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1. The Moops July 15, 2012 at 10:15 am -

   Pretty much agree with everything you’ve written, though I’m surprised Being Lara Bingle wasn’t listed in Ten’s misses. The ABC is stuffing up badly with their commissioning choices. A lot of their content has not resonated at all with the audience.

2. idiotbox July 14, 2012 at 5:39 pm -

   I pretty much agree with the list. Sad to see so many locally produced ABC shows bomb particlarly the expensive dramas. Curiously though David I notice that you didn’t give Adam Hills Gordon St tonight a hit or miss. Personally I think it was the biggest Miss the ABC had so far this year. Dreadful.

3. unclepete July 14, 2012 at 2:12 pm -

   So many good shows in the “miss” section.

   Hardly a surprise with many of them though. For example did anyone at Ten really expect The Finder to rate when anyone with half a brain knows it was canceled after only a few episodes? Why get involved with a show you know won’t last?

   I know you have based this purely on ratings figures David, but I wonder what the list would have looked like had you taken into account advertising/promotion and also regular timeslot, if you even could?

4. clofts July 14, 2012 at 12:19 pm -

   Don’t forget Laura Bingle.. a miss for sure.
   I also thing Downton Abbey is a miss since those episodes was shown last year in the UK and have even already been shown (and released on DVD I believe) in New Zealand! Time for Seven to catch up..

5. Bogues July 14, 2012 at 9:26 am -

   Running to published time.
   Hit: ABC, SBS
   Miss: Seven,Ten, Nine

   Not changing the schedule every week
   Hit: ABC, SBS
   Miss: Seven, Ten, Nine

6. Maev....Sydney July 14, 2012 at 2:29 am -

   @ Tommo…I also enjoyed Kitchen Cabinet….not sure it rated that well though.

7. Alessandro July 13, 2012 at 11:28 pm -

   Sports Fever was great it was just the timeslot should be on a friday night before the footy

   if the abc wants good ratings for wednesday

   8:30 mad as hell
   9:00 gruen
   9:45 the chaser

   danger 5 was funny sh!t

8. Tommo July 13, 2012 at 8:49 pm -

   I would say that another ABC(2) hit is the Annabel Crabb cooking series with the politicians (I can’t remember its name).
   I would also dispute The Project being a flop. The Project-Sunday absolutely is, but the weekday version is making ground-especially at 630 in SA & WA where 9 is not strong.

9. mistaken July 13, 2012 at 8:09 pm -

   I’d add Ten Late News to Ten’s miss list. It’s rating on average 40% less then the old version. Classic case of “if it aint broke, don’t fix it”.

10. mick210411 July 13, 2012 at 8:04 pm -

    As Margaret Pomeranz would say…Ohh David!!!

11. Darcey09 July 13, 2012 at 6:28 pm -

    Sorry Michael, but I am entitled to my opinion. Clearly, you disagree.

12. michael July 13, 2012 at 5:34 pm -

    You don’t know what you’re talking about Darcey09. Agony Aunts and Uncles consistently outrated their lead-ins at 9.30pm. And were the top Iviewed shows on the ABC for months. You can’t ask more than that.

13. Darcey09 July 13, 2012 at 4:20 pm -

    Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight was also a miss.

14. Darcey09 July 13, 2012 at 4:18 pm -

    Agony aunts & uncles should have made the miss list.

15. msd July 13, 2012 at 3:38 pm -

    I thought Dumb, Drunk and Racist was ABC2′s highest rated show?

16. James July 13, 2012 at 3:06 pm -

    pretty sure that you can already add “I Will Survive” and “The Shire” to the Miss list for TEN

17. ryan July 13, 2012 at 2:54 pm -

    I rekon the living room is the best new show on Ten this yr. Also Before the game has lifted its game this yr even though it doesnt get great ratings

18. roaringdave July 13, 2012 at 1:20 pm -

    David, do you remember what figures Bollywood Star averaged? I thought it might have done quite well.

19. A. July 13, 2012 at 1:02 pm -

    For me personally with Seven I’m loving Downton Abbey, Once Upon a Time and Castle. Also occasionally Air Crash Investigation (not the start times however i.e. 10.15pm ) . With Nine I want to watch Person of Interest also Alcatraz. Why did they put the former against Castle?!? Sigh. Really love Sherlock a lot. I also love on their multi-channel Chuck and Fringe. But not the surprise times and days.

    With Ten I did enjoy Eleven with Star Trek (TNG & Voyager ) also Dollhouse. But the 10pm timeslot is a miss. Plus no Voyager at the moment. I also like Supernatural and Smallville. Loved that they put the latter on a weekday and before 10.30pm.

    SBS I’ve loved Coast, Simon Reeve, Mythbusters and sometimes Who Do You Think You Are? Plus the news. Last but not least the ABC. I look forward to Catalyst being back. Lateline, Q&A, Four Corners (especially the Tuesday night repeats ) , Media Watch, Mad as Hell and Phryne Fisher. There’s more but too much. Although I wonder if The 7.30 Report will ever get its name back. I also especially look forward to Doctor Who.

    P.S. Sorry got carried away David.

20. melmac July 13, 2012 at 12:42 pm -

    Ratings wise The Straits was a miss but it was badly scheduled up against some stiff competition every one I know who watched it did so at a later time on iview through there Smart TVs and other devices. All that did liked it

21. deedeedragons July 13, 2012 at 12:40 pm -

    The Footy Show NRL has been a miss since day 1.

