McKnight Tonight & Media McKnight
McKnight Tonight brings you a hot take on news events every Monday, Wednesday & Thursday at 9pm AEST at youtube.com/@mcknighttonight.Media McKnight delvs into the world of media every Tuesday night at 9pm AEST.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
McKnight Tonight - Monday 14 July 2025
Special guest Dimity Clancey from 60 Minutes
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McKnight Tonight Saturday 12 July 2025
Rob is back after a week off and he's ready to rant! Hot Topics will be updated on the day of the stream.
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McKnight Tonight S02E07 - Kyle & Jackie O to go national + Police want your CCTV vision
Topics in this episode include: - The plan to give Police easy access to your home security cameras - The actors of the new Harry Potter TV series facing a big backlash - Defending Sarah Harris from the critics - A big week in media Support this show by buying Rob a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/mcknighttonight Leave a comment so that we can feature it on the show! Support this show by buying Rob a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/mcknighttonight Leave a comment so that we can feature it on the show!
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McKnight Tonight - Psychic Medium John Edward PLUS 9NEWS Presenter Tracy Vo
Topics in this episode include: - Was Anthony Albanese really snubbed by President Trump, or is this just petty politics? - Should David Walliams be cancelled for doing the Nazi salute? - Tracy Vo from 9NEWS shares her experiences of being a news reporter
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McKnight Tonight S02E05 - Craig Bennett + The Project Cancelled + Farmer Dave a victim of 'Castle Law'
Topics in this episode include:
Should politicians be able to leave the party that helped them get elected? The show replacing The Project has been named Why little people hate Peter DinklageSupport this show by buying Rob a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/mcknighttonight Leave a comment so that we can feature it on the show!
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McKnight Tonight S02E02 - Sofie Formica PLUS Drugs in sport
Topics in this episode include:
- Why we need to stop worrying about recreational drugs in sport
- Defending smacking
- The ham sandwich ban (yes, this is a real thing)
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McKnight Tonight S02E01 - Rail unions taking the piss + radio legend John Stanley
We're back for season 2 and Rob is ready to rant! Support this show by buying Rob a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/mcknighttonight
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McKnight Tonight 002: Why the NDIS should pay for sex workers & new developments in that vile antisemitic video
Tonight’s topics:
-Â Â Â Â Â Â That vile antisemitic video by two nurses at Bankstown Hospital
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Why disabled people should be able to pay for sex workers using the NDIS
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Idiotic plans to drop the speed limit to 30kph in Sydney
-      Rob’s rant against sovereign citizens and protesters
-Â Â Â Â Â Â A new twist in the case of convicted serial killer Lucy Letby
-      Channel 10 taking viewers for a ride by lying about the I’m A Celebrity finale
-Â Â Â Â Â Â We meet the two Aussie animators who appeared on Saturday Night Live re...
McKnight Tonight S01E01
This is an audio recording of McKnight Tonight, which originally streamed on Saturday 8 February 2025.
Topics include:
Sam Kerr called a police officer 'stupid and white' and played the racism card, showing her true side.Why Tesla drivers are worse than Volvo driversSympathy for the Adelaide mum who threatened a schoolgirl in a classroomRenters upset about a note telling them to pay on timeWhat will happen if Trump actually follows through on his tariff threatsAre you using toilet paper the correct waySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox.
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Rob & Molk talk TV for 2024/2025
TV Blackbox's Rob McKnight & Steve Molk return for one more podcast chat before the end of 2024 to wrap things up and look into the future, now that the Upfront season is complete.
There's so much to catch up on given they've been away for so long, and with so much happening, including:
The press releases from the 2024 ratings year where Seven, Nine, and 10 all claim to have won something (Spoilers: they may not have won what they claim to win);A sharp turn into the state of the Australian media industry given the complete staffing disruption...7 UPFRONT - Chief Content Officer Brook Hall
A look at Seven's programming for 2025 with special guest Brook Hall, Seven's Chief Content Officer.
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Shaun Micallef gets serious and reacts to a remake of Talkin' 'Bout Your Gen
In exciting news for TV lovers, Shaun Micallef has a brand new show coming out on SBS. In this interview Shaun talks about being serious and revealing his true personality for the first time and reacts to 10's remake of Talkin' 'Bout Your Gen.
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TV Bingebox 2024.E04 -- DANCING FOR THE DEVIL, IN THE KNOW, JIM HENSON IDEA MAN + 2024 LOGIES NOMS
Here's another episode of the TV BINGEBOX podcast to tide you over in the absence of the TV BLACKBOX podcast.
