Coming in hot
With some fan favourites returning with new seasons, some fresh shows hitting for the first time and some exciting sporting clashes, there is plenty to look forward to throughout the rest of 2022. We’ve pulled together a snapshot of content hitting screens in the coming months.
TVNZ
Cooks on Fire on TVNZ 1: Hosted by Ganesh Raj, teams of two are challenged to plate up restaurant quality dishes – juicy cuts of meat, vegetables and even desserts, all cooked on the BBQ! The winning team walks away with $30k and the coveted Golden Tongs trophy and the title of NZ’s best backyard BBQ cooks!
Grand Designs NZ on TVNZ 1: The much-loved series makes its debut on TVNZ, with new presenter and acclaimed architect Tom Webster. Kiwis all over the country challenge architecture, geography, sustainability, technology and more to create innovative, cutting-edge homes.
One Lane Bridge on TVNZ 1: One Lane Bridge returns to Queenstown for Season 3, with Ariki Davis determined to avoid the bridge and his ‘gift’.But when not one, but two bodies are found, this becomes increasingly difficult as the dark underbelly and brooding factions of the town are exposed.
Celebrity Treasure Island on TVNZ 2: After taking NZ by storm last year as the highest rating series on TVNZ 2, Celebrity Treasure Island returns with a brand new batch of celeb castaways, set in beautiful Northland. And, for the first time ever, three show-stopping castaways turn the competition on it’s head and enter the game as intruders!
Duckrockers on TVNZ 2: This prequel to smash hit Sione’s Wedding takes us back to where it all began – Grey Lynn park, December 7 1984. It’s the last day of fourth form, and the first day of an adventure that will change their lives forever. This is a fresh, funny, heart-warming show about Pacific Island teens coming of age in inner-city Auckland.
Hunted Australia on TVNZ 2: Nine pairs of ordinary Australians become Fugitives. With limited funds and resources, they must think of ingenious ways to survive and remain undetected for 21 days. Hunting them down are some of the world’s best investigators, using their expertise and replicated powers of state.
South Seas Spearo on TVNZ Duke: Series 3 sees the South Seas Spearo team venturing to the four corners of NZ in search of underwater adventure. Along the way, they're met with amazing fish species, and must battle to overcome a number of daunting obstacles.
Wild Kai Legends on TVNZ Duke: Our Ngāti Kahungunu host heads into communities, meeting up with young hunting icons. They are taken on a hard-core hunting adventure by a local who knows the area like the back of their hand. Heading into the wild, over three days, they track their prey and attempt to bring home a feed.
FBOY Island NZ on TVNZ+: In Aotearoa's hot new dating series three stunning Kiwi women are searching for the guy of their dreams. But can they tell the difference between the genuine 'nice guys' and the 'Fboys' who are there to compete for cold, hard cash?
Rabbit Hole on TVNZ+: A private espionage operator and master of deception, John Wier is framed for murder by a powerful group. With the weight of democracy in his hands, will he be able to free himself and save the nation?
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Sky
End of Year Tour on Sky Sport and Prime: The All Blacks will embark on a four-test end-of-year tour to the northern hemisphere in October, with clashes against Wales, Scotland and England all locked in
T20 World Cup on Sky Sport and Prime: The much anticipated eighth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tournament is scheduled to be played in Australia following its postponement from 2020. Sixteen teams will battle it out over four weeks to win the coveted trophy.
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ on Sky Sport and Prime will be the 22nd edition of the competition, and the first played in the Middle East.
Yellowstone Season 5 On SoHo: Brand new season of the smash hit Yellowstone. Amid shifting alliances and a growing list of enemies, the Dutton family's legacy is jeopardized like never before, and retribution is certain.
Not Even on Prime: From acclaimed producers of The Breaker Upperers. Five twenty something Māori friends crash through Wellington city warring first with their cultural identities and then each other.
Bouncers on Comedy Central: A trio of clueless security officers and their boisterous supervisor struggle to keep their jobs in the temp department of a prominent security company.
The Batman on Sky Movies Premiere. Starring Robert Pattinson in the dual role of Gotham City's vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne.
The Lost City on Sky Movies Premiere. A romance novelist and her cover model must escape a crazy billionaire and find the lost ancient city described in one of her books.
Blood & Treasure Season 2 on Sky 5: An antiquities expert teams up with an art thief to catch a terrorist who funds his attacks using stolen artifacts.
01/09
Warner Bros. Discovery
The Masked Singer on Three: The global hit guessing game returns to uncover which celebrity is under the mask? We have AMAZING new costumes, HUGE name celebrities and the expert judging panel.
The Block NZ: Redemption on Three: Fan favorites who didn’t win returning for a chance to take the $100,000 prize. These four teams of big characters know their way around a renovation and will bring their best game and the audience who loved them the first time around.
David Lomas Investigates on Three: David Lomas searches for the truth to mysteries that haunt NZ families. His investigations see him traveling around the globe in the hope of reuniting family but there’s more than one side to the story and the answers aren’t always as they seem.
Rich Listers on Bravo: In this aspirational series we follow mega successful real estate agents who are at the top of their game, working hard selling a billion dollars’ worth of property between them each year. Our agents live in a world where money is no object, and the sky is the limit for their millionaire clients who expect the very best service and the absolute best price!
Below Deck Adventure on Bravo: This new series set in the glacial fjords of Norway takes wealthy thrill-seekers on the mega-yacht trip of a lifetime to experience thrilling YOLO adventures and daredevil activities all against some of the world’s most beautiful backdrops.
Love It or List It on Bravo: Frustrated with their old homes, homeowners meet with an interior designer and a real estate agent who provide their houses with a facelift while simultaneously looking for new properties.
Where the Wild men are on Eden: Adventurer Ben Fogle travels to some of the world's most remote locations. Living in these inhospitable places, Ben discovers the lives of the people who left the ordinary behind.
Strictly Come Dancing on Eden: A dance competition where celebrities compete to be crowned the winner. Who is kicked out of the competition each week is decided by the judges scores and viewer votes. A dance competition where celebrities compete to be crowned the winner.
Property Brothers: Forever Home on Eden: In Property Brothers: Forever Home, Drew and Jonathan Scott are on a mission to help couples transform their current houses into forever homes—a place where they can put down roots and happily spend their lives.
Man vs wild with Bear Grylls on Rush: Bear Grylls travels the world in search of challenges to his survival skills. Bear Grylls travels around the globe to find the most dangerous tourist locations and environments, in order to show us how to survive in them.
Iron resurrection on Rush: Joe Martin brings new life to old iron at his shop Joe Martin Customs. Working with his wife Amanda, and best friend Shag, this custom shop oversees every phase of restoration from design, fabrication and mechanicals to the final paint job.
Naked and Afraid on Rush: Each episode chronicles the lives of two survivalists who meet for the first time naked and are given the task of surviving a stay in the wilderness for 21 days.
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