To brighten up a sombre time, several new young faces were introduced to give "E Street" even more colour and credibility, and they included the series next breakout star; Melissa Tkautz who came in as Nikki Spencer along with her brother, Zach (Daniel Knight). They arrived to stay with their Aunt Martha and George, and, after the cancellation of "Family and Friends" – a doomed rival soap opera on Nine Network – its most popular young actor, Adrian Lee, joined "E Street" as Craig "C.J" Jones. It was around this point pop music videos became a regular feature in "E Street", often being used to accompany dream-sequences or to illustrate character's thoughts and daydreams. Storylines were now becoming more unpredictable and the ratings continued to rise: "E Street" was now nearing the top of Australian TV ratings.