Who We Aretag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare/92010-03-10T23:04:12ZWho We Are: A weekly column about Australia, by David Dale.Movable Type 3.36The Who We Are update: Oh Gawd, not the bloody Daleks againtag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9412010-03-11T06:06:18Z2010-03-10T23:04:12ZTo explain why Australians don't report serious crimes, go to Who We Are. To learn how your television tastes predict voting intention, go to The Tribal Mind. The ratings race, updated 2pm Wednesday The ABC issued this surprising statement yesterday:...David Dale
Who We Are.
To learn how your television tastes predict voting intention, go to The Tribal Mind.
The ratings race, updated 2pm Wednesday
The ABC issued this surprising statement yesterday: "In a first for ABC TV, the new series of Doctor Who will launch on ABC iView - the ABC's internet broadcasting service - two days prior to its broadcast on ABC1. Less than two weeks after the first episode airs on the BBC in the UK, Australian viewers will be able to stream it on iView from midnight on Friday 16 April at abc.net.au/iview. The episode will then be shown on ABC1 on Sunday 18 April at 7.30pm.
"The new series stars Matt Smith (Party Animals) as the 11th Doctor -introduced to viewers at the end of the recent two-part special 'The End Of Time' - and Karen Gillan as his companion Amy Pond. Bafta-winning writer Steven Moffat (Coupling, Jekyll) is replacing Russell T Davies as lead writer and executive producer. The first three episodes have been confirmed as 'The Eleventh Hour' and 'The Beast Below' by Steven Moffat, and 'Victory of the Daleks' by Mark Gatiss.
"Director of Television, Kim Dalton, said: "We hope the lure of Doctor Who - and what a fun and exciting lure it is - will provide incentive for more viewers to discover iView, and experience how convenient and easy-to-use it is." Doctor Who was ABC TV's highest rating program on iView in April to December last year - with 378,000 views during that period. The next highest program was Four Corners, with 260,600 views. In February 2010, ABC iView recorded 411,000 visitors, its highest number of visitors to date."
Will this stop you downloading?
What Australia watched, Wednesday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 CUSTOMS Nine 1,309,000 335,000 461,000 235,000 126,000 151,000
2 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 1,295,000 314,000 364,000 272,000 140,000 205,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,288,000 331,000 400,000 214,000 141,000 202,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,225,000 335,000 343,000 238,000 142,000 166,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,190,000 320,000 407,000 244,000 110,000 110,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,147,000 312,000 391,000 240,000 82,000 122,000
7 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,134,000 270,000 329,000 231,000 137,000 166,000
8 RPA Nine 1,066,000 267,000 381,000 178,000 120,000 121,000
12 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,002,000 343,000 285,000 157,000 113,000 104,000
18 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA Ten 790,000 251,000 250,000 150,000 60,000 79,000
22 HUNGRY BEAST ABC1 665,000 221,000 176,000 118,000 74,000 76,000
34 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 370,000 98,000 138,000 54,000 36,000 44,000
62 LOST 7TWO 158,000 68,000 39,000 25,000 10,000 17,000
64 FRINGE GO! 153,000 24,000 52,000 24,000 38,000 15,000
70 TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES GO! 145,000 35,000 44,000 26,000 28,000 13,000
80 LOST - ENCORE Seven 127,000 37,000 43,000 23,000 11,000 12,000
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What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NCIS Ten 1,517,000 420,000 417,000 295,000 168,000 217,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,462,000 361,000 522,000 271,000 154,000 154,000
3 TOP GEAR Nine 1,316,000 319,000 421,000 260,000 165,000 151,000
4 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,301,000 288,000 401,000 241,000 163,000 207,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,296,000 271,000 416,000 260,000 153,000 197,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,135,000 330,000 363,000 233,000 72,000 137,000
7 NINE NEWS Nine 1,114,000 263,000 406,000 243,000 96,000 107,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,105,000 255,000 365,000 217,000 129,000 138,000
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,102,000 288,000 391,000 213,000 85,000 125,000
10 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 1,050,000 263,000 339,000 225,000 114,000 108,000
13 BONDI RESCUE Ten 915,000 270,000 237,000 209,000 79,000 120,000
14 RIVERS WITH GRIFF RHYS JONES ABC1 823,000 202,000 271,000 145,000 90,000 116,000
16 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS -EP1 Nine 801,000 248,000 263,000 130,000 93,000 67,000
21 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS -EP2 Nine 698,000 260,000 208,000 102,000 70,000 59,000
25 DEAL OR NO DEAL Seven 578,000 116,000 204,000 87,000 79,000 92,000
26 HOT SEAT Nine 569,000 146,000 167,000 151,000 47,000 58,000
31 SUNRISE Seven 375,000 101,000 81,000 107,000 36,000 50,000
37 TODAY Nine 293,000 94,000 99,000 52,000 20,000 28,000
58 BIG LOVE SBS ONE 148,000 49,000 46,000 21,000 12,000 20,000
78 UGLY BETTY 7TWO 114,000 33,000 31,000 18,000 15,000 17,000
What Australia watched, Monday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,587,000 339,000 635,000 310,000 126,000 177,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,489,000 360,000 454,000 277,000 187,000 212,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,453,000 365,000 452,000 266,000 182,000 187,000
4 NINE NEWS / NEWS Nine 1,433,000 379,000 501,000 264,000 165,000 124,000
5 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,396,000 361,000 452,000 245,000 171,000 167,000
6 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,311,000 369,000 458,000 230,000 99,000 155,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,286,000 277,000 512,000 250,000 103,000 144,000
8 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,265,000 293,000 458,000 267,000 98,000 149,000
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,212,000 327,000 431,000 220,000 120,000 114,000
12 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,083,000 291,000 357,000 202,000 111,000 122,000
13 AUSTRALIAN STORY ABC1 1,027,000 269,000 388,000 192,000 68,000 110,000
15 FOUR CORNERS ON SCIENTOLOGY ABC1 974,000 304,000 287,000 179,000 87,000 117,000
21 THE 82ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS Nine 701,000 227,000 234,000 105,000 60,000 76,000
28 THE 82ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS -LIVE Nine 527,000 118,000 241,000 82,000 54,000 32,000
51 THE 82ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS -RED CARPET Nine 230,000 58,000 72,000 45,000 26,000 30,000
68 30 ROCK Seven 147,000 41,000 52,000 22,000 14,000 17,000
What Australia watched, Sunday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,471,000 336,000 503,000 326,000 123,000 183,000
2 AIR WAYS Seven 1,432,000 412,000 402,000 272,000 142,000 204,000
3 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,423,000 382,000 408,000 282,000 154,000 197,000
4 NINE NEWS SUNDAY / NEWS SUN Nine 1,309,000 382,000 454,000 209,000 147,000 117,000
5 V Nine 1,290,000 397,000 382,000 239,000 100,000 172,000
6 BONES - MON Seven 1,277,000 356,000 354,000 255,000 136,000 176,000
7 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 1,203,000 385,000 360,000 207,000 103,000 148,000
8 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,169,000 256,000 382,000 266,000 119,000 146,000
9 60 MINUTES Nine 1,097,000 303,000 355,000 229,000 100,000 110,000
10 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 1,081,000 326,000 351,000 179,000 103,000 121,000
11 ABC NEWS-SU ABC1 997,000 247,000 341,000 177,000 101,000 130,000
12 DOMESTIC BLITZ Nine 935,000 263,000 318,000 182,000 95,000 76,000
13 CASTLE Seven 866,000 240,000 277,000 131,000 98,000 119,000
14 TEN NEWS AT FIVE SUN Ten 861,000 258,000 278,000 132,000 69,000 123,000
15 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 857,000 258,000 241,000 196,000 51,000 111,000
16 HOUSE Ten 850,000 244,000 275,000 162,000 86,000 83,000
17 I AM LEGEND Nine 640,000 160,000 228,000 121,000 56,000 75,000
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.]]>
The Tribal Mind: The politics of television, and vice versatag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9402010-03-10T02:42:47Z2010-03-09T22:52:12ZTo explain why Australians don't report serious crimes, go to Who We Are. by David Dale IT WORKED before, so lets see if it can work again. This is the analogy: Channel Seven is the Labor Party, and Channel Nine...David Dale
Who We Are.
by David Dale
IT WORKED before, so lets see if it can work again. This is the analogy: Channel Seven is the Labor Party, and Channel Nine is the Liberal/National coalition. Follow the fortunes of Nine and Seven in the ratings, and you will anticipate the fortunes of Opposition and Government in the opinion polls. That was the tool with which this column predicted the result of the 2007 election. Will it work for the 2010 election?
Three years ago, we discussed how television tastes offer clues about the changing national mood, noting that after September 11 and the Bali bombings, Australians retreated into their cocoons. "The favourites of the early Noughties were all about lifestyle -- home renovations, gardening, domestic bliss. The dramas were about crimes solved and stability restored in a single episode ... Viewers avoided programs that required them to come back next week, because life was too crazy to allow such a commitment.
"But since 2005, our favourite shows have been serials, keeping us in constant suspense about who will be voted off the dance floor, who will be murdered on Wisteria Lane, what will the island do to the survivors, how will Dr House outsmart the cop who wants to jail him, etc. Instead of being reassured by our mass entertainment, we demand to be surprised.
"What follows from this transformation in public mood? That Australians will be inclined to vote for Kevin Rudd at the federal election. Where once they craved security, now they relish change ... Australia's current preference for Channel Seven, which offers novelty, over Channel Nine, which offers 'we know what's best for you', suggests that the nation is in sit-forward mode. If an election were held now, we'd vote for surprise and risk rather than predictability and comfort."
Three years later, lets look at the state of the stations. Nine is resurgent, Seven is sinking. In the morning, Today regularly beats Sunrise in Sydney and Melbourne. In the afternoon, The Hot Seat is neck and neck with Deal or no Deal. Nine has hits with Top Gear, The Mentalist and Two and a Half Men, soon to be followed by Underbelly: The Golden Mile (legal action permitting).
Seven's big dramas, Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives, have jumped the shark. Its only new hit, My Kitchen Rules, is a rehash of MasterChef, which does not suggest much imagination in the programming department. Seven's celebrity game show, The White Room, got axed after two weeks because it was hastily conceived and badly managed (just like a certain home insulation program we've heard about recently).
Over the past two weeks, the prime time audience shares have been: Seven 25.6 per cent, Nine 26.7 per cent. At the same time, the opinion polls have shown a slump for the Government and a rise for the Opposition. Kevin Rudd now finds himself where John Howard was in March of 2007 - representing stodgy stability, while Tony Abbott and Barnaby Joyce represent edgy unpredictability.
To restore his reputation for innovation, Rudd has just unveiled visionary schemes in education and health. If our analogy is correct, Channel Seven will need to unveil some big new programming plans very soon.
The last paragraph of this column on May 28, 2007 said this: "You can expect the prime minister to hold off the election date till as late as possible this year. He'll be watching the ratings, tracking the rise of Nine and the decline of Seven, waiting for clear evidence that we have settled back onto the sofa of life. Then he'll pounce."
Go to Comments to discuss whether this year will be different.]]>
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.]]>
WHO WE ARE: Crime doesn't saytag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9382010-03-06T22:47:28Z2010-03-07T03:03:36ZTo learn how television tastes predict how you'll vote, go to The Tribal Mind. A column about Australia by David Dale, published in The Sun-Herald, 7/3/2010 DON'T be a dobber. That's been a fundamental of Aussie etiquette for 220 years....David Dale
The Tribal Mind.
A column about Australia by David Dale, published in The Sun-Herald, 7/3/2010
DON'T be a dobber. That's been a fundamental of Aussie etiquette for 220 years. It goes back to our convict founders, who knew the world was divided between Us and Them, and you never volunteered to one of Them what one of Us was doing, even if it was mass murder, because mate, whose side are you on? Since then, we've applied the principle in the playground, in the office, in the home and in politics.
This historical aversion to dobbing may explain the mystery contained in the report scarily titled Crime Victimisation Australia, just released by the Bureau of Statistics.
Between June 2008 and June 2009, The Bureau interviewed 25,600 people aged over 15 about whether they'd been robbed, bashed, raped or threatened. That's a massive sample from which to draw conclusions about the nation -- in television ratings, a sample of 3,000 households is used as the basis for billion dollar programming decisions.
As the statisticians would say, the data is reliable - and, at first sight, pretty reassuring. The nation of convicts is not in the grip of a crime wave. Only 3.1 per cent of people aged over 15 (527,400) said they had suffered a physical assault; only 0.6 per cent (96,700) had experienced a personal robbery; only 3.3 per cent of households (267,800) were victims of a break-in and only 1.1 per cent (91,000) had a car stolen. The crime that affected the greatest number of people was "malicious property damage", which happened to 11 per cent of households (912,500).
The bureau reports: "Types of property commonly damaged, defaced or destroyed in the most recent incident were exterior items - including walls, windows, doors and fences - (66%) and cars or other motor vehicles (29%)." Graffiti are a nuisance, but they hardly represent the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
From that section of the report, I have derived this useful advice ...
How to minimise your chances of being a victim of crime:
1. Live in South Australia (low in all types of crime); 2 Be female; 3 Be over 65; 4 Live alone (The bureau reports: "62 per cent of people who experienced a physical assault knew the offender ... with 14% indicating that the offender was a member of their family" and "29% of the most recent physical assaults occurred at the victim's home"); 5 Be married (but presumably you'd have to live separately from your partner); 6 Don't own electronic or gardening equipment (the most commonly stolen items after money); 7 Get a job.
How to maximise your chances of being a victim of crime: 1 Live in the Northern Territory (highest rate of all crimes); 2 Be single; 3 Be male; 4 Be aged between 15 and 19; 5 Be unemployed.
The bureau reported: "The victimisation rates for physical assault were 8.7% for people aged 15-19 years ... compared with 0.4% for people aged 65 years and over. The victimisation rate was higher for people who were not married (5.3%) than for people who were married (1.7%). The victimisation rate was higher for people who were unemployed (7.1%) ... than for people employed full-time (3.3%) and people employed part-time (3.7%)."
But now we come to the mystery. While Australians are happy to regale researchers from the Bureau of Statistics with their experience of theft and violence, they show a marked reluctance to talk to those who might do something about it. Around one third of the horrors discussed were never reported.
As the bureau puts it: "The proportion of crime incidents people reported to police varied depending on the type of crime: 86 per cent for motor vehicle theft; 70 per cent for break-in; 39 per cent for physical assault; 36 per cent for malicious property damage; 23 per cent for robbery; 23 per cent for threatened assault."
So 61 per cent of people who are bashed and 77 per cent of people who are robbed don't tell the cops. Why not? I can imagine three possible explanations: 1 They've got something to hide; 2 They think it would be pointless, because Underbelly has led them to believe criminals are clever and cops are dumb or corrupt; 3 The anti-dobbing philosophy is so deeply ingrained in our culture that we're prepared to expose our fellow citizens to thugs and thieves rather than give evidence against them.
Go to Comments to offer your theory.]]>
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.]]>
The Who We Are update: Courtney goes downtag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9392010-03-05T23:34:38Z2010-03-08T02:04:46ZTo learn how television tastes predict voting intention, go to The Tribal Mind. To learn how Australia became the land of the short attention span, go to Who We Are. The ratings race, updated 10 am Sunday The decline of...David Dale
The Tribal Mind.
To learn how Australia became the land of the short attention span, go to Who We Are.
The ratings race, updated 10 am Sunday
The decline of Cougar Town is more apparent than real. Despite being described as "a shit show" by David Leckie, the boss of Channel Seven, and dropping to No 43 in the weekly chart, Courtney Cox's sitcom is the most watched program of Thursday night with these demographics: women 16-39, men 25-54, and women 25-54. That's a strong incentive for advertisers, and a good reason for Seven to keep showing it in prime time. And as you'll see from the chart below, it's one of the most recorded prgrams each week. Go to Comments to tell us if it has got better or worse, now that it has settled in.
The prime time audience shares for the week went like this: SBSTWO 0.5%; ABC3 0.5%; ONE 0.8; ABC2 1.5; 7TWO 3.4; GO 3.4; SBS1 5.0; ABC1 14.7; Ten 19.0; Nine 25.5; Seven 26.6.
And thiw waw Pay TV's account of itself: "Live: Cricket: Twenty20: NZ v Aus Game 2 on FOX Sports topped the week for subscription TV, when 314,000 viewers watched New Zealand narrowly beat Australia in an "extra time" over. In other cricket, 244,000 people watched Australia beat NZ in the second one day international, Live: Cricket: ODI NZ v Aus 2nd ODI, 183,000 watched Football: Premier League World, 151,000 watched Live: Football: AFC Asian Cup Qualifier Aus v Ind and 123,000 watched Live: Rugby Union: S14 Waratahs v Sharks (all on FOX Sports).
"America's Next Top Model on FOX8 was viewed by 104,000 people, NCIS on TV1 was seen by 81,000 people and Two And A Half Men on Arena was watched by 76,000 viewers. Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise premiered on 13th Street with 76,000 viewers, SpongeBob SquarePants had 72,000 viewers on Nickelodeon and Wizards of Waverly Place on Disney Channel was watched by 69,000 people.
"In week 10, subscription TV channels won the week with 24.3% of all metropolitan viewing between 6am and midnight, 22.9% of all regional viewing and 60.4% of all viewing in subscription TV homes. "
What Australia timeshifted, week ending February 27
Description STN Overnight Consolidated 000's Increase % Increase
1 NCIS Network TEN 1,386,000 1,508,000 122,000 8.80%
2 BROTHERS & SISTERS 7 849,000 970,000 121,000 14.30%
3 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 7 937,000 1,043,000 106,000 11.30%
4 DOCTOR WHO: THE END OF TIME Part 2 ABC1 842,000 944,000 102,000 12.10%
5 HOUSE TEN 969,000 1,070,000 101,000 10.50%
6 BROTHERS & SISTERS-TUE 7 852,000 952,000 100,000 11.70%
7 CRIMINAL MINDS 7 1,201,000 1,298,000 97,000 8.10%
8 COUGAR TOWN 7 1,017,000 1,113,000 96,000 9.40%
9 THE GOOD WIFE TEN 1,260,000 1,353,000 92,000 7.30%
10 BONES 7 1,156,000 1,236,000 80,000 6.90%
11 GREY'S ANATOMY 7 1,019,000 1,099,000 80,000 7.90%
12 BLUE MURDER ABC1 550,000 630,000 80,000 14.50%
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What Australia watched, week ending March 6 Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,436,000 392,000 500,000 273,000 105,000 165,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,410,000 383,000 443,000 277,000 160,000 147,000
3 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,406,000 352,000 462,000 274,000 158,000 159,000
4 TOP GEAR -EP1 Nine 1,385,000 385,000 402,000 281,000 144,000 174,000
5 NCIS Ten 1,365,000 402,000 341,000 265,000 157,000 201,000
6 AIR WAYS Seven 1,354,000 391,000 433,000 238,000 145,000 146,000
7 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,351,000 430,000 428,000 237,000 118,000 138,000
8 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,345,000 324,000 385,000 293,000 165,000 178,000
9 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,344,000 339,000 387,000 326,000 125,000 168,000
10 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,299,000 266,000 459,000 302,000 112,000 161,000
11 WICKED LOVE: THE MARIA KORP STORY Nine 1,299,000 360,000 527,000 203,000 111,000 97,000
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What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,299,000 266,000 459,000 302,000 112,000 161,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY / NEWS SATURDAY Nine 989,000 206,000 384,000 182,000 121,000 96,000
3 ABC NEWS-SA ABC1 987,000 225,000 407,000 149,000 95,000 112,000
4 M-SISTER ACT 2: BACK IN THE HABIT Seven 951,000 238,000 325,000 190,000 94,000 104,000
5 TEN NEWS AT FIVE SAT Ten 839,000 185,000 304,000 148,000 75,000 126,000
6 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEO SHOW Nine 785,000 204,000 257,000 166,000 82,000 75,000
7 GARDENING AUSTRALIA ABC1 636,000 148,000 264,000 115,000 54,000 55,000
8 BLUE MURDER ABC1 625,000 186,000 187,000 98,000 76,000 78,000
9 BILL ABC1 621,000 209,000 194,000 122,000 Not shown - What was happening in Adelaide? 95,000
10 BED OF ROSES ABC1 613,000 148,000 174,000 139,000 72,000 80,000
12 THE SIMPSONS MOVIE Ten 558,000 170,000 211,000 111,000 66,000
15 MIDSOMER MURDERS RPT ABC1 460,000 141,000 155,000 53,000 53,000 57,000
22 IRON CHEF SBS ONE 280,000 74,000 106,000 42,000 22,000 36,000
41 2010 NAB CUP - ST KILDA V FREMANTLE Ten 220,000 14,000 111,000 12,000 29,000 54,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,248,000 301,000 357,000 266,000 163,000 160,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,189,000 269,000 358,000 247,000 139,000 175,000
3 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,138,000 371,000 398,000 228,000 141,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,096,000 304,000 349,000 233,000 105,000 104,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 998,000 271,000 362,000 185,000 74,000 106,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 920,000 241,000 330,000 171,000 66,000 111,000
7 SILENT WITNESS ABC1 913,000 245,000 255,000 187,000 99,000 127,000
8 ABC NEWS ABC1 903,000 240,000 294,000 149,000 102,000 117,000
18 SLEUTH 101 ABC1 529,000 145,000 157,000 107,000 56,000 64,000
21 2010 brand name CUP: SEMI-FINAL: WESTERN BULLDOGS V PORT ADELAIDE Seven 474,000 4,000 265,000 12,000 119,000 74,000
27 SUNRISE Seven 383,000 104,000 89,000 89,000 40,000 60,000
33 TODAY Nine 325,000 102,000 111,000 57,000 26,000 30,000
38 WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH NUDITY? SBS ONE 288,000 95,000 71,000 49,000 39,000 33,000
What Australia watched, Thursday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,270,000 309,000 385,000 263,000 141,000 171,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,163,000 285,000 351,000 233,000 130,000 165,000
3 GETAWAY Nine 1,109,000 258,000 385,000 238,000 99,000 129,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,032,000 270,000 342,000 237,000 89,000 95,000
5 THE MENTALIST -RPT Nine 1,018,000 264,000 353,000 191,000 89,000 122,000
10 COUGAR TOWN Seven 916,000 246,000 260,000 188,000 91,000 131,000
11 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA - RESULTS Ten 833,000 271,000 223,000 169,000 70,000 100,000
23 DEAL OR NO DEAL Seven 585,000 152,000 202,000 88,000 63,000 80,000
25 HOT SEAT Nine 572,000 151,000 174,000 155,000 50,000 42,000
31 FAMILY GUY Seven 407,000 132,000 129,000 66,000 39,000 42,000
34 SUNRISE Seven 357,000 89,000 80,000 93,000 41,000 53,000
37 GOURMET FARMER SBS ONE 326,000 97,000 95,000 62,000 25,000 47,000
39 TODAY Nine 301,000 100,000 83,000 67,000 23,000 28,000
44 TOP GEAR GO! 258,000 53,000 91,000 52,000 33,000 28,000
59 STARGATE ATLANTIS 7TWO 151,000 49,000 38,000 25,000 19,000 19,000
75 FIFTH GEAR 7TWO 126,000 42,000 25,000 20,000 19,000 20,000
94 HEROES 7TWO 101,000 55,000 5,000 20,000 8,000 12,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,305,000 299,000 370,000 284,000 161,000 192,000
2 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 1,264,000 343,000 374,000 254,000 125,000 167,000
3 CUSTOMS Nine 1,247,000 337,000 420,000 238,000 121,000 131,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,189,000 276,000 357,000 251,000 136,000 169,000
5 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,132,000 306,000 342,000 218,000 121,000 145,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN -WED Nine 1,121,000 268,000 398,000 237,000 90,000 129,000
7 CRASH INVESTIGATION UNIT Seven 1,100,000 316,000 286,000 230,000 126,000 142,000
8 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,076,000 329,000 338,000 179,000 128,000 102,000
13 RPA Nine 957,000 274,000 312,000 151,000 104,000 116,000
17 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA Ten 767,000 259,000 224,000 133,000 65,000 87,000
21 HUNGRY BEAST ABC1 689,000 202,000 205,000 122,000 85,000 75,000
22 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 659,000 162,000 203,000 161,000 63,000 69,000
30 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 437,000 123,000 134,000 94,000 40,000 45,000
37 SUNRISE Seven 338,000 93,000 77,000 79,000 40,000 48,000
39 TODAY Nine 306,000 79,000 96,000 78,000 21,000 31,000
53 LOST 7TWO 185,000 67,000 46,000 35,000 21,000 16,000
62 FRINGE GO! 153,000 21,000 62,000 30,000 27,000 13,000
64 LOST-ENCORE Seven 144,000 41,000 55,000 22,000 12,000 14,000
66 I SURVIVED A JAPANESE GAME SHOW 7TWO 139,000 42,000 41,000 16,000 26,000 14,000
67 SEINFELD GO! 136,000 23,000 45,000 37,000 21,000 11,000
72 TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES GO! 130,000 24,000 45,000 27,000 27,000 8,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,402,000 306,000 396,000 348,000 166,000 186,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,400,000 349,000 459,000 274,000 158,000 159,000
3 TOP GEAR -EP1 Nine 1,385,000 385,000 402,000 280,000 143,000 174,000
4 NCIS Ten 1,363,000 402,000 340,000 264,000 156,000 201,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,248,000 258,000 361,000 302,000 138,000 189,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,161,000 346,000 371,000 228,000 77,000 139,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,153,000 298,000 388,000 236,000 71,000 159,000
8 TOP GEAR -SPECIAL Nine 1,152,000 296,000 375,000 210,000 117,000 155,000
9 NINE NEWS Nine 1,134,000 322,000 348,000 260,000 88,000 116,000
10 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 1,046,000 273,000 323,000 239,000 102,000 109,000
13 BONDI RESCUE Ten 934,000 281,000 229,000 206,000 83,000 136,000
23 HOT SEAT Nine 568,000 146,000 162,000 155,000 50,000 55,000
24 DEAL OR NO DEAL Seven 567,000 155,000 155,000 121,000 66,000 71,000
31 TODAY Nine 357,000 111,000 103,000 83,000 29,000 31,000
32 SUNRISE Seven 335,000 86,000 74,000 95,000 36,000 44,000
55 BIG LOVE SBS ONE 148,000 38,000 56,000 17,000 11,000 27,000
What Australia watched, Monday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,495,000 405,000 413,000 304,000 194,000 179,000
2 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,424,000 392,000 498,000 270,000 103,000 161,000
3 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,408,000 382,000 443,000 277,000 160,000 147,000
4 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,347,000 428,000 428,000 238,000 116,000 137,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,342,000 377,000 373,000 277,000 158,000 156,000
6 NINE NEWS Nine 1,277,000 366,000 408,000 263,000 118,000 121,000
7 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,231,000 361,000 422,000 235,000 79,000 135,000
8 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,212,000 358,000 379,000 238,000 117,000 120,000
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,171,000 328,000 379,000 235,000 100,000 130,000
10 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,145,000 333,000 318,000 225,000 143,000 124,000
11 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,030,000 293,000 337,000 176,000 90,000 135,000
12 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,025,000 270,000 352,000 188,000 94,000 121,000
17 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 815,000 230,000 242,000 150,000 102,000 91,000
20 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 743,000 172,000 206,000 219,000 74,000 72,000
27 ROSS NOBLE'S AUSTRALIAN TRIP Ten 527,000 138,000 178,000 95,000 71,000 46,000
32 MAN VS WILD SBS ONE 383,000 98,000 135,000 53,000 52,000 46,000
33 SUNRISE Seven 377,000 102,000 85,000 103,000 31,000 56,000
37 TODAY Nine 351,000 109,000 101,000 78,000 30,000 33,000
48 JUDGE JOHN DEED 7TWO 229,000 44,000 63,000 39,000 43,000 41,000
49 HEARTBEAT 7TWO 222,000 54,000 51,000 40,000 42,000 35,000
73 30 ROCK Seven 118,000 45,000 39,000 16,000 12,000 6,000
What Australia watched, Sunday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,344,000 338,000 387,000 326,000 125,000 168,000
2 AIR WAYS Seven 1,342,000 390,000 434,000 233,000 142,000 143,000
3 WICKED LOVE: THE MARIA KORP STORY Nine 1,295,000 358,000 526,000 203,000 111,000 97,000
4 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,275,000 357,000 431,000 239,000 126,000 122,000
5 BONES Seven 1,236,000 343,000 324,000 262,000 176,000 132,000
6 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 1,180,000 330,000 390,000 222,000 126,000 111,000
7 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,162,000 343,000 369,000 232,000 123,000 96,000
8 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,073,000 243,000 338,000 249,000 118,000 126,000
9 60 MINUTES Nine 1,038,000 304,000 336,000 208,000 95,000 95,000
10 CASTLE Seven 921,000 223,000 302,000 167,000 136,000 94,000
11 ABC NEWS-SU ABC1 907,000 252,000 285,000 167,000 85,000 118,000
12 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 902,000 254,000 283,000 172,000 94,000 98,000
13 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 835,000 275,000 233,000 193,000 57,000 77,000
14 DOMESTIC BLITZ Nine 821,000 283,000 242,000 155,000 82,000 59,000
15 HOUSE Ten 761,000 254,000 210,000 123,000 89,000 85,000
18 BREAKING THE MOULD: THE STORY OF PENICILLIN ABC1 510,000 188,000 130,000 87,000 46,000 59,000
22 SCRUBS Seven 459,000 101,000 145,000 82,000 67,000 64,000
30 MY PLACE ABC1 281,000 108,000 68,000 45,000 29,000 31,000
36 FLYING HIGH! RPT Ten 255,000 78,000 79,000 33,000 29,000 37,000
38 MY KITCHEN RULES-ENCORE Seven 249,000 54,000 74,000 69,000 23,000 29,000
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.]]>
The Tribal Mind: Your chance for revenge at the Bogiestag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9372010-03-04T20:26:11Z2010-03-04T20:27:02ZTo learn why Labor needs to replace Kevin Rudd with Julia Gillard, go to Who We Are. To find out what Australians are reading -- and what they're no longer reading -- go to Print is dead?. by David Dale...David Dale
Who We Are.
