Monday 24 April 2023

Because there is enough of a gap between the 6pm bulletin and 10:30 to make it work. People who might finish work at 8 or 9 are able to come home and be entertained as they wind down before getting the news at 10.30pm in the same way people who finish at 5 can watch the game show offerings to wind down before the news at 6.

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Ok. Lets all agree that there is no audience for the News at 9pm.

People will only watch news if it is on at 4.30pm, 6pm, 10.30pm or between 6am-9am.

There is always an audience for news, the calculation is whether the audience for an alternative is greater, which right now at 9pm it is. And remember, entertainment shows do far better than news on BVOD, which is where networks are beginning to focus their attention.

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Im not sure why this isnt sinking in. This is exactly the reason why there wont be 9pm news dragging down catch up viewing.

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We agree. A 9pm news would drag down catch up viewing but 10.30pm doesnt

If a network ran a news bulletin at 9pm, it would rate much less than anything else the other networks are showing at that time

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Now that’s a much more sensible suggestion. I applaud you :clap:

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image TOTAL TV Report FTA - Total People

Rank
Program
Network
Total TV
Lift
Metro O/night
Metro 7 Day Inc
Regional O/night
Reg 7 Day Inc
Nat BVOD
Metro BVOD
Reg BVOD
1 SEVEN NEWS SEVEN
1,578,000
3%
983,000
3,000
550,000
1,000
41,000
32,000
9,000
2 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 SEVEN
1,517,000
3%
945,000
2,000
528,000
1,000
41,000
32,000
9,000
3 NINE NEWS NINE
1,115,000
5%
765,000
3,000
299,000
0
48,000
39,000
9,000
4 NINE NEWS 6:30 NINE
1,102,000
5%
769,000
1,000
283,000
0
49,000
39,000
10,000
5 LEGO MASTERS: GRAND MASTERS -MON NINE
975,000
43%
454,000
134,000
229,000
34,000
124,000
94,000
30,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR NINE
925,000
6%
591,000
10,000
279,000
5,000
40,000
31,000
9,000
7 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA SEVEN
856,000
4%
518,000
3,000
306,000
5,000
24,000
18,000
6,000
8 ABC NEWS-EV ABC
852,000
4%
536,000
0
287,000
1,000
28,000
24,000
4,000
9 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC
763,000
28%
420,000
100,000
178,000
28,000
37,000
31,000
6,000
10 HOME AND AWAY SEVEN
758,000
30%
337,000
29,000
245,000
18,000
129,000
96,000
33,000
11 I'M A CELEBRITY...GET ME OUT OF HERE! MON TEN
727,000
28%
409,000
44,000
159,000
12,000
103,000
80,000
23,000
12 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC
711,000
13%
412,000
32,000
219,000
8,000
40,000
32,000
8,000
13 7.30-EV ABC
702,000
6%
431,000
3,000
234,000
1,000
33,000
27,000
6,000
14 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SEVEN
699,000
0%
504,000
1,000
192,000
2,000
0
0
0
15 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC
680,000
13%
409,000
24,000
193,000
7,000
47,000
39,000
8,000
16 HOT SEAT NINE
561,000
5%
365,000
1,000
170,000
1,000
24,000
19,000
5,000
17 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM SEVEN
494,000
4%
288,000
1,000
186,000
4,000
15,000
11,000
4,000
18 RPA NINE
478,000
25%
241,000
45,000
142,000
15,000
35,000
25,000
10,000
19 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - PRE MATCH SEVEN
445,000
0%
308,000
0
137,000
0
0
0
0
20 TIPPING POINT NINE
411,000
10%
227,000
21,000
147,000
4,000
12,000
9,000
3,000
21 SUNRISE SEVEN
404,000
5%
227,000
0
159,000
0
18,000
13,000
5,000
22 HOT SEAT -5PM NINE
372,000
4%
232,000
0
124,000
1,000
15,000
12,000
3,000
23 THE PROJECT 7PM TEN
366,000
5%
246,000
4,000
101,000
0
15,000
12,000
3,000
24 10 NEWS FIRST TEN
350,000
3%
230,000
0
110,000
0
10,000
8,000
2,000
25 NINE'S AFTERNOON NEWS NINE
346,000
4%
212,000
0
121,000
0
13,000
10,000
3,000
26 TODAY NINE
319,000
8%
195,000
1,000
100,000
0
23,000
17,000
6,000
27 SEVEN NEWS AT 4.30 SEVEN
299,000
3%
180,000
0
110,000
0
9,000
7,000
2,000
28 HIGHWAY PATROL SEVEN
287,000
8%
153,000
6,000
113,000
0
15,000
11,000
4,000
29 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 SEVEN
277,000
3%
173,000
0
97,000
0
7,000
5,000
2,000
30 THE DRUM-EV ABC
274,000
4%
183,000
0
81,000
0
10,000
8,000
2,000

