Who We Aretag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2012:/whoweare/92010-06-14T01:11:36ZWho We Are: A weekly column about Australia, by David Dale.Movable Type 3.36The Who We Are update: Week 24tag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9732010-06-12T23:19:40Z2010-06-14T01:11:36ZThe ratings race, updated 10 am Sunday Channel Seven won the week, largely because of Australia's Got Talent and its news. If this column's theory of a political link is correct, Kevin Rudd can look forward to a slight blip...David Dale
The ratings race, updated 10 am Sunday
Channel Seven won the week, largely because of Australia's Got Talent and its news. If this column's theory of a political link is correct, Kevin Rudd can look forward to a slight blip in the polls. SBS has stolen viewers from the ABC, thanks to the soccer.
The prime time audience shares for the week ended up like this: ABC3 0.4%; SBSTWO 0.4%; ONE 1.0; ABC2 1.2; 7TWO 2.5; GO 2.8; SBS1 4.8; ABC1 11.8; All Pay Stations 14.8; Ten 17.9; Nine 19.5; Seven 20.3.
What Australia watched, week ending June 12 Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,894,000 586,000 611,000 301,000 212,000 184,000
2 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,831,000 552,000 599,000 282,000 201,000 197,000
3 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,809,000 495,000 590,000 307,000 192,000 225,000
4 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,696,000 488,000 507,000 354,000 145,000 202,000
5 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,599,000 546,000 506,000 253,000 155,000 139,000
6 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,562,000 409,000 477,000 337,000 134,000 205,000
7 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,536,000 373,000 530,000 276,000 141,000 216,000
8 NCIS Ten 1,513,000 360,000 434,000 339,000 166,000 214,000
9 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,505,000 439,000 404,000 337,000 192,000 133,000
10 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,501,000 402,000 407,000 303,000 170,000 219,000
11 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,465,000 373,000 406,000 302,000 171,000 213,000
12 GLEE Ten 1,413,000 401,000 425,000 274,000 137,000 176,000
13 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,393,000 389,000 424,000 305,000 139,000 135,000
14 BONES Seven 1,327,000 362,000 391,000 264,000 150,000 159,000
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What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,562,000 409,000 477,000 337,000 134,000 205,000
2 DOC MARTIN ABC1 1,192,000 336,000 353,000 250,000 110,000 143,000
3 ISLANDS OF BRITAIN Seven 1,040,000 284,000 295,000 229,000 89,000 143,000
4 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 967,000 260,000 303,000 187,000 131,000 87,000
5 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 962,000 274,000 293,000 173,000 104,000 118,000
6 MIDSOMER MURDERS ABC1 803,000 212,000 253,000 120,000 103,000 115,000
7 TEN NEWS AT FIVE SAT Ten 798,000 251,000 160,000 174,000 91,000 123,000
8 THE BILL ABC1 795,000 227,000 239,000 145,000 80,000 104,000
13 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: KOR V GRE LIVE SBS ONE 576,000 280,000 128,000 71,000 42,000 55,000
14 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL Ten 557,000 50,000 327,000 41,000 70,000 69,000
17 SEVEN'S R.U: AUS V ENG Seven 455,000 229,000 12,000 184,000 11,000 18,000
19 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: ARG V NGA LIVE SBS ONE 419,000 147,000 118,000 41,000 36,000 77,000
57 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: URU V FRA LIVE SBS ONE 148,000 54,000 43,000 30,000 7,000 14,000
70 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH OF THE DAY SBS ONE 106,000 50,000 33,000 14,000 6,000 4,000
80 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL ONE 99,000 14,000 34,000 8,000 28,000 14,000
88 VFL FOOTBALL 2010-PM ABC1 91,000 91,000
92 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL Ten 90,000 90,000
190 RUGBY UNION: SHUTE SHIELD (NSW) 2010-PM ABC1 41,000 41,000
199 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH OF THE DAY SBS TWO 38,000 14,000 11,000 4,000 8,000 2,000
208 WAFL LIVE LEAGUE FOOTBALL 2010-PM ABC1 35,000 35,000
