Comments on: Gyngell talks up 2010

By: David Knox

David Knox — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:56:40 +0000

Ronnie this isn’t the 2010 announcement of shows. Expect more.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:36:18 +0000

What would they have announced without TG I wonder? Lame tame same same!

By: Ken Watson

Ken Watson — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:20:38 +0000

So Nein thinks out bidding SBS for Top Gear is on to a winner?
ABC viewers/listeners and to a lesser extent SBS are very loyal to these organizations.
If the local version of Top Gear is sponsored by car/accessory companies, it’s compromised it’s integrity.

By: Brodie

Brodie — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:30:30 +0000

Too bad for Gyng that key advertisers don’t share his enthusiasm.

By: Tepee

Tepee — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:51:08 +0000

So much spin… getting dizzy…

By: Burt

Burt — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:59:41 +0000

People forget,what 9 have done very successfully with GO (that they should’ve done 4 or 5 years ago, so they could’ve also offered Smallville, Deadwood, One Tree Hill, True Blood, Damages and Entourage on it) is way more successful
(in both ratings and future ad revenue), than Ten’s OneHD, that should’ve always been a SD channel. Where Nine are weak is in their reality TV. They were offered Aus MasterChef and knocked it back.

By: Ryano

Ryano — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:12:16 +0000

“95% of the total TV ad spend occurs in the three demos 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54.”
Says it all about the relevance of total people ratings.
Total audience is meaningless for the networks. Its all about the demos.

By: tasmanian devil

tasmanian devil — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:45:37 +0000

I wonder if David Gyngell meant Top Gear would be the best show in terms of quality or ratings? Because if he meant ratings, I struggle to believe it. It appeals to a niche audience, not something that is everyone’s cup of tea. And I don’t think that its move to Nine will help either, i.e. I find it hard to imagine people thinking, ‘Well it must be worth watching, if it achieved a move to such a “magnificent” network as Nine’

By: Andrew B

Andrew B — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:39:37 +0000

I don’t think Top Gear on Nine will rate much better than it does on SBS. V will most likely go down the route of Flashforward – big debut then big drop off and Underbelly will be top show for the weeks it runs over. Hey Hey will do OK but not the 2+ million we saw for the two specials this year. And if they do want it to last, stick to two hours, not 3 or more hours.

But as others have siad here, Nine don’t have thay much and they will struggle against Seven – especially now we have 7TWO. Can’t see Nine being number 1 next year.

By: Knowfirst

Knowfirst — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:56:23 +0000

Call it abysmal, an also-ran, a wank, a joke, call it what you like, fact is they’re #1 in 2008 with 25-54, their target demo, and on track to win it again this year.

In other words, they must be doing something very right.

By: Allie

Allie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:34:59 +0000

Gyngell needs to talk it up as much as he can. Nine has been abysmal for years now, it is an also-ran, its glory days are long over. There appears to be real problems in program development, particularly the reality series they commission. In a word, they suck. Badly. Same with their dramas. Gyngell is also forgetting that Top Gear is not a show with hugely broad appeal. Yeah, it’s entertaining, but it appeals to a relatively niche audience. It does not have the broad appeal of a variety show or even a sitcom. I note there is no mention of the ongoing problem of the tanking of Nine News in every major city, and the inability of ACA to lay much of a glove on TT.

By: Beckala

Beckala — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:14:20 +0000

David posted: While we’re on the topic, I’m still trying to work out how an Avatar trailer fits into Australian Idol, as it did last weekend. It’s not even a music film.

I’m also wondering why Channel 10 kept calling it an “exclusive Australian premiere” when the clip had already aired on Sunday Sunrise a good 10 hours earlier!!

By: Cameron

Cameron — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:11:59 +0000

I am with David Gyngell on being more confident in Nine in 2010 than over the last 2 years. However I do not believe Ten will come off but rather gain audience. Ten will eventually have an extra channel most likely post-Masterchef to boost shares while their programs continue with the networks success in the middle of the year.

Nine will be stronger as Go! was only introduced in August so it only had an impact for the last few months. The hey hey specials will rate well plus 10-15 of them will see more weekly wins plus the Winter Olympics which will give the network more exposure. The new shows are of little interest and I do not think I will watch V as Sci-fi is not my cup of tea. not into Top Gear neither. Will only watch new Two and A Half Men and ignore the repeats. Just hope Big Bang Theory continues and keeps a strong audience. The dramas especially Underbelly should be great as well as the Maria Korp telemovie.

I believe Nine will do much better in 2010 and if they do everything right, make gains in the news and so on, they could win the year in total people. Seven might win its fourth year (impossible to lose this year) but who knows. Ten will do more harm to the others from late April to mid July next year thanks to Masterchef which could gain viewers next year.

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:44:15 +0000

i see channel 9 as the cheapest looking network out of 10,7 and 9 their promos are cheap and their shows suck!

By: David Knox

David Knox — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:53:36 +0000

Michael Healy explained why here.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:49:15 +0000

I thought V would be “Fast Tracked” because of the first 4 eps will show before the winter Olympics.