Married at First Sight honeymoons are underway, last night landing as the top entertainment show on 773,000 metro viewers.

That was ahead of 7:30 (539,000), Back Roads (439,000), Territory Cops (270,000), Bondi Rescue (259,000) and The World’s Greatest Palaces (141,000).

Later Gogglebox won at 517,000 then Q+A (289,000), The Equalizer (280,000) and Wife Swap (238,000).

Nine network won Thursday with 30.2% then Seven 24.8%, 10 19.0%, ABC 17.7% and SBS 8.3%.

Nine News was best for Nine at 837,000 / 828,000. A Current Affair was 619,000 then Hot Seat (386,000 / 237,000). Murder for Hire was 129,000.

Seven News was #1 at 864,000 / 858,000. An extended Home & Away was 446,000 then The Chase (431,000 / 258,000). Busted in Bangkok was 120,000.

The Project drew 378,000 / 257,000 for 10 then 10 News First (324,000 / 191,000).  SVU was 222,000.

ABC News won its slot at 634,000 for ABC. Sammy J pulled 272,000 followed by One Plus One (163,000), The Drum (151,000) and Aussie Inventions that Changed the World (139,000).

On SBS it was SBS World News (150,000 / 128,000), Trust Me I’m a Doctor (130,000), Cornwall with Simon Reeve (116,000) and Mastermind (75,000).

The Adventures of Paddington led multichannels at 151,000.

Today Extra: 116,000 / 66,000
The Morning Show: 114,000 / 64,000
Studio 10: 36,000 / 32,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 25 February 2021

Week 2 of 2021 ratings goes to Nine, thanks to the Australian Open.

It drew up to 879,000 metro viewers on Day 8 -an adjusted figure for Ash Barty’s win over Shelby Rogers, but it was down on a Kyrgios match the preceding week.

Overall the 2 week tournament is also down on its usual January dates, but against stronger competition.

ABC’s Hard Quiz was the top entertainment show at 685,000 viewers, while Seven News topped the week.

Network:
Nine: 30.7
Seven: 25.3
10: 17.9
ABC: 17.8
SBS: 8.3

Primary channel:
Nine: 22.0
Seven: 16.9
ABC: 12.8
10: 10.3
SBS: 4.7

Multichannels:
10 BOLD: 4.0
7TWO / 7mate: 3.2
9GO!: 3.0
10 Peach: 2.9
9GEM / ABC TV Kids Plus: 2.4
7flix / ABC News: 2.1
9Life: 2.0
SBS VICELAND: 1.5
9RUSH: 1.4
SBS World Movies: 1.0
SBS Food: 0.9
10 Shake: 0.6
ABC ME: 0.5
NITV: 0.2

Nine led the demos 16 – 39 and 25 – 54.

Nine won Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane. Seven claimed Adelaide & Perth.

Nine won every night. ABC bettered 10 on Wednesday, Friday & Saturday.

Best brands were:

Nine: Nine News (Sun: 914,000), Australian Open (D8 Night: 879,000), RBT (256,000) and Today (210,000).

Seven: Seven News (Sun: 988,000), The Chase (520,000), Holey Moley (Sun: 510,000) and Home & Away (496,000).

10: The Amazing Race Australia (Sun: 564,000), Gogglebox (501,000), The Sunday Project (475,000) and 10 News First (362,000).

ABC: ABC News (Sun: 702,000), Hard Quiz (685,000), and The Weekly with Charlie Pickering / 7:30 (both 573,000).

SBS: Great Continental Railway Journeys (206,000), Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime (192,000), SBS World News (182,000) and Anne: The Princess Royal at 70 (181,000).

Infograph supplied by Nine:

ABC was strong with early evening viewers last night -until viewers drifted away from Q+A.

7:30 led its slot at 576,000 metro viewers then Back Roads (530,000), Ambulance Australia (303,000) and The World’s Greatest Palaces (144,000).

A soft lead-in saw Gogglebox return with 502,000 ahead of Wife Swap Australia (306,000) and Q+A (280,000).

The Australian Open averaged 562,000 / 391,000 viewers which was down on last Thursday.

Nine network won Thursday with 27.3% then Seven 26.6%, 10 19.3%, ABC 17.8% and SBS 9.0%.

Nine News (773,000 / 764,000) as best for Nine.

Seven News was #1 at 942,000 / 899,000 for Seven. An extended Home & Away averaged 459,000 and The Chase was 496,000 / 303,000. Busted in Bangkok was 151,000.

The Project drew 442,000 / 280,000 on 10. 10 News First was 358,000 / 211,000. A Hughesy replay drew 158,000.

ABC News won its slot with 698,000. Sammy J (286,000), The Drum (171,000) and The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty (146,000) followed.

On SBS it was SBS World News (180,000 / 142,000), Cornwall with Simon Reeve (125,000), The Truth about Cosmetic Treatments (123,000). Mastermind was 85,000.

Bluey again led multis at 206,000.

The Morning Show: 135,000 / 80,000
Studio 10: 53,000 / 47,000 / 32,000

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 18 February 2021

EXCLUSIVE: 10 kicked off 2021 early with I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here filmed in Australia and drawing its highest commercial share ever. Head of Programming Daniel Monaghan is keen to acknowledge its success as a taste of what’s to come.

“We were obviously very happy with the performance for I’m a Celebrity. It gives us such a great springboard into the year -we are the home of summer entertainment. IAC did such a phenomenal job this year with an incredible cast, again, under difficult circumstances with the pre-record and the location being in Australia rather than in South Africa,” he explains.

“To come out with our highest commercial shares ever for the series, is something that we are so happy to crow about, and such a strong finale. I applaud ITV and our internal executive production team pulling that together and the casting team.”

Will the show remain in Australia or return to Africa?

“That site in northern New South Wales is used by other countries, so it is more of a logistical question, versus what would we want to do? We want to make the best show possible, at the time we want. The Live element does give us an added bonus. We will go where we think we can get the best show, at the best time. As the world grapples with vaccinations and COVID, we will continue to find the best spot for it.

“But I won’t say that we won’t be in Australia next year.”

Having safely filmed locally, The Amazing Race Australia is now screening three nights a week.

“Eureka have done an exceptional job under extraordinary circumstances, as everyone has encountered. We are thrilled with the series with Beau, happy that we were able to get it away and showcase the country. It’s been such a difficult six months of the year for production. Eureka found the perfect window and made the perfect COVID safe series.”

On Monday Hughesy We Have a Problem returns, this year with regulars Becky Lucas and Nazeem Hussain. Episode one even features problem-solving for Tiger King‘s Carole Baskin plus actor Gary Busey.

“You’ll find the show this year being filmed a lot closer to telecast”

“I think we you’ll find the show this year being filmed a lot closer to telecast, so it will be slightly more current for all the problems,” he continues.

“We really wanted to evolve it this year to be current, given the news of the world. You don’t want things to feel out of date, even if they’re filmed six weeks in advance. So these ones will feel very, very fresh.”

New game show The Cube sees the return of Andy Lee, and is based on a rebooted UK format. It will screen on Wednesdays from February 24.

“We’re very excited to have Andy Lee back on the network after as a host after so many years elsewhere.

“$250,000 on offer every single episode”

“The skills and the games of appear to be very simple. But they are put under the pressure of $250,000 on offer every single episode -twice actually, if there’s more than two sets of contestants,” says Monaghan.

“It had a very successful reboot and when ITV brought it to us, Andy was so excited to host it as a superfan of the show. How could we say no?”

New Bondi Rescue and Territory Cops screen on Thursdays along with national favourite, Gogglebox. The Living Room is in repeats on Fridays with new episodes expected after Easter.

MasterChef Australia returns for its 13th season in Q2 with celebrated new judges Melissa Leong, Jock Zonfrillo and Andy Allen. Masterclasses are also coming on Thursday nights.

“After the success of MasterChef last year with Back to Win, we were really buoyed by how well people responded to our three wonderful new judges. They are well into production and knocking people out.

“We put our first promo to air the other night, with mostly retro-vision.”

Q2 also signals the return of another favourite and ratings roadblock, Have You Been Paying Attention? Monaghan isn’t sure if the show can return with a full studio but cautiously speaks on behalf of producers, Working Dog (conceding he may cop a serve for doing so….).

“What they achieved with five people on Zoom and Tom in the studio was pretty incredible”

“They want to be back in studio, that’s where they feel most comfortable. If they can, they will. But they won’t do it if it’s putting people at risk. They also thrive off a studio audience, so they will want one, as we do, just for the energy of the comedians in the room. That being said, what they achieved with five people on Zoom and Tom in the studio was pretty incredible when you look at what some of the Americans and the Brits did with their nightly shows.”

How to Stay Married will screen Tuesdays in Q2 with Peter Helliar and Lisa McCune while a new season of Five Bedrooms is set for Wednesdays and picks up from the house sale ending S1.

“They do find a new house – spoiler alert- but the finding of the house is less of a storyline given how much they covered it in Series One. series. It’s more about the progression of the individual relationships moving forward, rather than retreading the same old ground,” he observes.

“I actually think the second series is a step up”

“I actually think the second series is a step up. Having seen the whole thing, it’s such a nice, warm and very funny show. I can’t wait for people to see it.”

Australian / British co-production With Intent starring Brett Tucker, Charlie Brookes and Phoebe Roberts is about to finish filming after border delays and is due later this year.

Q3 sees the return of The Masked Singer which heads back to Sydney for production.

“Jackie’s here, Hughesy’s here now because of his radio. Dannii’s family is in Melbourne, but she is obviously LA based and Urzila is in New Zealand.”

Does that meant Urzila is back on the panel and not Lindsay Lohan? Monaghan is more guarded on those specifics…

“We loved having Lindsay….  we loved having Urzila”

“We loved having Lindsay. We couldn’t have her for Series 2 so we loved having Urzila. So it’s a wealth of people!”

Matchbox Pictures and Eureka Productions are behind new reality contest Making It, based on a format from Amy Poehler & Nick Offerman. But whatever you do, don’t call it crafting….

“I don’t like the word, ‘craft.’ It’s a show about making. It’s art, it’s woodwork, it’s making things. There is definitely craft but it’s bigger than that,” Monaghan insists.

“Making It is going into production in March in Sydney. We have found our hosts, and our designers / judges are in the process of being locked.

“They are an exceptional bunch of makers”

“I have seen the cast…. it’ll be a really vibrant and big set with a diverse cast of makers, both in who they are and also what they create.

“You may be good with woodwork, crafts, arts, you may be a good felter – I only say that because I think it’s the funniest one. I don’t know that we have a felter!”

This will be a short run series, screening “a couple of nights per week.”

The Bachelor this year promises its “most eligible bachelor” ever -a term that is deliberately ambiguous.

“I think we’ll deliver on that. It’s open to interpretation, which is why it’s such a good phrase! Maybe you can be more desirable, for whatever reason….” he teases.

“We’re really happy with who has signed onto The Bachelor”

“We’re really happy with who has signed onto The Bachelor. Australia will be very happy with our gentleman.”

A name is not expected until filming begins, to keep the single ladies in the dark. But will Australia know this single bloke?

“Not yet. But you will, and I think he’s a fantastic get for the franchise.”

The Bachelorette returns but is yet to be cast, while Bachelor in Paradise is out this year.

Also new in 2021 is a local version of The Doghouse to be produced in-house. Based on the UK series it centres around match-making lost dogs with new owners.

“There were so many dogs adopted and bought during lockdown across the country that it feels like the right time for people to see this. It’s so sweet and gentle, very much a Gogglebox style show where dogs are matched with their new owners.”

Fans are hungry for more Australian Survivor which will screen in Q4. Monaghan is tight-lipped on a location, but an on-shore production seems a certainty.

“I think it’s reasonable to expect that it might be difficult this season to get to Fiji,” he hints.

“We have a location”

“We are in pre-production at the moment and we have a location. You could guess where it would be, but we will announce that in due course. It will be a standard series in terms of the same stripped format. We have the theme picked. It was cast before it got shut down last time… whether or not that entire cast returns (is unconfirmed).”

Previously-announced Body Hack is out for 2021 but Todd Sampson will return with an alternative series.

“It’s not similar to Body Hack, but it’s Todd Sampson.”

Kinne Tonight and Drunk History Australia are out for 2021 but could return at another stage. Axed are Playing for Keeps, Trial by Kyle, Celebrity Name Game, One Born Every Minute Australia, Scope and from July, long running Totally Wild.

There will also be a major new show for Q4 to replace Junior MasterChef.

“Junior MasterChef was a one-off for the pandemic. I don’t think that will say we’ll never do Junior again, but it’s not slated for this year. We will have something else at the back end where Junior was sitting -TBC in terms of announcements.”

The First Inventors presented by Rob Collins will screen in conjunction with NITV, and Ambulance Australia is expected in Q4.

“We’re happy with the way Sarah & Tristan are settling in”

New-look Studio 10 also gets the network tick.

“We’re happy with the way Sarah & Tristan are settling in. There was a fair bit of change so we’re just happy to have them bed in and work together. I think we’re seeing improvements in terms of the numbers so I’m really happy with the chemistry and the show as a whole.”

Finally 10 is also sticking with its extended 10 News First followed by The Project -will the latter ever return to a studio audience?

“It’s gone on so long, that if they put the audience back in, they’d have to adjust having it back! I don’t know. I won’t say it won’t happen but they have done a superb job without an audience that you could argue the case either way!”

Season 13 of Gogglebox returns to both Foxtel and 10 in mid February.

Returning this year is Emmie, back on the couch with her daughter Kerry Silbery and granddaughter Isabelle, after restrictions prohibited her appearance throughout much of 2020. Best friends Kaday and Chantel have also moved to a new home.

Foxtel’s Brian Walsh has recently announced a Celebrity Gogglebox is in the pipeline for 2021 from Endemol Shine Australia.

Group General Manager of LifeStyle Wendy Moore said, “The success of the past twelve seasons of Gogglebox comes down to the simple fact that we are all craving an authentic connection with people we can relate to. Our Gogglebox families are such a great reflection of all of us and watching them share our own experiences has become part of our collective survival kit in the past twelve months!”

Also returning happily married couple and grandparents Lee and Keith, Greek best friends Anastasia and Faye, close-knit but fight-over-the-remote family The Daltons and fun loving, cricket mad Delpechitra family who are all ready to get acquainted with the latest our television screens have to offer.

Ready to return to their lounges with their dry and delightfully honest opinions are Dealers of Indigenous Art Mick and Di; parents Matty and Sarah Marie with bub Malik and “uncle” Jad; brother and sister foodies Tim and Leanne; flatmates, surfing mates and best mates Milo and Nic and the Sydney clan of five, the Elias family.

7:30pm Wednesday February 17 on LifeStyle
8:30pm Thursday February 18 on 10.

Yes 2020 was a crazy, stupid year…

We threw out schedules for random press conferences. We learned to accept dodgy NBN Skype interviews as the norm (I’ve never seen up so many nostrils before). Studio audiences were banished, we kept presenters at opposite ends of their desks and a US election was disputed from outside the Four Seasons Total Landscaping.

In lockdown we binged more scripted and Reality TV than ever (thanks Schitt’s Creek and Tiger King). One of the weirdest moments I can recall was watching Dancing with the Stars couples sweating on the dance floor, halting for a live press conference in with ScoMo and Professor Brendan Murphy asking the nation to social distance, then we were straight back to the dancing. But I also recall filing TV ratings in my car awaiting a routine COVID test (negative!). Thanks 2020.

However it’s easy to overlook there were also a few rare moments on Australian TV.

Several were on MasterChef Australia, notably when 5 Asian Australians were being judged for their damn fine food: Brendan Pang, Jess Liemantara, Khanh Ong, Poh Ling Yeow and Reynold Poernomo. You’d never have seen that a decade ago. I also loved a moment when Melissa Leong answered a ringing phone in the middle of an off-site challenge, and proceeded to take a customer booking (normally this kinda thing would be edited out). Lastly, a Katy Perry visit sent contestants into meltdown … especially Reece “You’re the tits, Reece” Hignell.

Big kudos to Neighbours Series Producer Natalie Lynch & team for creating a COVID-friendly production model that drew praise around from Variety, Hollywood Reporter, NY Times, CNN and BBC and was subsequently cloned the world over. Give this woman a raise?

NITV introduced Australia’s very first Indigenous Breakfast show, Big Mob Brekky, as part of NAIDOC Week. On Q&A Meyne Wyatt lit a fuse with his compelling “I don’t wanna be quiet” monologue from his play City of Gold. An honourable mention to Gruen for quietly including two BIPOC female panelists in the same episode, without even needing to point it out.

2020 also brought us Alan Kohler’s books sitting, without comment, on his desk for ABC News broadcasts. Amongst his choices on the day the NSW Premier confirmed a secret romance: “A Damsel in Distress,” “The Indiscretions of Archie” and “Money for Nothing” by UK author and playwright P.G. Wodehouse.

No show demonstrated how we were living better than Gogglebox. It was as if we were collectively holding hands with the cast as they went through the various pandemic stages: disbelief, anger, monotony, depression.. including with Emily, Mick and Di all stepping back as a safety precaution.

Bluey ratings went through the roof, proof that good Kid’s TV can still pull a crowd. One episode on saw its Consolidated total leap to 1.09m viewers!

We had some pretty wonderful musical performances too, in the Firefight Australia concert, Music from the Homefront, The Sound and a glowing all-female tribute to Helen Reddy at the ARIAs.

Hey, 2020 even brought us a Life Drawing Live class on TV. Random. Should I also mention Sam Simmons having Fanta poured into his backside while he cavorted in a blow-up wading pool in LOL: Last One Laughing? Who says Aussie larrikinism is dead?

Bonus… Community TV had a last minute reprieve. And Sam Newman was finally let go by Nine.

See you in ’21.

An Australian Celebrity Gogglebox is coming in 2021.

Foxtel Executive Director of Television Brian Walsh told TV Tonight, “Foxtel and Endemol Shine are in advanced discussions to bring a celebrity version of Australia’s most popular entertainment series, Gogglebox to audiences in 2021.

“It’s an obvious evolution for the format, particularly now post the Covid lockdowns. We all bunkered down during winter and watched a lot more television and Gogglebox became more relevant than ever. To explore a celebrity version feels like a natural evolution of the format. It’s a proven hit in the U.K. and I’m confident we can replicate that success. We will look to the second half of next year.”

He also told Running Free Live, “The casting will be as interesting as Real Housewives of Melbourne I think!”

The Celebrity version comes on top of two seasons of the regular Gogglebox, which this week picked up an AACTA Award for Best Factual Entertainment series.

Remembering that the show likes a cross section of ages, backgrounds and class, who would you like to see in an Aussie version?

ABC drama Stateless has emerged as the big success story of the 2020 AACTA Awards ceremony, hosted last night by Tom Gleeson.

Produced by Matchbox Pictures the series won a total of 13 Awards including Best Telefeature or Miniseries, Best Screenplay in Television and all four acting Awards across television drama.

Other wins went to Mystery Road, Upright, Mad as Hell, Gogglebox, MasterChef, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Bluey and Murder in the Outback: The Falconio And Lees Mystery.

Michael Carrington, ABC Director of Entertainment & Specialist, said, “Stateless didn’t pull any punches in its depiction of life inside an Australian immigration detention centre and I am ecstatic to see such brave and compelling storytelling celebrated on the national stage.

“The ABC is the creative voice of Australia, investing in more homegrown drama than any other broadcaster. Programs such as Mystery Road, Bluey and Mad As Hell exemplify the wonderful diversity of this country, showcasing Australian faces, stories, humour and landscapes. Congratulations to all our award-winning programs, people and partners for delivering such unashamedly Australian content to audiences every day.”

MasterChef Australia judge, Melissa Leong, said: “We are blown away by the reception we’ve been given as the new guard. With this year has come an avalanche of the unexpected, which makes us even more grateful for how warmly the MasterChef Australia audience has welcomed us into their homes. We feel most fortunate to continue to celebrate great food, people and stories on this most magical of shows”.

Brian Walsh, Foxtel Executive Director of Television, said: “I would like to congratulate Tim and all the cast and creatives from Upright on these well-deserved wins.  We are so honoured to have worked with this infinitely talented team and proud to have commissioned this landmark comedy that explores the universal themes of family and unlikely friendships through the lens of two flawed souls thrown together by fate.

“Upright is such a unique Australian narrative, and we’re delighted to see it continue to resonate with audiences both locally and around the world.  Upright joins an impressive slate of award-winning Australian series produced for Foxtel over the past 25 years, with more to come in 2021 including the upcoming drama The End and newly announced series The Twelve.”

The event included Tim Minchin’s performing Carry You from the final episode of Upright and an In Memoriam with a performance from Swing On This members Matt Lee and Ben Mingay, paying tribute to their late member Michael Falzon and those we have lost.

AACTA CEO Damian Trewhella said “COVID has been an enormous challenge for everyone but it has also highlighted just how critical our screen industry is to audiences around the world. We have turned to the local entertainment industry to keep us informed and entertained, with the work of our creative industry valued by audiences more than ever before. It has been a great pleasure to be able to gather tonight, albeit in smaller numbers than we are used to, to celebrate the outstanding productions of 2020 across television, film, documentary and the ever evolving, exciting online space.”

