May 2014 Freeview Brings the Heat with Non-stop Drama The Best TV. Absolutely Free. Warm up this May with a raft of new and returning drama series, eye-opening documentaries and amazing reality moments. Seven's, A Place to Call Home is back this May! Last year's epic finale saw the lives of the Bligh family imploding. After paying off Bert to keep him quiet about his son James' sexuality, George was furious when he attempted to extort more money from him. Which secrets will come out in on 2014? And which secrets will be buried? Also on Seven this month, The Blacklist starring James Spader. He’s taken down the world’s worst criminals one by one. Every week, another criminal is wiped out and now it's time to uncover the truth about his next target? New to ABC1 this month, Old School tells the story of Ted McCabe (Sam Neill), a retired cop, and Lennie Cahill (Bryan Brown), a retired crim, who get together to solve crimes, unravel scams and make some muchneeded cash, while avoiding the wrath of the police and the underworld. SBS ONE is bringing a new 10-part series inspired by the classic 90s film of the same name. Fargo follows an all-new "true" crime case with new characters, all entrenched in the trademark humour, murder and "Minnesota nice" that made the Academy Award-winning film an enduring classic. Jack is BACK! 24: Live Another Day is a thrilling new event series heading to TEN. Set in London, the sequel to the ground-breaking, award-winning series 24 again centres on heroic agent Jack Bauer and retains the real-time, pulse-pounding, fast-paced format made famous by the original series, including split screens and interweaving storylines. This month, follow Nina Proudman's journey– now a single mother after the tragic and sudden death of her partner (Matthew Le Nevez) days before the birth of their daughter. Season 5 of Offspring delves into previously unexplored territories of life, love, loss and happiness as viewers fall in love with the adorable baby Proudman-Reid. For a dose of reality this month, Nine brings you The Voice! Superstar coaches Joel Madden and Ricky Martin will be joined by Grammy award winning and The Voice UK Coaches will.i.am and Kylie Minogue in their quest to discover Australia’s next Voice. Also on Nine, and in the quest to discover love, twelve single city girls who have been unlucky in love and are heading to the furthest corners of Australia in order to find ‘the one’ on the new series, When Love Comes to Town. On Seven, six couples from around Australia are putting their biggest possession on the line. They all have a house but desperately want a home. To get their dream, they’re all going to have to help each other. Every week a whole house will be revealed, and the reactions will be priceless on House Rules. Masterchef Australia returns to TEN with the best group of home cooks the competition has ever seen. Sharing an unrivalled passion for food, the contestants deliver some of the finest dishes in the programs history. These are ordinary Australians who do extraordinary things for their love of food. 1 On SBS ONE, eurovisionaries Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang will bring their witty banter to the commentary booth as they guide Australia through the glitz, glamour and madness of the Eurovision Song Contest direct from Copenhagen, Denmark. Jessica Mauboy will feature with a special, not-to-be-missed performance in the interval act of Semi-Final Two. Follow Jess' journey from Darwin to Denmark in the feature documentary Jess Mauboy's Road to Eurovision. One of Chris Lilley's favourite characters is back with the new comedy series, Jonah From Tonga on ABC1. This series takes us into the life of teenager Jonah Takalua, now in a new school but still up to his old tricks. The Tongan rebel finds himself in hot water with plenty of fights, frenemies, break-dancing and lawbreaking. And Sunday Best returns and will continue to present an outstanding collection of game-changing and thought-provoking feature-length documentaries on Sunday nights. For a kick of sport this month, SBS ONE has you covered! The 2014 Giro d’Italia is shaping as one of the year’s most anticipated cycling race. Known for its spectacular mountain stages, the 2014 edition of the race will begin in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 9 May before heading to the Irish capital Dublin and then on to Italy, where the race will conclude in Trieste. SBS 2 launches new six-part Australian series Unplanned America which follows three Aussie mates, Gonzo, Nick and Parv, as they throw out the travel books and backpacker guides and hit the highways of USA to explore some of the country’s lesser seen subcultures. And on ABC3, follow the disaster-prone plans of the dysfunctional Thong Family – parents Trevor and Brenda, their 12-year-old son Holden and 14year-old daughter Narelle – as they try to put Whale Beach on the map in The Flamin' Thongs. Boganologist Pauly Fenech and his team of hunters, bogan translator Shazza Jones and security leader Kev the Kiwi, are on a national quest to find “Australia’s Greatest Bogan” in The Bogan Hunters on 7Mate. They will leave no flanno unturned as their search takes them to the most bogan suburbs of Australia where booze, boobs, buttocks, bongs, bikes, burnouts, tatts, uggs, mullets and missing teeth proudly reign supreme. Another form of hunting takes place on GO! with Auction Hunters. Hunters, Allen Haff and Ton Jones, travel America bidding on unclaimed storage units they think will contain the most hidden treasure, the better the history the higher the price. And on GEM, The new unscripted series Marshall Law: Texas, follows the U.S. Marshal Service, a brave force of law enforcement officers, as they fearlessly track down and bring some of the most hardened fugitives to justice. The series centres on the elite Gulf Coast Violent Offenders and Fugitive Task Force, which includes U.S. Marshals working with personnel from the Houston Police Department, the Harris County Sheriff's Office, and other law-enforcement agencies. And this month on Neighbours, a secret search for a long lost daughter begins, a beloved couple renew their wedding vows and two scandalous kisses will have people questioning where their hearts lie. But the real question on everyone’s mind is, who killed Kate? Will Brennan be able to solve the mystery behind Erinsborough’s heartbreaking loss? It’s a big month on Ramsay Street so don’t miss one second of the action on ELEVEN. About Freeview Launched in 2008, Freeview is the free digital television service in Australia. It comprises all the channels from Australia’s free-to-view broadcasters. Freeview encourages Australians to switch to free-to-view digital television by promoting its benefits including more channels, more moments, better picture and superior sound, for free. Freeview is not-for-profit and owned by ABC, SBS, Seven Network, Nine Network, Network Ten, PRIME7 and Southern Cross Television. 2 Channel Program Highlights Status Genre Date Time Jonah From Tonga New Series, Exclusive Drama (Comedy) Wednesdays in May from May 7 9pm Old School New Series, Exclusive Drama Fridays in May from May 23 8.30pm Two Men in China New Series, Exclusive Documentary Tuesdays in May from May 13 8.30pm Sunday Best Series Return, Series 4, a premiere documentary each Sunday Documentary Sundays in May, from May 4 8.30pm Dirty Laundry Live Live, Exclusive, New Series, Series 2 Entertainment Thursdays in May from May 15 9.30pm First Dates New Series Documentary Fridays in May from May 2 8.35pm The Flamin' Thongs New Series, Exclusive Children's (Comedy) Fridays in May from May 9 7.50am The Worst Year of My Life, Again New Series, Exclusive Children's C (Drama) Continues in May from May 3 - Saturdays 6pm Slugterra New Series Children's C Weekdays in May from May 22 6.55am ABC News Breakfast Live News Monday to Friday 6am - 9am News Continues in May from May 2 - Fridays 8.30pm ABC1 ABC2 ABC3 ABC News 24 One Plus One The World Live News Continues in May from May 2 - Fridays 10:00pm 11.00pm Eurovision Song Contest Exclusive First Run Entertainment The Eurovision Song Contest - May 9, 10 & 11 8.30pm SBS ONE Jess Mauboy's Road To Eurovision - Saturday May 10 7.30pm Fargo Exclusive First Run Drama Thursday 1 May 9.30pm Giro D'Itaila Live Exclusive First Run Sport From Friday 9 May From 11.00pm 3 Unplanned America Exclusive First Run Documentary Monday May 12 9.30pm Eurovision Quiz Contest Exclusive First Run Entertainment From Friday 9 May 8.00pm A League Grand Final Live Sport Saturday 4 May 6.00pm (AEST) House Rules Premiere - Series 2 Reality Sunday 6.30 | Mon Tue Wed 7.30 A Place to Call Home Premiere - Series 2 Drama Sundays 8.40pm The Blacklist Continuing Series Drama / Action Wednesdays 8.45pm The Boat that Guy Built Premiere Observational Documentary Sunday 7.30pm Endeavour Premiere Drama Wednesday 8.30pm Britain's Greatest Machines Premiere Documentary Monday 7.30pm Bogan Hunters Premiere Exclusive Reality Tuesday 13 May 9.30pm Band Ink Premiere Series Reality Thursdays 10.30pm Tattoo Nightmares Continuing Series Reality Thursdays Tuesday 13/5 Tuesday 20/5 8.30pm The Voice New Season Reality TBA TBA When Love Comes To Town Exclusive, First Run Reality TBA TBA Mom First Run Comedy Wednesday 8:30PM Auction Hunters New Episodes Reality Monday 7.30PM Britain's Got Talent New Episodes Reality TBA TBA Suburgatory New Episodes Comedy Thursday 7:30PM Marshall Law: Texas New Episodes Crime Drama Tuesday 8.30PM Major Crimes New Episodes Crime Drama Monday 8.30PM 999 What's Your Emergency New Episodes Lifestyle TBA TBA SBS 2 SEVEN 7TWO 7MATE Nine GO! GEM 4 TEN ONE Masterchef Australia Season 6 Exclusive Reality 5th May 7.30pm Offspring Season 5 Exclusive Drama 14th May 8.30pm 24: Live Another Day Fast Tracked/ First Run Action 12th May 8.30pm The Killing Season 3 Exclusive Action 28th May 9.30pm Burn Notice Exclusive Action Wednesday's 8.30pm Sons of Anarchy Exclusive Action Wednesday's 9.30pm Neighbours Season 17 Exclusive Drama Mon-Fri 6.30pm Glee First Run Musical Comedy Fridays airs May 16 Raising Hope Exclusive Comedy Mondays ELEVEN Finale 7.30pm 8.00pm 5