Hurrah! The final season of HBO's Succession is landing this week plus we look at Extrapolations (AppleTV+), Lucky Hank (Stan), Close to Me (ABC), Class of 07 (Prime) and History of the World Part 2 (Disney+).

In the first of our rebranded TV Gold episodes, Andrew and James watch the second seasons of Love Me (Foxtel/Binge) and Schmigadoon (AppleTV+). The biggest release of the week is arguably Celeste Barber in Wellmania (Netflix). They also watch Big Door Prize (AppleTV+) with Chris O'Dowd and James questions the hype surrounding The Night Agent (Netflix). One of the hosts reveals a new reality format addiction and the Shows of the Week are revealed. Don't forget to send us your opinions on these programs to comments@tvgold.au. We are also after comments from listeners about the final season of Succession and we ask should streaming platforms carry ads?

Netflix's Wellmania and second seasons of Love Me & Schmigadoon

Mercado & Manning: Succession, Lucky Hank, Close to Me & more

New major ABC drama In Our Blood, Netflix telemovie Luther: The Falled Son, Babyteeth, Unprisoned, the Oscars and loads more.

Mercado & Manning on TV: In Our Blood, Luther, Babyteeth & more

Rebecca Gibney back on FTA TV in Under the Vines, SBS On Demand screening CNN's Reframed: Marilyn Monroe doco with Alicia Malone and SBS compelling doco The Swap.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Under the Vines, Marilyn Monroe Reframed

Two major new series that will draw big audiences to Prime and HBO on Foxtel & Binge this year. Also this week The Consultant and more on Bad Behaviour.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Daisy Jones and the Six, Rain Dogs

Two great viewing options this week – Sharper with Julianne Moore and Hello Tomorrow with Billy Crudup and Hank Azaria. Plus lots more and our Programs of the Week.

Mercado & Manning: Con artist caper & retro sci-fi!

Andrew Mercado has been working on a documentary series called Outrageous. Listen to him explain why he launched this new project and then learn all about how the kid working in travel became a soap opera and TV historian!

Mercado & Manning on TV: Bonus episode all about Andrew

Two massive new series are reviewed this episode. Which one of them will be voted "Show of the week" by James and Andrew – the UK drama from Russell T Davies or the authorised biopic of John Ibrahim?

Mercado & Manning on TV: Last King of the Cross and Nolly

This episode Harrison Ford in 1923 and Shrinking, Poker Face and its great guest cast plus the Netflix features The Glass Onion, You People and Pamela: A Love Story.

Mercado & Manning: From Harrison Ford to Poker Face

In the first episode for 2023, Mediaweek's Andrew Mercado and James Manning dive into six big shows inc Stonehouse, Fleishman in Trouble and The Watcher.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Happy Valley, The Last of Us, Black Snow

There’s been a lot of great series in 2022. Here is our guide for your best summer TV, over 40 binge-able series!

Mercado & Manning Best TV of 2022: Part 1

Don’t miss Andrew’s list of TV to avoid. Life is too short for rubbish! Plus our guide to the best streaming platform original movies.

Mercado & Manning Best (and worst) TV & Movies of 2022: Part 2

Your weekly TV guide includes reviews of a cracking new Aussie comedy Colin From Accounts, Welcome to Chippendales and Tim Burton's TV series Wednesday.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Colin From Accounts, Wednesday, Chippendales

Another massive week of TV with Seven bringing back the celebrity roast format, the launch of a new season of Yellowstone, Emily Blunt in the revenge western The English + Dangerous Liaisons.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Roast of Paul Hogan, The English, Yellowstone

Producer Carly Heaton joins Andrew Mercado & James Manning to talk about the Netflix reboot of Heartbreak High. She also speaks about some of her other great drama series for Foxtel & Fremantle. 

Mercado & Manning: Special episode with Heartbreak High EP Carly Heaton

Andrew Mercado & James Manning have opposing views on season 5 of The Crown. They share similar views though on the odd couples in Upright and Chivalry. And what about those auctions on The Block!

Mercado & Manning on TV: The Crown and TV odd couples

Top of new TV reviews this week is the Stanley Tucci/David Tennant drama Inside Man on Netflix. Also returning series of Doc Martin and Abbott Elementary.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Is this best drama of the year?

Marc Fennell's Stuff the British Stole, Raymond + Ray, Notre Dame burns, plus Andrew's Halloween TV guide...spooky!

Mercado & Manning on TV: Ray + Raymond, Stuff British Stole, Halloween

Shantaram (AppleTV+), Playlist (Netflix), Karen Pirie (BritBox), The Stranger (Netflix) and enough with the vomit scenes already!

