Wonderland

Ten hasn't unveiled many details in the way of the premise, cast or plot other than to say it is a romantic dramedy. But what has been revealed, and this is where the success of the show may be hinged, is the production team. FremantleMedia's Jo Porter is the brainchild of Wonderland. She's best known for being a producer of Packed to the Rafters and a writer on Winners & Losers, both of which are a solid part of Seven's scripted offering. Now in its sixth year, Packed to the Rafters is still a hit with audiences and scored 1.3 million viewers last week while Winners & Losers was consistently above a million last year. If Porter can bring the same blend of humour, drama and sentimentality to Ten, Wonderland may very well pull some good numbers for Ten.


Ripper Street

This well-produced BBC period drama is not the stuff of tea cosies and draperies. It's gritty, dark and dripping with underworld characters. Set in the late 19th century, the production values of Ripper Street are spectacular and it's tapping into the trend of British period stories proliferating on TV and film (Sherlock Holmes, Downton Abbey, Mr Selfridge & Parade's End to name a few). Set in London, the series revolves around the aftermath of the Jack the Ripper killings. It had a great debut in the UK late last year and has pulled in impressive ratings of six to seven million every week.


The Biggest Loser

A solid plank in Ten's line-up of local fare, The Biggest Loser is due to return this year with a new theme: The Next Generation. It will feature two generations of families in their battle to conquer obesity and will use social media to a greater extent than the network has previously. The Biggest Loser has been a solid rater for Ten and won a key victory last year when it beat off Nine's Excess Baggage in a competing timeslot. The latter died an unnoticed death on Nine's digital channel Go, never to be heard from again. Will The Biggest Loser win again?


Offspring

Ten backed its confidence in the Southern Star-produced scripted series in July when it renewed the program for two further years. From producer John Edwards (who's responsible for hits such as Ten's The Secret Life of Us and Foxtel's Tangle and Love My Way), Offspring has performed wonderfully for Ten – close to the million mark - even in the middle of a particularly bad run of ratings dramas for the network last year. Importantly, Offspring delivers a strong female audience for Ten and advertisers.

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VOTE: How's your gut? Which Ten shows will be a hit or miss?

By By Wenlei Ma | 26 February 2013
 
Offspring has performed well for Ten in the past. It's due to return later this year.

UPDATED: The votes are pouring in on which programs on Ten Network's slate for 2013 will be a hit, miss or a maybe. So far the return of Offspring is a runaway winner with 82% of AdNews readers predicting audiences will love it. Match your intuition to industry peers. How do you rate? Vote now. Poll closes Thursday

Can Ten pull-off any ratings miracles this year? New boss Hamish McLennan needs a few. AdNews has picked five shows that may be hits. From the TV show that will feature adman Droga5's David Nobay and Woolworths marketing boss Lizzy Ryley to gritty 19th century crime dramas, there's plenty coming, but will they work? You be the judge. Vote now on what could be a hit, miss or maybe.

Recipes to Riches

Yes, it's another cooking show in a landscape not short on supply. But the format's done pretty well in its home country, (Oh) Canada, scoring above half a million on cable channel The Food Network. Produced by FremantleMedia, the show provided Woolworths the opportunity to basically own the series with high level on-air involvement. The premise will involve a competition for home cooks to have their recipes made into products for Woolworths. The last Canadian winner concocted butter chicken lasagne. For adlanders, the program will pique their interests with Droga5's David Nobay and Woolies marketing GM Lizzy Ryley joining in on the mentoring and judging.


Wonderland

Ten hasn't unveiled many details in the way of the premise, cast or plot other than to say it is a romantic dramedy. But what has been revealed, and this is where the success of the show may be hinged, is the production team. FremantleMedia's Jo Porter is the brainchild of Wonderland. She's best known for being a producer of Packed to the Rafters and a writer on Winners & Losers, both of which are a solid part of Seven's scripted offering. Now in its sixth year, Packed to the Rafters is still a hit with audiences and scored 1.3 million viewers last week while Winners & Losers was consistently above a million last year. If Porter can bring the same blend of humour, drama and sentimentality to Ten, Wonderland may very well pull some good numbers for Ten.


Ripper Street

This well-produced BBC period drama is not the stuff of tea cosies and draperies. It's gritty, dark and dripping with underworld characters. Set in the late 19th century, the production values of Ripper Street are spectacular and it's tapping into the trend of British period stories proliferating on TV and film (Sherlock Holmes, Downton Abbey, Mr Selfridge & Parade's End to name a few). Set in London, the series revolves around the aftermath of the Jack the Ripper killings. It had a great debut in the UK late last year and has pulled in impressive ratings of six to seven million every week.


The Biggest Loser

A solid plank in Ten's line-up of local fare, The Biggest Loser is due to return this year with a new theme: The Next Generation. It will feature two generations of families in their battle to conquer obesity and will use social media to a greater extent than the network has previously. The Biggest Loser has been a solid rater for Ten and won a key victory last year when it beat off Nine's Excess Baggage in a competing timeslot. The latter died an unnoticed death on Nine's digital channel Go, never to be heard from again. Will The Biggest Loser win again?


Offspring

Ten backed its confidence in the Southern Star-produced scripted series in July when it renewed the program for two further years. From producer John Edwards (who's responsible for hits such as Ten's The Secret Life of Us and Foxtel's Tangle and Love My Way), Offspring has performed wonderfully for Ten – close to the million mark - even in the middle of a particularly bad run of ratings dramas for the network last year. Importantly, Offspring delivers a strong female audience for Ten and advertisers.

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