Nine has announced their content slate for the rest of the year, featuring the premiere of a Gordon Ramsay-led show, the return of fan favourites like Love Island and My Mum, Your Dad, a sports lineup featuring rugby, cricket and golf, Christmas specials and more.
Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars
Australians, looking to turn their food dreams into reality, will put everything on the line in Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars, a brand-new series coming soon to the 9Network.
Gordon Ramsay will be pitted against Australian business mogul Janine Allis. Both investing $250,000, they’re on the hunt for Australia’s most exciting and innovative new food and drink ideas, to mentor and invest in.
Contestants will first pitch their concepts, hoping to win a place in the competition with their dream investor. The Top 14 will battle it out for a place in Gordon and Janine’s competing teams. Having to survive and compete in various high-pressure challenges, they will need to prove they have what it takes when it comes to all the essential facets needed in running a successful business.
One winning entrepreneur from each team will take home a cash prize investment, as well as mentorship from either Gordon or Janine as their investor.
This format with Gordon Ramsay, already broadcasting in the UK and US, is produced by Endemol Shine Australia (A Banijay company) and Studio Ramsay Global (a FOX Entertainment company), for the 9Network.
My Mum Your Dad
Kate Langbroek is ready to help a new group of single parents find love in My Mum Your Dad season two.
In a luxury new Retreat, the adult children are taking full control of their parents’ dating life as the parents have given their children their blessing to play matchmaker. Six men and seven women will enter the Retreat; the mums and dads will get to enjoy dates, glamorous parties and pool parties in order to find a connection.
My Mum Your Dad is produced by ITV Studios Australia for the 9Network.
Love Island Australia
In a new era of love, returning to Mallorca, Sophie Monk will introduce new singles to the villa for season five of Love Island Australia, narrated by Eoghan McDermott.
The islanders must couple up and stay together in order to secure their spot in the villa, despite the temptations when new Bombs enter, causing chaos.
Last season Love Island Australia reached more than 4.2 million Australians, with exclusive viewing on 9Now providing incremental uplift of 34.4%.
Love Island Australia is produced by ITV Studios Australia for the 9Network.
NRL Grand Final
The biggest game on the rugby league calendar is exclusive to Channel 9HD and 9Now as the closest season in memory, and a blockbuster NRL finals series, culminates in the crowning of the 2023 NRL champions on Grand Final day.
Nine’s Wide World of Sports will hold a Grand Final day celebration with 16 hours of coverage, the most in history, from 7.00am on site at Accor Stadium. The Today Show, Sports Sunday, the Sunday Footy Show, the NRL State Championship and NRLW Grand Finals will all lead into the biggest dance of them all - the NRL Telstra Premiership Grand Final.
The biggest NRLW season ever, where every game has been live on Nine, will crown the 2023 women’s premiership winners as the last game before the NRL Grand Final is played.
Pacific Championship Rugby League
Men’s and women’s teams from Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga and Cook Islands will line up each weekend from October 14 through to November 5 in a series of hard-hitting fixtures. Every game is available live and free on the 9Network and 9Now.
30 years of Grand Final Footy Shows
The Footy Show, one of the most iconic Australian sports entertainment programs, celebrates its 30th anniversary with two special features.
This September 30 Years of Grand Final Footy Shows explores the journey from the inaugural Grand Final Footy Show in 1993, its role in giving rise to the AFL Footy Show in 1994, and its establishment of the Rod Laver Arena spectacles that became an integral part of AFL Grand Final week.
Then, in 2024, a comprehensive documentary 30 Years of The Footy Show provides a behind-the-scenes look at the show's evolution, shedding light on the camaraderie, controversies, laughter, and shared vision that defined "The Footy Show".
These specials bring together the key people involved in the show's success, featuring exclusive interviews, highlights, and never-before-seen footage that takes viewers on a journey through the program's rich history.