Mercado & Manning on TV: Is there too much spewing in TV dramas?

ABC has commissioned another cracking drama in Significant Others. We also look at Reboot on Disney+, Ridley on BritBox and lots more this week.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Significant Others, Reboot, Ridley

What has Netflix done to Marilyn Monroe? Plus the brilliant Prime doco The Sound of 007 and Ben Wishaw at his best in This Is Going To Hurt.

Mercado & Manning: 007 songs, Marilyn and Dr Ben Wishaw

This England has arrived from BBC First just hours after it launched in the UK. Andrew and James also review Thai Rescue and Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story from Netflix. Plus Sidney, Kath & Kim plus they revisit Sweet and Sour!

Mercado & Manning on TV: This England, Dahmer and Sidney

One of the most important series this year is The Australian Wars on SBS. Also recommended by Andrew and James is Stan's Bali 2002 and Last Light.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Bali 2002, Australian Wars, Last Light

Andrew Mercado and James Manning weekly TV podcast has three recommendations this week – the reboot of Heartbreak High, the TV version of the classic movie American Gigolo and the sassy period drama Serpent Queen.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Heartbreak High, American Gigolo & Serpent Queen

September is a huge month for new TV dramas and to help pick the best this week Andrew and James have been watching the very intense comedy/drama The Bear plus Murder in Provence, The Control Room, the brilliant The Last Movie Stars and the indie movie Darklands.

Mercado & Manning on TV: The Bear, The Control Room, Murder in Provence

The best of Australia and the UK this week with two great new dramas worthy of your time. Andrew and James recommend Marriage and Savage River. Enjoy!

Mercado & Manning on TV: Marriage and Savage River

Differing opinions on House of the Dragon, brilliant new Australian productions 6 Festivals and Summer Love, a cracking British drama with a stellar cast in Sherwood and much more this week.

Mercado & Manning TV podcast: Sherwood, 6 Festivals, Summer Love, House of the Dragon

Good reasons from Apple TV+ and Paramount+ to turn on the TV this week. Dramas Bad Sisters and Five Days at Memorial, home shopping comedy I Love That For You and reality series The Bridge.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Medical disaster, Irish thriller & Home Shopping comedy

This week's major reviews are the ABC movie on iview, Here Out West, and the Stan series The Resort. We look at the success of Disney+ and Paramount+. James tells you why to keep the first weekend of September free, and Andrew pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John.

Mercado & Manning: Here Out West, The Resort...and Olivia Newton-John

Andrew has binged all of Uncoupled (Netflix) and James knocked off all five Candy (Disney+) episodes in one day. Other recommendations this week – the return of The Block and Nine’s new drama After the Verdict from the creators of House Husbands.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Candy, The Block v MKR, After the Verdict

Globally recognised Neighbours authority Andrew Mercado recaps the stars who helped celebrate the end of the super soap and James finishes a contender for series of the year. Plus some new release dramas.

Mercado & Manning: Andrew on Neighbours, more on Under the Banner of Heaven

4 worthy dramas New TV to investigate: Persuasion and Midnight Mass (Netflix), The Rehearsal (Binge/Foxtel), The Old Man and Under the Banner of Heaven (Disney+).

Mercado & Manning on TV: The critics are wrong!

This week we look at Hunted (10), Aust Unmasked (ABC), Aftertaste (ABC), Ghosts (10), Black Bird (AppleTV+), Trump Unmasked (Foxtel), James May: Our Man in Italy (Prime) and loads more.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Black Bird, Hunted, James May, Trump Unmasked

The comedian and Drag Race Downunder judge joins us to talk about the second season of RuPaul's local franchise. We also review the new Kiwi movie Nude Tuesday and the UK cyber-attack drama The Undeclared War.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Special guest Rhys Nicholson

Lots of great TV reviewed this week including this amazing Australian crime drama double from Bunya Productions – Mystery Road: Origin and True Colours. Plus Loot from AppleTV+ and Becoming Elizabeth from Stan.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Mystery Road, True Colours, Loot, Becoming Elizabeth

Hear exec producers Greer Simpkin and David Jowsey talk about making the latest series to feature police detective Jay Swan. From the incredible locations to the cast and plot that make this a candidate for the drama of the year.

The making of Mystery Road: Origin

Foxtel's executive director of drama joins Andrew and James to speak about his new role, the growth of Binge and more. Andrew and Brian Walsh also have some big ideas on how to fix The TV Week Logies!

Mercado & Manning on TV: Special guest - Foxtel's Brian Walsh

A new episode of the now weekly TV podcast from Mediaweek’s Andrew Mercado and James Manning. This week the shows reviewed include Foxtel’s The Twelve, UK crime drama DI Ray on SBS, Britbox Original Magpie Murders + sneak peek at BBC First’s Sherwood.