To find out what Australians are reading -- and what they're no longer reading -- go to Print is dead?.
by David Dale
When Channel Seven's programmers decided last week to kill off a show called The White Room, after only two weeks on air, they also killed their best chance of winning one of this year's coveted Bogie Awards. The category I had in mind for The White Room was "Lamest Ripoff of Another Station's Hit", because it so shamelessly replicated Ten's Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (which is itself derived from the ABC's Spicks and Specks, but improved by the addition of apostrophes and Shaun Micallef).
Seven probably felt free to withdraw The White Room from contention because it has two other candidates for this award: My Kitchen Rules (cloned from Ten's MasterChef) and Gangs of Oz (a spoiler for Nine's Underbelly). But with The White Room out of the race, Channel Nine becomes the favourite with Customs, which was crafted to capture the paranoid geriatrics who cling to Seven's Border Security.
This column started the Bogies three years ago to celebrate achievements of the television industry that are mysteriously ignored by the Logies - the most irritating, embarrassing, overhyped and underrated programs and people in Australia's most popular form of entertainment.
Last week I discovered this invitation on the Logies website: "Voting for the 2010 [brand name] Logie Awards is now open! Simply by voting you will go into the draw to win a romantic getaway to [brand name] Island Resort and Spa, valued at over $10,000! Plus, each week we are giving away a [brand name] Glamour Photography pack!"
This column can't match such incentives, but I'm hoping you'll be content with eternal glory as your reward for helping to create the Bogies of 2010. We try to add at least five new categories each year.
The most popular new category in 2009 was "Best use of breasts to exploit viewers' base instincts". From a field that included Satisfaction, True Blood, Ghost Whisperer and Nigella Express, the winner was Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, which one reader spoonerised as "Overbelly: A Sale of Two Titties".
Underbelly 3 hasn't started yet, so we don't know if we'll even need that category this year. But you'll have plenty of time to reflect on such issues, and to think of categories and candidates, because we're taking suggestions all through March (go to Comments to join the game). At the beginning of April, this column will publish a voting form, and the Bogie winners will be revealed in a glittering ceremony on Saturday May 1 - one day before the Logies are announced.
Here's a summary of last year's awards: From a field that included Ricki-Lee Coulter, Krystal Forscutt and Fifi Box, the winner of "Most Unnecessary Personality" was Lara Bingle. (Fifi Box will be consoled by becoming a candidate this year for the new category "Weather presenter least likely to be promoted to a real job").
The winner of Most unnecessary adaptation of an overseas show was Top Gear Australia. "Most offputting commercial" was "the impotence one with the guys playing the piano". "Worst attempt at an accent from a country not your own" went to Matthew Newton. Most Underrated Program was Dexter.
Most annoying person (from a field that included Jason Coleman, Georgie Parker, Sam Newman, Andrew O'Keefe, Ajay Rochester and Danny Weidler) was David Koch. Most Missed Program was The Chaser's War on Everything. Most Embarrassing Program (the Naomi Robson Cup) was Today Tonight. Furthest past use-by date (the Bert Newton Trophy) was Richard Wilkins. And The Black Bogie (the Eddie McGuire Chalice) went to Kyle Sandilands.
This year Eddie McGuire's Olympic performance might make him a prime candidate for the award named after him, but that's for you to determine. Lets hear your new categories and candidates.
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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.]]>
The Who We Are update: House and Despos are hits with the timeshifters ...tag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9362010-02-28T13:27:14Z2010-03-02T00:24:16Z... but if the timeshifters fast-forward through the ads, why should the networks care about the extra audience? Which leads to a fundamental issue: how do the makers of TV commercials stop people from fast-forwarding? For the background on all...David Dale
... but if the timeshifters fast-forward through the ads, why should the networks care about the extra audience? Which leads to a fundamental issue: how do the makers of TV commercials stop people from fast-forwarding? For the background on all this, and to discuss your playback habits, go to Lets do the timeshift.
To nominate television's most annoying, overhyped and underrated people and programs, go to The Bogies 2010.
The ratings race, updated 10 am Monday
The week doesn't really count towards the year's official ratings, because the winter Olympics are a special event, but for what it's worth, the prime time audience shares went like this: SBSTWO 0.4%; ABC3 0.5%; ONE 0.9; ABC2 1.3; 7TWO 3.3; GO 3.4; SBS1 4.8; ABC1 14.6; Ten 19.7; Seven 25.2; Nine 26.8.
This was Pay TV's account of itself for the week: "On Saturday night, the Mardi Gras Special on Arena brought the colour and spectacle of the 2010 Sydney Mardi Gras parade to 133,000 viewers around Australia. Family Guy on Fox8 was watched by 109,000 people, The American Idol Performance Show on FOX8 was watched by 103,000, Zack And Miri Make A Porno premiered on Movie One with 77,000 and How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? was watched by 72,000 on UKTV. NCIS on TV1 was watched by 72,000, Property Ladder on LifeStyle Channel was seen by 65,000 and Helen West on 13th Street was watched by 64,000 viewers.
"In sport, Live: Cricket: Twenty20: NZ v Aus Game 1 on FOX Sports was watched by 189,000 people and 180,000 watched the Dragons and Rabbitohs play the traditional Rugby League season opener in Live: Rugby League: Charity Shield. Live: AFL: NAB Cup Geelong v North Melb was seen by 157,000 people, Live: Rugby Union: S14 Reds v Blues was watched by 106,000 people, Live: Football: EPL Chelsea v Man City was viewed by 68,000 and Live: Football: A-League Semi Final by 65,000 people (all on FOX Sports).
"In week 9, subscription TV channels accounted for 22.9% of all metropolitan viewing between 6am and midnight, 21.7% of all regional viewing and 57.0% of all viewing in subscription TV homes."
What Australia recorded in the week ending February 20 and watched within seven days Description Overnight audience Consolidated audience 000's Increase % Increase
1 HOUSE Network TEN 946,000 1,081,000 135,000 14.20%
2 THE GOOD WIFE Network TEN 1,208,000 1,308,000 100,000 8.30%
3 GREY'S ANATOMY Network 7 866,000 963,000 97,000 11.20%
4 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Network 7 1,087,000 1,183,000 96,000 8.80%
5 CASTLE Network 7 963,000 1,059,000 96,000 10.00%
6 CRIMINAL MINDS Network 7 1,095,000 1,186,000 91,000 8.30%
7 BROTHERS & SISTERS Network 7 903,000 993,000 89,000 9.90%
8 BONES Network 7 1,251,000 1,339,000 88,000 7.10%
9 NCIS Network TEN 1,369,000 1,457,000 88,000 6.40%
10 TOP GEAR -EP1 Network 9 1,685,000 1,772,000 86,000 5.10%
11 GREY'S ANATOMY-EP.2 Network 7 911,000 995,000 84,000 9.20%
12 DOCTOR WHO: THE END OF TIME Network ABC1 803,000 885,000 82,000 10.20%
13 COUGAR TOWN Network 7 1,093,000 1,168,000 75,000 6.90%
14 THE MENTALIST Network 9 1,231,000 1,306,000 74,000 6.00%
15 BURN NOTICE Network TEN 423,000 495,000 72,000 16.90%
16 LOST Network 7TWO 180,000 247,000 67,000 37.20%
17 MONTY PYTHON: ALMOST THE TRUTH THE LAWYER'S CUT-EV Network ABC1 806,000 867,000 61,000 7.50%
18 SILENT WITNESS Network ABC1 933,000 993,000 60,000 6.40%
19 LAW AND ORDER: SVU Network TEN 904,000 961,000 57,000 6.30%
20 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Network 7 897,000 952,000 55,000 6.10%
(OzTAM mainland capitals)
What Australia watched, week ending February 27 Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,397,000 374,000 481,000 259,000 110,000 173,000
2 NCIS Ten 1,384,000 399,000 374,000 264,000 154,000 193,000
3 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,355,000 330,000 422,000 252,000 179,000 172,000
4 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,292,000 364,000 351,000 274,000 129,000 173,000
5 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,279,000 393,000 421,000 202,000 110,000 153,000
6 CUSTOMS Nine 1,276,000 374,000 380,000 241,000 114,000 166,000
7 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,274,000 308,000 385,000 249,000 156,000 176,000
8 AIR WAYS Seven 1,267,000 311,000 399,000 248,000 149,000 161,000
9 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 1,260,000 347,000 355,000 260,000 117,000 180,000
10 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,247,000 311,000 368,000 241,000 154,000 174,000
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What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,106,000 268,000 310,000 234,000 129,000 165,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 942,000 296,000 307,000 176,000 106,000 58,000
3 ABC NEWS-SA ABC1 868,000 217,000 312,000 135,000 99,000 105,000
4 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 766,000 235,000 212,000 166,000 86,000 68,000
5 M-SISTER ACT Seven 743,000 176,000 244,000 133,000 75,000 114,000
6 WHIZZ KIDS - WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Nine 674,000 231,000 186,000 131,000 71,000 55,000
7 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 14 Nine 652,000 206,000 173,000 134,000 71,000 68,000
8 TEN NEWS AT FIVE SAT Ten 638,000 187,000 178,000 106,000 72,000 95,000
9 THE BILL ABC1 611,000 187,000 169,000 107,000 71,000 76,000
10 GARDENING AUSTRALIA ABC1 585,000 134,000 247,000 91,000 58,000 55,000
11 BLUE MURDER ABC1 550,000 161,000 154,000 95,000 73,000 67,000
12 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 14 (LATE) Nine 528,000 165,000 137,000 99,000 68,000 59,000
13 BED OF ROSES ABC1 492,000 124,000 148,000 108,000 56,000 57,000
19 MONSTER MOVES SBS ONE 337,000 75,000 117,000 67,000 35,000 42,000
26 2010 brand name CUP - ST KILDA V SYDNEY Ten 267,000 35,000 160,000 14,000 32,000 27,000
30 IRON CHEF SBS ONE 244,000 55,000 97,000 45,000 23,000 24,000
38 M-CALL ME: THE RISE AND FALL OF HEIDI FLEISS Seven 209,000 57,000 65,000 49,000 17,000 22,000
40 HEARTBEAT-SAT 7TWO 200,000 39,000 58,000 38,000 38,000 26,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 BITTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,122,000 280,000 367,000 201,000 148,000 126,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,110,000 240,000 340,000 229,000 148,000 152,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,075,000 240,000 363,000 200,000 128,000 144,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,015,000 274,000 327,000 206,000 105,000 103,000
5 SILENT WITNESS ABC1 919,000 271,000 263,000 148,000 104,000 133,000
6 ABC NEWS ABC1 860,000 273,000 264,000 126,000 77,000 120,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 856,000 207,000 322,000 165,000 83,000 79,000
8 VANCOUVER COLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 13 Nine 818,000 246,000 238,000 166,000 86,000 82,000
20 2010 brandname CUP: HAWTHORN V WESTERN BULLDOGS Seven 423,000 4,000 298,000 7,000 60,000 54,000
25 SUNRISE Seven 355,000 106,000 80,000 84,000 35,000 49,000
30 TODAY Nine 308,000 90,000 89,000 72,000 24,000 34,000
37 HITLER'S BODYGUARD SBS ONE 240,000 83,000 66,000 35,000 32,000 24,000
45 BLACKADDER GOES FORTH GO! 178,000 35,000 56,000 28,000 26,000 33,000
48 VIRTUAL ADULTERY AND CYBERSPACE LOVE RPT SBS ONE 173,000 48,000 43,000 32,000 24,000 26,000
What Australia watched, Thursday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,178,000 289,000 351,000 223,000 152,000 163,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,175,000 271,000 352,000 242,000 151,000 158,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,091,000 304,000 329,000 247,000 101,000 110,000
4 COUGAR TOWN Seven 1,014,000 270,000 293,000 202,000 125,000 124,000
5 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 12 Nine 1,007,000 306,000 317,000 155,000 126,000 103,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 952,000 262,000 320,000 208,000 67,000 95,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 948,000 217,000 370,000 184,000 66,000 113,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 942,000 269,000 266,000 159,000 132,000 116,000
9 GETAWAY Nine 917,000 216,000 293,000 186,000 99,000 123,000
10 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Seven 913,000 255,000 243,000 198,000 104,000 114,000
17 GHOST WHISPERER Seven 761,000 221,000 209,000 146,000 99,000 85,000
19 THE NEANDERTHAL CODE ABC1 641,000 172,000 203,000 122,000 71,000 73,000
20 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 607,000 143,000 162,000 163,000 71,000 68,000
26 HOT SEAT Nine 547,000 143,000 161,000 140,000 49,000 54,000
27 DEAL OR NO DEAL Seven 508,000 107,000 157,000 83,000 89,000 72,000
31 FAMILY GUY Seven 385,000 103,000 136,000 60,000 41,000 45,000
32 TODAY Nine 367,000 129,000 99,000 64,000 31,000 45,000
36 SUNRISE Seven 323,000 76,000 79,000 88,000 37,000 42,000
37 GOURMET FARMER SBS ONE 312,000 70,000 122,000 54,000 25,000 40,000
53 STARGATE ATLANTIS 7TWO 162,000 42,000 38,000 39,000 21,000 23,000
78 HEROES 7TWO 112,000 39,000 16,000 33,000 14,000 10,000
85 E.R. GO! 103,000 34,000 31,000 12,000 20,000 6,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,260,000 315,000 347,000 248,000 168,000 182,000
2 CUSTOMS Nine 1,259,000 369,000 378,000 238,000 111,000 163,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,226,000 334,000 327,000 231,000 154,000 180,000
4 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 1,198,000 298,000 359,000 221,000 141,000 178,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,178,000 378,000 371,000 228,000 96,000 105,000
6 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,143,000 278,000 350,000 221,000 144,000 150,000
7 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,111,000 334,000 351,000 191,000 117,000 117,000
13 RPA Nine 988,000 306,000 288,000 172,000 110,000 113,000
14 ICU Seven 937,000 252,000 270,000 182,000 104,000 128,000
16 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA Ten 879,000 286,000 272,000 151,000 67,000 103,000
20 GANGS OF OZ Seven 679,000 167,000 218,000 124,000 83,000 87,000
21 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 665,000 160,000 193,000 153,000 73,000 86,000
33 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 404,000 98,000 141,000 76,000 36,000 53,000
36 TODAY Nine 368,000 113,000 117,000 76,000 22,000 41,000
39 SUNRISE Seven 327,000 97,000 76,000 79,000 35,000 41,000
54 LOST 7TWO 187,000 72,000 53,000 25,000 10,000 27,000
58 LOST-ENCORE Seven 159,000 45,000 51,000 37,000 10,000 15,000
61 TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES GO! 152,000 40,000 54,000 19,000 23,000 17,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,475,000 372,000 444,000 300,000 166,000 193,000
2 NCIS Ten 1,384,000 399,000 374,000 264,000 154,000 193,000
3 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,355,000 330,000 422,000 252,000 179,000 172,000
4 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,304,000 346,000 344,000 265,000 154,000 196,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,223,000 362,000 402,000 227,000 104,000 127,000
6 TWENTY/20 - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES Nine 1,126,000 365,000 324,000 203,000 110,000 124,000
7 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 1,016,000 292,000 294,000 176,000 122,000 133,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,013,000 259,000 324,000 188,000 130,000 111,000
9 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,002,000 298,000 270,000 211,000 90,000 133,000
13 BROTHERS & SISTERS-TUE Seven 852,000 260,000 290,000 126,000 86,000 89,000
14 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) Ten 830,000 234,000 230,000 206,000 67,000 94,000
16 KEVIN MCCLOUD'S GRAND TOUR ABC1 737,000 188,000 261,000 107,000 95,000 86,000
17 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 725,000 170,000 189,000 184,000 74,000 109,000
30 TODAY Nine 362,000 120,000 97,000 71,000 33,000 41,000
31 SUNRISE Seven 341,000 97,000 65,000 95,000 32,000 53,000
46 BIG LOVE SBS ONE 173,000 44,000 67,000 28,000 8,000 27,000
50 SAMANTHA WHO? Seven 154,000 46,000 45,000 30,000 20,000 14,000
178 DURHAM COUNTY ABC2 38,000 12,000 17,000 2,000 1,000 5,000
What Australia watched, Monday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,386,000 371,000 478,000 256,000 109,000 172,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,355,000 340,000 362,000 263,000 187,000 204,000
3 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,286,000 394,000 424,000 203,000 110,000 154,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,264,000 309,000 352,000 247,000 166,000 190,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,244,000 351,000 425,000 244,000 98,000 125,000
6 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,194,000 316,000 374,000 224,000 141,000 140,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,180,000 330,000 420,000 230,000 72,000 128,000
8 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,168,000 325,000 382,000 212,000 108,000 141,000
11 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 1,000,000 237,000 354,000 171,000 114,000 124,000
13 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 935,000 273,000 273,000 165,000 104,000 120,000
27 ROSS NOBLE'S AUSTRALIAN TRIP Ten 525,000 125,000 171,000 97,000 76,000 56,000
35 SUNRISE Seven 353,000 88,000 84,000 99,000 34,000 48,000
36 TODAY Nine 347,000 101,000 102,000 84,000 24,000 37,000
47 JUDGE JOHN DEED 7TWO 227,000 40,000 82,000 35,000 35,000 35,000
48 HEARTBEAT 7TWO 212,000 47,000 65,000 31,000 36,000 33,000
58 30 ROCK Seven 164,000 46,000 64,000 38,000 7,000 9,000
137 DANTE'S COVE GO! 52,000 3,000 17,000 15,000 15,000 3,000
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,292,000 364,000 351,000 274,000 129,000 173,000
2 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,276,000 308,000 385,000 249,000 157,000 178,000
3 AIR WAYS Seven 1,267,000 311,000 399,000 248,000 148,000 161,000
4 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 1,256,000 346,000 354,000 259,000 116,000 180,000
5 TWENTY/20 - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES Nine 1,247,000 360,000 358,000 250,000 140,000 139,000
6 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,237,000 334,000 411,000 242,000 130,000 121,000
7 BONES Seven 1,156,000 312,000 349,000 227,000 162,000 105,000
8 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 1,091,000 301,000 329,000 245,000 86,000 129,000
9 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,027,000 258,000 310,000 215,000 108,000 135,000
10 HOUSE Ten 958,000 244,000 328,000 182,000 86,000 118,000
12 CASTLE Seven 893,000 237,000 277,000 132,000 140,000 107,000
14 DOCTOR WHO: THE END OF TENNANT ABC1 840,000 296,000 198,000 170,000 68,000 108,000
16 MONTY PYTHON: ALMOST THE TRUTH THE LAWYER'S CUT ABC1 740,000 254,000 196,000 127,000 65,000 98,000
19 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S TWENTY/20 Nine 519,000 174,000 170,000 72,000 46,000 57,000
58 UFC 110 MAIN CARD LIVE ONE 123,000 17,000 50,000 20,000 15,000 20,000
59 UFC 110 THE MAIN EVENT LIVE ONE 122,000 11,000 55,000 18,000 17,000 22,000
(OZTAM preliminary estimates, mainland capitals)
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WHO WE ARE: The films Australia lovedtag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2008:/whoweare//9.4872010-02-28T12:50:27Z2010-03-04T06:54:36ZList of the 150 highest-grossing movies of all time, and list of the 65 movies seen by the greatest number of Australians, prepared by David Dale from data provided by the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia. Last updated February...David Dale
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Top flicks of the past 12 months: Avatar $109 million; Sherlock Holmes $26m; Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel $23m; It's Complicated $15.5m; Valentine's Day $15m; Old Dogs $9.5m; Tooth Fairy $10.5m; hangovers from last year: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince $40.6m; Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen $40.3m; New Moon $37m; Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $29.8m; Up $28m; The Hangover $21.4m; Monsters Vs Aliens $20.5m; 2012 $20.2m;
Australian films in the past 12 months: Mao's Last Dancer $15.2m; Bran Nue Day $7.1m; Charlie and Boots $3.7m; Samson and Delilah $3.2m; Daybreakers $2.4m (worldwide $35m).
Australia's total box office for 2009 was $1.09 billion -- 15 per cent more than the record figure in 2008.
Chart 1: The Australian box office 1. Avatar (2009) $108m (to learn what Avatar has in common with the oldest story ever told, go to Gilgamesh)
2. Titanic (1997) $57.6 million
3. Shrek 2 (2004) $50.4m
4. The Return of the King (2003) $49.4m
5. Crocodile Dundee (1986) $47.7m
6. Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $47.4m
7. The Dark Knight (2008) $46.1m
8. The Two Towers (2002) $45.7m
9. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) $42.3m
10. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009) $40.6m
11. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) $40.3m
12. Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (1999) $39m
13. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $38 m
14. New Moon (2009) $38m
15. Finding Nemo (2003) $37.5m
16. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $37.5m
17. Australia (2008) $37m (US$50m, world $US205m)
18. Babe (1995) $37m
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In 2008: Box office total was $946 million, up 6 per cent on 2007 and up 4 per cent on the previous record set in 2004. To compare Australia's tastes with the world's, go to international box office.
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Films seen by the greatest number of Australians
(estimated from box office total adjusted for ticket price that year)
1 The Sound of Music (1965)
2 Crocodile Dundee (1986)
3 Star Wars (1977/97)
4 Gone With The Wind (1939)
5 Titanic (1997)
6 E.T (1982)
7 Dr Zhivago (1966)
8 Grease (1978)
9 South Pacific (1958)
10 My Fair Lady (1964)
11 The Ten Commandments (1958)
12 Avatar (2009)
13 Babe (1995)
14 Ben Hur (1959)
15 Mary Poppins (1964)
16 Shrek 2 (2004)
17 The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
18 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)
19 The Robe (1953)
20 Jaws (1975)
21 The Sting (1973)
22 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
23 The Dark Knight (2008)
24 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
25 Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
26 Ryan's Daughter (1971)
27 Jurassic Park (1993)
28 Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
29 The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
30 Bridge on the River Kwai (1958)
31 Crocodile Dundee Two (1988)
32 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009)
33 Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
34 Forrest Gump (1994)
35 A Clockwork Orange (1971)
36 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
37 The Godfather (1972)
38 Finding Nemo (2003)
39 Pretty Woman (1990)
40 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
40 Independence Day (1996)
41 Tom Jones (1964)
42 Cleopatra (1963)
43 The Lion King (1994)
44 The Towering Inferno (1974)
45 Australia (2008)
46 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
47 Mrs Doubtfire (1993)
48 Gladiator (2000)
49 Star Wars 2: Attack of the Clones (2002)
50 The Man From Snowy River (1982)
51 Star Wars 3: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
52 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
53 The Sixth Sense (1999)
54 The King and I (1956)
55 Paint Your Wagon (1970)
56 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1970)
57 The Chronicles of Narnia (2005)
58 The Poseidon Adventure (1973)
59 Meet The Fockers (2005)
60 Around The World in 80 Days (1968)
61 Shrek (2001)
62 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
63 Matrix Reloaded (2003)
64 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
65 Return of the Jedi (1983/98)
66 Ghostbusters (1984)
67 Happy Feet (2006)
68 Casino Royale (2006)
69 Moulin Rouge (2001)
70 Superman (1978)
71 Shrek The Third (2007)
72 Mad Max II (1981)
73 Spider-Man (2002)
74 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
75 Ghost (1990)
76 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
77 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
78 The Simpsons Movie (2007)
79 Midnight Cowboy (1963)
80 What's Up Doc (1972)
81 Irma La Douce (1963)
82 To Sir With Love (1967)
83 The Great Race (1965)
84 Love Story (1971)
85 The Full Monty (1997)
86 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
87 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1968)
88 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1971)
89 Saving Private Ryan
90 Fatal Attraction (1987)
91 Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
92 Mamma Mia! (2008)
93 Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) $30m
94 Gallipoli (1981)
95 Strictly Ballroom (1992)
96 Twister (1996)
97 Earthquake (1974)
98 The Exorcist (1974)
99 Tootsie (1983)
100 Three Men and a Baby (1988)
101 Flying High (1980)
102 Blazing Saddles (1974).
The most successful Australian films of the 21st century: 1 Australia $37m; 2 Moulin Rouge $27.7m, 3 Mao's Last Dancer $15.1m; 4 Lantana $12.3m, 5 Crackerjack $8.6m, 6 Man Who Sued God $8.5m, 7 Croc Dundee in Los Angeles $7.8m, 8 Kenny 7.6m, 9 Rabbit Proof Fence 7.5m, 10 Bran Nue Day $7m; 11 Wolf Creek 6.1m; 12 Dirty Deeds 5.1m, 13 Japanese Story 4.5m, 14 The Crocodile Hunter 3.9m, 15 Charlie and Boots $3.7m 16 Little Fish 3.7m, 17 Fat Pizza 3.6m, 16 Ten Canoes 3.3m, Samson and Delilah $3.2m; 17 Kokoda 3.1m, 18 Boy Town 3.1m, 19 Samson and Delilah 3.1; 20 Look Both Ways 3.0m, 21 The Hard Word 2.9m, 22 Romulus My Father 2.5m; 23 The Black Balloon 2.2m Daybreakers $2.2m.]]>
WHO WE ARE: The DVDs Australia lovedtag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2008:/whoweare//9.4842010-02-28T02:10:09Z2010-02-27T22:36:38ZFor the latest media trends, bookmark blogs.sunherald.com.au/whoweare. List of most most purchased DVDs since 1998, prepared by David Dale, using data from GFK Australia. Last updated February 28, 2010. Top selling DVDs of all time 1. Finding Nemo (2004) 2...David Dale
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List of most most purchased DVDs since 1998, prepared by David Dale, using data from GFK Australia. Last updated February 28, 2010.