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SURPRISE! This week we're gonna spend some time having a chat about the 2024 Logies nominations too...
Once more into the breach, fellow travellers. This week we've three big new shows PLUS we'll divert into some conversation about the 2024 LOGIES nominations that will include who deserves it, who was overlooked, and what a farce the Logies continues to be. Strap in and gird your loins.
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TV Bingebox 2024.E03 -- AFTER THE PARTY, HOUSE OF THE DRAGON S02, EXPOSURE, TASKMASTER AUSTRALIA S02
Here's another episode of the TV BINGEBOX podcast to tide you over in the absence of the TV BLACKBOX podcast.
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SURPRISE! Again... Well, it's no real surprise, is it? But the reviews of the shows might be!
Here we go again, friends. Molk delivers four reviews (buckle up!), 5 Up/DownMolk suggestions, and a there's a bunch of great recommendations from the TV BINGEBOX community. Surely your list is as long as Molk's now.
Shows covered in this episode:
• After The Pa...
TV Bingebox 2024.E02 -- TOP GEAR AUSTRALIA S05, REN FAIRE, PRESUMED INNOCENT, LADIES IN BLACK
Here's another episode of the TV BINGEBOX podcast to tide you over in the absence of the TV BLACKBOX podcast.
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SURPRISE! It's a Wednesday, not a Tuesday record this week (oh well) but that only means BIGGER, BETTER, and somehow MORE INTERESTING things.
Four new shows, community recommendations, and a bunch of new UpMolk and DownMolk quick-ish-fire suggestions to keep you on your toes and have your bingelists continuing to grow!
Shows covered in this episode:
• Top Gear Australia S05 (8 eps), starring Jo...
TV Bingebox 2024.E01 -- COLIN FROM ACCOUNTS S02, RENEE GRACIE: FIREPROOF, AUSTIN S01, THE CLEANER S01
SURPRISE!
You might love the TV Bingebox component of the (sadly now retired) TV Blackbox podcast...well here's Molk with an entire episode full of what you could/should be watching! Join him Tuesdays 8pm AEST for the live recording or simply enjoy it as it drops into the podcast feed here... :)
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We're back for a short, sharp, invigorating season four and this time we're live 8pm AEST every Tuesday on the TV Blackbox Facebook page, YouTube channel, and Insta! Come along and join us live, or simply enjoy...
S09E12 Grief porn, THE BIGGEST LOSER, and BLUEY gives us the sign of things to come
This week there was not enough time for us to adequately cover the full breadth and depth of even these topics:
As quickly as the horror unfolded at what became the tragedy of WESTFIELD BONDI JUNCTION, so too the TV networks leapt into rolling coverage. Well, most did. The ABC ignored it, and Seven had the horses to finish running (with the latter managing to name the wrong person as the perpetrator). AND THEN they milked it for all it was worth through Sunday and Monday. Nothing like a bit of GRIEF PORN to help people simultaneously remember...S09E11 SPOTLIGHT returns (for now); MICHAEL PELL pulls his payroll plug; and is this the untimely end of BLUEY?!
You almost could have predicted what we we going to talk about this week:
S09E10 LEHRMANN's (alleged) links; DING DONG's for beer pong; and ROVE make Rob livid over live (tv)
Brand new things we talked about this week:
Rob delivers an exclusive update on the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case with Channel 10;Denise 'Ding Dong' Drysdale lands sprout-deep in the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! Australia jungle, which allows Rob and Robbo to wax lyrical about the taping of that infamous Christmas segment;Seven brings home the goods in the second week of the the Easter non-ratings period (so does it matter if it's non-ratings?);Rove mentions that "people will watch live TV", which allows Rob to go on a tear as to what he thinks...S09E09 New ABC Chair KIM WILLIAMS decrees; MARCIA, Marcia, Marcia; BROOKE BONEY(s) herself
Relax, fella. The ratings don't matter this week. Come over here and give me a cuddle.
It's a steaming fresh pile of stuff you may be interested in:
New ABC Chair and the one filling the biggest stillettos in the business Kim Williams fires a shot across the entire collective ABC staff's bow to ensure they know he means business when it comes to impartiality (no matter what The Australian thinks they can define "impartiality" as);How can Channel 10 solo-CEO Beverley McGarvey axe the same show...twice...while shedding another 60 staff?;Australian Idol "judge" Marcia...S09E08 THE DOCTOR is out (and in?); Nine's HAMISH TURNER talks their great start to 2024; McGarvey in charge (of our days and nights...again)
Here we go, friends. It's another extremely frest episode of the TV Blackbox podcast wtth Rob, Robbo, and Molk...all completely livestreamed live, with audio as-live.
