X Factor tops Monday but GEM gives Nine the night
The X Factor sang up another storm on Monday with 1.42m viewers and securing the top show of the night. While Seven inched in front of Nine on primary figures, it was an 8% share on GEM that helped...
View ArticleUS TV Fall schedule
We are now just days away from the first of the new Fall shows entering Australian schedules. Sleepy Hollow begins on TEN on Tuesday night. Then a smorgasboard of new and returning shows kicks off in...
View ArticleX Factor powering home for Seven
The X Factor is powering home in its final weeks for Seven following concern that audience favourite Dami Im was at risk of being eliminated. Dami was safe as judges tied over Jordan Tiolli and Third...
View Article253,000 as TEN plummets into A League of their Own
You know there is something seriously wrong when your 7:30 Monday show is pulling an audience around three times smaller than your 5:00 News, and less than The Bold and the Beautiful and Judge Judy....
View Article2.43m viewers watch Dami win The X Factor
2.43m metro viewers watched the moment when Dami Im was crowned the winner of The X Factor 2013, a record audience for the Seven show. The Winner Announced increased on 1.92m in 2012 and pulled 725,000...
View ArticleLong haul for Wake Up, Studio 10 as first ratings emphasise uphill battle
TEN always knew it would be hard to make an impact with their new morning line-up -and they were right. Yesterday Wake Up averaged just 52,000 viewers between 7-8:30am with more viewers watching in...
View ArticleNine refreshes Jump In
Nine has given its second screen and catch-up app Jump In a refresh, replacing catchup.ninemsn.com.au and coming with a responsive design that adapts to the device in use. It features new episodes and...
View ArticleMorning battle gaps extend
You would think with two new offerings in the morning television genre that things would be getting tighter for everybody, but yesterday The Morning Show topped 200,000 while Studio 10 averaged 32,000....
View ArticleNo lift yet for TEN morning shows
It could be a long week for TEN’s new morning shows with Monday figures not showing any lift on last week. This comes in the same as TEN’s Upfronts to advertisers and media, which takes place tonight....
View ArticleLukewarm Monday a sign of things to come
It’s as if audiences -and networks- have already switched to summer content. Last night only news and factuals managed to pip the magic million. Seven network share was 28.9% then Nine 27.1%, ABC 22.0,...
View ArticleProgrammer’s Wrap 2014: Nine
“Our strategy for the year is very similar to last year,” says Nine’s Head of Programming and Production, Andrew Backwell. “Last year we won 25-54, 18-49 and 16-39 year olds and our objective this year...
View ArticleEllen DeGeneres to produce lesbian sitcom
Ellen DeGeneres will co-produce a lesbian-themed multi-cam comedy for NBC, called One Big Happy. The plot centres around a woman who gets pregnant just as her straight male best friend meets and...
View ArticleSeven takes third night in a row
The third day of the ratings year was rather uneventful, with Seven’s cook-off still well ahead of the pack. TEN’s Winter Olympics coverage providing e a viewing alternative, shared between TEN and...
View ArticleReality rules Tuesday
Reality television dominated viewing again last night with Seven and Nine shows ranking #1 and #2 for the night. Seven network share was 33.8% then Nine 26.2%, TEN 18.2%, ABC 17.6% and SBS 4.2%. My...
View ArticleAnother 2.12m sizzles for Seven
My Kitchen Rules has pulled in another 2.12m viewers for Seven for the second night in a row -which should be a lesson for critics saying television is dead. The show was biggest in Sydney at 594,000...
View ArticleMy Kitchen Rules still leads the pack
On Sunday it was a close tussle between two reality shows, but without their “room reveal” episode, The Block is being convincingly beaten by My Kitchen Rules. That said, it is still Nine’s best...
View ArticleReality battle still squeezing Biggest Loser
The Reality battle at 7:30pm continues to see The Biggest Loser squeezed by My Kitchen Rules and The Block. Despite TEN moving So You Think You Can Dance to Thursdays, it didn’t budge on Loser’s...
View ArticleRenewed: NCIS, NCIS: LA, Person of Interest, CSI, Criminal Minds, Elementary,...
CBS has renewed a pile of shows overnight: 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly, Two and a Half Men, The Millers, Mom, NCIS, NCIS: LA, Person of Interest, CSI, Hawaii Five-0, Blue Bloods, Criminal Minds,...
View ArticleSeven, Nine still lead with Reality juggernauts.
Cooking and renovation still dominates dieting in the land of Reality TV. My Kitchen Rules saw Christo and Harry eliminated to the tune of 1.66m viewers, while The Block did well with 1.3m viewers. But...
View ArticleSudden death cook-off as Seven topples TEN
A sudden death cook-off saw WA “food nerds” Kieran and Nastassia exit My Kitchen Rules last night with 1.9m viewers tuning in. Meanwhile on MasterChef: The Professionals only 451,000 saw Nick...
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