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A spring in TEN’s step
It’s been a long time coming, but TEN is finally beginning to enjoy some sunshine, if at the expense of its rivals. TEN’s determination to run its own race has been noticed by viewers, while ‘copycat’...
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Soft Sunday serve for TEN as The Voice dominates
TEN’s decision to hold off its Spelling Bee from Sunday to Monday has left it underperforming at the top of the week, but hoping to pick up ground tonight & tomorrow. TEN finished fourth behind...
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The Great Australian Spelling Bee
They came with names including Noah, Anirudh, Harriet, Jai, Tej, Faith, Anika, Harpita and Harpith. Aged between 8-13 they were vying for 26 places in TEN’s new reality show, The Great Australian...
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Who Do You Think You Are? lifts SBS
NB: OzTAM delivered data late today. Seven’s quick-fix with Dr. Harry’s Craziest House Calls swept into the 7:30pm timeslot did not work well for Seven last night. At just 476,000 viewers it was lower...
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The Great Australian TV Title
The Great Australian Spelling Bee joins a growing list of TV titles that declare themselves as ambassadors of national pride. So who remembers these? The Great Aussie Cook Off The Great Australian...
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Ashes helps Nine score another week
Nine’s momentum continues with the success of The Voice and its wins in News. Last week The Hotplate gathered steam, above 900,000 viewers on all three nights, while the (disastrous) Ashes on Thursday...
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House Husbands return helps Nine win Monday, Spelling Bee slips.
Nine enjoyed a winning streak through to 10pm last night with Hotplate‘s 962,000 as its best figures so far and the return of House Husbands at 855,000 -up 16,000 on its 2014 premiere. Seven improved...
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Meoww! Internet cats the answer to Seven’s woes.
You can just feel the dogs and the pandas lining up in the wings. Last night Seven’s audacious programming of YouTube cat videos was the #1 entertainment show of the night at 917,000 viewers. It more...
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UK getting Gogglebox kids
British viewers are set to get Gogglebox Kids, a one-off Christmas special on Channel 4. Groups of children aged up to 13 years will be offering their opinions on key moments of 2015 from the cakes on...
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Grant Denyer told to delete “swearing” tweet
I agreed with Grant Denyer’s sentiment in his outraged tweet yesterday but was a bit concerned about the choice of words he used. Yesterday he tweeted his despair at the morning’s news: “Am I asleep?...
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Close week in Nine & Seven ratings race
Last week was another win for Nine -but only by 1%. Despite no stripped reality show, Seven’s multichannels helped it to close the gap with its key rival. Nine’s lead is so slender it could yet be...
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TEN lagging in Sunday race
It’s arguably the biggest night of the week but for the third Sunday in a row TEN has sunk below a 15% share -lacking compelling first run content since the end of MasterChef. Last night the best it...
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ABC strong on Monday, Nine pips Seven.
While Nine was a comfortable winner in primary channels last night, it was a closer finish in network shares, thanks to the strength of Seven’s multichannels. At 1.13m viewers, A Current Affair had...
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1.04m viewers as Dogs make Seven laugh out loud
Seven is certainly having the last laugh when it comes to Tuesday programming, with its second animal special, Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud, drawing a bumper crowd last night. At 1.04m viewers, the...
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Renewed: The Great Australian Spelling Bee
TEN has some good news for little kids who love their alphabet. It has announced a second season for The Great Australian Spelling Bee, in only its third week on air. The series, which launched with...
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ABC pips TEN, ratings week goes to Nine.
ABC slipped in front of TEN last week, echoing shades of 2014 when the public broadcaster continually shunted the commercial network into fourth place. Just 0.6% split the two networks last week. TEN...
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Finales on the way
With profile new shows on the way, it means networks have begun to lock in dates for season finals. The Voice, Restaurant Revolution, The Great Australian Spelling Bee and Winners and Losers all have...
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House Husbands slips, Seven wins Monday.
A later start for House Husbands hit Nine’s local drama last night with 661,000 viewers tuning in -a drop of 152,000 viewers from last week. Hopefully they will come back in Timeshifted numbers. Nine...
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Smart money on Tuesday docos
Unless you were into serious documentaries, Tuesday was a fairly uneventful night of television. Sure we had local drama and local reality, and pet videos from the UK, but it was Kevin McCloud’s...
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Nine News leads ratings week
Last was another win to Nine in Total People with Nine News the top show on 5 of 6 nights. Nine easily won 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54 demos. TEN managed to pip Seven in 16-39 and 18-49 Demos. But ABC beat...
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ABC wins Monday timeslots from 8pm
Viewers effectively sent a message to commercial broadcasters last night to lift their game, with ABC winning their timeslots from 8pm. Australian Story, Four Corners, Media Watch and Q&A all won...
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Winners, losers and assorted Tuesday ratings
Last night Seven fell short of the magic million in overnight figures but it still managed to win the night. Seven’s animal clips were again the top rating entertainment show of the night,...
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The Voice tops ratings week
Last week was another win for Nine with the final episode of The Voice taking top spot. Aside from ABC scoring well with Monday shows and TEN’s Bachelor mid-week, it was a very uneventful week. The...
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Great Australian Spelling Bee finalists
Six children aged 8 – 12 will compete for the series title of The Great Australian Spelling Bee tonight on TEN. Last night eight finalists competed for the last six places. Proceeding to the grand...
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Neck and neck on Monday night
Just 0.1% split Seven and Nine on Sunday, and it was the same on Monday night. While Nine’s shows led until around 8:30, and it won primary channels, Seven gained ground in its multichannels. The...
