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Sydney’s No.1 Breakfast host, Ben Fordham, will host the first Leaders’ Debate between Premier, Dominic Perrottet and Opposition Leader, Chris Minns, on 2GB this Thursday, 9th February. 

The leaders will go head-to-head live in the 2GB studio from 7am, debating the biggest issues facing the people of New South Wales, before they head to the polls on Saturday, 25th March. 

2GB Breakfast host, Ben Fordham, said: “This is the first opportunity to hear these two go head to head. It’s going to be live and unscripted and anything could happen. Each leader has been told to come armed with three questions they want answered from their opposite number. I won’t know what those questions are in advance of the live debate. With the election so close, they’ll both be dead keen to score an early victory.”

Luke Davis, 2GB Content Manager, said: “The upcoming state election is one of the most significant in recent history for the people of New South Wales, so it’s only fitting that the first public debate takes place on Sydney’s No.1 Breakfast show. With Ben Fordham moderating the debate, we can be assured it will be must-listen radio!”

You can listen live to the first NSW Leaders’ Debate on Thursday, 9th February from 7am on 2GB 873AM, streaming via the 2GB app, or watch live at 2gb.com. 

For further information, please contact:
Caitlin Lynch
Senior Communications Manager
clynch@nine.com.au

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Honouring a huge year in music, the 2023 GRAMMY Awards hosted by Trevor Noah will be broadcast live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles at 12.00pm Monday, February 6, on Channel 9 and 9Now with a special encore on 9Go! at 7.30pm.

The nominees announced for the 65th GRAMMY Awards include Beyoncé, Adele, Harry Styles, Lizzo, ABBA, Doja Cat, Coldplay, Kendrick Lamar, Michael Bublé, Rüfüs Du Sol, Diplo, Mary J. Blige, Kim Petras, Sam Smith and more.

Joining the nominees will be the esteemed lineup of presenters which includes First LadyJill Biden, GRAMMY winner Cardi B, actor, producer, writer and host James Corden, current GRAMMY nominee Billy Crystal, and Viola Davis, actor Dwayne Johnson, three-time GRAMMY winner Olivia Rodrigo, and five-time GRAMMY winner Shania Twain.

Vying for the prestigious Record of the Year Award are: Don’t Shut Me Down (ABBA), Easy on Me (Adele), Break My Soul (Beyoncé), Good Morning Gorgeous (Mary J. Blige), You and Me On The Rock (Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius), Woman (Doja Cat), Bad Habit (Steve Lacy), The Heart Part 5 (Kendrick Lamar), About Damn Time (Lizzo) and As It Was (Harry Styles).

In the running for Album of the Year are Voyage (ABBA), 30 (Adele), Un Verano Sin Ti (Bad Bunny), Renaissance (Beyoncé), Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) (Mary J. Blige), In These Silent Days (Brandi Carlile), Music Of The Spheres (Coldplay), Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (Kendrick Lamar), Special (Lizzo), and Harry’s House (Harry Styles).

As the most nominated artist at the 2023 GRAMMY Awards, and holding the title of the most Grammy nominated woman of all time with 28 wins to date, Beyoncé is up for Record Of The Year (Break My Soul), Album Of The Year (Renaissance), Song Of The Year (Break My Soul), Best Dance/Electronic Recording (Break My Soul), Best Dance/Electronic Music Album (Renaissance), Best R&B Performance (Virgo’s Groove), Best Traditional R&B Performance (Plastic off the Sofa), Best R&B Song (Cuff It) and Best Song Written For Visual Media (Be Alive).

Fifteen-time GRAMMY winner Adele ties with Beyoncé as the most GRAMMYS won by a female in a single night, with six wins each in 2010. This year Adele is nominated for Record of the Year (Easy on Me), Album Of The Year (30), Song Of The Year (Easy on Me), Best Pop Solo Performance (Easy on Me), Best Pop Vocal Album (30), Best Music Video (Easy on Me) and Best Music Film (Adele One Night Only).

GRAMMY winner Harry Styles is nominated for six awards this year: Record Of The Year (As It Was), Album Of The Year (Harry’s House), Song Of The Year (As It Was), Best Pop Solo Performance (As It Was), Best Pop Vocal Album (Harry’s House) and Best Music Video (As It Was). 