Top selling DVDs of all time 1. Finding Nemo (2004)
2 Mamma Mia! (2008)
3 Monsters Inc (2002)
4 Fellowship of the Ring (2002)
5 The Two Towers (2003)
6 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2003)
7 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2006)
8 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
9 Return of the King (2004)
10 Pirates of the Caribbean (2004)
11 The Notebook (2005)
12 Shrek 2 (2004)
13 Dirty Dancing (2000)
14 The Dark Knight (2008)
15 Pirates 2: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
16 Cars (2006)
17 The Matrix (1999)
18 The Incredibles (2005)
19 Ice Age (2002)
20 Gladiator (2000)
21 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
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Other big sellers:
Chicago (2003)
The Simpsons Season 1
Back To The Future Trilogy
Seinfeld Series 3
The Simpsons Season 3
Lilo and Stitch
84 Little Britain Series 1
Kath and Kim Series 3
James Bond monster box
Alien Quadrilogy collection
The Sopranos Season 4
Sex and The City Beauty Case
The Terminator
Die Another Day
Carl Barron Live
Pink Panther film collection
Minority Report
Borat
Bad Boys 2
Once Were Warriors
Coyote Ugly
The Mummy
Robbie Williams What We Did Last Summer
The Sopranos Season 2
Blackadder Collectors Edition Series 1-4
The O.C. Season 1
The Simpsons Season 2
The Sopranos season 1
The Rocky Collection box set
The Sopranos Season 3
The O.C. Season 2
Bee Gees: One Night Only
The Godfather Collection
Fawlty Towers box set
Seinfeld Series 1 and 2
Band of Brothers box set
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WHO WE ARE: The TV shows Australia lovedtag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2008:/whoweare//9.4902010-02-28T01:50:58Z2010-02-27T22:37:42ZThis contains charts of the most watched programs of the 20th and 21st centuries, prepared by David Dale and based on data from OzTAM and ACNielsen. Last updated February 28, 2010. For the latest media trends, go to blogs.sunherald.com.au/whoweare Chart...David Dale
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Chart 1. The top shows since 2001
Based on OzTAM's audience estimates for the mainland capitals. Series figures are for the most watched episode of the year.
1 Tennis: Aus Open final - Hewitt v Safin 2005 (7) 4.04 million
2 Rugby World Cup final 2003 (7) 4.01 million
3 MasterChef Australia - Winner Announced 2009 (10) 3.74 million
4 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony 2006 (9) 3.56m
5 AFL Grand Final 2005 (10) 3.39m
6 Australian Idol final verdict 2004 (10) 3.35m
7 Australian Idol final 2003 (10) 3.30 m
8 AFL Grand Final 2006 (10) 3.15m
9 The Block auction 2003 (9) 3.11 m
10 September 11 reportage, September 12, 2001 (9, 7, ABC) 3.10 m
11 Tennis: Wimbledon day 14 2001 (9) 3.04 m
12 AFL grand final 2003 (10) 2.96 m
13 AFL grand final 2009 (10) 2.70m
14 Big Brother winner announced 2004 (10) 2.86m
15 Australian Idol Live from Opera House 2004 (10) 2.86 m
16 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony 2008 (7) 2.82m
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Big Brother finale 2001 (10) 2.78 m
20 The National IQ Test 2002 (9) 2.78 m
21 Tennis: Australian Open men's final 2006 (7) 2.75 m
22 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony 2006 (9) 2.74m
23 Soccer World Cup final 2002 (9) 2.70 m
24 Australia Unites: Reach out to Asia 2005 (7,9,10) 2.67m
25 Melbourne Cup race 2009 (7) 2.67m
26 Dancing With The Stars 4, finale, 2006 (7) 2.66m
27 AFL grand final 2002 (10) 2.62 m
28 AFL grand final 2001 (7) 2.60 m
29 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities 2009 (9) 2.58m
30 AFL grand final 2007 (10) 2.57m
31 NRL grand final 2005 (9) 2.57 m
32 Seven news Sunday 2004 (7) 2.56m
33 NRL grand final 2006 (9) 2.56m
34 Friends season finale 2001 (9) 2.54 m
35 Kath and Kim opening episode 2007 (7) 2.52m
36 World Swimming Championships day 8 2001 (9) 2.51 m
37 Melbourne Cup race 2005 (7) 2.51m
38 Terri Irwin interview 2006 (9) 2.51m
39 Melbourne Cup race 2002 (7) 2.50 m
40 AFL Grand Final 2008 (7) 2.49m
41 Rugby World Cup Aus v. Argentina 2003 (7) 2.49 m
42 Rugby World Cup opening ceremony 2003 (7) 2.49 m
43 Desperate Housewives opening 2005 (7) 2.48m
44 Nine Sunday news - Beaconsfield 2006 (9) 2.48m
45 Melbourne Cup race 2004 (7) 2.47m
46 Cricket World Cup final Aus v India 2003 (9) 2.46m
47 Tennis: Aus Open men's semi-final Hewitt v Roddick 2005 (7) 2.46 m
48 Soccer: Australia beats Uruguay 2005 (SBS) 2.46m
49 Seven news, Beijing Day 3 (7) 2.45m
50 Tennis: Aus Open Men's Final 2007 (7) 2.44m
51 Rugby World Cup semi final Aus v NZ 2003 (7) 2.43 m
52 Tennis: Aus Open women's round 4 Molik v Williams 2005 (7) 2.43m
53 Nine News Sunday 2003 (9) 2.42 m
54 NRL Grand final 2009 (9) 2.42m
55 Logie Awards 2001 (9) 2.41 m
56 Friends opening 2002 (9) 2.41 m
57 Ten news Sunday -- Bali bombings 2002 (10) 2.40 m
58 World Idol performance show 2003 (10) 2.40 m
59 Steve Irwin memorial service 2006 (ABC, 7, 9, 10) 2.39m
60 NRL grand final 2007 (9) 2.39m
61 Cricket: 20/20 match Aus v England 2007 (9) 2.37m
62 NRL grand final 2003 (9) 2.35 m
63 Tennis: Australian Open Men's Final 2008 (7) 2.35m
64 60 Minutes 2001 (9) 2.34 m
65 Lost premiere 2005 (7) 2.34 m
66 Dancing With The Stars 2 final 2005 (7) 2.33 m
67 Election debate 2007 (9, ABC) 2.33m
68 Backyard Blitz 2001 (9) 2.32 m
69 Tennis: Australian Open, Dokic last match 2009 (7) 2.32m
70 Rugby League: State of Origin Match 1 2009 (9) 2.32m
71 The Biggest Loser finale 2006 (10) 2.31m
72 Big Brother final eviction 2002 (10) 2.30 m
73 Soccer World Cup: Aus v Italy 2006 (SBS) 2.30m
74 Athens Olympics Opening Ceremony 2004 (7) 2.29 m
75 The Force debut episode 2006 (7) 2.29 m
76 The Block II auction 2004 (9) 2.28 m
77 Big Brother winner 2005 (10) 2.28m
78 Friends final 2004 (9) 2.27m
79 Melbourne Cup race 2006 (7) 2.27m
80 Big Brother final eviction 2003 (10) 2.27 m
81 Logie Awards 2004 (9) 2.27 m
82 Border Security 2006 (7) 2.27 m
83 The Melbourne Cup race 2008 (7) 2.27m
84 Logie Arrivals 2006 (9) 2.26m
85 Survivor II: The Australian Outback final 2001 (9) 2.25 m
86 Celebrity Big Brother premiere 2002 (10) 2.25 m
87 Desperate Housewives season 2 opening 2006 (7) 2.25m
88 Melbourne Cup race 2003 (7) 2.24 m
89 The Chaser's War on Everything 2007 - APEC episode (ABC) 2.24m
90 Tennis: Aus Open Men's Final 2009 (7) 2.24m
91 Popstars 2001 (7) 2.23 m
92 Dancing With The Stars 3 finale 2005 (7) 2.22m
93 Beijing Olympics Day 1 prime time (7) 2.21m
94 Dancing With The Stars 6 finale 2007 (7) 2.19m
95 The Melbourne Cup race 2007 (7) 2.19m
96 Hey Hey It's Saturday reunion 2009 (9) 2.17m
97 Rugby league: State of Origin match 3 2008 (9) 2.14m
98 Heroes premiere 2007 (7) 2.11m
99 Da Kath and Kim Code 2005 (ABC) 2.09m.
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.
Last century
It is impossible to give precise audience figures for the most watched shows of the 20th century, so what follows is an approximate ranking, using estimates from ACNielsen. The top three would have had audiences above 6 million in the mainland capitals. All would have been seen by at least half of the Australians watching TV at the time.
1. Diana Spencer's funeral 1997 (9, 7, 10, ABC)
2 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies 2000 (7)
3 Wedding of Charles and Diana 1981 (9, 7, 10, ABC)
4 Cathy Freeman's Olympic gold run 2000 (7)
5 Olympic swimming events 2000 (7)
6 Olympic opening ceremony 1984 (10)
7 The Sound of Music first TV showing 1977 (9)
8 Boxing: Rose v Rudkin 1969 (10)
9 The World Of The Seekers 1968 (9)
10 Roots miniseries, 1977 (10)
11 Moon landing 1969 (9, 7, 10, ABC)
12 Royal Charity Concert 1980 (9)
13 Holocaust miniseries, 1978 (7)
14 AFL Grand Final 1996 (7)
15 Boxing: Rose v Numata 1971 (7)
16 Raiders of the Lost Ark first TV showing, 1985 (10)
17 Great Moscow Circus, 1971 (7)
18 Homicide, 1971 (7)
19 Against The Wind miniseries, 1978 (7)
20 Bodyline miniseries, 1984
21 The Beatles Sing For Shell 1964 (9)
22 Men's 1500 metres swiming final, Commonwealth Games, 1998 (9)
23 Friends 1998, 1999, 2000 (9)
24 A Town Like Alice 1981 (7)
25 Star Wars first showing, 1982 (10)
26 Sale of the Century, 1981 (9)
27 Hey Hey It's Saturday Final 1999 (9)
28 Seekers Down Under 1967 (7)
29 Moscow Circus 1968 (9)
30 Men's 1500m swimming final, Olympics, 1996 (7)
31 Olympic opening 1996 (7)
32 Return To Eden miniseries 1983 (10)
33 Paul Hogan special 1977 (9)
34 Abba in Europe 1976 (7)
35 Ben Casey 1962 (7)
36 Blue Heelers 1998 (7)
37 Perry Mason 1959 (9)
38 The Untouchables 1960 (7)
39 77 Sunset Strip 1959, 1960 (7)
40 The Mavis Bramston Show 1965 (7)
41 The Detectives 1962 (9,7)
42 SeaChange 1999 (ABC)
43 60 Minutes 1986 (9)
44 Bonanza 1961 (7,9)
45 My Name's McGooley, What's Yours 1966 (7)
46 All The Rivers Run 1983 (7)
47 The Thorn Birds 1983 (10)
48 For The Term of His Natural Life 1983 (9)
49 Number 96 1974 (10)
50 I Love Lucy 1958 (9)
TOP SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIES
The movies Australia loved on TV*
1 The Sound of Music (9) 1977
2 Raiders of the Lost Ark (10) 1985
3 Star Wars (10) 1982
4 Cleopatra (9) 1971
5 Airport (9) 1977
6 Ghost (9) 1992
7 The Fugitive (9) 1995
8 Pretty Woman (7) 1992
9 Every Which Way But Loose (10) 1983
10 Picnic at Hanging Rock (7) 1980
11 The Castle (9) 1999
12 Forrest Gump (9) 1997
13 Superman (10) 1983
14 My Fair Lady (7) 1978
15 The Jolson Story (7,9) 1961
* Films attracting more than 40% of viewers in Sydney and Melbourne since 1965
SOURCE: AC Nielsen]]>
WHO WE ARE: The music Australia lovedtag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2008:/whoweare//9.4882010-02-27T22:50:14Z2010-02-27T22:38:44ZLists of top selling albums and most successful performers, prepared by David Dale using data from ARIA and last updated February 28, 2010. The top selling albums of the CD era 1. Whispering Jack (John Farnham) 1986 2. Come On...David Dale
The top selling albums of the CD era
1. Whispering Jack (John Farnham) 1986
2. Come On Over (Shania Twain) 1997
3. Jagged Little Pill (Alanis Morissette) 1995
4. Innocent Eyes (Delta Goodrem) 2003
5. Music Box (Mariah Carey) 1993
6. Thriller (Michael Jackson) 1983
7. Savage Garden (Savage Garden) 1997
8. Falling Into You (Celine Dion) 1996
9. Recurring Dream (Crowded House) 1996
10. Abba Gold (Abba) 1992
11. Immaculate Collection (Madonna) 1990
12. Age of Reason (John Farnham) 1988
13. The Very Best of (The Eagles) 1994
14. Don't Ask (Tina Arena) 1994
15. Remasters (Led Zeppelin) 1990
16 I'm Not Dead (Pink) 2006
17 Funhouse (Pink) 2009
18. Soul Deep (Jimmy Barnes) 1991
19. Forgiven Not Forgotten (The Corrs) 1995
20. Come Away With Me (Norah Jones) 2002
21. The Sound of White (Missy Higgins) 2005
22 Yourself or Someone Like You (Matchbox 20) 1996
23 Forrest Gump (Soundtrack) 1994
24 Only By The Night (Kings of Leon) 2008
25 Get Born (Jet) 2007
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43 Symbols (Led Zeppelin)
44 The Best of 1980-1990 (U2)
45 Fallen (Evanescence)
46 The Ultimate Collection (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
47 The Bodyguard (Soundtrack)
48 Jesus Christ Superstar (92 Australian cast)
49 Life For Rent (Dido)
50 Feeler (Pete Murray)
51 1 (The Beatles)
52 I Dreamed A Dream (Susan Boyle)
53 A Rush of Blood to the Head (Coldplay)
54 Live One Night Only (Bee Gees)
55 Dirty Dancing (Soundtrack)
56 Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson)
57 American Idiot (Green Day)
58 Songs About Jane (Maroon 5)
59 No Angel (Dido)
60 Vulture Street (Powderfinger)
61 Barricades and Brickwalls (Kasey Chambers)
62 Monkey Business (Black Eyed Peas)
63 Just As I Am (Guy Sebastian)
64 Future Sex/ Love Sounds (Justin Timberlake)
65 So Far So Good (Bryan Adams)
66 It's Time (Michael Buble)
67 Reach Out: The Motown Record (Human Nature)
Based on charts since 1988 from the Australian Record Industry Association
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The top selling singles since 2000
1 Angels Brought Me Here (Guy Sebastien)
2 The Prayer (Anthony Callea)
3 I Gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas)
4 Poker Face (Lady Gaga)
5 What About Me (Sannon Noll)
6 So What (P!nk)
7 Lose Yourself (Eminem)
8 Sexy BItch (David Guett/ Akon
9 Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon)
10 Love Story (Taylor Swift)
The all-time more than 500,000 sellers, according to ARIA accreditations 1. Whispering Jack (John Farnham) 24 platinum*
2. Bat Out of Hell (Meatloaf) 23p
3. Brothers in Arms (Dire Straits) 17p
4 Come On Over (Shania Twain) 15p
5 Thriller (Michael Jackson) 15p
6 Jagged Little Pill (Alanis Morissette) 14p
7. Innocent Eyes (Delta Goodrem) 14p
8. Greatest Hits (Queen) 14p
9. Music Box Mariah Carey 13p
10. Rumours (Fleetwood Mac) 12p
11. Savage Garden (Savage Garden) 12p
12. Falling Into You (Celine Dion) 12p
13. Recurring Dream (Crowded House) 12p
14. Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) 12p
15. Abba Gold (Abba) 11p
16. Immaculate Collection (Madonna) 11p
17. Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd) 11p
18. Age of Reason (John Farnham) 11p
19. The Very Best of (The Eagles) 11p
20. War of the Worlds (Jeff Wayne) 10p
21. Don't Ask (Tina Arena) 10p
22. Remasters (Led Zeppelin) 10p
23. I'm Not Dead (Pink) 10p
24. 1 (The Beatles) 10p
25. Funhouse (Pink) 10p
26. Come Away With Me (Norah Jones) 10p
27. The Sound of White (Missy Higgins) 9p
28. Soul Deep (Jimmy Barnes) 9p
29. Chisel (Cold Chisel) 9p
30. Greatest Hits (Fleetwood Mac) 9p
31. Greatest Hits (Bruce Springsteen) 9p
32. Dangerous (Michael Jackson) 9p
33. Led Zeppelin iv (Led Zeppelin) 9p
34 Fever (Kylie Minogue) 8p
35. Yourself or Someone Like You (Matchbox 20) 8p
36. Forgiven Not Forgotten (The Corrs) 8p
37. Get Born (Jet) 8p
38. Greatest Hits (Robbie Williams) 8p
39. Unplugged (Eric Clapton) 8p
40. Back to Bedlam (James Blunt) 8p
41. Best of 1980-1990 (U2) 8p
42. Californication (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) 8p
43. Symbols (Led Zeppelin) 8p
44. Odyssey Number Five (Powderfinger) 8p
45. The Eminem Show (Eminem) 8p
46. Metallica (Metallica) 8p
47. Greatest Hits Vol 2 (Queen) 8p
48. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (The Eagles) 8p
49. Only By The Night (Kings of Leon) 8p
50. History (Michael Jackson) 8p
51. I Dreamed A Dream (Susan Boyle) 8p
*A recording is awarded platinum status each time it sells 70,000 copies.
Music DVDs selling more than 100,000: Funhouse Tour Live in Australia (Pink) 23p; Live in Australia (Andre Rieu) 21p; Hell Freezes Over (The Eagles) 20p; #1s (Michael Jackson) 19p; Live from Wembley Arena (Pink) 14p; What We Did Last Summer (Robbie Williams) 12p; Delta (Delta Goodrem) 12p; LIve in Bucharest (Michael Jackson) 10p; Farewell Tour 1 (The Eagles) 10p; Pulse (Pink Floyd) 10p; Greatest Hits Live (Neil Diamond) 10p; Andre Rieu At Schonnbrun Vienna 9p; Live at the Albert (Robbie Williams) 9p; No 1s (Michael Jackson) 9p; Future Sex Live at Madison Square Garden (Justin Timberlake) 9p; Black and White (Roy Orbison) 8p; Family Jewels (AC/DC) 8p. With DVDs, platinum means 15,000 sales.
But not all record companies have supplied ARIA with sales information on all their performers, so the album list above is incomplete. It lacks obvious million sellers such as the early albums of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Seekers, Abba and Neil Diamond. Till we find out for sure, we must rely on estimates like this ...
The all-time most popular musicians with Australian record buyers
Based on each performer's total sales of vinyl and CD albums, using estimates from the Australian Record Industry Association and music researcher David Kent's Australian Chart Book.
Performer Biggest Year Topselling Album (not necessarily from the biggest year)
1 Elton John 1973 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
2 The Beatles 1968 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
3 Billy Joel 1976 Piano Man
4 Paul McCartney 1973 Band on the Run
5 Michael Jackson 1982 Thriller
6 Abba 1975 The Best of Abba
7 John Farnham 1986 Whispering Jack
8 Jimmy Barnes 1985 For The Working Class Man
9 Neil Diamond 1972 Hot August Night
10 Madonna 1990 The Immaculate Collection
11 Fleetwood Mac 1977 Rumours
12 The Rolling Stones 1971 Goat's Head Soup
13 Rod Stewart 1975 Atlantic Crossing
14 Dire Straits 1978 Brothers in Arms
15 Led Zeppelin 1973 Led Zeppelin II
16 Pink Floyd 1973 Dark Side of the Moon
17 Eurythmics 1985 Be Yourself Tonight
18 The Carpenters 1973 Now and Then
19 Celine Dion 1996 Falling Into You
20 Delta Goodrem 2003 Innocent Eyes
21 Savage Garden 1997 Savage Garden
22 Kylie Minogue 2001 Fever
23 Cat Stevens 1971 Teaser and the Firecat
24 Joe Cocker 1971 Cocker Happy
25 Mariah Carey 1994 Music Box
26 U2 1988 Rattle and Hum
27 INXS 1990 The Swing
28 Creedence Clearwater Revival 1970 Cosmo's Factory
29 Cold Chisel 1984 Twentieth Century
30 Midnight Oil 1983 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
31 Deep Purple 1970 Deep Purple in Rock
32 Elvis Presley 2003 30 #1 Hits
33 The Seekers 1968 The Best of the Seekers
34 Crowded House 1986 Crowded House
35 Leo Sayer 1974 Just a Boy
36 Eagles 1976 Hotel California
37 Meat Loaf 1978 Bat Out of Hell
38 Split Enz 1980 True Colours
39 Australian Crawl 1981 Sirocco
40 Bette Midler 1980 Beaches
41 Lionel Richie 1983 Can't Slow Down
42 Eminem 2002 The Eminem Show
43 David Bowie 1973 Let's Dance
44 Police 1979 Synchronicity
45 Skyhooks 1975 Living in the 70s
46 Bob Dylan 1976 Desire
47 AC/DC 1976 Back in Black
48 The Bee Gees 1999 Saturday Night Fever
49 Queen 1976 Greatest Hits Collection
50 Van Morrison 1974 Astral Weeks]]>
WHO WE ARE: Addicted to surprisetag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9342010-02-21T06:26:56Z2010-02-24T22:57:32ZTo find out what Australians are reading -- and what they're no longer reading -- go to The Tribal Mind. A column about Australia by David Dale, published in The Sun-Herald, 21/2/2010 What you're about to read is just between...David Dale
The Tribal Mind.
A column about Australia by David Dale, published in The Sun-Herald, 21/2/2010
What you're about to read is just between us, OK? I want your feedback on an idea for a best-selling book, but if it gets around, somebody will steal it. So mum's the word.
The book would be called A.D.D. Nation - How neophilia consumed Australia. The ADD in the title refers not only to Attention Deficit Disorder but also our compulsion to add new experiences to our lives at an ever-increasing rate. Ten years ago most homes had a radio, a telly, a VCR and a landline. Now we've got three plasma screens, two DVD players, a games box, iPods, iPhones, and a high speed internet connection. Ten years ago most of us knew the food of Italy, France, and China. Now we chase a new culinary culture every week - Moroccan, Thai, Brazilian, Bengali, north Indian, south Japanese, Greek island, Burmese, Szechuan, and Hunan.
It's wonderfully open-minded of us, but is the search for The Next Big Thing happening too fast? The book would suggest Australians are so ADDicted to constant change we're about to rush over a cliff. Come to think of it, the title could be Land of Lemmingtons. What do you reckon?
I would raise this scenario: Because we have become Early Discarders as well as Early Adopters, we are at risk of burning through our stock of competent politicians before they've had a chance to be useful. It took us 10 years to get bored with John Howard, but only two years to get bored with Kevin Rudd (if current opinion polls are to be believed). He doesn't surprise us any more.
That means we'll discard him simply because he is less new than Tony Abbott. The only way Labor could prevent defeat would be to replace Rudd with Julia Gillard three months before the election. Labor won't do that, so Abbott will become the new prime minister.
But next year the Liberals will need to feed our appetite for novelty by replacing him with Joe Hockey. Labor will discard Julia Gillard as Opposition leader because she'll be old news by the 2013 election.
My reflections on whether it's all happening too fast were prompted by reader reaction to what this column said last month. I published a list of comparisons between the old Australia and the new Australia, suggesting this is a different country from 20 years ago. The contrasts included Chiko roll/ chicken wrap; lamington/ tiramisu; Eddie McGuire/ Shaun Micallef; tea with milk and sugar/ skim latte; dripping/ olive oil; Hey Dad/ Packed to the Rafters.
Nola wrote: "I agree Australia is a more interesting country now than in 1960. However, speed, convenience, and instant everything -- including gratification -- seem to rule supreme."
Graeme Tutt wrote: "We've become more open, sophisticated and multicultural, which makes Oz more vibrant, interesting & deep. Yet we have incredibly high expectations of life and a high standard of living that can't be sustained."
Mike Williams wrote: "As a baby boomer I have embraced the wave of change known as the sixties and beyond, but I can't help feeling a little anxious when ... Yo-Yos became a Nintendo DS; Mental Arithmetic became the calculator; Anonymity became celebrity obsession; School spirit became what's in it for me?; Self-discipline became legislation, by-laws and ordinances; The six oclock swill became teenage binge drinking; Shopping became a national pastime; A lottery ticket became a scratchie, Lotto, Oz Lotto and Powerball; The backyard became a courtyard; Parents became child micro-managers."
Many readers lamented the constant craving for new stimulation, and wondered if it might be time to just slow down. Hence the book idea -- except of course, if our national attention span really has become as short as I suspect, nobody will have the patience to read a book anyway. I'm lucky you got this far in the column. Tell us what you think at Comments.
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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.]]>
The Who We Are update: Week 8tag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9332010-02-20T09:31:30Z2010-03-01T00:18:15ZThis 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 why Labor needs to replace Kevin Rudd with Julia Gillard, go...David Dale
blogs.sunherald.com.au/whoweare.
To learn why Labor needs to replace Kevin Rudd with Julia Gillard, go to Who We Are.
To find out what Australians are reading -- and what they're no longer reading -- go to The Tribal Mind.
The ratings race, updated 10 am SundayTop Gear rather than the Olympics caused Channel Nine to win the week, and even then it was close. These were the prime time audience shares: SBSTWO 0.4%; ABC3 0.5%; ONE 0.9; ABC2 1.5; 7TWO 3.2; GO 3.3; SBS1 4.7; ABC1 14.4; Ten 18.5; Seven 26.0; Nine 26.6.
Not everybody loved Top Gear. With women 25-54, the week's top shows were My Kitchen Rules, Grey's Anatomy and The Good Wife. With people over 55, the top shows were Seven news, Border Security and ABC News. Funny how the viewers with the shortest future are the ones most interested in the state of the world.
This was Pay TV's account of itself for the week: "On Monday night, 149,000 viewers watched FOX Sports' live coverage of Live: Cricket: The Allan Border Medal. At the event, all-rounder Shane Watson was recognised as the best cricketer in Australia for the year, just beating Michael Clarke and Mitchell Johnson for the honour. In other sport, Live: AFL: NAB Cup Bulldogs v Lions was seen 111,000 people, Live: Cricket: Ford Ranger Cup was viewed by 108,000 people, Live: Rugby Union: S14 Reds v Crusaders by 107,000 and Live: Football: A-League Sydney v Melb by 92,000 (all on FOX Sports).
"In entertainment programming, 115,000 watched The Simpsons on Fox8, 108,000 saw American Idol Hollywood Show on FOX8, 93,000 watched America's Next Top Model (also on FOX8) and Gran Torino premiered on Movie One with 96,000 viewers. How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? picked up its biggest ever audience on UKTV with 82,000 viewers, Wizards of Waverly Place on Disney Channel was viewed by 79,000 people, SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon had its best result of the year with 74,000 people and NCIS on TV1 was seen by 69,000 viewers.
"In week 8, subscription TV channels accounted for 22.6% of all metropolitan viewing between 6am and midnight, 20.6% of all regional viewing and 55.5% of all viewing in subscription TV homes."
