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Meg Watson

Meg Watson

Meg Watson is deputy TV editor at The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

Noah Wyle as Dr Robby in The Pitt.

The Pitt is done for another season. Did fans ruin it for themselves?

Fans of this award-winning HBO drama were expecting a bang. This finale is much closer to a whimper.

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Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia in The Testaments.

‘Speak up and pay attention’: A message from the most terrifying woman on TV

The Handmaid’s Tale gave Ann Dowd a close-up view of fascism, but she says its sequel is “more relevant than ever” in Trump’s America.

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Simon Mee (right) on Australian Survivor: Redemption.

‘I can only laugh about it’: Australian Survivor’s ‘most hapless’ player finds his redemption

Simon Mee is used to being the butt of the joke (and yes, he’s reading Reddit). But after 100 days in the game, he’s happy about hanging up his Buff.

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Gemma Veness hosts ABC News Mornings before staff go on strike.

‘We’ll be back Friday’: ABC staff strike hits TV, radio as news channel diverts to BBC

What can you expect to see while staff are taking industrial action? In short, a lot of news from the BBC and plenty of reruns.

  • Meg Watson, Kayla Olaya and Elizabeth Flux
New Zealand comedian Tom Sainsbury is the creator and star of true-crime parody series Small Town Scandal.

True crime has never been so daggy. This is NZ’s answer to Only Murders in the Building

Much like other awkward Kiwi comedies, Small Town Scandal will be an acquired taste, but it’s worth sticking with.

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Luke Hemsworth as crocpreneur Jason Wade in season 2.

‘That’s definitely a dig at Chris’: Luke Hemsworth finally plays the funny guy

He’s best known for his work in sci-fi, but the eldest Hemsworth brother always dreamt of being in a comedy.

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Madeleine Sami as Eddie Redcliffe, Kate Box as Dulcie Collins in season 2 of Deadloch.

Deadloch was already the most ambitious show on Australian TV. Its new season is even wilder

The Emmy-nominated crime comedy swaps Tasmania for the Top End as it tackles racial politics, with bonus crocodiles.

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Seven sports presenter Mel McLaughlin, who has been diagnosed with lung cancer.

‘Very traumatic’: Seven sports presenter Mel McLaughlin reveals shock cancer diagnosis

The 46-year-old broadcaster revealed she had “half her lung cut out” and delayed surgery to host coverage of Sydney’s Pink Test.

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Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek.

Plibersek blasts MAFS for featuring contestant who wanted a woman ‘obedient’ like a dog

Australia’s social services minister urged parents to stop their children watching Married at First Sight, the nation’s most popular reality-TV show.

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Max Gawn in the Amazon Prime Video series Final Siren: Inside the AFL.

‘You can’t PR the story’: What happened when the Drive to Survive team took on the AFL

Final Siren follows a handful of big players through the 2025 season, but it wasn’t always easy to convince the clubs.

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