Mercado & Manning on TV: The Twelve, DI Ray, Magpie Murders, Home Delivery

Don't miss this special episode with the former CEOs of Nine and Endemol Shine Australia talking about their new TV production business Dreamchaser. They are interviewed by Mediaweek's James Manning.

Mediaweek TV special: Dreamchaser's Hugh Marks & Carl Fennessy

The Midwich Cuckoos, Everything I Know About Love, the outrageous sex scene in The Boys and the best screening in Pride Month.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Midwich mystery and best of Pride Month

Two shows from Disney+ lead our reviews this week – the Star Wars TV series featuring Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, plus the Sex Pistols drama from Danny Boyle.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Obi-Wan Kenobi and Pistol

A special episode this week where we are joined by special guest Patrick Walters, executive producer of The Essex Serpent and Heartstopper for See-Saw Films.

Mercado & Manning on TV: The Essex Serpent and Heartstopper

A diverse collection of TV reviews this week from Celebrity Apprentice and Housos: The Thong Warrior to Night Sky. Lots of crime with Lincoln Lawyer, Clark and Million Dollar Murders

Mercado & Manning: Angelyne, Night Sky, Housos, Clark

Andrew Mercado & James Manning talk TV: Conversations with Friends (Amazon Prime), The Great Debates (7&9), Our Father (Netflix), Gruen (ABC), The Essex Serpent (AppleTV+) and previews of big series dropping soon.

Mercado & Manning on TV: Conversations with Friends, Great Debates, Our Father

3AW football broadcaster Tim Lane called his first game of Aussie Rules 50 years ago this week. Listen to Tim talk about the highlights of his career covering both football and cricket at the ABC, 10 and now 3AW.

Mediaweek with 3AW's Tim Lane

New shows reviewed include Colin Firth and Toni Collette in The Staircase from Netflix, The making of The Godfather is told in The Offer from Paramount+ and another edgy role for Elisabeth Moss in Shining Girls from AppleTV+.

Mercardo & Manning: The Staircase, Making The Godfather & new from Elisabeth Moss

An exciting batch of new drama series including The First Lady and Gaslit (Stan) which delve into US political history. Also from Paramount+ is The Man Who Fell to Earth, Super Pumped and The Offer. Also this week The Repair Shop and missing Love Boat classic episodes.

Mercado & Manning: Is Paramount+ now the home of the best TV?

It is the 40th anniversary edition of the APRA Music Awards. Join APRA AMCOS execs Dean Ormston and Milly Petriella in a discussion about how much money music creators share and how the APRA Awards celebrate the biggest hits.

Making music & money: APRA Awards celebrate creators’ biggest hits

Netflix challenges and ads, Stan's avalanche of new shows + Sex Pistols, RuPaul, Steve Coogan and more.

Mercado and Manning on TV

The return of Gentleman Jack, the creepy Jimmy Savile plus new dramas Ten Percent, Rules of the Game and Four Lives.

New shows debated this week: Warhol Diaries, Underbelly, Julia and its great cast, Severance, Slow Horses, TV Tonight controversy and much more.

Mercado & Manning talking TV

The AFL and Foxtel Group chief executives talk to Mediaweek’s James Manning about TV rights and how Kayo stopped the AFL going direct to fans.

Mediaweek Mini: Gillon McLachlan and Patrick Delany

Fox Footy and Nova 100 broadcaster Jonathan Brown talks about his three families and the new Best on Ground Saturday night show.

Mediaweek Mini: Fox Footy’s Jonathan Brown

Kath Loughnan talks about a big six months from covering the AFL Grand Final in Perth, a summer working on The Ashes, and her expanded Fox Footy role.

Mediaweek Mini: Fox Footy’s Kath Loughnan

Fox Sports executive director Steve Crawley on how Fox Footy sits within the group offering. From Buckley to budgets: ‘This year is about fewer people doing more.

Mediaweek Mini: Fox Sports’ Steve Crawley

New dramas to watch this episode include The Teacher, Anne: One Mother's Story, Vikings Valhalla, Troppo, and a preview of Minx coming to Stan.

Mercado & Manning TV podcast

Seven hosts too old for TV? Also Pam and Tommy, SBS Upfront, Byron Bayes, Best streaming services & much more.

Mercado & Manning on TV

On the first podcast of 2022, Mediaweek’s Andrew Mercado and James Manning try to come to grips with the great and not-so-great avalanche of new TV. Also The Responder, Dopesick, Billions, Love Me…even Jimmy Carr’s new quiz show!

