The Who We Are update: Week 12

Wednesday May 9, 2007 04:08 PM

Who We Are

This week's forum is now a heritage item - worth studying but no longer current. For the latest on Australian attitudes and media trends, go to blogs.sunherald.com.au/whoweare.

To learn how women are different from men, go to The Tribal Mind.
To suggest Great Lost Aussie Inventions, go to Who We Are.

The ratings race, updated 10am Sunday
Channel Seven won the week, largely because of the semi-finals of My Kitchen Rules. If this column's theory of a political link is correct, Kevin Rudd will rise in the opinion polls.

The prime time audience shares for the week went like this: SBSTWO 0.3%; ABC3 0.4%; ABC2 1.0; ONE 1.6; 7TWO 2.6; GO 2.7; SBS1 3.8; ABC1 11.3; Ten 14.5; All Pay Stations 16.7; Nine 20.2; Seven 22.6.

This was Pay TV's account of itself: "The extra time period of the A-League Grand Final, in which Sydney FC beat Melbourne Victory 4-2 in penalty kicks, topped the week for subscription TV with 272,000 viewers (listed as Live: Football: A-League Post Game Show on FOX Sports). Live: NRL Wests Tigers v Sea Eagles was seen by 241,000 people, Live: Cricket: Test NZ v Aus 1st Test was watched by 163,000 people and Live: Rugby Union: S14 Reds v Force was viewed by 88,000 subscribers (all on FOX Sports).

"American Idol Performance Show on FOX8 was watched by 108,000 people, NCIS on TV1 was seen by 88,000 and That '70s Show on 111Hits had its best result of the year with 75,000 viewers. Coronation Street on UKTV was seen by 71,000 people, Wizards of Waverly Place on Disney Channel was viewed by 66,000 people and Megastructures: Icebreaker premiered on National Geographic with 61,000 viewers.

"In week 12, subscription TV channels had more viewers than any other network around Australia with 23.4% of all metropolitan viewing between 6am and midnight, 22.0% of all regional viewing and 58.1% of all viewing in subscription TV homes."

Most timeshifted shows, week ending March 13
Description Overnight audience Consolidated audience 000's Increase % Increase
1 HOUSE Network TEN 854,000 978,000 124,000 14.50%
2 CRIMINAL MINDS Network 7 1,295,000 1,399,000 104,000 8.00%
3 GREY'S ANATOMY Network 7 1,050,000 1,150,000 100,000 9.50%
4 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS -EP1 Network 9 774,000 874,000 100,000 12.90%
5 BONES Network 7 1,270,000 1,369,000 99,000 7.80%
6 MIDSOMER MURDERS RPT Network ABC1 476,000 574,000 97,000 20.50%
7 BROTHERS & SISTERS Network 7 974,000 1,070,000 96,000 9.90%
8 THE GOOD WIFE Network TEN 1,084,000 1,177,000 94,000 8.60%
9 NCIS Network TEN 1,519,000 1,611,000 92,000 6.00%
10 V Network 9 1,295,000 1,386,000 91,000 7.00%

What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,268,000 315,000 380,000 278,000 135,000 159,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 842,000 198,000 289,000 151,000 102,000 102,000
3 ABC NEWS-SA ABC1 808,000 235,000 259,000 174,000 39,000 102,000
4 M-FINDING NEMO Seven 787,000 215,000 273,000 118,000 87,000 95,000
5 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 765,000 231,000 205,000 146,000 76,000 108,000
6 BED OF ROSES ABC1 726,000 206,000 190,000 142,000 108,000 80,000
7 THE BILL ABC1 713,000 221,000 219,000 119,000 53,000 100,000
8 TEN NEWS AT FIVE SAT Ten 622,000 150,000 177,000 125,000 67,000 102,000
9 M-BRUCE ALMIGHTY Seven 612,000 170,000 230,000 103,000 45,000 64,000
10 BLUE MURDER ABC1 598,000 172,000 199,000 102,000 26,000 100,000
12 RUNAWAY VACATION -RPT Nine 517,000 145,000 139,000 103,000 58,000 73,000
13 DESTINATION: FIFA WORLD CUP RPT SBS ONE 465,000 124,000 154,000 102,000 33,000 52,000
15 MRS. DOUBTFIRE RPT Ten 433,000 116,000 151,000 78,000 36,000 52,000
27 IRON CHEF SBS ONE 266,000 74,000 100,000 43,000 16,000 33,000
37 SA STATE ELECTION: SA VOTES 2010 ABC1 179,000 179,000
55 M-TO SIR, WITH LOVE ABC2 138,000 24,000 37,000 44,000 11,000 22,000
68 NINE'S HORSE RACING Nine 108,000 30,000 43,000 14,000 10,000 10,000
{OzTAM preliminary estimates, mainland capitals)

