THE conventional wisdom still applies: we do love a wedding. Last week, Australian TV's first family, the Rafters, celebrated the marriage of Ben (Hugh Sheridan) to Melissa (Zoe Ventoura) and 2.07 million people tuned in to see them tie the knot.

In the murky realm of television commentary, overwrought headlines are par for the course. But few raise as many eyebrows as last week's media lather over the sudden smuttiness of the nation's most popular drama, Packed to the Rafters. The offending episode featured, among other things, a scene in which..read more

NEW Aussie drama Packed to the Rafters has finished the year on a ratings high in Newcastle.

3.5/5 PACKED TO THE RAFTERS: FINAL Tuesday 8.30pm, Channel Seven

Packed to the Rafters