Monday 18 April 2022

TV Ratings Archive Ratings Archive - 2022
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Five City Metro, 6pm-12am, Total People

Network
ABC
8.5%
8.3%
8.1%
ABC K/P
2.0%
2.4%
2.6%
ABC Me
0.5%
0.5%
0.6%
ABC News
1.7%
1.6%
1.5%
ABC TTL

12.7%

12.7%
12.9%
Seven
25.5%
24.7%
24.4%
7Two
3.6%
3.6%
3.7%
7Mate
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
7Flix
2.2%
2.0%
2.0%
Seven TTL

34.0%

33.0%
32.6%
Nine
20.7%
21.9%
22.2%
9GO!
2.7%
2.5%
2.5%
9GEM
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
9Life
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
9Rush
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
Nine TTL

28.7%

29.6%
29.8%
10
13.8%
13.9%
13.8%
10 Bold
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
10 Peach
1.3%
1.4%
1.4%
10 Shake
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
Ten TTL

17.2%

17.3%
17.1%
SBS
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
Viceland
1.2%
1.2%
1.3%
Food
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
NITV
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
World Movies
0.9%
0.8%
0.9%
SBS TTL

7.5%

7.4%
7.6%

Top 20 Programs - Free-to-Air - Overnight Figures - Total People

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven
1,052,000
192,000
367,000
201,000
133,000
158,000
2 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
1,014,000
227,000
338,000
162,000
122,000
165,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine
907,000
260,000
301,000
183,000
94,000
70,000
4 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
898,000
270,000
282,000
195,000
85,000
67,000
5 THE VOICE - LAUNCH Seven
843,000
216,000
254,000
150,000
112,000
112,000
6 LEGO MASTERS -LAUNCH Nine
672,000
207,000
222,000
125,000
57,000
62,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine
595,000
168,000
187,000
132,000
54,000
54,000
8 ABC NEWS-EV ABC TV
572,000
143,000
183,000
102,000
52,000
91,000
9 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - LAUNCH 10
545,000
141,000
186,000
103,000
64,000
52,000
10 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL Seven
388,000
22,000
208,000
30,000
64,000
63,000
11 7.30-EV ABC TV
374,000
112,000
113,000
66,000
34,000
50,000
12 HOT SEAT Nine
354,000
97,000
140,000
78,000
26,000
11,000
13 THE PROJECT 7PM 10
347,000
71,000
96,000
88,000
43,000
50,000
14 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven
338,000
88,000
0
88,000
77,000
85,000
15 10 NEWS FIRST 10
300,000
83,000
75,000
68,000
26,000
49,000
16 NINE'S AFTERNOON NEWS Nine
258,000
49,000
70,000
42,000
53,000
45,000
17 TIPPING POINT Nine
252,000
70,000
71,000
58,000
18,000
35,000
18 SUNRISE-EXTENDED Seven
246,000
62,000
56,000
51,000
32,000
46,000
19 THE PROJECT 6.30PM 10
246,000
42,000
63,000
64,000
32,000
45,000
20 WOULD I LIE TO YOU? AUSTRALIA 10
242,000
66,000
81,000
41,000
23,000
31,000

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Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air - Overnight Figures - 25-54

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 LEGO MASTERS -LAUNCH Nine
331,000
111,000
109,000
49,000
27,000
34,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven
288,000
51,000
111,000
56,000
26,000
44,000
3 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
285,000
69,000
100,000
40,000
22,000
54,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine
272,000
86,000
86,000
49,000
32,000
18,000
5 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
270,000
86,000
83,000
53,000
31,000
17,000

Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air - Overnight Figures - 18-49

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 LEGO MASTERS -LAUNCH Nine
295,000
95,000
100,000
49,000
22,000
30,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven
238,000
42,000
100,000
50,000
19,000
27,000
3 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
236,000
60,000
93,000
30,000
17,000
35,000
4 THE VOICE - LAUNCH Seven
223,000
62,000
81,000
31,000
26,000
23,000
5 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - LAUNCH 10
221,000
51,000
87,000
38,000
23,000
22,000

Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air - Overnight Figures - 16-39

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
137,000
36,000
66,000
15,000
8,000
12,000
2 THE VOICE - LAUNCH Seven
135,000
41,000
49,000
19,000
16,000
10,000
3 LEGO MASTERS -LAUNCH Nine
134,000
45,000
48,000
20,000
10,000
12,000
4 SEVEN NEWS Seven
133,000
21,000
70,000
24,000
8,000
9,000
5 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - LAUNCH 10
128,000
30,000
59,000
21,000
12,000
7,000