Mercado & Manning on TV: The Gilded Age, Trigger Point, The Tourist

Andrew and James detail their favourites as they compile a list of 2021’s best TV. From big-ticket dramas like Halston and Mare of Easttown to unsung gems like Veneno and Time. Good Australian dramas too from RFDS to Unusual Suspects.

Best TV of 2021 with Mercado and Manning

Mediaweek’s Andrew Mercado talks to writer/directors Warwick Thornton and Brendan Fletcher about their vampire horror series for AMC, Firebite.

Mediaweek podcast summer special: Firebite

Foxtel's head of commercial and content Amanda Laing tells Mediaweek about the new deal for ViacomCBS movies, TV and apps. Will 7plus and 9NOW be next to join?

10 Play & Paramount+ apps join Foxtel platform

As Delicious magazine celebrates its 20th anniversary this week, editor-in-chief Kerrie McCallum discusses food media and her various roles in food and travel at News Corp.

20 years of Delicious: Kerrie McCallum on food media

On Upfront Day The chief sales officer at Network 10 Rod Prosser talks to Mediaweek’s James Manning about the business of TV, recent changes and 10 in 2022. Also, what makes money for 10!

Mediaweek with 10’s Rod Prosser

On Upfront Day Network 10’s executive VP and chief content officer Beverley McGarvey on the broadcaster’s new shows and strategy for 2022 at 10, 10Play, and Paramount+.

Mediaweek with 10’s Beverley McGarvey

Mediaweek's Andrew Mercado and James Manning talk with producer Kylie du Fresne about the new SBS historical drama New Gold Mountain set in gold rush Victoria.

New Gold Mountain

Supercharge your watch list with dramas from Billions to Rafters to Fires and anything with Suranne Jones! Also Johnny Young, DOOL and the devil, and lots more.

Mediaweek TV: So much TV, so little time

Fires tells the story of everyday Australians at the front line of the devastating fires of the 2019-2020 summer. Co-creator Tony Ayres talks with Andrew Mercado and James Manning.

ABC TV's Fires with co-creator Tony Ayres

Nine is the first of the TV broadcasters to reveal its 2022 plans. To talk about its offering to advertisers we speak with Nine chief sales officer Michael Stephenson and the chief investment officer at media agency GroupM Seb Rennie.

Mediaweek Podcast: Nine Upfront – sales chief & agency buyer

Mediaweek TV critics Andrew Mercado and James Manning are joined by The Newsreader creator Michael Lucas who brings his recent TV watch list.

Mediaweek TV: Clickbait, Vigil, The Chair, Nine Perfect Strangers

The #1 FM breakfast show hosts in Adelaide talk about their on-air partnership, their time out earlier this year and a unique early morning routine is revealed!

Mix 102.3's Erin and Soda

New shows this episode include RFDS, The Newsreader, Hacks, Mr. Corman, Joanna Lumley's Britain, and much more. Plus the best streaming services and Foxtel's Aussie drama drought.

As Meshel Laurie releases her new book CSI Told You Lies, she talks about researching true crime. Meshel also talks about her journey from radio to podcasting, and how she likes being her own boss.

Meshel Laurie's broadcast journey from radio to podcasting

News Corp's Foxtel TV business now has over 4m subscribers inc 2.13m for Kayo and Binge. CEO Patrick Delany explains building the audience and what comes next.

Mediaweek with Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany

Hear about the plans for the new streaming platform Paramount+ from ViacomCBS Aust & NZ leads Beverly McGarvey and Jarrod Villani.

Mediaweek's Paramount+ Preview

Listen to Imogen Banks, the co-creator and executive producer of Seven’s new outback drama RFDS, talking to Mediaweek’s Andrew Mercado and James Manning.

Mediaweek previews RFDS

Seven dramas from Katie to Tokyo to Summer Bay plus great drama recommendations including Time & Too Close and a stinker to avoid + Survivor and Farmer Wants a Wife

Mercado & Manning

5 series discussed including great TV like The Unusual Suspects, Physical, Atlantic Crossing, Clarkson's Farm, Smother, and The Pact.

In a long TV career Mark Llewellyn has worked at Seven and Nine. He talks about his latest success, Seven's Sunday night Spotlight series, his small team plus some of his other TV roles.

Seven Spotlight executive producer Mark Llewellyn

For one last time Guy Pearce is back in the final series of Jack Irish on ABC and iview. This special episode features screenwriter Matt Cameron and producer Ian Collie speaking about the final four episodes and working with Australia's finest actors.