Winners in bold:

Television

Best Drama Series

• Bloom David Maher, David Taylor, Glen Dolman, Sue Seeary—Playmaker Media (Stan)
• Doctor Doctor Ian Collie, Ally Henville, Keith Thompson, Rodger Corser—Easy Tiger (Nine Network)
• Halifax: Retribution Roger Simpson, Louisa Kors—Beyond Lone Hand (Nine Network)
• The Heights Warren Clarke, Peta Astbury-Bulsara, Debbie Lee, Que Minh Luu— Matchbox Pictures In Association With for Pete’s Sake Productions (ABC)
• Mystery Road David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin—Bunya Productions (ABC)
• Wentworth Jo Porter, Pino Amenta—Fremantle (Foxtel)

Best Telefeature or Miniseries

• The Gloaming Victoria Madden, John Molloy, Fiona McConaghy—2 Jons And Sweet Potato Films (Stan)
• Hungry Ghosts Stephen Corvini, Timothy Hobart, Debbie Lee, Sue Masters— Matchbox Pictures (SBS)
• Operation Buffalo Vincent Sheehan, Tanya Phegan, Peter Duncan—Porchlight Films (ABC)
• The Secrets She Keeps Helen Bowden, Jason Stephens, Paul Watters—Lingo Pictures (Network Ten)
• Stateless Cate Blanchett, Elise McCredie, Tony Ayres, Sheila Jayadev, Paul Ranford, Liz Watts, Andrew Upton—Matchbox Pictures, Dirty Films (ABC)

Best Comedy Series

• At Home Alone Together Nick Hayden, Janet Gaeta, Nikita Agzarian, Dan Ilic— Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• Black Comedy Kath Shelper, Mark O’Toole, Nakkiah Lui, David Woodhead—Scarlett Pictures (ABC)
• The Other Guy Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford, Jude Troy, Alice Willison—Aquarius Films, Wooden Horse (Stan)
• Rosehaven Andrew Walker, Kevin Whyte, Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor—What Horse? And Guesswork Television (ABC)
• Upright – Jason Stephens, Helen Bowden, Melissa Kelly, Chris Taylor, Tim Minchin— Lingo Pictures (Foxtel)

Best Comedy Entertainment Program

• Australian Amazon Original Stand-Up Specials Todd Abbott, Frank Bruzzese, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy—Guesswork Television (Amazon Prime Video Australia)
• Australian Lockdown Comedy Festival Kevin Whyte, Jon Casimir, Todd Abbott—Guesswork Television (Stan)
• Drunk History Australia Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Sophia Mogford, Ashley Davies—Eureka Productions (Network Ten)
• LOL: Last One Laughing Australia David McDonald, Marty Benson—Amazon Prime Video Australia, Endemol Shine Australia (Amazon Prime Video Australia)
• Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell Shaun Micallef, Peter Beck, Gary McCaffrie—ITV Studios Australia, Giant Baby Productions (ABC)

Best Entertainment Program

• Eurovision – Australia Decides – Gold Coast 2020 Paul Clarke, Stephanie Werrett, Josh Martin—Blink TV Production (SBS)
• Hard Quiz Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh—Thinkative Television (ABC)
• Have You Been Paying Attention? Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Michael Hirsh, Rob Sitch—Working Dog Productions (Network Ten)
• Lego Masters Australia David McDonald, AJ Johnson, Mark Barlin—Endemol Shine Australia In Association With Nine Network (Nine Network)
• The Voice Leigh Aramberri, Chloe Baker, Jaala Webster, Beth Hart—ITV Studios Australia (Nine Network)
• The Weekly Kevin Whyte, Chris Walker, Charlie Pickering, Jo Long—Thinkative Television, Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Best Factual Entertainment Program

• Gogglebox Australia Howard Myers, David McDonald, Kerrie Kerr— Endemol Shine, Network Ten, Foxtel (Foxtel, Network Ten)
• Hamish & Andy’s “Perfect” Holiday Tim Bartley, Hamish Blake, Andy Lee, Ryan Shelton—Radio Karate (Nine Network)
• Love On The Spectrum Cian O’Clery, Karina Holden, Jenni Wilks —Northern Pictures (ABC)
• The Project Craig Campbell, Christopher Bendall, Sarah Ashley—Roving Enterprises, Network Ten (Network Ten)
• Who Do You Think You Are? Maxine Gray, Michael Wilton—Warner Bros. International Television Productions (SBS)
• You Can’t Ask That Kirk Docker, Frances O’Riordan, Ali Russell—Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Best Lifestyle Program

• Better Homes and Gardens Russel Palmer, Rani Eaton—Seven Network (Seven Network)
• Jimmy Shu’s Taste of the Territory Naina Sen, Sally Ingleton, Josh Martin— Indigo Productions and 360 Degree Films (SBS)
• The Living Room Sarah Thornton, Ciaran Flannery—Network Ten (Network Ten)
• Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam Michael Donnelly, Josh Martin, John Hatcher, Clara O’Sullivan—Red Creative Media (SBS)
• Restoration Australia Brooke Bayvel—Fremantle (ABC)
• Selling Houses Australia Sonia Harding, Geoff Fitzpatrick, Wendy Moore— Beyond Productions (Foxtel)

Best Reality Program

• The Amazing Race Australia Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Sophia Mogford, Stephen Tate—Eureka Productions (Network Ten)
• Australian Survivor: All Stars Amelia Fisk, Keely Sonntag, Adam Fergusson— Endemol Shine Australia (Network Ten)
• The Block David Barbour, Julian Cress—Cavalier Television (Nine Network)
• I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Ben Ulm, Clare Bath, Alex Mavroidakis, Riima Daher—ITV Studios Australia (Network Ten)
• Masterchef Australia Marty Benson, Adam Fergusson—Endemol Shine Australia (Network Ten)
• The Real Dirty Dancing Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Sophia Mogford, Sonya Wilkes—Eureka Productions (Seven Network)

Best Children’s Program

• Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? Vanna Morosini, Stu Connolly, Donna Andrews—Flying Kite Pictures & Sticky Fingers Pictures (ABC)
• Bluey Joe Brumm, Charlie Aspinwall, Sam Moor, Daley Pearson—Ludo Studio (ABC)
• First Day Julie Kalceff, Kirsty Stark, Kate Croser—Epic Films (ABC)
• The Inbestigators Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope—Gristmill (ABC)
• Little J & Big Cuz Tony Thorne, Ned Lander, Colin South, Alicia Rackett—Ned Lander Media (NITV)
• Mustangs FC Amanda Higgs, Rachel Davis, Debbie Lee—Matchbox Pictures (ABC)

Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

• Fayssal Bazzi—Stateless
• Bryan Brown—Bloom
• Jai Courtney—Stateless
• Ewen Leslie—Operation Buffalo
• Aaron Pedersen—Mystery Road

Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama

• Jada Alberts—Mystery Road
• Rebecca Gibney—Halifax: Retribution
• Asher Keddie—Stateless
• Pamela Rabe—Wentworth
• Yvonne Strahovski—Stateless

Best Comedy Performer

• Milly Alcock—Upright
• Anne Edmonds—At Home Alone Together
• Luke McGregor—Rosehaven
• Tim Minchin—Upright
• Celia Pacquola—Rosehaven

Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama

• Rob Collins—Mystery Road
• Darren Gilshenan—Stateless
• Damon Herriman—The Commons
• Callan Mulvey—Mystery Road
• Ed Oxenbould—Bloom

Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama

• Cate Blanchett—Stateless
• Jacqueline McKenzie—Bloom
• Ngaire Pigram—Mystery Road
• Tasma Walton—Mystery Road
• Jacki Weaver—Bloom

AACTA Award for Best Direction in A Television Drama or Comedy

• Australian Amazon Original Stand-Up Specials Anne Edmonds: What’s Wrong With You Simon Francis
• Mystery Road Episode 4– Broken Wayne Blair
• Mystery Road Episode 6– What You Do Now Warwick Thornton
• Stateless Episode 1 – The Circumstances in Which They Come Emma Freeman
• Stateless Episode 6 – The Seventh Jocelyn Moorhouse

AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television

• The Commons Episode 1 Shelley Birse
• First Day Episode 1 Julie Kalceff
• Mystery Road Episode 4– Broken Kodie Bedford
• Operation Buffalo Episode 4 Peter Duncan
• Stateless Episode 1 – The Circumstances in Which They Come Elise McCredie, Belinda Chayko

AACTA Award for Best Subscription Television Presenter

• Shaynna Blaze Selling Houses Australia
• Deborah Hutton Find Me A Beach House
• Tyson Mayr Bear Koala Hero
• Rebel Wilson LOL: Last One Laughing Australia
• Andrew Winter Selling Houses Australia / Love It or List It Australia

AACTA Award for Best Direction in Nonfiction Television                                   

• Australia’s Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down the East Australian Current Episode 1 – The Tropics Nick Robinson
• Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story Episode 2 Mark Joffe
• Love On The Spectrum Episode 1 Cian O’Clery
• Maralinga Tjarutja Larissa Behrendt
• The Test: A New Era for Australia’s Team Episode 8 – A New Legacy Adrian Brown

AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Television

• The Commons Episode 1 Earle Dresner
• The Gloaming Episode 4 – Black Winged Angels Marden Dean
• Mystery Road Episode 4– Broken Warwick Thornton
• Operation Buffalo Episode 4 Martin McGrath
• Stateless Episode 1 – The Circumstances in Which They Come Bonnie Elliott

AACTA Award for Best Editing in Television

• Mystery Road Episode 6– What You Do Now Nicholas Holmes
• Operation Buffalo Episode 4 Mark Perry
• The Secrets She Keeps Episode 1 Deborah Peart, James Manché
• Stateless Episode 1 – The Circumstances in Which They Come Mark Atkin
• Stateless Episode 6 – The Seventh Martin Connor

AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Television

• Bluey Episode 24 – Flatpack Joff Bush
• Itch Episode 10 – 376 Down Diego Baldenweg, Nora Baldenweg, Lionel Baldenweg
• Operation Buffalo Episode 4 Antony Partos
• Rosehaven Episode 8 Kit Warhurst
• Stateless Episode 6 – The Seventh Cornel Wilczek 

AACTA Award for Best Sound in Television

• The Gloaming Episode 4 – Black Winged Angels Dean Ryan, Andrew Neil, Ralph Ortner, Lee Yee
• Halifax: Retribution Episode 3 Paul Pirola, Brendan Croxon, James Harvey, Andrew Ramage
• Mystery Road Episode 4– Broken Wes Chew, Luke Mynott, Michael Newton, Trevor Hope
• Operation Buffalo Episode 4 Luke Mynott, Wes Chew, Guntis Sics
• Stateless Episode 1 – The Circumstances in Which They Come Tom Heuzenroeder, Pete Smith, Michael Darren, Des Kenneally

AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Television

• The Commons Episode 1 Tim Ferrier
• Mystery Road Episode 6 – What You Do Now Herbert Pinter
• The New Legends of Monkey Episode 10 – Shadow Boxing Nick Williams
• Operation Buffalo Episode 4 Colin Gibson
• Stateless Episode 1 – The Circumstances in Which They Come Melinda Doring

AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Television

• The Commons Episode 1 Xanthe Heubel
• The Masked Singer Episode 4 Tim Chappel
• The New Legends of Monkey Episode 10 – Shadow Boxing Liz Mcgregor
• Operation Buffalo Episode 4 Wendy Cork
• Stateless Episode 1 – The Circumstances in Which They Come Mariot Kerr

AACTA Award for Best Casting Presented By Casting Networks

• Babyteeth Kirsty McGregor, Stevie Ray
• H Is for Happiness Jane Norris
• I Am Woman Nikki Barrett
• Stateless Allison Meadows
• True History Of The Kelly Gang Nikki Barrett

AACTA Award for Best Hair and Makeup Presented By Hask

• I Am Woman Nikki Gooley, Wendy De Waal, Cassie O’Brien
• Operation Buffalo Sheldon Wade
• Preacher Episode 8 – Fear of The Lord Chiara Tripodi, Larry Van Duynhoven, Toni Ffrench
• Relic Angela Conte, Larry Van Duynhoven, Bec Taylor
• True History of The Kelly Gang Kirsten Veysey

Documentary

Best Documentary

• Brazen Hussies Catherine Dwyer (Dir.), Andrea Foxworthy, Philippa Campey—Film Camp
• Brock: Over The Top Kriv Stenders (Dir.), Veronica Fury, Alan Erson, Ruby Schmidt—Wildbear Entertainment
• Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky Steven McGregor (Dir.), Danielle Maclean, Anna Grieve, Steven Thomas—Tamarind Tree Pictures, Roar Film
• Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra Nel Minchin (Dir.), Wayne Blair (Dir.), Ivan O’Mahoney—In Films
• Slim & I Kriv Stenders (Dir.), Chris Brown, Aline Jacques, James Arneman—Slim & I Productions
• Suzi Q Liam Firmager (Dir.), Tait Brady—The ACME Film Company

Best Documentary or Factual Program

• Ambulance Australia Margaret Bashfield, Debbie Cuell, Matthew Tomszewski— Endemol Shine Australia (Network Ten)
• Fight for Planet A: Our Climate Challenge Jodie Boylan, David Galloway— Lune Media (ABC)
• Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story Ian Collie, Rob Gibson, Francine Finnane, Mark Joffe —Easy Tiger Productions (Network Ten)
• Maralinga Tjarutja Darren Dale, Jacob Hickey—Blackfella Films (ABC)
• Murder in the Outback: The Falconio And Lees Mystery Andrew Farrell, Matt Campbell, Bethan Arwel-Lewis, Sophie Meyrick—CJZ (Seven Network)
• Shaun Micallef’s On The Sauce Andrew Farrell, Shaun Micallef, Paula Bycroft, Matt Campbell—CJZ (ABC)

AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in A Documentary

• Australia’s Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down the East Australian Current Episode 1 – The Tropics Nick Robinson, Jon Shaw, Caspar Mazzotti, Cam Batten
• Revelation Episode 1 – The Children Have Been Used By The Devil Aaron Smith
• Sea Lions – Life By A Whisker Jon Shaw, Cam Batten, Tim Nagle, David Gross
• The Test: A New Era for Australia’s Team Episode 7 – Under Siege Andre Mauger, Oliver West
• Viva The Underdogs Allan Hardy, Cam Pianta

AACTA Award for Best Editing in A Documentary

• Can Art Stop A Bullet: William Kelly’s Big Picture Daniela Raulli
• Firestarter – The Story Of Bangarra Nick Meyers, Karen Johnson
• Maralinga Tjarutja Jane Usher
• Revelation Episode 3 –Goliath Philippa Rowlands
• The Test: A New Era for Australia’s Team Episode 7 – Under Siege Adam Wright

AACTA Award for Best Original Score in A Documentary

• Australia’s Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down The East Australian Current Episode 1 – The Tropics Hylton Mowday
• Brazen Hussies Amanda Brown
• Guy Sebastian – The Man The Music Guy Sebastian
• Machine Matteo Zingales
• Quilty – Painting The Shadows Amanda Brown, Damien Lane

AACTA Award for Best Sound in A Documentary

• Brazen Hussies Emma Bortignon, Simon Rosenberg, Jed Palmer, Guy Blackman
• Can Art Stop A Bullet: William Kelly’s Big Picture David Muir, Mark Street, Doron Kipen
• Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra Angus Robertson, Tara Webb, Leah Katz, Nick Meyers
• Suzi Q Emma Bortignon, Paul Shanahan, David Williams, Gemma Stack
• Wild Things Michael Gissing, Antony Partos, Matteo Zingales

Highlights from the 2020 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel Ceremony will be included in AACTA’s Best of the Decade: Australia Decides – a reimagined broadcast celebrating a decade of Australian screen on Seven, Wednesday 2 December at 8.30pm AEDT and on Foxtel Arts, Sunday 6 December at 9.30pm AEDT.

TV Tonight is a partner of the AACTA Awards.

Photos: Getty

Including this week there are 4 more survey weeks this year and with State of Origin and The Block auction up their sleeve, Nine is sitting in the box seat.

A week ago Seven and Nine were locked on 17 weeks each (plus one week tied), but at 2.1m viewers the NRL Grand Final easily lifted Nine’s scorecard to 18. The Block also led the Reality TV pack. Of course the year is won on annual share not weeks won, but Seven has its work cut out in November.

Amongst the other standouts last week was Bluey at up to 437,000 viewers, and ABC News channel pulling a 6.8% share on Saturday thanks to the Queensland election coverage.

Network:
Nine: 31.2
Seven: 25.1
ABC: 18.9
10: 16.9
SBS: 7.9

Primary channel:
Nine: 23.2
Seven: 16.8
ABC: 13.6
10: 10.7
SBS: 4.5

Multichannels:
7TWO: 3.4
10 BOLD: 3.3
7mate: 3.0
9GO!: 2.7
ABC News: 2.5
ABC KIDS Comedy / 10 Peach: 2.4
9GEM: 2.2
7flix / 9Life: 1.9
SBS VICELAND: 1.2
9RUSH: 1.1
SBS World Movies: 1.0
SBS Food: 0.9
10 Shake / ABC ME: 0.4
NITV: 0.2

Nine won the demos 16-39 and 25-54.

Nine led on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Seven claimed Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. ABC bettered Seven on Saturday and 10 on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday.

Nine was victorious in Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane. Seven held Adelaide & Perth.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: NRL Grand Final (2.1m), Nine News (Sun: 1.11m), The Block (Mon: 981,000) and A Current Affair (705,000).

Seven: Seven News (Sun: 1.08m), SAS Australia (Mon: 770,000), Home & Away (515,000) and The Chase (503,000).

ABC: Gruen (784,000), ABC News (696,000), Four Corners and Hard Quiz (both 668,000).

10: Gogglebox (700,000), Have You Been Paying Attention? (612,000), The Bachelorette (Wed: 487,000) and The Project (7pm: 472,000).

SBS: Walking Britain’s Roman Roads (199,000), Insight (194,000), Australia Come Fly with Me (192,000) and Trains That Changed the World (191,000).

Infograph supplied by Nine:

Seven managed to pip Nine for a win last night after their multichannels lifted them from behind Nine in primary channel share.

The season finale of Gogglebox was the top entertainment drawcard at 700,000 viewers and topped the demos. It proved to be a most unusual year for the show as it reflected how we were living with the virus and saw some participants drop out of direct filming.

A rare Thursday edition of The Block won its slot at 679,000 then 7:30 (586,000),The Bachelorette (441,000) and Scottish Vets Down Under (359,000).

Meanwhile Paramedics was 342,000 then Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure (250,000) Britain’s Got Talent (201,000) and Secrets Of The Tower Of London (150,000).

Nine led in primary channel share but Seven network won Thursday with 27.6% then Nine 27.2%, 10 21.5%, ABC 15.8% and SBS 7.8%.

Seven News was #1 at 994,000 / 982,000. An extended Home & Away averaged 467,000 then The Chase (509,000 / 314,000). The Amazing Race returned to 127,000.

Nine News was best for Nine at 875,000 / 867,000. A Current Affair won its slot at 685,000 then Hot Seat (410,000 / 301,000). Chicago Med was 151,000.

The Project pulled 465,000 / 268,000 for 10. 10 News First (318,000 / 205,000) and Drunk History (192,000) followed.

ABC News drew 671,000 for ABC. Death in Paradise (165,000) and The Drum (154,000) followed.

On SBS it was SBS World News (147,000), Queen Victoria’s Slum (141,000), Fargo (70,000) and Mastermind (66,000).

Bluey rode high at 388,000 on multichannels.

The Morning Show: 143,000 / 88,000
Today Extra: 107,000 / 67,000
Studio 10: 51,000 / 45,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 29 October 2020

Whenever I’ve watched Gogglebox favourites Lee & Keith I’m always drawn to the fact that while the insults and bickering fly across the couch there is always unconditional love between them.

And these are the same qualities we find in TV sitcoms. Good ones, anyway.

So it got me to thinking…. what would our families look like if they were the stars of their own sitcom?

With the Season Final screening this week, here’s a little valentine to another great year and a look at what a fictional sitcom might look like for each.

To Have & to Hold.

EPISODE #5: When Keith realises he has forgotten his wedding anniversary yet again, he attempts to surprise Lee putting on his best clobber, cueing up Funkytown and trying to recreate their first date at a Blue Light Disco. But when Lee discovers old love letters from her childhood sweetheart she starts to wonder if it’s time to talk about, talk about, talk about movin’?

Greeks on the Couch

EPISODE #12: Break out the bakaliaros and skordalia! It’s Greek Independence Day and Faye is preparing a feast, but when Anastasia’s distant cousin Spiro arrives from London, three becomes a crowd. But all hell is about to break loose when they discover he has pilfered part of the Greek Marbles into his suitcase. Malaka!

Sugar & Spice

EPISODE #7: When a hot online date turns up for a night of Netflix & chill with Tim, Leanne recognises him from work. To make matters worse, it’s her boss -and he swings both ways. Does she ruin her brother’s night of bliss and possibly lose her job?

Bane!

EPISODE #22: In the season finale, Jad has to choose between a night on the town with Rick Stein or Miss Lakemba 2014. But Matty & Sarah Marie have their hands full when Bane gets chronic hiccups.  Again.

Meet the Daltons

EPISODE #11. Matt turns over-protective when Milly & Holly bring home new dates and interrogates them in front of his daughters. All he wants is the best for his girls, but all Kate wants is to show them slides of her trip to a Kenyan Safari Range.

Down at Delpechitra’s

EPISODE #16: Patrick Delpechitra wins a contest for the family to watch the Australian Cricket Team in South Africa, but when his favourite team is at risk of losing to the locals, he offers a surefire family tip to help them win the game: sandpaper.

Everyone’s a Critic

EPISODE #9: Mick & Di are horrified to discover the latest art they’ve been selling to a high-end gallery is a fake. But Di hatches a plan to make a switcheroo if only Mick can keep talking long enough to distract the owner. A tall order!

Love, Emmie

EPISODE #15: When Isabelle Silbery tries to choose a wedding venue, mum Kerry baulks at the cost and suggests a garden ceremony with earth colours and a meat-free banquet. But gran Emily suggests to follow in her footsteps: elope at midnight and a skinny-dip honeymoon.

Unfiltrd

EPISODE #20: When Chantel gets into a war with her neighbour over the recycling, Kaday offers to step in and mediate. But things escalate when she realises its her own father Chantel has berated -and it just went viral on Facebook.

The Elias Bunch

EPISODE #10: It’s parent / teacher night for Les & Danielle, so Jacob is entrusted with babysitting sisters Lily Rose & Ivy. But when he locks himself out of the house the girls get a little sisterly revenge.

Dude, Where’s my Surfboard?

EPISODE #17: While arguing about who has been single the most, best mates Milo & Nic agree to a bet about who can be master of their domain the longest.

Gogglebox season finale is 7:30pm tonight on LifeStyle and 8:40pm Thursday on 10.

The first ever primetime AFL Grand Final broke records with a staggering 2.98m viewers and an unbelievable 65.8% network share -the highest ever since OzTAM records began.

That put Seven on 17 weekly wins, tying with Nine, including for Total People commercial share (at least until the NRL Grand Final changes that).

Seven also enjoyed success with the launch of SAS Australia.

But The Block was still the top-rating Reality series of the week while The Bachelorette hit a record low on Wednesday.

Network:
Seven: 35.1
Nine: 25.3
ABC: 16.5
10: 16.1
SBS: 7.0

Primary channel:
Seven: 27.3
Nine: 17.4
ABC: 11.8
10: 10.3
SBS: 4.2

Multichannels:
10 BOLD: 3.2
7mate: 3.0
7TWO: 2.9
9GEM / ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.6
9GO!: 2.4
10 Peach: 2.2
7flix / 9Life: 1.9
ABC News: 1.7
SBS VICELAND: 1.1
9RUSH: 1.0
SBS Food / SBS World Movies: 0.8
ABC ME / 10 Shake: 0.4
NITV: 0.1

Seven won all demos.

Seven was victorious on Monday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Nine won Sunday and Wednesday. Both tied for Tuesday. ABC bettered 10 on Sunday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday.

Seven won all 5 cities.

Including this week there are 5 more survey weeks in 2020.

Best brands last week were:

Seven: AFL (Grand Final: 2.98m), Seven News (Sun: 984,000), SAS Australia (Launch: 834,000) and Brownlow Medal (654,000).

Nine: The Block (Room Winner: 1.08m), Nine News (Sun: 987,000), A Current Affair (694,000) and 60 Minutes (519,000).

ABC: Gruen (735,000), ABC News (670,000), Hard Quiz (669,000) and Australian Story (612,000).

10: Have You Been Paying Attention? (735,000), Bathurst 1000 (Podium: 658,000), Gogglebox (630,000) and The Bachelorette (Thurs: 500,000).

SBS: Walking Britain’s Roman Roads (225,000), Every Family Has a Secret (217,000), Australia Come Fly with Me (200,000) and Dateline (186,000).

Infograph supplied by Nine:

Is this a taste of summer?

Just one entertainment show was above half a million viewers last night: a penultimate Gogglebox episode at 680,000 viewers.

7:30 won the earlier slot at 555,000 then The Bachelorette (499,000), Paramedics (430,000), and Scottish Vets Down Under (351,000).

Trailing Gogglebox were The Front Bar (479,000) and Kings Cross ER (339,000).

Seven network won Thursday with 30.4% then Nine 25.7%, 10 20.8%, ABC 15.7% and SBS 7.3%.

Seven News was #1 at 933,000 / 923,000 for Seven. An extended Home & Away (484,000) and The Chase (482,000 / 289,000) followed.

Nine News (847,000 / 836,000) was best for Nine then A Current Affair (680,000) and Hot Seat (435,000 /  280,000) and A+E After Dark (231,000).

The Project drew 436,000 / 262,000 for 10. 10 News First was 301,000 / 176,000 then a Drunk History replay (186,000).

ABC News (662,000) won its slot for ABC. Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure repeat was 237,000 then Secrets of the Museum (193,000) and The Drum (173,000).

On SBS it was Queen Victoria’s Slum (155,000), SBS World News (149,000), Secrets of the Tower of London (131,000), Mastermind (69,000) and Fargo just 57,000.

Bluey led multichannels at 178,000.

The Morning Show: 116,000 / 70,000
Today Extra: 106,000 / 67,000
Studio 10: 53,000 / 47,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 22 October 2020

Several new and returning titles made their way into the ratings ladder last week.

ABC’s Gruen was the highest new entry at 934,000 viewers, up on last year’s season premiere of

Travel special Cruising the Biggest Storm for Seven was next -both are produced by CJZ.

Junior MasterChef, Restoration Australia, Big Weather, Victoria, Scottish Vets Down Under, Maddie & the Monster and Australia Come Fly with Me were all new or returning last week.

But the AFL Finals surged for Seven late in the week to drive them to another win.

Network:
Seven: 30.0
Nine: 27.5
10 / ABC: 17.5
SBS: 7.5

Primary channel:
Seven: 20.7
Nine: 19.7
ABC: 12.9
10: 11.3
SBS: 4.4

Multichannels:
7mate: 4.1
10 BOLD: 3.5
7TWO: 3.3
ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.5
9GO!: 2.4
9GEM / 10 Peach: 2.3
7flix: 1.9
9Life: 1.8
ABC News: 1.7
9RUSH / SBS VICELAND: 1.2
SBS World Movies: 0.9
SBS Food: 0.8
10 Shake / ABC ME: 0.4
NITV: 0.1

Seven won 16-39 but Nine took out 25-54 demos.

Nine led on Sunday – Wednesday. Seven claimed Thursday – Saturday. ABC bettered 10 on Wednesday, Friday & Saturday.

Seven was victorious in Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth. Nine won Sydney & Brissy.

Best brands last week were:

Seven: Seven’s AFL (1.14m), Seven News (958,000), Cruising the Biggest Storm (658,000) and Home & Away (511,000).

Nine: The Block (Room Winner: 1.13m), Nine News (Sun: 912,000), A Current Affair (695,000) and 60 Minutes (656,000).

ABC: Gruen (934,000), Hard Quiz (757,000), ABC News (695,000) and Australian Story (621,000).

