Often the most dangerous thing a politician can do is appear on television. In the lead up to an election, televisual humiliation for the vote-hungry baby-huggers will be widescreen and in HD.

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.

If you enjoyed Shaun Micallef's bravura country-singing performance on Rove, take a moment to revisit where that absurdist genius began: punch-drunk former welterweight boxing champion Milo Kerrigan.