image TOTAL TV Report FTA - 25-54

Rank
Program
Network
Total TV
Lift
Metro O/night
Metro 7 Day Inc
Regional O/night
Reg 7 Day Inc
Nat BVOD
Metro BVOD
Reg BVOD
1 LEGO MASTERS: GRAND MASTERS -MON NINE
468,000
60%
199,000
74,000
93,000
17,000
85,000
64,000
21,000
2 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 SEVEN
389,000
7%
248,000
2,000
115,000
1,000
23,000
18,000
5,000
3 SEVEN NEWS SEVEN
386,000
7%
250,000
3,000
110,000
0
23,000
18,000
5,000
4 I'M A CELEBRITY...GET ME OUT OF HERE! MON TEN
337,000
36%
179,000
21,000
69,000
4,000
64,000
50,000
14,000
5 NINE NEWS 6:30 NINE
302,000
10%
211,000
0
64,000
0
27,000
22,000
5,000
6 NINE NEWS NINE
284,000
11%
194,000
0
63,000
0
27,000
22,000
5,000
7 HOME AND AWAY SEVEN
256,000
61%
86,000
12,000
73,000
9,000
76,000
57,000
19,000
8 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SEVEN
255,000
1%
192,000
1,000
61,000
1,000
0
0
0
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR NINE
235,000
14%
151,000
5,000
55,000
1,000
23,000
18,000
5,000
10 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC
190,000
64%
84,000
45,000
32,000
11,000
18,000
15,000
3,000
11 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA SEVEN
185,000
8%
121,000
0
50,000
1,000
13,000
10,000
3,000
12 THE PROJECT 7PM TEN
157,000
8%
116,000
3,000
29,000
0
9,000
7,000
2,000
13 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - PRE MATCH SEVEN
156,000
0%
118,000
0
38,000
0
0
0
0
14 ABC NEWS-EV ABC
150,000
10%
95,000
0
41,000
1,000
13,000
11,000
2,000
15 RPA NINE
148,000
25%
79,000
10,000
39,000
2,000
18,000
13,000
5,000
16 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC
145,000
29%
81,000
10,000
31,000
0
23,000
19,000
4,000
17 7.30-EV ABC
128,000
15%
79,000
1,000
32,000
0
16,000
13,000
3,000
18 THE PROJECT 6.30PM TEN
122,000
8%
89,000
2,000
24,000
0
7,000
6,000
1,000
19 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC
121,000
29%
67,000
7,000
27,000
2,000
18,000
15,000
3,000
20 HOT SEAT NINE
120,000
12%
87,000
0
20,000
0
13,000
10,000
3,000
21 SUNRISE SEVEN
113,000
11%
69,000
0
33,000
0
11,000
8,000
3,000
22 10 NEWS FIRST TEN
101,000
5%
72,000
0
24,000
0
5,000
4,000
1,000
23 10 NEWS FIRST 6PM TEN
100,000
5%
74,000
0
21,000
0
5,000
4,000
1,000
24 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM SEVEN
100,000
10%
63,000
0
28,000
1,000
8,000
6,000
2,000
25 TODAY NINE
100,000
15%
59,000
0
28,000
0
13,000
10,000
3,000
26 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - POST MATCH SEVEN
95,000
0%
72,000
0
23,000
0
0
0
0
27 HIGHWAY PATROL SEVEN
83,000
17%
39,000
2,000
32,000
0
10,000
7,000
3,000
28 HOT SEAT -5PM NINE
82,000
11%
56,000
0
18,000
0
8,000
6,000
2,000
29 FBI: MOST WANTED TEN
82,000
17%
49,000
2,000
21,000
4,000
6,000
5,000
1,000
30 NINE'S AFTERNOON NEWS NINE
77,000
8%
51,000
0
20,000
0
6,000
5,000
1,000
Source: OzTAM 5-City Metro & Regional TAM Combined Aggregate Markets Linear TV Audience I OzTAM VPM BVOD Audience incl. co-viewing (FTA only) Total TV Audience: the sum of Metro & Regional Linear TV Overnight + Metro & Regional Linear TV 7 Day TV Time Shift + National BVOD (Live & VOD) Lift on Overnight: The percentage increase on the Metro & Regional Linear TV Overnight audience from 7 Day TV Time Shift & BVOD Program results: Reporting the top 30 programs by Primary Description, ranked by Total TV Audience, for programs ten minutes in length or longer. © OzTAM Pty Limited 2023: Not to be reproduced, published or communicated (electronically or in hard copy) in whole or in part, without prior written consent of OzTAM.

