Did Today ratings improve with Ben or Karl?
They say you should never take time off in Television....
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So did ratings for Today go up when Karl Stefanovic took a week’s break, or down?
Stefanovic took leave halfway through the show on Thursday June 15, with Ben Fordham stepping in a day later. He returned on air on Friday June 23, making true comparisons a little tricky. Lisa Wilkinson was also off air on June 21.
Despite the changes, numbers went up overall in the second week, with Fordham in the chair for 4 of the 5 days.
Of course in the fickle breakfast landscape, 5 days of comparisons are risky to conclude broader trends.
Here are the daily breakdowns between the two shows:
Thursday June 15
Today: 302,000
Sunrise: 279,000
Friday June 16
Sunrise: 313,000
Today: 280,000
Week ending June 17Â averages
Sunrise: 287,000
Today: 283,000
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Monday June 19
Today: 289,000
Sunrise: 274,000
Tuesday June 20
Today: 297,000
Sunrise: 289,000
Wednesday June 21
Today: 291,000
Sunrise: 276,000
Thursday June 22
Today: 310,000
Sunrise: 281,000
Friday June 23
Today: 309,000
Sunrise: 289,000
Week ending June 24Â averages
Today: 299,000
Sunrise: 282,000
Yesterday’s numbers were:
Sunrise: 281,000
Today: 280,000
5 Responses
I prefer to watch the black screen of my off television than either of these shows. From the little I have seen of them, I can tell I am not missing much.
I didn’t mind waking up to Ben. Who was Lisa’s fill-in? When is Katy Perry on Sunrise?
Sylvia filled in for Lisa. Katy Perry is on Sunrise next week. They said they are announcing which day on tomorrows show.
I don’t watch Today, but I am finding watching Karl’s mid-life crisis playing out on the pages of tabloids and magazine immensely entertaining.
I would rather watch Ben than Karl.