Finally
TV2 will be showing The Amazing Race on Saturdays, starting 17 July. To anyone who knows me, please assume that I am booked during that time, until the end of the series. As it's two-and-a-half weeks after the show in the States I have to avoid sites that talk about it, such as those by MAK and Bob. The Practical Nomad doesn't give away any significant spoilers. (I found his site during the second series when I searched for sites about the show.)Last year TV2 showed most episodes three days later than the US, so I only had to avoid things for a brief time. When I visited the US I asked for an episode to be taped so I could watch it when I arrived (on a Saturday). For some reason TV2 decided last year to skip a week to show the final of Australian Idol, (no, I'm not bothering to look for any Idol links,) in the time slot, so that they could show a double episode final. (A real pain. I program a everything I want into the VCR so know I won't miss things and I can have something to watch when I want to watch it, and yes, all the good stuff to watch in a week can fit on a single tape.) I am happy that TV2 will does show it so soon, as a comparison, I saw an episode of The Apprentice while I was in San Diego in March. According to the TV Guide this episode showed this week, only four months later, and that's pretty good. (Friends was five weeks later than in the US.)
Side notes
- Yahoo!, the television page of your local (Australia and New Zealand) portal has nothing about New Zealand television.
- Fairfax, how about a useful page for the TV Guide?
