The relaunched Today Tonight with Helen Kapalos.

Am I not pretty enough? New host Helen Kapalos.

To learn which gender has more of the qualities of a Good Person, go to Better sex.

The prime time audience shares for the week ending March 9 went like this: Seven 20.6 per cent; Nine 18.4; all Pay TV 15.3; ABC1 11.3; Ten 8.5; 7TWO 3.3; SBS1 3.2; GO! 3.5; Eleven 2.4; 7mate 2.4; Gem 2.3; ABC2 2.3; ONE 1.9; ABCnews24 0.9; SBS2 0.7; ABC3 0.6.

Check out the OzTAM ratings chart, below, to see how Nine is beating the pants off Seven in current affairs on the east coast.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Adelaide Clemens star as the love-struck leads in the TV adaptation of the novel <i>Parade's End</i>.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Adelaide Clemens in Parade's End.

Was that Parade's End turgid or what? It was not saved by the hotness of the redhead and the blonde (that's the Aussie suffragette, not Benedict Cumberbatch). The ads only dragged it out further. No wonder the second half sank even lower than The Good Wife.

Soon this column will open the voting for this year's Bogie awards, honouring the most annoying and embarrassing people and programs on Australian television. We'll announce the results around April 7, to coincide with a lesser event of similar name. We want your help in deciding the categories and candidates. Click on Last year's Bogies for inspiration. Go below to Comments to make your suggestions.

What Australia watched, week ending March 9

<i>MasterChef</i> judge Matt Preston.

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Description Total       Sydney           Melbourne     Brisbane         Adelaide         Perth

1          MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE    Network 7      1,903,000      525,000         552,000         373,000         186,000         266,000

2          MY KITCHEN RULES-MON   Network 7      1,801,000      492,000         524,000         336,000         193,000         257,000

3          MY KITCHEN RULES-WED   Network 7      1,756,000      492,000         526,000         348,000         176,000         214,000

4          MY KITCHEN RULES-THU    Network 7      1,739,000      464,000         545,000         305,000         182,000         242,000

5          THE BLOCK: ALL STARS -MON        Network 9      1,533,000      417,000         538,000         345,000         110,000         123,000

6          THE BLOCK: ALL STARS -SUN          Network 9      1,444,000      416,000         464,000         363,000         118,000         84,000

7          PACKED TO THE RAFTERS  Network 7      1,392,000      377,000         399,000         268,000         155,000         193,000

8          THE BLOCK: ALL STARS -TUE          Network 9      1,369,000      373,000         448,000         306,000         117,000         125,000

9          DOWNTON ABBEY    Network 7      1,346,000      414,000         384,000         243,000         130,000         175,000

10       THE BLOCK: ALL STARS -WED        Network 9      1,297,000      323,000         437,000         314,000         117,000         106,000

11       THE BIG BANG THEORY       Network 9      1,286,000      357,000         369,000         283,000         123,000         153,000

12       SEVEN NEWS - SUN  Network 7      1,260,000      316,000         315,000         329,000         138,000         163,000

13       REVENGE       Network 7      1,252,000      387,000         367,000         221,000         110,000         167,000

14       THE BLOCK: ALL STARS -THU         Network 9      1,234,000      348,000         416,000         292,000         92,000            86,000

15       60 MINUTES  Network 9      1,165,000      352,000         322,000         277,000         115,000         99,000

16       THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE     Network 7      1,164,000      348,000         329,000         218,000         120,000         148,000

17       NINE NEWS SUNDAY            Network 9      1,156,000      350,000         394,000         233,000         117,000         63,000

18       NINE NEWS   Network 9      1,149,000      320,000         405,000         252,000         91,000            80,000

19       SEVEN NEWS Network 7      1,129,000      261,000         298,000         241,000         137,000         191,000

20       SUNDAY NIGHT         Network 7      1,106,000      311,000         296,000         237,000         116,000         146,000