221 RUGBY LEAGUE: (QLD) 2010-PM ABC1 31,000 31,000
248 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL ONE 24,000 24,000
285 THE SANFL-PM ABC1 11,000 11,000
295 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 12: NORTH MELBOURNE VS CARLTON 7TWO 10,000 0 5,000 2,000 0 3,000
318 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 4,000 3,000 1,000
330 FILIPINO NEWS SBS ONE 1,000 1,000
331 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 12: NORTH MELBOURNE VS CARLTON Seven 1,000 0 1,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,299,000 362,000 321,000 266,000 147,000 202,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - MASTERCLASS Ten 1,208,000 318,000 435,000 197,000 119,000 139,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,179,000 333,000 373,000 233,000 121,000 119,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,177,000 304,000 317,000 238,000 142,000 177,000
5 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,068,000 354,000 313,000 166,000 104,000 131,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 997,000 254,000 354,000 183,000 98,000 108,000
7 HOME AND AWAY Seven 951,000 289,000 279,000 148,000 111,000 123,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 943,000 224,000 372,000 167,000 68,000 110,000
9 AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MISS MARPLE ABC1 907,000 273,000 264,000 148,000 85,000 136,000
14 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 661,000 383,000 278,000
20 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 12: NORTH MELBOURNE VS CARLTON Seven 529,000 8,000 332,000 10,000 88,000 90,000
21 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP OPENING CEREMONY LIVE SBS ONE 524,000 167,000 140,000 92,000 41,000 83,000
23 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: RSA V MEX LIVE SBS ONE 499,000 153,000 135,000 51,000 55,000 105,000
46 THE 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SHOW SBS ONE 212,000 76,000 60,000 36,000 14,000 27,000
187 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP KICK OFF CELEBRATION RPT SBS TWO 42,000 7,000 20,000 7,000 6,000 2,000
217 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP KICK OFF CELEBRATION SBS ONE 32,000 11,000 14,000 3,000 2,000 2,000
233 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 28,000 18,000 3,000 7,000
What Australia watched, Thursday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,785,000 505,000 551,000 302,000 196,000 231,000
2 GLEE Ten 1,424,000 405,000 428,000 275,000 138,000 178,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,415,000 402,000 390,000 297,000 150,000 176,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,325,000 356,000 349,000 257,000 164,000 199,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,207,000 339,000 357,000 264,000 118,000 129,000
6 SEA PATROL Nine 1,180,000 353,000 354,000 210,000 133,000 131,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,146,000 307,000 391,000 231,000 97,000 120,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,089,000 283,000 401,000 191,000 85,000 129,000
9 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,044,000 320,000 286,000 163,000 133,000 142,000
10 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,021,000 297,000 292,000 171,000 115,000 147,000
11 GETAWAY Nine 926,000 294,000 295,000 157,000 81,000 99,000
12 LAW AND ORDER: SVU Ten 909,000 247,000 280,000 158,000 122,000 101,000
13 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 909,000 251,000 246,000 207,000 91,000 114,000
15 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 821,000 161,000 358,000 108,000 98,000 96,000
16 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 801,000 239,000 247,000 136,000 81,000 97,000
22 THE AMAZING RACE Seven 632,000 206,000 197,000 89,000 70,000 70,000
26 THE VICAR OF DIBLEY Seven 528,000 Not shown 294,000 Not shown 105,000 129,000
28 THE MATTY JOHNS SHOW Seven 461,000 298,000 164,000
38 ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI SBS ONE 317,000 90,000 100,000 52,000 21,000 54,000
