TV Ratings
MKR losing ground in ratings war
RATINGS juggernaut My Kitchen Rules is still winning the reality TV battle but Nine is narrowing the gap with its new season of Married at First Sight.
Corden on being ‘lowest-paid’ TV host
AS host of the hit Late Late show, you’d assume James Corden is making the big bucks, but, not according to the star himself who has admitted he’s envious of his peers’ salaries.
‘It’s been a disaster’: Trump sledges Arnie
DONALD Trump told religious leaders to “pray for Arnold” Schwarzenegger today, taking another bizarre shot at the new host of The Apprentice.
Federer serves up ratings winner
CHANNEL 7 has turned Roger Federer’s epic win at the Australian Open into monster ratings — pulling 2.7 million metro viewers for their classic final.
Sexual kangaroo to haunt Americans
YOU know when you’re strolling along the beach in your white bikini and you feel the eyes of a pervy kangaroo leering at you? Apparently, it’s very Australian.
Star’s $3M loss on own TV series
HE WROTE, produced and starred in the new UK show Taboo. But Hollywood A-lister Tom Hardy has lost millions on the series.
Rejoice! The TV drought is almost over
IT’S game on in the wrestle for the remote as Monday, January 30 sees three big reality shows hit our television screens.
TV networks selling Aussies short
MOST of us are back at work but the TV networks are on extended leave running endless promos rather than actual programs. Where have all the good shows gone?
Channel Nine’s year from hell
TARA Brown jailed. Sonia Kruger’s Muslim immigration comments. Karl Stefanovic’s marriage breakdown: it’s been a bad year for Nine’s big stars.
The Block finale smashes new record
THE finale of The Block was a ratings success for Channel Nine, crushing its rival The X Factor and setting a new record.
The Big Bang scene ‘too racy for TV’
THE wildly racy scene was deemed “too hot” by some networks, but that didn’t stop Kaley Cuoco from posting a behind-the-scenes snap.
X Factor: worst-ever ratings result
WILL this be the last year of The X Factor? That looks a distinct possibility after the Channel 7 singing show scored its worst-ever ratings last night.
Shane Warne gets his own movie
AUSTRALIA’S obsession with biopics has well and truly reached its zenith. Shane Warne is the latest celebrity to get the treatment.
Channel Seven lashes out at Today show
CHANNEL Nine is crowing about the Today Show’s victory over Sunrise, but Seven has sour grapes and claims it’s in front.
Today topples Sunrise rivals
TODAY duo Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson have toppled their Sunrise rivals in the TV breakfast ratings to claim the top spot for the first time in 12 years.
TV networks battle for ‘critical’ ratings
THERE may be only five weeks left of the ratings year but the competition between the three commercial TV networks is just as fierce as ever.
Karl’s decade-long wait to end at last
IT HAS taken more than a decade, but Karl and Lisa are finally on the cusp of their biggest goal — crushing their rival show.
The X Factor debuts to a new low
SEVEN’S new look X-Factor debuted to its lowest premiere rating. See how new local dramas The Secret Daughter and Hyde & Seek fared.
The next big things to hit the small screen
FORGET the AFL and NRL grand finals - we should be excited about what comes after them. The TV wars are intensifying.
Recap: Fear the Walking Dead recap.
SPOILER ALERT: Read no further if you haven’t seen Fear the Walking Dead Season 2, episode 13: Date of Death
Seven to take High Road to ratings dominance
CHANNEL 7 is hoping true crime will pay, with its hotly-anticipated Roger Rogerson telemovie reportedly slated to launch the network’s 2017 programming schedule.
Bachelorette can’t keep up with Sam Frost
AFTER a lot of hype, it seems Georgia Love couldn’t keep up with Sam Frost’s numbers as The Bachelorette returned with a ratings snag.
Why JonBenet Ramsey tops ratings
TWENTY years on, our fascination with the murder of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey is alive and kicking, TV rating figures reveal.
Why is Ten sticking with Survivor?
FANS say it's the best show you’re not watching on TV. The ratings say otherwise. But here’s why Australian Survivor will survive.
‘This show makes me want to die’
LOOK at the reviews on social media and it seems most people hate The Big Music Quiz. So why on earth are people still watching it?
Women’s AFL kicks a ratings goal
THE women’s AFL exhibition match, won by the Western Bulldogs, has kicked its first ratings goal for Channel Seven ahead of the finals’ series.
