In his final column of the year Karl Puschmann takes a look at the average entertainment of 2016.

When you've had enough family time and just want to chill, these are the top 15 shows you can binge these holidays.

Valerie Fairman died Wednesday six years after her role on the MTV reality show. Source: MTV

A former producer on The Apprentice says the show was a "scam" designed to make the world believe Donald Trump was a successful businessman.

Jono and Ben just made a shock announcement that they're leaving Friday nights next year.

William Wallace's time as Glen came to an end on Shortland Street last night - but it is not the first time he's died on screen.

The Herald's entertainment team reflect on 2016 and give you their highlights and lowlights of the year that was.

Paul Henry may be gone from our screens, but his hysterical laugh and sarcastic sense of humour is going to live on forever.

TV3 has looked in-house to fill two vacant positions in its new morning show fronted by Duncan Garner.

A weatherman in the United Kingdom had an embarrassing moment when he was forced to flee the studio after falling ill live on air.

What were the best moments on TV this year? Calum Henderson shares his picks.

The First Dates NZ team has been pretty good at hooking up singletons with paired passions. Tonight, they decided to have some fun.

X Factor winner Beau Monga has reportedly been charged with assaulting a woman, just days after performing at an anti-violence campaign.

Watch: Jeremy Clarkson has shocked Christmas shoppers by driving a tank into a busy Dubai mall.

Aussie breakfast TV producers have revealed some of the "interesting" encounters they've had with stars behind the scenes

You might think The Moe Show is strictly for the kids. But there are plenty of parents who settle in for a binge.

Shortland Street's finale was a melting pot of affairs, violence and murder, and things aren't looking good for next year.

SNL take Love Actually's most famous scene and give it a hilariously 2016 makeover in this new skit.

Viewers are set for a dark and dramatic Christmas cliffhanger which is set to leave the future of some of the show's most-loved characters up in the air.

A horrific new Russian reality show is allowing contestants to rape and murder each other.

Here's everything we loved, and a few things we hated, in 2016.

As Paul Henry's final week of breakfast television comes to a close, NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop revisits some of his many memorable screen moments.

For only the third time in the company's history, Netflix has cancelled one of their shows - but with very good reason.

Netflix has premiered a brand new and super mysterious show - is it worth watching?

While all the attention may have been on Paul Henry yesterday, his show wasn't the only one on TV3 to come to an end.

"This week I lost my most important audience member, which has confirmed to me it's time to end my career," Paul Henry tells viewers.

COMMENT: Would life without television really be that bad? Consider these, the worst shows of 2016.

Departing star Paul Henry saved a sly dig for his former co-star Hilary Barry till the end of his final show for TV3.