10: Gogglebox (661,000), Have You Been Paying Attention? (628,000), Junior MasterChef (Tues: 576,000) and The Bachelorette (Wed: 468,000).

SBS: Walking Britain’s Roman Roads (233,000), Australia Come Fly With Me (230,000), How the Victorians Built Britain (206,000) and Every Family Has a Secret (198,000).

Including this week there are 6 more survey weeks remaining this year.

Infograph: supplied by Nine.

Based on a tease in their 2021 Upfronts 10 has already cast its leading man for The Bachelor 2021.

10 is promising its “Most Eligible Bachelor Ever” next year.

So this got me to thinking… how does someone be more eligible than someone else?

I guess it means like Prince Harry -having once been deemed an eligible Prince- 2021’s Bachelor is a man of status and possibly wealth.

I think we can rule out James Packer, somehow! Ryan Stokes already got hitched in 2016, so he’s out t0o. And I doubt Zac Effron has plans to step into the reality TV spotlight anytime soon.

Maybe 10 finally convinced Dr. Chris Brown to step into the spotlight?

Or does “most eligible” mean someone newly single …or even same-sex (frankly, I can’t see the format going there with a Thorpie)?

Gogglebox‘s Jad Nehmetallah always looks single-ready-to-mingle but I’m not convinced he fits the description.

But this isn’t exactly my area of specialty, so over to you for more suggestions… let’s see if we can crowd source a shortlist.

Who is Australia’s “Most Eligible” Bachelor?

Thursday night saw 10 lead in entertainment titles but Seven still emerged as the winner in Total People.

Gogglebox was the top entertainment drawcard at 661,000 and topped the demos, up slightly on last week.

The Bachelorette led its timeslot at 534,000 then 7:30 (523,000), Paramedics (367,000), Scottish Vets Down Under (340,000), West Gate Bridge Disaster (221,000 in 1 city), Queen Victoria’s Slum (119,000).

Trailing Gogglebox were the final Escape from the City (367,000), Kings Cross ER (346,000 / 294,000) and The Front Bar (339,000).

Seven network won Thursday with 28.7% then Nine 25.3%, 10 21.6%, ABC 17.0% and SBS 7.4%.

Seven News was #1 at 962,000 / 932,000 for Seven. The Chase drew 496,000 / 305,000 then an extended Home & Away (475,000). The Latest drew 264,000.

Nine News was best for Nine at 903,000 / 847,000. A Current Affair (647,000) and Hot Seat (470,000 / 282,000) followed. A+E After Dark was 178,000.

The Project drew 454,000  / 302,000. 10 News First (313,000 / 202,000) and a repeat of Drunk History (183,000) followed.

ABC News won its slot at 706,000. Secrets of the Museum pulled 183,000 with The Drum at 171,000.

On SBS it was SBS World News at 170,000. But a double episode of Fargo averaged just 61,000 -are more viewers now watching at SBS On Demand?

Bluey again led multichannels at 203,000.

The Morning Show: 120,000 / 77,000
Today Extra: 118,000 / 74,000
Studio 10: 36,000 / 32,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 15 October 2020

Australian national winners have been announced in the Asian Academy Creative Awards.

Under the AAA’s awards system, programmes are firstly judged locally in each of the 16 member nations, with only one entry in each category going through to represent their country at December’s Finals.

ABC Australia featured prominently with a hand in 7 of the nation’s 12 National Wins.

Mystery Road (S2) will represent the nation in the Best Drama Series category but face tough opposition from 10 other nations including major productions backed by Netflix, Amazon Prime and Asian based OTT platform Viu. The Bunya Productions series picked up the AAA’s coveted golden “Goddess of Creativity” last year for Best Cinematography, so has been highly regarded by the international Jury.

Meanwhile, the hit 10 / Foxtel series Gogglebox will go on to represent Australia against 7 other nations for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment category.

In the kid’s TV categories Bluey continues to fly the flag for Ludo Studios and ABC Kids with local judges putting it forward for Best Pre-School. Monster Beach (Cartoon Network) will represent for Best Animated Programme.

The ABC’s CJZ production of Rocky & Me was favoured by the judges to represent Australia in Best Children’s Programme.

In the news categories Marc Fennell’s Hong Kong: Behind The Frontline on SBS is up for Best Current Affairs Programme.

Best Documentary sees the Adam Goodes documentary The Australian Dream compete, it also got the nod for Best Direction (non-fiction). Collingwood: From The Inside Out is Australia’s entry for Best Sports Programme.

Logie-winning Gogglebox Australia is returning for a 13th season on Foxtel and 10 in 2021, with all of the current cast returning.

Group General Manager of LifeStyle Wendy Moore said: “The Gogglebox families have been such a welcome comfort blanket for the Foxtel viewers in 2020, we have all fallen in love with them even more and we are all very excited to see them once again return to our screens.”

The cast also hopes to welcome Melbourne’s Emmie Silbery back in 2021. Great news!

Our beloved households will be back and ready to sink their teeth into the best and worst of 2021’s newest television programs; happily married couple, now grandparents Lee and Keith, Greek best friends Anastasia and Faye, close-knit but fight-over-the-remote family The Daltons, the three generations of women in the Silbery Family and the fun loving, cricket mad Delpechitra family who are all ready to get acquainted with the latest our television screens have to offer.

Also ready to return to their lounges with their dry and delightfully honest opinions are Indigenous Art dealers Mick and Di; new parents Matty and Sarah Marie and “uncle” Jad; brother and sister foodies Tim and Leanne; flatmates and best mates Milo and Nic; modern day Aussie gals who love to share a laugh Kaday and Chantel and the Sydney clan of five, the Elias family.

Gogglebox Australia is an Endemol Shine Australia production for Foxtel and Network 10.

7:30pm Wednesday on LifeStyle, 8:40pm Thursday on 10.

10 holds its 2021 Upfronts tomorrow afternoon in an online presentation to clients and media.

Amongst their notable achievements this year are a revamped MasterChef Australia, Australian Survivor, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, The Masked Singer, Gogglebox and Have You Been Paying Attention?

Of course, there have been challenges thrown by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly affecting a second season of Australian Survivor and delays to The Amazing Race Australia. But 10 also moved quickly to revive Junior MasterChef which hit screens this week. It also launched 10 Shake late last month.

As the pandemic subsides across much of the country, 2021 is already looking brighter. Big reality shows are back, including a domestic sojourn for The Amazing Race Australia and 10 will finally confirm a NSW setting for I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

On the rumour front is Celebrity MasterChef, a possible revival of Australian Idol plus a kid’s multichannel show Early Show. Pilot Week could also be back on the agenda for 2021.

10 Upfronts also have a tendency to include shows that are still to screen in the current calendar year (last year it included Playing for Keeps in its 2020 Upfronts because 2019 episodes were on air). But they usually come with a sense of irreverence, in keeping with the third channel. Nine’s event was a little lacking on showbiz, but 10 will probably draw upon its favourite stars.

10 All Access will also be rebranded and relaunched as Paramount+.

Confirmed:

I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here,
MasterChef Australia,
The Amazing Race Australia,
The Masked Singer,
Dive Club,

Expected to return:

Have You Been Paying Attention?,
Gogglebox,
The Project,
The Bachelor,
The Bachelorette,
Australian Survivor,
Neighbours,
Hughesy We Have A Problem,
The Living Room,
Ambulance Australia,

Did not air in 2020:

Five Bedrooms,
Playing for Keeps,
The Amazing Race Australia,
Pilot Week

Future unknown:

Dancing with the Stars,
Bachelor in Paradise,
Kinne Tonight,
Taboo,
How to Stay Married,
Todd Sampson’s BodyHack,
Bondi Rescue,
Family Feud,
Studio 10,
One Born Every Minute Australia,
My Life is Murder,
Trial by Kyle,
Celebrity Name Game,
Junior MasterChef

Rumour:

Celebrity MasterChef,
Australian Idol,
Early Show

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Seven enjoyed more strong AFL crowds but this time it wasn’t enough to halt Nine from winning the week.

Nine led in Total People and the demos 16-39 and 25-54 with The Block as the only reality title in the Top 20.

The Bachelorette may have had its lowest launch, but it still managed to top 10’s quiet week, thankfully Junior MasterChef has now joined the schedule.

Network:
Nine: 29.4
Seven: 28.3
ABC: 17.3
10: 16.9
SBS: 8.1

Primary channel:
Nine: 20.5
Seven: 18.7
ABC: 12.3
10: 10.3
SBS: 4.9

Multichannels:
7mate: 4.2
10 BOLD: 3.8
7TWO: 3.4
9GO!: 2.9
9GEM: 2.7
ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.5
10 Peach: 2.4
9Life: 2.1
7flix: 2.0
ABC News: 1.9
9RUSH / SBS VICELAND: 1.2
SBS Food: 1.0
SBS World Movies: 0.9
ABC ME: 0.5
10 Shake: 0.4
NITV: 0.2

Nine won on Sunday – Wednesday. Seven was victorious on Thursday – Saturday. ABC bettered 10 on Sunday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.

Seven took the week in Melbourne Adelaide & Perth. Nine won Sydney and Brisbane.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: The Block (Room Winner: 1.06m), Nine News (Sun: 954,000), A Current Affair (720,000) and 60 Minutes (578,000).

Seven: Seven News (992,000), Seven’s AFL (Sat: 865,000), Home & Away (538,000) and The Chase (519,000).

ABC: Australian Story (746,000), ABC News (667,000), Hard Quiz (644,000) and Four Corners (570,000).

10: The Bachelorette (Launch: 628,000), Gogglebox (613,000), Have You Been Paying Attention? (599,000) and The Project (7pm: 458,000).

SBS: Every Family Has a Secret (276,000), Ancient Superstructures (243,000), Walking Britain’s Roman Roads (230,000) and How the Victorians Built Britain (215,000).

Infograph supplied by Nine:

It was a quiet Thursday in viewing last night but 10 shows led in key timeslots.

Gogglebox was best in entertainment stakes at 613,000 viewers.

The Bachelorette (543,000) also won ahead of an extended Home & Away (459,000 from 7pm), Paramedics (403,000), Budget Reply (391,000), 7:30 (335,000) and Queen Victoria’s Slum (192,000).

Trailing Gogglebox were Kings Cross ER (341,000 / 287,000), Escape from the City (327,000), and The Front Bar (310,000).

143,000 watched the Vice Presidential Debate on ABC News, just outranking 131,000 on SBS.

Seven network won Thursday with 29.1% then Nine 24.6%, 10 22.3%, ABC 15.7% and SBS 8.4%.

Seven News was #1 at 970,000 / 947,000. The Chase was 501,000 / 301,000 with The Latest at 255,000.

Nine News was 891,000 / 878,000 for Nine. A Current Affair led its slot at 722,000 then Hot Seat (489,000 / 305,000).  Botched was 248,000.

The Project drew 481,000 /323,000. 10 News First was 328,000 / 244,000 and Drunk History drew 159,000.

ABC News was 665,000 for ABC. Sammy J (274,000), The Drum (164,000) and Secrets of the Museum (163,000) followed.

On SBS it was SBS World News (168,000), Fargo (105,000) and Mastermind (74,000).

7mate’s Harry Potter movie led multichannels at 172,000.

The Morning Show: 147,000 / 88,000
Today Extra: 118,000 / 72,000
Studio 10: 49,000 / 46,000

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 8 October 2020

Nine may have been leading last week but that was before AFL Finals began. Then the game changed.

Seven drew massive shares on Thursday, Friday & Saturday, all above a 37% share.

ABC had a comfy win over 10 despite the arrival of 10 Shake multichannel which finished with a modest 0.5% share. South Park Pandemic Special appearing to be biggest at 45,000 viewers.

Sunrise won at Breakfast at 256,000 to Today‘s 210,00 -the latter slipped below 200,000 on Thursday but did win the week in Brissy.

Network:
Seven: 31.1
Nine: 27.9
ABC: 17.6
10: 15.9
SBS: 7.6

Primary channel:
Seven: 21.3
Nine: 19.7
ABC: 13.1
10: 9.5
SBS: 4.5

Multichannels:
7mate: 4.3
7TWO: 3.6
10 BOLD: 3.5
9GO!: 2.5
10 Peach / ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.4
9GEM: 2.3
9Life: 2.2
7flix: 1.9
ABC News: 1.6
9 RUSH / SBS VICELAND: 1.2
SBS Food: 0.9
SBS World Movies: 0.8
10 Shake / ABC ME: 0.5
NITV: 0.1

Seven claimed 16-39 but Nine pipped in 25-54 demo.

Nine led on Sunday – Wednesday, with Seven winning Thursday – Saturday. ABC bettered 10 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday. Both tied for Sunday share.

Seven claimed Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth. Nine scored Sydney & Brisbane.

Best brands last week were:

Seven: Seven News (Sun: 1.09m), Seven’s AFL (Fri: 947,000), All New Monty (Performance: 800,000) and The Chase (543,000).

Nine: Nine News (Sun: 1.14m), The Block (Sun: 928,000), A Current Affair (670,000), 60 Minutes (511,000).

ABC: ABC News (745,000), Anh’s Brush with Fame (715,000), Hard Quiz (704,000) and Australian Story (635,000).

10: Have You Been Paying Attention? (636,000), Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story (Part 2: 549,000), Gogglebox (478,000) and The Project (7pm: 471,000).

SBS: Every Family Has a Secret (260,000), Ancient Superstructures (207,000), Queen Victoria’s Slum (179,000) and How the Victorians Built Britain (173,000).

Infographic supplied by Nine:

AFL Finals are here and have delivered bumper numbers for Seven.

918,000 viewers tuned in last night, nearly 500,000 of them in Melbourne alone -making it the second-biggest Thursday night game in history.

AFL helped delivered a whopping 38.5% share to Seven and put Seven back in the hunt for the week overall.

Everywhere else things were very quiet…

The Chase was the top entertainment show at 526,000 / 306,000.

7:30 (466,000) eclipsed RBT (437,000), the finale for The Heights (230,000), The Masked Singer USA (225,000) and Queen Victoria’s Slum (179,000).

With a low lead-in even Gogglebox was down at just 475,000 then Paramedics (301,000) and Escape from the City (236,000).

Seven network easily won Thursday with 38.5% then Nine 23.6%, 10 15.9%, ABC 13.6% and SBS 8.4%.

Seven News was #1 at (931,000 / 787,000). Home and Away was 383,000, staggered across the network. Movie: This Means War was 116,000 in 3 cities.

Nine News (925,000 / 925,000) was best for Nine. A Current Affair (624,000) and Hot Seat (444,000 / 271,000) followed. Botched was 244,000.

The Project drew 409,000 / 253,000 for 10. 10 News First was low at 278,000 / 159,000. Drunk History managed 182,000.

ABC News pulled 686,000. Sammy J (325,000), The Drum (186,000) and Secrets of the Museum (169,000) also ranked for ABC.

On SBS it was Secrets of the Tower of London (165,000), SBS World News (158,000) and a late edition (103,000). Mastermind was just 55,000.

The Morning Show: 129,000 / 75,000
Today Extra: 111,000 / 87,000
Studio 10: 38,000 / 37,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 1 October 2020

Longtime Foxtel Head of Publicity Jamie Campbell is departing the company after 13 years in the role.

In a statement Foxtel noted his departure is one of a number of very difficult changes as it restructures its Foxtel, Kayo & Binge group into “a more efficient, lower-cost business,” but noting he would be missed.

“Jamie’s enthusiasm for shows and the talent associated with them will long be remembered. His achievements include breakout hits such as Gogglebox, Selling Houses Australia, and The Real Housewives Of Melbourne; signature drama series such as Wentworth, A Place To Call Home, Secret City, Upright and Mr Inbetween together with major sports campaigns and landmark company events. He leaves behind an outstanding team along with many friends at Foxtel who admire his professionalism and warmth,” a statement read.

Prior to joining Foxtel in 2006, Campbell was previously at Nine for 9 years, including 3 as Director of Publicity.

His departure follows recent redundancies at the Pay TV company including Brendan Moo as FOX Sports Head of Publicity in June, and across the wider industry, including Seven Network, during 2020.

Reporting to Chief Communications Officer Paul Edwards, Brooke Cashell will lead publicity for Foxtel entertainment with Helen Johnson, Vanessa Hollins, Victoria Richards and Dee Stewart (Melbourne), while the group includes events manager Aisha Jefcoate, Liz Hunter who manages the Foxtel magazine together with Ryley McKay and Stef Rezzara at FOX Sports. Asha Burns, publicity lead at Kayo and Binge will also be joining the Group team.

My personal thanks to Jamie for his assistance on productions over TV Tonight‘s existence, from ASTRA Awards to Wentworth and much in between.

He departs at the end of the week.

Photo: Mediaweek

Nine scored another week in the ratings race as Seven saw off the last of Plate of Origin.

Once again it was The Block and Nine’s news & current affairs that drove its success, although scripted drama Halifax: Retribution is also holding firm.

10’s Bachelor finished at an all-time low but was still their best for the week, while All New Monty has done well for Seven.

But not everything when Nine’s way with Today (212,000) roundly beaten by Sunrise (273,000) in all cities.

Network:
Nine: 28.8
Seven: 27.9
ABC: 18.4
10: 16.8
NITV: 8.1

Primary channel:
Nine: 20.0
Seven: 18.5
ABC: 13.8
10: 10.9
SBS: 5.1

Multichannels:
10 BOLD: 3.7
7mate: 3.6
7TWO: 3.5
9GEM / 9GO! / ABC Kids Comedy: 2.6
7flix / 9Life / 10 Peach: 2.3
ABC News: 1.5
9Rush / SBS VICELAND: 1.3
SBS Food: 0.9
SBS World Movies: 0.7
ABC ME: 0.4
NITV: 0.1

Nine led on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. Seven won Monday, Thursday & Friday. ABC beat 10 on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday & Saturday.

Nine claimed in victory Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane. Seven won Adelaide & Perth.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: The Block (Room Winner: 1.03m), Nine News (Sun: 1.01m), 60 Minutes (699,000), A Current Affair (689,000).

Seven: Seven News (Sun: 1.1m), All New Monty: Guys & Gals (Performance: 805,000), Seven’s AFL (Mon: 605,000) and The Chase (555,000).

ABC: ABC News (752,000), Hard Quiz (726,000), Anh’s Brush with Fame (639,000), 7:30 (591,000) and Australian Story (574,000).

10: The Bachelor (Final Decision: 879,000), Gogglebox (654,000), Have You Been Paying Attention? (578,000) and The Project (467,000).

SBS: The World’s Most Scenic Railways (393,000), Every Family Has a Secret (286,000), Walking Britain’s Lost Railways (207,000) and How the Victorians Built Britain (195,000).

Infograph supplied by Nine.

Sorry Locky …The Bachelor has finished at an all-time low.

The episode drew just 694,000 viewers, rising to 879,000 for the moment he chose Irena over Bella.

That’s well down on last year’s 936,000 / 1.17m featuring Matt Agnew. That’s despite Melburnians still under a curfew.

But it did win its slot, defeating 7:30 (516,000), The World’s Most Scenic Railways (390,000) and The Heights (213,000). RBT was 169,000 in 2 cities.

Gogglebox led later at 654,000 well ahead of Escape from the City (296,000), The Front Bar (290,000) and Secrets of the Tower of London (193,000).

Thursday Night NRL was 314,000 / 29,000 across the Nine network.

Seven won Thursday at 27.2% then Nine 25.7%, 10 22.7%, ABC 15.0% and SBS 9.4%.

Seven News was #1 at 1.03m / 1.01m for Seven. The Chase drew 543,000 / 338,000 then an extended Home & Away averaging 516,000. The Latest was 212,000 in 3 cities and movie: Pitch Perfect was 89,000 in 2 cities.

Nine News (952,000 / 928,000) was best for Nine then A Current Affair 633,000. Hot Seat drew 461,000 / 276,000. Paramedics was 194,000 and Botched 144,000 -both across the network.

The Project pulled 514,000 / 287,000 for 10. 10 News First was 326,000 / 205,000.

ABC News won its slot on 771,000. The Drum (192,000) and Secrets of the Museum (179,000) followed.

On SBS it was SBS World News (188,000), Untold Australia (99,000) and Mastermind (80,000).

Bluey led multichannels again at 184,000.

Today Extra: 113,000 / 72,000
The Morning Show: 113,000 / 69,000
Studio 10: 36,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 24 September 2020

News and current affairs, together with The Block, helped Nine to a win last week, in Total People and demos.

But The Masked Singer, All-New Monty, HYBPA? and Freeman were amongst other top drawcards.

Network:
Nine: 27.6
Seven: 27.4
ABC: 18.1
10: 17.1
SBS: 9.7

Primary channels:
Nine: 19.2
Seven: 17.6
ABC: 13.7
10: 11.2
SBS: 6.7

Multichannels:
7mate: 3.9
7TWO / 10 BOLD: 3.7
9GO!: 2.7
ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.6
9Life: 2.3
7flix / 9GEM / 10 Peach: 2.2
ABC News / SBS VICELAND: 1.4
9Rush: 1.1
SBS World Movies: 0.8
SBS Food: 0.7
ABC ME: 0.4
NITV: 0.1

Nine won the demos 16-39 and 25-54.

Nine led on Sunday – Wednesday. Seven won Thursday – Saturday. ABC bettered 10 on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday. 10 bettered Seven on Tueday.

Nine was victorious in Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane. Seven led in Adelaide & Perth.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: Nine News (Sun: 1.01m), The Block (Room Winner: 978,000), A Current Affair (700,000) and 60 Minutes (576,000).

Seven: Seven News (Sun: 1.13m), All-New Monty: Guys & Gals (781,000), The Chase (563,000) and Home & Away (563,000).

ABC: ABC News (Sun: 755,000), Freeman (708,000), Hard Quiz (693,000) and Anh’s Brush with Fame (647,000).

10: The Masked Singer (The Final Reveal: 1.19m), Have You Been Paying Attention? (766,000), Gogglebox (645,000) and The Bachelor (Wed: 618,000).

SBS: The World’s Most Scenic Railways (322,000), Great Asian Railway Journeys (306,000), Hillary (211,000) and Arabia with Levison Wood (210,000).

Infograph supplied by Nine:

Staggered schedules across Seven and Nine last night make for somewhat messy analysis, but while Nine led in primary channels, Seven pipped them in network share, despite 10 leading in entertainment.

And SBS share was up thanks to more armchair travel.

Gogglebox was the top entertainment drawcard at 644,000.

The Bachelor won its slot at 611,000 then 7:30 (551,000), The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys (320,000), Kalgoorlie Cops (254,000 / 234,000 in 3 cities) and The Heights (211,000). America’s Got Talent was 180,000 across the Seven network.

NRL drew 285,000 in two cities on Nine. AFL was 185,000 on 7mate in Perth.

Seven network won Thursday with 25.8% then Nine 25.0%, 10 22.2%, ABC 15.3% and SBS 11.7%.

Seven News was #1 at 970,000 / 889,000 for Seven. Home and Away drew 522,000 then The Chase (522,000 / 319,000). The Front Bar was 231,000 across Seven’s network.

Nine News was 939,000 / 935,000. A Current Affair (667,000) and Hot Seat (470,000 / 281,000) followed. Russian Spy Assassins: The Salisbury Attack was 112,000 in 3 cities.

The Project drew 474,000 / 295,000 for 10.  10 News First was 315,000 / 231,000. A Drunk History replay pulled 237,000 then Just for Laughs (104,000).

ABC News led its slot at 711,000. Escape from the City (290,000), The Drum (197,000) and Secrets of the Museum (133,000) followed.

On SBS it was Tour de France (205,000), Secrets of the Tower of London (196,000), SBS World News (184,000).

Father Brown on 7TWO topped multichannels at 198,000.

The Morning Show: 131,000 / 82,000
Today Extra: 115,000 / 71,000
Studio 10: 46,000 / 42,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 17 September 2020.

AFL has helped Seven to clinch the week in ratings.

While Nine won in primary channels Seven nabbed a win in network share with AFL its biggest drawcard outside of its weeknight news. Underwhelming reality series Plate of Origin barely scraped into the Top 50 shows.

Meanwhile ABC pipped 10, while SBS was up, just shy of double digits.

Network:
Seven: 28.0
Nine: 27.8
ABC: 17.3
10: 17.2
SBS: 9.6

Primary channel:
Nine: 18.8
Seven: 18.3
ABC: 13.1
10: 11.2
SBS: 6.1

Multichannels:
7mate: 4.0
10 BOLD: 3.9
7TWO: 3.4
9GO!: 3.3
9GEM / ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.3
7flix: / 9Life: 2.2
10 Peach: 2.1
SBS VICELAND: 1.6
ABC News: 1.5
9RUSH: 1.2
SBS World Movies: 1.0
SBS Food: 0.7
ABC ME: 0.5
NITV: 0.2

Seven won 16-39 but Nine won 25-54.

