Thursday's TV highlights

7.30PM, TV3
ROCK STAR: SUPERNOVA
There are four left - Magni, Dilana, Lukas, and Toby. By the end of this two-hour finale the band Supernova, made up of drummer Tommy Lee, bass player Jason Newsted, and guitarist Gilby Clarke, will have its singer. Smooth and charismatic Aussie, Toby, surely has the front running because his performances over the past three weeks have just got better and better.

7.30PM, PRIME
DOCTOR WHO
The Doctor is in for a bit of, ahem, treat when Elton becomes obsessed with him. But what starts out as harmless becomes a living nightmare.

7.30PM, TV ONE
CORONATION STREET
What is Deirdre thinking? She's started smoking again and Ken can't believe it. Meanwhile, Leanne and Frankie are at each other's throats; Martin receives some upsetting news; and Leanne decides to leave Weatherfield until things calm down.

8.30PM, TV ONE
DRAGONS' DEN NEW ZEALAND
The ideas range from a secret family recipe to a unique kids' clothing range.

8.30PM, TV2
MCLEOD'S DAUGHTERS
McLeod's hots up tonight, but Kate and Patrick's night of passion is brought to an abrupt end. And Riley reacts badly when a trainer is revealed to be abusing his horses.


MOVIES
[rated out of 5]

8.30PM, SKY MOVIES 1
COACH CARTER
Herald rating: * * * *
Samuel L. Jackson stars in this true story about a basketball coach who sidelined his winning team when he discovered they were doing poorly academically. The real Coach Carter gained national attention in 1999 when he locked the gym until his team's grades improved. (2005)

10.10PM, SKY MOVIES 2
MAVERICK
Herald rating: * * *
Fun remake of James Garner's old TV western comedy stars Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and Garner. A great sense of mischief, as Maverick jnr (Gibson) gambles and cons his way through the old west. (1994)

10.45PM, SKY MOVIES 1
THE GRUDGE
Herald rating: * * *
Japanese writer-director Takashi Shimizu helmed this American version of his Ju-on series. Sarah Michelle Gellar is an American exchange student in Tokyo who hears weird scratching noises from upstairs. (2004)


SPORT

1.30AM, SKY SPORT 2 LIVE
GOLF: WORLD MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Michael Campbell defends his title at the Wentworth Club in Surrey, England against the world's top 15 players. Campbell's form has been so ordinary that his world ranking has slipped and he wouldn't be here if he weren't defending champion.