Rugby World Cup 2023
The Wallabies under coach Eddie Jones take the first step on their journey to Rugby World Cup 2023 glory when they begin their campaign this Sunday, September 10, in France, with every Wallabies game, plus the finals, available live and free on the 9Network or to stream on 9Now.
Throughout the two-month tournament, Stan Sport will have every game ad-free, live and in 4K Ultra HD, culminating in the final from Paris on October 28.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023
For the 2023 ICC Men’s World Cup, the Wide World of Sports will have every Australia game, the tournament’s best matchups and the finals available live and free from India.
England are the reigning champions after defeating New Zealand and both teams will feature in the first game on October 5, before Australia begins their account against India on Sunday, October 8 from 7.00pm ahead of six weeks of cricket leading up to the final on Sunday, November 19.
Golf
First up from November 23 is the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland where Australian Cameron Smith will defend his title in his home state, in a field including fellow Australian Min Woo Lee. Following on from this is the ISPS HANDA Australian Open in Sydney from November 30 at The Australian and The Lakes Golf Clubs. All on the 9Network and 9Now.
Australia’s Most Identical
The two-part special, Australia’s Most Identical, will see 100 sets of twins undertake fascinating tests and challenges in the hope of being crowned the nation’s most identical pair.
Hosted by Scott Cam and Dr Jana Pittman, both parents of fraternal twins, this unique social investigation series will put identical twins under the microscope to reveal a whole lot about humans and contribute to the age-old nature versus nurture debate.
Identical twin doctors and British TV presenters, Dr Xand and Dr Chris van Tulleken, will set the challenges while Australia’s leading “twin experts”, professor Sarah Wilson and professor Jeff Craig, will assist in analysing the results, in consultation with Twin Research Australia.
Australia’s Most Identical is produced by Helium for the 9Network.
The Hundred - Christmas
The Hundred with Andy Lee will be back in December to find out what Australians really think about the jolliest time of the year – Christmas. Lee will be joined again by 100 everyday Australians who Zoom into the studio from all over the continent to tell us what the nation is really thinking about the festive season.
Joining him will be panellists Sophie Monk, Rhys Nicholson plus Kate Langbroek and a special seasonal guest.
The Hundred with Andy Lee is an original concept by Screentime Australia and Andy Lee in association with Channel 9.
Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators
The team behind the international award-winning series Australian Crime Stories is back with a brand-new series in a brand-new format, Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators.
Told by the investigators themselves, each episode will focus on one case, highlighting the hard work, dedication and commitment investigators make in solving the toughest crimes of their careers.
Viewers will have unprecedented insights to all the twists and turns of these major investigations, from the moment the crime occurred to the final confession or conviction. As well as firsthand accounts from the investigators, viewers also hear from the families involved, plus journalists and authors who have closely followed these cases.
Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators is produced by The Full Box for the 9Network.
Million Dollar Murders
In the return of this series, retired detective superintendent Deborah Wallace takes viewers inside unsolved crimes in the 9Network’s Million Dollar Murders.
With access to police and their files, Deborah Wallace will take viewers inside the live investigation of these murders. To help solve these crimes, she interviews the detectives involved, witnesses and family members, hoping to spark a long-forgotten memory or a change of heart that will bring justice for the victims and their families.
Million Dollar Murders is produced by The Full Box for the 9Network.
Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight
Live on Christmas Eve, Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight will light up Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl from 8.00pm on Channel 9 and 9now, with some of this country's best performers coming together to raise money for children who are blind or have low vision.
Christmas with Delta
Delta Goodrem hosts another Christmas special, which will take place in front of a full house at the Sydney Coliseum Theatre, promising to again bring festive cheer with a jam-packed night of Australian and international entertainment stars.
ARIA Awards
The 37th edition of the annual music awards night will be available for audiences live and free on the 9Network and to stream on 9Now, celebrating, showcasing and honouring the incredible talents of the Australian music industry.
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