Nine Television’s new standard definition channel, Go!,  began broadcasting yesterday. I was hoping, somewhat optimistically, that it would have some innovative programming to contrast with the drivel that passes for television on its main channel. My hopes were proven pointless when it went to air. It’s the same crap that infests its main digital channel; repeats of repeats, utter dross, cheap imports and worse.

Today’s schedule:

08:30 – 09:00 I Dream of Jeannie
09:00 – 09:30 Bewitched
09:30 – 10:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos
10:30 – 11:00 Entertainment Tonight
11:00 – 11:30 TMZ
11:30 – 12:00 Seinfeld
12:00 – 12:30 The Big Bang Theory
12:30 – 13:00 The Big Bang Theory
13:00 – 13:30 The Big Bang Theory
13:30 – 14:00 The Big Bang Theory
14:00 – 14:30 Aliens in America
14:30 – 15:00 The New Adventures of Old Christine
15:00 – 15:30 Just Shoot Me
15:30 – 16:00 The Nanny
16:00 – 16:30 Teen Titans
16:30 – 17:00 Xiaolin Showdown
17:00 – 17:30 I Dream of Jeannie
17:30 – 18:00 Bewitched
18:00 – 19:00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos
19:00 – 19:30 Entertainment Tonight
19:30 – 20:00 TMZ
20:00 – 20:30 Seinfeld
20:30 – 21:00 Dog the Bounty Hunter
21:00 – 21:30 Dog the Bounty Hunter
21:30 – 22:00 Neighbours at War
22:00 – 22:30 Neighbours at War
22:30 – 23:30 Bad Lads Army
23:30 – 24:00 Just Shoot Me
24:00 – 01:00 Ellen DeGeneres Show

This is what you get when you have a big digital hole to fill: landfill television. Just bulldoze the hole full of unwanted rubbish. This is one new channel that will be getting deleted from the digital menu on the telly.