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SURVIVOR: FANS VS FAVORITES
When: 8.30pm, Thursday
Where: TV3
What: Fans take on their idols
Coming into its 16th season, the producers behind this hit reality series were scratching their heads trying to think up a fresh take on all that's gone before.
They were considering a
second All-Stars edition but instead opted for putting a team of fans up against a team of past contestants. They figured there would be televisual magic in putting a tribe of newbies who were familiar with the tactics up against some hardened campaigners.
The two tribes will be marooned amid the Rock Islands of Palau, Micronesia, and, as ever, the person who can outwit, outplay and outlast the others wins. The Favorites tribe includes James Clement and Amanda Kimmel from Survivor: China, Yau-Man Chan from Survivor: Fiji, and three contestants from the Cook Islands season: flirty Parvati Shallow, devious Jonathan Penner, and challenge dominator Ozzy Lusth.
7.30PM, TV2
NEIGHBOURS AT WAR
These real-life neighbours make soap operas seem positively dull. Residents in Bunnythorpe look set to come to blows over a wrecked bus and a section full of trash.
8.30PM, TV3
SURVIVOR: FANS VS FAVORITES
Ever find yourself sitting in front of the TV, boasting how you could do so much better than the contestants? Survivor fans get the chance to put their money where their mouths are, competing against 10 of the most popular contestants.
9.30PM, TV ONE
GORDON RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES
Britain's favourite chef heads across the Channel to help two friends achieve the impossible - run a successful vegetarian restaurant in carnivorous Paris.
10.05PM, PRIME
EXTRAS
The never-tactful Andy finds himself out of favour with the press and decides to enlist the help of a professional spin-doctor in order to make amends.
Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe makes a guest appearance, trying out his best lines on the ladies.
MOVIES
8.30PM, SKY MOVIES
Herald rating: * * *
MARIE ANTOINETTE
Kirsten Dunst stars as the Archduchess of Austria, who became Queen of France and Navarre after marrying Louis XVI of France (Jason Schwartzman) at age 14. (2006)
8.30PM, SKY MOVIES GREATS
Herald rating: * * * * *
PULP FICTION
Tarantino's great crime drama moves at a blistering pace, with plenty of laughs and lengthy philosophical rantings from a host of unusual characters. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Uma Thurman and Christopher Walken. (1994)
8.30PM, TCM SKY DIGITAL
Herald rating: * * * *
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Director David Lean followed Lawrence of Arabia with this epic romance, set during the Russian revolution and starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie and Rod Steiger. (1965)
SPORT
8PM, MAORI
NBL: BREAKERS V KINGS
Delayed coverage of last night's game. The Breakers' last regular season game, away to the Perth Wildcats, at 2pm, Sunday, Maori TV.