62 FLASHFORWARD Seven 166,000 43,000 53,000 27,000 19,000 24,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,799,000 469,000 606,000 319,000 179,000 226,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,552,000 411,000 422,000 308,000 176,000 235,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,501,000 365,000 421,000 335,000 156,000 224,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,329,000 369,000 427,000 261,000 113,000 160,000
5 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,242,000 391,000 337,000 222,000 150,000 141,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,227,000 356,000 390,000 244,000 106,000 132,000
7 LIE TO ME Ten 1,215,000 307,000 366,000 237,000 137,000 169,000
8 BORDER SECURITY - WED (R) Seven 1,203,000 362,000 297,000 245,000 138,000 161,000
12 HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY Nine 995,000 296,000 385,000 147,000 78,000 89,000
16 LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT Ten 900,000 200,000 311,000 138,000 128,000 123,000
17 20 TO 1 Nine 861,000 243,000 341,000 115,000 85,000 77,000
18 POLICE UNDER FIRE: MAD MAX Seven 817,000 221,000 248,000 163,000 81,000 104,000
31 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 421,000 104,000 123,000 96,000 36,000 61,000
118 TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES GO! 70,000 16,000 18,000 6,000 17,000 12,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,831,000 552,000 599,000 282,000 201,000 197,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,691,000 431,000 563,000 298,000 173,000 226,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,610,000 383,000 475,000 331,000 170,000 251,000
4 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,544,000 376,000 533,000 276,000 142,000 216,000
5 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,535,000 371,000 445,000 310,000 174,000 234,000
6 NCIS Ten 1,517,000 361,000 436,000 340,000 166,000 214,000
7 NINE NEWS Nine 1,308,000 356,000 430,000 255,000 135,000 133,000
8 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,252,000 342,000 427,000 244,000 113,000 126,000
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,245,000 340,000 416,000 237,000 93,000 159,000
10 TOP GEAR Nine 1,170,000 328,000 352,000 244,000 110,000 136,000
11 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 1,162,000 350,000 389,000 188,000 113,000 123,000
14 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 986,000 227,000 299,000 243,000 89,000 128,000
17 AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES OF CRIME Nine 761,000 170,000 295,000 132,000 73,000 91,000
20 AUSTRALIAN DRUGLORDS Nine 705,000 214,000 220,000 128,000 66,000 78,000
32 SUNRISE Seven 382,000 117,000 82,000 83,000 38,000 62,000
36 TODAY Nine 322,000 106,000 101,000 65,000 25,000 25,000
What Australia watched, Monday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,864,000 543,000 596,000 300,000 208,000 216,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,704,000 465,000 459,000 332,000 202,000 246,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,681,000 451,000 460,000 341,000 219,000 210,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,417,000 403,000 431,000 300,000 134,000 149,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,404,000 441,000 423,000 273,000 121,000 145,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,319,000 353,000 432,000 239,000 113,000 182,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,291,000 346,000 453,000 217,000 101,000 173,000
8 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,271,000 359,000 413,000 246,000 93,000 159,000
9 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,260,000 368,000 448,000 203,000 102,000 138,000
13 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 1,015,000 257,000 352,000 175,000 94,000 137,000
14 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 993,000 286,000 315,000 178,000 111,000 103,000
15 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 952,000 279,000 258,000 208,000 99,000 109,000
29 MAN VS WILD RPT SBS ONE 576,000 145,000 221,000 90,000 58,000 62,000
37 SUNRISE Seven 363,000 116,000 83,000 82,000 40,000 43,000
42 TODAY Nine 306,000 95,000 92,000 68,000 24,000 28,000
(OzTAM preliminary estimates, mainland capitals)
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,890,000 585,000 609,000 301,000 212,000 184,000
2 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,699,000 488,000 510,000 354,000 145,000 202,000