What Australia watched, week ending March 20
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,562,000 444,000 513,000 260,000 152,000 194,000
2 AIR WAYS Seven 1,489,000 460,000 434,000 244,000 178,000 173,000
3 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,480,000 468,000 422,000 237,000 178,000 174,000
4 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,434,000 346,000 486,000 283,000 127,000 190,000
5 NCIS Ten 1,409,000 393,000 389,000 275,000 159,000 193,000
6 BONES Seven 1,381,000 352,000 448,000 254,000 166,000 161,000
7 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,364,000 293,000 394,000 317,000 154,000 206,000
8 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,357,000 365,000 422,000 240,000 166,000 163,000
9 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,349,000 341,000 399,000 249,000 152,000 209,000
10 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,335,000 339,000 398,000 248,000 153,000 197,000
11 TOP GEAR Nine 1,311,000 317,000 379,000 286,000 149,000 180,000
12 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,307,000 397,000 390,000 256,000 153,000 112,000
13 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,293,000 317,000 401,000 259,000 147,000 169,000
14 CUSTOMS Nine 1,286,000 365,000 423,000 229,000 116,000 152,000
15 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,277,000 337,000 422,000 227,000 121,000 170,000
16 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,268,000 315,000 380,000 278,000 135,000 159,000
17 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,223,000 309,000 381,000 260,000 107,000 165,000
18 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 1,212,000 331,000 427,000 218,000 110,000 127,000
19 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 1,206,000 315,000 337,000 216,000 136,000 202,000
20 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,183,000 304,000 380,000 201,000 143,000 155,000
21 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,142,000 306,000 376,000 198,000 132,000 131,000
22 60 MINUTES Nine 1,132,000 303,000 335,000 275,000 94,000 125,000
23 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 1,123,000 303,000 350,000 216,000 118,000 136,000
24 NINE NEWS Nine 1,121,000 318,000 348,000 223,000 108,000 123,000
25 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 1,089,000 279,000 344,000 218,000 101,000 147,000
26 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,080,000 259,000 388,000 206,000 112,000 116,000
27 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,059,000 301,000 351,000 206,000 82,000 119,000
28 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,037,000 261,000 366,000 200,000 78,000 132,000
29 RPA Nine 1,025,000 275,000 369,000 162,000 114,000 104,000
30 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,024,000 314,000 280,000 227,000 93,000 110,000
31 CRASH INVESTIGATION UNIT Seven 1,023,000 253,000 313,000 196,000 115,000 145,000
32 V Nine 1,022,000 282,000 327,000 188,000 111,000 115,000
33 CASTLE Seven 1,008,000 263,000 337,000 158,000 127,000 123,000
34 HOME AND AWAY Seven 997,000 285,000 298,000 173,000 114,000 126,000
35 TWO AND A HALF MEN -WED Nine 996,000 238,000 353,000 201,000 80,000 125,000
36 BROTHERS & SISTERS Seven 982,000 265,000 364,000 155,000 94,000 105,000
37 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 964,000 282,000 250,000 180,000 120,000 132,000
38 THE MENTALIST -RPT Nine 948,000 240,000 345,000 149,000 109,000 104,000
39 GETAWAY Nine 943,000 275,000 362,000 132,000 80,000 94,000
40 ABC NEWS ABC1 935,000 251,000 293,000 167,000 90,000 133,000

What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,223,000 295,000 407,000 205,000 134,000 183,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,218,000 320,000 362,000 211,000 137,000 188,000
3 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,183,000 304,000 380,000 201,000 143,000 155,000
4 HOME AND AWAY Seven 964,000 272,000 290,000 160,000 115,000 127,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 964,000 275,000 285,000 201,000 97,000 106,000
6 ABC NEWS ABC1 918,000 229,000 308,000 168,000 83,000 130,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 875,000 239,000 282,000 186,000 76,000 92,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 851,000 211,000 323,000 165,000 49,000 104,000
9 TEN NEWS AT FIVE Ten 806,000 197,000 272,000 136,000 75,000 126,000
10 M-THE HOLIDAY Seven 796,000 255,000 237,000 119,000 81,000 104,000
11 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 700,000 432,000 269,000
12 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ABC1 607,000 171,000 175,000 115,000 70,000 76,000
24 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 400,000 266,000 135,000
27 SUNRISE Seven 360,000 123,000 73,000 84,000 32,000 49,000
32 TODAY Nine 292,000 85,000 97,000 50,000 25,000 35,000
36 HITLER'S BODYGUARD SBS ONE 278,000 69,000 106,000 50,000 32,000 20,000
83 THE BLACK ADDER GO! 107,000 31,000 35,000 17,000 11,000 15,000
199 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 38,000 not shown 24,000 not shown 9,000 5,000

