Show goes on for 10, Nine wins Sunday.
Ratings: Empty seats boosts 10's Dancing show but Nine dominates from 6pm.
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Sunday was a most unusual night of television -and a sign of things to come.
Denied the Australian Grand Prix, 10 put on a brave face and their best sequins for an audience-less Dancing with the Stars.
A small band of merry crew sat amongst empty seats to applaud a troupe of hard-working performers endeavouring to maintain the adage that the show must go on. There was the odd thumbs up from the cameraman and even a tumbleweed thrown across the floor from the props department. Props to all concerned.
But it was Married at First Sight that topped the night and the demos at 1.12m viewers.
That eclipsed Grand Designs (587,000 from 7:40pm), Dancing with the Stars (502,000 -its best numbers since season premiere) and My Kitchen Rules (473,000),
60 Minutes was dominant from 8:30pm at 816,000 then Stateless (390,000) and The Good Doctor (381,000).
Nine network won Sunday with 35.2% then Seven 22.2%, ABC 17.7%, 10 17.2% and SBS 7.7%.
Nine News maintained a strong night for the network winning its slot with 1.1m. Murder on the Internet was 404,000.
Seven News was best for Seven at 978,000. World’s Most Shocking Emergency Calls was 167,000.
ABC News was high at 872,000 for ABC. A Very English Scandal (213,00) and Compass (164,000) followed.
The Sunday Project drew 426,000 / 264,000 for 10. 10 News First was 339,000. A Graham Norton Show repeat drew 239,000. Bondi Rescue was 151,000.
On SBS it was Secrets Of Our Cities (201,000) SBS World News (191,000), North America With Simon Reeve (162,000), and Jeff Bezos: The Rise And Reign Of Amazon (101,000).
An Australian Story repeat topped multichannels at 212,000 in preliminary figures (in what is likely to have been a PM press conference).
OzTAM Overnights: Sunday 15 March 2020
- Tagged with 10 News First, 60 Minutes, A Very English Scandal, ABC News, Australian Grand Prix, Australian Story, Bondi Rescue, Compass, Dancing with the Stars, Grand Designs, Jeff Bezos: The Rise And Reign Of Amazon, Married at First Sight, Murder on the Internet, My Kitchen Rules, Nine News, North America with Simon Reeve, SBS World News, Secrets of our Cities, Seven News, Stateless, The Good Doctor, The Graham Norton Show, The Sunday Project, World's Most Shocking Emergency Calls
19 Responses
Dancing did well enough without an audience…still love the show and the fact that they added lights behind the judges. #DanceLikeNoOnesWatching
Of course no way to ever find out, however I bet with DWTS not having an Audience that Viewers Votes would be slightly different without the Audience cheers influencing them somewhat, perhaps even the Judges seeing they’re just seeing the dance and no applause.
My instinct is you’re overthinking it, but I can’t verify. Either way life goes on…
I hope DWTS builds into the 600’s and 700’s! It deserves high ratings. A quality show with a professional and polished production. I’m happy it’s consistently beating My Kitchen Rules. But anything and everything is beating MKR this year.
Whilst I don’t watch DWTS or The Bachelor/ette (I remain a massive Aussie Survivor, MasterChef and Amazing Race fan), I fully credit 10 for doing excellent local versions of international franchises. They really seem to get the audiences of each of them.
Seven can’t say that The Good Doctor is Australia’s favourite doctor anymore. Doctor Doctor is usually in the 500’s.
Wondering why DWTS still had seating there. Was it to illustrate the fact that there was no audience?. This could go on for a while. Maybe next week fill that void with something or just make the dance floor bigger.
Not sure about moving seats out, but I was surprised the crew did not sit behind the judges. Maybe they are cam shy, which I understand.
Or at least put up a nice backdrop.
DWTS did a terrific job under challenging circumstances. Courtney Act is always great value.
Yes it was great on dwts last night. Well done.
Once this height of corona virus passes things will get back to normal and there will be an audience again.
That is many months away. DWTS will be long over by then.
I loved the Judges team dances last night, particularly Craig and his team, he looks so good in drag and was clearly in his element. I have to say that Craig has become the highlight of DWTS for me, and it wouldn’t be the same without him.
No audience, the new era. This is going to hurt and hurt hard.
Yet last night DWTS had “its best numbers since season premiere”. Ho hurt there.
This would be due to more people staying at home.
DWTS was bizarre but a great watch last night. Although the reminder every 2 minutes that there was no audience did wear a little thin pretty quickly!
I agree, the jokes all the time about no audience was really annoying and just not funny !
I really liked DWTS last night. Also enjoyed the way Amanda and Grant made fun with what they had to work with. Courtney Act was also a good addition last night.