Nine won’t allow Hamish to appear
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Huge audience of 684,000 for the launch - should be big in catch up and VOZ ratings as well.
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- 10’s biggest launch since the Masked Singer Australia in 2019.
- 10’s biggest comedy launch since All Aussie Adventures in 2018.
- TV’s biggest comedy launch since Hamish and Andy’s Perfect Holiday in 2019.
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I thought it would do well but didn’t think it would get this much. Thought it would do 520-570k. Getting almost 700k is brilliant
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Remember how 1 million used to be the bar for a good premiere? Crazy how audiences have shrunk on linear platforms.
Will watch this tonight - happy the reaction here seems to be positive.
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I totally agree. The magic million mark was the benchmark back in the hey day. These days, is 500k, and anything above that is “huge”.
Good to see a good chunk of the reviews for the launch of Thank God to be very positive. Doesn’t happen that often.
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Streaming sevices, shit decisions by tv executives and more, have played well into diminishing tv audiences.
To be honest, i didn’t enjoy the first ep. Will give the second one a go next week.
Looking at the reported ratings on the Wiki thread, it’s amazing to see how much the TV landscape has changed in the last 17 years.
VOZ ratings would play a vital part in overnight ratings now considering some people don’t have access to aerial FTA anymore.
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And apart from that Ten probably couldn’t afford him now 
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I’m hoping for Shaun Micallef to return . Not sure what he has been up to since his show finished on the ABC . He was so funny when he was on .
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But Hamish did celeb Gogglebox during LM
Shaun said last weekend on News Breakfast he was working on some projects with the ABC, but considering he’s been on both the ABC and 10 at the same time previously, I can’t imagine that would stop him from doing TGYH.
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He was also on ABC and Nine at the same time with Mad As Hell and TAYG.
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I thought that was because he was contracted to ITV which produced both shows.
Anyway great start to the show and it did not disappoint quality wise. As for more Working Dog reboots, perhaps we’re ready for Russell Coight 3.0 on Sunday or Thursday at 8.30?
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Wonder if Seven would allow Sam Pang (and the likes of Mick Molloy) to appear? Although Sam is also at 10 with HYBPA, but did that not start before Front Bar and Seven kind of just had to accept/agree to allow him on both, as opposed to new shows from now?
How the hell was TGYH No. 2 in 2007 when it was well up on 2006 to a series high!? Wonder what show beat it?
He’s not on a network contract though is he?
This show is by Working Dog - same as HYBPA, so I doubt there’d be any issues.
Here’s an idea I’d love to see - a HYBPA and Cheap Seats themed show where the hosts of both shows are the contestants.
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Same here. He played a childrens show presenter one time which was absolutely hilarious. It was on YouTube but unfortunately it isn’t on there anymore.
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It’s No BS! Audiences Love The Return Of Thank God You’re Here.
Audiences Love To Laugh With The Premiere Of Thank God You’re Here Delivering The Biggest Comedy Launch TV Has Seen Since 2019.
- 987,000 national viewers. Peaked at 1.09 million viewers.
- #1 show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
- #1 7.30pm show.
- Huge commercial shares with 52.7% in under 50s, 55.7% in 16 to 39s and 49.8% in 25 to 54s.
- 10’s biggest launch of the year.
- TV’s biggest comedy launch since 2019.
- 10’s biggest launch since 2019.
- 10’s biggest comedy launch since 2018.
Last night’s launch of Thank God You’re Here showed that audiences are partial to a bit of BS with the episode taking the top program in the key demos of under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
Comedy legend Glenn Robbins got all judgey on the un-hinge-d antics of comedians Urzila Carlson, Aaron Chen, Julia Zemiro and Mark Bonanno with host Celia Pacquola keeping things on track.
Julia took out the gong for best BS-er but audiences were the real winners last night with 987,000 national viewers tuning in for the laughs, which will continue to grow as people catch up on this riotous first show.
Senior Vice President Content and Programming, Paramount Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), Daniel Monaghan, said: “Last night’s show was an epic result, and we know this is just the start of eight weeks of laugh out loud moments and hilarious antics.
“It was our biggest launch for the year last night and we know that the fans and audience numbers will continue to grow from this incredible start.
“This is another stellar show from our valued production partners Working Dog who are consistently delivering the some of the funniest shows on Australian TV,” said Daniel.
Chief Sales Officer, Paramount ANZ, Rod Prosser, said: “Thank God You’re Here delivered an amazing launch night growing 10’s timeslot 211% week-on-week and 81% year-on-year.
“It won top show in the key demos and outstanding commercial shares which represent a compelling opportunity for brands to get in front of leaned in audiences and co-viewing households.
“We must also thank our wonderful advertising partners for joining us in what was one of the noisiest launches of the year,” said Rod.
Overview Of Thank God You’re Here - Launch:
- 987,000 national viewers. Peaked at 1.09 million viewers.
- #1 show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
- #1 entertainment show.
- 55.7% commercial share in 16 to 39s, 52.7% in under 50s and 49.8% in 16 to 39s.
- #1 in its timeslot.
- #1 in its timeslot in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
- Lifts 10’s timeslot:
- 211% week-on-week
- 527% in 16 to 39s, 472% in under 50s and 372% in 25 to 54s week-on-week
- 81% year-on-year
- 195% in 16 to 39s, 139% in under 50s and 121% in 25 to 54s year-on-year.
- 10’s biggest launch since the Masked Singer Australia in 2019.
- 10’s biggest comedy launch since All Aussie Adventures in 2018.
- TV’s biggest comedy launch since Hamish and Andy’s Perfect Holiday in 2019.
Source: OzTAM, Regional TAM, OzTAM National VPM, #1 launch based on 10/9/7, Overnight data, 2019-2023 by episode. VOZ 5.0 Total TV Daily Overnight Programs 2 August 2023.
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That confirms this season will have eight episodes.
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I’m pretty sure Sam Pang is Freelance, as he works with 10 & 7 and has also worked on other projects involving other networks. I don’t see why he couldn’t make an appearance.
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