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Anirudh wins The Great Australian Spelling Bee 2015
Nine year old schoolboy Anirudh, 9, from Victoria has won TEN’s Great Australian Spelling Bee. He spelled his way through a lexicon of words last night to win the title, after 10 rounds against 8 year...
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Spelling Bee lifts, but cats help Seven wins Tuesday.
Earlier this week a Nine programming exec acknowledged viewers were just looking for light relief. Those words proved true last night, but for their competitor, Seven. On Tuesday internet cat videos...
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Multichannels help Seven win ratings week
Seven has won its first outright ratings week in two months. While it has snatched back the odd week from Nine thanks to Timeshifted viewing, it’s been a long time since it took a clear victory. But...
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Revenue up but TEN reports $312m loss
Network TEN has posted a $312.2m loss despite an improved year on air, blaming the loss on a $251 million license impairment, which it flagged to shareholders in April. Television earnings before...
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Axed: Wonderland
Disappointing news for fans of TEN drama Wonderland today, with confirmation the show is not returning. The FremantleMedia drama, which had two seasons across 2013 – 2015, starred Brooke Satchwell,...
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TEN denies plans for Junior MasterChef
This makes sense: TEN has confirmed it is not planning a comeback for Junior MasterChef. “The speculation about a revival of MasterChef Junior is wrong,” a TEN spokesman says. “We have never...
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Auditions: The Great Australian Spelling Bee
Casting is now underway for Season 2 of The Great Australian Spelling Bee on TEN If you have a love for words, definitions and grammar, Endemol-Shine Australia are looking for kids aged 8-13 from all...
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TEN to announce 6 new series
TEN will host its 2016 Upfronts in Sydney tonight with newly-installed CEO Paul Anderson confirming it will announce 6 new series. They will include a new Drama, plus a new Documentary series. But he...
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TEN 2016 grid: Being upfront about Upfronts
One of the truly great things about the TEN Upfronts is they are so candid with their programming plans. Much like US networks, TEN is happy to disclose its plans to advertisers as a show of...
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The Living Room: Nov 27
It’s a 90 minute Christmas special for The Living Room this week, guest starring Olivia Phyland and Scott Tweedie from The Loop, Kellyn Morris from Totally Wild, Alan Fletcher from Neighbours, Tej...
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Programmer’s Wrap 2016: TEN
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with TEN Chief Programming Officer, Beverley McGarvey. I’m A Celebrity kicks off re-energised network Offspring returns mid-year MasterChef: Nigella, Heston, Marco weeks. 15,000...
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UK to produce local version of Spelling Bee
The UK is to produce a local version of The Great Australian Spelling Bee. The format, developed by Shine Australia and TEN, is to be known as Spelling Star on SKY1. It will be produced by Remarkable...
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Profit lifts at TEN
Profit has risen at TEN for the first time in 4 years. This morning TEN reported a first-half net profit of $13.4 million, a turn-around on on last year’s loss of $264.4 million for the same period....
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TEN primary channel up in 2016
As the Calendar draws to its mid-point networks are talking up their performances (or in the case of Nine, a need to improve). The Ratings year spans 40 weeks, interrupted by 2 weeks for Easter so the...
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2016: Still to Come
As we approach the mid-point of the TV year, what’s still to come on Television? There are certainly some big events coming in Drama, Reality and Sport. Everything hinges around the Olympic Games from...
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Modest start for Spelling Bee, Nine wins Sunday.
It’s going to take some time to build The Great Australian Spelling Bee after a modest launch of 456,000 viewers last night, third in its timeslot. Strictly speaking the show was down 52% on its 2015...
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TEN confirms key titles for August
Ahead of the Olympics onslaught, TEN has confirmed key shows to air in August will include The Bachelor Australia, The Great Australian Spelling Bee, Offspring, Have You Been Paying Attention? and The...
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Viewers getting a raw deal in lead-up to the Olympics
Take a look at the TV schedules or look at the ratings and it’s bleedingly obvious… viewers are getting a raw deal with a lack of compelling content while we all wait patiently for the Olympic Games....
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MasterChef on high, Sunday Night beats 60 Minutes.
The quarter-final of MasterChef Australia drew its best audience all season with 1.32m viewers, putting it on track for two more drawcards tonight and tomorrow. The show also topped the demos and...
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News & Factuals lead on Sunday
Sunday night was notable for the absence of a noisy reality show, but there were at least two first run local dramas and a doco. That left news and factuals to top the night in total people, with...
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Nine avoids Olympics clash
Nine has a week of summer-style programming next week as it opts not to compete against the Olympics. Repeats and movies get primetime treatment despite no Live events taking place until 10:30pm. No...
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2017 Upfronts: TEN highlights
New drama series Sisters –as tipped by TV Tonight– has been greenlit for TEN in 2017. Offspring and The Wrong Girl have been renewed and Russell Coight, played by Glenn Robbins, is making a return to...
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TEN in the hunt for 6:30 Sunday show
If there is a slot TEN wants to fill with a hit show, it’s 6:30 Sundays, where it has tried The Great Australian Spelling Bee, All Star Family Feud and Bondi Rescue. None has fired up the slot on an...
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Programmer’s Wrap 2017: TEN
TEN’s Chief Content Officer Beverley McGarvey is upbeat, having coming off the back of a successful Big Bash League season. I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here enjoyed a healthy launch, especially...
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Child Genius
It’s a tall order to put kids into a Reality elimination competition and not wind up with tears somewhere along the way. Child Genius on SBS, which attempts to traverse both Reality and Documentary,...
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