What Australia watched, week ending February 20 Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TOP GEAR -EP1 Nine 1,681,000 436,000 522,000 330,000 180,000 213,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,471,000 353,000 463,000 292,000 201,000 162,000
3 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,412,000 429,000 489,000 220,000 147,000 128,000
4 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,392,000 346,000 368,000 302,000 167,000 209,000
5 NCIS Ten 1,366,000 423,000 371,000 287,000 130,000 155,000
6 AIR WAYS Seven 1,365,000 364,000 407,000 260,000 160,000 174,000
7 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,365,000 373,000 430,000 244,000 141,000 177,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,330,000 339,000 399,000 305,000 110,000 177,000
9 CUSTOMS Nine 1,277,000 342,000 397,000 262,000 109,000 168,000
10 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,263,000 295,000 360,000 264,000 155,000 190,000
11 BONES Seven 1,250,000 353,000 359,000 219,000 158,000 161,000
12 TOP GEAR -SPECIAL Nine 1,241,000 330,000 353,000 209,000 151,000 199,000
13 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,230,000 354,000 363,000 240,000 116,000 156,000
14 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,214,000 336,000 373,000 239,000 121,000 144,000
15 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 1,207,000 355,000 346,000 216,000 113,000 177,000]]>
What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,095,000 226,000 319,000 233,000 124,000 193,000
2 ABC NEWS-SAT ABC1 896,000 229,000 312,000 148,000 77,000 130,000
3 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 887,000 229,000 284,000 161,000 124,000 89,000
4 M-FLUSHED AWAY Seven 774,000 176,000 262,000 150,000 88,000 99,000
5 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 7 Nine 747,000 241,000 214,000 145,000 60,000 86,000
6 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 738,000 195,000 204,000 154,000 92,000 93,000
7 THE BILL ABC1 676,000 194,000 188,000 116,000 89,000 89,000
8 TEN NEWS AT FIVE SAT Ten 647,000 154,000 197,000 103,000 90,000 102,000
9 BED OF ROSES ABC1 615,000 165,000 189,000 127,000 54,000 80,000
12 BLUE MURDER ABC1 583,000 170,000 148,000 107,000 82,000 76,000
13 M-EVAN ALMIGHTY Seven 506,000 297,000 113,000 97,000
16 VANCOUVER LIVE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 7 Nine 406,000 128,000 140,000 72,000 43,000 23,000
21 M-PREDATOR Seven 313,000 96,000 110,000 33,000 38,000 36,000
25 2010 brandname CUP - SYDNEY V CARLTON Ten 264,000 14,000 152,000 15,000 40,000 45,000
29 IRON CHEF SBS ONE 226,000 64,000 84,000 42,000 17,000 20,000
34 HEARTBEAT-SAT 7TWO 199,000 37,000 52,000 49,000 32,000 28,000
65 2010 brandname CUP - SYDNEY V CARLTON ONE 108,000 14,000 29,000 22,000 16,000 26,000
What Australia watched, Friday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,192,000 290,000 333,000 241,000 148,000 180,000
2 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,118,000 272,000 350,000 247,000 99,000 150,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,098,000 299,000 372,000 206,000 120,000 102,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,084,000 249,000 292,000 249,000 132,000 161,000
5 SILENT WITNESS ABC1 933,000 264,000 295,000 152,000 85,000 137,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 839,000 230,000 254,000 153,000 101,000 99,000
7 ONE DAY CRICKET -AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 5 SESSION 2 Nine 806,000 230,000 220,000 187,000 95,000 75,000
10 VANCOUVER COLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 6 Nine 752,000 286,000 209,000 176,000 82,000
12 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) Ten 624,000 171,000 181,000 140,000 55,000 75,000
14 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 614,000 149,000 176,000 162,000 49,000 77,000
21 SLEUTH 101 ABC1 466,000 127,000 166,000 59,000 46,000 68,000
26 TODAY Nine 336,000 107,000 98,000 73,000 20,000 37,000
28 SUNRISE Seven 316,000 82,000 68,000 87,000 36,000 44,000
35 JAMES MAY'S BIG IDEAS SBS ONE 227,000 50,000 59,000 44,000 33,000 41,000
36 HITLER'S BODYGUARD SBS ONE 217,000 60,000 60,000 41,000 29,000 27,000
38 BLACKADDER THE THIRD GO! 191,000 59,000 66,000 18,000 24,000 22,000
47 THE BENNY HILL SHOW 7TWO 149,000 24,000 66,000 26,000 18,000 15,000
What Australia watched, Thursday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,217,000 305,000 337,000 255,000 152,000 168,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,147,000 272,000 349,000 231,000 139,000 156,000
3 COUGAR TOWN Seven 1,089,000 300,000 300,000 223,000 124,000 142,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,030,000 280,000 349,000 211,000 90,000 99,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 958,000 266,000 338,000 197,000 61,000 96,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 943,000 223,000 314,000 166,000 127,000 113,000
7 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA - RESULTS Ten 914,000 302,000 244,000 195,000 79,000 93,000
8 LAW AND ORDER: SVU Ten 902,000 254,000 257,000 185,000 96,000 109,000
9 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Seven 890,000 219,000 288,000 156,000 109,000 118,000
10 ADULTS ONLY 20 TO 1 Nine 887,000 231,000 262,000 179,000 93,000 122,000
13 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 5 Nine 848,000 272,000 252,000 137,000 97,000 89,000
17 THE WHITE ROOM Seven 678,000 150,000 220,000 137,000 85,000 86,000
22 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 556,000 169,000 135,000 131,000 55,000 66,000
30 TODAY Nine 364,000 104,000 113,000 91,000 22,000 34,000
31 SUNRISE Seven 354,000 92,000 81,000 97,000 42,000 42,000
35 GOURMET FARMER SBS ONE 301,000 80,000 93,000 51,000 26,000 52,000
36 THE BIG BANG THEORY GO! 299,000 63,000 88,000 65,000 32,000 52,000
37 FAMILY GUY Seven 298,000 74,000 86,000 64,000 37,000 37,000
42 OZ AND JAMES'S BIG WINE ADVENTURE SBS ONE 280,000 65,000 90,000 49,000 20,000 56,000
51 STARGATE ATLANTIS 7TWO 174,000 56,000 38,000 39,000 22,000 19,000
82 HEROES 7TWO 107,000 32,000 18,000 30,000 11,000 16,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 CUSTOMS Nine 1,275,000 342,000 397,000 262,000 107,000 167,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,213,000 268,000 361,000 248,000 158,000 178,000
3 TWO AND A HALF MEN -WED Nine 1,138,000 280,000 346,000 263,000 92,000 158,000
4 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 1,094,000 271,000 324,000 244,000 103,000 153,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,092,000 331,000 298,000 255,000 105,000 102,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,088,000 325,000 327,000 240,000 82,000 114,000
7 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,087,000 245,000 324,000 232,000 139,000 146,000
8 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,075,000 284,000 323,000 214,000 121,000 133,000
9 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,036,000 332,000 274,000 173,000 114,000 143,000
10 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 968,000 256,000 289,000 224,000 69,000 129,000
11 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA Ten 955,000 283,000 317,000 170,000 78,000 108,000
28 NEIGHBOURS Ten 495,000 128,000 129,000 113,000 61,000 64,000
31 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 469,000 138,000 162,000 75,000 46,000 48,000
34 SUNRISE Seven 368,000 94,000 86,000 101,000 41,000 47,000
35 TODAY Nine 337,000 90,000 111,000 77,000 26,000 33,000
50 LOST 7TWO 180,000 68,000 50,000 27,000 20,000 14,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TOP GEAR -EP1 Nine 1,680,000 436,000 522,000 330,000 179,000 213,000
2 NCIS Ten 1,366,000 423,000 371,000 287,000 130,000 155,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,309,000 303,000 376,000 281,000 143,000 207,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,283,000 334,000 425,000 298,000 128,000 98,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,261,000 301,000 366,000 252,000 144,000 199,000
6 TOP GEAR -SPECIAL Nine 1,240,000 330,000 353,000 209,000 150,000 199,000
7 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,214,000 336,000 373,000 240,000 121,000 144,000
8 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,154,000 291,000 419,000 251,000 86,000 107,000
13 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 3 Nine 905,000 251,000 273,000 143,000 111,000 127,000
14 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 888,000 270,000 253,000 171,000 92,000 102,000
16 KEVIN MCCLOUD'S GRAND TOUR ABC1 746,000 232,000 230,000 99,000 88,000 96,000
17 NCIS: LOS ANGELES RPT Ten 730,000 171,000 244,000 142,000 80,000 93,000
20 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 653,000 155,000 169,000 195,000 56,000 79,000
23 QI ABC1 566,000 187,000 160,000 61,000 80,000 78,000
31 TODAY Nine 370,000 123,000 97,000 87,000 24,000 38,000
33 SUNRISE Seven 344,000 90,000 79,000 103,000 33,000 38,000
57 BIG LOVE SBS ONE 139,000 37,000 45,000 28,000 9,000 21,000
70 UGLY BETTY 7TWO 115,000 24,000 46,000 21,000 15,000 10,000
75 24 7TWO 108,000 36,000 40,000 7,000 9,000 15,000
118 THE SOPRANOS 7TWO 65,000 12,000 27,000 5,000 8,000 13,000
What Australia watched, Monday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,471,000 353,000 463,000 292,000 201,000 162,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,383,000 309,000 394,000 293,000 173,000 213,000
3 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,326,000 338,000 398,000 304,000 110,000 176,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,274,000 291,000 379,000 236,000 177,000 191,000
5 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,228,000 354,000 362,000 241,000 116,000 155,000
6 NINE NEWS Nine 1,217,000 354,000 390,000 252,000 97,000 124,000
7 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,086,000 278,000 361,000 216,000 100,000 131,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,080,000 302,000 312,000 201,000 149,000 117,000
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,080,000 263,000 344,000 229,000 93,000 151,000
10 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,072,000 298,000 340,000 232,000 80,000 122,000
16 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 2 Nine 848,000 261,000 237,000 143,000 121,000 87,000
19 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - ELIMINATION Ten 678,000 169,000 208,000 140,000 53,000 108,000
20 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 676,000 175,000 206,000 135,000 72,000 88,000
27 ROSS NOBLE'S AUSTRALIAN TRIP Ten 488,000 103,000 166,000 94,000 62,000 63,000
28 MAN VS WILD SBS ONE 485,000 136,000 144,000 77,000 54,000 73,000
29 Q & A ABC1 456,000 189,000 113,000 83,000 42,000 29,000
34 TODAY Nine 390,000 109,000 118,000 96,000 26,000 41,000
38 SUNRISE Seven 332,000 77,000 69,000 101,000 43,000 42,000
46 JUDGE JOHN DEED 7TWO 222,000 48,000 63,000 41,000 32,000 38,000
48 30 ROCK Seven 212,000 77,000 81,000 22,000 14,000 19,000
86 THE BENNY HILL SHOW 7TWO 104,000 22,000 38,000 17,000 11,000 16,000
The ratings race, updated 10 am Monday No program can unite Australians any more. A casual look at the chart below might suggest declining interest in the usual Sunday favourites. In fact, the advent of the Olympics and the hangover of cricket has split the audience into even smaller segments than usual.
With men 16-39, the most watched shows of the night were House and The Good Wife. With women 16-39, the most watched shows were The Good Wife and Talkin Bout Your Generation. With men aged 25-54, the most watched shows were Nine news and the cricket. With women 25-54, they were The Good Wife and Bones. With people over 55, they were Seven news and Border Security.
Monty Python did best with the wealthiest viewers (what OzTAM calls Occupational Groups 1 and 2). Dr Who did best with men aged 16-39. The Olympics did best with men 18-49. Bones and Air Ways did best with women 18-49. What did you watch?
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,418,000 430,000 495,000 219,000 147,000 127,000
2 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,392,000 346,000 368,000 302,000 167,000 209,000
3 AIR WAYS Seven 1,351,000 358,000 404,000 257,000 159,000 173,000
4 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,330,000 362,000 419,000 238,000 139,000 172,000
5 BONES Seven 1,269,000 360,000 365,000 223,000 158,000 163,000
6 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 1,207,000 355,000 346,000 216,000 113,000 177,000
7 ONE DAY CRICKET -AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 4 SESSION 2 Nine 1,087,000 308,000 346,000 220,000 120,000 93,000
8 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,083,000 285,000 318,000 228,000 122,000 131,000
9 ONE DAY CRICKET -AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 4 SESSION 1 Nine 1,076,000 322,000 308,000 211,000 122,000 114,000
10 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 1,066,000 295,000 311,000 215,000 100,000 144,000
11 CASTLE Seven 978,000 271,000 318,000 129,000 129,000 132,000
12 HOUSE Ten 946,000 298,000 271,000 162,000 88,000 127,000
13 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 1 Nine 910,000 221,000 326,000 158,000 111,000 94,000
16 MONTY PYTHON: ALMOST THE TRUTH THE LAWYER'S CUT ABC1 802,000 296,000 222,000 128,000 65,000 91,000
17 DOCTOR WHO: THE END OF TIME ABC1 799,000 290,000 181,000 127,000 63,000 139,000
18 VANCOUVER LIVE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 1 Nine 636,000 202,000 184,000 133,000 43,000 74,000
36 WIPEOUT GO! 204,000 52,000 69,000 35,000 29,000 19,000
(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.]]>
The Tribal Mind: Why Frankie is the future of readingtag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9352010-02-19T22:15:24Z2010-02-27T22:51:15ZFor the reason why Kevin Rudd will lose this year's election, through no fault of his own, go to Who We Are. by David Dale Don't believe them when they say that print is dead. Tell 'em they're dreamin' if...David Dale
Who We Are.
by David Dale
Don't believe them when they say that print is dead. Tell 'em they're dreamin' if they reckon there's no future in newspapers and magazines. Direct those print-skeptics to the latest report of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, which details what Australians are currently reading, and which is full of clues for any perceptive publisher.
Here's one idea I'll give you for free: Start a magazine called Gourmet Diabetic Gardener, put the singer Taylor Swift on the cover to pull the teen female demographic, and you can watch the money roll in.
The Audit Bureau's report suggests that over the past 12 months, sales of daily and weekly newspapers have dropped by 2.3 per cent, while sales of weekly and monthly magazines have dropped by 0.4 per cent - disappointing news, but hardly a reason for publisher mass suicide. Print readership is declining here at a much slower rate than in Britain and America, and it is still the case that 2.2 million Australians buy a paper every day; 8 million Australians buy at least one paper or magazine every week; and 6 million Australians buy a mag every month.
Now here are the clues you'll need to determine what niche your new publication should fill ...
The big losers:
1 Alpha 73,000 a month (down 30 per cent in 12 months);
2 Weight Watchers 67,000 a month (down 17);
3 AFR Smart Investor 60,000 a month (down 12);
4 Take 5 231,000 a week (down 11);
5 NW 128,000 a week (down 10).
Conclusion: Don't bother with male sports, dieting, financial advice, tame tales about daggy people, or celebrity gossip. And stay right away from girls in bikinis - the category that did worst in this audit was "Men's interest", with such mags as FHM, The Picture, Ralph and Zoo Weekly all dropping by around 5 per cent.
The big winners:
1 Frankie 38,000 every two months (up 32 per cent);
2 Dolly 140,000 a month (up 18 per cent);
3 Recipes+ 134,000 a month (up 17);
4 Diabetic Living 54,000 a month (up 16);
5 Harpers Bazaar 55,000 a month (up 16).
In addition, Better Homes and Gardens rose 3 per cent and Australian House and Garden rose 7 per cent.
When I saw the growth figure for Frankie, I searched for it in my local newsagent, but it had sold out. Its website says it's "a national bi-monthly based in Australia, aimed at women (and men) looking for a magazine that's as smart, funny, sarcastic, friendly, cute, rude, arty, curious and caring as they are." The latest issue contains stories on plastic cameras, home cooking, denim, dead celebrities, geeky glasses, non-crappy rom-coms, babies, nannas, Christmas Island and being single.
Clearly they've found the formula for success, which they'll only need to tweak a little next month with material on diabetes, gardening, home renovating and 14 year old heartthrobs.
At its current rate of growth, Frankie will outsell Women's Weekly by the year 2020. Although by then, if the print-skeptics are right, Frankie will be the only publication still on newsstands.
What Australia reads (the most purchased periodicals):
1 The Sunday Telegraph, Sydney, 632,000 a week (down 3 per cent in 12 months);
2 The Sunday Herald-Sun, Melbourne, 601,000 a week (down 1 per cent);
3 The Sunday Mail, Brisbane 525,000 a week (down 5);
4 The Herald-Sun Mon-Fri 514,000 (same);
5 The Herald-Sun Saturday 503,000 a week (same);
6 Women's Weekly 502,000 a month (up 2);
7 The Sun-Herald, Sydney 442,000 a week (down 7);
8 Woman's Day 410,000 a week (up 1);
9 Better Homes and Gardens 392,000 a month (up 3);
10 The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, Mon-Fri 359,000 (down 3);
11 The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 354,000 a week (down 2);
12 New Idea 330,000 a week (same).
Go to Comments to discuss your reading habits.]]>
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.]]>
The Tribal Mind: The secret life of viewerstag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9322010-02-15T05:01:36Z2010-03-08T23:27:09Zby David Dale Imagine you were the sort of person who likes to glance at television ratings charts and compare your taste with that of the vulgar masses. Undoubtedly there would be at least one program in any chart that...David Dale
30 Rock, the cleverest comedy of the decade, which draws only 200,000 viewers a week in the mainland capitals, because Channel Seven insists on showing it at 11.30pm on Monday nights.
Good news for both of us. There's been a technological breakthrough that has the potential to restore your faith in the people around you and slow the trigger fingers of the programmers. OzTAM, the ratings measurement agency, has found a way to count how many people use such gadgets as Tivo, Foxtel IQ, or even ancient VCRs to record programs for viewing later in the week.
OzTAM estimates that 27 per cent of Australian households (containing almost 6 million people) engage in a formerly illegal practice called timeshifting (which is not just the name for what keeps happening to the characters in Lost, my second AITOOWGT). OzTAM has tinkered with the people meters attached to sets in 3,000 homes so that the meter now notifies OzTAM's computer whenever a program is recorded and later watched. The computer waits seven days and issues an updated ratings chart which turns out to demonstrate that many shows have a hidden life. Here's a sampling from the preliminary results.
The most timeshifted programs this month:
1 The short film Harvie Krumpet, on SBS, increased its audience by 74 per cent when recorded viewings were included;
2 Appleseed (SBS) up 39 per cent;
3 The Fixer (SBS) up 29 per cent;
4 Fringe (GO) up 23;
5 Entourage (SBS) up 19;
6 Big Love (SBS) up 17;
7 Family Guy (7) up 17;
8 House (TEN) up 14;
9 Judge John Deed (7TWO) up 12;
10 30 Rock (7) up 7.
At first sight, SBS looks to be the major beneficiary of this new insight into viewing behaviour. Apparently many Australians store up its "cult" material for times when mainstream programming is just too tedious. But if you go by numbers instead of percentages, Channel Ten has most reason to celebrate. Some 144,000 people who were watching the Men's Final of the Australian Open tennis on Channel Seven simultaneously recorded the premiere of the new season of House and watched it later in the week, taking its mainland capitals audience from an apparent 1.04 million to an actual 1.18 million and securing its place in Ten's Sunday night lineup for future weeks.
Who is doing all this recording? OzTAM reveals that the biggest timeshifters are men aged 18-49. With that demographic, the audience for Harvie Krumpet rose 99 per cent when recordings were included, while Entourage soared by 33 per cent. The shifty boys also love The Colbert Report on ABC2 (up 90 per cent) and Nip/Tuck on GO (up 43 per cent).
Oh, I almost forgot to celebrate the appearance of 30 Rock in the shifty list. It was recorded by 16,000 geniuses, which brought its total to 235,000. That may not be enough to convince Seven it has a hit on its hands.
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The most timeshifted shows, week ending February 6
Description Station Overnight audience Total audience Numerical increase % increase
1 HOUSE Network TEN 1,040,000 1,185,000 144,000 13.90%
2 HOUSE EP 2 Network TEN 1,043,000 1,177,000 135,000 12.90%
3 SILENT WITNESS Network ABC1 628,000 738,000 110,000 17.50%
4 GREY'S ANATOMY Network 7 1,213,000 1,300,000 88,000 7.20%
5 CRIMINAL MINDS Network 7 1,048,000 1,136,000 87,000 8.30%
6 GREY'S ANATOMY-EP.2 Network 7 1,213,000 1,297,000 84,000 6.90%
7 BROTHERS & SISTERS Network 7 872,000 944,000 72,000 8.20%
8 THE MENTALIST Network 9 1,249,000 1,318,000 69,000 5.60%
9 TAGGART Network ABC1 630,000 699,000 69,000 11.00%
10 FAMILY GUY Network 7 383,000 448,000 65,000 16.90%
11 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Network 7 1,027,000 1,091,000 64,000 6.20%
12 MEDIUM Network TEN 608,000 671,000 64,000 10.50%
13 M-A TOUCH OF FROST: MIND GAMES Network 7 879,000 939,000 60,000 6.80%
14 CSI: MIAMI -RPT Network 9 503,000 563,000 60,000 11.90%
15 ROSS NOBLE'S AUSTRALIAN TRIP Network TEN 633,000 690,000 57,000 9.00%
(OzTAM mainland capitals. Who We Are will publish the 15 most timeshifted shows each week from now on, as part of our daily updates on ratings)
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.]]>
The Who We Are update: Week 7tag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9312010-02-14T00:46:00Z2010-03-04T23:26:15ZThis 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 Australians are recording to view later, go to Lets do...David Dale
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To learn how Australians are recording to view later, go to Lets do the timeshift.
The ratings race, updated 10am Monday
This was Pay TV's Mills-and-Boon-influenced account of itself for the week: "On the most romantic day of the year, subscription TV celebrated the devotion shown by subscribers when STV channels accounted for 23.2% of all metropolitan viewing between 6am and midnight, 21.0% of all regional viewing and 56.6% of all viewing in subscription TV homes during week 7, 2010.
"Viewers showed their affection for STV sport when 109,000 people watched Port Power thrash the Adelaide Crows in the opening round of the NAB Cup on Live: AFL: NAB Cup Adelaide v Port Adel and 109,000 people watched the NSW Waratahs come from behind to defeat the Queensland Reds in the final play of the game in Live: Rugby Union: S14 Reds v Waratahs (both on FOX Sports). Live: Cricket: Ford Ranger Cup on FOX Sports was watched by 69,000 people, Sky Raceday on Sky Racing by 56,000 people and Live: Football: A-League Perth v Bris on FOX Sports was seen by 51,000.
"Viewers also showed their fondness for STV's entertainment programs when 126,000 people watched American Idol Hollywood Show on FOX8. In addition, 126,000 people saw Midsomer Murders on UKTV and 112,000 subscribers viewed America's Next Top Model on FOX8. Come Dine With Me Australia on Lifestyle Channel was watched this week by 85,000, Taggart on 13th Street by 71,000 and How I Met Your Mother on Arena by 67,000 people.
What people aged 18 to 49 watched, week ending 13/2/2010
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 COUGAR TOWN Seven 817,000 260,000 221,000 168,000 83,000 85,000
2 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 757,000 222,000 201,000 177,000 59,000 98,000
3 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 742,000 213,000 217,000 183,000 49,000 80,000
4 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Seven 707,000 217,000 192,000 154,000 69,000 75,000
5 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 685,000 188,000 226,000 143,000 44,000 84,000
6 NCIS Ten 643,000 188,000 167,000 133,000 58,000 97,000
7 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 627,000 168,000 209,000 137,000 31,000 82,000
8 HOUSE Ten 609,000 206,000 154,000 141,000 60,000 49,000
9 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 604,000 178,000 145,000 134,000 64,000 84,000
10 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 590,000 160,000 180,000 115,000 52,000 83,000
11 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 580,000 167,000 136,000 144,000 64,000 68,000
12 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA - SHOWCASE Ten 576,000 175,000 161,000 133,000 47,000 61,000]]>
What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,064,000 314,000 374,000 216,000 68,000 92,000
2 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,036,000 309,000 245,000 209,000 119,000 154,000
3 ABC NEWS-SA ABC1 994,000 324,000 328,000 118,000 91,000 133,000
4 VANCOUVER LIVE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: OPENING CEREMONY Nine 856,000 248,000 283,000 164,000 72,000 89,000
5 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: OPENING CEREMONY (R) Nine 806,000 249,000 208,000 170,000 69,000 109,000
6 INDIGENOUS ALL STARS V NRL ALL STARS Nine 792,000 433,000 359,000
7 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 746,000 284,000 226,000 76,000 67,000 93,000
8 THE BILL ABC1 697,000 238,000 195,000 95,000 88,000 81,000
9 M-MADAGASCAR Seven 685,000 201,000 197,000 88,000 103,000 96,000
10 BED OF ROSES ABC1 675,000 197,000 201,000 118,000 62,000 98,000
15 I DREAMED A DREAM - THE SUSAN BOYLE STORY -RPT Nine 519,000 217,000 218,000 51,000 33,000
18 STAR WARS: EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Ten 402,000 158,000 117,000 66,000 61,000
20 STAR WARS: EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI RPT Ten 310,000 210,000 100,000
22 2010 brandname CUP - HAWTHORN V RICHMOND Ten 303,000 21,000 207,000 9,000 21,000 45,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,169,000 285,000 322,000 230,000 172,000 160,000
2 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,161,000 320,000 356,000 213,000 127,000 146,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,116,000 330,000 389,000 185,000 99,000 113,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,050,000 225,000 321,000 199,000 175,000 131,000
5 SILENT WITNESS ABC1 897,000 201,000 292,000 179,000 119,000 107,000
9 ONE DAY CRICKET -AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 3 SESSION 2 Nine 679,000 201,000 204,000 149,000 49,000 76,000
10 SLEUTH 101 ABC1 644,000 173,000 221,000 115,000 69,000 66,000
27 HITLER'S BODYGUARD SBS ONE 303,000 68,000 124,000 51,000 35,000 24,000
35 BLACKADDER THE THIRD GO! 217,000 70,000 50,000 39,000 35,000 23,000
The ratings race, updated 10 am Friday
As you see in the chart, Channel Seven has a hit with the new Courtney Cox sitcom. What's fascinating is that men are watching as enthusiastically as women. Cougartown was top show of the night with men 16-39, women 16-39, men 25-54, women 25-54, and high income earners.
The only demographics which did not embrace it were Grocery Buyers (with whom it was number 3 after Seven news and Today Tonight) and people aged over 55, where it was the number 18 most watched show of the night (ie a huge flop). Perhaps if Cox played a 60 year old woman going after 45 year old men, it might have a shot with the senior demographic.