Triple GRAMMY winner Lizzo is nominated for five awards: Record of the Year (About Damn Time), Album Of The Year (Special), Song Of The Year (About Damn Time), Best Pop Solo Performance (About Damn Time), and Best Pop Vocal Album (Special).

And first-time nominee Kim Petras and four-time GRAMMY winner Sam Smith are both nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (Unholy) with performances from both artists, as well as Harry Styles, Lizzo, Brandi Carlile, Bad Bunny, Luke Combs, Mary J. Blige and Steve Lacy. 

The full list of performers and nominees will be updated here: https://www.grammy.com/ 

2023 GRAMMY AWARDS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, AT 12.00PM ON CHANNEL 9 AND 9NOW

For further information, please contact:
Christabel Huynh 
Channel 9 Publicity 
christabel.huynh@nine.com.au

Friday, February 3, 2023

LEEANNA WALSMAN, RAHEL ROMAHN, STEPHEN PEACOCKE, MATT DAY AND STEVE BISLEY TO STAR IN NEW AUSTRALIAN DRAMA FOR THE 9NETWORK.

Production has commenced in Melbourne on the 9Network’s new crime drama series Human Error.

Inspired by actual events, Human Error stars Leeanna Walsman (Wentworth, Safe Harbour) as Detective Holly O’Rourke, head of a homicide team pursuing a seemingly straightforward murder investigation that explodes into a huge criminal conspiracy. With time running out, Holly must battle a string of mistakes made by herself and others before they destroy her family and career. 

Created by Greg Haddrick (Janet King, Underbelly), Samantha Winston (Love Me, Rush) and Gregor Jordan (North Shore, Two Hands), the series also features rising star Rahel Romahn (Shantaram, Mr Inbetween), winner of the Heath Ledger Scholarship in 2022, as Detective Jarred Pines.

Stephen Peacocke (The Newsreader, Informer 3838) joins as fellow investigator Dylan Mackenzie, Matt Day (Rake, Paper Giants) as Holly’s husband Luke, Rob Collins (The Legend of Molly Johnson, Mystery Road) as Sergeant Gavin Butterfield and Steve Bisley (Mystery Road Origin, Doctor Doctor) plays Holly’s dad and retired detective Bear O’Rourke.

Joining the formidable cast are Emily Joy (Fisk, The Housemate), Ethan Lwin (Young Rock, Joe vs. Carol), Debra Lawrance (Clickbait, Please Like Me), Daniela Farinacci (East West 101, Lantana), Jane Allsop (House Husbands, The Slap) and Anthony J Sharpe (Joe vs. Carol, Black Snow).

John Edwards and Dan Edwards (Romper Stomper, Bump, Year Of) with Nine’s Head of Drama, Andy Ryan are Executive Producers on Human Error alongside Producers Haddrick and Winston, with The Age’s legendary crime reporter and podcaster John Silvester (Underbelly) as story consultant. Award-winning screen director Fiona Banks (Wentworth, Halifax Retribution) will direct the first three episodes of Human Error, followed by Mat King (Bloom, Pine Gap).

Human Error is a Roadshow Rough Diamond production for the 9Network with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Nine and VicScreen. International distribution will be handled by ITV Studios.

For further information, please contact:
Amanda Poulos 
9Network Publicity 
apoulos@nine.com.au 

Thursday, February 2, 2023

In 2023, the numbers keep getting better for Australia’s most iconic television program.

• 60 MINUTES, Australia’s most watched weekly current affairs program, returns on Sunday with two unmissable stories.
• 2023 marks the 45th consecutive season of the program.
• 60 MINUTES remains the No. 1 weekly current affairs program across TOTAL TV in the key demographics (25-54 and 16-39).
• 60 MINUTES is also the No. 1 news and current affairs program on 9Now (up 23% year-on-year).
• YouTube success for the program includes 5.1 million subscribers and 1.8 billion story streams.
• 60 MINUTES has also recorded substantial growth on Facebook (1.5 million followers, up 4%), Instagram (views up 68%), and TikTok (over 200,000 followers and 3.1 million content likes).

The 2023 season premiere of 60 MINUTES this Sunday at 8.40pm features two incredible stories.

In a world exclusive report, correspondent Tom Steinfort interviews four of the survivors of the Sea World helicopter tragedy. Their firsthand accounts of the terrifying crash reveal startling new information about the disaster from the lead-up to the collision, the catastrophic impact, and its frightening aftermath as their pilot fought to land his helicopter. Their recollections are supported by extraordinary video they shot inside their chopper, which now also provides air crash investigators with vital clues about the possible causes of this terrible accident.