Viewers turn off reality shows
THE commercial networks’ expensive reality shows took a hammering in the ratings last night as viewers tuned into cheap and cheerful programs on the ABC.
Big Music Quiz smashes Survivor
AUSTRALIAN Survivor looks to be in trouble just as it is expanding to three nights a week, while Seven is toasting the success of The Big Music Quiz.
What went wrong at Channel 9
RENO Rumble. Farmer Wants a Wife. Australia’s Got Talent. It’s been a tough year for Nine with plenty of off-screen drama but not enough “content fire power”.
Ten announces gutsy scheduling gamble for Survivor
IT MAY not be winning the ratings war yet, but Ten is so confident about Australian Survivor they’ve shuffled the schedule to pit it against a big hitter.
The Block beats Survivor in ratings war
THE Block won the first clash of the post-Olympics ratings season. But the heat is on again tonight when Seven launches its juggernaut, Zumbo’s Just Desserts.
The tribe has spoke on Australian Survivor
IT GENERATED a lot of buzz online, but did Channel 10’s big gamble on an Australian version of Survivor pay off in the ratings?
Sunday ‘incorrect’ for Spelling Bee
TEN has dumped family friendly series The Great Australian Spelling Bee from its prime time Sunday evening slot after rapidly sliding ratings.
Viewers slam Seven’s Olympics coverage
CHANNEL 7 has sent viewers over the edge as the unofficial Olympic sport of bashing the TV coverage hits, three days in.
The surprising show that beat The Bachelor
DESPITE the huge marketing campaign, The Bachelor wasn’t the most watched entertainment program on TV last night.
MasterChef finale a ratings winner
MASTERCHEF continues to be a ratings feast for Channel 10 as millions of viewers tune in to watch Elena Duggan beat Matt Sinclair in a thrilling finale.
The people who decide what you watch
THE people who decide what we watch on TV talk have revealed their best TV decisions and the biggest stinkers they put on air.
Wentworth’s UK pirates ruin ratings
WENTWORTH’S UK viewing figures have plummeted as eager fans flock online to pirate the latest episodes from Australia.
Seven gives date show kiss of death
AUSTRALIA has seen the last of Kiss Bang Love. Channel 7 has confirmed that the dating show won’t be returning for a second season.
Must-see TV to avoid Olympics overload
FOXTEL, streaming services and the digital channels could be the big winners during the Rio Olympics as viewers look for alternatives to wall-to-wall sport.
How TV crews survived poll marathon
BY THE time the ABC’s election panel reached a record — and almost delirium — early on Sunday they were running on adrenaline. And they weren’t the only ones.
How Aussie TV dramas hook you in
THE opening episode of the new season of Offspring relied on Aussie TV’s most tried and tested tricks for a big audience. So what are they?
Heston, Offspring reignite Ten’s mojo
IN an Offspring and MasterChef-led recovery, Channel Ten has rediscovered its ratings mojo, with Heston Blumenthal the not-so-secret ingredient.
Offspring makes a triumphant return
LAST night’s shock revelations helped propel Offspring to its biggest season-launch ratings since the show’s debut in 2010.
Second Origin game a ratings winner
THE second State of Origin match may have ended NSW’s dreams, but it still drew a huge number of viewers to easily win the evening’s ratings.
Origin fever at all-time high for Nine
GAME one of the 2016 State of Origin smashed all records on Wednesday night, with some four million people tuning in around the country.
Today’s big tour falls horrendously flat
THEY’VE spent the week riding bulls, squashing grapes and grooving to Dami Im, but the Today show would have been better off staying at home.
Big Bang Theory might be ending soon
KUNAL Nayyar, who plays Rajesh Ramayan “Raj” Koothrappali on the show, has hinted that the upcoming 10th season might be the last.
Best jokes from axed Dirty Laundry Live
ONE of the wittiest shows on Australian TV has been axed. Dirty Laundry Live won’t be returning which is a real shame given these hilarious jokes.
Seven Year Switch swamped with applications
GOING public with your relationship issues must be appealing because more couples have applied for the second season of Seven Year Switch than the first.
Logies a ratings winner for Nine
IT’S sometimes derided as a slightly daggy award ceremony, but last night’s screening of the TV WEEK Logie Awards was a clear winner with viewers.
Voice smashes House Rules, MasterChef
THE Voice had its lowest ever launch episode and yet it was still enough to convincingly win the overnight ratings on Sunday.