Top 20 Programs - Free-to-Air Multichannels - Overnight Figures - Total People

Rank Program Channel 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 DOC MARTIN-PM 7TWO
119,000
28,000
35,000
16,000
14,000
25,000
2 BLUEY-AM ABC K/P
94,000
23,000
27,000
20,000
9,000
15,000
3 TERRITORY COPS 9GO!
92,000
24,000
24,000
18,000
14,000
12,000
4 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC NEWS
89,000
19,000
30,000
27,000
5,000
8,000
5 PEPPA PIG-AM ABC K/P
88,000
21,000
27,000
14,000
8,000
17,000
6 NEIGHBOURS 10 Peach
87,000
13,000
20,000
28,000
14,000
12,000
7 ZOG-EV ABC K/P
87,000
29,000
13,000
9,000
22,000
14,000
8 BARGAIN HUNT-PM 7TWO
85,000
18,000
24,000
16,000
10,000
17,000
9 CROCODILE DUNDEE II -EV 9GO!
82,000
20,000
35,000
12,000
9,000
7,000
10 A TOUCH OF FROST-PM 7TWO
82,000
29,000
23,000
11,000
12,000
7,000
11 RBT 9GO!
81,000
14,000
24,000
21,000
10,000
12,000
12 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT-AM ABC K/P
81,000
16,000
20,000
21,000
6,000
18,000
13 OCTONAUTS-AM ABC K/P
81,000
24,000
27,000
12,000
8,000
10,000
14 BLUEY-EV ABC K/P
78,000
25,000
12,000
8,000
17,000
17,000
15 PETER RABBIT: THE TALE OF THE MISSING EGG-AM ABC K/P
76,000
22,000
28,000
7,000
7,000
13,000
16 BANANAS IN PYJAMAS-AM ABC K/P
75,000
16,000
32,000
4,000
10,000
13,000
17 M- MEMPHIS BELLE-PM 7mate
74,000
9,000
29,000
17,000
10,000
11,000
18 DOCTOR WHO: LEGEND OF THE SEA DEVILS-EV ABC K/P
72,000
21,000
10,000
18,000
10,000
13,000
19 HEY DUGGEE-AM ABC K/P
71,000
12,000
15,000
18,000
7,000
18,000
20 POIROT -EV 9Gem
67,000
15,000
25,000
15,000
4,000
8,000

Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air Multichannels - Overnight Figures - 25-54

Rank Program Channel 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TERRITORY COPS 9GO!
43,000
6,000
13,000
10,000
9,000
5,000
2 FIRST DATES AUSTRALIA-PM 7flix
42,000
10,000
11,000
11,000
4,000
5,000
3 AMERICAN DAD-PM 7flix
40,000
13,000
8,000
11,000
1,000
6,000
4 CROCODILE DUNDEE II -EV 9GO!
37,000
5,000
19,000
5,000
5,000
3,000
5 FAMILY GUY-PM 7flix
37,000
14,000
7,000
9,000
1,000
6,000

Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air Multichannels - Overnight Figures - 18-49

Rank Program Channel 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 ZOG-EV ABC K/P
34,000
9,000
5,000
2,000
8,000
10,000
2 AMERICAN DAD-PM 7flix
32,000
11,000
6,000
11,000
1,000
3,000
3 TERRITORY COPS 9GO!
32,000
5,000
12,000
7,000
6,000
2,000
4 FIRST DATES AUSTRALIA-PM 7flix
31,000
8,000
9,000
8,000
3,000
2,000
5 FAMILY GUY-PM 7flix
30,000
12,000
5,000
9,000
1,000
2,000

Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air Multichannels - Overnight Figures - 16-39

Rank Program Channel 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 AMERICAN DAD-PM 7flix
26,000
10,000
2,000
12,000
1,000
1,000
2 FAMILY GUY-PM 7flix
22,000
9,000
1,000
9,000
1,000
1,000
3 ZOG-EV ABC K/P
22,000
2,000
4,000
2,000
6,000
8,000
4 THE SIMPSONS-EP.2 PM 7flix
21,000
5,000
1,000
10,000
4,000
2,000
5 THE SIMPSONS-PM 7flix
20,000
6,000
1,000
10,000
3,000
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Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - Total People

