Over 20,000 votes were cast in this year’s Shortland Street Fan Awards with the vast majority before the big reveal of Joey Henderson as the serial killer. That hasn’t stopped him (and Johnny Barker, the actor who plays him) from scooping up four awards: favourite male character, favourite male actor, hottest male and favourite new character.

Fans on NZ’s TV community website Throng (throng.co.nz) and Shortland Street fansite StreetTalk (streettalk.co.nz) overwhelmingly praised this year’s season of the show, saying it was the best season yet and one which rivetted a nation. Many admitted they only began watching the show when receptionist Claire was found dead in a rubbish skip at the start of the serial killer storyline and are now completely hooked. More than one in five respondents gave the 15th season of the show a perfect 10/10.

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Which character would you kill off if you were Ferndale’s serial killer?  Who is Shortland Street’s best rising star?  The hottest male?  Your favourite couple?

These questions and more will be answered in the 2007 Shortland Street Fan Awards!   Last year over 10,000 votes poured in from young and old fans alike on New Zealand’s longest running drama.

Have your say by voting today in the Shortland Street Fan Awards by going to NZ’s TV Watching Community website throng.co.nz.

New Zealand television website throng.co.nz has today launched a world-first web 2.0 television listings format.

In development for more than two years, the new format replaces the traditional TV guide grid and makes it easier to find what is on at a glance.

Shows are displayed based on what is on now, what starts in the next hour and what is on in prime time tonight. Shows are weighted according to popularity on throng.co.nz.

Members of the website throng.co.nz personalise their listings to highlight their favourite shows and hide ones they’re not interested in.

“We’ve thought long and hard about TV listings and what we’d like them to be. We found traditional listings hard to scan because they’re organised by channel and you can easily miss things. We’ve removed the clutter and made your choice simpler,” says co-founder Regan Cunliffe.

See the new look listings from today at throng.co.nz.