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 COUGAR TOWN Seven 1,347,000 374,000 412,000 246,000 153,000 162,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,309,000 319,000 406,000 266,000 166,000 153,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,235,000 279,000 403,000 249,000 157,000 146,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,074,000 283,000 396,000 198,000 95,000 102,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,053,000 266,000 402,000 200,000 77,000 109,000
6 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Seven 1,039,000 284,000 306,000 210,000 116,000 123,000
7 LAW AND ORDER: SVU Ten 1,011,000 289,000 347,000 155,000 98,000 122,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 993,000 258,000 355,000 186,000 69,000 126,000
9 HOME AND AWAY Seven 957,000 260,000 287,000 201,000 117,000 93,000
10 ABC NEWS ABC1 889,000 229,000 311,000 137,000 75,000 137,000
11 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) Ten 882,000 246,000 264,000 179,000 71,000 122,000
14 THE WHITE ROOM Seven 812,000 203,000 267,000 147,000 112,000 83,000
15 MEDIUM Ten 753,000 180,000 251,000 134,000 75,000 113,000
19 ADULTS ONLY 20 TO 1 Nine 693,000 184,000 203,000 108,000 77,000 121,000
21 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 621,000 161,000 186,000 119,000 77,000 78,000
29 FAMILY GUY Seven 393,000 84,000 165,000 60,000 44,000 40,000
36 GOURMET FARMER SBS ONE 300,000 101,000 94,000 49,000 18,000 39,000
41 OZ AND JAMES'S BIG WINE ADVENTURE SBS ONE 262,000 82,000 85,000 42,000 21,000 32,000
42 THE BIG BANG THEORY GO! 255,000 64,000 85,000 45,000 22,000 40,000
76 SCRAPHEAP CHALLENGE ABC2 122,000 32,000 38,000 17,000 21,000 15,000
77 STARGATE ATLANTIS 7TWO 122,000 24,000 27,000 26,000 18,000 28,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,340,000 346,000 385,000 268,000 155,000 187,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,264,000 330,000 382,000 246,000 123,000 183,000
3 CUSTOMS Nine 1,165,000 357,000 353,000 205,000 105,000 144,000
4 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,129,000 281,000 316,000 280,000 121,000 131,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,121,000 323,000 357,000 219,000 112,000 110,000
6 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,069,000 312,000 326,000 183,000 107,000 141,000
7 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,059,000 321,000 285,000 209,000 120,000 125,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -WED Nine 1,033,000 310,000 309,000 195,000 64,000 155,000
9 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,024,000 237,000 358,000 176,000 111,000 142,000
10 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 1,006,000 245,000 298,000 210,000 107,000 146,000
11 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA - SHOWCASE Ten 984,000 302,000 290,000 209,000 76,000 106,000
12 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 981,000 269,000 317,000 222,000 73,000 100,000
14 ICU Seven 934,000 225,000 255,000 238,000 97,000 119,000
16 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) Ten 817,000 216,000 227,000 199,000 73,000 102,000
18 GANGS OF OZ Seven 742,000 228,000 230,000 130,000 66,000 88,000
19 COLD CASE -EP1 Nine 726,000 193,000 216,000 130,000 105,000 82,000
21 HUNGRY BEAST ABC1 663,000 205,000 181,000 127,000 58,000 92,000
23 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 601,000 138,000 183,000 142,000 66,000 73,000
26 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 539,000 155,000 196,000 78,000 54,000 56,000
47 LOST 7TWO 216,000 49,000 66,000 51,000 26,000 25,000
76 LOST-ENCORE Seven 126,000 45,000 43,000 21,000 10,000 6,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Network Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,524,000 371,000 466,000 301,000 191,000 195,000
2 NCIS Ten 1,416,000 407,000 406,000 244,000 133,000 226,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,347,000 327,000 400,000 271,000 180,000 170,000
4 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,328,000 360,000 379,000 281,000 137,000 171,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,146,000 316,000 388,000 216,000 105,000 120,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,108,000 291,000 311,000 234,000 145,000 127,000
7 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 997,000 262,000 278,000 223,000 119,000 115,000
8 BONDI RESCUE Ten 987,000 312,000 214,000 230,000 89,000 143,000
9 KEVIN MCCLOUD'S GRAND TOUR ABC1 882,000 244,000 299,000 150,000 73,000 117,000
10 ABC NEWS ABC1 873,000 217,000 278,000 143,000 103,000 132,000
12 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) Ten 851,000 197,000 241,000 211,000 66,000 135,000
15 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 664,000 148,000 191,000 158,000 76,000 92,000
18 ONE DAY SERIES - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES Nine 625,000 182,000 217,000 106,000 58,000 64,000
42 TOP GEAR -SPECIAL Nine 165,000 Not shown Not shown Not shown 165,000 Not shown
19 QI ABC1 622,000 189,000 204,000 85,000 79,000 65,000
49 BIG LOVE SBS ONE 146,000 33,000 61,000 23,000 11,000 19,000
64 SEINFELD GO! 122,000 25,000 57,000 13,000 8,000 18,000
66 FRASIER GO! 120,000 28,000 56,000 17,000 7,000 12,000
73 GET SMART GO! 115,000 14,000 46,000 43,000 2,000 10,000
80 UGLY BETTY 7TWO 105,000 20,000 25,000 28,000 10,000 22,000
81 THE BENNY HILL SHOW 7TWO 105,000 12,000 41,000 17,000 8,000 26,000
92 24 7TWO 95,000 22,000 36,000 11,000 10,000 16,000
What Australia watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,420,000 385,000 480,000 294,000 95,000 166,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,387,000 305,000 388,000 292,000 190,000 211,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,355,000 308,000 420,000 255,000 176,000 197,000
4 AUSTRALIAN STORY ABC1 1,250,000 349,000 452,000 215,000 115,000 118,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,193,000 326,000 410,000 237,000 113,000 107,000
6 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,150,000 353,000 351,000 223,000 94,000 129,000
7 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,143,000 335,000 342,000 258,000 65,000 142,000
8 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,107,000 320,000 327,000 193,000 129,000 138,000
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,082,000 323,000 363,000 217,000 74,000 105,000
10 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,072,000 289,000 336,000 192,000 127,000 127,000
13 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,001,000 256,000 322,000 180,000 112,000 130,000
17 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 838,000 197,000 254,000 161,000 107,000 119,000
20 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 723,000 193,000 167,000 195,000 77,000 91,000
31 Q & A ABC1 412,000 161,000 108,000 78,000 36,000 29,000
32 MYTHBUSTERS SBS ONE 370,000 97,000 89,000 83,000 52,000 49,000
46 JUDGE JOHN DEED 7TWO 216,000 23,000 78,000 53,000 20,000 41,000
59 30 ROCK Seven 163,000 62,000 57,000 16,000 14,000 14,000
109 2010 NFL SUPER BOWL LIVE Ten 90,000 37,000 31,000 10,000 6,000 7,000
121 2010 NFL SUPER BOWL LIVE ONE 75,000 20,000 25,000 16,000 9,000 6,000
170 2010 NFL SUPER BOWL REPLAY RPT ONE 48,000 12,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 5,000
(OzTAM preliminary estimates, mainland capitals)
The ratings race, updated 11am Monday
Technically, Channel Seven had the biggest audience share for the first night of the ratings year, but it was really Channel Ten's victory. Thanks to Shaun Micallef and Julianna Margulies, Ten drew most viewers aged 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54.
Below, we publish the charts for some of the key segments of the viewing audience - young, old, male, female. It looks as if The Good Wife might be a nation-uniter, while Shaun and Hugh Laurie are nation-splitters. Go to Comments to tell us what you made of TGW. Will you watch her again next week?
What viewers aged 16 to 39 watched, Sunday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 542,000 156,000 156,000 144,000 30,000 56,000
2 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 527,000 140,000 127,000 148,000 45,000 67,000
3 HOUSE Ten 451,000 164,000 95,000 117,000 40,000 35,000
4 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 383,000 114,000 105,000 85,000 25,000 55,000
5 AIR WAYS Seven 361,000 118,000 95,000 79,000 31,000 39,000
6 BONES Seven 359,000 108,000 98,000 71,000 43,000 40,000
7 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 353,000 125,000 89,000 72,000 42,000 25,000
8 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 2 Nine 288,000 88,000 84,000 60,000 35,000 21,000
9 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 278,000 69,000 56,000 101,000 16,000 38,000
10 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 1 Nine 269,000 88,000 71,000 48,000 35,000 28,000
11 TRISHNA & KRISHNA: THE QUEST FOR SEPARATE LIVES Seven 268,000 82,000 61,000 79,000 18,000 29,000
12 CASTLE Seven 239,000 71,000 82,000 24,000 35,000 28,000
13 AVATAR - CREATING THE WORLD OF PANDORA Ten 225,000 89,000 54,000 59,000 12,000 11,000
What Women 25-54 watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 471,000 115,000 146,000 96,000 48,000 66,000
2 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 413,000 118,000 136,000 81,000 37,000 41,000
3 BONES Seven 360,000 88,000 113,000 82,000 46,000 32,000
4 AIR WAYS Seven 356,000 104,000 98,000 80,000 31,000 43,000
5 HOUSE Ten 342,000 91,000 99,000 71,000 46,000 36,000
6 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 333,000 80,000 65,000 112,000 26,000 50,000
7 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 315,000 88,000 89,000 77,000 24,000 37,000
8 TRISHNA & KRISHNA: THE QUEST FOR SEPARATE LIVES Seven 287,000 67,000 82,000 75,000 28,000 35,000
9 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 267,000 93,000 82,000 44,000 29,000 20,000
10 CASTLE Seven 267,000 63,000 93,000 44,000 43,000 23,000
11 CASTLE EP.2 Seven 210,000 49,000 79,000 34,000 30,000 17,000
12 INSIDE THE FIRESTORM ABC1 173,000 39,000 65,000 37,000 12,000 20,000
13 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 2 Nine 169,000 52,000 53,000 29,000 16,000 19,000
What men aged 25-54 watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 357,000 114,000 99,000 76,000 37,000 32,000
2 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 319,000 100,000 81,000 72,000 24,000 41,000
3 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 316,000 84,000 92,000 88,000 16,000 35,000
4 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 2 Nine 302,000 97,000 93,000 59,000 30,000 23,000
5 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 1 Nine 282,000 95,000 74,000 54,000 32,000 27,000
6 HOUSE Ten 269,000 88,000 70,000 69,000 21,000 23,000
7 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 238,000 53,000 38,000 80,000 17,000 51,000
8 BONES Seven 236,000 63,000 60,000 59,000 28,000 26,000
9 AIR WAYS Seven 230,000 65,000 65,000 51,000 21,000 28,000
10 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 201,000 51,000 61,000 45,000 12,000 32,000
11 CASTLE Seven 164,000 43,000 52,000 24,000 27,000 17,000
12 ABC NEWS-SU ABC1 154,000 47,000 44,000 29,000 10,000 23,000
13 INSIDE THE FIRESTORM ABC1 153,000 40,000 60,000 20,000 9,000 24,000
What viewers over 55 watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 721,000 165,000 200,000 177,000 78,000 100,000
2 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 616,000 166,000 201,000 123,000 67,000 59,000
3 TRISHNA & KRISHNA: THE QUEST FOR SEPARATE LIVES Seven 576,000 150,000 167,000 123,000 64,000 71,000
4 AIR WAYS Seven 533,000 137,000 151,000 115,000 41,000 88,000
5 ABC NEWS-SUN ABC1 532,000 140,000 161,000 97,000 49,000 86,000
6 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 433,000 119,000 117,000 75,000 46,000 76,000
7 BONES Seven 423,000 114,000 126,000 72,000 47,000 64,000
8 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 2 Nine 421,000 119,000 126,000 79,000 47,000 50,000
9 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 1 Nine 409,000 113,000 127,000 70,000 54,000 45,000
10 CASTLE Seven 343,000 77,000 126,000 54,000 53,000 32,000
11 COLLECTORS ABC1 331,000 76,000 122,000 63,000 32,000 38,000
12 SNOW MONKEYS: WHO'S HOT AND WHO'S NOT ABC1 324,000 96,000 99,000 56,000 23,000 50,000
13 INSIDE THE FIRESTORM ABC1 263,000 81,000 75,000 40,000 26,000 42,000
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,449,000 349,000 330,000 417,000 141,000 212,000
2 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,409,000 426,000 442,000 275,000 146,000 120,000
3 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 1,407,000 395,000 395,000 283,000 134,000 200,000
4 AIR WAYS Seven 1,327,000 392,000 361,000 283,000 108,000 182,000
5 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 1,323,000 372,000 420,000 277,000 102,000 152,000
6 BONES Seven 1,211,000 335,000 347,000 243,000 136,000 150,000
7 TRISHNA & KRISHNA: THE QUEST FOR SEPARATE LIVES Seven 1,169,000 318,000 322,000 269,000 121,000 139,000
8 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 2 Nine 1,020,000 317,000 297,000 192,000 110,000 103,000
9 HOUSE Ten 1,010,000 323,000 282,000 189,000 101,000 114,000
10 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 1 Nine 954,000 307,000 270,000 163,000 112,000 102,000
11 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 926,000 263,000 253,000 208,000 60,000 142,000
12 ABC NEWS-SUN ABC1 911,000 237,000 289,000 171,000 80,000 134,000
13 CASTLE Seven 901,000 220,000 316,000 136,000 137,000 91,000
(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.
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Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 CUSTOMS Nine 1,309,000 335,000 461,000 235,000 126,000 151,000
2 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 1,295,000 314,000 364,000 272,000 140,000 205,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,288,000 331,000 400,000 214,000 141,000 202,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,225,000 335,000 343,000 238,000 142,000 166,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,190,000 320,000 407,000 244,000 110,000 110,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,147,000 312,000 391,000 240,000 82,000 122,000
7 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,134,000 270,000 329,000 231,000 137,000 166,000
8 RPA Nine 1,066,000 267,000 381,000 178,000 120,000 121,000
12 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,002,000 343,000 285,000 157,000 113,000 104,000
18 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA Ten 790,000 251,000 250,000 150,000 60,000 79,000
22 HUNGRY BEAST ABC1 665,000 221,000 176,000 118,000 74,000 76,000
34 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 370,000 98,000 138,000 54,000 36,000 44,000
62 LOST 7TWO 158,000 68,000 39,000 25,000 10,000 17,000
64 FRINGE GO! 153,000 24,000 52,000 24,000 38,000 15,000
70 TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES GO! 145,000 35,000 44,000 26,000 28,000 13,000
80 LOST - ENCORE Seven 127,000 37,000 43,000 23,000 11,000 12,000
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What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NCIS Ten 1,517,000 420,000 417,000 295,000 168,000 217,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,462,000 361,000 522,000 271,000 154,000 154,000
3 TOP GEAR Nine 1,316,000 319,000 421,000 260,000 165,000 151,000
4 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,301,000 288,000 401,000 241,000 163,000 207,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,296,000 271,000 416,000 260,000 153,000 197,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,135,000 330,000 363,000 233,000 72,000 137,000
7 NINE NEWS Nine 1,114,000 263,000 406,000 243,000 96,000 107,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,105,000 255,000 365,000 217,000 129,000 138,000
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,102,000 288,000 391,000 213,000 85,000 125,000
10 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 1,050,000 263,000 339,000 225,000 114,000 108,000
13 BONDI RESCUE Ten 915,000 270,000 237,000 209,000 79,000 120,000
14 RIVERS WITH GRIFF RHYS JONES ABC1 823,000 202,000 271,000 145,000 90,000 116,000
16 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS -EP1 Nine 801,000 248,000 263,000 130,000 93,000 67,000
21 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS -EP2 Nine 698,000 260,000 208,000 102,000 70,000 59,000
25 DEAL OR NO DEAL Seven 578,000 116,000 204,000 87,000 79,000 92,000
26 HOT SEAT Nine 569,000 146,000 167,000 151,000 47,000 58,000
31 SUNRISE Seven 375,000 101,000 81,000 107,000 36,000 50,000
37 TODAY Nine 293,000 94,000 99,000 52,000 20,000 28,000
58 BIG LOVE SBS ONE 148,000 49,000 46,000 21,000 12,000 20,000
78 UGLY BETTY 7TWO 114,000 33,000 31,000 18,000 15,000 17,000
What Australia watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,587,000 339,000 635,000 310,000 126,000 177,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,489,000 360,000 454,000 277,000 187,000 212,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,453,000 365,000 452,000 266,000 182,000 187,000
4 NINE NEWS / NEWS Nine 1,433,000 379,000 501,000 264,000 165,000 124,000
5 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,396,000 361,000 452,000 245,000 171,000 167,000
6 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,311,000 369,000 458,000 230,000 99,000 155,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,286,000 277,000 512,000 250,000 103,000 144,000
8 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,265,000 293,000 458,000 267,000 98,000 149,000
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,212,000 327,000 431,000 220,000 120,000 114,000
12 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,083,000 291,000 357,000 202,000 111,000 122,000
13 AUSTRALIAN STORY ABC1 1,027,000 269,000 388,000 192,000 68,000 110,000
15 FOUR CORNERS ON SCIENTOLOGY ABC1 974,000 304,000 287,000 179,000 87,000 117,000
21 THE 82ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS Nine 701,000 227,000 234,000 105,000 60,000 76,000
28 THE 82ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS -LIVE Nine 527,000 118,000 241,000 82,000 54,000 32,000
51 THE 82ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS -RED CARPET Nine 230,000 58,000 72,000 45,000 26,000 30,000
68 30 ROCK Seven 147,000 41,000 52,000 22,000 14,000 17,000
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,471,000 336,000 503,000 326,000 123,000 183,000
2 AIR WAYS Seven 1,432,000 412,000 402,000 272,000 142,000 204,000
3 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,423,000 382,000 408,000 282,000 154,000 197,000
4 NINE NEWS SUNDAY / NEWS SUN Nine 1,309,000 382,000 454,000 209,000 147,000 117,000
5 V Nine 1,290,000 397,000 382,000 239,000 100,000 172,000
6 BONES - MON Seven 1,277,000 356,000 354,000 255,000 136,000 176,000
7 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 1,203,000 385,000 360,000 207,000 103,000 148,000
8 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,169,000 256,000 382,000 266,000 119,000 146,000
9 60 MINUTES Nine 1,097,000 303,000 355,000 229,000 100,000 110,000
10 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 1,081,000 326,000 351,000 179,000 103,000 121,000
11 ABC NEWS-SU ABC1 997,000 247,000 341,000 177,000 101,000 130,000
12 DOMESTIC BLITZ Nine 935,000 263,000 318,000 182,000 95,000 76,000
13 CASTLE Seven 866,000 240,000 277,000 131,000 98,000 119,000
14 TEN NEWS AT FIVE SUN Ten 861,000 258,000 278,000 132,000 69,000 123,000
15 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 857,000 258,000 241,000 196,000 51,000 111,000
16 HOUSE Ten 850,000 244,000 275,000 162,000 86,000 83,000
17 I AM LEGEND Nine 640,000 160,000 228,000 121,000 56,000 75,000
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.]]>
Three years ago, we discussed how television tastes offer clues about the changing national mood, noting that after September 11 and the Bali bombings, Australians retreated into their cocoons. "The favourites of the early Noughties were all about lifestyle -- home renovations, gardening, domestic bliss. The dramas were about crimes solved and stability restored in a single episode ... Viewers avoided programs that required them to come back next week, because life was too crazy to allow such a commitment.
"But since 2005, our favourite shows have been serials, keeping us in constant suspense about who will be voted off the dance floor, who will be murdered on Wisteria Lane, what will the island do to the survivors, how will Dr House outsmart the cop who wants to jail him, etc. Instead of being reassured by our mass entertainment, we demand to be surprised.
"What follows from this transformation in public mood? That Australians will be inclined to vote for Kevin Rudd at the federal election. Where once they craved security, now they relish change ... Australia's current preference for Channel Seven, which offers novelty, over Channel Nine, which offers 'we know what's best for you', suggests that the nation is in sit-forward mode. If an election were held now, we'd vote for surprise and risk rather than predictability and comfort."
Three years later, lets look at the state of the stations. Nine is resurgent, Seven is sinking. In the morning, Today regularly beats Sunrise in Sydney and Melbourne. In the afternoon, The Hot Seat is neck and neck with Deal or no Deal. Nine has hits with Top Gear, The Mentalist and Two and a Half Men, soon to be followed by Underbelly: The Golden Mile (legal action permitting).
Seven's big dramas, Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives, have jumped the shark. Its only new hit, My Kitchen Rules, is a rehash of MasterChef, which does not suggest much imagination in the programming department. Seven's celebrity game show, The White Room, got axed after two weeks because it was hastily conceived and badly managed (just like a certain home insulation program we've heard about recently).
Over the past two weeks, the prime time audience shares have been: Seven 25.6 per cent, Nine 26.7 per cent. At the same time, the opinion polls have shown a slump for the Government and a rise for the Opposition. Kevin Rudd now finds himself where John Howard was in March of 2007 - representing stodgy stability, while Tony Abbott and Barnaby Joyce represent edgy unpredictability.
To restore his reputation for innovation, Rudd has just unveiled visionary schemes in education and health. If our analogy is correct, Channel Seven will need to unveil some big new programming plans very soon.
The last paragraph of this column on May 28, 2007 said this: "You can expect the prime minister to hold off the election date till as late as possible this year. He'll be watching the ratings, tracking the rise of Nine and the decline of Seven, waiting for clear evidence that we have settled back onto the sofa of life. Then he'll pounce."
Go to Comments to discuss whether this year will be different.]]>
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.]]>
As the statisticians would say, the data is reliable - and, at first sight, pretty reassuring. The nation of convicts is not in the grip of a crime wave. Only 3.1 per cent of people aged over 15 (527,400) said they had suffered a physical assault; only 0.6 per cent (96,700) had experienced a personal robbery; only 3.3 per cent of households (267,800) were victims of a break-in and only 1.1 per cent (91,000) had a car stolen. The crime that affected the greatest number of people was "malicious property damage", which happened to 11 per cent of households (912,500).
The bureau reports: "Types of property commonly damaged, defaced or destroyed in the most recent incident were exterior items - including walls, windows, doors and fences - (66%) and cars or other motor vehicles (29%)." Graffiti are a nuisance, but they hardly represent the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
From that section of the report, I have derived this useful advice ...
How to minimise your chances of being a victim of crime:
1. Live in South Australia (low in all types of crime); 2 Be female; 3 Be over 65; 4 Live alone (The bureau reports: "62 per cent of people who experienced a physical assault knew the offender ... with 14% indicating that the offender was a member of their family" and "29% of the most recent physical assaults occurred at the victim's home"); 5 Be married (but presumably you'd have to live separately from your partner); 6 Don't own electronic or gardening equipment (the most commonly stolen items after money); 7 Get a job.
How to maximise your chances of being a victim of crime: 1 Live in the Northern Territory (highest rate of all crimes); 2 Be single; 3 Be male; 4 Be aged between 15 and 19; 5 Be unemployed.
The bureau reported: "The victimisation rates for physical assault were 8.7% for people aged 15-19 years ... compared with 0.4% for people aged 65 years and over. The victimisation rate was higher for people who were not married (5.3%) than for people who were married (1.7%). The victimisation rate was higher for people who were unemployed (7.1%) ... than for people employed full-time (3.3%) and people employed part-time (3.7%)."
But now we come to the mystery. While Australians are happy to regale researchers from the Bureau of Statistics with their experience of theft and violence, they show a marked reluctance to talk to those who might do something about it. Around one third of the horrors discussed were never reported.
As the bureau puts it: "The proportion of crime incidents people reported to police varied depending on the type of crime: 86 per cent for motor vehicle theft; 70 per cent for break-in; 39 per cent for physical assault; 36 per cent for malicious property damage; 23 per cent for robbery; 23 per cent for threatened assault."
So 61 per cent of people who are bashed and 77 per cent of people who are robbed don't tell the cops. Why not? I can imagine three possible explanations: 1 They've got something to hide; 2 They think it would be pointless, because Underbelly has led them to believe criminals are clever and cops are dumb or corrupt; 3 The anti-dobbing philosophy is so deeply ingrained in our culture that we're prepared to expose our fellow citizens to thugs and thieves rather than give evidence against them.