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: NRL: EELS V WESTS TIGERS FOX LEAGUE
276,000
2 LIVE: AFL HAWTHORN V GEELONG FOX FOOTY
231,000
3 LIVE: NRL 360 FOX LEAGUE
115,000
4 LIVE: ON THE COUCH FOX FOOTY
83,000
5 LIVE: AFL 360 FOX FOOTY
67,000
6 LIVE: FOOTY ON FOX FOX LEAGUE
67,000
7 PAUL MURRAY LIVE Sky News Live
63,000
8 LIVE: EASTER MONDAY FOOTY ON FOX FOX FOOTY
57,000
9 PAUL MURRAY LIVE Sky News Live
53,000
10 CREDLIN Sky News Live
52,000
11 THE BOLT REPORT Sky News Live
50,000
12 ON THE COUCH FOX FOOTY
47,000
13 LIVE: BENJI FOX LEAGUE
41,000
14 AFL 360 FOX FOOTY
37,000
15 HIGHWAY PATROL FOX8
34,000
16 NRL 360 FOX LEAGUE
29,000
17 THE CAMPAIGN UNCOVERED Sky News Live
26,000
18 AS TIME GOES BY FOX Classics
26,000
19 PEPPA PIG Nick Jr.
25,000
20 THE KENNY REPORT Sky News Live
25,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - 25-54

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: NRL: EELS V WESTS TIGERS FOX LEAGUE
98,000
2 LIVE: AFL HAWTHORN V GEELONG FOX FOOTY
89,000
3 LIVE: NRL 360 FOX LEAGUE
50,000
4 LIVE: ON THE COUCH FOX FOOTY
37,000
5 LIVE: FOOTY ON FOX FOX LEAGUE
31,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - 18-49

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: AFL HAWTHORN V GEELONG FOX FOOTY
79,000
2 LIVE: NRL: EELS V WESTS TIGERS FOX LEAGUE
71,000
3 LIVE: NRL 360 FOX LEAGUE
42,000
4 LIVE: ON THE COUCH FOX FOOTY
33,000
5 LIVE: AFL 360 FOX FOOTY
23,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - 16-39

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: NRL: EELS V WESTS TIGERS FOX LEAGUE
46,000
2 LIVE: AFL HAWTHORN V GEELONG FOX FOOTY
45,000
3 LIVE: NRL 360 FOX LEAGUE
26,000
4 LIVE: ON THE COUCH FOX FOOTY
16,000
5 HIGHWAY PATROL FOX8
13,000

Data © OzTAM Pty Limited 2022. The Data may not be reproduced, published or communicated (electronically or in hard copy) in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of OzTAM. “Overnight” figures include “Live” (programs broadcast during the 2am-2am broadcast day) and “As Live” (programs recorded and then watched within the same broadcast day). “Consolidated” figures include Live, As Live and “Time Shift” (programs recorded and then watched within seven days of the initial broadcast).

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Three reality launches last night and it was bad news for at least linear FTA viewing with all posting their lowest launch numbers ever.

Seven strategically launched The Voice at 7pm to take a lead on its rivals and to take advantage of Easter Monday afternoon AFL. The tactic seems to have paid off with the singing contest an easy winner with total people. The rating of 843,000, however was down almost half a million viewers from last year’s successful season where the first episode had 1,238,000.

Over on Nine, LEGO Master’s fourth season was second at 7.30 with 672,000. It fared a bit better in comparison to 2021, ‘only’ down 160k from last year’s 834,000 audience.

Meanwhile MasterChef landed third with 545,000 – roadblocked across three channels. That was 125k less than the 2021 launch that managed 670,000.

In percentage terms LEGO Masters and MasterChef were both down 19% year-on-year while The Voice dropped 37%. Looking at the key 25-54 demo LEGO Masters was down 23%, MasterChef 24% while The Voice was down 45%.

We will have to see what impact a 7.30pm start will have on The Voice tonight and how streaming and catch up numbers compare to previous seasons.

Seven won overall, 5 points clear of Nine. 10’s multis were way down as expected while ABC had its lowest Monday share of the year.

Seven News won all markets except Sydney. Strange numbers in Brisbane where Seven was well ahead at 6pm but Nine easily won at 6.30pm.

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That is a very surprising result for Lego Masters, though at least the demos look decent. The Voice is a lot lower which is understandable considering it didn’t have the halo effect of the Olympics. Masterchef flounders on the first night which is surely got to be concerning (even with the road blocking).

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10’s last minute decision to show MasterChef across three channels backfired spectacularly. The preliminary audience of 545,000 makes it the lowest ever season launch in MasterChef Australia history (excluding spinoffs).

Would I Lie to You was even with last week despite the late start, it will be interesting to see if the ratings over the season warrants a renewal.