Sunrise (261,000) led in all cities except Brisbane, held by Today (232,000).

Best brands last week were:

Seven: Seven News (1.05m), Seven’s AFL (Fri: 639,000), The Chase (570,000) and Home & Away (547,000).

Nine: Nine News (Sun: 1.05m), The Block (Room Winner: 992,000), A Current Affair (677,000) and 60 Minutes (616,000).

ABC: ABC News (Sun: 829,000), Hard Quiz (681,000), Shetland (619,000) and Anh’s Brush with Fame (610,000).

10: The Masked Singer (Reveal: 912,000), Have You Been Paying Attention? (764,000),  Gogglebox (631,000), and The Bachelor (Thu: 570,000).

SBS: The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys (354,000), Great Asian Railway Journeys (250,000), Sydney’s Super Tunnel (219,000) and Secrets of the Tower of London (206,000).

Infograph supplied by Nine:

Updated.

Gogglebox was the top entertainment show last night at 631,000 -the only entertainment show above 600,000 metro viewers.

10 also led at 7:30 with The Bachelor (570,000) then 7:30 (480,000) and The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys (344,00).

Seven’s AFL drew 497,000 across the network and led multichannels, with NRL on Nine at 306,000 / 20,000.

Seven network won Thursday with 29.7% then Nine 24.2%, 10 21.1%, ABC 13.6% and SBS 11.5%.

Seven News was #1 at 997,000 / 904,000 for Seven. The Chase was 563,000 / 350,000 then Home and Away (445,000 across the network). The Front Bar was 361,000 and America’s Got Talent at 198,000 across the network.

Nine News led for Nine at 978,000 / 931,000 followed by A Current Affair (630,000) and Hot Seat (493,000 / 286,000). Confessions Of A Serial Killer was 111,000 across the network.

The Project drew 505,000 / 316,000 for 10. 10 News First was 344,000 / 201,000 for 10. Law & Order: SVU was 240,000.

ABC News led its slot at 718,000 for ABC. Sammy J pulled 313,000 then Escape from the City (272,000), The Heights (193,000), The Drum (184,000) and Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One (140,000).

On SBS it was Secrets of the Tower of London (211,000), SBS World News (181,000) and Tour De France (161,000).

The Morning Show: 158,000 / 93,000
Today Extra: 103,000 / 79,000
Studio 10: 46,000 / 42,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 10 September 2020

There were two very close network battles last week: Seven / Nine and ABC / 10.

Seven had a narrow win in Total People, whilst Nine led in Primary channel share. Nine led 25-54 but both Seven and Nine tied in 16-39 demos.

Although Plate of Origin under-performed, Seven dominated in News while Breakfast TV is narrowing. Sunrise won its 28th consecutive survey week at 258,000 to Today‘s 229,000 – Nine managed wins in Melbourne and Brisbane, and claimed the demos nationally (for the record News Breakfast averaged 200,000 across two ABC channels).

Meanwhile ABC edged out 10, whilst SBS enjoyed a lift higher than it scored for its week of local drama.

Network:
Seven: 27.9
Nine: 26.9
ABC: 17.9
10: 17.4
SBS: 9.9

Primary channel:
Nine: 18.1
Seven: 18.0
ABC: 13.6
10: 11.2
SBS: 6.3

Multichannels:
10 BOLD: 4.1
7mate: 3.9
7TWO: 3.8
9GO!: 3.2
ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.4
9GEM: 2.3
7flix: 2.2
9Life / 10 Peach: 2.1
ABC News / SBS VICELAND: 1.5
9RUSH / SBS World Movies: 1.1
SBS Food: 0.8
ABC ME: 0.4
NITV: 0.2

Best brands last week were:

Seven: Seven News (Sun: 1.17m), Plate of Origin (Launch: 667,000), Seven’s AFL (Fri: 587,000) and The Chase (576,000).

Nine: The Block (Room Winner: 1.02m), Nine News (Sun: 1.01m), A Current Affair (676,000) and Hot Seat (489,000).

ABC: ABC News (Sun: 837,000), Vera (713,000), Anh’s Brush with Fame (681,000) and Hard Quiz (672,000).

10: The Masked Singer (Mon Reveal: 938,000), Have You Been Paying Attention? (767,000), Gogglebox (604,000) and The Bachelor (Wed: 570,000).

SBS: The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys (320,000), Great Asian Railway Journeys (256,000), Secrets of the Tower of London (208,000) and How the Victorians Built Britain (206,000).

Gogglebox was the top entertainment drawcard at 604,000 on Thursday.

A “world first” Bachelor, in which Locky & his dates zoomed, led its slot at  561,000 then 7:30 (483,000), The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys (313,000), The Heights (204,000) and Kalgoorlie Cops (201,000 in 3 cities).

Seven’s AFL drew 418,000 across the network while NRL across Nine was 329,000 / 24,000.

Seven network won Thursday with 29.3% then Nine 24.6%, 10 21.3%, ABC 13.6% and SBS up at 11.3%.

Seven News was #1 at 1.04m / 971,000 for Seven. The Chase (550,000 / 328,000), Home & Away (469,000) and The Front Bar (315,000) followed. America’s Got Talent was 169,000 across the network.

Nine News was best for Nine at 884,000 / 868,000 then A Current Affair (635,000) and Hot Seat (458,000 / 275,000). Murder Lies & Alibis managed 123,000 across the network.

The Project was 500,000 / 343,000 for 10. 10 News First (350,000 / 231,000), Law & Order: SVU (224,000).

ABC News won its slot at 732,000. Also ranking for ABC were Sammy J (324,000), Escape from the City (251,000), The Drum (172,000) and Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One (142,000).

On SBS it was Secrets of the Tower of London (208,000), Tour de France (158,000), SBS World News (157,000), and Mastermind (86,000).

NCIS led multichannels at 197,000.

The Morning Show: 139,000 / 97,000
Today Extra: 110,000 / 69,000
Studio 10: 45,000 / 44,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 3 September 2020

Last week there were 2 new local dramas on our screens.

Halifax: Retribution won its slot while Hungry Ghosts failed to fire for SBS (at least in overnight broadcast numbers). Bearing in mind some of these had late night slots (and one is even on a multichannel) here are the numbers for scripted shows last week:

Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell: 616,000
Home & Away: 596,000
Halifax: Retribution: 521,000 / 469,000
Rosehaven: 490,000
The Heights: 197,000
Between Two Worlds: 126,000 / 104,000
Neighbours: 111,000
Hungry Ghosts: 93,000

Seven won the week in Total People, while Nine led the 16-39 and 25-54 demos.

Network:
Seven: 28.8
Nine: 27.7
ABC: 17.1
10: 17.0
SBS: 9.4

Primary channel:
Seven / Nine: 19.3
ABC: 12.8
10: 10.8
SBS: 5.8

Multichannels:
10 BOLD: 4.0
7mate: 3.7
7TWO: 3.6
9GO!: 2.5
9GEM / ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.4
7flix / 9Life / 10 Peach: 2.2
ABC News / SBS VICELAND / SBS World Movies: 1.5
9RUSH: 1.2
SBS Food: 0.9
ABC ME: 0.4
NITV: 0.3

Best brands last week were:

Seven: Seven News (Sun: 1.19m), Farmer Wants a Wife (Finale: 923,000), The Chase (607,000) and Home & Away (596,000).

Nine: Nine News (1.07m), The Block (Launch: 951,000), A Current Affair (699,000) and A Current Affair (528,000).

ABC: ABC News (Sun: 755,000), Hard Quiz (701,000), Vera (691,000) and Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell (616,000).

1o: The Masked Singer (Mon Reveal 812,000), Have You Been Paying Attention? (701,000), Gogglebox (610,000) and The Bachelor (Wed: 579,000).

SBS: The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys (342,000), Great Asian Railway Journeys (296,000), Britain’s Ancient Tracks (266,000) and The Salisbury Poisonings (257,000).

Infograph supplied by Nine.

The return of Gogglebox was the top entertainment drawcard at 611,000 last night and topped the demos.

But Seven’s AFL helped the network to a winning share at 501,000 rising to 595,000 for a Post Match. NRL was 317,000 / 19,000 across Nine’s network.

Earlier The Bachelor won its slot at 538,000 despite being its lowest ever metro audience, then 7:30 (471,000), The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys (339,000) and Kalgoorlie Cops (244,000 / 226,000 in 3 cities).

Seven Network won Thursday with 31.6% then Nine 24.0%, 10 20.6%, ABC 13.8% and SBS 10.0%.

Seven News (1.05m / 965,000) was #1 for Seven. The Chase was 568,000 / 319,000 and Home & Away was 469,000 split across the network. The Front Bar drew 337,000. America’s Got Talent was 164,000 in 3 cities.

Nine News (898,000 / 846,000) was best for Nine then A Current Affair (625,000) and Hot Seat (469,000 / 285,000). Reported Missing was 108,000 in 3 cities.

The Project drew 458,000 / 303,000 for 10. 10 News First was 363,000 / 207,000. Law & Order: SVU was 213,000.

ABC News won its slot at 731,000. Escape from the City (281,000), The Heights (201,000), The Drum (173,000), and Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One (153,000) followed.

On SBS it was The Salisbury Poisonings (274,000), SBS World News (182,000), Mastermind (91,000) and Hungry Ghosts (87,000).

NCIS topped multichannels at 211,000.

The Morning Show: 150,000 / 93,000
Today Extra: 116,000 / 85,000
Studio 10: 45,000 / 41,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 27 August 2020

Victoria’s new Stage 4 rules allow for Television production to proceed -but only for shows that are already underway.

The government has been fine tuning its rules since they were announced on Monday.

As at 5 August, 11:59pm, Permitted Work Premises include:
Feature film, television and documentary (excluding television commercials, student and corporate productions) that is already in physical production and operating as a closed set and post-production relating to it is a Permitted Work Premises and remains open on the condition that a COVID-Safe plan is in place.

Caroline Pitcher CEO, Film Victoria, said in a statement, “We understand these restrictions will impact on many projects and screen businesses. These measures reflect the declaration of a State of Disaster in Victoria and are part of a comprehensive effort to reduce movement across our city and slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).”

While The Masked Singer, Neighbours, Wentworth, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell, News Breakfast, Insiders, Junior MasterChef can continue there are others that are looking to resume production:

• Gogglebox for both Foxtel and 10. Whilst filming can resume with its NSW cast, it includes several Victorian cast members. Update: Foxtel advises this is on track to resume.
• Hot Seat was planning to resume in coming weeks for Nine.
• Jack Irish yet to be formally announced by ABC.
• New Gold Mountain is also due to film in Victoria, although Regional Victoria is in Stage 3 not Stage 4.
• Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries was recently announced for Seven /Acorn TV although without production dates.

Below provides a summary of the latest advice for projects and businesses in metropolitan Melbourne.

Permitted Work Premises
Employers at Permitted Work Premises are only permitted to have employees on-site if it is not reasonably practicable for the employee to work from home and the employer and employee comply with the Directions currently in force, including the Workplace Directions and the Permitted Worker Permit Scheme Directions. Visit the Department of Health and Human Services for further information.

Workplace Directions
Victoria’s Workplace Directions set out a number of measures that must be taken at Permitted Workplaces including measures related to face coverings, the implementation of a COVID Safe plan, record keeping, cleaning and more. See the full Workplace Directions here.

Creating a COVID Safe Plan
Under the latest Workplace Directions, Permitted workplaces have until 11:59pm on Friday 7 August to implement their COVID Safe plan. Guidance, FAQs and a template for a COVID Safe plan is available via the Business Victoria website – https://www.business.vic.gov.au/disputes-disasters-and-succession-planning/covid-safe-business/covid-safe-plan

The Australian Screen Production Industry COVID Safe Guidelines have also been developed to provide specific guidance to the Australian screen industry that may help with your COVID Safe plan. NB: The Victorian Government’s Workplace Directions take precedence.

Permitted Worker Scheme
Under Victoria’s latest Workplace Directions, from 11:59pm on 5 August, employers that require their staff to attend a work site must issue a worker permit to their employees – this is the employer’s responsibility. For information on the Permitted Worker Scheme and to download the permit, visit https://www.vic.gov.au/worker-permit-scheme

Business Support
Grants are available through the Victorian Government’s Business Support Fund – Expansion for Victorian businesses in both metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria that have been impacted by the latest restrictions. For more information on what is available visit Business Victoria.

This post updates.

Good news for Binge subscribers.

When the platform was launched it was unclear if the 19 linear Foxtel channels (including FOX Showcase, BBC First, FOX One, FOX Arena, UKTV,  LifeStyle, BBC Earth) would be blacking out some titles.

But there are no plans to do this, meaning Binge subscribers can watch titles such as new Wentworth and Gogglebox as they broadcast in AEST. This makes Binge great value, although the marketing is driven by the streaming titles.

A Binge spokesperson confirms, “Binge has no current plans to black out content on its linear channels. Our focus is on demand and being able to watch anytime, anywhere, that’s our content proposition and how we market our content.”

You can find the linear channels at the bottom of the Shows tab.

Good news with Gogglebox returning to our screens in late August.

Last season there were some absences due to lockdown, but some favourites now return.

Group General Manager of LifeStyle Wendy Moore said: “The last season of Gogglebox hit our screens just as we were all forced into lockdown and sharing this strange experience with our favourite families as we watched the world change day by day was a really powerful experience, loved by more people than ever before. It’s like a balm that instantly connects you to the rest of humanity, and I know the Lifestyle audience is hungry for another season to start.”

Happily married couple, now grandparents Lee and Keith, Greek best friends Anastasia and Faye, close-knit but fight-over-the-remote family The Daltons, the three generations of women in the Silbery Family and the fun loving, cricket mad Delpechitra family are all ready to get acquainted with the latest our television screens have to offer.

Also ready to return to their lounges with their dry and delightfully honest opinions are Indigenous Art dealers Mick and Di; new parents Matty and Sarah Marie and “uncle” Jad; brother and sister foodies Tim and Leanne; flatmates and best mates Milo and Nic; modern day Aussie gals who love to share a laugh Kaday and Chantel and the Sydney clan of five, the Elias family.

Gogglebox Australia is an Endemol Shine Australia production for Foxtel and Network 10.

Wednesday, August 26 at 7.30pm on LifeStyle
Thursday August 27 at 8.30pm on 10.

2019 Bachelorette Angie Kent has confirmed she has split from chosen winner Carlin Sterritt.

On Instagram Kent said, “There’s been a lot of speculation and rumours about the status of my relationship with Carlin.

“We have not wanted to confirm until this point because there have been much bigger issues going on in the world and we’ve both been taking space to think about what we really want.

“Matters of the heart are extremely difficult and I’m sad to say that Carlin and I have broken up. I wish him nothing but the best in the future. I appreciate everyone’s concern and the investment that many of you made in the show and our story, but this is real life and we both need privacy and time to heal.”

Carlin also confirmed, “It is true that Angie and I have gone our separate ways but it’s for the best individually. Simply just wanting the best for her and wanting the best for me and being the best version of yourself is very important and, as some people already knew from previous posts, my mental health had taken a bit of a left turn and I simply want to be the best version of myself or be able to give the best version of me to Angie,”

The pair ended months of speculation over the status of their relationship on social media, which led to Angie Kent once insisting it was “no one’s business.”

“Everyone got their happy ending when the show was on. Now it’s no one’s business. It’s my real life. So best people stay out of it unless they know for real what someone is going through.”

But I feel Angie was wrong on this point.

Reality dating shows do ask audiences to buy into their authenticity and bond with the cast. That doesn’t end when the credits roll. If Bachelorette isn’t about a happy ever after, then what’s the point of the entire premise? Viewers should just watch a romantic movie.

The success rate on The Bachelor is not too bad, with Tim Robards & Anna Heinrich, Sam Wood & Snezana Markoski, Matty Johnson & Laura Byrne all still together. The Bachelorette‘s Georgia Love & Lee Elliott, Ali Oetjen & Taite Radley are also still together.

But the audience should not be admonished for remaining invested in outcomes.

As Angie herself once said on Gogglebox when watching Sophie Monk choose Stu Laundy: “I hope they stay together.”

Sorry Angie, they didn’t.

10 is buoyed by the performance of its shows in the first half of the Calendar year with their biggest first half commercial share since 2011, based on 6-10:30pm.

Successes have included MasterChef Australia, Australian Survivor, The Project, Have You Been Paying Attention?, The Secrets She Keeps and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!

A number of shows have been strong in both Total People and Demographics this year, notably MasterChef, HYBPA? and Australian Survivor.

In April Chief Sales Officer Rod Prosser tipped 10 would become the number two network in 25-54s and all the key demographics by May -by the end of May it achieved this in weekly results. Last week Seven led in both with Nine second in 25-54 and 10 second in 16-39.

10 also cites the biggest growth across the first half of any network year-on-year.

Chief content officer and EVP of ViacomCBS Australia and New Zealand Beverley McGarvey said: “We are continuing to grow strongly. Our 50 weeks of general entertainment programming strategy this year is paying off. It began in the very first week of 2020 with the launch of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! on 5 January, a week earlier than 2019. This season saw an improved performance on 2019’s successful season, cementing its place as a premium entertainment option for audiences over January.

“The success of our refreshed first quarter this year continued the success and momentum we had at the end of 2019, with Australian Survivor: All Stars, Ambulance Australia, Gogglebox Australia and Dancing With The Stars all collectively lifting 10’s timeslot audiences this year.

“In March, like the rest of the world, we had to navigate the challenges of a global pandemic and adapt our production methodologies to ensure we could overcome the specific issues we faced as a news, production and entertainment business. Therefore, it was especially encouraging to see Australians turn to 10 to be informed and entertained with 10 News First, The Project and MasterChef Australia: Back To Win attracting big audiences.

“The strong performances continued with Have You Been Paying Attention?, which launched to its biggest season premiere audience ever. And, Australian scripted shows The Secrets She Keeps and How To Stay Married performed brilliantly,” she said.

“Our laser focus on the under 50s and key age groups is also reaping benefits, with 10 securing five of the top 10 shows in under 50s, 25 to 54s, 16 to 39s and 18 to 49s so far this year – more than any other network.”

Calendar Year: Weeks 1 to 26, 2020. Consolidated 7 Days.

10 also flagged its upcoming 2020 content: Bachelor In Paradise, The Bachelor Australia, The Bachelorette Australia, The Masked Singer, Junior MasterChef, Gogglebox Australia, Drunk History Australia, Bondi Rescue, The Living Room, the Melbourne Cup Carnival, the Bathurst 1000, the MotoGP World Championship, Wallabies Tests including the Bledisloe Cup, plus more Have You Been Paying Attention?, The Sunday Project, The Project and the crowning of the 2020 winner of MasterChef Australia: Back to Win.

Absent are Five Bedrooms (which recently resumed filming), Australian Survivor and The Amazing Race, with the latter to now film a domestic version for 2021. Also unconfirmed is the future of Playing for Keeps.

10 is also casting for 10 new episodes of Family Feud to feature emergency and frontline workers.

Beverley McGarvey added, “We have seen some incredible competition in this first half across the commercial free-to-air TV networks, which is great news for the overall TV landscape. The competition is set to heat up when we launch our fourth channel later this year. The channel will strengthen our under 50s programming and boost our network share.”

The growth in the first half of 2020 is attributed to strong performances across 10’s prime time schedule including:
• MasterChef Australia: Back To Win is currently up 46% compared to its 2019 average and is achieving its biggest audience since 2016.
• Australian Survivor: All Stars lifted 10’s audience in its timeslot by 49% compared to 2019.
• Have You Been Paying Attention? is currently up 9% compared to its 2019 average. It also achieved its biggest season launch ever.
• I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! was up 8% compared to its 2019 season, achieving its highest commercial share ever.
• The Project is currently up 25% compared to its 2019 average and is achieving its biggest audience since 2017.
• The Sunday Project is currently up 30% compared to its 2019 average and is achieving its biggest audience ever.
• Ambulance Australia was up 16% compared to its 2019 average and achieved its biggest audience since 2018.
• 10 News First is currently up 15% compared to its 2019 average and is achieving its biggest audience since 2017.
• Gogglebox Australia was up 8% compared to its 2019 average and achieved its biggest audience since October 2017.
• How To Stay Married was up 13% compared to its season one average in 2018.
• Hughesy, We Have A Problem was up 11% compared to its 2019 average.

10 is set to screen Celebrity Gogglebox USA next month.

Produced for FOX in the US as Celebrity Watch Party it features:

Ozzy, Sharon and Kelly Osbourne
Rob Lowe and his sons
Curtis Stone and Lindsay Price
Tyra Banks and her mum
DJ Khaled and his wife
Master P and Romeo
Steve Wozniak and his wife
Meghan Trainor and her brother
Reggie Bush and Lilit Avagyan
Joe Buck and Michelle Buck
Raven Symone
Jojo Siwa and her mum
Justin Long and his brother

TV Tonight understands 10 will edit the series for Australian audiences, with shows we will recognise, and to avoid any spoilers. It will also come with an Australian narrator.

TV reviewed in the first episode earlier this month include The Masked Singer, Elephant, Good Morning America on dogs detecting COVID-19, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Last Dance, CBS This Morning on the supposed reemergence of Kim Jong-un, RuPaul’s Drag Race, the simulated 2020 Kentucky Derby, and Dr. Pimple Popper.

8:40pm Thursday June 11 on 10.

Binge has now launched as Australia’s newest streaming offering, with a wealth of drama, comedy, reality, lifestyle and movie, and it plans to add more through its deals with distributors including Warner Media, FX, NBCU, BBC and Sony.

The new service is helmed by Kayo CEO, Julian Ogrin, who has seen the platform develop its tech on the back of Kayo’s success in sports streaming. With a starting price of $10 for standard definition, rising to $18 for 4 x HD streams, Binge is entering a crowded landscape late, but with titles not previously available outside Foxtel subscriptions.

They include heavyweight US titles Game of Thrones, Westworld, Mrs. America, Succession, Devs, The Plot Against America, Chernobyl, Euphoria, Big Little Lies, Ray Donovan, Fosse Verdon, My Brilliant Friend, The Outsider, The Walking Dead, Feud, Avenue 5, Prodigal Son, Sharp Objects and British titles Gentleman Jack, Breeders, Catherine the Great, Downton Abbey, The War of the Worlds and Flack.

Providing access to such titles on SVOD at an affordable price is central to the Binge strategy.

“Our priority right now is really around premium drama & comedy-drama.”

“We’re going to capture new audiences of the fast-growing streaming market,” says Ogrin. “(Australia is at) 4 million streamers today, that’s going to grow to 85% penetration of households in three years, which will more than double the number. These streamers are very much about that bingeing experience. So our priority right now is really around premium drama & comedy-drama.

“Our plan around that is every season, every episode will be available on those particular shows.”

There are also classics including Seinfeld, Modern Family, The Office, Frasier and soon Friends. Australian scripted titles are more limited at launch but are expected to build. They include Picnic at Hanging Rock, A Place to Call Home, Mr. Inbetween, Lambs of God, Devil’s Playground, The Kettering Incident, Secret City and there is a sizeable slice of lifestyle titles including Gogglebox, River Cottage Australia, Coast Australia, Donna Hay, Food Safari and more.

Chief Marketing Officer Louise Crompton says the breadth of content is “Unturnoffable” -a word that is driving its promotions.

“We know that we have an incredible collection of content. Both the premium drama and the product experiences is incredible.

“When you’re loving something, and you just can’t turn it is an ‘Unturnoffable’ experience. So that’s where the word came from.”

“We’ve hand-picked some dramas that we want to launch with”

But in an apparently strategic move, not all titles on Foxtel will be available on Binge, including rabid prison drama, Wentworth. Ogrin describes Binge as curated titles.

“We’ve hand-picked some dramas that we want to launch with, and we will roll out shows over time. So it’s more of a ‘Watch This Space.’ This is day one and you’re going to see a lot of new shows coming in.”

The service will also offer weekly episodes of some new titles.

“Where we do have access and we are able to, we will put a full season up, or many seasons if we can, but when there’s content that’s literally TX-ing fresh, we will be showing those episodes as they drop weekly,” said Crompton.

Upcoming HBO Max titles will include Gossip Girl (reboot), The Flight Attendant and Raised by Wolves but Ogrin was coy around Binge having exclusivity.

