TV Highlights
Party Down (ABC2, 8:30pm), Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (SBS1, 8:30pm), Force 10 from Navarone (7Two, 9:20pm), The Motorcycle Diaries (SBS2, 9:30pm), Inside the Actors Studio: Ricky Gervais (ABC2, 11:15pm), Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…Mary Louise Parker (ABC1, 11:20pm).

Further Reading

• Jim Schembri defends Ben Elton: Live From Planet Earth with this not very timely piece in The Age. It did get me wondering who Channel 9 now plans to get to host the Logies this year now. You’ve got to assume that Eltons name was oft-discussed for the gig internally prior to seeing his ratings.
• What will Packer do now that he’s left the Board of Ten?

Yesterdays Top 20
(Courtesy of MediaSpy)

Rank Description Network Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 Total Ppl Network 7 MY KITCHEN RULES-WED 1,394,000 381,000 455,000 245,000 146,000 166,000
2 Total Ppl Network 7 SEVEN NEWS 1,190,000 348,000 289,000 232,000 129,000 191,000
3 Total Ppl Network 7 TODAY TONIGHT 1,145,000 318,000 297,000 211,000 129,000 190,000
4 Total Ppl Network 9 NINE NEWS 1,125,000 353,000 352,000 224,000 98,000 98,000
5 Total Ppl Network 7 HOME AND AWAY 1,040,000 308,000 269,000 204,000 100,000 159,000
6 Total Ppl Network 7 CRIMINAL MINDS 1,012,000 309,000 282,000 163,000 113,000 144,000
7 Total Ppl Network 9 A CURRENT AFFAIR 1,012,000 301,000 323,000 206,000 91,000 90,000
8 Total Ppl Network 9 THE FARMER WANTS A WIFE 925,000 205,000 302,000 184,000 118,000 116,000
9 Total Ppl Network TEN THE BIGGEST LOSER FAMILIES – TEMPTATION 893,000 242,000 295,000 186,000 54,000 116,000
10 Total Ppl Network ABC1 ABC NEWS-EV 890,000 266,000 270,000 146,000 85,000 124,000
11 Total Ppl Network 9 THE BIG BANG THEORY 873,000 232,000 310,000 192,000 49,000 90,000
12 Total Ppl Network TEN THE 7PM PROJECT 772,000 182,000 284,000 166,000 57,000 83,000
13 Total Ppl Network ABC1 ADAM HILLS IN GORDON ST TONIGHT-EV 760,000 232,000 249,000 134,000 81,000 64,000
14 Total Ppl Network TEN TEN NEWS AT FIVE 742,000 189,000 241,000 117,000 70,000 125,000
15 Total Ppl Network 9 MIKE & MOLLY 737,000 206,000 268,000 144,000 41,000 78,000
16 Total Ppl Network 9 RPA WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 723,000 166,000 265,000 113,000 105,000 74,000
17 Total Ppl Network ABC1 7.30 REPORT-EV 662,000 190,000 209,000 126,000 62,000 74,000
18 Total Ppl Network 7 CITY HOMICIDE 583,000 164,000 197,000 65,000 75,000 83,000
19 Total Ppl Network 9 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT 583,000 200,000 250,000 0 51,000 82,000
20 Total Ppl Network TEN BLUE BLOODS 565,000 153,000 197,000 102,000 51,000 63,000

On The Tube
Charlie Sheens interview on the US ABC series 20/20 went to air yesterday. Here is Part One.