What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,368,000 357,000 427,000 264,000 128,000 191,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,334,000 343,000 424,000 232,000 135,000 200,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,122,000 342,000 347,000 224,000 99,000 110,000
4 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,080,000 302,000 365,000 215,000 72,000 127,000
5 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,047,000 240,000 418,000 173,000 69,000 146,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 955,000 275,000 278,000 175,000 100,000 127,000
7 THE MENTALIST -RPT Nine 949,000 241,000 345,000 149,000 109,000 104,000
8 GETAWAY Nine 943,000 274,000 362,000 133,000 79,000 95,000
9 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) Ten 908,000 255,000 228,000 230,000 71,000 124,000
10 ABC NEWS ABC1 876,000 224,000 276,000 172,000 84,000 120,000
11 COUGAR TOWN Seven 876,000 221,000 256,000 178,000 91,000 130,000
16 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA - RESULTS Ten 792,000 244,000 250,000 155,000 61,000 83,000
29 ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI SBS ONE 367,000 87,000 156,000 50,000 31,000 43,000
31 FAMILY GUY Seven 349,000 97,000 108,000 50,000 54,000 41,000
32 SUNRISE Seven 346,000 91,000 75,000 88,000 37,000 55,000
33 TODAY Nine 324,000 93,000 112,000 65,000 23,000 32,000
53 STARGATE ATLANTIS 7TWO 172,000 57,000 37,000 33,000 19,000 26,000
61 HEROES 7TWO 146,000 53,000 33,000 35,000 9,000 17,000

What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,367,000 349,000 392,000 253,000 157,000 216,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,264,000 319,000 344,000 231,000 164,000 205,000
3 CUSTOMS Nine 1,260,000 358,000 415,000 227,000 111,000 148,000
4 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 1,206,000 315,000 337,000 216,000 136,000 202,000
5 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,143,000 306,000 376,000 198,000 132,000 131,000
6 NINE NEWS Nine 1,106,000 309,000 357,000 208,000 109,000 122,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,087,000 294,000 407,000 198,000 88,000 100,000
8 RPA Nine 1,035,000 277,000 373,000 164,000 115,000 106,000
9 CRASH INVESTIGATION UNIT Seven 1,024,000 253,000 313,000 196,000 115,000 146,000
10 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,008,000 247,000 369,000 188,000 86,000 119,000
12 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 974,000 284,000 254,000 182,000 122,000 132,000
21 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 671,000 163,000 190,000 166,000 71,000 81,000
22 HUNGRY BEAST ABC1 640,000 190,000 158,000 118,000 85,000 89,000
29 BURN NOTICE Ten 468,000 119,000 163,000 83,000 54,000 48,000
47 KEITH URBAN - PERFORMANCE Seven 200,000 38,000 67,000 41,000 26,000 28,000
53 LOST 7TWO 183,000 62,000 56,000 35,000 9,000 21,000
59 FRINGE GO! 154,000 33,000 37,000 33,000 35,000 16,000
64 TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES GO! 143,000 39,000 35,000 33,000 24,000 11,000
71 LOST - ENCORE Seven 130,000 27,000 47,000 27,000 20,000 9,000

What Australiawatched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MY KITCHEN RULES Seven 1,563,000 444,000 513,000 260,000 152,000 194,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,446,000 351,000 411,000 289,000 168,000 227,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,423,000 363,000 404,000 277,000 164,000 214,000
4 NCIS Ten 1,409,000 393,000 389,000 275,000 159,000 193,000
5 TOP GEAR Nine 1,314,000 317,000 380,000 287,000 148,000 182,000
6 NINE NEWS Nine 1,159,000 331,000 357,000 222,000 110,000 139,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,097,000 326,000 314,000 234,000 86,000 137,000
8 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 1,084,000 279,000 340,000 218,000 101,000 147,000
11 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,025,000 314,000 281,000 227,000 93,000 110,000
13 BROTHERS & SISTERS Seven 899,000 247,000 315,000 141,000 83,000 113,000
18 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS -EP1 Nine 735,000 244,000 216,000 121,000 66,000 88,000
19 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS -EP2 Nine 710,000 234,000 212,000 118,000 59,000 86,000