Five City Metro, Consolidated 7 Days, Total People

Network

Consolidated
ABC
13.1%
ABC K/P
2.4%
ABC Me
0.4%
ABC News
1.6%

ABC TTL

17.6%
Seven
23.2%
7Two
3.7%
7Mate
4.0%
7Flix
1.4%
7Bravo
1.2%

Seven TTL

33.4%
Nine
19.2%
9GO!
1.3%
9GEM
2.3%
9Life
1.0%
9Rush
1.4%

Nine TTL

25.2%
10
10.7%
10 Bold
2.6%
10 Peach
2.0%
10 Shake
0.9%

Ten TTL

16.2%
SBS
3.4%
Viceland
1.8%
Food
1.1%
NITV
0.3%
World Movies
0.8%
WorldWatch
0.0%

SBS TTL

7.5%

Top 20 Programs - Free-to-Air - Consolidated ranked on Increase - Total People

Rank Program Network Consolidated Overnight Increase Inc %
1 BLUEY-AM ABC K/P
383,000
141,000
242,000
171.5%
2 LEGO MASTERS: GRAND MASTERS -MON Nine
588,000
454,000
134,000
29.5%
3 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC TV
520,000
420,000
100,000
23.8%
4 PEPPA PIG-AM ABC K/P
212,000
123,000
89,000
71.9%
5 RPA Nine
286,000
241,000
45,000
18.6%
6 I'M A CELEBRITY...GET ME OUT OF HERE! MON 10
454,000
409,000
44,000
10.9%
7 PEPPA PIG-PM ABC K/P
100,000
62,000
38,000
60.8%
8 HEY DUGGEE-PM ABC K/P
136,000
102,000
34,000
33.8%
9 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC TV
444,000
412,000
32,000
7.9%
10 HOME AND AWAY Seven
365,000
337,000
29,000
8.5%
11 BLUEY-EV ABC K/P
132,000
106,000
25,000
23.6%
12 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC TV
433,000
409,000
24,000
5.9%
13 FBI: MOST WANTED 10
161,000
138,000
23,000
16.6%
14 TIPPING POINT Nine
248,000
227,000
21,000
9.3%
15 FBI: MOST WANTED RPT 10
102,000
83,000
19,000
22.6%
16 MINI KIDS-PM ABC K/P
60,000
43,000
17,000
40.1%
17 OCTONAUTS-EV ABC K/P
135,000
123,000
13,000
10.4%
18 TOTAL DRAMARAMA-PM ABC ME
29,000
17,000
12,000
69.9%
19 THE EQUALIZER Nine
48,000
36,000
11,000
31.2%
20 HEY DUGGEE-AM ABC K/P
67,000
56,000
11,000
20.4%

Top 20 Programs - Free-to-Air - Consolidated ranked on Consolidated - Total People

Rank Program Network Consolidated Overnight Increase
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven
986,000
983,000
3,000
2 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
947,000
945,000
2,000
3 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
770,000
769,000
1,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine
768,000
765,000
3,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine
601,000
591,000
10,000
6 LEGO MASTERS: GRAND MASTERS -MON Nine
588,000
454,000
134,000
7 ABC NEWS-EV ABC TV
536,000
536,000
0
8 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven
521,000
518,000
3,000
9 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC TV
520,000
420,000
100,000
10 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven
506,000
504,000
1,000
11 I'M A CELEBRITY...GET ME OUT OF HERE! MON 10
454,000
409,000
44,000
12 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC TV
444,000
412,000
32,000
13 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC TV
433,000
409,000
24,000
14 7.30-EV ABC TV
420,000
418,000
2,000
15 BLUEY-AM ABC K/P
383,000
141,000
242,000
16 HOT SEAT Nine
366,000
365,000
1,000
17 HOME AND AWAY Seven
365,000
337,000
29,000
18 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - PRE MATCH Seven
308,000
308,000
0
19 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM Seven
290,000
288,000
1,000
20 RPA Nine
286,000
241,000
45,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Consolidated ranked on Increase - Total People