Go to Comments to offer your theory.]]>
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.]]>
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,436,000 392,000 500,000 273,000 105,000 165,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,410,000 383,000 443,000 277,000 160,000 147,000
3 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,406,000 352,000 462,000 274,000 158,000 159,000
4 TOP GEAR -EP1 Nine 1,385,000 385,000 402,000 281,000 144,000 174,000
5 NCIS Ten 1,365,000 402,000 341,000 265,000 157,000 201,000
6 AIR WAYS Seven 1,354,000 391,000 433,000 238,000 145,000 146,000
7 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,351,000 430,000 428,000 237,000 118,000 138,000
8 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,345,000 324,000 385,000 293,000 165,000 178,000
9 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,344,000 339,000 387,000 326,000 125,000 168,000
10 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,299,000 266,000 459,000 302,000 112,000 161,000
11 WICKED LOVE: THE MARIA KORP STORY Nine 1,299,000 360,000 527,000 203,000 111,000 97,000
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What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,299,000 266,000 459,000 302,000 112,000 161,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY / NEWS SATURDAY Nine 989,000 206,000 384,000 182,000 121,000 96,000
3 ABC NEWS-SA ABC1 987,000 225,000 407,000 149,000 95,000 112,000
4 M-SISTER ACT 2: BACK IN THE HABIT Seven 951,000 238,000 325,000 190,000 94,000 104,000
5 TEN NEWS AT FIVE SAT Ten 839,000 185,000 304,000 148,000 75,000 126,000
6 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEO SHOW Nine 785,000 204,000 257,000 166,000 82,000 75,000
7 GARDENING AUSTRALIA ABC1 636,000 148,000 264,000 115,000 54,000 55,000
8 BLUE MURDER ABC1 625,000 186,000 187,000 98,000 76,000 78,000
9 BILL ABC1 621,000 209,000 194,000 122,000 Not shown - What was happening in Adelaide? 95,000
10 BED OF ROSES ABC1 613,000 148,000 174,000 139,000 72,000 80,000
12 THE SIMPSONS MOVIE Ten 558,000 170,000 211,000 111,000 66,000
15 MIDSOMER MURDERS RPT ABC1 460,000 141,000 155,000 53,000 53,000 57,000
22 IRON CHEF SBS ONE 280,000 74,000 106,000 42,000 22,000 36,000
41 2010 NAB CUP - ST KILDA V FREMANTLE Ten 220,000 14,000 111,000 12,000 29,000 54,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,248,000 301,000 357,000 266,000 163,000 160,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,189,000 269,000 358,000 247,000 139,000 175,000
3 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,138,000 371,000 398,000 228,000 141,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,096,000 304,000 349,000 233,000 105,000 104,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 998,000 271,000 362,000 185,000 74,000 106,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 920,000 241,000 330,000 171,000 66,000 111,000
7 SILENT WITNESS ABC1 913,000 245,000 255,000 187,000 99,000 127,000
8 ABC NEWS ABC1 903,000 240,000 294,000 149,000 102,000 117,000
18 SLEUTH 101 ABC1 529,000 145,000 157,000 107,000 56,000 64,000
21 2010 brand name CUP: SEMI-FINAL: WESTERN BULLDOGS V PORT ADELAIDE Seven 474,000 4,000 265,000 12,000 119,000 74,000
27 SUNRISE Seven 383,000 104,000 89,000 89,000 40,000 60,000
33 TODAY Nine 325,000 102,000 111,000 57,000 26,000 30,000
38 WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH NUDITY? SBS ONE 288,000 95,000 71,000 49,000 39,000 33,000
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,270,000 309,000 385,000 263,000 141,000 171,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,163,000 285,000 351,000 233,000 130,000 165,000
3 GETAWAY Nine 1,109,000 258,000 385,000 238,000 99,000 129,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,032,000 270,000 342,000 237,000 89,000 95,000
5 THE MENTALIST -RPT Nine 1,018,000 264,000 353,000 191,000 89,000 122,000
10 COUGAR TOWN Seven 916,000 246,000 260,000 188,000 91,000 131,000
11 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA - RESULTS Ten 833,000 271,000 223,000 169,000 70,000 100,000
23 DEAL OR NO DEAL Seven 585,000 152,000 202,000 88,000 63,000 80,000
25 HOT SEAT Nine 572,000 151,000 174,000 155,000 50,000 42,000
31 FAMILY GUY Seven 407,000 132,000 129,000 66,000 39,000 42,000
34 SUNRISE Seven 357,000 89,000 80,000 93,000 41,000 53,000
37 GOURMET FARMER SBS ONE 326,000 97,000 95,000 62,000 25,000 47,000
39 TODAY Nine 301,000 100,000 83,000 67,000 23,000 28,000
44 TOP GEAR GO! 258,000 53,000 91,000 52,000 33,000 28,000
59 STARGATE ATLANTIS 7TWO 151,000 49,000 38,000 25,000 19,000 19,000
75 FIFTH GEAR 7TWO 126,000 42,000 25,000 20,000 19,000 20,000
94 HEROES 7TWO 101,000 55,000 5,000 20,000 8,000 12,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,305,000 299,000 370,000 284,000 161,000 192,000
2 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 1,264,000 343,000 374,000 254,000 125,000 167,000
3 CUSTOMS Nine 1,247,000 337,000 420,000 238,000 121,000 131,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,189,000 276,000 357,000 251,000 136,000 169,000
5 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,132,000 306,000 342,000 218,000 121,000 145,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN -WED Nine 1,121,000 268,000 398,000 237,000 90,000 129,000
7 CRASH INVESTIGATION UNIT Seven 1,100,000 316,000 286,000 230,000 126,000 142,000
8 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,076,000 329,000 338,000 179,000 128,000 102,000
13 RPA Nine 957,000 274,000 312,000 151,000 104,000 116,000
17 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA Ten 767,000 259,000 224,000 133,000 65,000 87,000
21 HUNGRY BEAST ABC1 689,000 202,000 205,000 122,000 85,000 75,000
22 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 659,000 162,000 203,000 161,000 63,000 69,000
30 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 437,000 123,000 134,000 94,000 40,000 45,000
37 SUNRISE Seven 338,000 93,000 77,000 79,000 40,000 48,000
39 TODAY Nine 306,000 79,000 96,000 78,000 21,000 31,000
53 LOST 7TWO 185,000 67,000 46,000 35,000 21,000 16,000
62 FRINGE GO! 153,000 21,000 62,000 30,000 27,000 13,000
64 LOST-ENCORE Seven 144,000 41,000 55,000 22,000 12,000 14,000
66 I SURVIVED A JAPANESE GAME SHOW 7TWO 139,000 42,000 41,000 16,000 26,000 14,000
67 SEINFELD GO! 136,000 23,000 45,000 37,000 21,000 11,000
72 TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES GO! 130,000 24,000 45,000 27,000 27,000 8,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,402,000 306,000 396,000 348,000 166,000 186,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,400,000 349,000 459,000 274,000 158,000 159,000
3 TOP GEAR -EP1 Nine 1,385,000 385,000 402,000 280,000 143,000 174,000
4 NCIS Ten 1,363,000 402,000 340,000 264,000 156,000 201,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,248,000 258,000 361,000 302,000 138,000 189,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,161,000 346,000 371,000 228,000 77,000 139,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,153,000 298,000 388,000 236,000 71,000 159,000
8 TOP GEAR -SPECIAL Nine 1,152,000 296,000 375,000 210,000 117,000 155,000
9 NINE NEWS Nine 1,134,000 322,000 348,000 260,000 88,000 116,000
10 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 1,046,000 273,000 323,000 239,000 102,000 109,000
13 BONDI RESCUE Ten 934,000 281,000 229,000 206,000 83,000 136,000
23 HOT SEAT Nine 568,000 146,000 162,000 155,000 50,000 55,000
24 DEAL OR NO DEAL Seven 567,000 155,000 155,000 121,000 66,000 71,000
31 TODAY Nine 357,000 111,000 103,000 83,000 29,000 31,000
32 SUNRISE Seven 335,000 86,000 74,000 95,000 36,000 44,000
55 BIG LOVE SBS ONE 148,000 38,000 56,000 17,000 11,000 27,000
What Australia watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,495,000 405,000 413,000 304,000 194,000 179,000
2 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,424,000 392,000 498,000 270,000 103,000 161,000
3 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,408,000 382,000 443,000 277,000 160,000 147,000
4 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,347,000 428,000 428,000 238,000 116,000 137,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,342,000 377,000 373,000 277,000 158,000 156,000
6 NINE NEWS Nine 1,277,000 366,000 408,000 263,000 118,000 121,000
7 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,231,000 361,000 422,000 235,000 79,000 135,000
8 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,212,000 358,000 379,000 238,000 117,000 120,000
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,171,000 328,000 379,000 235,000 100,000 130,000
10 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,145,000 333,000 318,000 225,000 143,000 124,000
11 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,030,000 293,000 337,000 176,000 90,000 135,000
12 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,025,000 270,000 352,000 188,000 94,000 121,000
17 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 815,000 230,000 242,000 150,000 102,000 91,000
20 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 743,000 172,000 206,000 219,000 74,000 72,000
27 ROSS NOBLE'S AUSTRALIAN TRIP Ten 527,000 138,000 178,000 95,000 71,000 46,000
32 MAN VS WILD SBS ONE 383,000 98,000 135,000 53,000 52,000 46,000
33 SUNRISE Seven 377,000 102,000 85,000 103,000 31,000 56,000
37 TODAY Nine 351,000 109,000 101,000 78,000 30,000 33,000
48 JUDGE JOHN DEED 7TWO 229,000 44,000 63,000 39,000 43,000 41,000
49 HEARTBEAT 7TWO 222,000 54,000 51,000 40,000 42,000 35,000
73 30 ROCK Seven 118,000 45,000 39,000 16,000 12,000 6,000
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,344,000 338,000 387,000 326,000 125,000 168,000
2 AIR WAYS Seven 1,342,000 390,000 434,000 233,000 142,000 143,000
3 WICKED LOVE: THE MARIA KORP STORY Nine 1,295,000 358,000 526,000 203,000 111,000 97,000
4 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,275,000 357,000 431,000 239,000 126,000 122,000
5 BONES Seven 1,236,000 343,000 324,000 262,000 176,000 132,000
6 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 1,180,000 330,000 390,000 222,000 126,000 111,000
7 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,162,000 343,000 369,000 232,000 123,000 96,000
8 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,073,000 243,000 338,000 249,000 118,000 126,000
9 60 MINUTES Nine 1,038,000 304,000 336,000 208,000 95,000 95,000
10 CASTLE Seven 921,000 223,000 302,000 167,000 136,000 94,000
11 ABC NEWS-SU ABC1 907,000 252,000 285,000 167,000 85,000 118,000
12 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 902,000 254,000 283,000 172,000 94,000 98,000
13 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 835,000 275,000 233,000 193,000 57,000 77,000
14 DOMESTIC BLITZ Nine 821,000 283,000 242,000 155,000 82,000 59,000
15 HOUSE Ten 761,000 254,000 210,000 123,000 89,000 85,000
18 BREAKING THE MOULD: THE STORY OF PENICILLIN ABC1 510,000 188,000 130,000 87,000 46,000 59,000
22 SCRUBS Seven 459,000 101,000 145,000 82,000 67,000 64,000
30 MY PLACE ABC1 281,000 108,000 68,000 45,000 29,000 31,000
36 FLYING HIGH! RPT Ten 255,000 78,000 79,000 33,000 29,000 37,000
38 MY KITCHEN RULES-ENCORE Seven 249,000 54,000 74,000 69,000 23,000 29,000
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.]]>
This column started the Bogies three years ago to celebrate achievements of the television industry that are mysteriously ignored by the Logies - the most irritating, embarrassing, overhyped and underrated programs and people in Australia's most popular form of entertainment.
Last week I discovered this invitation on the Logies website: "Voting for the 2010 [brand name] Logie Awards is now open! Simply by voting you will go into the draw to win a romantic getaway to [brand name] Island Resort and Spa, valued at over $10,000! Plus, each week we are giving away a [brand name] Glamour Photography pack!"
This column can't match such incentives, but I'm hoping you'll be content with eternal glory as your reward for helping to create the Bogies of 2010. We try to add at least five new categories each year.
The most popular new category in 2009 was "Best use of breasts to exploit viewers' base instincts". From a field that included Satisfaction, True Blood, Ghost Whisperer and Nigella Express, the winner was Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, which one reader spoonerised as "Overbelly: A Sale of Two Titties".
Underbelly 3 hasn't started yet, so we don't know if we'll even need that category this year. But you'll have plenty of time to reflect on such issues, and to think of categories and candidates, because we're taking suggestions all through March (go to Comments to join the game). At the beginning of April, this column will publish a voting form, and the Bogie winners will be revealed in a glittering ceremony on Saturday May 1 - one day before the Logies are announced.
Here's a summary of last year's awards: From a field that included Ricki-Lee Coulter, Krystal Forscutt and Fifi Box, the winner of "Most Unnecessary Personality" was Lara Bingle. (Fifi Box will be consoled by becoming a candidate this year for the new category "Weather presenter least likely to be promoted to a real job").
The winner of Most unnecessary adaptation of an overseas show was Top Gear Australia. "Most offputting commercial" was "the impotence one with the guys playing the piano". "Worst attempt at an accent from a country not your own" went to Matthew Newton. Most Underrated Program was Dexter.
Most annoying person (from a field that included Jason Coleman, Georgie Parker, Sam Newman, Andrew O'Keefe, Ajay Rochester and Danny Weidler) was David Koch. Most Missed Program was The Chaser's War on Everything. Most Embarrassing Program (the Naomi Robson Cup) was Today Tonight. Furthest past use-by date (the Bert Newton Trophy) was Richard Wilkins. And The Black Bogie (the Eddie McGuire Chalice) went to Kyle Sandilands.
This year Eddie McGuire's Olympic performance might make him a prime candidate for the award named after him, but that's for you to determine. Lets hear your new categories and candidates.
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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.]]>
Description Overnight audience Consolidated audience 000's Increase % Increase
1 HOUSE Network TEN 946,000 1,081,000 135,000 14.20%
2 THE GOOD WIFE Network TEN 1,208,000 1,308,000 100,000 8.30%
3 GREY'S ANATOMY Network 7 866,000 963,000 97,000 11.20%
4 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Network 7 1,087,000 1,183,000 96,000 8.80%
5 CASTLE Network 7 963,000 1,059,000 96,000 10.00%
6 CRIMINAL MINDS Network 7 1,095,000 1,186,000 91,000 8.30%
7 BROTHERS & SISTERS Network 7 903,000 993,000 89,000 9.90%
8 BONES Network 7 1,251,000 1,339,000 88,000 7.10%
9 NCIS Network TEN 1,369,000 1,457,000 88,000 6.40%
10 TOP GEAR -EP1 Network 9 1,685,000 1,772,000 86,000 5.10%
11 GREY'S ANATOMY-EP.2 Network 7 911,000 995,000 84,000 9.20%
12 DOCTOR WHO: THE END OF TIME Network ABC1 803,000 885,000 82,000 10.20%
13 COUGAR TOWN Network 7 1,093,000 1,168,000 75,000 6.90%
14 THE MENTALIST Network 9 1,231,000 1,306,000 74,000 6.00%
15 BURN NOTICE Network TEN 423,000 495,000 72,000 16.90%
16 LOST Network 7TWO 180,000 247,000 67,000 37.20%
17 MONTY PYTHON: ALMOST THE TRUTH THE LAWYER'S CUT-EV Network ABC1 806,000 867,000 61,000 7.50%
18 SILENT WITNESS Network ABC1 933,000 993,000 60,000 6.40%
19 LAW AND ORDER: SVU Network TEN 904,000 961,000 57,000 6.30%
20 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Network 7 897,000 952,000 55,000 6.10%
(OzTAM mainland capitals)
What Australia watched, week ending February 27
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,397,000 374,000 481,000 259,000 110,000 173,000
2 NCIS Ten 1,384,000 399,000 374,000 264,000 154,000 193,000
3 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,355,000 330,000 422,000 252,000 179,000 172,000
4 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,292,000 364,000 351,000 274,000 129,000 173,000
5 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,279,000 393,000 421,000 202,000 110,000 153,000
6 CUSTOMS Nine 1,276,000 374,000 380,000 241,000 114,000 166,000
7 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,274,000 308,000 385,000 249,000 156,000 176,000
8 AIR WAYS Seven 1,267,000 311,000 399,000 248,000 149,000 161,000
9 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 1,260,000 347,000 355,000 260,000 117,000 180,000
10 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,247,000 311,000 368,000 241,000 154,000 174,000
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What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,106,000 268,000 310,000 234,000 129,000 165,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 942,000 296,000 307,000 176,000 106,000 58,000
3 ABC NEWS-SA ABC1 868,000 217,000 312,000 135,000 99,000 105,000
4 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 766,000 235,000 212,000 166,000 86,000 68,000
5 M-SISTER ACT Seven 743,000 176,000 244,000 133,000 75,000 114,000
6 WHIZZ KIDS - WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Nine 674,000 231,000 186,000 131,000 71,000 55,000
7 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 14 Nine 652,000 206,000 173,000 134,000 71,000 68,000
8 TEN NEWS AT FIVE SAT Ten 638,000 187,000 178,000 106,000 72,000 95,000
9 THE BILL ABC1 611,000 187,000 169,000 107,000 71,000 76,000
10 GARDENING AUSTRALIA ABC1 585,000 134,000 247,000 91,000 58,000 55,000
11 BLUE MURDER ABC1 550,000 161,000 154,000 95,000 73,000 67,000
12 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 14 (LATE) Nine 528,000 165,000 137,000 99,000 68,000 59,000
13 BED OF ROSES ABC1 492,000 124,000 148,000 108,000 56,000 57,000
19 MONSTER MOVES SBS ONE 337,000 75,000 117,000 67,000 35,000 42,000
26 2010 brand name CUP - ST KILDA V SYDNEY Ten 267,000 35,000 160,000 14,000 32,000 27,000
30 IRON CHEF SBS ONE 244,000 55,000 97,000 45,000 23,000 24,000
38 M-CALL ME: THE RISE AND FALL OF HEIDI FLEISS Seven 209,000 57,000 65,000 49,000 17,000 22,000
40 HEARTBEAT-SAT 7TWO 200,000 39,000 58,000 38,000 38,000 26,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 BITTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,122,000 280,000 367,000 201,000 148,000 126,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,110,000 240,000 340,000 229,000 148,000 152,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,075,000 240,000 363,000 200,000 128,000 144,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,015,000 274,000 327,000 206,000 105,000 103,000
5 SILENT WITNESS ABC1 919,000 271,000 263,000 148,000 104,000 133,000
6 ABC NEWS ABC1 860,000 273,000 264,000 126,000 77,000 120,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 856,000 207,000 322,000 165,000 83,000 79,000
8 VANCOUVER COLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 13 Nine 818,000 246,000 238,000 166,000 86,000 82,000
20 2010 brandname CUP: HAWTHORN V WESTERN BULLDOGS Seven 423,000 4,000 298,000 7,000 60,000 54,000
25 SUNRISE Seven 355,000 106,000 80,000 84,000 35,000 49,000
30 TODAY Nine 308,000 90,000 89,000 72,000 24,000 34,000
37 HITLER'S BODYGUARD SBS ONE 240,000 83,000 66,000 35,000 32,000 24,000
45 BLACKADDER GOES FORTH GO! 178,000 35,000 56,000 28,000 26,000 33,000
48 VIRTUAL ADULTERY AND CYBERSPACE LOVE RPT SBS ONE 173,000 48,000 43,000 32,000 24,000 26,000
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,178,000 289,000 351,000 223,000 152,000 163,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,175,000 271,000 352,000 242,000 151,000 158,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,091,000 304,000 329,000 247,000 101,000 110,000
4 COUGAR TOWN Seven 1,014,000 270,000 293,000 202,000 125,000 124,000
5 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 12 Nine 1,007,000 306,000 317,000 155,000 126,000 103,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 952,000 262,000 320,000 208,000 67,000 95,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 948,000 217,000 370,000 184,000 66,000 113,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 942,000 269,000 266,000 159,000 132,000 116,000
9 GETAWAY Nine 917,000 216,000 293,000 186,000 99,000 123,000
10 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Seven 913,000 255,000 243,000 198,000 104,000 114,000
17 GHOST WHISPERER Seven 761,000 221,000 209,000 146,000 99,000 85,000
19 THE NEANDERTHAL CODE ABC1 641,000 172,000 203,000 122,000 71,000 73,000
20 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 607,000 143,000 162,000 163,000 71,000 68,000
26 HOT SEAT Nine 547,000 143,000 161,000 140,000 49,000 54,000
27 DEAL OR NO DEAL Seven 508,000 107,000 157,000 83,000 89,000 72,000
31 FAMILY GUY Seven 385,000 103,000 136,000 60,000 41,000 45,000
32 TODAY Nine 367,000 129,000 99,000 64,000 31,000 45,000
36 SUNRISE Seven 323,000 76,000 79,000 88,000 37,000 42,000
37 GOURMET FARMER SBS ONE 312,000 70,000 122,000 54,000 25,000 40,000
53 STARGATE ATLANTIS 7TWO 162,000 42,000 38,000 39,000 21,000 23,000
78 HEROES 7TWO 112,000 39,000 16,000 33,000 14,000 10,000
85 E.R. GO! 103,000 34,000 31,000 12,000 20,000 6,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,260,000 315,000 347,000 248,000 168,000 182,000
2 CUSTOMS Nine 1,259,000 369,000 378,000 238,000 111,000 163,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,226,000 334,000 327,000 231,000 154,000 180,000
4 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 1,198,000 298,000 359,000 221,000 141,000 178,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,178,000 378,000 371,000 228,000 96,000 105,000
6 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,143,000 278,000 350,000 221,000 144,000 150,000
7 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,111,000 334,000 351,000 191,000 117,000 117,000
13 RPA Nine 988,000 306,000 288,000 172,000 110,000 113,000
14 ICU Seven 937,000 252,000 270,000 182,000 104,000 128,000
16 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA Ten 879,000 286,000 272,000 151,000 67,000 103,000
20 GANGS OF OZ Seven 679,000 167,000 218,000 124,000 83,000 87,000
21 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 665,000 160,000 193,000 153,000 73,000 86,000
33 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 404,000 98,000 141,000 76,000 36,000 53,000
36 TODAY Nine 368,000 113,000 117,000 76,000 22,000 41,000
39 SUNRISE Seven 327,000 97,000 76,000 79,000 35,000 41,000
54 LOST 7TWO 187,000 72,000 53,000 25,000 10,000 27,000
58 LOST-ENCORE Seven 159,000 45,000 51,000 37,000 10,000 15,000
61 TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES GO! 152,000 40,000 54,000 19,000 23,000 17,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,475,000 372,000 444,000 300,000 166,000 193,000
2 NCIS Ten 1,384,000 399,000 374,000 264,000 154,000 193,000
3 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,355,000 330,000 422,000 252,000 179,000 172,000
4 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,304,000 346,000 344,000 265,000 154,000 196,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,223,000 362,000 402,000 227,000 104,000 127,000
6 TWENTY/20 - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES Nine 1,126,000 365,000 324,000 203,000 110,000 124,000
7 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 1,016,000 292,000 294,000 176,000 122,000 133,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,013,000 259,000 324,000 188,000 130,000 111,000
9 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,002,000 298,000 270,000 211,000 90,000 133,000
13 BROTHERS & SISTERS-TUE Seven 852,000 260,000 290,000 126,000 86,000 89,000
14 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) Ten 830,000 234,000 230,000 206,000 67,000 94,000
16 KEVIN MCCLOUD'S GRAND TOUR ABC1 737,000 188,000 261,000 107,000 95,000 86,000
17 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 725,000 170,000 189,000 184,000 74,000 109,000
30 TODAY Nine 362,000 120,000 97,000 71,000 33,000 41,000
31 SUNRISE Seven 341,000 97,000 65,000 95,000 32,000 53,000
46 BIG LOVE SBS ONE 173,000 44,000 67,000 28,000 8,000 27,000
50 SAMANTHA WHO? Seven 154,000 46,000 45,000 30,000 20,000 14,000
178 DURHAM COUNTY ABC2 38,000 12,000 17,000 2,000 1,000 5,000
What Australia watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,386,000 371,000 478,000 256,000 109,000 172,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,355,000 340,000 362,000 263,000 187,000 204,000
3 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,286,000 394,000 424,000 203,000 110,000 154,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,264,000 309,000 352,000 247,000 166,000 190,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,244,000 351,000 425,000 244,000 98,000 125,000
6 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,194,000 316,000 374,000 224,000 141,000 140,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,180,000 330,000 420,000 230,000 72,000 128,000
8 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,168,000 325,000 382,000 212,000 108,000 141,000
11 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 1,000,000 237,000 354,000 171,000 114,000 124,000
13 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 935,000 273,000 273,000 165,000 104,000 120,000
27 ROSS NOBLE'S AUSTRALIAN TRIP Ten 525,000 125,000 171,000 97,000 76,000 56,000
35 SUNRISE Seven 353,000 88,000 84,000 99,000 34,000 48,000
36 TODAY Nine 347,000 101,000 102,000 84,000 24,000 37,000
47 JUDGE JOHN DEED 7TWO 227,000 40,000 82,000 35,000 35,000 35,000
48 HEARTBEAT 7TWO 212,000 47,000 65,000 31,000 36,000 33,000
58 30 ROCK Seven 164,000 46,000 64,000 38,000 7,000 9,000
137 DANTE'S COVE GO! 52,000 3,000 17,000 15,000 15,000 3,000
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,292,000 364,000 351,000 274,000 129,000 173,000
2 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,276,000 308,000 385,000 249,000 157,000 178,000
3 AIR WAYS Seven 1,267,000 311,000 399,000 248,000 148,000 161,000
4 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 1,256,000 346,000 354,000 259,000 116,000 180,000
5 TWENTY/20 - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES Nine 1,247,000 360,000 358,000 250,000 140,000 139,000
6 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,237,000 334,000 411,000 242,000 130,000 121,000
7 BONES Seven 1,156,000 312,000 349,000 227,000 162,000 105,000
8 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 1,091,000 301,000 329,000 245,000 86,000 129,000
9 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,027,000 258,000 310,000 215,000 108,000 135,000
10 HOUSE Ten 958,000 244,000 328,000 182,000 86,000 118,000
12 CASTLE Seven 893,000 237,000 277,000 132,000 140,000 107,000
14 DOCTOR WHO: THE END OF TENNANT ABC1 840,000 296,000 198,000 170,000 68,000 108,000
16 MONTY PYTHON: ALMOST THE TRUTH THE LAWYER'S CUT ABC1 740,000 254,000 196,000 127,000 65,000 98,000
19 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S TWENTY/20 Nine 519,000 174,000 170,000 72,000 46,000 57,000
58 UFC 110 MAIN CARD LIVE ONE 123,000 17,000 50,000 20,000 15,000 20,000
59 UFC 110 THE MAIN EVENT LIVE ONE 122,000 11,000 55,000 18,000 17,000 22,000
(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.]]>
1. Avatar (2009) $108m (to learn what Avatar has in common with the oldest story ever told, go to Gilgamesh)
2. Titanic (1997) $57.6 million
3. Shrek 2 (2004) $50.4m
4. The Return of the King (2003) $49.4m
5. Crocodile Dundee (1986) $47.7m
6. Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $47.4m
7. The Dark Knight (2008) $46.1m
8. The Two Towers (2002) $45.7m
9. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) $42.3m
10. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009) $40.6m
11. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) $40.3m
12. Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (1999) $39m
13. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $38 m
14. New Moon (2009) $38m
15. Finding Nemo (2003) $37.5m
16. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $37.5m
17. Australia (2008) $37m (US$50m, world $US205m)
18. Babe (1995) $37m
To read and discuss the complete charts, go to The culture]]>
In 2008: Box office total was $946 million, up 6 per cent on 2007 and up 4 per cent on the previous record set in 2004. To compare Australia's tastes with the world's, go to international box office.
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.
Films seen by the greatest number of Australians
(estimated from box office total adjusted for ticket price that year)
1 The Sound of Music (1965)
2 Crocodile Dundee (1986)
3 Star Wars (1977/97)
4 Gone With The Wind (1939)
5 Titanic (1997)
6 E.T (1982)
7 Dr Zhivago (1966)
8 Grease (1978)
9 South Pacific (1958)
10 My Fair Lady (1964)
11 The Ten Commandments (1958)
12 Avatar (2009)
13 Babe (1995)
14 Ben Hur (1959)
15 Mary Poppins (1964)
16 Shrek 2 (2004)
17 The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
18 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)
19 The Robe (1953)
20 Jaws (1975)
21 The Sting (1973)
22 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
23 The Dark Knight (2008)
24 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
25 Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
26 Ryan's Daughter (1971)
27 Jurassic Park (1993)
28 Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
29 The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
30 Bridge on the River Kwai (1958)
31 Crocodile Dundee Two (1988)
32 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009)
33 Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
34 Forrest Gump (1994)
35 A Clockwork Orange (1971)
36 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
37 The Godfather (1972)
38 Finding Nemo (2003)
39 Pretty Woman (1990)
40 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
40 Independence Day (1996)
41 Tom Jones (1964)
42 Cleopatra (1963)
43 The Lion King (1994)
44 The Towering Inferno (1974)
45 Australia (2008)
46 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
47 Mrs Doubtfire (1993)
48 Gladiator (2000)
49 Star Wars 2: Attack of the Clones (2002)
50 The Man From Snowy River (1982)
51 Star Wars 3: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
52 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
53 The Sixth Sense (1999)
54 The King and I (1956)
55 Paint Your Wagon (1970)
56 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1970)
57 The Chronicles of Narnia (2005)
58 The Poseidon Adventure (1973)
59 Meet The Fockers (2005)
60 Around The World in 80 Days (1968)
61 Shrek (2001)
62 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
63 Matrix Reloaded (2003)
64 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
65 Return of the Jedi (1983/98)
66 Ghostbusters (1984)
67 Happy Feet (2006)
68 Casino Royale (2006)
69 Moulin Rouge (2001)
70 Superman (1978)
71 Shrek The Third (2007)
72 Mad Max II (1981)
73 Spider-Man (2002)
74 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
75 Ghost (1990)
76 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
77 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
78 The Simpsons Movie (2007)
79 Midnight Cowboy (1963)
80 What's Up Doc (1972)
81 Irma La Douce (1963)
82 To Sir With Love (1967)
83 The Great Race (1965)
84 Love Story (1971)
85 The Full Monty (1997)
86 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
87 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1968)
88 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1971)