The second story this Sunday is reported by Amelia Adams, the newest member of the 60 MINUTES team, who joins the program after a distinguished career travelling the world as a Nine News foreign correspondent. 

For her debut story, Adams investigates what went wrong on the set of the movie Rust after a gun being handled by actor Alec Baldwin discharged. The weapon was supposed to be loaded with blank bullets, but unbelievably there was at least one live round in the gun’s chamber. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza wounded in the incident. This week Baldwin, along with the film’s armourer, was charged with involuntary manslaughter over the shooting.  

Using body camera footage from emergency responders as well as other video taken on the day, Adams pieces together the harrowing timeline of a tragedy that should never have happened. Her report also includes an Australian exclusive interview with a member of the film crew who was on the set at the time, standing only a few metres away when the gun fired.

Kirsty Thomson, Executive Producer of 60 MINUTES, says: “Everyone here is thrilled to be back for the 45th season of the program and even more excited to be starting the year with such strong reporting of two very important stories.”

Thomson also paid tribute to 60 MINUTES viewers in Australia and around the world, saying: “We’re immensely proud we’ve been able to grow our audience, not only on free-to-air TV but also across other platforms.

“Our success is testament to the program’s unparalleled excellence in reporting, camerawork and editing. 60 MINUTES will continue to deliver video content that both introduces and deepens engagement with its traditional and online audiences.”

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60 MINUTES
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, AT 8.40PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW

For further information, please contact:
Chris Urankar
9Network Publicity
chris.urankar@nine.com.au

Thursday, February 2, 2023

It’s a Kardashian world. We’re just living in it. Get a look inside one of the most influential families of the 21st century and how they achieved stratospheric wealth in Kardashians: The Billion Dollar Dynasty on Thursday, February 2, at 9.00pm after Married at First Sight on Channel 9 and 9Now. 

Their tantalising story is all about money, sex and power, and it’s riddled with scandal and drama. They rode the wave of social media and have created a whole new model of business and influence that has taken over the world. 

The first half of the documentary unpacks the way Kim Kardashian and momager Kris Jenner built their super brand. It starts in 2007, the year of Kim’s infamous sex tape and the debut of the Keeping Up With The Kardashians TV series, and ends in 2014 with Kim’s Vogue cover shot with now ex-husband Kanye West. 

Next, the story follows the youngest sister, Kylie Jenner, from 2015 to the present day, focusing on growing up with reality cameras and Instagram, and how she became Forbes magazine’s youngest self-made billionaire in the world by the age of 21. 

The Billion Dollar Dynasty revisits the twists and turns of this extraordinary family who have gripped television audiences for 15 years while adding a layer of historical context and analysis to the fame, fortune and heartbreak they’ve gone through. From a disastrous 72-day marriage to breaking the internet with a new lip product and getting robbed in Paris, this riveting documentary follows it all. 

With a new TV series set to drop and a third generation of these arch self-promoters waiting in the wings, what is next for the unbelievably rich and famous Kardashian family?

KARDASHIANS: THE BILLION DOLLAR DYNASTY
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, AT 9.00PM AFTER MAFS ON CHANNEL 9 AND 9NOW

For further information, please contact:
Christabel Huynh
Channel 9 Publicity 
christabel.huynh@nine.com.au

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Join Australia’s leading experts and investigators at the War Table where the country’s most baffling crimes are reopened and re-examined on Under Investigation with Liz Hayes.

Wednesday, February 8, at 9.00pm on Channel 9 and 9Now marks the return of Nine’s flagship studio program when acclaimed investigative journalist Liz Hayes, together with new teams of criminal and forensic experts, puts eight captivating cold cases under the microscope. There’s fresh evidence, exclusive witnesses – and extraordinary revelations.

Under Investigation launches with an eerie outback mystery. Loving couple Ray and Jennie Kehlet join colleague Graham “Grumpy” Milne on a gold-prospecting trip to the red heart of Western Australia. Three people go out but only one comes back. Then a body is found in a remote mineshaft. With a senior member of the police investigative team joining our panel of UI experts, the case is laid open as never before.