What Australia watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,431,000 346,000 486,000 283,000 125,000 190,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,398,000 360,000 410,000 264,000 174,000 189,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,379,000 339,000 407,000 258,000 161,000 213,000
4 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,355,000 365,000 421,000 240,000 166,000 163,000
5 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,276,000 337,000 422,000 227,000 120,000 170,000
6 NINE NEWS Nine 1,236,000 335,000 385,000 254,000 123,000 139,000
7 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,224,000 309,000 381,000 260,000 109,000 165,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,168,000 305,000 401,000 236,000 85,000 141,000
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,146,000 337,000 381,000 198,000 94,000 136,000
10 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,083,000 259,000 389,000 207,000 112,000 116,000
13 BROTHERS & SISTERS Seven 983,000 265,000 364,000 155,000 94,000 105,000
14 CSI: MIAMI Nine 875,000 242,000 277,000 156,000 90,000 110,000
18 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 757,000 146,000 245,000 161,000 100,000 106,000
19 FOUR CORNERS ON TONY ABBOTT ABC1 731,000 224,000 215,000 148,000 60,000 84,000
20 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 729,000 144,000 227,000 190,000 72,000 96,000
32 MAN VS WILD SBS ONE 408,000 115,000 108,000 77,000 58,000 51,000
40 MYTHBUSTERS RPT SBS ONE 301,000 82,000 103,000 36,000 37,000 43,000
57 30 ROCK Seven 180,000 45,000 70,000 24,000 15,000 26,000

What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 AIR WAYS Seven 1,488,000 460,000 434,000 244,000 179,000 172,000
2 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,474,000 467,000 421,000 236,000 177,000 173,000
3 BONES Seven 1,383,000 353,000 448,000 254,000 166,000 162,000
4 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,364,000 293,000 394,000 317,000 154,000 206,000
5 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,300,000 397,000 386,000 255,000 151,000 111,000
6 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,295,000 317,000 401,000 260,000 147,000 170,000
7 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 1,212,000 330,000 427,000 218,000 110,000 127,000
8 60 MINUTES Nine 1,134,000 303,000 336,000 276,000 94,000 125,000
9 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 1,123,000 304,000 350,000 216,000 118,000 136,000
10 CASTLE Seven 1,012,000 264,000 337,000 160,000 127,000 124,000
11 DOMESTIC BLITZ Nine 911,000 259,000 279,000 191,000 92,000 90,000
12 HOUSE Ten 872,000 211,000 304,000 150,000 106,000 102,000
14 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 853,000 244,000 247,000 192,000 63,000 107,000
15 V Nine 799,000 282,000 328,000 189,000
20 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 456,000 287,000 Not shown 169,000 Not shown Not shown
24 V -ENCORE Nine 399,000 61,000 78,000 73,000 72,000 115,000
25 DESPERATE ROMANTICS ABC1 379,000 95,000 125,000 70,000 44,000 45,000
31 TOP GEAR GO! 317,000 57,000 91,000 61,000 60,000 47,000
(OzTAM preliminary estimates, mainland capitals)
David Dale is the author of The Little Book of Australia -- A snapshot of who we are (Allen and Unwin). For daily updates on Australian attitudes, bookmark blogs.sunherald.com.au/whoweare.

COMMENTS

Cannot believe the lemming reaction to V - recorded last weeks premiere and thought, "oh, hmmm, yeah, maybe" and still had the the 1st PVR set for last nights ep. Maybe we'll just go straight to PVR # 2 and catch up with the Good Wife (despite 10's misleading promos - they must be taking lessons off 7)

by d@gp on March 15, 2010 at 09:27 AM

V - ouch. Is that only the second episode? I got round to watching the first one last night via timetravel. I quite enjoyed it. Probably biased because (a) I'm a scifi nerd, (b) I have a soft spot for V because I used to watch it as a kid, and (c) I think Elizabeth Mitchell is delicious. Guess Australia disagrees with me.
Someone was asking last week if any of these remakes has actually been a success. Battlestar Galactica is the obvious answer. No, it didn't rate in Australia but nor do most quality shows from overseas (The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under, etc etc).

by Wendell on March 15, 2010 at 09:29 AM

V is falling away quickly. So much for Nine's big advertising campaign. I can understand why. It's just not very good. There really doesnt seem to be enough characters and the whole thing rests on the blonde FBI agent ( Juliet from Lost) and the priest. I am struggling to maintain interest though I will stick it out for a few weeks to see how it develops. They needed to show what the visitors really look like by now or at least a reimaging of the famous rat eating scene from the original series. Nine will bump it off to GO shortly if ratings don't improve quickly. As we all know sci-fi just doesn't rate.