89 Saving Private Ryan
90 Fatal Attraction (1987)
91 Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
92 Mamma Mia! (2008)
93 Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) $30m
94 Gallipoli (1981)
95 Strictly Ballroom (1992)
96 Twister (1996)
97 Earthquake (1974)
98 The Exorcist (1974)
99 Tootsie (1983)
100 Three Men and a Baby (1988)
101 Flying High (1980)
102 Blazing Saddles (1974).
The most successful Australian films of the 21st century: 1 Australia $37m; 2 Moulin Rouge $27.7m, 3 Mao's Last Dancer $15.1m; 4 Lantana $12.3m, 5 Crackerjack $8.6m, 6 Man Who Sued God $8.5m, 7 Croc Dundee in Los Angeles $7.8m, 8 Kenny 7.6m, 9 Rabbit Proof Fence 7.5m, 10 Bran Nue Day $7m; 11 Wolf Creek 6.1m; 12 Dirty Deeds 5.1m, 13 Japanese Story 4.5m, 14 The Crocodile Hunter 3.9m, 15 Charlie and Boots $3.7m 16 Little Fish 3.7m, 17 Fat Pizza 3.6m, 16 Ten Canoes 3.3m, Samson and Delilah $3.2m; 17 Kokoda 3.1m, 18 Boy Town 3.1m, 19 Samson and Delilah 3.1; 20 Look Both Ways 3.0m, 21 The Hard Word 2.9m, 22 Romulus My Father 2.5m; 23 The Black Balloon 2.2m Daybreakers $2.2m.]]>
1. Finding Nemo (2004)
2 Mamma Mia! (2008)
3 Monsters Inc (2002)
4 Fellowship of the Ring (2002)
5 The Two Towers (2003)
6 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2003)
7 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2006)
8 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
9 Return of the King (2004)
10 Pirates of the Caribbean (2004)
11 The Notebook (2005)
12 Shrek 2 (2004)
13 Dirty Dancing (2000)
14 The Dark Knight (2008)
15 Pirates 2: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
16 Cars (2006)
17 The Matrix (1999)
18 The Incredibles (2005)
19 Ice Age (2002)
20 Gladiator (2000)
21 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
To read and discuss the complete charts, go to The culture]]>
Other big sellers:
Chicago (2003)
The Simpsons Season 1
Back To The Future Trilogy
Seinfeld Series 3
The Simpsons Season 3
Lilo and Stitch
84 Little Britain Series 1
Kath and Kim Series 3
James Bond monster box
Alien Quadrilogy collection
The Sopranos Season 4
Sex and The City Beauty Case
The Terminator
Die Another Day
Carl Barron Live
Pink Panther film collection
Minority Report
Borat
Bad Boys 2
Once Were Warriors
Coyote Ugly
The Mummy
Robbie Williams What We Did Last Summer
The Sopranos Season 2
Blackadder Collectors Edition Series 1-4
The O.C. Season 1
The Simpsons Season 2
The Sopranos season 1
The Rocky Collection box set
The Sopranos Season 3
The O.C. Season 2
Bee Gees: One Night Only
The Godfather Collection
Fawlty Towers box set
Seinfeld Series 1 and 2
Band of Brothers box set
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.]]>
1 Tennis: Aus Open final - Hewitt v Safin 2005 (7) 4.04 million
2 Rugby World Cup final 2003 (7) 4.01 million
3 MasterChef Australia - Winner Announced 2009 (10) 3.74 million
4 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony 2006 (9) 3.56m
5 AFL Grand Final 2005 (10) 3.39m
6 Australian Idol final verdict 2004 (10) 3.35m
7 Australian Idol final 2003 (10) 3.30 m
8 AFL Grand Final 2006 (10) 3.15m
9 The Block auction 2003 (9) 3.11 m
10 September 11 reportage, September 12, 2001 (9, 7, ABC) 3.10 m
11 Tennis: Wimbledon day 14 2001 (9) 3.04 m
12 AFL grand final 2003 (10) 2.96 m
13 AFL grand final 2009 (10) 2.70m
14 Big Brother winner announced 2004 (10) 2.86m
15 Australian Idol Live from Opera House 2004 (10) 2.86 m
16 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony 2008 (7) 2.82m
To read and discuss the complete charts, go to The culture]]>
Big Brother finale 2001 (10) 2.78 m
20 The National IQ Test 2002 (9) 2.78 m
21 Tennis: Australian Open men's final 2006 (7) 2.75 m
22 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony 2006 (9) 2.74m
23 Soccer World Cup final 2002 (9) 2.70 m
24 Australia Unites: Reach out to Asia 2005 (7,9,10) 2.67m
25 Melbourne Cup race 2009 (7) 2.67m
26 Dancing With The Stars 4, finale, 2006 (7) 2.66m
27 AFL grand final 2002 (10) 2.62 m
28 AFL grand final 2001 (7) 2.60 m
29 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities 2009 (9) 2.58m
30 AFL grand final 2007 (10) 2.57m
31 NRL grand final 2005 (9) 2.57 m
32 Seven news Sunday 2004 (7) 2.56m
33 NRL grand final 2006 (9) 2.56m
34 Friends season finale 2001 (9) 2.54 m
35 Kath and Kim opening episode 2007 (7) 2.52m
36 World Swimming Championships day 8 2001 (9) 2.51 m
37 Melbourne Cup race 2005 (7) 2.51m
38 Terri Irwin interview 2006 (9) 2.51m
39 Melbourne Cup race 2002 (7) 2.50 m
40 AFL Grand Final 2008 (7) 2.49m
41 Rugby World Cup Aus v. Argentina 2003 (7) 2.49 m
42 Rugby World Cup opening ceremony 2003 (7) 2.49 m
43 Desperate Housewives opening 2005 (7) 2.48m
44 Nine Sunday news - Beaconsfield 2006 (9) 2.48m
45 Melbourne Cup race 2004 (7) 2.47m
46 Cricket World Cup final Aus v India 2003 (9) 2.46m
47 Tennis: Aus Open men's semi-final Hewitt v Roddick 2005 (7) 2.46 m
48 Soccer: Australia beats Uruguay 2005 (SBS) 2.46m
49 Seven news, Beijing Day 3 (7) 2.45m
50 Tennis: Aus Open Men's Final 2007 (7) 2.44m
51 Rugby World Cup semi final Aus v NZ 2003 (7) 2.43 m
52 Tennis: Aus Open women's round 4 Molik v Williams 2005 (7) 2.43m
53 Nine News Sunday 2003 (9) 2.42 m
54 NRL Grand final 2009 (9) 2.42m
55 Logie Awards 2001 (9) 2.41 m
56 Friends opening 2002 (9) 2.41 m
57 Ten news Sunday -- Bali bombings 2002 (10) 2.40 m
58 World Idol performance show 2003 (10) 2.40 m
59 Steve Irwin memorial service 2006 (ABC, 7, 9, 10) 2.39m
60 NRL grand final 2007 (9) 2.39m
61 Cricket: 20/20 match Aus v England 2007 (9) 2.37m
62 NRL grand final 2003 (9) 2.35 m
63 Tennis: Australian Open Men's Final 2008 (7) 2.35m
64 60 Minutes 2001 (9) 2.34 m
65 Lost premiere 2005 (7) 2.34 m
66 Dancing With The Stars 2 final 2005 (7) 2.33 m
67 Election debate 2007 (9, ABC) 2.33m
68 Backyard Blitz 2001 (9) 2.32 m
69 Tennis: Australian Open, Dokic last match 2009 (7) 2.32m
70 Rugby League: State of Origin Match 1 2009 (9) 2.32m
71 The Biggest Loser finale 2006 (10) 2.31m
72 Big Brother final eviction 2002 (10) 2.30 m
73 Soccer World Cup: Aus v Italy 2006 (SBS) 2.30m
74 Athens Olympics Opening Ceremony 2004 (7) 2.29 m
75 The Force debut episode 2006 (7) 2.29 m
76 The Block II auction 2004 (9) 2.28 m
77 Big Brother winner 2005 (10) 2.28m
78 Friends final 2004 (9) 2.27m
79 Melbourne Cup race 2006 (7) 2.27m
80 Big Brother final eviction 2003 (10) 2.27 m
81 Logie Awards 2004 (9) 2.27 m
82 Border Security 2006 (7) 2.27 m
83 The Melbourne Cup race 2008 (7) 2.27m
84 Logie Arrivals 2006 (9) 2.26m
85 Survivor II: The Australian Outback final 2001 (9) 2.25 m
86 Celebrity Big Brother premiere 2002 (10) 2.25 m
87 Desperate Housewives season 2 opening 2006 (7) 2.25m
88 Melbourne Cup race 2003 (7) 2.24 m
89 The Chaser's War on Everything 2007 - APEC episode (ABC) 2.24m
90 Tennis: Aus Open Men's Final 2009 (7) 2.24m
91 Popstars 2001 (7) 2.23 m
92 Dancing With The Stars 3 finale 2005 (7) 2.22m
93 Beijing Olympics Day 1 prime time (7) 2.21m
94 Dancing With The Stars 6 finale 2007 (7) 2.19m
95 The Melbourne Cup race 2007 (7) 2.19m
96 Hey Hey It's Saturday reunion 2009 (9) 2.17m
97 Rugby league: State of Origin match 3 2008 (9) 2.14m
98 Heroes premiere 2007 (7) 2.11m
99 Da Kath and Kim Code 2005 (ABC) 2.09m.
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.
Last century
It is impossible to give precise audience figures for the most watched shows of the 20th century, so what follows is an approximate ranking, using estimates from ACNielsen. The top three would have had audiences above 6 million in the mainland capitals. All would have been seen by at least half of the Australians watching TV at the time.
1. Diana Spencer's funeral 1997 (9, 7, 10, ABC)
2 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies 2000 (7)
3 Wedding of Charles and Diana 1981 (9, 7, 10, ABC)
4 Cathy Freeman's Olympic gold run 2000 (7)
5 Olympic swimming events 2000 (7)
6 Olympic opening ceremony 1984 (10)
7 The Sound of Music first TV showing 1977 (9)
8 Boxing: Rose v Rudkin 1969 (10)
9 The World Of The Seekers 1968 (9)
10 Roots miniseries, 1977 (10)
11 Moon landing 1969 (9, 7, 10, ABC)
12 Royal Charity Concert 1980 (9)
13 Holocaust miniseries, 1978 (7)
14 AFL Grand Final 1996 (7)
15 Boxing: Rose v Numata 1971 (7)
16 Raiders of the Lost Ark first TV showing, 1985 (10)
17 Great Moscow Circus, 1971 (7)
18 Homicide, 1971 (7)
19 Against The Wind miniseries, 1978 (7)
20 Bodyline miniseries, 1984
21 The Beatles Sing For Shell 1964 (9)
22 Men's 1500 metres swiming final, Commonwealth Games, 1998 (9)
23 Friends 1998, 1999, 2000 (9)
24 A Town Like Alice 1981 (7)
25 Star Wars first showing, 1982 (10)
26 Sale of the Century, 1981 (9)
27 Hey Hey It's Saturday Final 1999 (9)
28 Seekers Down Under 1967 (7)
29 Moscow Circus 1968 (9)
30 Men's 1500m swimming final, Olympics, 1996 (7)
31 Olympic opening 1996 (7)
32 Return To Eden miniseries 1983 (10)
33 Paul Hogan special 1977 (9)
34 Abba in Europe 1976 (7)
35 Ben Casey 1962 (7)
36 Blue Heelers 1998 (7)
37 Perry Mason 1959 (9)
38 The Untouchables 1960 (7)
39 77 Sunset Strip 1959, 1960 (7)
40 The Mavis Bramston Show 1965 (7)
41 The Detectives 1962 (9,7)
42 SeaChange 1999 (ABC)
43 60 Minutes 1986 (9)
44 Bonanza 1961 (7,9)
45 My Name's McGooley, What's Yours 1966 (7)
46 All The Rivers Run 1983 (7)
47 The Thorn Birds 1983 (10)
48 For The Term of His Natural Life 1983 (9)
49 Number 96 1974 (10)
50 I Love Lucy 1958 (9)
TOP SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIES
The movies Australia loved on TV*
1 The Sound of Music (9) 1977
2 Raiders of the Lost Ark (10) 1985
3 Star Wars (10) 1982
4 Cleopatra (9) 1971
5 Airport (9) 1977
6 Ghost (9) 1992
7 The Fugitive (9) 1995
8 Pretty Woman (7) 1992
9 Every Which Way But Loose (10) 1983
10 Picnic at Hanging Rock (7) 1980
11 The Castle (9) 1999
12 Forrest Gump (9) 1997
13 Superman (10) 1983
14 My Fair Lady (7) 1978
15 The Jolson Story (7,9) 1961
* Films attracting more than 40% of viewers in Sydney and Melbourne since 1965
SOURCE: AC Nielsen]]>
1. Whispering Jack (John Farnham) 1986
2. Come On Over (Shania Twain) 1997
3. Jagged Little Pill (Alanis Morissette) 1995
4. Innocent Eyes (Delta Goodrem) 2003
5. Music Box (Mariah Carey) 1993
6. Thriller (Michael Jackson) 1983
7. Savage Garden (Savage Garden) 1997
8. Falling Into You (Celine Dion) 1996
9. Recurring Dream (Crowded House) 1996
10. Abba Gold (Abba) 1992
11. Immaculate Collection (Madonna) 1990
12. Age of Reason (John Farnham) 1988
13. The Very Best of (The Eagles) 1994
14. Don't Ask (Tina Arena) 1994
15. Remasters (Led Zeppelin) 1990
16 I'm Not Dead (Pink) 2006
17 Funhouse (Pink) 2009
18. Soul Deep (Jimmy Barnes) 1991
19. Forgiven Not Forgotten (The Corrs) 1995
20. Come Away With Me (Norah Jones) 2002
21. The Sound of White (Missy Higgins) 2005
22 Yourself or Someone Like You (Matchbox 20) 1996
23 Forrest Gump (Soundtrack) 1994
24 Only By The Night (Kings of Leon) 2008
25 Get Born (Jet) 2007
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43 Symbols (Led Zeppelin)
44 The Best of 1980-1990 (U2)
45 Fallen (Evanescence)
46 The Ultimate Collection (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
47 The Bodyguard (Soundtrack)
48 Jesus Christ Superstar (92 Australian cast)
49 Life For Rent (Dido)
50 Feeler (Pete Murray)
51 1 (The Beatles)
52 I Dreamed A Dream (Susan Boyle)
53 A Rush of Blood to the Head (Coldplay)
54 Live One Night Only (Bee Gees)
55 Dirty Dancing (Soundtrack)
56 Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson)
57 American Idiot (Green Day)
58 Songs About Jane (Maroon 5)
59 No Angel (Dido)
60 Vulture Street (Powderfinger)
61 Barricades and Brickwalls (Kasey Chambers)
62 Monkey Business (Black Eyed Peas)
63 Just As I Am (Guy Sebastian)
64 Future Sex/ Love Sounds (Justin Timberlake)
65 So Far So Good (Bryan Adams)
66 It's Time (Michael Buble)
67 Reach Out: The Motown Record (Human Nature)
Based on charts since 1988 from the Australian Record Industry Association
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.
The top selling singles since 2000
1 Angels Brought Me Here (Guy Sebastien)
2 The Prayer (Anthony Callea)
3 I Gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas)
4 Poker Face (Lady Gaga)
5 What About Me (Sannon Noll)
6 So What (P!nk)
7 Lose Yourself (Eminem)
8 Sexy BItch (David Guett/ Akon
9 Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon)
10 Love Story (Taylor Swift)
The all-time more than 500,000 sellers, according to ARIA accreditations
1. Whispering Jack (John Farnham) 24 platinum*
2. Bat Out of Hell (Meatloaf) 23p
3. Brothers in Arms (Dire Straits) 17p
4 Come On Over (Shania Twain) 15p
5 Thriller (Michael Jackson) 15p
6 Jagged Little Pill (Alanis Morissette) 14p
7. Innocent Eyes (Delta Goodrem) 14p
8. Greatest Hits (Queen) 14p
9. Music Box Mariah Carey 13p
10. Rumours (Fleetwood Mac) 12p
11. Savage Garden (Savage Garden) 12p
12. Falling Into You (Celine Dion) 12p
13. Recurring Dream (Crowded House) 12p
14. Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) 12p
15. Abba Gold (Abba) 11p
16. Immaculate Collection (Madonna) 11p
17. Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd) 11p
18. Age of Reason (John Farnham) 11p
19. The Very Best of (The Eagles) 11p
20. War of the Worlds (Jeff Wayne) 10p
21. Don't Ask (Tina Arena) 10p
22. Remasters (Led Zeppelin) 10p
23. I'm Not Dead (Pink) 10p
24. 1 (The Beatles) 10p
25. Funhouse (Pink) 10p
26. Come Away With Me (Norah Jones) 10p
27. The Sound of White (Missy Higgins) 9p
28. Soul Deep (Jimmy Barnes) 9p
29. Chisel (Cold Chisel) 9p
30. Greatest Hits (Fleetwood Mac) 9p
31. Greatest Hits (Bruce Springsteen) 9p
32. Dangerous (Michael Jackson) 9p
33. Led Zeppelin iv (Led Zeppelin) 9p
34 Fever (Kylie Minogue) 8p
35. Yourself or Someone Like You (Matchbox 20) 8p
36. Forgiven Not Forgotten (The Corrs) 8p
37. Get Born (Jet) 8p
38. Greatest Hits (Robbie Williams) 8p
39. Unplugged (Eric Clapton) 8p
40. Back to Bedlam (James Blunt) 8p
41. Best of 1980-1990 (U2) 8p
42. Californication (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) 8p
43. Symbols (Led Zeppelin) 8p
44. Odyssey Number Five (Powderfinger) 8p
45. The Eminem Show (Eminem) 8p
46. Metallica (Metallica) 8p
47. Greatest Hits Vol 2 (Queen) 8p
48. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (The Eagles) 8p
49. Only By The Night (Kings of Leon) 8p
50. History (Michael Jackson) 8p
51. I Dreamed A Dream (Susan Boyle) 8p
*A recording is awarded platinum status each time it sells 70,000 copies.
Music DVDs selling more than 100,000: Funhouse Tour Live in Australia (Pink) 23p; Live in Australia (Andre Rieu) 21p; Hell Freezes Over (The Eagles) 20p; #1s (Michael Jackson) 19p; Live from Wembley Arena (Pink) 14p; What We Did Last Summer (Robbie Williams) 12p; Delta (Delta Goodrem) 12p; LIve in Bucharest (Michael Jackson) 10p; Farewell Tour 1 (The Eagles) 10p; Pulse (Pink Floyd) 10p; Greatest Hits Live (Neil Diamond) 10p; Andre Rieu At Schonnbrun Vienna 9p; Live at the Albert (Robbie Williams) 9p; No 1s (Michael Jackson) 9p; Future Sex Live at Madison Square Garden (Justin Timberlake) 9p; Black and White (Roy Orbison) 8p; Family Jewels (AC/DC) 8p. With DVDs, platinum means 15,000 sales.
But not all record companies have supplied ARIA with sales information on all their performers, so the album list above is incomplete. It lacks obvious million sellers such as the early albums of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Seekers, Abba and Neil Diamond. Till we find out for sure, we must rely on estimates like this ...
The all-time most popular musicians with Australian record buyers
Based on each performer's total sales of vinyl and CD albums, using estimates from the Australian Record Industry Association and music researcher David Kent's Australian Chart Book.
Performer Biggest Year Topselling Album (not necessarily from the biggest year)
1 Elton John 1973 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
2 The Beatles 1968 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
3 Billy Joel 1976 Piano Man
4 Paul McCartney 1973 Band on the Run
5 Michael Jackson 1982 Thriller
6 Abba 1975 The Best of Abba
7 John Farnham 1986 Whispering Jack
8 Jimmy Barnes 1985 For The Working Class Man
9 Neil Diamond 1972 Hot August Night
10 Madonna 1990 The Immaculate Collection
11 Fleetwood Mac 1977 Rumours
12 The Rolling Stones 1971 Goat's Head Soup
13 Rod Stewart 1975 Atlantic Crossing
14 Dire Straits 1978 Brothers in Arms
15 Led Zeppelin 1973 Led Zeppelin II
16 Pink Floyd 1973 Dark Side of the Moon
17 Eurythmics 1985 Be Yourself Tonight
18 The Carpenters 1973 Now and Then
19 Celine Dion 1996 Falling Into You
20 Delta Goodrem 2003 Innocent Eyes
21 Savage Garden 1997 Savage Garden
22 Kylie Minogue 2001 Fever
23 Cat Stevens 1971 Teaser and the Firecat
24 Joe Cocker 1971 Cocker Happy
25 Mariah Carey 1994 Music Box
26 U2 1988 Rattle and Hum
27 INXS 1990 The Swing
28 Creedence Clearwater Revival 1970 Cosmo's Factory
29 Cold Chisel 1984 Twentieth Century
30 Midnight Oil 1983 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
31 Deep Purple 1970 Deep Purple in Rock
32 Elvis Presley 2003 30 #1 Hits
33 The Seekers 1968 The Best of the Seekers
34 Crowded House 1986 Crowded House
35 Leo Sayer 1974 Just a Boy
36 Eagles 1976 Hotel California
37 Meat Loaf 1978 Bat Out of Hell
38 Split Enz 1980 True Colours
39 Australian Crawl 1981 Sirocco
40 Bette Midler 1980 Beaches
41 Lionel Richie 1983 Can't Slow Down
42 Eminem 2002 The Eminem Show
43 David Bowie 1973 Let's Dance
44 Police 1979 Synchronicity
45 Skyhooks 1975 Living in the 70s
46 Bob Dylan 1976 Desire
47 AC/DC 1976 Back in Black
48 The Bee Gees 1999 Saturday Night Fever
49 Queen 1976 Greatest Hits Collection
50 Van Morrison 1974 Astral Weeks]]>
I would raise this scenario: Because we have become Early Discarders as well as Early Adopters, we are at risk of burning through our stock of competent politicians before they've had a chance to be useful. It took us 10 years to get bored with John Howard, but only two years to get bored with Kevin Rudd (if current opinion polls are to be believed). He doesn't surprise us any more.
That means we'll discard him simply because he is less new than Tony Abbott. The only way Labor could prevent defeat would be to replace Rudd with Julia Gillard three months before the election. Labor won't do that, so Abbott will become the new prime minister.
But next year the Liberals will need to feed our appetite for novelty by replacing him with Joe Hockey. Labor will discard Julia Gillard as Opposition leader because she'll be old news by the 2013 election.
My reflections on whether it's all happening too fast were prompted by reader reaction to what this column said last month. I published a list of comparisons between the old Australia and the new Australia, suggesting this is a different country from 20 years ago. The contrasts included Chiko roll/ chicken wrap; lamington/ tiramisu; Eddie McGuire/ Shaun Micallef; tea with milk and sugar/ skim latte; dripping/ olive oil; Hey Dad/ Packed to the Rafters.
Nola wrote: "I agree Australia is a more interesting country now than in 1960. However, speed, convenience, and instant everything -- including gratification -- seem to rule supreme."
Graeme Tutt wrote: "We've become more open, sophisticated and multicultural, which makes Oz more vibrant, interesting & deep. Yet we have incredibly high expectations of life and a high standard of living that can't be sustained."
Mike Williams wrote: "As a baby boomer I have embraced the wave of change known as the sixties and beyond, but I can't help feeling a little anxious when ... Yo-Yos became a Nintendo DS; Mental Arithmetic became the calculator; Anonymity became celebrity obsession; School spirit became what's in it for me?; Self-discipline became legislation, by-laws and ordinances; The six oclock swill became teenage binge drinking; Shopping became a national pastime; A lottery ticket became a scratchie, Lotto, Oz Lotto and Powerball; The backyard became a courtyard; Parents became child micro-managers."
Many readers lamented the constant craving for new stimulation, and wondered if it might be time to just slow down. Hence the book idea -- except of course, if our national attention span really has become as short as I suspect, nobody will have the patience to read a book anyway. I'm lucky you got this far in the column. Tell us what you think at Comments.
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Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TOP GEAR -EP1 Nine 1,681,000 436,000 522,000 330,000 180,000 213,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,471,000 353,000 463,000 292,000 201,000 162,000
3 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,412,000 429,000 489,000 220,000 147,000 128,000
4 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,392,000 346,000 368,000 302,000 167,000 209,000
5 NCIS Ten 1,366,000 423,000 371,000 287,000 130,000 155,000
6 AIR WAYS Seven 1,365,000 364,000 407,000 260,000 160,000 174,000
7 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,365,000 373,000 430,000 244,000 141,000 177,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,330,000 339,000 399,000 305,000 110,000 177,000
9 CUSTOMS Nine 1,277,000 342,000 397,000 262,000 109,000 168,000
10 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,263,000 295,000 360,000 264,000 155,000 190,000
11 BONES Seven 1,250,000 353,000 359,000 219,000 158,000 161,000
12 TOP GEAR -SPECIAL Nine 1,241,000 330,000 353,000 209,000 151,000 199,000
13 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,230,000 354,000 363,000 240,000 116,000 156,000
14 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,214,000 336,000 373,000 239,000 121,000 144,000
15 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 1,207,000 355,000 346,000 216,000 113,000 177,000]]>
What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,095,000 226,000 319,000 233,000 124,000 193,000
2 ABC NEWS-SAT ABC1 896,000 229,000 312,000 148,000 77,000 130,000
3 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 887,000 229,000 284,000 161,000 124,000 89,000
4 M-FLUSHED AWAY Seven 774,000 176,000 262,000 150,000 88,000 99,000
5 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 7 Nine 747,000 241,000 214,000 145,000 60,000 86,000
6 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 738,000 195,000 204,000 154,000 92,000 93,000
7 THE BILL ABC1 676,000 194,000 188,000 116,000 89,000 89,000
8 TEN NEWS AT FIVE SAT Ten 647,000 154,000 197,000 103,000 90,000 102,000
9 BED OF ROSES ABC1 615,000 165,000 189,000 127,000 54,000 80,000
12 BLUE MURDER ABC1 583,000 170,000 148,000 107,000 82,000 76,000
13 M-EVAN ALMIGHTY Seven 506,000 297,000 113,000 97,000
16 VANCOUVER LIVE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 7 Nine 406,000 128,000 140,000 72,000 43,000 23,000
21 M-PREDATOR Seven 313,000 96,000 110,000 33,000 38,000 36,000
25 2010 brandname CUP - SYDNEY V CARLTON Ten 264,000 14,000 152,000 15,000 40,000 45,000
29 IRON CHEF SBS ONE 226,000 64,000 84,000 42,000 17,000 20,000
34 HEARTBEAT-SAT 7TWO 199,000 37,000 52,000 49,000 32,000 28,000
65 2010 brandname CUP - SYDNEY V CARLTON ONE 108,000 14,000 29,000 22,000 16,000 26,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,192,000 290,000 333,000 241,000 148,000 180,000
2 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,118,000 272,000 350,000 247,000 99,000 150,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,098,000 299,000 372,000 206,000 120,000 102,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,084,000 249,000 292,000 249,000 132,000 161,000
5 SILENT WITNESS ABC1 933,000 264,000 295,000 152,000 85,000 137,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 839,000 230,000 254,000 153,000 101,000 99,000
7 ONE DAY CRICKET -AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 5 SESSION 2 Nine 806,000 230,000 220,000 187,000 95,000 75,000
10 VANCOUVER COLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 6 Nine 752,000 286,000 209,000 176,000 82,000
12 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) Ten 624,000 171,000 181,000 140,000 55,000 75,000
14 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 614,000 149,000 176,000 162,000 49,000 77,000
21 SLEUTH 101 ABC1 466,000 127,000 166,000 59,000 46,000 68,000
26 TODAY Nine 336,000 107,000 98,000 73,000 20,000 37,000
28 SUNRISE Seven 316,000 82,000 68,000 87,000 36,000 44,000
35 JAMES MAY'S BIG IDEAS SBS ONE 227,000 50,000 59,000 44,000 33,000 41,000
36 HITLER'S BODYGUARD SBS ONE 217,000 60,000 60,000 41,000 29,000 27,000
38 BLACKADDER THE THIRD GO! 191,000 59,000 66,000 18,000 24,000 22,000
47 THE BENNY HILL SHOW 7TWO 149,000 24,000 66,000 26,000 18,000 15,000
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,217,000 305,000 337,000 255,000 152,000 168,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,147,000 272,000 349,000 231,000 139,000 156,000
3 COUGAR TOWN Seven 1,089,000 300,000 300,000 223,000 124,000 142,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,030,000 280,000 349,000 211,000 90,000 99,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 958,000 266,000 338,000 197,000 61,000 96,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 943,000 223,000 314,000 166,000 127,000 113,000
7 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA - RESULTS Ten 914,000 302,000 244,000 195,000 79,000 93,000
8 LAW AND ORDER: SVU Ten 902,000 254,000 257,000 185,000 96,000 109,000
9 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Seven 890,000 219,000 288,000 156,000 109,000 118,000
10 ADULTS ONLY 20 TO 1 Nine 887,000 231,000 262,000 179,000 93,000 122,000
13 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 5 Nine 848,000 272,000 252,000 137,000 97,000 89,000
17 THE WHITE ROOM Seven 678,000 150,000 220,000 137,000 85,000 86,000
22 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 556,000 169,000 135,000 131,000 55,000 66,000
30 TODAY Nine 364,000 104,000 113,000 91,000 22,000 34,000
31 SUNRISE Seven 354,000 92,000 81,000 97,000 42,000 42,000
35 GOURMET FARMER SBS ONE 301,000 80,000 93,000 51,000 26,000 52,000
36 THE BIG BANG THEORY GO! 299,000 63,000 88,000 65,000 32,000 52,000
37 FAMILY GUY Seven 298,000 74,000 86,000 64,000 37,000 37,000
42 OZ AND JAMES'S BIG WINE ADVENTURE SBS ONE 280,000 65,000 90,000 49,000 20,000 56,000
51 STARGATE ATLANTIS 7TWO 174,000 56,000 38,000 39,000 22,000 19,000
82 HEROES 7TWO 107,000 32,000 18,000 30,000 11,000 16,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 CUSTOMS Nine 1,275,000 342,000 397,000 262,000 107,000 167,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,213,000 268,000 361,000 248,000 158,000 178,000
3 TWO AND A HALF MEN -WED Nine 1,138,000 280,000 346,000 263,000 92,000 158,000
4 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 1,094,000 271,000 324,000 244,000 103,000 153,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,092,000 331,000 298,000 255,000 105,000 102,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,088,000 325,000 327,000 240,000 82,000 114,000
7 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,087,000 245,000 324,000 232,000 139,000 146,000
8 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,075,000 284,000 323,000 214,000 121,000 133,000
9 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,036,000 332,000 274,000 173,000 114,000 143,000
10 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 968,000 256,000 289,000 224,000 69,000 129,000
11 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA Ten 955,000 283,000 317,000 170,000 78,000 108,000
28 NEIGHBOURS Ten 495,000 128,000 129,000 113,000 61,000 64,000
31 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 469,000 138,000 162,000 75,000 46,000 48,000
34 SUNRISE Seven 368,000 94,000 86,000 101,000 41,000 47,000
35 TODAY Nine 337,000 90,000 111,000 77,000 26,000 33,000
50 LOST 7TWO 180,000 68,000 50,000 27,000 20,000 14,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TOP GEAR -EP1 Nine 1,680,000 436,000 522,000 330,000 179,000 213,000
2 NCIS Ten 1,366,000 423,000 371,000 287,000 130,000 155,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,309,000 303,000 376,000 281,000 143,000 207,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,283,000 334,000 425,000 298,000 128,000 98,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,261,000 301,000 366,000 252,000 144,000 199,000
6 TOP GEAR -SPECIAL Nine 1,240,000 330,000 353,000 209,000 150,000 199,000
7 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,214,000 336,000 373,000 240,000 121,000 144,000
8 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,154,000 291,000 419,000 251,000 86,000 107,000
13 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 3 Nine 905,000 251,000 273,000 143,000 111,000 127,000
14 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 888,000 270,000 253,000 171,000 92,000 102,000
16 KEVIN MCCLOUD'S GRAND TOUR ABC1 746,000 232,000 230,000 99,000 88,000 96,000
17 NCIS: LOS ANGELES RPT Ten 730,000 171,000 244,000 142,000 80,000 93,000
20 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 653,000 155,000 169,000 195,000 56,000 79,000
23 QI ABC1 566,000 187,000 160,000 61,000 80,000 78,000
31 TODAY Nine 370,000 123,000 97,000 87,000 24,000 38,000
33 SUNRISE Seven 344,000 90,000 79,000 103,000 33,000 38,000
57 BIG LOVE SBS ONE 139,000 37,000 45,000 28,000 9,000 21,000
70 UGLY BETTY 7TWO 115,000 24,000 46,000 21,000 15,000 10,000
75 24 7TWO 108,000 36,000 40,000 7,000 9,000 15,000
118 THE SOPRANOS 7TWO 65,000 12,000 27,000 5,000 8,000 13,000
What Australia watched, Monday
No program can unite Australians any more. A casual look at the chart below might suggest declining interest in the usual Sunday favourites. In fact, the advent of the Olympics and the hangover of cricket has split the audience into even smaller segments than usual.
