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When: 7.30pm, Tuesday
Where: Prime
What: Record-breaking insanity
ULTIMATE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS NZ
What started as a giveaway by Guinness Brewery back in the 1950s to help solve some of those ridiculous pub arguments has turned into a media phenomenon.
The Guinness Book of Records was
an instant hit and became a perennially popular Christmas stocking filler, and when the franchise decided to make television shows about record attempts those went down a treat with audiences as well.
Host for hire Clarke Gayford presents this show, which is made up of clips of record attempts, interviews and a look behind the scenes at the Guinness World Records franchise. The clips are drawn from shows the franchise runs in Germany, France, Australia, Sweden, Japan, Finland and Spain.
You'll not only wince but also wonder why people would want to cover their faces in clothes pegs, balance fridges on their teeth or attempt high-speed sausage swallowing.
7.30PM, TV ONE
CORONATION STREET
Jason makes a deal with the new girl Jodie; Roy learns a valuable lesson; and Steve's hopes for Michelle's attention start to go limp.
7.30PM, TV2
THE SINGING BEE
Tonight it's the Brit pop fan from Whangaparaoa versus the young dancer from Auckland as the pair battle it out for Singing Bee's ultimate prize.
8.30PM, TV ONE
DANCING WITH THE STARS
As Glenn Frey once said, the heat is on and our top celebs will be feeling every flaming lash of it tonight because after dancing the rumba and the quickstep one of them will be going home.
8.30PM, TV3
HOUSE
The CIA recruit whacky old weirdo House to treat one of its agents who is afflicted with a mysterious illness which is possibly connected to his previous assignment. Meanwhile, the fellowship candidates try to diagnose what is affecting a stock car driver.
9.30PM, TV3
BOSTON LEGAL
Denny has done many things in his life to make people think he has finally lost the plot, but tonight could just do it when he fires an associate for being fat.
MOVIES
8.30PM, TV2
Herald rating: * * *
RED EYE
Airborne thriller, starring Rachel McAdams as a passenger who is terrorised by the guy sitting next to her (Cillian Murphy). (2005)
8.30PM, SKY MOVIES GREATS
Herald rating: * * *
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
Sandra Bullock stars as Lucy, a train station ticket collector who fancies a commuter she sees daily. She saves his life, and while he lies unconscious, his family thinks they are engaged. (1995)
10.15PM, SKY MOVIES GREATS
Heral rating: * * * *
GATTACA
Thought-provoking film about a genetically inferior man, who adopts the identity of a crippled but genetically superior man, to achieve his dream of space flight. (1997)