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Entertainment upstages Reality (again)
ABC’s entertainment shows have again upstaged reality TV offerings by winning their slots. Hard Quiz was the top entertainment show of the night on 710,000 defeating Bride & Prejudice on 623,000...
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ABC plays hard on Wednesday, as 10 struggles.
If only 10 had Tom Gleeson & Shaun Micallef in their schedule they might have improved on a disappointing Wednesday performance. While ABC kicked goals with light entertainment & comedy, 10...
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ABC upstages ARIA Awards, SBS drama fails.
Viewers swarmed to comedy, light entertainment and news last night over the ARIA Awards and new SBS drama On the Ropes. The SBS local drama drew a dismal 72,000 viewers last night and ranked #70th,...
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Programmer’s Wrap 2019: Seven
“Being a programmer you always want more,” admits Seven’s Director of Programming, Angus Ross. “My Kitchen Rules and House Rules made by Seven Studios are incredibly important to our schedule and they...
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Renewed: 9-1-1, The Resident
Two US dramas, both of which screen on Seven, got the good news overnight that they will be back for more. 9-1-1 and The Resident will both proceed to third seasons. 9-1-1 has been averaging 6.22...
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Brad Falchuk signs Netflix deal
Prolific US producer Brad Falchuk has signed a major deal with Netflix. The deal with his company Teley-Vision is for four years and worth eight figures. So far he has collaborated with Ryan Murphy on...
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Returning: 9-1-1
US action series 9-1-1 will return to Seven on Easter Monday. This is the second half of Season 2 episodes, which returned in the US a month ago. “New Beginnings” Bobby meets Athena’s parents, Doug...
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Lego wins reality race, MasterChef pushes House Rules to fourth in slot.
Lego Masters has topped the reality battle for a second night but the return of MasterChef has pushed House Rules into fourth in its slot. Lego Masters drew 1.05m viewers in its second outing and...
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Lego leads while rest of the competition fight it out amongst themselves
Lego Masters enjoyed another timeslot win and topping the demos on 1.02m viewers for Nine. From there it was a bunfight between the remaining shows. Australian Story ranked next on 642,000 viewers...
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Paying Attention lifts 10, Nine wins Monday.
The return of Have You Been Paying Attention? was good news for 10 last night, drawing 787,000, winning its slot and pushing 10’s audience to the front for an hour from 8:50pm. Earlier the penultimate...
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Everyone’s a winner on Monday
Everybody had reason to smile last night. 4 networks were leading at various times while a fifth launched a new show well. Across the night Seven led from 5:30 – 7, then Nine from 7:30 – 9;10, 10 from...
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The Voice tops entertainment shows, HYBPA? best in demos.
The Voice was the top entertainment show last night and a clear winner in its slot at 952,000, down slightly on last Monday. That was well in front of an improved House Rules (735,000), 7:30...
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Monday lead swaps several times, but Nine emerges victor.
Last night the lead network swapped several times, from Seven News to A Current Affair & The Voice, then Have You Been Paying Attention? and thereafter, Q&A. The Voice again won its slot with...
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Seven News at 2019 high but Nine wins Monday
The Queen’s birthday holiday in several states impacted a number of shows yesterday with an arvo AFL match (on 554,00 viewers) pushing Seven News to a 2019 high. Seven News was #1 with 1.3m viewers...
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Returning: 9-1-1, SWAT.
US police procedurals return to Seven on Monday night. 9-1-1 is back with Season 3 “Kids Today” at 9pm next Monday. This screened in the US in September. Athena enlists the 118’s help when a teenager...
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Programmer’s Wrap 2020: Seven
EXCLUSIVE: “For Seven it’s new leadership, a new attitude, and a whole new approach to the schedule. We’ve been given the means to do what we need to do at 7:30,” says Network Director of Programming...
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Oscars broadcast down, but Sunrise up.
Seven’s daytime coverage of the Academy Awards, live only in AEDT cities, was 305,000, down on Nine’s 333,000 broadcast in 2019. A primetime replay drew another 124,000 on 7flix. But Sunrise did reap...
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MAFS walk-out tops Monday
Married at First Sight lost its first couple for 2020 last night as Poppy quit the series, leaving tearful TV groom Luke with no option but to also depart. The show again topped the night and the...
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Media Watch leads strong night for ABC
ABC had a solid night of viewing last night. There were particularly strong numbers for Media Watch (812,000), Four Corners (784,000) and an extraordinary Q&A (566,000) in which a representative...
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Why do so many viewers switch off Nine after MAFS?
It’s as if everybody has to take a cold shower after watching it…. Married at First Sight was #1 at 1.09m for Nine but the network didn’t hold the audience thereafter. Nine’s 9pm movie Trainwreck...
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