“When we talk about rights it’s more of a conversation with Foxtel. Our job at Binge is really taking the content that we have and distributing it out to the market. It’s a bit like with Kayo -we don’t do sports rights. We take sports rights, and we leverage it. When you hear more about the HBO Max future you’ll be hearing it from Patrick (Delany, Foxtel CEO),” he explains.

That also includes the Friends reunion when it eventually takes place, post COVID-19 restrictions.

“We’ll wait and see,” Crompton said. “We need to wait to work through some of those titles.”

New customers can sign up for a two-week free trial at binge.com.au and be watching all the ad-free on demand Binge content on their favourite device with no lock in contracts.

• 10 to announce new third multichannel
• Coming in 2020: Bachelor in Paradise, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, The Masked Singer, Junior Masterchef, new-look Living Room

10 will announce a new general entertainment channel later this year. The third multichannel, confirmed today in a network presentation to advertisers, will draw upon ViacomCBS content. A launch date has not been confirmed.

In a virtual presentation to media buyers today Beverley McGarvey ViacomCBS Australia & New Zealand Chief Content Officer & EVP and Rod Prosser ViacomCBS and Network 10 Chief Sales Officer talked up its early 2020 results including for MasterChef Australia, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Australian Survivor, The Project and Gogglebox.

“The new normal in Australia is very different,” Beverley McGarvey said.

“10 is no longer the third TV network. We are ViacomCBS, a vital and confident multiplatform network within a content powerhouse attracting the most valuable audiences, challenging our competitors in ways they never imagined.”

Confirmed as still coming in 2020 are Bachelor in Paradise, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and The Masked Singer -all hosted by Osher Günsberg- the return of Junior Masterchef and a new look Living Room.

As always there will also be more Gogglebox while Kinne Tonight is returning.

Absent were a planned domestic season for The Amazing Race Australia and any sign of more Australian Survivor this year -both have been hit hard by restrictions.

There was no word on further local drama, but Neighbours continues to win praise for finding a way forward with production.

Media reports today also confirm I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here is back for 2021 -but potentially filmed in Australia.

Today’s presentation featured 10 personalities led by Julia Morris, Osher Gunsberg, Jonathan LaPaglia, Tom Gleisner, Dave Hughes, Chris Brown and more.

This post updates.

Network 10 will detail its remaining 2020 highlights to advertisers and media on Monday.

10 has had a good 4 months including I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Australian Survivor MasterChef Australia, Gogglebox, The Project but COVID-19 has thrown much into disarray.

Australian Survivor has not resumed filming, The Bachelor has stopped before completion, The Bachelorette has not been announced, Five Bedrooms has halted and The Amazing Race Australia hopes to shift to domestic destinations (even that’s a long shot given current regulations).

But Neighbours has won worldwide praise for finding a way to resume Drama production.

On Monday a virtual presentation will put 10’s best foot forward, likely to detail its Junior MasterChef plans, and confirm The Masked Singer as proceeding. Bachelor in Paradise is already completed.

It will be led by ViacomCBS Australia & New Zealand Chief Content Officer and EVP Beverley McGarvey and ViacomCBS and Network 10 Chief Sales Officer Rod Prosser.

TV Tonight will bring you a full rundown on 10’s plans.

There was plenty of Aussie drama on air last week.

Home and Away was the top drama of the week at 609,000 viewers followed by Mystery Road (577,000), Informer 3838 (565,000), Doctor Doctor (510,000), Top of the Lake: China Girl (419,000), The Secrets She Keeps (399,000), The Heights (248,000) and Neighbours (145,000) –Thalu also screened on NITV but numbers are not available at deadline. All can be expected to lift with 7 and 28 Day Timeshifting (as well as catch-up).

Nine won another week, but it was the closest week with Seven this year and 10’s best survey week.

Network:
Nine: 26.8
Seven: 26.2
10: 20.4
ABC: 18.1
SBS: 8.5

Primary channel:
Nine: 18.3
Seven: 17.9
10: 14.5
ABC: 13.4
SBS: 5.3

Multichannels:
10 BOLD: 3.8
7mate: 3.2
7TWO: 3.1
9GEM: 3.0
9GO!: 2.6
ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.5
10 Peach: 2.1
7flix: 2.0
9Life: 1.9
ABC News: 1.7
SBS VICELAND: 1.3
9RUSH: 1.0
SBS Food: 0.9
SBS World Movies: 0.8
ABC ME: 0.5
NITV: 0.1

Nine won 25-54 but 10 won 16-39.

Seven led on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Nine won Sunday & Monday. 10 claimed on Wednesday and bettered Nine on Tuesday & Thursday. ABC bettered 10 on Monday Friday & Saturday.

Seven won in Brisbane, Adelaide & Perth. Nine claimed Sydney & Melbourne.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: Lego Masters (Sun: 1.18m), Nine News (Sun: 1.14m), A Current Affair (712,000) and Hot Seat (613,000).

Seven: Seven News (Sun: 1.27m), The Chase (680,000), House Rules (Sun: 640,000) and Better Homes & Gardens (630,000).

10: MasterChef Australia (Tues: 1.08m), Gogglebox (847,000), The Project (7pm: 632,000) and 10 News First (476,000).

ABC: Australian Story (910,000), ABC News (Sat: 872,000), Death in Paradise (822,000) and Four Corners (747,000).

SBS: Great Canadian Railways (352,000), The World’s Most Beautiful Railway (317,000), Britain’s Cathedrals with Tony Robinson and Scotland: Rome’s Final Frontier (both 291,000).

Infograph supplied by Nine.

America is hitching itself to the Gogglebox format during the lockdown, but casting celebrities on the couch instead of members of the public.

Celebrity Watch Party (ewww) will feature Aussie Curtis Stone, Rob Lowe, Meghan Trainor, Joe Buck, Raven-Symoné, Master P and Romeo, JoJo Siwa, Steve Wozniak, and Robert and Kym Herjavec on FOX.

“Celebrity Watch Party is a fantastically innovative, clever and culturally relevant format that brings families together to celebrate all the best films, entertainment shows and news on television on any given week,” said Rob Wade, president of Alternative Entertainment and Specials for FOX Entertainment. “We’ve got some incredible personalities inviting us into their homes and onto their couches for an hour of pure fun with them, their families and the viewers at home.”

“We’re delighted so many famous people love the idea of this show and want to be part of it,” said Studio Lambert CEO Stephen Lambert. “It’s a show which asserts the indispensable role of TV in the fabric of people’s lives and the way it’s at the heart of the nation’s weekly conversation, especially in these unusual times.”

Source: Variety

10 may have won primary channel share with a MasterChef and Gogglebox combo but the network was only pipped in primetime share because it lacks a third multichannel.

MasterChef Australia won its slot at 1.02m and led the demos. Next were 7:30 (596,000) and RBT (467,000) and World’s Most Beautiful Railway (313,000).

Gogglebox season finale easily won later at 851,000, well in front of a movie replay of The Devil Wears Prada (331,000), Grand Designs Australia (323,000) and movie: The Bourne Identity (308,000).

Seven network won Thursday with 25.7% then 10 25.6%, Nine 24.4%, ABC 15.0% and SBS 9.3%.

Seven News was #1 with 1.23m / 1.17m for Seven then The Chase (690,000 / 417,000) and a triple episode playout of Home and Away (562,000 from 7pm).

The Project did well at 679,000 / 438,000 for 10. 10 News First (463,000 / 320,000) and a replay of The Secrets She Keeps (151,000).

Nine News was best for Nine at 1.08m/ 1.00m then A Current Affair (673,000) and Hot Seat (603,000 / 332,000).

ABC News won its slot at 840,000. Sammy J drew 417,000, The Heights (282,000), The Drum (263,000), Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One (244,000) and The Cult Of The Family (128,000).

On SBS it was SBS World News (199,000), Building Britain’s Canals (193,000) and Mastermind (129,000).

NCIS topped multichannels at 182,000.

The Morning Show: 200,000 / 120,000
Today Extra: 120,000 / 62,000
Studio 10: 55,000 / 47,000 / 28,000

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 30 April 2020

The return of Lego Masters and a COVID-19 special Music from the Home Front have delivered another ratings week to Nine.

There were successes for Seven News and MasterChef Australia while a 7:30 interview with former PM Malcolm Turnbull led for ABC (despite press suggestions it flopped).

Network:
Nine: 29.0
Seven: 25.2
10: 19.4
ABC: 18.4
SBS: 8.0

Primary channels:
Nine: 20.9
Seven: 17.4
ABC: 13.7
10: 13.5
SBS: 4.8

Multichannels:
10 BOLD: 3.8
7TWO: 3.1
9GEM: 2.9
7mate: 2.8
ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.4
9GO!: 2.3
9Life / 10 Peach: 2.0
7flix: 1.9
ABC News: 1.8
SBS VICELAND: 1.1
SBS World Movies: 1.0
9RUSH / SBS Food: 0.9
ABC ME: 0.5
NITV: 0.2

Best brands last week were:

Nine: Lego Masters (Launch: 1.24m), Nine News (1.14m), Music from the Home Front (815,000) and A Current Affair (789,000).

Seven: Seven News (Sun: 1.25m), The Chase (678,000), Home & Away (657,000) and House Rules (Sun: 630,000).

10: MasterChef Australia (Thurs: 1.03m), The Sunday Project (613,000), Gogglebox (599,000) and 10 News First (488,000).

ABC: Malcolm Turnbull: The 7:30 Interview (953,000), ABC News (Sat: 936,000), Death in Paradise (800,000) and Four Corners (777,000).

SBS: Great Canadian Railway Journeys (323,000), Britain’s Cathedrals with Tony Robinson (270,000), Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy (242,000) and Insight (241,000).

Nine led Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Saturday. Seven won Wednesday and Friday. 10 won Thursday. ABC bettered 10 on Monday, Friday and Saturday.

Nine won 4 cities, while Seven held in Perth.

2020 survey now continues uninterrupted until late November.

Amended.

A very late screening of Gogglebox rankled some viewers last night but the combo with MasterChef / Masterclass helped 10 to win the night.

MasterChef Australia was the night’s top entertainment at 1.03m viewers and topped the demos, well in front of 7:30 (655,000), RBT (534,000), Secrets of the Tower of London (309,000), Billy Connolly: Great American Trail (270,000) and The Heights (269,000).

Later the first MasterChef Masterclass led with 802,000 easily trumping Grand Designs Australia (406,000), movie: Contagion (310,000), movie: Spectre (309,000) and Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One (214,000).

The 100th episode of Gogglebox didn’t finish until 10:45pm but drew an impressive 601,000 -down on last week’s bumper 874,000.

10 network won Thursday with 27.1% then Nine 26.0%, Seven 23.8%, ABC 15.2% and SBS 7.9%.

The Project was 636,000 / 459,000 for 10. 10 News First drew 513,000 / 338,000.

Nine News was best for Nine at 1.17m / 1.05m. A Current Affair pulled 798,000 and Hot Seat was 599,000 / 351,000.

Seven News was #1 at 1.28m / 1.2m. The Chase (690,000 / 419,000) and Home and Away (661,000) followed.

ABC News (914,000) led its slot for ABC. Sammy J (429,000), The Drum (261,000) and The Cult of the Family (90,000) comprised ABC’s night.

On SBS it was SBS World News (215,000) and Mastermind (119,000). The Handmaid’s Tale was 79,000.

NCIS led multichannels at 218,000.

The Morning Show: 182,000 / 101,000
Today Extra:  124,000 / 73,000
Studio 10: 57,000 / 53,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 23 April 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the season finale next week Gogglebox producers are open to the idea of having the show screen across the year.

“We’re getting near the end and I’m exhausted!” executive producer David McDonald tells TV Tonight. “But we love making the show. We would love to make more if that were the case.

“I know for the cast -especially in the last four weeks- when they get stopped doing their grocery shopping, people have said to them how appreciative they are, that they’re still doing the show.

“If we could go all year, or even do three series a year I’m sure it’s something that we’d all enjoy doing.

“I’m also very mindful of not over-saturating it.”

“But I’m also very mindful of not over-saturating it. It’s a little bit special when it comes back, so that’s always the balance.”

This week Gogglebox reaches its 100th episode, and its ratings have never been better. Not bad for a show which on paper, originally sounded like a terrible idea.

Right now no other show on Television has quite managed to reflect the way Australians are coping with lockdown.

“I found something very comforting about it.”

“I know for myself that first week of being in isolation and watching the show, I found something very comforting about it. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. It’s the familiarity and probably just watching people on TV going through exactly the same thing,” he continues.

“One of the most resonating pieces, was when the guys were watching the finale of MKR and the PM came on to go through the latest measures. You could just see all these people realising that’s their livelihood gone. There was just an immediacy about it that was very powerful.”

Goggleboxer Jad has had to close his cafe while Sarah Marie’s work in the beauty industry has come to a halt. Jad is also unable to visit Sarah Marie & Matty due to the risk to baby Malik, while Mick and Di are out for the rest of the series due to their seniority. Emily is also at home isolated from daughter and grand-daughter Kerry & Isabelle.

“We just have to be cautious. We have to follow the guidelines that the government has set out. And I certainly want to protect and look after them,” says McDonald.

“I miss all of them”

“It’s a shame because I miss all of them. It’s just for everyone’s safety, the crew and the cast.”

This season also introduced new households Milo and Nic from the Gold Coast, and Sydney’s Kaday and Chantel and The Elias family.

“I’m really happy with them. To be fair, it’s a huge amount of pressure to put on new families because they’re being compared to those who are five year veterans,” he continues.

“I don’t think you can overestimate that. It’s like comparing apples and oranges. But I think they’ve done really well. I’ve really enjoyed a lot of what they’ve said.”

McDonald also attributes the show’s success to the frankness of the cast filmed in their own home, which helps let down their guard.

“I know people say they play up to the cameras, but some people are very vivacious, a bit larger than life. Most of the cast say they forget the cameras are there very quickly.

“Holly Dalton, god bless her, is as candid as! She just doesn’t care! She not playing up to the cameras.”

“Some work, some don’t.”

But not every show works for Gogglebox, and some viewings end up on the cutting room floor in a show that juggles the laughs, the shocks and the tears.

“Some work, some don’t. It’s got nothing to do with the quality of shows,” he explains.

“It might be a wonderful show that rated really well or an award-winning show that’s been incredibly well-acted and produced but it just kind of sits there. Or it’s really good and everyone shuts up and they just watch it!

“It doesn’t make for the most entertaining telly.”

Gogglebox 100th episode airs 7:30pm Wednesday on LifeStyle
9:45pm Thursday on 10.

A bumper season launch for MasterChef Australia has delivered 10 its strongest week in two years.

MasterChef drew up to 1.23m viewers -its best launch since 2015- with every episode remaining above the magic million.

It was their first week ahead of ABC this year. 10 even won the demos for the week.

Seven managed to lead in primary channels but it was Nine that again claimed network share, despite not delivering any big reality content.

Network:
Nine: 26.0
Seven: 24.9
10: 21.2
ABC: 18.9
SBS: 9.1

Primary channel:
Seven: 16.6
Nine: 16.3
10: 14.7
ABC: 13.9
SBS: 5.0

Multichannels:
10 BOLD: 4.1
7TWO / 9GO!: 3.4
9GEM: 3.3
7mate: 3.1
ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.6
10 Peach: 2.4
9Life: 2.0
ABC News: 1.9
7flix / SBS World Movies: 1.7
SBS VICELAND: 1.2
9RUSH / SBS Food: 1.0
ABC ME: 0.5
NITV: 0.2

Nine won Sunday, Wednesday, Friday and tied with ABC for Saturday. 10 won Monday and Thursday. Seven won Tuesday. 10 beat Nine on Tuesday and Seven on Wednesday. ABC also beat 10 on Sunday and Saturday. Phew!

Nine won Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Seven still reigned in Adelaide & Perth.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: Nine News (Sun: 1.14m), 60 Minutes (817,000), A Current Affair (755,000) and Hot Seat (582,000).

Seven: Seven News (1.29m), The Chase (682,000), Home and Away (679,000) and House Rules (Sun: 630,000).

10: MasterChef Australia (Launch: 1.23m), Gogglebox (874,000), The Project (7pm: 643,000) and 10 News First (507,000).

SBS: Great Canadian Railway Journeys (332,000), Britain’s Cathedrals with Tony Robinson (301,000), Secrets of the Tower of London (299,000) and The Pyramids: Solving the Mystery (235,000).

Infograph: supplied by Nine

The double combo of MasterChef & Gogglebox has helped 10 to their biggest overnight share in 2 years.

MasterChef Australia pulled its 4th straight night over a the magic million, at 1.07m viewers and topped the demos. Its nearest competition was 7:30 at 694,000 viewers. A Pooch Perfect finale fizzled out with just 316,000 viewers in fourth place.

Gogglebox also dominated its slot at a huge 874,000 viewers -its second biggest-audience ever.

Seven News topped the night at an impressive 1.28m / 1.24m viewers, defeating Nine News 1.1m / 1.09m.

10’s share of 27.3% (on three channels) was its best since February 2018 with a Big Bash League semi final. Alas it is out of survey, meaning it won’t directly assist annual share.

Next were Nine 24.3%, Seven 23.4%, ABC 16.3% and SBS 8.7%.

Full ratings wraps resume on Monday.

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 16 April 2020

Nine won the Easter non-ratings week with Married At First Sight‘s finale nabbing one of the biggest audiences so far this year at 1.48m viewers.

But that was considerably down on 2019’s 1.97m.

Overall MAFS was down some 16% compared to last year. The show got off to a record start with its weddings, but had to juggle its extremities, rogue cast members and concerns around taste. Nevertheless it underpinned Nine’s first quarter, drew masses of media coverage, has boomed on 9Now and drawn ratings that are the envy of every other show.

Elsewhere last week House Rules helped lift Seven while Slow TV boost SBS.

9RUSH ends its debut week at a modest 1.0%.

Network:
Nine: 28.7
Seven: 26.0
ABC: 19.9
10: 15.9
SBS: 9.5

Primary channels:
Nine: 19.1
Seven: 17.5
ABC: 14.1
10: 9.4
SBS: 5.5

Multichannels:
10 BOLD: 4.0
9GEM: 3.6
7TWO / 7mate: 3.3
9GO!: 3.0
ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.8
10Peach: 2.4
ABC News: 2.3
9Life: 2.0
7flix: 1.9
SBS World Movies: 1.5
SBS VICELAND: 1.3
9RUSH / SBS Food: 1.0
ABC ME: 0.7
NITV: 0.2

Nine won 16 – 39 and 25- 54 demos.

Nine claimed every night except Tuesday, won by Seven. ABC bettered 10 every night except Thursday.

Nien won Sydney, Melbourne & Brissy. Seven owned Adelaide & Perth.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: Married at First Sight (Sun: 1.48m), Nine News (1.32m), 60 Minutes (1.07m) and A Current Affair (688,000).

Seven: Seven News (Sun: 1.31m), Seven News Investigates (819,000), The Chase (673,000) and House Rules (Mon: 666,000).

ABC: ABC News (994,000), Death in Paradise (849,000), 7:30 (809,000) and Australian Story (781,000).

10: Gogglebox (759,000), The Project (546,000), 10 News First (522,000) and Ambulance Australia (438,000).

SBS: Secrets of the Tower of London (334,000), Insight (294,000), Great Canadian Railway Journeys (292,000) and Tony Robinson’s History of Britain (273,000).

Survey returns on Sunday.

Gogglebox has made more adjustments to its production shoot during the coronarvirus pandemic.

Last night Jad had to view shows with Matty & Sarah Marie through the safety of a laptop on his chair. This is so he doesn’t put baby Malik at any risk -bulldog Bane will doubtless miss him.

The Foxtel / 10 show has already seen 91 year old Emily staying at home while daughter Kerry, and granddaughter Isabelle, remain in weekly episodes.

Seniors Mick & Di are now self-isolating and out of the series for remaining episodes, in order to keep them separate from skeleton crews.

“It’s only because of our age,” Di said. “Gogglebox is still going on, but because we’re in our 70s, we’re technically at higher risk. But hello, realistically, Mick and I are probably healthier than people half our age!”

“Even more than a lot of 50-year-olds,” Mick joked. “We definitely feel discriminated against,” he laughs.

The Endemol Shine Australia show, which has a handful of remaining episodes this season, is largely comprised of housemates and families which fall within social distancing guidelines.

Producers have already been nimble in using remote cameras and reduced production staff for remaining episodes.

And cast have been directly impacted by the pandemic.

Jad has closed down his restaurant, Sarah Marie’s beauty company has come to a halt and single mum Isabelle is self-isolating alone while her 4 year old is living with his father.

“Thank god for FaceTime,” she said. “But it’s got me thinking about those families who split their kids between two households — how hard it is and what it could mean for a future lockdown.”

This week is the first of two Easter non-ratings weeks, although with so many Australians in home lockdown, it is bound to be as big as any standard survey.

Last week Nine capped off their Q1 dominance with their 8th straight week thanks to Nine News and Married at First Sight.

Seven News was equally strong for Seven while an Australian Survivor finale saw 10 land second on Monday, while entertainment titles drove ABC on Saturday.

Network:
Nine: 30.5
Seven: 24.4
ABC: 20.3
10: 17.0
SBS: 7.8

Primary:
Nine: 20.9
Seven: 17.1
ABC: 14.3
10: 11.2
SBS: 4.9

Multichannels:
9GEM: 4.6
10 BOLD: 3.5
9GO!: 3.0
7mate: 2.9
ABC News: 2.8
ABC KIDS Comedy / 7TWO: 2.6
10 Peach: 2.3
9Life: 2.0
7flix: 1.8
SBS VICELAND: 1.2
SBS Food: 0.9
SBS World Movies: 0.8
ABC ME: 0.7
NITV: 0.1

Nine won the demos 16-39 and 25-54.

Nine won every night except Friday, claimed by Seven. ABC bettered 10 on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. 10 bettered Seven on Monday. ABC even bettered Seven on Saturday.

Nine led all cities except Perth, which remained loyal to Seven.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: Nine News (Sun: 1.38m), Married at First Sight (Sun: 1.32m), 60 Minutes (942,000) and A Current Affair (855,000).

Seven: Seven News (Sun: 1.3m), Ben Cousins: Coming Clean (744,000), The Chase (658,000) and The Latest (571,000).

ABC: ABC News (Sun: 1.01m), Death in Paradise (911,000), Hard Quiz (821,000) and 7:30 (786,000).

10: Australian Survivor (Winner Announced: 984,000), Gogglebox (784,000), Dancing with the Stars (Winner Announced: 646,000) and The Project (7pm: 589,000).

SBS: Secrets of the Tower of London (374,000), Great Canadian Railway Journeys (283,000), Secrets of the Chocolate Factory (279,000) and Secrets of Britain (260,000).

Infograph: supplied by Nine.

News continues to lead primetime ratings but then viewers were again in the mood for some self-isolating TV with Goggleboxers while Pooch Perfect slipped behind SBS.

Seven News was #1 at 1.32m / 1.2m ahead of  Nine News on 1.16m / 1,14m.

ABC News won its slot at 912,000 then A Current Affair (851,000) and The Latest (737,000 /490,000).

Gogglebox was the top entertainment drawcard on 787,000 well ahead of Revelation (415,000) and Nine News special (368,000).

Earlier 7:30 won its slot on 703,000 defeating RBT (599,000), Ambulance Australia (493,000), Secrets Of The Tower Of London (358,000) Pooch Perfect (299,000) and The Heights (291,000).

Nine network won Thursday with 27.9% then Seven 23.4%, 10 21.3%, ABC 18.5% and SBS 8.9%.

Hot Seat was 610,000 / 376,000 for Nine. Australian Crime Stories pulled 220,000.

The Chase drew 706,000 / 451,000 for Seven. A later Seven News special was 269,000.

The Project was 584,000 / 437,000 for 10. 10 News First (553,000 / 353,000) and a Hughesy replay was 247,000.

The Drum was 259,000 on ABC.

On SBS it was  SBS World News (173,000), Secrets Of Britain (260,000) and Mastermind (114,000). 24 Hours In Emergency was 71,000.

Bluey led multichannels at 356,000.

The Morning Show: 225,000 / 127,000
Today Extra: 169,000 / 102,000
Studio 10: 78,000 / 65,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 2 April 2020

E! dating series Dating #NoFilter is the latest series to be added to 10 Play as part of a 10 day showcase.

The “Gogglebox of Dating” sees comedians comment on blind dates. The series has also been added to late nights on 10 Peach.

A fresh and hilariously honest take on the modern dating scene for the socially savvy, right-swiping generation, three pairs of outspoken comedians serve up play-by-plays as they follow real singles on the most outrageous, intimate and surprising first dates.

