Three new drama’s on three different networks

Australia’s three commercial television networks have announced where each of their much anticipated new dramas will be scheduled.

Tuesday’s at 8:30 will be the home of Seven’s Packed to the Rafters and at 9:30 over on Ten, the brand new cop drama Rush will air.

Nine’s Gold Coast based cop drama, The Strip will screen at 8:30 on Thursday’s.

Rafters and The Strip have picked sensible and winnable slots and Rush has probably as well with NCIS as lead-in but it is disappointing to see Ten schedule a brand new Australian drama at 9:30.

Makes you think that Rush may in-fact embody its name, being rushed in production. Have Ten produced their own Canal Road?

Rush will also have to compete with Seven’s All Saints which has recently seen a deserved upward trend in the programs ratings, which is another reason why not to scheduele Rush at 9:30 because it is Australian drama against Australian drama. Commercial television is overloaded with foreign content, so to see two Aussie dramas competing against each other, in the same slot is poor scheduling and a slap in the face to the Australian audiences, making them choose which Australian drama they want to watch, not both, so one will get the axe.

Rafters starts next Tuesday with Rush and The Strip debuting the following week.

It’s great to see Aussie drama back and the networks investing money into producing new shows. Let’s hope each series has a successful season and they all are commissioned for a second series.