We take a brief look at this week's Australian TV news.
Nine
The Great Mint Swindle
This new drama is based on the true story of Australia's most infamous (and still unsolved) gold heist, which took place at the Perth Mint. Starring Grant Bowler, Todd Lasance and Josh Quong Tart as the Mickelberg brothers, and Shane Bourne and John Batchelor as the main police officers involved, it sounds like it could be a pretty interesting show to watch.
Airs: Sunday, 11 March, 8.30pm AEDST
The Farmer Wants a Wife
Applications are open for desperate farmers wanting to be on TV, and, to a lesser extent, wanting wives. Apply here!
Applications close: Wednesday, 14 March
Movie Extra
Event Zero
Event Zero, which won the 2011 Movie Extra Webfest 2.0 competition, will begin production of the web series at the end of March. The show will star Damian Walshe-Howling and Zoe Carides. You can see the trailer that won the comp below.
Begins production: Monday, 19 March
Seven
Dancing With the Stars
The first four contestants for this year's season of Dancing With the Stars have been revealed, and they include such "icons" as TV host Kerri-Anne Kennerley, DJ Vogue Williams, singer Johnny Ruffo and AFL player Brendan Fevola. Daniel MacPherson and Mel B will be co-hosting.
Airs: later this year
My Kitchen Rules
MKR will now be airing five nights per week, adding Sunday to its current Monday through Thursday run. This Sunday, the contestants will be heading up to Tropical North Queensland to take part in a challenge based on cooking with the local cane sugar produce (is this show starting to sound like MasterChef to you, too?).
Airs: Sunday to Thursday, 7.30pm AEDST
Beauty and the Geek
Want to make $100,000 by pretending to be extremely dumb/extremely awkward? Apply now to be a contestant in Beauty and the Geek!
Airs: later this year
Cartoon Network
Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens
The completely ad-free premiere of the feature-length Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens will air this weekend on "Ben 10 Day"! It will feature CGI aliens (see below) for the first time ever.
Airs: Sunday, 11 March, 9am AEDST
Ten
The Project
John Cleese is on The Project tonight!!!
Airs: Sunday to Friday, 6.00pm AEDST
Foxtel
Wentworth
Foxtel has announced that it is making a modern version of the old Aussie drama Prisoner. FremantleMedia Australia will produce the show, which centres on prisoner Bea Smith's early years in jail. (Prisoner airs on 111 Hits, weeknights, 6.30pm AEDST.)
Shooting: later this year, Melbourne
Ratings
Revenge beat My Kitchen Rules on Monday night. Good taste, people of Australia!
Airs: Seven, Mondays, 9pm AEDST
What to watch tonight
Snog, Marry, Avoid
This series takes several chavs every week and gives them a "make-under" (ie, scrubs the boatload of make-up off their faces and changes their ridiculous clothes to nice clothes). Sounds interesting, to say the least! Check out the preview below.
Premieres: Eleven, tonight, 8.30pm AEDST
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