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Andrew Mercado

Joined 2016338 posts
Andrew Mercado
Andrew Mercado has built a multimedia career in front of the camera and behind it. He is probably best known for being the first VJ on the music TV channel Max and for many years of talking movies with Kerri-Anne Kennerley. He now juggles media commitments while running his first ever business, the South West Roxy Cinema in Northern NSW. He has been a contributor to many publications over the years including The Sunday Telegraph and TV Week. Mercado writes a regular Friday column for the Mediaweek Morning Report and co-hosts the Mercado & Manning Mediaweek TV podcast.
Mercado on TV: Don’t miss The Newsreader, as the magnificent cast recreate the 80s
Television

Mercado on TV: Don’t miss The Newsreader, as the magnificent cast recreate the 80s

New series about TV should be another hit like Aussie TV greats The Box and Frontline

by Andrew MercadoAug 13, 2021

Mercado on TV: What to watch on Paramount+ plus Emmy fave Hacks at Stan
Television

Mercado on TV: What to watch on Paramount+ plus Emmy fave Hacks at Stan

On Paramount+ look for new Five Bedrooms and Kat Stewart’s neurotic character

by Andrew MercadoAug 5, 2021

Mercado on TV: RFDS proves that commercial TV can still make good Australian drama
Television

Mercado on TV: RFDS proves that commercial TV can still make good Australian drama

The cast of RFDS is a welcome mix of new faces and recognisable names led by Aussie actress Emma Hamilton

by Andrew MercadoJul 29, 2021

Mercado on TV: Aussie comedy The Moth Effect pushes the envelope with savage satire
Television

Mercado on TV: Aussie comedy The Moth Effect pushes the envelope with savage satire

Aussie sketch comedy has a history of spinning-off into even longer-running hits

by Andrew MercadoJul 23, 2021

Mercado on TV: Jono deserves a TV tribute, watch my new favourite production
Television

Mercado on TV: Jono deserves a TV tribute, watch my new favourite production

Plus Wentworth is spinning off a standalone story podcast with Audible

by Andrew MercadoJul 15, 2021

Mercado on TV: Fun on Ms Represented, boring White Lotus + Jimmy McGovern Time
Television

Mercado on TV: Fun on Ms Represented, boring White Lotus + Jimmy McGovern Time

The best show on TV next week is Ms Represented with Annabel Crabb

by Andrew MercadoJul 8, 2021

Mercado on TV: Courtney Act, Loki, reappraising The Virtues and Gilligan's Island
Features

Mercado on TV: Courtney Act, Loki, reappraising The Virtues and Gilligan's Island

Plus Fox Classics screening Gilligan's Island – how good does it look!

by Andrew MercadoJun 25, 2021

Mercado on TV: New Aussie dramas big on diversity with female leads
Television

Mercado on TV: New Aussie dramas big on diversity with female leads

Don’t miss the most fun Aussie drama that SBS has ever made

by Andrew MercadoMay 28, 2021

Mercado on TV: Love on the Spectrum, Sticks & Stones, Craig McLachlan
Features

Mercado on TV: Love on the Spectrum, Sticks & Stones, Craig McLachlan

Familiar faces return when delightful Love on the Spectrum (Tuesday ABC) returns for second series.

by Andrew MercadoMay 14, 2021

Mercado on TV: The new shows that are keeping Stan the hottest streamer
Television

Mercado on TV: The new shows that are keeping Stan the hottest streamer

Two new Stan comedies that hit a sweet spot are Girls5Eva and Rutherford Falls

by Andrew MercadoMay 6, 2021

Stan spills the tea at World Premiere of RuPauls’ Drag Race Down Under
Television

Stan spills the tea at World Premiere of RuPauls’ Drag Race Down Under

• RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under airs on Stan from May 1

by Andrew MercadoMay 1, 2021

Mercado on TV: Why comedies like How To Stay Married are so rare
Television

Mercado on TV: Why comedies like How To Stay Married are so rare

• Also Young Rock brings quality to Foxtel's lineup

by Andrew MercadoApr 30, 2021

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