Ten's Early Evening Woes

[Sifon]

@JohnsonTV

A couple of years ago, Seven asked Moonee Valley Racing Club to move the Cox Plate race to 5.45pm to provide a good lead-in to the 6pm Melbourne bulletin. It failed so the race was moved back to 5pm. Having the Melbourne Cup race at 6pm won’t work.

Cox Plate is important in racing circles but not mainstream like the Melbourne Cup.

I read the 2017 Melbourne Cup ratings were the lowest ever with little improvement last year so something needs to happen.

[littlegezzybear]

I think the official ratings mean nothing with the Melbourne Cup. Millions more people watch it than are measured by OzTAM and Regional TAM.

[SydneyCityTV]

I agree. Realistically the Melbourne Cup would have to be the most watched event on Australian TV all year, bar none. But obviously the OzTam ratings system can’t account for the many thousands (potentially millions) of people around the country watching the race away from their TVs at home.

[OnAir]

@Sifon

Ten has the Melbourne Cup now so get the VRC to move the race to 6pm. Surely people will watch the cup over news?

Right, that’s one night sorted. Now let’s get to work on the other 364…

Even Ten wouldn’t be stupid enough to ask for it to start at 6.

[Bob]

You’ll never change people from watching news at 6pm to a reality format - won’t work!

[ryaneco]

Exactly, I don’t think reality is the answer here and I think even If it did work it just cannibalises the audience of that reality program when it would likely perform far better at 730.
Reality is also not going to be a constant.
I think an immediate improvement would be to extend 10 News First into the 6pm slot its increasing its audience at 5pm and its a brand that can grow.

[parano1a]

How low have the ratings for Pointless at 6pm gotten exactly?

If the audience just aren’t interested could they go back to stripping a US comedy at 6pm? A family centred sitcom like Fresh off the Boat could work

[JBar]

Didn’t it get shifted to odd time slots on Eleven because it was struggling?

[parano1a]

@JBar

Didn’t it get shifted to odd time slots on Eleven because it was struggling?

Seinfeld, Two and a Half Men, and even The Big Bang Theory all struggled initially on Australian TV. I’m not saying it will work, but it’s possible.

At what point do 10 concede defeat on Pointless (or even reformat it to a weekly 1 hour show), and try something different at 6pm?

[SydneyCityTV]

@BigVic

Discuss here for 10’s 6PM timeslot given the axing of Pointless

We already had a thread for this (mods, please merge?).

@BigVic

Family Feud with Grant Denyer could be back by popular demand. Fans were disappointed after its axing last year.

If that’s Ten’s solution to the 6pm timeslot, they may as well give up their broadcast licences now.

[BigVic]

Discuss here for 10’s 6PM timeslot given the axing of Pointless

Family Feud with Grant Denyer could be back by popular demand. Fans were disappointed after its axing last year.

[Chris]

I just assumed that it would be Celebrity Name Game. It was only a quick 30min show in the US so seems perfect for this timeslot.

[DannyS]

I believe they only made 12 episodes of CNG.

[BigVic]

Wheel of Fortune with John Burgess could be a popular show

[OnAir]

In what decade?

[BigVic]

He is still active in Perth lately and will be a popular choice

[Tom_TV7]

Something new please. Rehashes hardly work.

[ryan1890]

Options include Neighbours, Australia’s Antiques Roadshow, Tenable, Don’t Lose The Money, Set for Life… the opportunities are endless.

[BigVic]

Jeopardy Australia. The format has never never been adopted here despite it being a popular game show in the States.

[JohnsonTV]

No, Tony Barber hosted the local version for Ten in the 1990s in the 6pm timeslot. It is worth another try however.