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TEN wins first night of ratings for the year

TEN has won a night of 2011 ratings, thanks to its two reality shows MasterChef Australia and The Biggest Loser.

At long last, TEN has won a night of 2011 TV ratings, thanks to its two reality shows MasterChef Australia and The Biggest Loser.

The finale of The Biggest Loser, won by 25 year old Emma Duncan, was the #1 show of the night on 1.68m viewers. Surprisingly the final half hour “The Winner Announced” was lower on 1.55m.

MasterChef Australia was 1.65m, higher than its premiere when it debuted against the Logie Awards.

The “halo effect” of MasterChef is already being felt across the network with The 7PM Project nudging 1.1m viewers, but still third in its slot. 6:30 with George Negus was 629,000 with a repeat pulling 561,000.

It was only the second time this year TEN has won on primary channel share, but the first in total network figures.

No Ordinary Family had a good debut for Seven on 1,137,000, second in its slot but a repeat of Bones fell to 676,000.

Nine was third overall for the evening, with a new Big Bang Theory (1.04m) the only show outside of Nine News and A Current Affair to crack the million. While Negus and Today Tonight both covered the death of Osama bin Laden, ACA overlooked it completely but nudged 1.1m, second in its slot.

For ABC 7.30 was 880,000 and Australian Story was 841,000.

Man Vs Wild on SBS ONE was 300,000.

Week 19

20 Responses

  1. First story on ACA: The Logies. And of course there was Moanique lapping it all up. You claim to know TV but all I can infer from your strange comments is that you are a Channel 9 plant.

  2. Good to see that a big news story brings viewers to the Negus show instead of the other 2 “current affairs” shows. When you add together both showings of the Negus show it actually has more viewers than A Crappy Alternative. Unfortunately the late night rerun is probably just taking viewers away from Lateline though. I hope Channel 10 keeps persevering.

  3. Glad to see TEN do so well last night. Negus above 600k is awesome. The show will soon topple ACA i recon.

    In a way its good to see Bones repeats failing because it in a way is sending a message to Seven to show New episodes. I want new episodes now please.

  4. Loving seeing Ten back in the top spot, if I was the new management I would be looking for ways to make sure Ten can stay up there or give Seven a run when MasterChef finishes and while MasterChef is on push like hell all of their other shows and hope they stick the ratings when it goes.
    I actually noticed during daytime programming down the bottom we keep seeing advertisements for whats coming up on the news and 6.30.

    I also found it funny that Karl from Today went with Matt Preston to the Nine party but then went over and joined Ten’s, by the sounds of things from the Logies him and Murdoch are pretty close.

    1. Moanique that’s up to them. For starters how about some interviews or grabs with our military or former commanders, federal or shadow ministers, international politics experts, terrorism experts, Bali bombing survivors, US correspondents, US political watchers…. it’s been analysed by plenty of shows and I would have thought a major news story would have been ripe for a show that covers current affairs.

  5. @Ryanco

    The * was to the headline “TEN wins first night of ratings for the year”

    I was saying the headline should have an * for “in total people” as Ten has won plenty of nights in 18-49, 25.54 and 16-39 – where it really counts.

  6. Love that TEN won Monday night, I hope it’s a trend and shakes up the other guys, so much for ‘Nine’ winning the Gold Logie.

    @James H – I didn’t know that, Isn’t pay back fun (against Trump).

  7. Well if TEN couldn’t win this night, there would’ve been no hope going forward. Incredible numbers for 7pm project. It also beat ACA

    But is this due to MasterChef or everyone flocking to News shows in the wake of OBL death? We’ll see tonight.

  8. Could this be a researgence for Network Ten or will it be the same not a bad start but when the reality shows go away they are back in the dolldrums

  9. @ James H, perhaps he held off authorising the operartion during a non ratings week. Does anyone know if Chuck Norris or Steven Seagull starred in this mission?

  10. @Jezza – It only happened yesterday, so I doubt that….

    I think it’s funny he interrupted a screening of Celebrity Apprentice though (and then turned up an hour late!)

  11. It looks like ACA didn’t buy any of the rights for Osama bin Ladens demise. Is it true that the US President kept the news of this quiet to avoid showing it in a non ratings week?

  12. I think you quoted wrong Negus figure. Negus encore was 561K, the first run at 6:30 was in the 600s.

    It was great to watch Negus last night, with the OBL coverage. I flicked over to TT at one stage & it was covering the serious issue of milk additives! What a joke. I hope Negus continues to grow.

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