22. bettestreep2008 July 13, 2012 at 12:11 pm -

    To be fair – a few of Ten’s Misses are due to Ten stuffing around with their timeslots.

    YTT – a much better talent show than AGT and The Voice was literally destroyed when it was bumped to Friday night. It’s finale rated under 500K because it was up against bloody football!

    Same goes for Glee and House. One week they are there and the next they are somewhere else or nowhere to be seen for weeks…

    And while we are at it – I am sure Gina and Lachlan would consider the Bolt Report the biggest hit of the year to date.

23. Secret Squirrel July 13, 2012 at 11:57 am -

    Yup, pretty much agree with everything there, altho’ I prob would have added Mrs Brown’s Boys to the hit list and Life’s Too Short to the misses.

    Also, there needs to be a separate category for Excess Baggage and Ten’s Breakfast.

24. Andrew July 13, 2012 at 11:55 am -

    While I’ve only seen brief snippets I would have thought Dumb, Drunk & Racist would be considered a hit, it’s rated well by ABC2 standards and has triggered a lot of social commentary.

    @James: I don’t think it’s any secret that The Footy Show AFL does an awful lot better than its NRL counterpart in ratings terms.

25. Leigh H July 13, 2012 at 11:54 am -

    I agree with most, though NCIS is down much on last year, I would call it a miss. If The Project could be split then the 630pm would be a hit, 6pm miss. Nb. Chrissy was great on The Project last night – more please.

26. tmorgan96 July 13, 2012 at 11:19 am -

    I wouldn’t classify New Girl a hit…

27. James-original July 13, 2012 at 11:09 am -

    David, If you base these results on Total People, then shouldn’t Sunday Night be included as a hit when it averages higher than 60 Minutes. And Dancing averaged higher than most other hits yet made the miss pile…..

28. GuanoLad July 13, 2012 at 11:06 am -

    “Danger 5″ was a decent ten minute joke stretched to 3 painful hours.

    I like “Randling” but I am willing to accept I am part of a tiny minority.

29. Mr. J July 13, 2012 at 10:56 am -

    Attempts at these kind of things usually start big arguments but I agree with a lot of it. The one I disagree with the most is New Girl. It had some good rating episodes at the beginning of the year but it’s definitely been a flop for a while now.

    Hit of the year: The Voice
    Flop of the year: tossup between breakfast and excess baggage.

30. Pegasus July 13, 2012 at 10:36 am -

    I would have thought Please Marry My Boy was a big miss?

31. Guy July 13, 2012 at 10:16 am -

    I would have to agree with everything you have listed and i take it The Amazing Race is the US version. The only thing i don’t agree about is Criminal Minds. 1 episode in the non-ratings period with no promotion at all is a bit hard to gauge a hit or miss but i can see why its there.

    Its going to be an interesting 2nd half of the year. I expect a number of hits and misses to come.

32. Ronnie July 13, 2012 at 10:08 am -

    Harsh but fair! It’s an interesting way of looking at the year to date and further confirms my view that the current commissioning team at the ABC in drama and comedy are squandering the budget increases they were given and delivering far too many misses. Leadership, vision and risk taking in all genres should define the national broadcaster.

33. kats July 13, 2012 at 10:03 am -

    I forgot to add,up to this point

34. kats July 13, 2012 at 9:59 am -

    There is always going to be some shows that people agree or dont agree belong on the list,but alot of that comes down to individual preferences.I think for the most part the list covers what the hit and misses have been this year

35. Jake S July 13, 2012 at 9:35 am -

    Love the report card David!

    I agree with all the hits/misses you’ve listed, but personally I think ABC’s overall grade should be higher then Ten’s grade, especially against 2011′s performance.

36. David Knox July 13, 2012 at 9:18 am -

    Amazing Race= US.

37. thedavemiester July 13, 2012 at 9:13 am -

    I’d mostly agree with what you have here although I would’ve though Amazing Race Australia was a hit, probably the only thing I watch on ch7.

    Disappointed that the Finder is listed as a miss. One of the shows that I really enjoyed despite clearly being in the minority.

38. Cookie July 13, 2012 at 9:06 am -

    David seriously! The Amazing Race a miss at 9.30 it was doing well and on Monday it is doing really well getting over 1 million viewers and what about Mrs Brown, Pictures of You!

39. Fitzah July 13, 2012 at 8:19 am -

    The NRL Footy Show should have really gotten Matty Johns and let him have creative control over the show because whoever is boss of the show at the moment is doing a terrible job.

40. shangrispa July 13, 2012 at 7:59 am -

    I agree with all apart from one. Im really enjoying Ch7′s Amazing Race Australia and would definitely call it a hit. Maybe the Amazing Race US is more of a miss, in a similar vein to The Voice US…

41. James July 13, 2012 at 7:43 am -

    Awesome story David, but how is it that The Footy Show (AFL) is a hit and (NRL) a miss?

42. jezza the first original one July 13, 2012 at 7:36 am -

    It is very subjective and can be argued over all day. However I must raise the issue of Olivia and Timmy Time on ABC2, both are solid regular performers and hit their target consistently for a digi channel, they should be included as a hit for ABC

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