In Season Two of The Summit 14 strangers will embark carrying an equal share of one million dollars, must reach the 2400 metre peak of a distant NZ mountain in just 15 days to win the cash they’re carrying. Along the journey they’ll need to work as a team as they tackle dangerous terrain, wild conditions, and overcome adrenaline-charged challenges blocking their path to the mountain. But ill they reach the top in time, or vote each other off the mountain, and who will walk away with the cash? Jai Courtney (below) returns as host with some familiar faces in the second season cast. Mat 48 | Q ..read more

Alone has seen format variations in international versions but so far it has resisted a celebrity edition. Joseph Maxwell, Head of Unscripted at SBS tells TV Tonight he has already been approached by well-known Australians interested in applying for the show. “I said ‘Yes, absolutely. Go ahead,” he said. “But the reality is it’s a pretty tough challenge to do. The US format had various twists, a 50-day challenge, another where they went in as pairs, so there’s been various format twists. “But what we love about it is the simplicity, the purity of 10 people on Alone. “I think it works really w ..read more

More details on the new ABC shows announced this week, many of them produced internally at ABC. The Assembly Leigh Sales is at the helm of a groundbreaking new factual series, The Assembly (6 x 1hr), focusing on a group of autistic student journalists as they prepare for and eventually interview Australia’s best-known personalities, including the Prime Minister. Sales will closely mentor and prepare the students for their encounter with each guest, as they learn how to get underneath spin and soundbites to get to the real person behind a public persona. With the students all undertaking a spe ..read more

Croatia, Israel and Switzerland are now the Top 3 favourites according to bookies for this year’s Eurovision Final. Gambling helpline ..read more

Episode Two of Who Do You Think You Are? next week sees Miranda Otto trace her genealogy. Internationally renowned actor, Miranda Otto, from one of Australia’s most celebrated acting dynasties, uncovers a life-changing secret about her dad, Barry Otto. 7:30pm Tuesday on SBS ..read more

On Sunday’s Insiders… Days before the budget, David Speers joins Annabel Crabb, Jacob Greber and Niki Savva to discuss the economy, interest rates, the economic tightrope between cost-of-living support and inflation, plus China, Palestine and gas. 9am Sunday on ABC ..read more

Amazon MGM Studios confirmed that a sequel to Red, White & Royal Blue is in development. Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez will reprise their roles as Prince Henry and Alex Claremont-Diaz. Matthew López will return to write the script—this time alongside Red, White & Royal Blue author, Casey McQuiston. Berlanti Schechter Films’ Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter will return to produce the film, joined by the banner’s Michael McGrath, as well as Matthew López. Casey McQuiston will executive produce. Plot details for the sequel are being kept under wraps ..read more

This week marks the 30th anniversary of Working Dog’s Frontline screening on ABC. The now-legendary series ran for three sseasons, featuring Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Alison Whyte, Tiriel Mora, Bruno Lawrence, Kevin J. Wilson, Steve Bisley, Santo Cilauro, Trudy Hellier, Pip Mushin, Torquil Neilson. This clip sees the team in a faux-network promo, typical of the ’90s ..read more

On Sunday’s 60 Minutes the former US Marine pilot fighting extradition to the US over military secrets. Patriot Games Who is the real Daniel Edmund Duggan? It’s a simple question, but the answer is highly contested and has enormous consequences. For his family and a large group of supporters, he’s a hero. A former U.S. Marine fighter pilot turned proud Australian citizen; a loving husband and devoted dad. For others though, namely the United States government, he’s a traitor, accused of supplying China with top-secret military information. For the past 19 months, Duggan has been sitting in Au ..read more

Bruce Lehrmann has today been ordered to pay Network 10’s costs following his failed defamation case. THe Federal Court has ordered the costs be paid “on an indemnity basis” for most of the case, except for the cost of 10’s failed qualified privilege defence. An order for indemnity costs involves an extra payment on top of the reasonable costs of running a case. The court has not heard what the total costs come to, and Justice Lee has ordered that issue be handed to a referee to assess. Justice Michael Lee said he would be spared the higher indemnity costs. Indemnity costs are levied at a hig ..read more