Rank Program Network Consolidated Overnight Increase Inc %
1 BLUEY CBeebies
24,000
2,000
22,000
1369.0%
2 SUCCESSION FOX SHOWCASE
24,000
6,000
18,000
307.3%
3 LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER FOX8
30,000
12,000
18,000
142.5%
4 BLUEY CBeebies
13,000
0
13,000
5 BLUEY CBeebies
11,000
0
11,000
6 GRIZZY AND THE LEMMINGS Cartoon Network
11,000
2,000
10,000
591.4%
7 BLUEY CBeebies
11,000
3,000
9,000
334.8%
8 THE REPAIR SHOP UK Lifestyle Channel
24,000
15,000
8,000
55.8%
9 PUSS IN BOOTS Movies Family
14,000
5,000
8,000
158.9%
10 BLUEY CBeebies
9,000
2,000
7,000
417.4%
11 GRIZZY AND THE LEMMINGS Cartoon Network
7,000
0
7,000
12 DINOPAWS CBeebies
7,000
0
7,000
1720.9%
13 BLUEY CBeebies
7,000
0
7,000
0.0%
14 EASTENDERS UKTV
26,000
19,000
6,000
32.5%
15 BLUEY CBeebies
6,000
0
6,000
16 CASA GRANDE FOX One
14,000
8,000
6,000
78.0%
17 GORDON RAMSAY'S NEXT LEVEL CHEF Lifestyle FOOD
8,000
2,000
6,000
292.9%
18 DEER SQUAD Nick Jr.
11,000
5,000
6,000
106.7%
19 TEEN TITANS GO! Cartoon Network
8,000
2,000
5,000
239.6%
20 SILENT WITNESS BBC First
6,000
1,000
5,000
636.0%

Data © OzTAM Pty Limited 2023. 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).

Total TV figures for I’m a Celebrity seemed to be softening as the finale drew near.

A problem when everyone gets a long too well eh? Reality shows are designed for fights now and without them viewers wane a bit.

Five City Metro, Consolidated 28 Days, Total People


Network

ABC
12.9%
ABC K/P
2.5%
ABC Me
0.5%
ABC News
1.5%

ABC TTL

17.4%
Seven
22.7%
7Two
3.7%
7Mate
3.9%
7Flix
1.4%
7Bravo
1.2%

Seven TTL

32.9%
Nine
19.9%
9GO!
1.3%
9GEM
2.3%
9Life
1.0%
9Rush
1.4%

Nine TTL

26.0%
Ten
10.6%
10 Bold
2.6%
10 Peach
2.0%
10 Shake
0.9%

Ten TTL

16.1%
SBS
3.4%
Viceland
2.0%
Food
1.1%
NITV
0.3%
World Movies
0.9%
WorldWatch
0.0%

SBS TTL

7.7%

Top 20 Programs - Free-to-Air - Consolidated ranked on Increase - Total People

Rank Program Network
Inc 8 - 28
Inc 1-28
Inc on
Inc on
1 BLUEY-AM ABC K/P
616,000
383,000
141,000
233,000
475,000
61% 336.2%
2 LEGO MASTERS: GRAND MASTERS -MON Nine
683,000
588,000
454,000
95,000
229,000
16% 50.4%
3 PEPPA PIG-AM ABC K/P
294,000
212,000
123,000
83,000
171,000
39% 139.2%
4 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC TV
533,000
520,000
420,000
13,000
113,000
3% 26.9%
5 HEY DUGGEE-PM ABC K/P
196,000
136,000
102,000
60,000
94,000
44% 92.5%
6 PEPPA PIG-PM ABC K/P
140,000
100,000
62,000
40,000
78,000
40% 125.0%
7 BLUEY-EV ABC K/P
163,000
132,000
106,000
32,000
57,000
24% 53.4%
8 RPA Nine
298,000
286,000
241,000
12,000
57,000
4% 23.5%
9 I'M A CELEBRITY...GET ME OUT OF HERE! MON 10
466,000
454,000
409,000
12,000
57,000
3% 13.8%
10 MINI KIDS-PM ABC K/P
80,000
60,000
43,000
20,000
37,000
33% 86.5%
11 HOME AND AWAY Seven
373,000
365,000
337,000
8,000
36,000
2% 10.8%
12 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC TV
444,000
444,000
412,000
0
32,000
0%
13 KANGAROO BEACH-AM ABC K/P
116,000
89,000
85,000
27,000
31,000
30% 36.3%
14 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC TV
436,000
433,000
409,000
3,000
28,000
1% 6.7%
15 FBI: MOST WANTED 10
165,000
161,000
138,000
4,000
27,000
3% 19.8%
16 OCTONAUTS-EV ABC K/P
147,000
135,000
123,000
12,000
25,000
9% 20.3%
17 TIPPING POINT Nine
250,000
248,000
227,000
2,000
23,000
1% 10.0%
18 HEY DUGGEE-AM ABC K/P
78,000
67,000
56,000
11,000
22,000
17% 40.5%
19 TASKMASTER RPT SBS
69,000
57,000
50,000
13,000
19,000
22% 39.0%
20 FBI: MOST WANTED RPT 10
102,000
102,000
83,000
0
19,000
0% 22.8%