22       BORDER SECURITY   Network 7      1,070,000      322,000         348,000         176,000         99,000            125,000

24       A CURRENT AFFAIR  Network 9      953,000         264,000         335,000         215,000         72,000            68,000

26       TODAY TONIGHT      Network 7      946,000         227,000         246,000         198,000         109,000         166,000

27       BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS      Network 7      927,000         239,000         300,000         162,000         95,000            131,000

29       HOME AND AWAY     Network 7      916,000         249,000         242,000         190,000         107,000         128,000

30       ABC NEWS     Network ABC1           906,000         241,000         295,000         150,000         87,000            134,000

31       THE DOCTOR BLAKE MYSTERIES   Network ABC1           883,000         220,000         287,000         155,000         94,000            128,000

32       MASTERCHEF THE PROFESSIONALS SUN  Network TEN 851,000         266,000         256,000         160,000         75,000            95,000

35       FOUR CORNERS         Network ABC1           831,000         277,000         225,000         157,000         64,000            108,000

36       BONES-THU   Network 7      804,000         181,000         227,000         180,000         111,000         105,000

42       QI        Network ABC1           771,000         200,000         258,000         137,000         76,000            101,000

43       ELEMENTARY            Network TEN 761,000         212,000         218,000         166,000         90,000            74,000

44       MIDSOMER MURDERS         Network ABC1           758,000         189,000         233,000         147,000         79,000            110,000

49       Q&A    Network ABC1           715,000         207,000         252,000         118,000         73,000            65,000

51       LAST RESORT            Network 7      701,000         200,000         208,000         139,000         71,000            83,000

53       MODERN FAMILY      Network TEN 688,000         180,000         221,000         122,000         74,000            90,000

62       SHAUN MICALLEF'S MAD AS HELL Network ABC1           643,000         177,000         208,000         115,000         61,000            81,000

66       MR & MRS MURDER Network TEN 597,000         150,000         202,000         120,000         57,000            69,000

68       THE MENTALIST       Network 9      568,000         214,000         161,000         101,000         50,000            43,000

71       PARENTHOOD           Network 7      543,000         175,000         154,000         93,000            48,000            73,000

73       CASTLE           Network 7      536,000         156,000         143,000         87,000            62,000            88,000

75       HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER            Network 7      532,000         147,000         138,000         101,000         71,000            74,000

91       PARADE'S END          Network 9      448,000         111,000         153,000         86,000            45,000            52,000

92       AT THE MOVIES        Network ABC1           441,000         119,000         166,000         73,000            39,000            44,000

95       MASTERCHEF THE PROFESSIONALS MON            Network TEN 431,000         145,000         125,000         72,000            34,000            55,000

106     SUNRISE         Network 7      374,000         98,000            88,000            107,000         34,000            47,000

112     TODAY            Network 9      350,000         100,000         124,000         76,000            26,000            23,000

120     THE GOOD WIFE       Network TEN 325,000         81,000            119,000         64,000            20,000            39,000

121     PARADE'S END -EP2 Network 9      321,000         85,000            113,000         47,000            42,000            33,000

126     AMERICAN IDOL FRI Network TEN 300,000         89,000            87,000            65,000            19,000            39,000

161     YOTAM OTTOLENGHI'S MEDITERRANEAN FEASTS         Network SBS ONE     222,000         61,000            88,000            31,000            19,000            22,000

203     PLEASE LIKE ME       Network ABC2           180,000         47,000            65,000            32,000            17,000            18,000

OzTAM Overnight figures, mainland capitals. Copyright OzTAM Pty Limited 2013. The data may not be reproduced, published or communicated (electronically or in hard copy) without the prior written consent of OzTAM.

This is the daily update of The Sun-Herald's Tribal Mind column by David Dale, who teaches Communications at UTS, Sydney. He is the author of The Little Book of Australia - A snapshot of Who We Are (Allen and Unwin). For continuing conversation about Australian attitudes, bookmark The Tribal Mind.