With men 16-39, the most watched shows of the night were House and The Good Wife. With women 16-39, the most watched shows were The Good Wife and Talkin Bout Your Generation. With men aged 25-54, the most watched shows were Nine news and the cricket. With women 25-54, they were The Good Wife and Bones. With people over 55, they were Seven news and Border Security.
Monty Python did best with the wealthiest viewers (what OzTAM calls Occupational Groups 1 and 2). Dr Who did best with men aged 16-39. The Olympics did best with men 18-49. Bones and Air Ways did best with women 18-49. What did you watch?
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,418,000 430,000 495,000 219,000 147,000 127,000
2 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,392,000 346,000 368,000 302,000 167,000 209,000
3 AIR WAYS Seven 1,351,000 358,000 404,000 257,000 159,000 173,000
4 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,330,000 362,000 419,000 238,000 139,000 172,000
5 BONES Seven 1,269,000 360,000 365,000 223,000 158,000 163,000
6 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 1,207,000 355,000 346,000 216,000 113,000 177,000
7 ONE DAY CRICKET -AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 4 SESSION 2 Nine 1,087,000 308,000 346,000 220,000 120,000 93,000
8 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,083,000 285,000 318,000 228,000 122,000 131,000
9 ONE DAY CRICKET -AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 4 SESSION 1 Nine 1,076,000 322,000 308,000 211,000 122,000 114,000
10 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 1,066,000 295,000 311,000 215,000 100,000 144,000
11 CASTLE Seven 978,000 271,000 318,000 129,000 129,000 132,000
12 HOUSE Ten 946,000 298,000 271,000 162,000 88,000 127,000
13 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 1 Nine 910,000 221,000 326,000 158,000 111,000 94,000
16 MONTY PYTHON: ALMOST THE TRUTH THE LAWYER'S CUT ABC1 802,000 296,000 222,000 128,000 65,000 91,000
17 DOCTOR WHO: THE END OF TIME ABC1 799,000 290,000 181,000 127,000 63,000 139,000
18 VANCOUVER LIVE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: DAY 1 Nine 636,000 202,000 184,000 133,000 43,000 74,000
36 WIPEOUT GO! 204,000 52,000 69,000 35,000 29,000 19,000
(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.]]>
The big losers:
1 Alpha 73,000 a month (down 30 per cent in 12 months);
2 Weight Watchers 67,000 a month (down 17);
3 AFR Smart Investor 60,000 a month (down 12);
4 Take 5 231,000 a week (down 11);
5 NW 128,000 a week (down 10).
Conclusion: Don't bother with male sports, dieting, financial advice, tame tales about daggy people, or celebrity gossip. And stay right away from girls in bikinis - the category that did worst in this audit was "Men's interest", with such mags as FHM, The Picture, Ralph and Zoo Weekly all dropping by around 5 per cent.
The big winners:
1 Frankie 38,000 every two months (up 32 per cent);
2 Dolly 140,000 a month (up 18 per cent);
3 Recipes+ 134,000 a month (up 17);
4 Diabetic Living 54,000 a month (up 16);
5 Harpers Bazaar 55,000 a month (up 16).
In addition, Better Homes and Gardens rose 3 per cent and Australian House and Garden rose 7 per cent.
When I saw the growth figure for Frankie, I searched for it in my local newsagent, but it had sold out. Its website says it's "a national bi-monthly based in Australia, aimed at women (and men) looking for a magazine that's as smart, funny, sarcastic, friendly, cute, rude, arty, curious and caring as they are." The latest issue contains stories on plastic cameras, home cooking, denim, dead celebrities, geeky glasses, non-crappy rom-coms, babies, nannas, Christmas Island and being single.
Clearly they've found the formula for success, which they'll only need to tweak a little next month with material on diabetes, gardening, home renovating and 14 year old heartthrobs.
At its current rate of growth, Frankie will outsell Women's Weekly by the year 2020. Although by then, if the print-skeptics are right, Frankie will be the only publication still on newsstands.
What Australia reads (the most purchased periodicals):
1 The Sunday Telegraph, Sydney, 632,000 a week (down 3 per cent in 12 months);
2 The Sunday Herald-Sun, Melbourne, 601,000 a week (down 1 per cent);
3 The Sunday Mail, Brisbane 525,000 a week (down 5);
4 The Herald-Sun Mon-Fri 514,000 (same);
5 The Herald-Sun Saturday 503,000 a week (same);
6 Women's Weekly 502,000 a month (up 2);
7 The Sun-Herald, Sydney 442,000 a week (down 7);
8 Woman's Day 410,000 a week (up 1);
9 Better Homes and Gardens 392,000 a month (up 3);
10 The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, Mon-Fri 359,000 (down 3);
11 The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 354,000 a week (down 2);
12 New Idea 330,000 a week (same).
Go to Comments to discuss your reading habits.]]>
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.]]>
The most timeshifted programs this month:
1 The short film Harvie Krumpet, on SBS, increased its audience by 74 per cent when recorded viewings were included;
2 Appleseed (SBS) up 39 per cent;
3 The Fixer (SBS) up 29 per cent;
4 Fringe (GO) up 23;
5 Entourage (SBS) up 19;
6 Big Love (SBS) up 17;
7 Family Guy (7) up 17;
8 House (TEN) up 14;
9 Judge John Deed (7TWO) up 12;
10 30 Rock (7) up 7.
At first sight, SBS looks to be the major beneficiary of this new insight into viewing behaviour. Apparently many Australians store up its "cult" material for times when mainstream programming is just too tedious. But if you go by numbers instead of percentages, Channel Ten has most reason to celebrate. Some 144,000 people who were watching the Men's Final of the Australian Open tennis on Channel Seven simultaneously recorded the premiere of the new season of House and watched it later in the week, taking its mainland capitals audience from an apparent 1.04 million to an actual 1.18 million and securing its place in Ten's Sunday night lineup for future weeks.
Who is doing all this recording? OzTAM reveals that the biggest timeshifters are men aged 18-49. With that demographic, the audience for Harvie Krumpet rose 99 per cent when recordings were included, while Entourage soared by 33 per cent. The shifty boys also love The Colbert Report on ABC2 (up 90 per cent) and Nip/Tuck on GO (up 43 per cent).
Oh, I almost forgot to celebrate the appearance of 30 Rock in the shifty list. It was recorded by 16,000 geniuses, which brought its total to 235,000. That may not be enough to convince Seven it has a hit on its hands.
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The most timeshifted shows, week ending February 6
Description Station Overnight audience Total audience Numerical increase % increase
1 HOUSE Network TEN 1,040,000 1,185,000 144,000 13.90%
2 HOUSE EP 2 Network TEN 1,043,000 1,177,000 135,000 12.90%
3 SILENT WITNESS Network ABC1 628,000 738,000 110,000 17.50%
4 GREY'S ANATOMY Network 7 1,213,000 1,300,000 88,000 7.20%
5 CRIMINAL MINDS Network 7 1,048,000 1,136,000 87,000 8.30%
6 GREY'S ANATOMY-EP.2 Network 7 1,213,000 1,297,000 84,000 6.90%
7 BROTHERS & SISTERS Network 7 872,000 944,000 72,000 8.20%
8 THE MENTALIST Network 9 1,249,000 1,318,000 69,000 5.60%
9 TAGGART Network ABC1 630,000 699,000 69,000 11.00%
10 FAMILY GUY Network 7 383,000 448,000 65,000 16.90%
11 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Network 7 1,027,000 1,091,000 64,000 6.20%
12 MEDIUM Network TEN 608,000 671,000 64,000 10.50%
13 M-A TOUCH OF FROST: MIND GAMES Network 7 879,000 939,000 60,000 6.80%
14 CSI: MIAMI -RPT Network 9 503,000 563,000 60,000 11.90%
15 ROSS NOBLE'S AUSTRALIAN TRIP Network TEN 633,000 690,000 57,000 9.00%
(OzTAM mainland capitals. Who We Are will publish the 15 most timeshifted shows each week from now on, as part of our daily updates on ratings)
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.]]>
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,064,000 314,000 374,000 216,000 68,000 92,000
2 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,036,000 309,000 245,000 209,000 119,000 154,000
3 ABC NEWS-SA ABC1 994,000 324,000 328,000 118,000 91,000 133,000
4 VANCOUVER LIVE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: OPENING CEREMONY Nine 856,000 248,000 283,000 164,000 72,000 89,000
5 VANCOUVER GOLD 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS: OPENING CEREMONY (R) Nine 806,000 249,000 208,000 170,000 69,000 109,000
6 INDIGENOUS ALL STARS V NRL ALL STARS Nine 792,000 433,000 359,000
7 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 746,000 284,000 226,000 76,000 67,000 93,000
8 THE BILL ABC1 697,000 238,000 195,000 95,000 88,000 81,000
9 M-MADAGASCAR Seven 685,000 201,000 197,000 88,000 103,000 96,000
10 BED OF ROSES ABC1 675,000 197,000 201,000 118,000 62,000 98,000
15 I DREAMED A DREAM - THE SUSAN BOYLE STORY -RPT Nine 519,000 217,000 218,000 51,000 33,000
18 STAR WARS: EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Ten 402,000 158,000 117,000 66,000 61,000
20 STAR WARS: EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI RPT Ten 310,000 210,000 100,000
22 2010 brandname CUP - HAWTHORN V RICHMOND Ten 303,000 21,000 207,000 9,000 21,000 45,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,169,000 285,000 322,000 230,000 172,000 160,000
2 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,161,000 320,000 356,000 213,000 127,000 146,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,116,000 330,000 389,000 185,000 99,000 113,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,050,000 225,000 321,000 199,000 175,000 131,000
5 SILENT WITNESS ABC1 897,000 201,000 292,000 179,000 119,000 107,000
9 ONE DAY CRICKET -AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 3 SESSION 2 Nine 679,000 201,000 204,000 149,000 49,000 76,000
10 SLEUTH 101 ABC1 644,000 173,000 221,000 115,000 69,000 66,000
27 HITLER'S BODYGUARD SBS ONE 303,000 68,000 124,000 51,000 35,000 24,000
35 BLACKADDER THE THIRD GO! 217,000 70,000 50,000 39,000 35,000 23,000
The ratings race, updated 10 am Friday
As you see in the chart, Channel Seven has a hit with the new Courtney Cox sitcom. What's fascinating is that men are watching as enthusiastically as women. Cougartown was top show of the night with men 16-39, women 16-39, men 25-54, women 25-54, and high income earners.
The only demographics which did not embrace it were Grocery Buyers (with whom it was number 3 after Seven news and Today Tonight) and people aged over 55, where it was the number 18 most watched show of the night (ie a huge flop). Perhaps if Cox played a 60 year old woman going after 45 year old men, it might have a shot with the senior demographic.
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 COUGAR TOWN Seven 1,347,000 374,000 412,000 246,000 153,000 162,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,309,000 319,000 406,000 266,000 166,000 153,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,235,000 279,000 403,000 249,000 157,000 146,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,074,000 283,000 396,000 198,000 95,000 102,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,053,000 266,000 402,000 200,000 77,000 109,000
6 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Seven 1,039,000 284,000 306,000 210,000 116,000 123,000
7 LAW AND ORDER: SVU Ten 1,011,000 289,000 347,000 155,000 98,000 122,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 993,000 258,000 355,000 186,000 69,000 126,000
9 HOME AND AWAY Seven 957,000 260,000 287,000 201,000 117,000 93,000
10 ABC NEWS ABC1 889,000 229,000 311,000 137,000 75,000 137,000
11 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) Ten 882,000 246,000 264,000 179,000 71,000 122,000
14 THE WHITE ROOM Seven 812,000 203,000 267,000 147,000 112,000 83,000
15 MEDIUM Ten 753,000 180,000 251,000 134,000 75,000 113,000
19 ADULTS ONLY 20 TO 1 Nine 693,000 184,000 203,000 108,000 77,000 121,000
21 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 621,000 161,000 186,000 119,000 77,000 78,000
29 FAMILY GUY Seven 393,000 84,000 165,000 60,000 44,000 40,000
36 GOURMET FARMER SBS ONE 300,000 101,000 94,000 49,000 18,000 39,000
41 OZ AND JAMES'S BIG WINE ADVENTURE SBS ONE 262,000 82,000 85,000 42,000 21,000 32,000
42 THE BIG BANG THEORY GO! 255,000 64,000 85,000 45,000 22,000 40,000
76 SCRAPHEAP CHALLENGE ABC2 122,000 32,000 38,000 17,000 21,000 15,000
77 STARGATE ATLANTIS 7TWO 122,000 24,000 27,000 26,000 18,000 28,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,340,000 346,000 385,000 268,000 155,000 187,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,264,000 330,000 382,000 246,000 123,000 183,000
3 CUSTOMS Nine 1,165,000 357,000 353,000 205,000 105,000 144,000
4 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,129,000 281,000 316,000 280,000 121,000 131,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,121,000 323,000 357,000 219,000 112,000 110,000
6 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,069,000 312,000 326,000 183,000 107,000 141,000
7 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,059,000 321,000 285,000 209,000 120,000 125,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -WED Nine 1,033,000 310,000 309,000 195,000 64,000 155,000
9 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,024,000 237,000 358,000 176,000 111,000 142,000
10 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 1,006,000 245,000 298,000 210,000 107,000 146,000
11 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA - SHOWCASE Ten 984,000 302,000 290,000 209,000 76,000 106,000
12 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 981,000 269,000 317,000 222,000 73,000 100,000
14 ICU Seven 934,000 225,000 255,000 238,000 97,000 119,000
16 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) Ten 817,000 216,000 227,000 199,000 73,000 102,000
18 GANGS OF OZ Seven 742,000 228,000 230,000 130,000 66,000 88,000
19 COLD CASE -EP1 Nine 726,000 193,000 216,000 130,000 105,000 82,000
21 HUNGRY BEAST ABC1 663,000 205,000 181,000 127,000 58,000 92,000
23 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 601,000 138,000 183,000 142,000 66,000 73,000
26 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 539,000 155,000 196,000 78,000 54,000 56,000
47 LOST 7TWO 216,000 49,000 66,000 51,000 26,000 25,000
76 LOST-ENCORE Seven 126,000 45,000 43,000 21,000 10,000 6,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Network Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,524,000 371,000 466,000 301,000 191,000 195,000
2 NCIS Ten 1,416,000 407,000 406,000 244,000 133,000 226,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,347,000 327,000 400,000 271,000 180,000 170,000
4 MY KITCHEN RULES-TUE Seven 1,328,000 360,000 379,000 281,000 137,000 171,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,146,000 316,000 388,000 216,000 105,000 120,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,108,000 291,000 311,000 234,000 145,000 127,000
7 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 997,000 262,000 278,000 223,000 119,000 115,000
8 BONDI RESCUE Ten 987,000 312,000 214,000 230,000 89,000 143,000
9 KEVIN MCCLOUD'S GRAND TOUR ABC1 882,000 244,000 299,000 150,000 73,000 117,000
10 ABC NEWS ABC1 873,000 217,000 278,000 143,000 103,000 132,000
12 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) Ten 851,000 197,000 241,000 211,000 66,000 135,000
15 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 664,000 148,000 191,000 158,000 76,000 92,000
18 ONE DAY SERIES - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES Nine 625,000 182,000 217,000 106,000 58,000 64,000
42 TOP GEAR -SPECIAL Nine 165,000 Not shown Not shown Not shown 165,000 Not shown
19 QI ABC1 622,000 189,000 204,000 85,000 79,000 65,000
49 BIG LOVE SBS ONE 146,000 33,000 61,000 23,000 11,000 19,000
64 SEINFELD GO! 122,000 25,000 57,000 13,000 8,000 18,000
66 FRASIER GO! 120,000 28,000 56,000 17,000 7,000 12,000
73 GET SMART GO! 115,000 14,000 46,000 43,000 2,000 10,000
80 UGLY BETTY 7TWO 105,000 20,000 25,000 28,000 10,000 22,000
81 THE BENNY HILL SHOW 7TWO 105,000 12,000 41,000 17,000 8,000 26,000
92 24 7TWO 95,000 22,000 36,000 11,000 10,000 16,000
What Australia watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,420,000 385,000 480,000 294,000 95,000 166,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,387,000 305,000 388,000 292,000 190,000 211,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,355,000 308,000 420,000 255,000 176,000 197,000
4 AUSTRALIAN STORY ABC1 1,250,000 349,000 452,000 215,000 115,000 118,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,193,000 326,000 410,000 237,000 113,000 107,000
6 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,150,000 353,000 351,000 223,000 94,000 129,000
7 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,143,000 335,000 342,000 258,000 65,000 142,000
8 MY KITCHEN RULES-MON Seven 1,107,000 320,000 327,000 193,000 129,000 138,000
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,082,000 323,000 363,000 217,000 74,000 105,000
10 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,072,000 289,000 336,000 192,000 127,000 127,000
13 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,001,000 256,000 322,000 180,000 112,000 130,000
17 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 838,000 197,000 254,000 161,000 107,000 119,000
20 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 723,000 193,000 167,000 195,000 77,000 91,000
31 Q & A ABC1 412,000 161,000 108,000 78,000 36,000 29,000
32 MYTHBUSTERS SBS ONE 370,000 97,000 89,000 83,000 52,000 49,000
46 JUDGE JOHN DEED 7TWO 216,000 23,000 78,000 53,000 20,000 41,000
59 30 ROCK Seven 163,000 62,000 57,000 16,000 14,000 14,000
109 2010 NFL SUPER BOWL LIVE Ten 90,000 37,000 31,000 10,000 6,000 7,000
121 2010 NFL SUPER BOWL LIVE ONE 75,000 20,000 25,000 16,000 9,000 6,000
170 2010 NFL SUPER BOWL REPLAY RPT ONE 48,000 12,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 5,000
(OzTAM preliminary estimates, mainland capitals)
The ratings race, updated 11am Monday
Technically, Channel Seven had the biggest audience share for the first night of the ratings year, but it was really Channel Ten's victory. Thanks to Shaun Micallef and Julianna Margulies, Ten drew most viewers aged 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54.
Below, we publish the charts for some of the key segments of the viewing audience - young, old, male, female. It looks as if The Good Wife might be a nation-uniter, while Shaun and Hugh Laurie are nation-splitters. Go to Comments to tell us what you made of TGW. Will you watch her again next week?
What viewers aged 16 to 39 watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 542,000 156,000 156,000 144,000 30,000 56,000
2 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 527,000 140,000 127,000 148,000 45,000 67,000
3 HOUSE Ten 451,000 164,000 95,000 117,000 40,000 35,000
4 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 383,000 114,000 105,000 85,000 25,000 55,000
5 AIR WAYS Seven 361,000 118,000 95,000 79,000 31,000 39,000
6 BONES Seven 359,000 108,000 98,000 71,000 43,000 40,000
7 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 353,000 125,000 89,000 72,000 42,000 25,000
8 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 2 Nine 288,000 88,000 84,000 60,000 35,000 21,000
9 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 278,000 69,000 56,000 101,000 16,000 38,000
10 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 1 Nine 269,000 88,000 71,000 48,000 35,000 28,000
11 TRISHNA & KRISHNA: THE QUEST FOR SEPARATE LIVES Seven 268,000 82,000 61,000 79,000 18,000 29,000
12 CASTLE Seven 239,000 71,000 82,000 24,000 35,000 28,000
13 AVATAR - CREATING THE WORLD OF PANDORA Ten 225,000 89,000 54,000 59,000 12,000 11,000
What Women 25-54 watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 471,000 115,000 146,000 96,000 48,000 66,000
2 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 413,000 118,000 136,000 81,000 37,000 41,000
3 BONES Seven 360,000 88,000 113,000 82,000 46,000 32,000
4 AIR WAYS Seven 356,000 104,000 98,000 80,000 31,000 43,000
5 HOUSE Ten 342,000 91,000 99,000 71,000 46,000 36,000
6 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 333,000 80,000 65,000 112,000 26,000 50,000
7 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 315,000 88,000 89,000 77,000 24,000 37,000
8 TRISHNA & KRISHNA: THE QUEST FOR SEPARATE LIVES Seven 287,000 67,000 82,000 75,000 28,000 35,000
9 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 267,000 93,000 82,000 44,000 29,000 20,000
10 CASTLE Seven 267,000 63,000 93,000 44,000 43,000 23,000
11 CASTLE EP.2 Seven 210,000 49,000 79,000 34,000 30,000 17,000
12 INSIDE THE FIRESTORM ABC1 173,000 39,000 65,000 37,000 12,000 20,000
13 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 2 Nine 169,000 52,000 53,000 29,000 16,000 19,000
What men aged 25-54 watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 357,000 114,000 99,000 76,000 37,000 32,000
2 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 319,000 100,000 81,000 72,000 24,000 41,000
3 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 316,000 84,000 92,000 88,000 16,000 35,000
4 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 2 Nine 302,000 97,000 93,000 59,000 30,000 23,000
5 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 1 Nine 282,000 95,000 74,000 54,000 32,000 27,000
6 HOUSE Ten 269,000 88,000 70,000 69,000 21,000 23,000
7 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 238,000 53,000 38,000 80,000 17,000 51,000
8 BONES Seven 236,000 63,000 60,000 59,000 28,000 26,000
9 AIR WAYS Seven 230,000 65,000 65,000 51,000 21,000 28,000
10 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 201,000 51,000 61,000 45,000 12,000 32,000
11 CASTLE Seven 164,000 43,000 52,000 24,000 27,000 17,000
12 ABC NEWS-SU ABC1 154,000 47,000 44,000 29,000 10,000 23,000
13 INSIDE THE FIRESTORM ABC1 153,000 40,000 60,000 20,000 9,000 24,000
What viewers over 55 watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 721,000 165,000 200,000 177,000 78,000 100,000
2 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 616,000 166,000 201,000 123,000 67,000 59,000
3 TRISHNA & KRISHNA: THE QUEST FOR SEPARATE LIVES Seven 576,000 150,000 167,000 123,000 64,000 71,000
4 AIR WAYS Seven 533,000 137,000 151,000 115,000 41,000 88,000
5 ABC NEWS-SUN ABC1 532,000 140,000 161,000 97,000 49,000 86,000
6 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 433,000 119,000 117,000 75,000 46,000 76,000
7 BONES Seven 423,000 114,000 126,000 72,000 47,000 64,000
8 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 2 Nine 421,000 119,000 126,000 79,000 47,000 50,000
9 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 1 Nine 409,000 113,000 127,000 70,000 54,000 45,000
10 CASTLE Seven 343,000 77,000 126,000 54,000 53,000 32,000
11 COLLECTORS ABC1 331,000 76,000 122,000 63,000 32,000 38,000
12 SNOW MONKEYS: WHO'S HOT AND WHO'S NOT ABC1 324,000 96,000 99,000 56,000 23,000 50,000
13 INSIDE THE FIRESTORM ABC1 263,000 81,000 75,000 40,000 26,000 42,000
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,449,000 349,000 330,000 417,000 141,000 212,000
2 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,409,000 426,000 442,000 275,000 146,000 120,000
3 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 1,407,000 395,000 395,000 283,000 134,000 200,000
4 AIR WAYS Seven 1,327,000 392,000 361,000 283,000 108,000 182,000
5 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION Ten 1,323,000 372,000 420,000 277,000 102,000 152,000
6 BONES Seven 1,211,000 335,000 347,000 243,000 136,000 150,000
7 TRISHNA & KRISHNA: THE QUEST FOR SEPARATE LIVES Seven 1,169,000 318,000 322,000 269,000 121,000 139,000
8 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 2 Nine 1,020,000 317,000 297,000 192,000 110,000 103,000
9 HOUSE Ten 1,010,000 323,000 282,000 189,000 101,000 114,000
10 ONE DAY CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES GAME 1 SESSION 1 Nine 954,000 307,000 270,000 163,000 112,000 102,000
11 THE BIGGEST LOSER (AUS) - THE WEIGH-IN Ten 926,000 263,000 253,000 208,000 60,000 142,000
12 ABC NEWS-SUN ABC1 911,000 237,000 289,000 171,000 80,000 134,000
13 CASTLE Seven 901,000 220,000 316,000 136,000 137,000 91,000
(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.
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