UI will also examine the strange case of “Willi” Koeppen, Australia’s first celebrity TV chef, who disappeared without a trace in 1976. He owned one of Australia’s most celebrated restaurants, patronised by the rich and famous, from prime ministers to pop stars. With a real-life “Cluedo” cast of suspects our UI experts retrace Willi’s final hours and reach a shocking but inescapable conclusion.

The program also investigates a legal scandal without parallel in the Western world: the case of South Australia’s chief forensic officer, Dr Colin Manock, who for more than 30 years conducted thousands of autopsies and gave expert testimony in hundreds of cases without the key specialist qualification. Innocents were jailed, potential murderers went free – and as revealed by UI, senior members of South Australia’s criminal justice system knew the truth.

December 12, 2022 will forever be marked as one of the cruellest days in Australian history, when two young police officers attending a routine missing persons enquiry were ambushed and killed in cold blood on a remote Queensland property. The killers, radicalised online by crazed conspiracy theories, visited their murderous ideology in the real world. In the first major television analysis of this shocking crime, Under Investigation’s team examines what many say is the frightening new front of domestic terrorism.

Liz Hayes said: “I am grateful Under Investigation continues to attract the country’s most skilled criminal experts to dissect and decode both decade-old and recent unsolved crimes. A unique combination of new technology, people’s yearning desire to tell their truth, and our unwavering commitment to comprehensive analysis prove to be groundbreaking for these cases. Absolutely everything is up for investigation.”

Take your seat at the War Table when Under Investigation with Liz Hayes returns Wednesday, February 8, at 9.00pm on Channel 9 and 9Now. 

#UInvestigate with Liz Hayes on @Channel9 & 9NOW
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For further information, please contact:
Terry Stuart
Senior Communications Manager
tstuart@nine.com.au  

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

When it comes to rock-solid relationships, we say the furrier, the better. So capturing the special bond Aussies have with our finned, furred, fanged and feathered friends, For The Love of Pets is a treat for animal lovers that premieres Friday, February 3, at 7.30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

Taking viewers behind the busy doors of the Animal Welfare League of South Australia (AWL) and Vets4Pets Emergency Hospital in Adelaide, this factual series shares both the heartwarming and heartbreaking stories from these busy organisations.

For The Love of Pets, narrated by Jai Courtney (Kaleidoscope, The Terminal List, Suicide Squad), follows a cast of colourful characters within the clinics who devote their lives to the animals in their care. From vets performing life-changing surgery to a re-homing unit with a success rate of 4,000-plus pets per year and the small, compassionate team who help families say their final goodbyes, For The Love of Pets celebrates the special commitment of those who protect and care for our beloved animals.

Don’t miss the exciting premiere episode of For The Love of Pets, as vets from the 24-hour emergency clinic Vets4Pets work to save four-year-old French bulldog Frankie from a nasty snake bite. Meanwhile, a stressed young mother with her three pups is brought into the Animal Welfare League of South Australia. With foster carer Dorota taking charge, mother (now renamed Bear) and pups (DJ, Tubbo and Clara) begin to flourish within the safety of the clinic.

For The Love of Pets is a Context Media production for the 9Network.

FOR THE LOVE OF PETS
STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, AT 7.30PM 
ON CHANNEL 9 AND 9NOW

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For further information, please contact:
Chris Urankar
9Network Publicity
chris.urankar@nine.com.au

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Ally Langdon, one of Australia’s most fearless and respected journalists, will be behind the desk tonight when A Current Affair returns at 7.00pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

Australia’s No. 1 nightly public affairs program, which first aired on Channel 9 in 1971, is back for 2023 and will once again battle for the underdog, break big stories, feature agenda-setting interviews and undertake major investigations.

We will continue to get results for viewers when they have nowhere else to turn and provide information that makes a real difference in their lives.

This week you won’t want to miss the interview that brought Ally Langdon to tears. We’ll gain an emotional insight into one brave woman’s fight for survival at the hands of an ex. You’ll hear why she’s terrified he will strike again and learn of her campaign to protect her family and others. It comes after a shocking spate of fatal domestic violence attacks over Christmas and the New Year period.

A Current Affair goes on the front line with a police squad which has one of the most dangerous beats in Australia. Granted unprecedented access, our crew captures a dramatic game of hide and seek where one suspect is nabbed hiding under a couch. 