Throughout the blind dates, the comedians offer their candid and unique point of views as they weigh in on every accidental love story pulling at viewers’ heart strings and the “OMG NO!” cringe-worthy moments, with real, unfiltered and hilarious commentary.

ABC News channel topped multichannels last week and helped ABC to its best share all year.

News events surrounding COVID-19 have seen lifts for networks across the board, spiked by Live press conferences from the PM.

Seven News was the #1 show of the week but it wasn’t enough to halt Nine from winning another week.

Breakfast TV also saw big lifts including a record second place for ABC’s News Breakfast.

Sunrise: 361,000,
News Breakfast: 275,000 (180,000 / 95,000)
Today: 274,000

Network:
Nine: 30.2
Seven: 25.2
ABC: 20.7
10: 16.3
SBS: 7.6

Primary channel:
Nine: 22.3
Seven: 17.9
ABC: 13.5
10: 10.6
SBS: 4.5

Multichannels:
ABC News: 4.2
9GEM: 3.7
10 BOLD: 3.5
7mate: 3.0
7TWO: 2.7
9GO!: 2.5
ABC Kids Comedy: 2.4
10 Peach: 2.1
9Life: 1.7
7flix: 1.6
SBS VICELAND / SBS World Movies: 1.1
SBS Food: 0.8
ABC ME: 0.6
NITV: 0.2

Nine led the demos 16-39 and 25-54.

Nine claimed every night of the week except Friday which went to Seven. ABC bettered 10 every night except Thursday.

Nine was victorious in every city except Perth, held by Seven.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: Nine News (Sun: 1.26m), Married at First Sight (Wed: 1.21m), 60 Minutes (991,000) and Nine News COVID-19 special (Tues: 877,000).

Seven: Seven News (Sun: 1.38m), Seven News Coronavirus Special (952,000), The Chase (633,000), The Latest (619,000).

ABC: ABC News (Sun: 977,000), Doc Martin (955,000), 7:30 (863,000) and Hard Quiz (810,000),.

10: Australian Survivor (Tues: 773,000), Gogglebox (738,000), Ambulance Australia (645,000) and The Project (7pm: 595,000).

SBS: Tony Robinson’s History of Australia (253,000), Great American Railroad Journeys (249,000), The Kennedys (237,000) and Treasures Decoded (208,000).

Easter non-ratings begins for two weeks from next Sunday.

Infograph: supplied by Nine.

Foxtel talent including faces from Gogglebox, Wentworth, SKY News, FOX Sport and Selling Houses Australia send their message for the community.

News continues to dominate viewing, but then viewers wanted light relief.

Seven News was #1 with 1.25m / 1.18m ahead of Nine News 1.14m / 1.13m.

ABC News (937,000) outranked A Current Affair (786,000) and The Latest (636,000).

Gogglebox was the top entertainment drawcard and topped the demos at 736,000, eclipsing a Nine News special (599,000).

Earlier 7:30 led its slot at 789,000 ahead of Ambulance Australia (646,000) and RBT (545,000).

Nine network won Thursday with 27.1% then Seven 23.4%, 10 21.8%, ABC 18.5% and SBS 9.2%.

Hot Seat was 536,000 / 339,000 for Nine, and Psychopath with Piers Morgan was 306,000.

The Chase drew 626,000 / 399,000 for Seven then Pooch Perfect (359,000).

The Project  was 636,000 / 399,000 for 10 then 10 News First 527,000 / 315,000. A Hughesy repeat pulled 269,000.

Sammy J (443,000), Grand Designs Australia  (343,000), The Heights (253,000), The Drum (250,000) and RBG (169,000) also comprised ABC’s night.

On SBS it was The Kennedys (237,000), Secrets of Britain (203,000), and SBS World News (189,000). Mastermind drew 99,000 and 24 Hours in Emergency was too real at 79,000.

NCIS topped multichannels with 202,000.

The Morning Show: 234,000 / 150,000
Today Extra: 158,000 / 96,000
Studio 10: 73,000 / 63,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 26 March 2020

News events drew big numbers last week, with all network seeing lifts for bulletins.

But Nine won its sixth straight week led by Married at First Sight.

A brief burst of AFL helped Seven to take out three nights with Australian Survivor at a season high for 10. ABC’s Bluey also drew extraordinary multichannel numbers of up to 458,000.

Network:
Nine: 29.2
Seven: 26.6
ABC: 19.2
10: 17.1
SBS: 7.8

Primary channel:
Nine: 21.5
Seven: 18.7
ABC: 13.4
10: 11.2
SBS: 4.6

Multichannels:
10 BOLD: 3.5
9GEM: 3.4
7mate: 3.2
7TWO: 3.1
ABC News: 2.8
9GO!: 2.5
ABC KIDS Comedy / 10 Peach: 2.4
9Life: 1.8
7flix: 1.7
SBS VICELAND: 1.2
SBS World Movies: 1.0
SBS Food: 0.9
ABC ME: 0.6
NITV: 0.1

Nine won the demos 16-39 and 25-54.

Nine led on Sunday – Wednesday. Seven won Thursday – Saturday.

Seven claimed Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. Nine ruled in Sydney & Brisbane. ABC bettered 10 every night except Thursday.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: Married at First Sight (Sun: 1.12m), Nine News (Sun: 1.09m), 60 Minutes (732,000) and A Current Affair (725,000).

Seven: Seven News (1.08m), Seven’s AFL (Thurs: 798,000), Home and Away (582,000) and The Chase (549,000).

ABC: ABC News (Sun: 872,000), 7:30 (808,000), Doc Martin (805,000) and Hard Quiz (753,000).

10: Australian Survivor (Tues: 728,000), Gogglebox (603,000), Dancing with the Stars (503,000) and The Project (7pm: 501,000).

SBS: Great American Railroad Journeys (272,000), Tony Robinson’s History of Britain (254,000), Insight (227,000) and Secrets of our Cities (201,000).

Last night Australia had its first real taste of watching favourite sporting events with empty stadiums as both AFL and NRL were broadcast on Seven and Nine, respectively.

It was an odd experience, relying on the distant shouts of AFL players for atmosphere, and Seven cleverly including social media vision of fans to give some context. NRL matches also benefited from their microphones on referees.

Thursday Night AFL drew 798,000 viewers which was up 8% on 2019 season opener. Thursday Night NRL was 307,000.

Self-isolating Gogglebox was the top entertainment drawcard at 604,000 for 10.

Seven News was #1 for the night at 1.1m / 944,000 defeating Nine News 994,000 / 968,000.

Seven network won Thursday with 32.9% then Nine 24.1%, 10 19.0%, ABC 15.9% and SBS 8.1%.

The Chase drew 532,000 / 359,000 for Seven then Home and Away (358,000 in 3 cities), Pooch Perfect was 218,000 / 47,000on two channels.

A Current Affair was 549,000 in cities for Nine followed by Hot Seat 500,000 / 449,000. RBT (204,000 in 3 cities) and a Nine News Special (255,000).

Ambulance Australia drew 463,000 for 10 then The Project (483,000 / 355,000), 10 News First (449,000 / 258,000) and a Hughesy repeat (220,000).

ABC News won its slot on 852,000 for ABC followed by 7:30 (708,000), Sammy J (366,000), Grand Designs Australia (299,000),  The Heights (270,000), The Drum (217,000) and Would I Lie To You? (211,000).

On SBS it was Secrets Of Britain (191,000), SBS World News  (145,000), The Kennedys: A Fatal Ambition (181,000), 24 Hours In Emergency (75,000) and Mastermind (62,000).

Bluey again led multichannels on 381,000.

The Morning Show: 145,000 / 105,000
Today Extra: 132,000 / 86,000
Studio 10: 53,000 / 48,000 / 38,000

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 19 March 2020

Amended.

New rules around 14 day self-isolation for incoming travellers will ripple across television production.

Today weatherman Tim Davies last night confirmed he would be forced to undergo self-isolation after flying in from Dubai after the midnight deadline.

But there will be others, whether as talent, crew or network executives.

A number of shows such as 60 Minutes, Foreign Correspondent and Dateline rely on their reporters travelling the globe. Interview shows including The Project, Sunrise, Today, Studio 10, The Morning Show, Q&A regularly feature international guests.

“It will be difficult to convince top talent to return if they have to self-isolate for 2 weeks”

The Voice has already completed its Blind Auditions and Battle Rounds, which has bought it some time -but will Boy George and Kelly Rowland return for Live shows if this drags on? The Masked Singer also has Lindsay Lohan returning in coming months -it will be difficult to convince top talent to return if they have to self-isolate for 2 weeks.

Australia’s Got Talent has no international judges this year, but would be expected to fly in international acts. AGT has the double whammy of facing no audiences. Also facing impacts are Holey Moley (to film in the US), SAS: Who Dares Wins (NZ shooting – potentially 2 x 2 weeks isolation each).

Seven’s Olympics -should they miraculously proceed (which nobody but Seven believes)- could potentially mean self-isolation for the entire commentary / hosting team based in Japan.

Australian Ninja Warrior begins filming its fourth season today at its new site, Melbourne Showgrounds.

A Nine spokesperson confirmed to TV Tonight it will be without an audience aside from a few family and friends -particularly challenging given the expansive course.

Australian Survivor is due to film in Fiji from April and entails a hefty cast and crew. In truth it only needs a tropical backdrop (Queensland anybody?) but Fiji offers infrastructure from season to season as well as financial incentives.

Meanwhile, Christian Wilkins, competing on Dancing with the Stars, was not aware of his father Richard Wilkins’ positive diagnosis until after the episode wrapped last night.

Although he does not believe he has been exposed, he has self-isolated and will be tested first thing on Monday morning.

A Network 10 spokesperson said: “A number of precautions had already been put in place for Sunday’s show to minimise any potential exposure or spread of the virus including promoting good hygiene practices backstage and in-studio, and filming without a studio audience.  

“All Dancing With The Stars cast and crew have been asked to self-monitor for symptoms relating to COVID-19 while we await the results of Christian’s test. Warner Bros. and Network 10 will provide all cast and crew the appropriate accommodation and support during this time.”

Thankfully, there are many shows that have safely completed filming including Lego Masters, Travel Guides, Between Two Worlds, Bachelor in Paradise, Rosehaven, Hungry Ghosts, Farmer Wants a Wife, Hard Quiz, Informer 3838, The Heights, Hughesy We Have a Problem, How to Stay Married, The Secrets She Keeps, The End, Mystery Road while others are underway locally including The Block, Wentworth, Five Bedrooms, RFDS, Neighbours, Home and Away, Mad as Hell, MasterChef Australia.

Safest shoot in Australia right now? The Big Brother house or the Gogglebox couch…

But there are also risks for projects that are currently in production with a ‘one out / all out’ threat.

Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner, said, “The screen industry is a powerful sector. $3 billion in economic contribution. Some 30,000 FTE jobs. Finances flow from every shoot, from every business into communities around Australia. Nimble SMEs driving employment that export our stories to the globe. But like a lot of creative industries the screen sector is also fragile. There is limited ongoing security: a gig-based model for both for the businesses and the workforce.

“A massive disruption created by a pandemic will severely disrupt our industry. Productions employ thousands in teams; actors and crews need to be with each other to work. There is no remote opportunity for employment on physical production.

” This may mean an automatic stand down of the production for at least 2 weeks.”

“Diagnosed cases will mean suspension, delays or terminations of productions. If one person on a shoot contracts the coronavirus, this may mean an automatic stand down of the production for at least 2 weeks. This could be repeated endlessly resulting in the termination of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of work.

“Help will be needed to ride out this crisis. While businesses are undertaking continuity planning and efforts are being made to minimise the impact, support will be needed to minimise bankruptcies and job losses.

“We will continue to work with the Government to ensure the continuing health of our sector in these difficult times.”

Nine has scooped up a fifth ratings week, driven by ongoing success from Married at First Sight.

Seven News continues to lead the news race, buoyed by the strength of a loyal Perth audience.

Australian Survivor and A Current Affair both drew 2020 highs, while Great Australian Railway Journeys wrapped at 368,000.

In the breakfast battle ABC’s News Breakfast broke its record twice, at 216,000 on Friday morning when news of the Australian Grand Prix was breaking. The show averaged 195,000 (136,000 + 59,000) for the week, just behind Today‘s 197,000. Sunrise again won the week at 268,000.

Network:
Nine: 31.4
Seven: 25.1
ABC: 18.2
10: 17.6
SBS: 7.8

Primary channel:
Nine: 21.8
Seven: 16.7
ABC: 12.5
10: 11.3
SBS: 4.5

Multichannels:
9GEM: 4.5
10 BOLD: 3.6
7mate: 3.4
7TWO / 9GO!: 3.1
ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.8
10 Peach: 2.6
ABC News: 2.3
9Life: 2.1
7flix: 1.9
SBS VICELAND: 1.3
SBS Food: 1.0
SBS World Movies: 0.8
ABC ME: 0.6
NITV: 0.2

Nine led demos 16-39 and 25-54.

Nine won every night of the week and 4 cities. Seven continues to lead in Perth. ABC bettered 10 on Monday, Friday and Saturday.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: Married at First Sight (Wed: 1.05m), Nine News (860,000), 60 Minutes (818,000) and A Current Affair (721,000).

Seven: Seven News (Sat: 929,000), Home and Away (566,000), My Kitchen Rules (Tues: 490,000) and The Chase (489,000).

ABC: ABC News (Sat: 762,000), Doc Martin (697,000), Australian Story (661,000) and Four Corners (643,000).

10: Australian Survivor (Mon: 701,000), Gogglebox (610,000), Ambulance Australia (483,000) and The Project (466,000).

SBS: Great Australian Railway Journeys (368,000), Insight (254,000), Secrets of Britain (197,000) and Britain’s Most Historic Towns (182,000).

Infograph: supplied by Nine.

News dominated viewing last night as information around the coronavirus gripped the country.

Seven News (909,000 / 879,000) topped the night eclipsing Nine News (791,000 / 784,000).

When PM Scott Morrison gave an Address to the Nation, ABC News was leading at 712,000 over Home and Away (550,000) and A Current Affair (525,000 in 4 cities).

Gogglebox at 8:30pm was the top entertainment show at 611,000, and led the demos. That was well in front of Grand Designs Australia (267,000).

Earlier 7:30 won its slot at 550,000 defeating Ambulance Australia (480,000), Thursday Night NRL (391,000 in 2 cities) and Pooch Perfect (388,000).

Nine network won Thursday with 26.7% then Seven 25.5%, 10 21.7%, ABC 17.7% and SBS 8.5%.

Hot Seat was 414,000 / 276,000 for Nine. RBT was 194,000 in 3 cities.

The Chase was 460,000 / 295,000 for Seven. Modern Family was 250,000 / 182,000 / 165,000.

The Project drew 431,000 / 304,000 for 10. 10 News First was 415,000 / 280,000 and a repeat of Hughesy at 246,000.

On ABC it was Would I Lie To You? (230,000) The Drum (207,000) and The Heights (190,000) -which will likely struggle to stay in its 8pm slot.

Secrets Of Britain (196,000), Britain’s Most Historic Towns (180,000), SBS World News (125,000) and The Little Drummer Girl (99,000).

Bluey topped multichannels at 157,000.

The Morning Show: 135,000 / 87,000
Today Extra: 98,000 / 79,000
Studio 10: 47,000 / 46,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 12 March 2020

A question without notice….

Gogglebox producers are known for reading TV Tonight, so now that we are in a new TV year I thought it might be fun to put some new shows on their radar.

But here’s one prerequisite… let’s avoid the obvious.

I’d like to hear some more obscure titles that producers should cast their gaze over. Think left of field. It could be on a multichannel, or at an odd time of day. Netflix and streaming shows are also valid (Don’t F*** with Cats for instance).

Make your case below! And detail what producers should be looking out for…

Nine managed a rare win in Adelaide last week.

It was the first time Nine won survey in the Seven stronghold in 12 months and comes as Seven’s company shares hit a low of just 14c (a month ago it was 25c).

Nine won on the back of MAFS again snaring the top 4 rankings. Nine won 4 metro cities.

But Perth remained loyal to Seven, with Seven News remaining dependable nationally. Seven still finished the week well ahead of 10, which trailed ABC.

Network:
Nine: 30.1
Seven: 25.6
ABC: 18.2
10: 17.9
SBS: 8.3

Primary channel:
Nine: 21.8
Seven: 17.1
ABC: 13.1
10: 11.4
SBS: 4.4

Multichannels:
10 BOLD: 3.8
7TWO / 9GO!: 3.3
7mate: 3.2
9GEM: 2.9
ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.8
10 Peach: 2.6
9Life: 2.2
7flix: 2.0
ABC News: 1.8
SBS World Movies: 1.4
SBS VICELAND: 1.2
SBS Food: 1.1
ABC ME: 0.5
NITV: 0.1

Nine led the demos 16-39 and 25-54.

Nine won Sunday – Thursday. Seven scored Friday & Saturday. ABC bettered 10 on Sunday, Monday, Friday & Saturday and tied for Wednesday.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: Married at First Sight (Sun: 1.19m), Nine News (Sun: 836,000), 60 Minutes (793,000) and A Current Affair (696,000).

Seven: Seven News (Sun: 915,000), Home and Away (572,000), My Kitchen Rules (Wed: 501,000) and The Chase (499,000).

ABC: ABC News (Sun: 704,000), Doc Martin (684,000), 7:30 (628,000) and Australian Story (600,000).

10: Australian Survivor (Tues: 663,000), Gogglebox (645,000), Ambulance Australia (509,000) and Dancing with the Stars (417,000).

SBS: Great Australian Railway Journeys (341,000), Michael Palin in North Korea (257,000), Secrets of our Cities (223,000) and Insight (221,000).

Infograph supplied by Nine.

Outside of News and Gogglebox, viewing numbers were fairly uneventful last night.

Gogglebox was the top entertainment drawcard at 645,000 viewers, and also topped the demos. Nothing else in its timeslot came close.

Earlier 7:30 won its slot at 539,000 then Ambulance Australia (507,000), Pooch Perfect (441,000) and RBT (437,000) -each up on last week except for Seven’s Rebel Wilson contest. SBS event Volcano Live With Nik Wallenda flunked at a dreadful 67,000 across 90 minutes.

Nine network won Thursday with 28.6% then Seven 26.4%, 10 21.7%, ABC 16.3% and SBS 6.9%.

Nine News was best for Nine at 845,000 / 823,000. A Current Affair (640,000) and Hot Seat (469,000 / 290,000). Movie: Fast & Furious 8: The Fate of the Furious was 215,000.

Seven News was #1 at 916,000 for Seven then Home and Away (561,000), The Chase (509,000 / 329,000). Three Modern Family episodes drew 212,000 / 177,000 / 170,000.

The Project was 393,000 /237,000 for 10. 10 News First was 368,000 / 197,000. A repeat of Hughesy, We Have A Problem was 192,000.

ABC News won its slot with 687,000. Sammy J (297,000), QI (228,000), Would I Lie to You? (212,000), Doctor Who (210,000), and The Drum (180,000) also comprised ABC’s night.

On SBS it was  SBS World News (127,000) and Mastermind (67,000).The Little Drummer Girl was just 47,000.

Bluey topped multichannels at 193,000

The Morning Show: 143,000 / 84,000
Today Extra: 109,000 / 71,000
Studio 10:

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 5 March 2020

10 has made some changes to Thursdays and Fridays which sees Law & Order: SVU yanked from the schedule.

From Thursday it has decided to replay Hughesy We Have a Problem at 9:30pm after Gogglebox, no doubt to give its local show further exposure from a hefty lead-in.

This means Law & Order: SVU is now out of schedule. The show was recently renewed in the US for a further 3 seasons, so 10 would be wise not to damage the brand here.

A Hughesy replay which was screening at 8:30 Fridays is out as a result, leaving two episodes of The Graham Norton Show in play from 7:30 (new + repeat).

Updated.

Former Gogglebox boys Adam Densten & Symon Lovett have joined FOX Footy, hosting a new talk show that reminisces on the glory years, Premierships and Footy Trips.

They were confirmed by FOX Footy at a 2020 season launch at Crown yesterday.

Each week they will sit down with a legend of the game, kicking off with North Melbourne’s Glenn Archer.

“As diehard armchair fans of the game, we can’t wait to dig deep into the myths and rumours we’ve heard at the pub and club, but haven’t been able to confirm or deny. Until now…” Adam and Symon said.

2020 coverage includes every game of every round, plus all finals games leading into the Grand Final, Live in HD and ad-break free during play.

Also announced is Narrow World of Sports (a title that will doubtless bother Nine) with comedians, James ‘The Professor’ Rochford and Andrew ‘Barney’ Barnett joined by a special guest player for a chat and a challenge.

FOX Footy’s  commentary team for 2020 includes Adam Papalia, Alastair Lynch, Andrew Gaze, Anthony Hudson, Ben Dixon, Bernie Vince, Bob Murphy, Brad Johnson, Brenton Speed, Cameron Mooney, David King, Dermott Brereton, Dwayne Russell, Eddie McGuire, Garry Lyon, Gerard Healy, Gerard Whateley, Jason Dunstall, Jon Ralph, Jonathan Brown, Jordan Lewis, Katherine Loughnan, Kelli Underwood, Leigh Montagna, Mark Ricciuto, Mark Robinson, Matthew Pavlich, Mike Sheahan, Nick Dal Santo, Nick Riewoldt, Sarah Jones, Sarah Olle, Sharni Layton, Tom Morris.

Led by Eddie McGuire and Sarah Jones, FOX Footy’s weekend of live action begins before the first siren sounds every round and continues until the locker rooms are empty on a Sunday.

FOX Footy will produce select games for Foxtel throughout the 2020 season in 4K Ultra HD, providing fans with a stadium like viewing experience. These matches will air exclusively Live and ad-break free during play on FOX Sports Ultra HD for eligible sports subscribers.

In 2020 and for the first time ever, every coach will join Gerard Whateley and Mark Robinson and the AFL 360 team on Monday nights. Newly-appointed Melbourne captain Max Gawn, Carlton cult figure Eddie Betts, Richmond star Jack Riewoldt and Collingwood gun Adam Treloar will feature on Players Night on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays, the legends are back, with Shinboner David King and Big Blue Mark ‘Sellars’ Maclure prepare to debate and unpack the biggest stories of the round.

On The Couch on Mondays after AFL 360 returns with a new-look star-studded team lead by Gerard Healy. Healy, Garry Lyon and Jonathan Brown will be joined by former Saint, Nick Riewoldt to dissect the weekend gone and the week ahead.

Mike Sheahan returns for another season of Open Mike on Tuesday evenings. The doyen of footy media will chat to the game’s biggest names before handing over to Bob Murphy in July for his show, Bob. Murphy will join a famous sports fan in their own environment before passing back to Sheahan to close the season.

In 2020, Saturday Stretch after Saturday Footy on FOX will round out the night for footy fans. Hosted by Dermott Brereton, Brad Johnson and Sarah Olle the fun trio will provide the best wrap of the biggest day in footy.

Bounce host Jason Dunstall will aim to keep funsters Andrew Gaze, Cameron Mooney, Sharni Layton and Bernie Vince in check. It will be their return to television since the passing of their great friend Danny ‘Spud’ Frawley.

Televised podcast show, The First Crack, will beat everyone else to the finish line Sunday after Bounce. The revolving panel of three will offer fans their first fix on all games and stories played out in the round that just was.

Monday
AFL Tonight 7pm
AFL 360 at 7.30pm
On The Couch at 8.30pm

Tuesday
AFL Tonight 7pm
AFL 360 7.30pm
Open Mike / Bob 8.30pm (middle of year) 8.30pm

Wednesday
AFL Tonight 7pm
AFL 360 7.30pm
Footy Trips and Premierships 8.30pm

Thursday
Thursday Night Footy on FOX (game)

Friday
AFL Tonight 7pm
Friday Night Footy on FOX (game)
Narrow World of Sports (after the footy)

Saturday
Super Saturday (games)
Saturday Stretch (after the footy)

Sunday
Sunday Footy on FOX (games)
Bounce (after the footy)
The First Crack (after Bounce)

A third ratings week has gone to Nine thanks to the success of Married at First Sight -the show took out the top 4 rankings of the week, including a season high.

But ABC’s Monday night line-up was also a powerhouse, outranking all entertainment shows on Seven and 10.

Elsewhere Seven’s new Pooch Perfect won its slot, Gogglebox was back for 10 and the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras gave SBS a strong Saturday share.