Channel Nine’s Voice desperation
THE Voice and its gimmicky revolving chairs are the Nine Network’s best chance to reverse its awful start to the year.
MKR smashes more records
THE ratings have spoken: the My Kitchen Rules grand finale lured a record audience and set Seven up nicely to continue to take out the year.
The reality TV grand final no one noticed
LAST night’s season finale of Nine’s poor, unloved Reno Rumble was outrated by a repeat of a train documentary on SBS.
Daryl’s show loses viewers
AFTER mixed reviews and impressive ratings last week, Daryl Somers’ You’re Back In The Room dropped viewers but still drew a solid crowd.
Seven Year Switch couple’s idiotic decision
SEVEN Year Switch has kicked it up a notch. One of the couples has missed the point of the experiment, turning a holiday into Schoolies with nudity and tattoos.
Somers has last laugh with ratings
DESPITE the bad reviews, Daryl Somers has proved he’s still able to pull in the viewers with Nine’s new hypnotism show You’re Back in the Room.
Clarkson ‘just’ survives dangerous stunt
THE ex-Top Gear host said the stunt for his new show would be ‘dangerous’. A selfie of his bloodied face revealed just how dangerous it was.
‘You’re just not famous enough’
HE’S walked red carpets and met the world’s biggest stars, but Richard Wilkins was just “not famous enough” when he appeared on Nine’s new show.
The 9 reasons Reno Rumble tanked
CHANNEL Nine programmers may be scratching their heads wondering why Reno Rumble was such a ratings turkey — but TV writer Colin Vickery sums it all up.
Nine’s Reno Rumble ratings disaster
NINE’S dismal ratings year continues, with speculation that the network will shunt Reno Rumble to its digital channel or burn it off with double episodes.
Rumble ratings a disaster for Nine
THE Nine Network may be in a world of pain after its reality show Reno Rumble was demolished in the ratings last night.
How Nine conquered the breakfast TV war
ALARM bells will be going off at Channel 7 about the rating performances of its morning programs, with Nine’s rival shows coming out on top.
Channel Nine’s massive fail
AUSTRALIA’S Got Talent has gone out with a whimper, adding to Channel Nine’s catastrophic ratings woes.
Channel 9 reels from ratings duds
NINE admits the start of the ratings year’s been a shocker. Experts say they made a big mistake by not screening another The Block.
The people who decide what we watch
SO you hate MKR and can’t believe 700,000 people watch celebs throwing up in the jungle? You can direct your frustration at these 6000 households.
We can’t get enough of Summer Bay
STREWTH! Television snobs might turn up their nose at the antics of Home And Away’s characters, but the soapie is dominating on-demand and catch-up ratings.
Nine’s surprise ratings hit
CHANNEL 7’s My Kitchen Rules will be feeling the heat after rival Nine’s new Aussie comedy Here Come the Habibs! smashed the TV ratings.
Molly leads swag of Aussie biopics
PETER Brock, Alan Bond, Paul Hogan, and Michael Hutchence are just some of the Aussie legends getting the TV treatment. Now the success of Molly seems to assure more will be on the way.
Laurina bags the swag in cliff hanger
SELF-confessed pain-in-the-arse Laurina Fleure has redeemed herself somewhat in the eyes of her campmates: She’s delivered nine stars and a swag of food to the I'm a Celebrity team.
AGT smashed by MKR and Celebrity
MY Kitchen Rules has staked its claim as Australia’s most popular TV show with a whopping 1.576 million viewers for the first episode of 2016.
The TV war that is driving us nuts
HAVE too many promos for Molly killed its chance of being a ratings hit? Free-to-air channels are turning viewers off with the endless barrage of advertisements.
TV networks wage ratings war
GET set for a big start to the television ratings year, with the three main channels bringing out the big guns to lure viewers. Which shows will reign supreme?
The good, the bad and the ugly
THE year 2015 was a rollercoaster for the Aussie commercial TV networks. Now is the time to look back at how the channels fared and grade them.
Really? Most popular US TV shows in Oz
IT COMES as no shock that The Big Bang Theory is the most popular US television show in Australia, but some of the others in the top 10 might surprise you.
Can TV networks claw back ground
SEVEN and Nine have lost viewers to the unprecedented challenge from streaming services. Do the networks have the shows to hit back next year?
