★★★★★ 0/5

MKR lifts, Matlock upstages Dessert Masters for 10.

My Kitchen Rules narrows the gap with The Block, while Matlock enjoys a promising premiere for 10.

19
Leave a comment

It may have been the habit of people tuning in expecting Have You Been Paying Attention? but Matlock‘s premiere last night had a surprising lift on its lead-in Dessert Masters last night for 10.

Either way, it was a promising start for 10.

Once again The Block led entertainment at 1.19m in National TV Audience.

My Kitchen Rules was high at 946,000 then 7:30 (830,000),  Australian Story (759,000) and Dessert Masters (311,000).

Later Media Watch was 642,000 then Four Corners (635,000), Matlock (514,000), Power to The People: America Votes (401,000) and Twisted Twins (360,000).

Seven News was #1 at 1.3m then Home & Away (905,000) and The Chase (578,000). SWAT was 148,000.

Nine News averaged 1.16m. A Current Affair led with 1.02m then Tipping Point (642,000). Race to the Melbourne Cup Carnival managed 153,000.

ABC News was 904,000. Q+A (367,000),Hard Quiz (320,000) and A Bite to Eat with Alice (TBA) followed.

10 News First was 310,000 for 10 then The Project (307,000), Deal or No Deal  (258,000). Five Bedrooms returned to 166,000.

On SBS it was SBS World News (TBA / 136,000),  Into South America with Nick Knowles (TBA), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (134,000) and The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump (TBA).

Sunrise: 372,000
Today: 315,000
News Breakfast: 221,000

National Total TV: Monday 4 November 2024

19 Responses

  3. I enjoyed Matlock, glad they simulcast it on BOLD as I watched it there to avoid the massive screen junk that 10 insists on placing at the bottom. BOLD is HD and has no junk, unfortunately I think its only on the main channel next week.

  5. Have not read anything but glowing comments about Matlock….all my US friends love it…old and young…The twist at the end knocked my socks off 😲…..Yes Kathy Bates is a good actor…but oh my, the writers make this series what it is, kudos to them!

    1. Seeing the reviews and how the key producers from one of my personal underrated faves, Jane The Virgin, are also involved in Matlock, I’m curious to give it a go.

      But it’s going to be hard not to imagine Grandpa Simpson ranting about the Matlock Expressway every time I hear the character’s name.

  6. I have trouble pronouncing septuagenarian but 10 are going all out on Matlock with a simulcast premiere and a main channel repeat later in the week and another repeat the following week on a multi. As an almost septuagenarian I should watch but I can still remember the original with Andy Griffith and, of course, Angela Lansbury in Murder She Wrote.

    2. Ten and ABC are famous for repeating shows multiple times in a week on both the main channel and multis. Given the prevalence of catchup apps, I assume it’s just used as filler content.

          1. It definitely only dropped today. Was advertised in the show tile on the service for a while now and there’s only one episode currently available. 10 must have wanted it to be a hit on their main channel first? Like I mentioned it does move to Friday’s this week so we should catch up with the US soon.

  8. Enjoyed Matlock, liked the twist at the end too, interested to see where it goes. Glad to see it did ok numbers, and probably high numbers for 10 so at least it shouldn’t be bumped next week.
    Also good to see an older character these days as the main lead of a series.

Leave a Reply

Celebrating 50 Years since Countdown 1974 - 1987
Enter site