Network:
Nine: 29.2
Seven: 26.2
ABC: 18.5
10: 17.6
SBS: 8.5

Primary channel:
Nine: 21.3
Seven: 18.0
ABC: 13.7
10: 11.2
SBS: 5.3

Multichannels:
10 BOLD: 3.8
7mate: 3.3
7TWO / 9GO!: 3.1
9GEM: 2.9
10 Peach: 2.7
ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.6
9Life: 1.9
7flix: 1.8
ABC News: 1.7
SBS VICELAND: 1.3
SBS Food: 1.1
SBS World Movies: 0.7
ABC ME: 0.5
NITV: 0.1

Nine led the demos 16-39 and 25-54.

Nine won Sunday – Wednesday.  Seven led Thursday – Saturday. ABC bettered 10 on Monday, Friday & Saturday.

Nine claimed Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane. Seven won Adelaide & Perth.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: Married at First Sight (Sun: 1.21m), Nine News (Sun: 935,000), 60 Minutes (645,000) and A Current Affair (644,000).

Seven: Seven News (875,000), Pooch Perfect (624,000), Friday Night Football (607,000) and Home and Away (586,000).

ABC: Four Corners (794,000), Media Watch (764,000), Australian Story (732,000) and ABC News (Sun: 700,000).

10: Gogglebox (685,000), Australian Survivor (Mon: 647,000), Dancing with the Stars (Eliminaton: 498,000) and Ambulance Australia (413,000).

SBS: Great Australian Railway Journeys (334,000), Michael Palin in North Korea (320,000), Britain’s Most Historic Towns and Tony Robinson’s Hidden Britain by Drone (both 212,000).

Infograph: supplied by Nine.

I’ve really enjoyed Angie Kent’s appearances on Television, particularly in Gogglebox, but I find myself confused over comments made on social media this week.

To set the scene…

Goggleboxers this week watched Dancing with the Stars, in which Angie happened to be eliminated from the show.

It was Di who said, “(She was on) Gogglebox, then went to the jungle, then she became The Bachelorette, and now she’s a dancing star… spare me.”

She added, “She’s no dancer, that’s for sure” before saying a Judge who scored 7 must be “blind.”

But Angie took to Twitter thereafter.

What confuses me most is that Gogglebox is known for its blunt comments from the couch. That’s something Angie & Yvie did brilliantly during their time on the show…. including referring to Dave Hughes’ looks or tweeting that Justin Lacko was #clearlygay. And that’s just for starters….

But both became much loved for telling it like it is, which is all I feel Di has done in her own way here.

The second thing that confuses me is that Di’s comments are robust, sure… but do they constitute bullying?

Bullying is what goes on in schoolyards and workplaces cross Australia. It’s very real to those on the receiving end (which is not to say Angie wouldn’t have had her share online).

She mentions it’s the third time the show has been critical. But it’s not all critical. It’s been a range of positive / negative commentary from the couch, and producers will always include the most caustic stuff.

Perhaps something is lost in translation, and hopefully at some point we can sit down and talk it over.

As I see it, if you’re working in Entertainment you’re pretty much fair game for Gogglebox. That’s the show.

10 has been contacted for comment.

ps. really wanted an Angie & Yvie review of Pooch Perfect!

Seven snared a win on Thursday as it debuted its new dog-friendly reality show, hosted by Rebel Wilson. That’s good news for a network which is pretty much under siege….

Pooch Perfect also won its 7:30 slot with 624,000 ahead of 7:30 (528,000), Ambulance Australia (412,000) and RBT (411,000). Doctor Who was 221,000 from 8pm.

By 8:30 the return of Gogglebox was a winner with 685,000  -the top entertainment show and topping the night’s demos- well in front of Nine movie The Equalizer (254,000), Modern Family (242,000 / 181,000 / 144,000) and Secrets Of Britain (207,000).

Seven Network won Thursday with 28.2% then Nine 26.7%, 10 21.5%, ABC 15.3% and SBS 8.3%.

Seven News was #1 with 852,000 / 831,000. Home and Away drew 635,000 and  The Chase drew 496,000 / 316,000.

Nine News was best for Nine at 756,000 / 750,000 then A Current Affair (591,000). Hot Seat pulled 394,000 / 249,000.

The Project was 371,000 / 240,000 for 10 then 10 News First (328,000 / 191,000). A replay of Hughesy drew 247,000.

ABC News won its slot with 683,000. QI (233,000) Would I Lie to You? (205,000) and The Drum (178,000) also comprised ABC’s night.

On SBS it was Britain’s Most Historic Towns  (206,000), SBS World News (113,000) and The Little Drummer Girl (81,000).

NCIS once again topped multichannels at 165,000.

The Morning Show: 114,000 / 86,000
Today Extra: 95,000 / 64,000
Studio 10: 48,000 / 44,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 27 February 2020.

Gogglebox fans can attend a free Q&A with cast members in Sydney next month.

In attendance will be Lee & Keith, Matty, Sarah Marie & Jad, Mick & Di and The Delpechitra Family.

The event will be hosted by Wendy Moore, General Manager of Foxtel’s LifeStyle Channels.

When: Tuesday 10 March, 6.00pm – 8.30pm
Where: Doltone House, Ground Floor, Darling Island Wharf, 48 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW

Free tix must be booked here (this will sell-out fast).

Meet the three new households set to join Gogglebox for Season 11 on Foxtel and 10.

Two are from Sydney and one from the Gold Coast.

EndemolShine Australia, executive producer, David McDonald said: “We’re extremely excited to have three new households joining Gogglebox this season. All three are incredibly different and I for one can’t wait to hear their take on TV.”

Kaday and Chantel

You couldn’t pick two more modern-day Aussie gals than Kaday and Chantel. Both in their early 20s, the pair have plenty of sass and the brains to match. Kaday and Chantel met while hanging washing in their shared Sydney Eastern suburbs apartment building and just clicked.

At the age of 12, Kaday came to Australia as a refugee from Sierra Leone. Recently graduated with a BA in nursing, she currently works with patients suffering with spinal cord injuries.

Studying social work at University, Chantel is a Youth ambassador for “Headspace” and volunteers for both the “Riding For The Disabled Association” and “St Vincent de Paul Society”. With an Italian-Croatian background, Chantel loves Italian food but not as much as her Golden Retriever, Sunny.

In their downtime you’ll find them both at the beach where Chantel is trying to teach Kaday to swim – an experience Chantel describes as re-enactment of one of their favourite shows, Bondi Rescue.

Milo and Nic

Flatmates and best mates Milo and Nic met 10 years ago working in a retail surf store. Now in their early 30s, these boys are Gold Coast down to a tee. They love surfing, spear fishing, boating, camping… basically anything that finds them in or by the ocean.

Retail Regional Manager, Milo got his nickname from always wearing a ‘MILO’ T-shirt in his younger years. While both guys try get out for a surf every day, primary school teacher Nic admits that Milo is the shredder of the two.

After a surf you can find the pair relaxing on the couch with their cat Mars watching live sport, American Pickers, Seinfeld or Arrested Development. Having similar TV tastes, Milo and Nick also won’t say no to Love Island or The Bachelor, loving nothing more than TV roasting reality “stars”.

The Elias Family

The Elias family are a suburban Sydney clan of five – Dad Les, Mum Danielle, eldest son Jacob, daughter Lily Rose and youngest daughter Ivy.

Les owns a car dealership but also has a sideline business growing micro-greens and thinks he’s got what it takes to put the cool back into gardening. Photographer Danielle is in charge of running the busy household with Jacob, Lily Rose and Ivy being outgoing kids that love dancing, swimming, and soccer.

With big opinions and big voices, Jacob and Lily Rose are often pressing each other’s buttons. Described as a girl clone of her older brother, Ivy can be found playing video games or giggling at Jacob’s antics.

This quirky suburban household love their food and family time. At the end of the day you can find them on the couch; mum with a cup of tea, dad with a wine and the kids with chocolate watching their favourite shows I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Australian Survivor and The Good Place.

LifeStyle Channel on Wednesday, February 26 at 7.30pm and the following day at 8.30pm on 10.

Gogglebox returns for its 11th season to 10 and Foxtel later this month.

But the Jackson clan is the latest to bid the show farewell.

On social media the family told fans, “We as a family would like to say a big thank you for all the years we have had on Gogglebox. The show has changed our lives in many ways. We were able to do something unique and special together as a family and have loved every minute! To all of the fans, thank you for embracing us. We will continue being a part of the Gogglebox family, only now it will be from the other side of the screen. We wish them all the best for the future and thank them for being a massive part of the #GoggleboxAU family”

Symon & Adam recently announced their departure.

As previously revealed, there are also three new households in the series this year, including two boys from the Gold Coast.

The 11th series will see many of our favourite faces back on the couch ready to sink their teeth into their favourite TV snacks and the best and worst of 2020’s newest television programs.

Will happily married couple Lee and Keith survive the ups and downs of Australian Survivor All Stars? What will real-estate savvy Greek best friends Anastasia and Faye make of Selling Houses Australia? Things are bound to get spicy when the Daltons and Silberys set in for Married at First Sight. And could the Delpechitra family find dance tips for Patrick watching Dancing With The Stars?

Also returning this season is the dry and delightfully honest opinions of dealers in Indigenous Art Mick and Di; new parents Matty and Sarah Marie and “uncle” Jad; and brother and sister foodies Tim and Leanne. Setting down their remote and bidding Gogglebox farewell is the big family with the even bigger social calendar, the Jackson Family.

And this season, Gogglebox will take us into the lounge rooms of three new households who will be announced soon!

Wednesday, February 26 at 7.30pm on LifeStyle
Thursday, 27 February at 8.30pm on 10.

Gogglebox returns for its 11th season to LifeStyle later this month.

10 has confirmed there are three new households in the series this year, including two boys from the Gold Coast.

The Jackson family have announced their departure, which follows from Symon & Adam.

The 11th series will see many of our favourite faces back on the couch ready to sink their teeth into their favourite TV snacks and the best and worst of 2020’s newest television programs.

Will happily married couple Lee and Keith survive the ups and downs of Australian Survivor All Stars? What will real-estate savvy Greek best friends Anastasia and Faye make of Selling Houses Australia? Things are bound to get spicy when the Daltons and Silberys set in for Married at First Sight. And could the Delpechitra family find dance tips for Patrick watching Dancing With The Stars?

Also returning this season is the dry and delightfully honest opinions of dealers in Indigenous Art Mick and Di; new parents Matty and Sarah Marie and “uncle” Jad; and brother and sister foodies Tim and Leanne. Setting down their remote and bidding Gogglebox farewell is the big family with the even bigger social calendar, the Jackson Family.

And this season, Gogglebox will take us into the lounge rooms of three new households who will be announced soon!

7:30pm Wednesday February 26 on Lifestyle

Updated.

EXCLUSIVE: 10 has a spring in step and has changed the game in 2020 by launching I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here early and kicking off Q1 with Dancing with the Stars & Australian Survivor.

A year ago the network’s first quarter struggled against the Married at First Sight / My Kitchen Rules battle, with Changing Rooms yanked off air. Now those expectations have changed with I’m a Celebrity having performed as the promo platform the network needed.

“Don’t think we weren’t nervous about it”

“Don’t think we weren’t nervous about it, but we really believed it would work because we’ve gone from January 13 last year (to January 5) and we just keep moving back. I keep making the joke that next time it will be on Boxing Day,” laughs 10 Head of Programming Daniel Monaghan.

“But we’re proving people want something to watch. They don’t want to just have to flick around Netflix. They want something light and entertaining, like I’m A Celebrity.

“There’s nearly 900,000 people watching the series at the moment, which is up about 10 or 13%. That’s a lot of people to be getting in front of, and they are heavily under 50 which is allegedly appealing to advertisers and our target audience.”

I’m a Celebrity‘s super-early launch is part of a wider push within 10 for 50 weeks of programming.

“Seven and Nine are effectively not switching off, with the Cricket and Tennis. So we don’t want to switch off either. We want a piece of that pie.

“This is where mass reach is, come and get it.”

“I think when we look back to Week 2, the commercial television audience was increasing year on year, and that’s our goal as one player in the industry, to increase the commercial TV audience all through those weeks. We should all be doing that, and I think we all are.

“As an industry we need to get on board and show advertisers this is where mass reach is, come and get it.”

Monaghan declines to tip a series winner but does hint to good news for fans of the show.

“I’d be stunned if it wasn’t back next year.”

10 swings from the jungle to the island when Australian Survivor: All Stars is unleashed next Monday, with returning players competing for a $500,000 prize. A further season is due early in Q3.

“We’re providing entertainment that is entirely different to MAFS and MKR. We have a loyal audience that we believe will come to it.

“The first, second and third episodes are three of the best we’ve ever made.

“They just come out to play hard. It’s a perfect competition. Brutal in some of the physical challenges. There are a lot of saints with smiles on their faces.”

“When you get the likes of Claudia on board you’ve already won”

It will be complemented by a second season of Dancing with the Stars, screening Live on Sunday nights from Melbourne with the likes of Claudia Karvan, Dami Im, Beau Ryan & Angie Kent.

“When you get the likes of Claudia on board you’ve already won, and then Ed Kavalee and Celia Pacquola… it’s people that you wouldn’t have thought would have done this show, who are willing to do it on 10, which is really refreshing,” he continues.

“We were so happy with last year and the way the show was pulled together. We want more numbers this year, but the show that Warner Bros. pulled together last year was beautiful.”

Monaghan is pragmatic about the show’s first elimination facing stiff competition from the live Fire Fight Australia benefit.

“It is what it is. The firefighting concert is very important. We support it wholeheartedly and would love to have been involved in some way, had we been able. I’m sure Nine feel the same.”

An extended 10 News First, which has seen a lift in network share in the 6pm slot, will continued to be ‘trialled.’

“Sadly it’s been a heavy news cycle over the summer with the bushfires, which has devastated the country. People are desperate to be informed on what’s happening so we’re glad we can provide a service at 6:00.

“Celebrity Name Game is living on BOLD at the moment. I think we’re very happy with the way News is performing. The amount of work from the news team for an extra half hour has been extraordinary.

“We don’t have any plans to go back into the studio for Celebrity Name Game.”

“Gogglebox has three new families this year”

Also in Q1 are Hughesy, We Have a Problem, Ambulance Australia now filmed in Queensland, and by the end of February the first of two Gogglebox seasons for 2020.

“Gogglebox has three new families this year, including two boys from the Gold Coast.”

Neighbours will mark its 35th anniversary on 10 Peach in March.

“It’s just started picking up year on year which is nice and the summer audience has returned. So we’re happy with how it’s going,” says Monaghan. “We’re working closely of course with our new friends at Channel 5. There are a number of big storylines coming up, with a couple of deaths as per the soap genre.”

Scenes specially filmed during the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras will also air in coming weeks.

“We’ve got the characters coming back that you will want”

Following Australian Survivor / DWTS 10 heads back to Fiji for more Bachelor in Paradise.

“We’ve got the characters coming back that you will want, we haven’t (announced) any of them, but I feel like they have been named by New Idea or papped by certain people. But it’s a good cast from Angie and Matt’s seasons and quite a handful of favourites from previous seasons.”

Monaghan hopes to begin Bachelor “before Easter, ideally,” but adds, “I’m not going to play it against MAFS. We’ll be clear of each other and there’s no point splitting the audience.”

Quarter 2, post-Easter, again features MasterChef Australia, now with all-new judges Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong & Andy Allen and 24 contestants who have previously been in the top 10. With no auditions, Gordon Ramsay kicks off Week 1 of cooking.

“Andy, Jock & Mel are really a breath of fresh air into the series and having all those ex-contestants genuinely back to win… you’d think it might be a bit of a celebrity version, but it is not. They are there to win. They want this crown, they fumble and stumble and they are hungry to win,” Monaghan insists.

“This is the shot in the arm the show needed”

“We’ve started filming it, and it’s very strong. The new judges are really settling in very well. Whatever happened with the old Masterchef, we’ll let bygones be bygones but this is the shot in the arm the show needed.”

Also expected in the second quarter is the replacement show for The Living Room. Details are still under wraps, including just who is producing.

“The team will be back this year, in some incarnation at Friday nights at 7:30 with Amanda, Chris, Barry & Miguel,” he assures.

“For a variety of reasons which I’m not going to go into, the decision was made that change was needed. But they will be back with lifestyle content, as they have delivered for the past 7 years.”

Peter Helliar and Lisa McCune comedy How to Stay Married is back in Q2.

“We really loved the first season. It’s a sort of gentle, family comedy which really appeals to that MasterChef audience, so we’d love to try and capitalise on that.”

New local drama The Secrets She Keeps is also expected in Q2. The six part series by Lingo Pictures stars Laura Carmichael and Jessica De Gouw as two women from vastly different backgrounds with explosive secrets that could destroy everything they hold dear.

“I’ve only seen the first few episodes so far, but it is a great thriller. And evidenced that it is very good by selling very well around the world at the moment, which is really exciting. It’s something different for us to go into that thriller genre, but it’s very commercial in the way that the story is told.

“To get Laura Carmichael from Downton Abbey was a real coup for us, and partly the reason why it is selling so well, particularly in the UK and the US.

“Then we’ll go into the second season of Five Bedrooms after that. I saw the other day that it had been picked up by Peacock. the NBC streaming service, which is great. So that’ll return at the end of MasterChef, towards The Bachelor. It has such a good cast and the writing is fantastic. I’m glad that people enjoyed it as much as we did.”

“Our intention with our dramas is always to try and get them away at 8:30”

I also ask about starting times for their local dramas.

“Our intention with our dramas is always to try and get them away at 8:30 -or the Australian 8:30 which is 8:40.

“We also have Drunk History coming up which (is partly scripted). That’s something we can play at 9:00 because it’s a different kind of show. It’s not a straight comedy or one hour drama. But for the scripted projects we’d like the audience to see them as early as possible.

“People are flicking when the big franchises finish and the dramas have become harder to get away. It’s a commitment for people to sit there and say ‘I’m going to definitely watch this drama for an hour.’ People are so flippant with their time and they like bitesize things, which is why you end up seeing the success of things like Gogglebox and Have You Been Paying Attention. Shows where you essentially you feel you don’t have to commit to the whole hour, but you end up being so entertained you do.”

‘”Anne Edmonds is doing the story of Dame Nelly Melba”

First names of Drunk History are now revealed.

“In the first episode, Anne Edmonds is doing the story of Dame Nelly Melba and we have Susie Youssef playing Dame Nelly Melba. Darren McMullen is in that one in an acting capacity, and Yvie Jones does a brief cameo. Then we’re doing the story of Burke & Wills. Harley Breen reads and we have Osher and James Mathison playing Burke & Wills.”

Sketch comedy Kinne Tonight is also back however the network is now undecided over more of Playing for Keeps.

“Obviously we were very disappointed with the numbers that it pulled last year. It was, we consider to be, a good melodrama with a very loyal fanbase,” Monaghan explains.

“It was the show on the back end of last year that I got asked about the most, which fascinated me. Perhaps it’s the circles that I run in.”

Ever-popular Have You Been Paying Attention? is back in May and runs through to the end of the year. Last year the show had its highest rating ever, and regularly causes headaches for rival networks.

In Q3 Monaghan says 10 will compete against Olympics with alternative programming, due to include a ‘regular’ Australian Survivor plus The Bachelor. The latter is yet to be cast.

“Trial by Kyle is awaiting a decision”

Bondi Rescue and Body Hack are both back this year but there are now question marks over three other shows, all of which were announced at Upfronts.

“Trial by Kyle is awaiting a decision,” Monaghan admits, “…it probably didn’t perform to the level we had hoped.” However he was “relatively comfortable” with One Born Every Minute.

“Taboo we haven’t made a decision on as yet.”

There are also no decisions on My Life is Murder, I Am Roxy or Mr. Black.

Show Me the Movie and Sunday Night Take Away are formally axed while there are no plans for The Secret Life of Four Year Olds, Shark Tank or Russell Coight’s All Aussie Adventures. I prod gently over a final word on Offspring?

“I’m not saying no to Offspring, because one day it might happen!” Monaghan teases.

Q4 will feature new hit The Masked Singer with its returning guessing panel & host Osher Gunsberg.

“I thought the cast was great and the guessing panel was obviously amazing. Next season we’ll step it up and I think it’ll look fantastic. We might give a few more difficult clues….” he laughs.

I ask if 10 would have first dibs on US plans for The Masked Dancer.

“I think we would like to take a look at it before anyone else, but that’s not entirely how it works,” Monaghan explains.

“I don’t know how long I could watch someone dance around in a Unicorn costume in silence.”

The Bachelorette and The Amazing Race Australia are back in Q4, with the latter enjoying longer pre-production time to expand on travel destinations.

“We went through Asia & Africa as a starting point but we’d desire fresh locations this year, with a bit more time up our sleeve.”

“It’s a jewel in the crown”

Amongst sporting highlights, Monaghan notes, “It was a huge undertaking for us to launch the Melbourne Cup last year, having it back on 10 after so many years. It performed well for us, we were thrilled with how the event came together. It’s a jewel in the crown during that period of the year for our schedule.”

Elsewhere, there is no decision on a second host for The Loop and no changes planned for Studio 10.

“No changes, we’re comfortable with the way it has performed over summer. It gets a boost over summer which we’ve seen in previous years. The look has changed this January, and it’s looking very fresh and we’ve added Narelda Jacobs to the panel.”

The Project plans to cement hosts on regular nights.

“With a core group like Carrie, Lisa, Pete, Waleed, and Tommy and previously Hamish on a Sunday night, I think the audience knows what they’re going to get,” he explains. “Our intention for the Monday to Friday is that every night in terms of day of week, you get the person that you’re expecting.

“We have such good group of core talent putting them on the same night every week will be key for the audience seeing who they want to see, with a great rotation of (guest) panelists.”

“We would certainly welcome him back.”

Will Hamish Macdonald be seen on The Project in 2020?

“I hope so. He has a great gig, we’re happy for him to do Q&A and we love him on The Project so we would certainly welcome him back.”

Amongst international titles, The Graham Norton Show will premiere on Fridays (Sundays are repeats), with NCIS and SVU franchises back in play.

Newcomers include FBI Most Wanted.

“It stars Julian McMahon so it obviously has great appeal for Australian audiences. When the original FBI launched, it launched very well for us.”

Tomorrow: Hamish Turner, Nine Network.

The Nine Network has won 2019 and ended Seven’s 12 year winning streak.

Nine won in Total People, Demos and Primary Channel -their strongest performance since OzTAM ratings began in 2001. It was the only network to improve on 2018 (although SBS matched its 2018 share).

Central to Nine’s success was an extraordinary hit rate in the 7:30 slot this year: Married at First Sight, Lego Masters, The Voice, Australian Ninja Warrior, The Block were all stripped success stories. Married at First Sight finishes as the top non-sport show of the year at 2.11m viewers for its Finale.

These came at a time when Seven’s entertainment schedule lost momentum and new shows debuted. But Seven continued to dominate in News and Morning Television thanks to Seven News, Sunrise, The Morning Show while The Chase, Home & Away, AFL and The Front Bar were mainstays. Seven also took out the top multichannel of the year in 7mate with the AFL Grand Final topping the year at 2.2m viewers.

Nine’s gains also meant 10 was down slightly on 2018. The Masked Singer proved to be its best new show in 4 years, while Australian Survivor and The Bachelor franchise were strong in the second half of the year and Have You Been Paying Attention? and Gogglebox continue to score. 10’s first quarter was tough but MasterChef Australia then helped turn a corner. 10 also draws its network shares with less multichannels than its competitors.

Network:
Nine: 29.3
Seven: 29.0
10: 17.2
ABC: 16.6
SBS: 7.9

Primary channel:
Nine: 20.4
Seven: 19.3
ABC: 11.8
10: 11.7
SBS: 5.1

25 – 54 (network):
Nine: 32.4
Seven: 28.4
10: 22.0
ABC: 11.1
SBS: 6.6

18 – 49 (not supplied)

16 – 39 (network):
Nine: 32.1
Seven: 28.8
10: 22.7
ABC: 10.9
SBS: 5.5

Weeks won:
Nine: 24 (incl one tie)
Seven: 17 (incl one tie)

OzTAM  5 City Metro, 6pm -midnight, Consolidated 28 (as at 01/12/19) Weeks 7-48 (excl Easter). Incl. rounding.

Top Ranking Shows

Nine:

Nine’s Director of Television Michael Healy:

“No one does Australian content like Nine. Everyone who works in our television business should be immensely proud of the program slate we have built with shows like Married at First Sight that cut through and dominate the national conversation, or Lego Masters – the breakout hit new show of 2019 – and redefined family television. The Voice and Australian Ninja Warrior both posted solid growth this year, The Block continues to reinvent itself – remains unbeatable in its timeslot – while Love Island has broken the model for what TV looks like as we go into a new decade, and shows you can reach young audiences on commercial TV.