by em on March 15, 2010 at 09:48 AM

TM, The figures for V are for only 3 cities, has the aliens obliterated 2 of our cities off the map already??? If not what did the other 2 cities watch???
Care factor for this little black duck is zilch, but let's have all the info before we start shoveling this show into the compost heap of mediocrity.

by PJ453 on March 15, 2010 at 10:33 AM

Wendell, that was me asking about successful TV remakes. Have BSG sitting on the shelf ready to be watched, but Farscape is our next endeavour. Was BSG shown on FTA TV?? Here in The Apple Isle we saw neither hide nor hair of it. I am a bit confused about The Good Wife promos as well, they seem to be setting something up, but when you watch the programme, they are so wide of the mark as to be completely out of the park. I quite like The Good Wife. Haven't watched any new V even though it has the woman from Firefly and Stargate.

by 2paw on March 15, 2010 at 10:39 AM

I reckon the problem with V started with the advertising campaign. Sure, there were heaps of ads showing spaceships over cities, explosions and pretty people in suits, but none of those things correlated and there was no explanation of what it was all about, apart from that Dramatic Voiceover Guy telling us how it was an Event We Have Never Seen Before On Television (apart from the time when the same show was on before, I'm assuming). I haven't watched it and won't, simply because I don't get what it's about...further to what I know from watching it as a kid and remembering them being (POSSIBLE SPOILER) rat-eating lizards or something.

by NJK on March 15, 2010 at 12:36 PM

Hang on. Re V. You've only listed 3 cities for the survey. Did V NOT air in two other markets last night? Then our judgemental comments are out of context. Sorry 9 - let's see what happens next week.

Tribal Mind replies: Apparently not. But compare last night's syd and melb figures with the previous Sunday's: 397,000 and 382,000

by d@gp on March 15, 2010 at 12:44 PM

Apparently there was a V encore of episode 1 on Sunday afternoon. The figures for Perth and Adelaide for the second episode were recorded as the encore figures for some reason. Still terrible. V will be following Fringe to Go! very soon.

by J Bar on March 15, 2010 at 01:11 PM

2Paw, As I recall, Channel 10 had the first season BSG. They showed the Pilot as a miniseries over 2 consecutive nights and with lots of hype in primetime and it rated reasonably well (probably early 2005). They followed with season 1, the ratings quickly slid and by the time the (13 episode) season finished it had been pushed to a late night timeslot. I think season 2 was shown late night also but I had switched to DVD by then. By the time seasons 3 and 4 came around, TEN pushed them onto the newly launched TenHD (precursor to OneHD) as a TenHD exclusive.
As we've discussed many times before, Scifi just don't rate in Australia (although, oddly, Scifi shows always seem to rate well for a couple of episodes before dropping off - that I've never understood.
As for V - bring on the rat-eating!

by Wendell on March 15, 2010 at 01:45 PM

V's ok. It if stays on, I will keep watching, well have it on in the background while I do things and the sense of dread that the working week is about to start builds. Wendell - I think Elizabeth Mitchell is delicious as well. A pity for you, she's mine... ;)))

by Tim on March 15, 2010 at 01:53 PM

1.3m watch the premier of V and 400k the repeat.
With some cities missing it looked like the fall off was about the 20% that shows normally have for week 2. Lots of people check out the premier and some people don't like, other tape later episodes.
Personally I think V just isn't believable these days. Information is too decentralised with the net, tweets, mobiles for any conspiracy to control it. And the US Government is doing so much monitoring they couldn't miss everything about such a conspiracy.

by Pertinax on March 15, 2010 at 02:13 PM

Not mentioned is the fact that the ABC has ditched Sleuth 101 and My Place due to dreadful ratings.
It appears the ABC's largely over 55 audience will not longer watch anything just because the ABC made it, and the ABC will no longer stick with unpopular programs without ditching them for more than a fortnight.

by Pertinax on March 15, 2010 at 02:18 PM

Woo Hoo! That walking corpse bert is hosting the logies this year! how bad can the logies get?

by davo on March 15, 2010 at 05:54 PM

Wendell, thank you, that explains the BSG conundrum: we didn't have the digital CH10 here until a year or so ago, only our versions of 7 and 9.