Every Tuesday night in season from 8pm AEDT/7pm AEST/etc., you can join us live on the TV Blackbox Facebook page or YouTube channel. We'd absolutely love it if you joined in - as many keep doing - by commenting on the livestream...which allows us to include a broad sample in the episode to help punctuate our conversation. For those that join us live-thanks for playing along, friends!
<...S09E07 Vale MIKE McCOLL-JONES; Streaming steps up; Nine Perth getting tippy with it
The end of an era in Australian comedy writing offers an answer to the classic "Why did the chicken cross the road?"..."To pay tribute to Mike McColl-Jones"
So what did we talk about? Check this out:
It finally happened...streaming has overtaken linear broadcast TV as the predominant way we watch television (and it happened last year!);Channel 9 Perth (yes, it exists WA - that's the channel between 8 and 10) shake up their afternoons in a programming tipping point;Molk manages to wedge in some chat about the new VOZ ratings metrics and how everything...S09E06 META doesn't mince words; Seven seek to sway the public; and bad news for NZ
The boys are back in town - Rob, Robbo, and Molk are locked and loaded to deliver you another massive podcast. Just be careful what you wish for (in both livestreamed video and audio formats).
We punch out the livestream every Tuesday night in season from 8pm AEDT/7pm AEST/etc., you can watch live on the TV Blackbox Facebook page or YouTube channel. We'd absolutely love it if you joined in - as many keep doing - by commenting on the livestream...which allows us to include a broad sample in the episode to help...
S09E05 The Prominence presentations; Vale Jesse Baird; and Foxtel's Hubbl almost launched into orbit
A little bit of kumbya goes a long way when you have to present to a joint Parliamentary committee, asking them to help save your struggling business model.
Hello darlings - Robbo is out sick this week, so Rob and Molk welcome back super-sub and producer to the stars Abbey to the podcast! Also, despite all the encouragement we've returned in simultaneous video and audio format with the livestream.
You allegedly wanted it - we finally did it!
Livestreamed every Tuesday night in season from 8pm AEDT/7pm AEST...
S09E04 10 Co-CEO exits, Melbourne Cup now on Nine, and are you ready to HUBBL?!
One half the co-CEO duo at 10Paramount gets the chop as Paramount Global boss Bob Bakish downsizes everything (again), and the Wilkinson/10 trial takes an interesting turn as Bruce Lehrmann weighs in by filing a complaint on one of 10's lawyers. We dive into hypothesizing on Lisa Wilkinson's future media opportunities and...look, we think they're not great.
Nine seals the new Melbourne Cup deal, and it's not without intricacies (and a lack of care by many). Has the race that used to stop the nation jumped the televisual shark?
Foxtel will officially launch their...
S09E03 Wilkinson *WAS* fired, streaming crybabies lawsuit, and…wait — the AACTAs were on?!
Also, the Super Bowl was massive in the US and here in Australia…but was it reasonable?
Rob, Robbo, and Molk return talking all things TV trends, trials, and tribulations (and we tried a new thing…but more on that later).
The huge news was the affidavit from Lisa Wilkinson proving she was pushed from THE PROJECT as her court case with Channel 10 started today, and it should send shivers down the spine of every executive and every piece of on-air talent around. In short – it confirms you’re only one speech/o...
S09E02 Paramount+ pulls local shows, VOZ is a mess, and the GRAMMYS set a new standard
There's real news about the fate/future of Paramount+/10Paramount that concerns even us!
This week it's Rob(erto), Robbo, and Molk lining up to discuss and dissect the week in Australian TV (and attached bits).
As Paramount's US boss Bob Bakish looks to be preparing Paramount Global for sale, what will this mean for 10Paramount down under? Is their recent shelving of an array of Australian original series a sign of what is to come, or simply bad timing as they seek to eek out additional revenue from licensing the...
S09E01 Upset at Aunty, all-new ratings challenges, Grimshaw back at Nine, and hello 2024
Oh, we're back friends, and boy do we have stuff to talk about
Rob, Abbey, Robbo, and Molk return for another massive year of the TV BLACKBOX podcast - fresh from our mouths to your earholes (ew).
There is literally heaps to talk about tonight, from Antoinette Lattouf's firing from the ABC for a retweet to ABC boss David Anderson losing the support of the entire ABC, the impact of entirely new metrics with the VOZ daily ratings, changes at 60 Minutes, Tracy Grimshaw being coaxed back on-screen at Nine, and the confirmation of ABC Chair...