Another AFL thriller between the Cats and the Hawks, but the FTA audience was down on the corresponding match last year (464,000), while the pay TV audience was slightly up on last year’s 202,000.

The Harry Potter 20th anniversary special failed to benefit from the Voice lead-in, missing the top 20, as did the preview episode for Full Bloom.

The Doctor Who special just made the multichannel top 20.

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10 Bold and 10 Peach both seem to be down due to the MasterChef roadblock.

The Voice did very well, while Lego Masters did pretty good too.

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Idiots running 10.
Completely screwed over their multichannels last night.

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Seven have to keep The Voice at 7pm. They’d be stupid not too.

I love Home and Away and don’t like seeing it shuffled around just as much as anyone else, but I think The Voice would rate better.

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I have to agree actually. Home and Away has been getting between 350,000 - 500,000 at 7pm lately which means roughly 300,000 - 400,000 deliberately tuned into 7 at 7pm.

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Well probably more only 200k switched off from the news compared to 500k for Home and Away

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From Seven

The Voice topped Monday as the #1 entertainment program

  • It’s the biggest entertainment show launch of 2022 nationally.
  • Seven was the #1 network in total people at 25 to 54s last night. Up 25% YoY in 25 to 54s

From Nine:

  • Lego Masters was the No.1 program with People 25-54 and GS + Child across the 5 City Metro
  • Lego Masters dominated its timeslot with People 25-54, 16-39 and GS + Child across the 5 City Metro
  • Lego Masters launch recorded the highest Live BVOD Audience of the series so far, with 34,000 people tuning in ( +30% YoY)
  • Lego Masters recorded a Live + VOD BVOD Audience of 42,000, up 23% YoY
  • 9News won its timeslot with Total People in Sydney
  • ACA Timeslot winner in Sydney with GS + Child
  • 9 Network was the No. 1 network on Monday across the 5 City Metro with GS + Child (31.9%)

From 10:

MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites - Launch:

  • #3 entertainment show in under 50s and all key demos.
  • #2 in its timeslot in under 50s and all key demos.
  • Biggest ever live stream audience for a launch.
  • Live stream audience up 10% year-on-year.

The Project 7pm:

  • #2 in its timeslot in under 50s and 16 to 39s.

Would I Lie To You? Australia:

  • #2 in its timeslot.
  • #2 in its timeslot in under 50s and all key demos.
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Not surprised by the ratings of the 3 reality shows.

Seven were smart to launch The Voice at 7pm. It won but still down on last season. It will be interesting to see if it holds that audience over the coming days.

MasterChef was always going to struggle when Ten havn’t had much of an audience for the past few weeks. Hopefully it can gain some momentum.

All 3 were pretty close in demos.

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It seems like if Seven and 10 actually tried with their shows they can actually be competitive against Nine and Lego which was pretty much dominating the roost two years ago. Back then it was when House Rules was dwindling and Masterchef was in the process of being revamped and Lego pretty much had a free run. Now that Seven and 10 have put up established competition against it it becomes a lot more competitive.

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Outside the top 20 included:

Rank Channel Program
21 ABC ATTENBOROUGH AND THE MAMMOTH GRAVEYARD-EV
22 Nine HOT SEAT -5PM
23 10 10 NEWS FIRST 6PM
24 Seven SUNRISE
25 ABC ANH’S BRUSH WITH FAME RPT
30 Nine TODAY
32 Seven M- THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
33 Seven THE STAWELL GIFT
35 SBS SBS WORLD NEWS
36 Seven 20TH ANNIVERSARY: RETURN TO HOGWARTS
37 SBS BRITAIN BY BEACH

Outside the top 5 in 25-54 included

Rank Channel Program
6 Seven THE VOICE - LAUNCH
7 10 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - LAUNCH
8 10 THE PROJECT 7PM
9 Nine A CURRENT AFFAIR
10 10 THE PROJECT 6.30PM
11 Seven SEVEN’S AFL: MONDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL
12 10 WOULD I LIE TO YOU? AUSTRALIA
13 10 10 NEWS FIRST 6PM
14 ABC ABC NEWS-EV

Per market rankings included:

Sydney

Rank Channel Program
1 Nine NINE NEWS 6:30
2 Nine NINE NEWS
3 Seven SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30
4 Seven THE VOICE - LAUNCH
5 Nine LEGO MASTERS -LAUNCH
6 Seven SEVEN NEWS
7 Nine A CURRENT AFFAIR
8 ABC ABC NEWS-EV
9 10 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - LAUNCH
15 Seven M- THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
18 10 WOULD I LIE TO YOU? AUSTRALIA
19 ABC ATTENBOROUGH AND THE MAMMOTH GRAVEYARD-EV
31 Nine FULL BLOOM
43 SBS BRITAIN BY BEACH
51 Nine 100% FOOTY

