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Joanna Hunkin: Why can't I watch the end of Nashville?

Joanna Hunkin mourns the demise of country soap opera, Nashville.

U2's new album reviewed

Grand Designs: Who will host?

TV3 is asking for budding Kiwi home builders to be part of a New Zealand version of Grand Designs. But who will be our Kevin McCloud? We look over some possibilities.

Five great bits from the first five minutes of Utopia

Utopia puts 15 randomly selected Americans into a compound for a year to see if they can start a new society together. Chris Schulz examines the first five minutes of the new Fox reality show.

18 outrageous diva demands

Ariana Grande may just have put Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj to shame in the diva demands department.

Siobhan Keogh: Is watching games as fun as playing?

Why would Amazon - or any company - buy a company like Twitch for a billion dollars? It's not Twitter, or Snapchat, or any of those incredibly well-known technology startups that anyone who reads the news knows about.

Paul Casserly: Lightbox 101

Paul Casserly signs up to Lightbox and examines its offerings.

Colin Hogg: Revived dinosaur beats the arrows

I felt happy in a sad sort of way on hearing that experiments had once again started to bring back to life that great dinosaur of the television age, the variety show.

Karl Puschmann: The hard answers

How long should you wait before bailing on a TV show? Karl Puschmann knows the answer, but first, some questions ...

Sexy circus heads to NZ

A new circus with characters including the 'Half Naked Asian Dude Wearing Pigtails from Japan' will begin touring New Zealand for the first time later this year.

Paul Casserly: TV's best quotes - 'I don't know what we use whale oil for'

Paul Casserly wraps up the best comments from the month of August on television.

Around the world in 29 seconds

Jeremy Redmore's latest music video One Day Alone takes a whirlwind trip around the world.

Sharon Jones: She's a soul survivor

Verity Johnson: Let positive role models speak loud and clear

For and against: Is Lightbox a game changer?

Three Herald writers share their thoughts on Spark's new TV on-demand service Lightbox.

12 Questions: Samantha Hayes

Presenter and reporter Samantha Hayes grew up in the tiny town of Milton hunting, fishing and dyeing her hair red. The South African-born avowed vegetarian joined TV3 at the age of 22 and next week hosts her first political debate.

Five shows to watch this week

Five shows that will keep couch potatoes glued to their screens over the coming week.

Diary: Lorde's Swift sister act