ABC TV has greenlit two new series. The men of the Chaser have a series of election specials, Yes We Canberra!, while Marieke Hardy is co-creator of a new black comedy entitled Laid.

The Bill always seemed so staid. It has now been killed after 27 years, but thankfully not in the salacious manner that others associated with the show did: choking on vomit or in a jet-ski explosion.

A week of blood, gore and psychopaths on TV, and not just from the commercial networks this time! Plus a dash of doco-porn, sport, muso biopics and sci-fi.

Television is not all sport and M*A*S*H reruns in the warmer months (hell, it seemed like that was all that was on in the actual ratings period). Let us guide you through the summer television schedule.

In the funniest Andrew Olle Media Lecture so far, The Chaser's executive producer Julian Morrow chastises media outlets who let themselves be bullied by the outrage of the wrong audience.

This week, the ABC announced that much of its arts coverage was shifting from TV to a revamped online portal. Was this a smart move? And is the new site any good?

The news that Chris Lilley is working on a new TV series called Angry Boys has many people (including us) excited. But some observers are not so thrilled.

News of an impending guide to making cakes in the shape of popular ABC TV children's characters had us thinking… why leave it at the kiddie programming?

Two Englishmen face the lunacy of America, one Australian actress creates her own United States, two underrated films appear, and miracles occur on the Hudson and in the White House on your TV this week.