Melbourne

Rank Channel Program
1 Seven SEVEN NEWS
2 Seven SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30
3 Nine NINE NEWS
4 Nine NINE NEWS 6:30
5 Seven THE VOICE - LAUNCH
6 Nine LEGO MASTERS -LAUNCH
9 10 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - LAUNCH
13 Seven 20TH ANNIVERSARY: RETURN TO HOGWARTS
18 10 WOULD I LIE TO YOU? AUSTRALIA
21 ABC ATTENBOROUGH AND THE MAMMOTH GRAVEYARD-EV
33 SBS BRITAIN BY BEACH
34 Nine FOOTY CLASSIFIED

Brisbane

Rank Channel Program
1 Seven SEVEN NEWS
2 Nine NINE NEWS 6:30
3 Nine NINE NEWS
4 Seven SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30
5 Seven THE VOICE - LAUNCH
6 Nine A CURRENT AFFAIR
7 Nine LEGO MASTERS -LAUNCH
8 10 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - LAUNCH
22 Seven M- THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
27 10 WOULD I LIE TO YOU? AUSTRALIA
29 ABC ATTENBOROUGH AND THE MAMMOTH GRAVEYARD-EV
46 Nine FULL BLOOM

Adelaide

Rank Channel Program
1 Seven SEVEN NEWS
2 Seven SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30
3 Seven THE VOICE - LAUNCH
4 Nine NINE NEWS
5 Nine NINE NEWS 6:30
6 Seven THE CHASE AUSTRALIA
7 Seven SEVEN’S AFL: MONDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL
8 10 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - LAUNCH
9 Nine LEGO MASTERS -LAUNCH
13 Seven 20TH ANNIVERSARY: RETURN TO HOGWARTS
21 10 WOULD I LIE TO YOU? AUSTRALIA
23 ABC ATTENBOROUGH AND THE MAMMOTH GRAVEYARD-EV
54 Nine FULL BLOOM

Perth

Rank Channel Program
1 Seven SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30
2 Seven SEVEN NEWS
3 Seven THE VOICE - LAUNCH
4 ABC ABC NEWS-EV
5 Seven THE CHASE AUSTRALIA
6 Nine NINE NEWS
7 Nine NINE NEWS 6:30
8 Seven SEVEN’S AFL: MONDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL
9 Nine LEGO MASTERS -LAUNCH
14 10 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - LAUNCH
21 Seven M- THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
24 ABC ATTENBOROUGH AND THE MAMMOTH GRAVEYARD-EV
26 10 WOULD I LIE TO YOU? AUSTRALIA
53 Nine FULL BLOOM
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MasterChef was only 5k off The Voice in 25-54 and 2k off in 18-39.

As of this morning The Voice is leading in the BVOD numbers ahead of MasterChef then LEGO Masters.

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Nine would be spewing that they let The Voice go


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The Voice always dropped off after the auditions which was why they let it go and that trend hasn’t stopped on Seven. I don’t think they’d be spewing but I still think their lineup could be even stronger with The Voice. Celebrity Apprentice and Beauty and the Geek aren’t really as strong as The Voice overall.

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A lot of people are taking holidays between Easter and Anzac Day so that could have affected ratings with people away on holidays or out doing other things. Might have been a bad idea to launch all these reality shows on Easter Monday.

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Apart from obviously being Seven’s day, of the various numbers that appear quite low, the standout for mine is Lego (which is used to seeing much much bigger audiences). I think the stronger competition, let alone launch night, would be to blame.

Will be interesring to see what happens the next couple of nights, as well as catch-up figures (also still non-ratings and school holidays) and certainly next week when household routines and audiences should resume, where it starts with a split-schedule and no Voice for Seven on Sunday. Will it be a needed free kick to Nine and 10? Or if their mediocre ratings continue, maybe Hey Hey 100 and the AFL will benefit?

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No matter how many channels a show is aired on, the result will always be the same in overall audience. Surely that lesson has been learnt by now? There is no way having Masterchef on 3 channels would come anywhere close to picking up the viewers who would normally watch what airs on the other channels - for example - NCIS on BOLD usually around that time. All it does it drives down channel shares.

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Yeah agree. It would have been interesting to see the impact if one of them started next week.