Why would viewers make an appointment to watch a show that doesn’t air in a consistent manner in a consistent timeslot? When they can watch on their own devices at a time of their choosing?
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Can i ask why?
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It’s going to be interesting to see what effect not having the tennis to carpet bomb viewers with MKR promos is going to have. I suspect Nine could have the upper hand going into the ratings year.
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Why I made the comment? Or why I think Seven might be in a bit of strife?
This one
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For NewsWeary’s well put comment above, as well as the weird timeslot, elongating the season, stopping/starting the season and Married’s already winning the ratings last year.
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I agree was just engaging why other thought so as well. I have thought this for some time but seven seem to get the shares, somehow, without huge viewership. I guess I just wonder if they will be able to do it again this year. The AFL seems to prop them up.
I do, however, think the MKR move to 7pm shows 7 are worried, but I do think it’s quite a clever move. I also think it shows 7 are vulnerable and are willing to make some riskier moves they once wouldn’t. So we could see some innovative moves over the next 18 months if shares aren’t as good as pevious years.
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The 7pm move has ruffled feathers! A Ten executive was on the Media Week website today saying even he is fascinated to see what effect it has on Home and Away once it returns.
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I don’t think they will get a million viewers for MKR at 7pm.
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“Launch” week
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BH&G the only show of that highlighted lot that is a certainty to win its timeslot, probably Good Doc too?
Miss Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries looks fun and interesting. The rest… 
Operation Live may be of interest to some and Instant Hotel could buck a trend and rise in season 2.
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9’s over promotion of MAFS during the tennis could also backfire on them. Viewers may be ready to switch back to 7. Who knows?
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I have never been a huge fan of 7’s 8:30 offerings but I am very keen for Instant Hotel.
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Looks interesting this time around 
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I even thought the first season was great.
It’s got a come dine with me feel. And it didn’t go for too long which I liked.
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I’m most surprised at the scheduling of cricket next week. After paying so much in the current deal, I would have thought it would be prime main channel programming.
I think MKR will drop further this year not helped by the extended length episodes over multiple nights. With no change to the format, 2 hours is too long to watch one couple prepare a meal - it’s going to get boring. Also remembering that MKR won the first 2 weeks against Married last year 1.12m to 910,000. I can’t see that happening this year.
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I believe that Nine will be following suit with two hour episodes for Married At First Sight this year, which arguably worse than MKR running for two hours because Nine will be starting MAFS at 7.30pm compared to MKR at 7pm (temporarily at least anyway) on Seven.
That said, I do agree that it seems unlikely that MKR will again win the first two weeks against MAFS like they did last year.
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It was just the first episode of Married that was scheduled for 2 hours with the rest of the shows at 90 minutes. The first episode has been since been shortened and will now finish at 9:20pm.
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Are we certain Nine will stick with ACA at 7pm? They might be tempted to push MAFS to 7pm in order to avoid giving MKR a 30 minute head start…