TV show breaking all the rules
IT’S a TV series that has managed to do what decades of political wrangling cannot. Here’s what you need to know about the drama being billed as the new Homeland.
The shock TV hits you won’t expect
MOVE over My Kitchen Rules and The Bachelorette — you won’t believe the quiet achievers of television that dominate the ratings.
We get the garbage TV we deserve
NINE’S The Verdict is a steaming pile of bad, and yet it did reasonably well in the ratings. TV reviewer Shannon Molloy asks: Why do we continue to watch rubbish?
Sam’s ultimate revenge over Blake
BACHELORETTE Sam Frost got the ultimate revenge on her ex-fiance Blake Garvey when their reality TV shows went head-to-head.
Seven’s X Factor hits the big notes
SEVEN’S ‘Super September’ is off to a flying start, with X Factor and the hotly anticipated Peter Allen miniseries the big winners of Sunday night.
Can new judges save The X Factor?
CAN UK singer James Blunt and US crooner Chris Isaak save The X Factor or is the reality show already a bad, bad thing?
Networks primed for ratings war
CHANNELS Seven, Nine and Ten are bringing out their best shows for an all-out ratings war starting September 13, and only one thing is certain: there will be blood.
Are cat videos killing television?
REALITY cooking and renovation shows dominate, and now 1.5 million people will watch funny cat videos. Is the iconic Aussie scripted TV drama dead?
Fine, if you want funny pet videos, here you go
LAST night Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud was the sixth most watched TV show. We get the hint. If you want funny animal videos, that’s what we’ll give you.
Bachelor Sam shocked by intruders
WHEN a limo pulls up with two new arrivals at The Bachelor mansion, fireworks promptly erupt and Sam Wood admits ‘everything’s changed’.
LOL it’s rating cats and dogs for Seven
SO-CALLED experts scoffed, but Seven has proven that lightning can strike twice, with Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud winning the prime time TV ratings.
Bee spells triumph for Swan
HAS The Great Australian Spelling Bee proved the next building block in Chrissie Swan’s television career?
The seven TV shows you can’t miss
FROM drama to reality and docos and beyond, these are the seven TV shows you can’t miss this week — with a few guilty pleasure shows thrown in too.
Voice still strong but fading fast
CHANNEL Nine’s The Voice had a win over its TV rivals last night, but network executives aren’t cracking open the champagne just yet.
Blues smash ratings for Nine
ORIGIN’S hatefest proved a winner for NSW and Channel 9, with Game II pulling the highest TV audience of the year.
Killer ratings for Labor bloodletting
LABOR’S TV war between Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard has proved to be a ratings winner, attracting Aunty’s best audience since The Asian Cup.
Did SBS’ big Eurovision gamble pay off?
IT MAY have felt like all eyes were on Guy Sebastian at Eurovision, but the jury’s out as to whether or not it was worth SBS forking out the big bucks for him to compete.
The TV shows you’ll get hooked on next
BRADLEY Cooper and Rob Lowe are among the big stars lighting up the American small screen at the moment — and their shows could be airing on Australian free-to-air TV soon.
Killer story smashes the competition
THANKS to its highly-anticipated miniseries Catching Milat, Seven trumped the competition in the overnight ratings.
Why MasterChef is untouchable
LAST night’s two-hour Struggle Street finale wasn’t able to topple MasterChef off its dream run at the top of the ratings. It’s early days, but Ten’s cooking show looks unstoppable.
Struggle Street a winner for SBS
THE show may continue to inspire controversy, but SBS is celebrating another ratings win after the series wrapped up last night.
House Rules topples Reno Rumble
THE first big reveal on House Rules has lifted the Channel Seven show above its rival on Nine. But neither was a match for MasterChef.
MKR flogs Logies in the ratings
IT’S television’s night of nights, but the Logie Awards were no match for Australia’s favourite cooking competition, setting MKR up for a huge grand final.
The thing that terrifies our fiercest soldier
HE HAS been decorated for fearless feats on the harshest battlefields, but Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith says there is one thing that truly scares him.
Second serve of Gogglebox on the way
IT’S been the surprise hit of the TV year. Now producers have announced they are rushing out a second season before the end of 2015.
Who’s afraid of My Kitchen Rules?
INDUSTRY rumours say Seven is considering screening the finale of My Kitchen Rules against Nine’s telecast of the Logies as Ten holds off on MasterChef return.
