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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: Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer nail it in Colin From Accounts
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Mercado on TV: Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer nail it in Colin From Accounts

Home and Away ends another top-rating year with a wedding cliffhanger

by Andrew MercadoNov 24, 2022

Mercado on TV: The Crown has always been more of a soapie saga than a documentary
Television

Mercado on TV: The Crown has always been more of a soapie saga than a documentary

Plus TV odd couples: Tim Minchin and Milly Alcock in Upright, Steve Coogan and Sarah Solemani in Chivalry

by Andrew MercadoNov 11, 2022

Mercado on TV: How Nine and Kate Langbroek make another romance reality show work
Television

Mercado on TV: How Nine and Kate Langbroek make another romance reality show work

Don't miss Inside Man on Netflix – strap yourself in for a wild ride with David Tennant and Stanley Tucci

by Andrew MercadoNov 4, 2022

Mercado on TV: Happy Halloween from Foxtel, Binge, Netflix, Prime, Paramount+ & 9Now
Television

Mercado on TV: Happy Halloween from Foxtel, Binge, Netflix, Prime, Paramount+ & 9Now

Happy Halloween with a new horror anthology, a scary British drama, a killer doll, a re-posession, and another vampire series

by Andrew MercadoOct 27, 2022

Mercado on TV: Fisk loaded with Aussie comedians, nothing wrong with that!
Television

Mercado on TV: Fisk loaded with Aussie comedians, nothing wrong with that!

Plus: NZ’s The Pact, Joel Edgerton’s The Stranger, Nine Perfect Strangers on SBS

by Andrew MercadoOct 20, 2022

Mercado on TV: Kenneth Branagh takes on Boris, Netflix takes on Marilyn Monroe
Television

Mercado on TV: Kenneth Branagh takes on Boris, Netflix takes on Marilyn Monroe

Don't miss Todd Sampson on the dark side of social media in 10's Mirror Mirror

by Andrew MercadoOct 6, 2022

Mercado on TV: Celebrating Heartbreak High, Sam Reid as vampire Lestat
Television

Mercado on TV: Celebrating Heartbreak High, Sam Reid as vampire Lestat

Are you brave enough for Ryan Murphy’s Netflix latest – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story?

by Andrew MercadoSep 29, 2022

Mercado on TV: Heartbreak High is best reboot of Aussie classic since Wentworth
Television

Mercado on TV: Heartbreak High is best reboot of Aussie classic since Wentworth

Farewelling the most savage satire on Australian TV – Mad as Hell

by Andrew MercadoSep 15, 2022

Mercado on TV: Fantastic new movies on Stan, plus Foxtel’s doco of the year
Television

Mercado on TV: Fantastic new movies on Stan, plus Foxtel’s doco of the year

Don’t miss the movies Beat and Darklands, plus the doco The Last Movie Stars

by Andrew MercadoSep 9, 2022

Mercado on TV: Savage River and Marriage, Beginner's Guide to Grief and The Bear
Television

Mercado on TV: Savage River and Marriage, Beginner's Guide to Grief and The Bear

Exciting newcomers lead the cast in Savage River, while UK veterans turn it on in Marriage

by Andrew MercadoSep 1, 2022

Mercado on TV: Buy Australian – 6 Festivals and Summer Love both brilliant
Television

Mercado on TV: Buy Australian – 6 Festivals and Summer Love both brilliant

Plus: Television is at its best when it does positive stories…long may Old People’s Home rule

by Andrew MercadoAug 25, 2022

Mercado on TV: The Bridge, New Orleans’ days of hell and Here Out West
Television

Mercado on TV: The Bridge, New Orleans’ days of hell and Here Out West

Make sure you also catch up on Bad Sisters and the new Curious Australia

by Andrew MercadoAug 18, 2022

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