Tribal Mind asks: Where's "here"? And for new readers, I should explain that BSG is Battlestar Galactica.

by 2paw on March 15, 2010 at 10:18 PM

Saw Man vs Wild last night. This is a very underrated show. So many cringeworthy (but I can't look away) moments - eg: eating a freshly slain Yak's eye ball just because it has many vitamins!!! "grissly and wet". Bear Gryliss (great TV name) is fantastic. Won't be long before FTA steal this one as well.
Timeshifted everything else so that I could watch the footy.

by Mr Black on March 16, 2010 at 09:54 AM

TM
do you know if Who Do You Think You Are? USA is going to be shown here
- Foxtel or FTA?
I love the British and Aussie versions.
as a Sci-Fi nerd i was surprised by how much i didn't like V,
the only Sci-Fi that has kept me interested is the sometimes glorious sometimes sleep indusing Dollhouse

Tribal Mind replies: I don't but somebody will.

by Jac on March 16, 2010 at 12:15 PM

Missed the Tony show on 4 corners last night - still in denial about the fact I have been rezoned into his electorate federally - what did I do wrong? I was previously in an electorate (North Sydney) where my vote has sometimes meant something. Now am in ultra safe seat. Not happy.
Re Bert hosting logies - another reaosn not to watch - as if I needed another one.
Supernatural fans note - Ten is bringing it back from 29 March. Also new eps of Vampire Diaries, Nip Tuck and Weeds coming soon to GO!!!!OMG - I forget the rest.
Will be interested to give Community a trial (new Chevy Chase Joel McHale show) on GO!!!OMG next week.

by Cathy on March 16, 2010 at 12:15 PM

Mr Black, my family loves this show. Did you know that Bear Gryliss has just become the Chief Scout of the UK! I guess the scout cooking nights will be a little interesting as will their jamboree!

by Louise on March 16, 2010 at 12:45 PM

Ahh, honestly, I've turned into Tracy Jordan, never finishing what I.... .
Here is Tasmania. We did not have Ch10, as a digital station, until the recent past and so missed out on seeing most, if not all, of Battlestar Galactica.

by 2paw on March 16, 2010 at 01:37 PM

Hurrah! My favourite children's show is back on TV (at 7.15 in place of Mickey Mouse on 7Two - did my 4 year old get a surprise), Steven Moffatt's 'Press Gang'. Despite its dated fashions, it's still deliciously funny and romantic (I don't think it's been on free to air for 10 years or so). That's my TV excitement.

by rex on March 16, 2010 at 01:47 PM

Completely forgot about "V", was too busy catching up on various timeshifted programs (notably: Castle, Burn Notice, and Steven Colbert/Jon Stewart). No great loss, if we've failed to have a rat being eaten!
I definitely nitpicked far too much in the first episode to really enjoy the idea of returning again anyhow.
Mr Black, I've caught bits of Man vs. Wild in passing, and it's certainly something.

by tqd on March 16, 2010 at 02:24 PM

Seve pulls another flopping factual from late night on Mondays and they STILL won't play 30 Rock at 10.30pm. Nutbags!

by J Bar on March 16, 2010 at 03:40 PM

Disagree with the comments slamming Bert hosting the Logies - he'll be a breath of fresh air to the event - even though he told me a few years ago (when the Tele was pushing for him to return as host) that he really didn't want to go back into the past...

by d@gp on March 16, 2010 at 03:51 PM

Cathy - do you have a start date for the new Weeds eps? What was your source?
I got redistributed as well, but this gives me a chance to bring down some nasty numpty from Tony's team...

by Wendell on March 16, 2010 at 03:55 PM

To Wendell who asked about when for Weeds - Weeds will return at 10:30 / 11:00pm on Monday 29 March - following new eps of Vampire Diaries and Nip/Tuck with �Wonderful Wonderful� and �Machetes Up Top.� These are the first two episodes of the fifth season which aired in the US last June.
My source is tvtonight.com.au

by Cathy on March 16, 2010 at 04:11 PM

Watched 4 Corners the other night. Abbott certainly didn't impress me. Especially his views on women. Once a religious nut always a religious nut. And there is certainly no love lost between him and Turnbull. I thought the report was quite unbiased really and the reporter did a good job.
And just a quick comment about Bert hosting the Logies. What are they thinking? Another reason the Logies are a big, embarrasing joke.

by em on March 17, 2010 at 09:31 AM

Oh, I'm okay with Bert hosting the Logies. You've got to admit, it's a classy move for an awards show that insists on importing some bewildered American starlet to give an award each year

Tribal Mind observes: Fair enough, but where are your suggestions for the Bogies?.