And of course we’ll be featuring those classic ACA battles – the grandmothers fighting a serial pest, neighbours at war with homes built on top of each other, and Ally’s personal fight to help two pensioners battling for their financial survival.

Plus the celebs come out. Don’t miss our exclusive interviews with superstar Hugh Jackman and TV darling Delevene Delaney about her shock new role.

Fiona Dear, Executive Producer of A Current Affair, said: “The Current Affair team is excited to welcome Ally as our new host. And while we have a surprise new look, we’re still the same, listening to your stories and giving you the interviews that will get Australians talking. Bring on 2023.”

ACA WELCOMES ALLY LANGDON
Tonight at 7.00pm on Channel 9 & 9Now

For further information, please contact:
Terry Stuart
Senior Communications Manager
tstuart@nine.com.au

Monday, January 30, 2023

The 2023 Australian Open will culminate in the Men’s Singles final between red-hot favourite Novak Djokovic and Greek underdog Stefanos Tsitsipas exclusive, live and free on Channel 9HD and 9Now from 6.30pm.

With the added incentive of taking the No.1 world ranking for the winner, both players aren’t lacking any motivation to claim the title

If fan favourite Tsitsipas can ride the wave of local support and pull off an upset he will be the youngest man to win at Melbourne Park since Djokovic in 2011.

Nine Wide World of Sports Tennis expert and current player, John Millman, said: “We’re not only watching one of the greatest tennis players but one of the greatest athletes of all-time in Novak Djokovic. His Aus Open campaign this year has been quite incredible to watch and he will be very hard to beat on his way to his 10th Australian Open title.”

“While Tsitsipas has improved his game and is at career best form, he will need to go to another level to provide any challenge to Djokovic. He needs to strike early to create scoreboard pressure in the opening sets and make the match longer to bring Novak’s hamstring issues into play.

“Tsitsipas’ big weapon is his forehand, and he also has a good serve, but what I think he will bring is a different style and variation than what Djokovic has faced this past week.”

Coverage will begin at 2.00pm with the Women’s Doubles final, before the Men’s singles from 6.30pm. 

On Channel 9HD, the coverage is hosted by James Bracey with commentary from Jim Courier, Todd Woodbridge, Lleyton Hewitt, Jelena Dokic, Dylan Alcott, Casey Dellacqua, Sam Smith, Alicia Molik, Darren Cahill, John Millman and Peter Psaltis.

Additional off-court reporting will come from Alicia Loxley, Danika Mason and Madeline Slattery.

9Now has every match, every court available on device of your choosing, in full HD, with the new start-over button allowing fans to watch from the start of each session.

From 2.00pm AEDT
B. KREJCIKOVA / K. SINIAKOVA (CZE)[1] V S.AOYAMA/ E.SHIBAHARA (JPN)[10]
NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) [4] V STEFANOS TSITSIPAS (GRE) [3]

Monday, January 30, 2023

The women’s singles champion will be crowned, and Aussie wildcard wonders Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler get their chance to keep the men’s doubles trophy in Australia, in a massive night of Australian Open coverage from 6.30pm.

Exclusive, live and free on Channel 9HD and 9Now, the women’s final features two of the most powerful hitters on the women’s circuit, Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka, who will face off on Rod Laver Arena.

Rybakina has the big game experience as the reigning Wimbledon champion but faces a difficult task in containing Sabalenka, who hasn’t dropped a set all tournament and has an unbeaten record against Rybakina.

Straight after, the fairytale run of unseeded Aussie doubles pairing Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler, get their chance to replicate 2022 doubles champions Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis, in the men’s doubles final.

On Channel 9HD, the coverage is hosted by James Bracey, Roz Kelly and Tony Jones.In commentary is Jim Courier, Todd Woodbridge, Lleyton Hewitt, Jelena Dokic, Dylan Alcott, Casey Dellacqua, Sam Smith, Alicia Molik, Mark Philippoussis, Darren Cahill and Peter Psaltis.

Additional off-court reporting will come from Alicia Loxley, Clint Stanaway, Danika Mason and Madeline Slattery.

9Now has every match, every court available on device of your choosing, in full HD, with the new start-over button allowing fans to watch from the start of each session.

From 6.30pm AEDT
ELENA RYBAKINA (KAZ) [22] v ARYNA SABALENKA [5]
KUBLER/HIJIKATA (AUS) v NYS (MON)/ ZIELINSKI (POL)

Monday, January 30, 2023