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 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
Candidate for new category: Smuggest Talent Quest Judge
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.
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