“Across news, sports, entertainment and drama we should all take great pride in the contribution everyone in television has made to the achievements of this year. Whether it’s the lead in that the Wide World of Sports team gave the schedule with their fantastic coverage of the Australian Open, the work of Nine News across Today, Today Extra, the multiple news bulletins we have throughout the day or the work of A Current Affair and 60 Minutes, or nine.com.au working to be the digital home of our TV brands you all show each and every day that success in this business is very much a team effort.

“This is also our last year at Willoughby – the place where Australian television was born – and I believe the achievements of this year are a real career highlight for us all and showcase what we can achieve when everyone works together and is at the top of their game.”

Seven:

Network 10’s chief content officer Beverley McGarvey said:

We started the year re-inventing summer programming by launching I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! two weeks earlier than in the past, and against the traditional summer sport. The show beat the cricket every single night it was up against it and beat the tennis more than half the nights it competed against it. The show finished with its highest ever commercial share.

“In September, we launched an absolutely bonkers show about celebrities singing in costume. The show, The Masked Singer Australia, was the biggest launch on 10 in four years. Our Bach-Nation shows – Bachelor In Paradise, The Bachelor Australia and The Bachelorette Australia – dominated the demos during their runs, and cemented their place as true watercooler conversation shows. They also proved their success across platforms, with all three achieving 10 Play’s biggest BVOD audiences this year.

“After 11 years, we farewelled Matt, George and Gary as MasterChef Australia’s judges and crowned the show’s youngest ever winner in Larissa Takchi. We’re really looking forward to a revitalised and refreshed MasterChef Australia in 2020 with our brand new judges Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen.

“This year we welcomed Five Bedrooms to our screens and so did the rest of Australia, with the show finishing as winter’s #1 drama. Dancing With The Stars also dazzled its way into our schedule and we’re looking forward to building the brand next year with an epic new cast. We also proved our ability to build brands as seen by the success of Australian Survivor, which achieved its biggest season ever in 2019. Have You Been Paying Attention? and Gogglebox continued to bring the laughs later in the evening, and this year, they were joined by Pilot Week success story Kinne Tonight. All three consistently topped the demos in their timeslots.

“Sport remained an important part of our 2019 schedule. Our Rugby World Cup 2019 multi-platform broadcast saw a tournament-on-tournament increase in audience while our 2019 Melbourne Cup Carnival coverage across all our platforms gave us a solid first year foundation for our long-term partnership with the Victoria Racing Club. Our news and current affairs shows – The Project, 10 News First and Studio 10 – continued to set the agenda, covering issues that mattered to all Australians. In its 10th year The Project continued to deliver the big stories that get Australians talking.

“Our linear success was complemented by our booming digital platforms. 10 Play, 10 Daily, 10 Speaks and 10 All Access have all had record years, giving audiences more ways than ever to engage with our content. While the 2019 ratings period has finished, we’re continuing to run new content right up until Christmas before we kick it all off again on Sunday 5 January 2020 when we return to the jungle for a brand new season of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!.”

Some figures may shift with 28 Day Consolidated viewing. More detailed ratings and public broadcaster results to come.

Foxtel has thanked Adam Densten & Symon Lovett for their participation in Gogglebox, after the duo announced their departure at 10 seasons.

Speaking on their podcast Symon said, “So we made this decision a couple months ago that we were going to leave so we could do other stuff, pursue other exciting opportunities.”

“It’s been five years and 10 seasons, it’s a nice round number,” Adam added.

The pair also indicated further interest in media opportunities.

“We hope the show will keep growing and getting better, but it’s the right time for us to go,” Adam said.

“Hopefully, this isn’t the end for us. Hopefully, there’s some stuff in the future … radio, TV, where we’ll still be in your ears and in front of your eyes. That’s the aim.”

Interestingly Foxtel’s Brian Walsh made a rare Instagram comment to thank the boys, which contrasts to his feelings around Angie Kent & Yvie Jones discussing salaries when they departed.

“You have given the show countless hours of entertainment. All of the team here at Foxtel are grateful for your involvement in the series and we wish you only the best for the future. Not everyone leaves a television show with grace and dignity, but you both have done so, which speaks volume about your integrity and professionalism.”

Gogglebox is currently casting for new households.

Via: news.com.au

Adam Densten & Symon Lovett are the latest cast members to depart Gogglebox.

The Sunday Herald Sun reports the best mates have decided to move on. They follow in the footsteps of Angie Kent & Yvie Jones, Tom Walsh & Wayne Mott and original family the Kidds.

Both were recently mingling with the 10 family at the Melbourne Cup Carnival and have previously accepted Logie Awards on behalf of the show.

Foxtel has been on the hunt for new cast across much of 2019, and will be looking for a new Melbourne household at public casting events from next week.

Casting on Gogglebox continues with try-outs for Melburnians from next week.

Auditions will be held at Westfield Fountain Gate from Thursday.

Head to the Foxtel casting kiosk located on Level 1, opposite Fast Times Skateboarding, on either:

• Thursday 28 November from 5pm – 8pm
• Tuesday 3 December from 12pm – 3pm
• Thursday 5 December from 5pm – 8pm

It was a finale that would have had Goggleboxers yelling at their TV…. The Bachelorette‘s Angie chose the “wrong” guy -according to many on social media- and just where was the host?

Angie Kent chose 30-year-old fitness trainer (and occasional model / actor) Carlin over Melbourne fireproofer Timm, in a picturesque setting in Byron Bay.

That’s despite the show sewing the seeds of doubt over whether Carlin was genuine about his intentions.

“You’re usually not my type of guy. You’re very put together and I’m not put together. I’m not perfect,” Angie told him.

“There’s no doubt in my mind now. I feel like you’re the perfect guy for me and I’m completely falling in love with you.”

“I’m falling in love with you too,” he replied.

“You have no idea how happy I am right now.”

But fans were still recovering from the show’s stronger drama in Angie’s rejection of Timm.

“You’re the person who makes me laugh all the time and I feel like you’re my soulmate. I do. I love so much about you. I love everything that we’ve had and a piece of me is, like, I can’t picture my life without you,” she had told Timm.

But as it became clear he was not her guy, the tears began.

“Don’t cry,” he insisted.

“I’ve cherished every moment with you,” he added.“I love Carlin. If I could pick anyone to treat you how you deserve to be treated, it’s him. Please don’t be sad.”

It was a classy response to a national TV dumping. But it was with much irony given the Gogglebox cast have previously shouted abuse at their TV sets over Bachelorettes choosing the “wrong” guy.

After he walked away, Timm was clearly crushed by the decision. Already fans are calling on 10 to cast him as the next Bachelor. Could his larrikin personality echo the success of Nick “Honey Badger” Cummins?

As for the reason Osher Gunsberg was absent….. His wife was in labour at the time. Ok fair point.

Network 10 personalities were out in force at Flemington yesterday for Derby Day.

Mingling with management and sponsors were stars from Gogglebox, 10 News First, The Masked Singer, Neighbours, Studio 10, The Loop, Celebrity Name Game, MasterChef and more.

Utopia, Lego Masters, Gogglebox, 9-1-1 and The Handmaid’s Tale are amongst the big movers in Timeshifted viewing in the last six months.

Dramas continue to lead the way in shows watched over a 28 day period, but there are reality, light entertainment, movies and docos in the mix too. Utopia tops the list with an added 427,000 viewers added to its Overnight tally.

These are the brands that gained the biggest uptick in the last six months on primary channels from May 1st.

Shows are ranked according to the size of their lift over 28 days of Consolidated viewing.

ABC

Utopia
Overnight: 717,000
Consolidated 28 (new total):  1.14m

Killing Eve
Overnight: 277,000
Consolidated 28 (total): 536,000

Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds
Overnight: 478,000
Consolidated 28: 736,000

Harrow
Overnight: 455,000
Consolidated 28 (total): 703,000

The Letdown
Overnight: 362,000
Consolidated 28 (total): 575,000

Seven

9-1-1
Overnight: 416,000
Consolidated 28 (total):  620,000

The Bay
Overnight: 341,000
Consolidated 28 (total): 517,000

The Rookie
Overnight: 427,000
Consolidated 28 (total):  586,000

The Resident
Overnight: 166,000
Consolidated 28 (total): 307,000

Criminal Minds
Overnight: 219,000
Consolidated 28 (total): 358,000

Nine

Lego Masters (Winner announced)
Overnight: 1.48m
Consolidated 28 (total):  1.85m

Movie: The Lion King
Overnight: 506,000
Consolidated 28 (total): 876,000

New Amsterdam
Overnight: 203,000
Consolidated 28 (total):  413,000

Movie: Toy Story 2
Overnight: 391,000
Consolidated 28 (total): 586,000

Seachange
Overnight: 529,000
Consolidated 28 (total): 698,000

10

Gogglebox
Overnight: 558,000
Consolidated 28 (total): 769,000

Five Bedrooms
Overnight: 435,000
Consolidated 28 (total): 642,000

NCIS
Overnight: 219,000
Consolidated 28 (total):  385,000

My Life is Murder
Overnight: 388,000
Consolidated 28 (total):  553,000

Bull
Overnight: 234,000
Consolidated 28 (total): 397,000

SBS

The Handmaid’s Tale
Overnight: 259,000
Consolidated 28 (total): 630,000

The Hunting
Overnight: 279,000
Consolidated 28 (total):  577,000

The Good Fight
Overnight: 73,000
Consolidated 28 (total): 225,000

63 Up
Overnight: 238,000
Consolidated 28 (total):  367,000

Who Do You Think You Are?
Overnight: 483,000
Consolidated 28 (total):  609,000

10 has wrapped a strong week in the ratings thanks to strong 7:30 shows including Masked Singer & The Bachelorette, and bolstered by Bathurst 1000. Panel show Have You Been Paying Attention? drew its best-ever numbers edging close to the magic million.

It all helped 10 to win the 16-39 demo for the week.

Nine won another week, and the 25-54 demo on the back of The Block but Nine News is losing ground.

Bad news too for Seven …it was third in all key demos last week.

Network:
Nine: 27.4
Seven: 26.5
10: 20.8
ABC: 16.9
SBS: 8.3

Primary channel:
Nine: 18.2
Seven: 17.1
10: 14.8
ABC: 12.1
SBS: 5.1

Multinetworks:
9GO! / 10 BOLD: 3.7
7TWO / 9GEM: 3.3
7mate: 3.1
ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.8
10Peach: 2.4
7flix / 9Life: 2.2
ABC News: 1.4
SBS Food: 1.2
SBS VICELAND: 1.1
SBS World Movies: 0.8
7food: 0.7
ABC ME: 0.6
NITV: 0.2

Nine won Sunday – Wednesday, Seven won on Thursday – Saturday. 10 defeated Nine on Thursday. ABC bettered 10 on Friday.

Nine was victorious in Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane. Seven held Adelaide & Perth.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: The Block (Sun: 1.14m), Nine News (6:30: 786,000), 60 Minutes (703,000) and A Current Affair (672,000).

Seven: Seven News (896,000), ABBA Forever (671,000), Home and Away (551,000) and The Chase (519,000).

10: The Masked Singer (Mon Reveal: 1.15m), Bathurst 1000 (Podium: 911,000), Have You Been Paying Attention? (944,000) and Gogglebox (790,000).

ABC: Gruen (729,000), Australian Story (659,000), ABC News (605,000) and Total Control (538,000).

SBS: Struggle Street (292,000), Building Britain’s Canals (270,000), Britain’s Ancient Tracks (252,000) and Insight (231,000).

Including this week there are 6 more survey weeks remaining.

It was mostly another quiet Thursday but there were a few points of interest in the daily numbers.

The season final of Gogglebox was the top entertainment show of the night at 794,000 followed by The Bachelorette at 694,000. These both topped the demos and helped push 10 into second place ahead of Nine.

An extended Home and Away was the nearest competitor at 513,000 which together with Seven News at 879,000 / 845,000 ensured Seven won the night.

Seven network won Thursday with 29.0% then 10 23.3%, Nine 23.0%, ABC 17.4% and SBS 7.2%.

The Chase drew 503,000 / 321,000 for Seven and movie: Wonder Woman was 317,000.

The Project pulled 445,000 / 252,000 for 10 then 10 News First (324,000) and a Playing for Keeps replay (176,000) Celebrity Name Game was low at 166,000.

Nine News was 761,000 / 753,000 for Nine then A Current Affair (639,000), RBT (473,000) and Hot Seat (413,000 / 279,000). Love Island drew 228,000 and movie: Fifty Shades Darker was just 136,000.

ABC News (627,000), an extended 7:30 (460,000), Escape from the City (403,000), Vera (299,000), Sammy J  (266,000) and The Drum (167,000) made up ABC’s night.

On SBS it was Ainsley’s Australian Market Menu (170,000), SBS World News (123,000), Monty Don’s Paradise Gardens (120,000).  The Name Of The Rose was 46,000.

7TWO’s Father Brown topped multichannels at 168,000.

The Morning Show: 129,000 / 62,000
Today Extra: 94,000  / 73,000
Studio 10: 59,000 / 54,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 17 October 2019

Gogglebox is returning to its casting process for 2020.

The Foxtel / 10 series previously held auditions but is yet to settle on new households.

Last month Foxtel’s Brian Walsh told TV Tonight, “We are continuing to audition for Gogglebox. We were in Queensland looking for new cast but didn’t quite find the right ingredients.

“But we will expand the number of households next season.”

Endemol Shine Australia are again seeking witty and warm people who love everything about TV and want to share their views with Australia.

Households must reside in Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold Coast or Melbourne.

You can apply here.

New Seven CEO James Warburton knows he needs to address Seven’s 7:30 schedule and last week was a clear indication of just that with the network beaten in the slot by 10 on four nights.

The Masked Singer and The Bachelorette outranked The Real Dirty Dancing and Bride & Prejudice from Monday – Thursday.

But Seven held onto second place in the ratings thanks to Seven News and Home and Away leading its share.

Nine won another week in Total People and Demos, driven by the NRL Grand Final and The Block.

Network:
Nine: 30.7
Seven: 27.3
10: 18.0
ABC: 15.5
SBS: 8.5

Primary channel:
Nine: 21.6
Seven: 17.1
10: 12.1
ABC: 11.0
SBS: 5.2

Multichannels:
7TWO / 10 BOLD: 3.8
9GO!: 3.7
7mate: 3.6
9GEM: 3.3
ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.4
9Life / 10 Peach: 2.1
7flix: 2.0
ABC News: 1.4
SBS Food: 1.2
SBS VICELAND: 1.1
SBS World Movies: 0.8
7food: 0.7
ABC ME: 0.6
NITV: 0.2

Nine led on Sunday – Wednesday. Seven scored Thursday – Saturday. ABC bettered 10 on Sunday, Friday & Saturday.

Nine claimed victory in Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane. Seven won again in Adelaide & Perth.

Best brands last week were:

Nine: NRL Grand Final (1.87m), The Block (Mon: 978,000), Nine News (Sun: 864,000) and A Current Affair (664,000).

Seven: Seven News (915,000), Home and Away (607,000), Better Homes and Gardens (536,000) and The Real Dirty Dancing (Final performance: 528,000).

10: The Masked Singer (Mon reveal: 929,000), Have You Been Paying Attention? (813,000), The Bachelorette (Launch: 717,000) and Gogglebox (704,000).

ABC: Gruen (715,000), ABC News (620,000), Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (596,000) and Utopia (567,000).

SBS: Struggle Street (259,000), Insight (251,000), Britain’s Ancient Tracks (247,000) and How the Victorians Built Britain (209,000).

Yesterday at 10’s Upfronts 10 gave advertisers an overview of its programming schedule for 12 months.

The year kicks off with I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here before launching into shows like Survivor: All Stars, Hughesy We Have a Problem and Ambulance Australia. There are 2 x Survivor and 2 x Gogglebox seasons before the year wraps with a new Amazing Race Australia and Bachelorette.

Based on this grid The Living Room, The Project and Celebrity Name Game will run all year.

The Peach and BOLD schedules both come with timeslots.

It’s worth remembering that in each case this is an overview only and does not include every show.

ABC’s new deal for A-League & Socceroos has not generated strong results in its first outing.

A World Cup Qualifier: Australia v Nepal match could only manage 191,000 viewers last night, which was fourth in its slot. There were better results on the field where Australia beat Nepal 5-0.

The Block led at 7:30 with 747,000 ahead of The Bachelorette on 631,000. 7:30 (515,000), Bride and Prejudice (384,000) both followed.

A penultimate Gogglebox led from 8:40pm at 704,000 and topped the 25-54 demo. It was miles in front of its nearest competition Love Island at 240,000.

While Nine led in primary channel share Seven network won Thursday with 28.9% then Nine 26.8%, 10 22.7%, ABC 13.5% and SBS 8.1%.

Seven News was #1 with 914,000 / 893,000 for Seven then Home and Away (583,000) and The Chase (468,000 / 281,000). Movie: Kingsmen: The Golden Circle drew 187,000.

Nine News drew 773,000 / 759,000 for Nine. A Current Affair (637,000), Hot Seat (408,000 / 232,000).

The Project drew 427,000 / 232,000 for 10 then 10 News First (302,000). Law & Order: SVU was 171,000 then a low result for Celebrity Name Game (160,000).

ABC News (598,000), Sammy J (226,000) and The Drum (140,000) also comprised ABC’s night.

On SBS it was Monty Don’s Paradise Gardens (187,000), Ainsley’s Australian Market Menu (179,000), SBS World News (141,000) and The Name of the Rose (72,000).

NCIS led multichannels with 193,000 on 10 BOLD.

The Morning Show: 125,000 / 71,000
Today Extra: 91,000 / 67,000
Studio 10: 57,000 /

OzTAM Overnights: Thursday 10 October 2019

• Three new MasterChef judges Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen
• Renewed: Five Bedrooms, Dancing with the Stars, Kinne Tonight
• Two x Survivor seasons
• Drunk History series
• New local drama The Secrets She Keeps, Neighbours turns 35
• Third Pilot Week
• New US titles: FBI Most Wanted, The Gilded Age

2020 will feature more returning shows for 10 than ever before, following several strong performers on its 2019 schedule.

10 has surprisingly released much of its Upfronts announcements ahead of its event later today -but kept the name of 3 new MasterChef judges under wraps until media are gathered.

Updated: Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen to judge season with returning contestants.

Network 10 Chief Content Officer, Beverley McGarvey, said: “A year ago we talked about cementing our position as leaders in escapist entertainment and promised we would have differentiated flagship content targeting our key target market of under 50s – 50 weeks a year.

“We delivered on that promise and Australians responded. We’ve seen year-on year TV share growth in all key demographics since August. 10 Play and 10 Daily have delivered record audience numbers. 10 All Access is an out-of-the-box success. Our 10 Speaks podcasts are winning new fans every day.

“This year we’ve successfully added new, multi-platform content that will grow in the years to come, including The Masked Singer Australia, Dancing With The Stars and Five Bedrooms,” she said.

“Those three new hits have joined a stable of proven performers including MasterChef Australia, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Gogglebox, The Bachelor Australia, Australian Survivor, The Project, 10 News First, The Bachelorette Australia, I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!, the Melbourne Cup Carnival and many more.

“In 2020, our content will be everywhere – across all platforms – creating a playground that will ensure our shows connect with Australians like never before and get all of Australia talking.”

Julia Morris and Chris Brown return for a new season of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here now in early January. Australian Survivor: All Stars hits screens in February with a second season confirmed for later in the year.

Also in February, Amanda Keller & Grant Denyer return for Dancing With The Stars -now filmed in Melbourne, in what is believed to be due to studio demands at FOX Studios.

Bachelor In Paradise screens early next year with The Bachelor Australia to take on the Olympic Games in July. The Bachelorette also returns.

The Masked Singer, 10’s most successful new series launch in almost 5 years, returns. Duh.

There will also be new seasons of Have You Been Paying Attention?, Gogglebox, Hughesy We Have A Problem, Kinne Tonight and, Taboo while 2018 pilot week entry Drunk History proceeds to series. 10 plans on making announcements around 2019 pilot week shows in “the next few months.” Pilot Week 2020 is also confirmed.

In local drama Five Bedrooms is renewed, plus more of Playing for Keeps and How to Stay Married. New drama The Secrets She Keeps, originally due in 2019, will air in 2020.

Perennial soap Neighbours will turn 35, over on 10 Peach.

Also confirmed are more of The Living Room, Ambulance Australia, Todd Sampson’s BodyHack and Bondi Rescue.

Sporting highlights include Melbourne Cup Carnival, Formula 1 2020 Australian Grand Prix, Bathurst 1000, Supercars, Rugby including the Bledisloe Cup and the MotoGP World Championship.

The Project enters its second decade and there’s more of 10 News First and Studio 10.

New international for 2020 are FBI Most Wanted, starring  Julian McMahon, and (the long-awaited) The Gilded Age from Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey) starring Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon and Amanda Peet. Also back is more of NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Bull, FBI, The Graham Norton Show, The Conners, various Jamie Oliver titles and more.

Also confirmed are The Amazing Race Australia and One Born Every Minute Australia and Celebrity Name Game.

So what’s missing? Sunday Night Takeaway is not returning. Also out is Show Me the Movie and Changing Rooms. There’s no mention of My Life is Murder or Mr. Black as yet while Trial by Kyle is yet to launch.

Coming Soon To 10:

Ambulance Australia*
Australian Survivor All Stars*
Bachelor In Paradise*
Bondi Rescue*
Bull
Celebrity Name Game*
Dancing With The Stars*
Drunk History*
FBI Most Wanted
Five Bedrooms*
Formula 1 2020 Australian Grand Prix*
Gogglebox*
Have You Been Paying Attention?*
Hughesy, We Have A Problem*
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!*
Jamie Oliver
Kinne Tonight*
MasterChef Australia*
Melbourne Cup Carnival*
MotoGP World Championship*
NCIS
NCIS: Los Angeles
Neighbours*
Pilot Week 2020*
Rugby*
Supercars*
The Bachelor Australia*
The Bachelorette Australia*
The Conners
The Gilded Age
The Graham Norton Show
The Living Room*
The Project*
The Secrets She Keeps*
Todd Sampson’s BodyHack*
Trial By Kyle*
… And a lot more…
* Homegrown

10 Peach

Neighbours turns 35 plus all-new The Loop, Dating #NoFilter and Bojack Horseman, plus Seinfeld, Will & Grace, Two And A Half Men, Mom, 2 Broke Girls and Friends.

10 BOLD

There are new seasons of Madam Secretary, SEAL Team, Hawaii 5-O, NCIS New Orleans, MacGyver and LA’s Finest plus favourite episodes of NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Law & Order: SVU and CSI: Miami.

10 All Access

Fast-tracked series include Broke, In The Dark and MacGyver, plus new seasons of Survivor, The Good Fight, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Unicorn, FBI and Evil Season.

This post updates.

It was a curious week in the ratings last week with Nine coming first in primary channel share and demos, but beaten in network share by Seven.

Just 0.6% split the two rivals -meaning the 0.7% share on 7food helped Seven to cross the line.

Since last December Seven has enjoyed one extra channel than Nine and last week it made all the difference.

Despite The Masked Singer topping the week 10 was light on and slipped behind the ABC. SBS was up last week.

Network:
Seven: 29.2
Nine: 28.6
10: 17.0
ABC: 16.9
SBS: 8.3

Primary channel:
Nine: 19.8
Seven: 19.2
ABC: 11.8
10: 11.2
SBS: 4.8

Multichannels:
10 BOLD: 3.7
7mate / 9GO!: 3.6
7TWO: 3.3
9GEM: 3.2
ABC KIDS Comedy: 2.8
7flix: 2.4
10 Peach: 2.1
9Life: 2.0
ABC News: 1.5
SBS VICELAND: 1.3
SBS Food: 1.1
SBS World Movies: 0.9
7food / ABC ME: 0.7
NITV: 0.2

Nine led the demos 16-39 and 25-54.

Seven led on Sunday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Nine claimed Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. ABC bettered 10 on Sunday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday.

Nine won Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane. Seven won Adelaide & Perth.

Best brands last week were:

Seven: The All New Monty: Ladies Night (Performance: 1.03m), Seven News (Sun: 957,000), Home and Away (614,000) and The Real Dirty Dancing (Mon: 580,000).

Nine: The Block (Sun: 1.03m), Nine News (Sun: 878,000), A Current Affair (706,000) and 60 Minutes (573,000).

ABC: Gruen (755,000), Hard Quiz (667,000), ABC News (Sat: 624,000) and Utopia (599,000).

10: The Masked Singer (Reveal: 1.07m), Have You Been Paying Attention? (821,000), Gogglebox (561,000) and The Project (7pm: 421,000).