by tqd on March 17, 2010 at 01:05 PM

You know, if I were a Channel Nine wonk I would cross-promote the sinking 'V' by having someone do a behind-the-ear alien-check incision on Bert on air at the Logies. It could be disguised as 'humour' and we'd know once and for all. It couldn't be worse than Gretel on a swing or pretending to die on stage.
But I'm not so I wont. :)

by darren on March 17, 2010 at 02:53 PM

I think your a little ahead of yourself david saying mkr approaches mc status. actually mc on a normal ep made it to 1.8m in the same amount of time mkr has been on air, so really its not even close, and i cant see it getting over 4m peak audience, i cant even see it getting over 2m

by Ryan on March 17, 2010 at 03:34 PM

With all the alternative media/entertainment resources available today i am amazed our networks continue with the 20 minutes of ads etc per hour which is driving away viewers, like me.Plus messy about with program times , 15 min late starts, is a turn off trigger.I think 7/9/10 are doomed if they can not reform.

by doug on March 17, 2010 at 04:42 PM

Never saw on episode of MKR. I was never inclined to in any way. The ads were enough to turn me off. It just didn't seem to have the same charisma of Masterchef or something. Maybe I just like the MC judges better.

by em on March 18, 2010 at 09:49 AM

Shame that Cougar Town is down so much. I'm really liking it now and there's some greta laugh out loud moments. It's definitely the new Scrubs for me. See you on Mondays at 10.30pm next year Cougar Town.

by J Bar on March 19, 2010 at 08:41 AM

Just heard that on Spicks & Specks last night Fiona OLoguhlin had the nerve to insult Bindi Irwin! And what a lot of mock outrage Kochie & Mel showed on this mornings Sunrise. How dare Fiona insult a child etc? And didn't Kochie huff & puff? He really piled on the outrage.
What doss. Fiona meant it as a joke. And in my opinion she is right anyway. Bindi Irwin IS creepy! And looks a right brat. But it seems you can't say anything against her even jokingly without the lynch mobs forming. All I can say, it must have been a slow news morning.

by em on March 19, 2010 at 08:51 AM

In the true traditions of the mid eighties to early nineties show, MacGyver, Ten's show Burn Notice goes about the business of saving the world using the same, but updated technologically, unlikely improvisational skills displayed in its earlier incarnation.
The show has everything, good guys, a pretty maiden, a loving mother who worries about her wayward son, explosions, kidnappings, gun battles where no one gets hurt but everything gets resolved, the good guys always win, the bad guys always lose but usually run away having been outwitted, the show has everything going for it yet can't attract an audience. I wonder why?
Also TM, how does 5th Gear actually rate on 7two, I know they are showing old shows but oddly, many of the cars shown look rather new for our market and many of the gadgets and safety equipment talked about as common place are only just starting to reach our markets here in Australia. Fully understandable as these things have obviously either not or just been invented in Australia and the costs of developing must be enormous for such a small market as Australia. I like this show, its mainly about the sorts of cars we all drive, presented by people who actually know something about cars.
Where Top Gear is just entertainment, 5th Gear is entertaining and informative.

Tribal Mind replies: I'll put 5th gear in the chart next time i see it.

by Zjonn on March 19, 2010 at 10:34 AM

I used to love Top Gear. Would never miss it. But I think the change to Ch Nork was the last straw. Won't watch it on Nork. Won't watch it on GO!11!1!11!1OMGWTFBBQ. I think my dislike is proportional to the length of Hamsters hair. I have tried to watch 5th Gear but they've also gone down the banter road.

by Bereft Skerrick on March 19, 2010 at 10:59 AM

First Peter Greaves (Mission Impossible) now Fess Parker (Davey Crockett) who's going to be number 3???

by PJ453 on March 19, 2010 at 11:31 AM

PJ453 you said Fess Parker as Davy Crockett - for mine he was Daniel Boone who was a man, a big man.... Blame it on many brothers.
And yes I am wondering who will be the next TV 60s icon to go....

by Cathy on March 19, 2010 at 12:23 PM

Re BindiGate, It's ironic that 'Kochie's Joke of The Day' is a feature segment on 'Sunrise' whilst Kochie and his Stepford Wife co-host and the whole sickeningly goodie goodie bunch of them are possibly the leading lights in the Let's-Guilt-Australia-Into-Doubting-It's-Own-Sense-Of-Humour brigade.
What I read was "Recovering Alcoholic" Fiona O'Laughlin has "stooped to a new low" etc etc. Fiona O'Laughlin's shtick has always been making fun of kids, mostly her own. She's a comedian. She makes jokes. Geez. What is wrong with people?
By the way, the article I read also said Bindi is in the States promoting her new movie... 'Free Willy 4'!!!! If that's not funny I don't know what is.
Maybe this: The Obligatory Pissweak Overseas Guests (OPWOGs) at the Logies this year are Susan Boyle and John 'My Penis is a White-Supremicist' Mayer. Just gets crapperer and crapperer.

