upmolks only). Join in the fun and comment below to share what have you been watching...We're so glad you watched or listened this latest episode of the TV BLACKBOX Podcast - the cats of Australia have made their choice.