Jack Irish

On the eve of the final of Mare of Easttown, we talk through the suspects + discuss Celebrity Apprentice, Mr. Inbetween, The Unusual Suspects, and Ryan Murphy’s Halston

Mediaweek's James Manning is joined by Jaime Chaux – head of digital at Commercial Radio Australia; Kim Norman – head of podcast sales at LiSTNR and Kane Reiken – digital commercial director at Nova Entertainment. 

Podcasting trends: Audience and advertiser engagement

Just weeks before their six-and-a-half-year radio partnership comes to an end, Mediaweek visits KIIS 101.1 breakfast hosts Jason “Jase” Hawkins and Polly “PJ” Harding. Hear about their must-listen podcast, the emotional on-air split, and what’s next for both.

Jase and PJ on their KIIS split

Previewing Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce reunited in Mare of Easttown + revisiting A Teacher and The Serpent (best show you'll see this year?) + Anh Do, DWTS, Bluey and a rave about Twitter

Mediaweek’s Andrew Mercado and James Manning cover some great Easter viewing – from new Aussie dramas like Wakefield and The Tailings, to international dramas like The Serpent, Life, Line of Duty, A Teacher, and Your Honour. Also Fisk and the doco of the decade – Exposed.

Mediaweek goes into the WSFM Sydney breakfast studio to talk with Brendan Jones and Amanda Keller. Take a deep dive into their 16 years on air together as they discuss their show, their family, and their radio team.

Jonesy and Amanda

The co-host of the top-rating multi-award winning Kyle and Jackie O Show talks to Mediaweek about FM radio's #1 breakfast show, her TV career, and how she and her colleagues navigated the challenges of the past year.

Jackie O

Lupin, Bridgerton, The End, Harrow, Devils, Stages, reality TV, and can FTA be better?

CEO Graeme Mason on how his team decides on what TV and film drama projects to fund. Who knew they get so many applications?

How Screen Australia works

Mediaweek's Andrew Mercado and James Manning talk to Erik Thomson and Matt Bate about Aftertaste, the new comedy-drama about food, family, second chances and secrets.

Aftertaste with Erik Thomson and Matt Bate

A new season of Outback Opal Hunters launches on Discovery this week. Discovery's Darren Chau tells about the record opal find and has updates on Aussie Gold Hunters, Sydney Harbour Force, and more.

Factual TV special: Outback Opal Hunters & Aussie Gold Hunters

Andrew Mercado and James Manning pick the best shows of 2020 for you to catch up on over the summer holidays.

Mediaweek's Mercado & Manning: The Best TV of 2020

In a Mediaweek special podcast episode hear Kyle Sandilands and his manager Bruno Bouchet on making hit radio with Jackie O, what he argues about with his bosses at ARN, how he negotiated Australia's biggest media pay cheque and how Kyle and Tegan Kynaston are launching more wine varieties under their Nueva Sangria banner.

Kyle Sandilands and Bruno Bouchet: Radio, Media & Nueva Sangria

As a challenging year draws to a close join Melbourne's two highest-rating breakfast announcers to talk about how the medium thrived this year – 3AW co-host Russel Howcroft and Gold 104.3's Christian O'Connell.

The Power of Breakfast Radio

Was this a simple case of a man lost in the mountains, or was a prison boss silenced because he knew the true story of the murder of Carl Williams? Last episode of the series from producers The Full Box.

Inside Australian Crime Stories S4 Episode 10: The Hunter

Hear producers Gerri and Bryan talk about con artist Jody Harris who had a thing for police, bluffing her way into police stations and charming her way into their beds.

Inside Australian Crime Stories S4 Episode 9: Queen of Con

This episode Andrew and James look at the summer slowdown, Pete Evans, SBS Upfront, Queen’s Gambit, The Crown, The Undoing, AppleTV+ & much more.

Possibly the most compelling of the 10 episodes of ACS this season. The unsettling story of a single-minded psychotic killer and the friendship that went off the rails. The episode reveals details of the inner-city hideaway where Australia's most wanted was found.

Inside Australian Crime Stories S4 Episode 8: A Deadly Friendship

The producers explain about building a TV episode around the amazing New Year's Eve bank robbery in Sydney's Haymarket and the challenges facing the investigation.

Inside Australian Crime Stories S4 Episode 7: Chinese Takeaway

He was SA's top pathologist for 27 years, but Dr Colin Manock didn't always get it right. The producers reveal an amazing high-level cover-up.

Inside Australian Crime Stories S4 Episode 5: A top pathologist?

The day terrorism came to Australia is revisited as an explosion rocked the Russell Street Police HQ in Melbourne. A young Tracey Grimshaw was a reporter on duty and policeman Carl Darnadio recalls being caught in the blast.

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