SPECIAL PODCAST | Analysis of the OzTAM ratings changes starting Monday!
t's the most fundamental change in OzTAM reporting since it began over twenty years ago...so what does it all mean?!
TV Blackbox the podcast is back for 2024 with a special edition from TVBB editors Rob, Kevin, and Molk to discuss the changes for OzTAM reporting that start Monday 29 January 2024.
Out with the old, and in with the new - all the old reports (and data!) are gone, expunged from the OzTAM website, in preparation for two new daily VOZ Total TV reports landing at 11:35am, and an additional new weekly report.
Also...
S08E39 Our favourite TV moments of 2023
We take a look back on the year that was! Plus, will the Melbourne Cup be taken off free-to-air TV?
In this episode:
2.29 - Industry streaming demands8.50 - The Melbourne Cup deal no network wants16.12 - Amazon Prime Video to introduce ads21.35 - Our 2023 TV highlights31.47 - Could Millionaire Hotseat be back sooner than later?35.12 - We open the TV BingeboxSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox.
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S08E38 The new shows coming in 2024 that haven't been announced yet
As we celebrate World Television Day there's a lot to talk about when it comes to our favourite industry!
In this episode:
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<...S08E37 Yes, we're talking about Studio 10 being axed!
After the sad news that Channel 10 has dropped its morning TV show, Rob, Robbo and Abbey share their memories of working on the now-defunct program.
In this episode:
2.19 - Our reaction to the axing of Studio 1017.49 - Channel 10 set for its worst ratings year - EVER!27.07 - FOXTEL upset over plans to give the free-to-air networks 'prominence' on smart TVs39.11 - Now that Upfront season is over, we share our thoughts on what is on offer for 202441.56 - TV BingeboxSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox.
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All the news from the 2024 SBS and FOXTEL Upfront events
After attending both the Foxtel and SBS Upfront events on his lonesome, Molk reflects on the announcements - corporate and content - and the general vibe of both events (which were very different - one at night, one in the middle of the day).
There's lots to unpack, from Foxtel's launch of Project Magneto--now Hubbl--and their move away from OzTAM ratings, to SBS's opt-out feature for sports betting/alcohol/fast food advertising on SBS On Demand and their Net Zero challenge to the rest of the Aussie media industry. Plus, both have sizeable content slates to...
S08E36 A Masterchef makeover & Mark Coles Smith is here!
In this episode:
3:11 - 10's Upfronts recap10:30 - New Masterchef judging lineup16:31 - Netflix rids subscription tier23:22 - Mark Coles Smith interview32:30 - Andrew Probyn joins 936:11 - Kyle Sandilands reveal Australian Idol pay packet40:40 - TV BingeboxSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox.
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TV BLACKBOX AT THE 7 UPFRONTS
Molk and Rob join the team from UnMade to discuss our first reactions to Seven's MASSIVE Upfronts presentation.
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S08E34 How TV networks covered the referendum result
It was over before it began, but we pass our verdict on how Australian TV News covered the VOICE TO PARLIAMENT result.
In this episode:
3.14 - Referendum result coverage12.03 - Top Gear Australia returns17.28 - Daryl Somers out of Dancing With The Stars22.07 - Celebrity Gogglebox reveals its line-up of stars26.07 - The 35 most powerful women in international television29.28 - The ABC's of making money31.24 - TV BingeboxSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox.
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S08E33 What rights do people wearing microphones in a studio have?
Comedian David Walliams has made headlines this week as he sues the producers of Britain's Got Talent. But his court case raises big questions when it comes to the use of microphones in studios.
In this episode:
2.41 - A debrief of the live Spotlight referendum special17.23 - Channel 7 claims the ratings year, but Nine has something to say about that24.52 - David Walliams sues over the 'unauthorised' microphone recordings29.49 - Channel 10 brings back the Late News35.38 - TV BingeboxSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox.
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S08E32 A behind the scenes look at 7’s Referendum special
In this episode:
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S08E31 Jungle secrets, big wins and greedy companies
This week we take you inside one of the biggest stories of the year and cut through ratings spin
In this episode:
1.44 - Robert Irwin heading into the jungle... as a co-host!9.05 - Amazon holding Australian free-to-air networks to ransom15.55 - More proposed changes to the anti-siphoning list29.05 - Sunrise claims its 20th consecutive year winning the ratings40.29 - Can Molk & Rob agree on the ratings wrap?47.07 - TV BingeboxSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox.
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S08E30 Heritage brands and damanged brands
As TV Networks look to the past to save their future, some current brands are facing long-term damage.
In this episode:
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