by darren on March 19, 2010 at 01:45 PM

Zjonn, I'm with you on the MacGyver-for-the-noughties. Burn Notice has to be the biggest dumb fun on the box. (I tend to collapse in giggles over Fi's trout pout and Michael's range of emotions - from a to alpha, as Mr TQD puts it - and appalling accents. But I'm there every week.) Started watching it for the old big-chinned man himself, Mr Bruce Campbell, and am now just happily hooked.
Caught up with ABC1 Wednesday night lineup on ABC2 on Thursday night. Did like the Bingle News Network on Hungry Beast.
Funnily enough, on Saturday night I surfed over to ABC2 just in time to see Harry Joy in the mental hospital in Ray Lawrence's excellent adaptation of Peter Carey's "Bliss" (now there's one book I should be re-reading). And then on Wednesday night, surfed over to ABC2 just in time to see Harry Joy in the mental hospital in the new opera of "Bliss". (Mr TQD instantly stuck his fingers in his ears and complained about modern music. I had to point out it was in a *mental hospital*, discordant music was essential. But I was still rather glad when that bit ended.)
I bet when I open the book, I'll end up just where Harry Joy is in the mental institute...

by tqd on March 19, 2010 at 02:23 PM

RE: Bindi Irwin - why did this take two days to hit the news? Maybe yesterday's news was just too busy...
RE: Free Willy 4, I can never think about that movie without thinking of Homer Simpson watching Free Willy
"Jump Free Willy JUMP!! Jump with all your might!"
"Oh no, Willy didn't make it. And he crushed our boy".
"Oh, I hate this new director's cut!!!"
SYTYCD - ouch. It just keeps getting worse. I'm not sure if it's the poor lead in of 7PP and Biggest Loser (and whether it's starting the reality marathon at 7:30pm instead of 7pm, meaning that Dance doesn't come on til 8pm, when most people are already committed to another show) or whether it's not as good as other years...I don't think it's AS bad. I do think Biggest Loser has jumped the shark for the final time - sending two contestants to Alice Springs with The Commando (who needs to stop being onscreen without his sunglasses, btw, he loses his mystique!) is just the last straw. Which is a shame, because Hayley is SO much better than Ajay. And that I think is also having an effect. Disappointing for SYTYCD anyway. Ten need to seriously reconsider their lineup before Masterchef comes into play - because they don't want to damage their golden goose!!

by Beckala on March 19, 2010 at 04:53 PM

From Bingles to Bindi.
The Fat Lady Freak Show @ 6.30.
Consumer Outrage - also @ 6.30.
There ain't just nothing new under the sun.
Is there?

by d@gp on March 19, 2010 at 06:38 PM

Beckala: why did it take 2 days for BindiIrwinSpicksnSpecksO'LoughlinGate to hit the heights of incredulity? Because there was nothing fresh to report about Bingle today.

by Bereft Skerrick on March 19, 2010 at 08:53 PM

Perhaps it took longer because whoever began this stir-uppy nonsense watched 'Spicks and Specks' at 8pm on Thursday, the ABC2 repeat.

by rex on March 20, 2010 at 07:06 AM

I am glad to read that other people share the Burn Notice love. It's escapism at its very best. I love the voice over, the funny captions and the excellent characterisation. Plus it's Bruce Campbell from Herc and Xena, Gabrielle Anwar from Press Gang and Jeffrey Donovan from The Pretender (how I loved that show too) and Crossing Jordan. It is must watch TV for me every week.

by 2paw on March 20, 2010 at 07:41 PM

Whats happening to the footy (rugby league) fans, already it looks they are turning off nines poor coverage

by andrew on March 21, 2010 at 05:55 PM

Kerry's hot.

by Wendell on March 22, 2010 at 09:50 AM

I don't know if Kerry is hor or not, but she just gives this whole "won't shut the hell up" vibe. Be it on infomercials, pimping Coca Cola as being a healthy drink, or awards speeches.
On another note, those Biffo ratings don't include 4 Skerricks supporting the mighty Dragons :)

by Bereft Skerrick on March 22, 2010 at 12:13 PM

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