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TV war: MAFS v Idol v Survivor

Three reality juggernauts launch on the same night.

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Make your choice Australia.

Three reality juggernauts are now confirmed to all premiere on the same day: Monday January 30.

Married at First Sight on Nine, Australian Idol on Seven and Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains carry the weight of Quarter One ratings for their respective networks.

What’s yet to be confirmed are the times for Seven and 10 shows, with Nine confirming a 7:30 start for MAFS.

MAFS and Australian Survivor are both produced by Endemol Shine Australia while Fremantle produces Australian Idol.

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  1. Will definitely be watching Survivor Australia I might check out Australian Idol but i think it’s quite ageist the age limit for contestants and I think MAFS is trash

  8. I think Survivor will come out third best by a long shot (and I say that as a Survivor fan but one with a questionable feeling on the state if Aus franchise.)

    I don’t know if they can capture new viewers with “look, it’s heroes/villains and there’s notable players from past seasons of the show and look at these new people with mo personality and an outlandish job”. What are the regular non-Survivor fans relating to in the promo.

    They need to go back to basics – all new player cast, characters are big yet mostly relatable personalities that are eager to play and win – and stop with the gimmicks.

    1. Absolutely agree with you. Many of my friends are glad Survivor has returning players because it frees them up to watch something else. We want all fresh contestants.

  11. MAFS feels stale but getting a loyal audience to switch to something different or new seems to be harder than ever in the streaming/spoilt for choice era.

    The promos for Australian Idol just don’t scream “must see TV” for me. And it’s a tad confusing- seeing the judges visit the homes of contestants and claim to have discovered them. Then in some promos, the contestants are auditioning for the judges in a common location.

    MAFS meanwhile looks like it has another interesting cast which Nine have emphasised heavily in promos. That could maintain the interest of the large loyal audience already affectionate with MAFS.

    Survivor will do well by Ten standards but I don’t expect it to emerge the overall winner in total viewers or demos. Largely because of Ten’s early evening problems and utter failure that was the final quarter of 2022. Ten have no momentum.

  13. I’m wishing that both Australian Idol on Seven and Survivor on Ten put a colossal dent into that steaming pile of harangue known as Married at First Sight. I could be incorrect, but I have a feeling Seven decided to bring Home and Away back three weeks prior to put Australian Idol at 7:00 for its first outing. If I were Angus Ross and Brook Hall, I would seriously contemplate doing just that.

    1. The biggest issue with starting at 7pm, is the show will be over at 8:30pm, and with not much compelling content in that slot, people will switch to MAFS or Survivor.

      I’m taking a pass on all three. Looks like my streaming services will get a good workout.

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