The Nine Network's gambit of moving the Schapelle Corby telemovie from Monday to Sunday night has backfired as the show was beaten comprehensively by the premiere of Seven's INXS: Never Tear Us Apart.
The second episode of the US series Rake drew 5.3 million viewers on the Fox network on Thursday night, a drop of 24% from the premiere.
The premiere of the US remake of Rake hasn't galvanised audiences, despite a generally positive reception from US critics.
The first reviews of the US series Rake, which premieres on the Fox network on Thursday night US time, are generally positive but some critics are undecided about the show's prospects.
The US version of Rake, which stars Greg Kinnear as brilliant, womanising and self-destructive criminal lawyer Keegan Deane, will screen on the rebranded Universal Channel on Foxtel.
ABC telemovie An Accidental Soldier looks set to be sold to multiple territories after London-based DCD Rights acquired the international distribution rights.
A number of stars will guest start in series three of ABC TV's 'Rake'
A new terms of trade agreement between ABC-TV and the Screen Producers Association of Australia gives producers a number of concessions relating to the pay-TV holdback for sequels and remakes, on-air promotions and running clips on YouTube.