Top 20 Programs - Free-to-Air - Consolidated ranked on Consolidated - Total People

Rank Program Network
Inc on
Inc on
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven
986,000
986,000
983,000
0
3,000
2 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
948,000
947,000
945,000
0
3,000
3 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
770,000
770,000
769,000
0
1,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine
768,000
768,000
765,000
0
3,000
5 LEGO MASTERS: GRAND MASTERS -MON Nine
683,000
588,000
454,000
95,000
229,000
6 BLUEY-AM ABC K/P
616,000
383,000
141,000
233,000
475,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine
605,000
601,000
591,000
4,000
13,000
8 ABC NEWS-EV ABC TV
536,000
536,000
536,000
0
0
9 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC TV
533,000
520,000
420,000
13,000
113,000
10 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven
521,000
521,000
518,000
0
3,000
11 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven
506,000
506,000
504,000
0
1,000
12 I'M A CELEBRITY...GET ME OUT OF HERE! MON 10
466,000
454,000
409,000
12,000
57,000
13 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC TV
444,000
444,000
412,000
0
32,000
14 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC TV
436,000
433,000
409,000
3,000
28,000
15 7.30-EV ABC TV
421,000
420,000
418,000
0
3,000
16 HOME AND AWAY Seven
373,000
365,000
337,000
8,000
36,000
17 HOT SEAT Nine
366,000
366,000
365,000
0
1,000
18 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - PRE MATCH Seven
308,000
308,000
308,000
0
0
19 RPA Nine
298,000
286,000
241,000
12,000
57,000
20 PEPPA PIG-AM ABC K/P
294,000
212,000
123,000
83,000
171,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Consolidated ranked on Increase - Total People

Rank Program Network
Inc 8 - 28
Inc 1-28
Inc on
Inc on
1 BLUEY CBeebies
57,000
6,000
0
51,000
57,000
831%
2 SUCCESSION FOX SHOWCASE
57,000
24,000
6,000
33,000
51,000
134% 851.1%
3 BLUEY CBeebies
49,000
24,000
2,000
26,000
48,000
109% 2975.4%
4 LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER FOX8
41,000
30,000
12,000
11,000
29,000
37% 232.7%
5 BLUEY CBeebies
27,000
11,000
0
16,000
27,000
147%
6 HEY DUGGEE CBeebies
26,000
1,000
0
26,000
26,000
2958%
7 BLUEY CBeebies
18,000
7,000
0
12,000
18,000
177%
8 BLUEY CBeebies
17,000
0
0
17,000
17,000
0%
9 CASA GRANDE FOX One
23,000
14,000
8,000
9,000
15,000
65% 192.7%
10 BLUEY CBeebies
13,000
13,000
0
0
13,000
2% 0.0%
11 GRIZZY AND THE LEMMINGS Cartoon Network
14,000
11,000
2,000
2,000
12,000
21% 735.2%
12 RUGRATS Nickelodeon
12,000
2,000
2,000
10,000
10,000
549% 549.3%
13 THE REPAIR SHOP UK Lifestyle Channel
24,000
24,000
15,000
1,000
9,000
3% 60.0%
14 GORDON RAMSAY'S NEXT LEVEL CHEF Lifestyle FOOD
11,000
8,000
2,000
3,000
9,000
42% 455.9%
15 GRIZZY AND THE LEMMINGS Cartoon Network
9,000
7,000
0
2,000
9,000
23%
16 SILENT WITNESS BBC First
10,000
6,000
1,000
3,000
9,000
56% 1044.7%
17 BLUEY CBeebies
11,000
11,000
3,000
0
9,000
0% 334.8%
18 PUSS IN BOOTS Movies Family
14,000
14,000
5,000
0
8,000
0% 159.0%
19 BLUEY CBeebies
9,000
9,000
2,000
0
7,000
0% 417.4%
20 BUNDESLIGA HIGHLIGHTS beIN SPORTS 3
9,000
2,000
1,000
6,000
7,000
313% 622.5%

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