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8.30pm, TV3
SURVIVOR: CHINA
Four finalists are left competing for the US$1 million first prize in this two-hour finale followed by the obligatory one-hour reunion special in which one of the contestants voted most popular stands to win US$100,000.
Host Jeff Probst oversees the showdown in which one of the final four - Amanda, Denise, Todd and Courtney - is discarded before the final three face the jury's questions and a winner is chosen. The manoeuvring begins with a reward challenge in which a pizza is up for grabs, giving the winner a chance to share it with someone who can help them out later.
There is a final immunity challenge - a balancing act - before the three face the tribal council. The 16th season of this show, Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites, has already been shot and, as the title suggests, will feature a tribe of 10 die-hard Survivor fans up against a tribe of 10 competitors from previous series.
8.30PM, TV2
MCLEOD'S DAUGHTERS
The temperatures continue to rise as Drover's Run and other farms fall victim to an arsonist who might be out to bankrupt the locals. Meanwhile Kate takes to the hills with outlaw boyfriend Mitch.
8.30PM, TV ONE
CRIMINAL MINDS
In the second of the two-part episode about the hunt for a team of killers posting their murders on the internet, the squad think one of their own might be the next victim when they see a live feed of a bound and drugged Dr Reid.
8.30PM, TV3
SURVIVOR: CHINA
The next time you'll see so many exhausted Westerners in China will be the Beijing Olympics. It's a marathon effort tonight as the series wraps up with a two hour finale. Then for the true Survivorholics, there's a one-hour reunion of the 16 original contestants proving that the tribe may have spoken, but sometimes there's just no shutting it up. Yes, that means no Californication or 30 Rock tonight.
8.30PM, C4
HEAVY: THE STORY OF METAL
The second episode looks at how the metal world reinvented itself after being savaged by punk rock in the late 70s and the era of British bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Def Leppard which became known as "The New Wave of British Heavy Metal".
MOVIES
8.30PM, SKY MOVIES
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Herald Rating: * * * *
The Hoover family drives a VW Kombi across several US states to get 7-year-old Olive (Abigail Bresdin) to a beauty pageant. Great performances from Alan Arkin, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Paul Dano and Toni Collette. (2006)
8.30PM, MGM SKY DIGITAL
TAXI DRIVER
Herald Rating: * * * * *
Martin Scorsese's drama about Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), a Vietnam veteran and cabbie. He turns to violence when he can't impress the daughter of a Senatorial candidate (Cybill Shepherd) and is spurned by a child prostitute (Jodie Foster). (1976)
10.15PM, SKY MOVIES
THE LIBERTINE
Herald Rating: * * *
Johnny Depp plays poet John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester, in this period piece set in mid-17th century England. The Earl is portrayed as a lecherous drunkard who initially thrives on his life of excess, and is constantly in and out of favour at the court of King Charles II (John Malkovich). (2004)
SPORT
8PM, MAORI
NBL: BREAKERS V BLAZE
The Blaze might be riding higher on the table but the Breakers can take advantage of their patchy record on the road to push higher into the top eight.
