The first episode of Celebrity Apprentice averaged 957,000 across the broadcast. Nine broke it down into the launch, which averaged 866,000, and the boardroom segment averaged 1.04 million, so there was a handy turn-on. It’s worth noting that when the series premiered back on October 24, 2011, its first episode averaged 1.05 million viewers. So, a decade on the remake pulled in 100,000 fewer viewers, even though the viewing population is now up by more than 10%.
Ten’s MasterChef Australia pulled in 726,000, while Spicks and Specks on the ABC drew in 736,000. The Eurovision final attracted 143,000 nationally live on SBS in the early hours of the morning, and an average of 211,000 for the repeat on Sunday night. The Italian winners looked like a bad group miming in a karaoke bar.
The final ep of Wakefield on the ABC drew in 276,000. It was Nine’s night from Seven, Ten, and the ABC.
In breakfast television it was: Insiders, 540,000; Weekend Sunrise, 408,000; Landline, 341,000; and Weekend Today, 247,000.
In the regions it was: Seven News, 557,000; Seven News Spotlight, 388,000; Nine News, 307,000; 7pm ABC News, 301,000; and Spicks and Specks, 261,000.
Network channel share:
- Nine (29.3%)
- Seven (28.0%)
- Ten (19.2)
- ABC (14.3%)
- SBS (9.3%)
Network main channels:
- Nine (21.9%)
- Seven (19.9%)
- Ten (12.3%)
- ABC (9.5%)
- SBS ONE (5.9%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- 7mate (4.2%)
- 10 Bold (3.5%)
- GO, 10 Peach, ABC Kids/Comedy/Plus (2.7%)
Top 10 national programs:
- Seven News — 1.54 million
- Nine News — 1.34 million
- Seven News Spotlight: — 1.09 million
- Celebrity Apprentice – Boardroom (Nine) — 1.04 million
- 7pm ABC News — 874,000
- Celebrity Apprentice – Launch (Nine) — 866,000
- 60 Minutes (Nine) — 766,000
- Spicks and Specks (ABC) — 736,000
- MasterChef Australia (Ten) — 726,000
- The Sunday Project 7pm (Ten) — 555,000
Top metro programs:
- Nine News — 1.00 million
Metro news and current affairs:
- Nine News — 1.00 million
- Seven News — 991,000
- Seven News Spotlight — 702,000
- 7pm ABC News — 573,000
- 60 Minutes (Nine) — 551,000
- The Project 7pm (Ten) — 416,000
- 9News Late — 301,000
- The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 271,000
- Ten News First — 240,000
- SBS World News — 179,000
Morning (national) TV:
- Insiders (ABC, ABC TV) — 540,000
- Weekend Sunrise (Seven) — 408,000
- Landline (ABC) — 341,000
- Weekend Today (Nine) — 247,000
- Sports Sunday (Nine) — 213,000
- Offsiders (ABC) — 207,000
Top five pay TV programs:
- NRL: Parramatta vs NZ Manly (Fox League) — 279,000
- NRL: Souths vs Penrith (Fox League) — 231,000
- NRL: Sunday Ticket (Fox League) — 223,000
- AFL: GWS vs West Coast (Fox Footy) — 155,000
- NRL: Sunday Night With Matty Johns (Fox League) — 145,000
Hi Glenn – I know you have been a bit dark on Wakefield, but I actually found it to be pretty good. It’s been available on ABC iView for quite a while – this would have undoubtedly impacted the regular viewing numbers. Any thoughts on how well it actually tracked?