Last Resort struggles as Nine fall to third on Tuesday
Ratings: At just 414,000 viewers Nine's new reality show debuts lower than Biggest Loser: Transformed.
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Nine’s new reality series The Last Resort has launched to a disappointing 414,000 viewers, landing fourth in its timeslot behind the Treasurer’s Budget on the ABC.
The figure is lower than the season debut for The Biggest Loser: Transformed (450,000 viewers), and pushed Nine into third place in network share last night, behind TEN.
It was roundly beaten by MasterChef Australia on 979,000 viewers, and House Rules (795,000). Nine lost around half its audience from A Current Affair which won its timeslot on 799,000 viewers, before some rebuilding with Love Child later. Nine gets a second shot with the new show tonight before addressing the schedule more broadly.
NCISÂ also won for TEN at 8:30pm with 563,000 viewers.
Meanwhile it was Budget night on ABC, with 639,000 tuning in for the Treasurer’s address.
Seven network won Tuesday with 27.3% then TEN 25.0%, Nine 22.9%, ABC 17.6% and SBS 7.2%.
Seven News (1.01m / 1.06m) was #1 for Seven then House Rules (795,000), Home and Away (728,000), The Chase (695,000 / 458,000) and Seven Year Switch (507,000).
MasterChef Australia 979,000 won its slot for TEN, then The Project (686,000 / 459,000), NCIS (563,000), TEN Eyewitness News (508,000), Family Feud (409,000) and NCIS: LA (283,000).
Nine News (994,000 / 974,000) led for Nine then A Current Affair (799,000), Love Child (521,000), Hot Seat (511,000 / 291,000) and The Last Resort (414,000). Operation Thailand drew 300,000.
ABC News (772,000), Budget 2017 (639,000 / 525,000) and Foreign Correspondent (329,00) comprised ABC’s night. The Book Club drew 144,000.
On SBS it was Great Continental Railway Journeys (360,000), Insight (241,000), SBS World News (146,000) and Dateline (143,000).
Hopping multichannels was Peter Rabbit with 229,000.
The Morning Show: 147,000 / 78,000
Today Extra: 130,000 / 69,000
Studio 10: 100,000 / 54,000
OzTAM Overnights: Tuesday 9 May 2017
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27 Responses
Comes to something when the Budget beats Channel 9!
Wow! When was the last time that Nine’s network share was behind Ten’s?
As I hoped. The Last Resort bombed. My faith has been restored knowing more Aussies would rather watch the dribble coming out of Canberra than watch the garbage displayed on 9. Actually David your opening words to this story made me laugh out loud, so thanks for that. I also had the television on this morning as background noise and for whatever reason it was on 9, which I don’t normally do. It may have had something to do with listening to Ross Greenwood give his summary of the budget. It may have been Today Extra when they have one of those in-house debates discussing the hot topics when two of the presenters said something along the lines of they were too busy watching “The Last Resort”. Wow, really? At that point I went looking for the off button.
we have to be close to reality tv for the sake of it as tv viewing some seem to be just for the sake of australian content
Think this one needs a rewrite.
LOL! I think you’re right re rewrite……er,…
Watched a couple of mins of TLR during an ad break on another channel.
That was enough – absolutely bottom of the barrel dross and so annoying as well.
Really hope they swap the time slots around for Love Child and this crap on Tuesday nights.
Last Resort will be lower tonight. Nowhere have I’ve seen positive comments about the show – every time it was promoted on Facebook every comment was negative ranging from how can they keep dishing up this dross to put some more money back into dramas or something different.
It will be moved before next week – chance that 20-1 will fill Tuesday as eps are ready and they’ve started promoting it while Wed will see BGT brought forward to 7.30 as its not doing too badly.
why do they insist on showing these terrible shows. What a shame, Ch 9 used to be our favourite TV channel years ago, now we refuse to watch the crap they show.
+1
Same for me, late 90s to around 2004, Channel Nine was a top channel for me. Now it’s maybe two to three programs a year at most.
Love Child and House Husbands are the only 9 regulars I watch, both on Catch Up.
The thing about 9 these days is that they are throwing more of the reality drivel on TV. Food Fight and Ninja Warrior will arrive in July and I expect that this to bomb
Ninja is a tested format so should stand a fighting chance. Food Fight is Nine internal, so unknown and we’ll have to wait and see.
Food Fight is Shine..so shiny.
Ah yes, my mistake, but still new format. Thx.
I don’t know why any sane person would watch it (Last Resort)
I’d only watch it as a last resort
What a massive flop The Last Resort was. Why did they think it was a good idea to copy cat Seven Year Switch? Will flooding the market with similar shows affect Married At First Sight next year?
I’m glad this turkey bombed!! Wall to wall promotion for weeks and disaster ratings! Looked like tripe!
Embarrasing for Nine!
But what a night for Ten, with MasterChef + NCIS dominating.
I’m sure they’ll proudly brag about last night and so they should 🙂
Should also be noted.
Ten were #1 in Melbourne last night (both network and primary)!
Fantastic effort and result.
Dominating from 7pm (just short of ACA) to 10pm.
They must of come close on Monday as well with HYBPA getting 343K in Melbourne as well as MC and The Project doing well in Melbourne as well. Other cities may catch on.
A great episode of Wentworth last night! Next week’s is looking to be a good one too. Speaking of ABC and Budget, it’s a shame we have no Checkout this week because of more budget related programming. They need to make better use of the multi-channels and move that to ABC News, as now that is in SD, everyone should have access to it.
I would say that the ABC put the Budget onto the main channel for the same reason Nine puts the cricket onto the main channel. It’s a status symbol. People regard Nine as the cricket channel and they regard the ABC as the politics/government channel.
Actually, I and most would say it’s due to one reason only…
Ratings.
Main channel has triple of what a multi-channel does.
The Juice/Freak scene is why I am scared of the dentist. Classic one liner from Joan too.