Being the end of the year, some media and online sites have been naming their “Top 25” shakers and movers of the year.
Read moreSay bye to variety for me
The Noughties will end with variety television closing a chapter after Rove bid his own show farewell last week. But Seven took the night and Week 47 of ratings.
Read moreAre we there yet?
Audiences are slipping across the board as we limp to the ratings finish line. But they are hanging on for the Rafter birth, helping Seven to take out another week.
Read moreRace that tops the nation
Week 45 saw Seven launch its new digital channel, and the Melbourne Cup delivering it their biggest audience all year. And there were celebrations in Community Television.
Read moreAll the drama of Week 44
Last week viewers bid farewell to All Saints after 12 seasons across 11 years, helping Seven to win Week 44. Just 4 weeks of official ratings remain.
Read moreVariety the spice of Nine’s life
With the passing of Don Lane, Nine’s audience again sent a message that it loves variety television, while Seven’s announcement of 7TWO saw it lose another week to Nine/GO!
Read moreFace the factuals. Seven rules the week.
Without any events or boosts from digital channels, Channel Seven won the ratings week -thanks largely to its factual slate underpinning consistent programming.
Read moreSport wins the ratings trophy
In a week when our sense of humour was questioned once more, it was sport that ruled the week -but Nine had both shows in question and won the week.
Read moreVariety back on the box
Week 40 was a particularly brutal fight in television with a string of big shows led by Hey Hey’s reunion. By the time the bell rang, Nine had taken victory -by just 0.1%.
Read more2.7m tops AFL Grand Final
The afternoon AFL finale becomes the second biggest audience of the TV year, but denies TEN primetime glory. For the third week in a row, GO! helps Nine win the ratings week.
Read moreSeptember TV loves sport
Two AFL matches roared to over 1.4m giving Seven and TEN some big victories, but it was GO! that again helped Nine across the line to win Week 38.
Read moreSpearman sinks
TEN’s experiment would appear to have failed with Magda’s clip show landing fourth in its timeslot.
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