3 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,598,000 546,000 506,000 253,000 154,000 139,000
4 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,503,000 439,000 404,000 337,000 191,000 133,000
5 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,396,000 390,000 425,000 305,000 141,000 135,000
6 BONES Seven 1,328,000 363,000 392,000 264,000 151,000 159,000
7 CUSTOMS Nine 1,185,000 350,000 340,000 249,000 141,000 105,000
8 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,175,000 366,000 326,000 241,000 132,000 109,000
9 60 MINUTES Nine 1,169,000 346,000 358,000 231,000 117,000 117,000
10 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,159,000 318,000 319,000 252,000 130,000 140,000
11 BORDER SECURITY (R) Seven 1,096,000 304,000 315,000 251,000 115,000 110,000
12 MERLIN Ten 1,040,000 335,000 272,000 171,000 122,000 140,000
13 CASTLE Seven 1,025,000 283,000 352,000 171,000 109,000 109,000
14 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 927,000 267,000 306,000 149,000 120,000 85,000
15 AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT ABC1 926,000 277,000 290,000 145,000 106,000 108,000
16 DOCTOR WHO ABC1 914,000 317,000 211,000 165,000 117,000 103,000
18 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION Nine 773,000 233,000 269,000 118,000 77,000 77,000
24 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 504,000 334,000 170,000
27 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 11: HAWTHORN VS PORT ADELAIDE Seven 477,000 13,000 235,000 39,000 114,000 75,000
28 V Nine 439,000 136,000 164,000 58,000 40,000 41,000
37 30 ROCK Seven 276,000 48,000 124,000 31,000 29,000 43,000
63 AFL GAME DAY Seven 134,000 80,000 26,000 27,000
160 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 11: SYDNEY VS ESSENDON Seven 58,000 58,000 Not shown Not shown Not shown Not shown
(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: The films Australia lovedtag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2008:/whoweare//9.4872010-05-31T14:50:27Z2010-07-09T05:56:06ZFOR THE LATEST UPDATE OF THIS CHART, AND A FORUM TO DISCUSS IT, GO TO The Tribal Mind. List of the 150 highest-grossing movies of all time, and the 65 movies seen by the greatest number of Australians, prepared by...David Dale
The Tribal Mind.
List of the 150 highest-grossing movies of all time, and the 65 movies seen by the greatest number of Australians, prepared by David Dale for The Sydney Morning Herald from data provided by the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia. Last updated June 10, 2010.
Top flicks of the past 12 months: Avatar $115 million; Alice in Wonderland $37.5 m; Sherlock Holmes $26m; Iron Man 2 $26m; Sex and the City 2 $23m; Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel $23m; How To Train Your Dragon $20.5m; Clash of the Titans $19.5m; Shrek Forever After 19m; Robin Hood $18.5m; It's Complicated $16m; Valentine's Day $16m; The Blind Side $13.2m; Prince of Persia $11m; Tooth Fairy $10.5m; Shutter Island $10m; Date Night $9m. Hangovers from last year: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince $40.6m; Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen $40.3m; New Moon $39m; Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $29.8m; Up $28m; The Hangover $21.4m.
Australian films in the past 12 months: Mao's Last Dancer $15.2m; Bran Nue Day $7.5m; The Kings of Mykonos $5m; Animal Kingdom $4m; Charlie and Boots $3.7m; Samson and Delilah $3.2m; Beneath Hill 60 $3.1m; Bright Star $2.9m; Daybreakers $2.4m (worldwide $35m); I Love You Too $2.4m; Animal Kingdom $2m.
Australia's total box office for 2009 was $1.09 billion -- 15 per cent more than the record figure in 2008. But the number of admissions was 90.7 million, less than the record 92.5 million in 2001 and 2002. Average ticket price in 2009 was $12. Australian films got 5 per cent of the box office.
The Australian box office 1. Avatar (2009) $115m
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. The Twilight saga: New Moon (2009) $38m
15. Finding Nemo (2003) $37.5m
16. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $37.5m
17. Alice in Wonderland (2010) $37.5m
18. Australia (2008) $37m (US$50m, world $US205m)
19. Babe (1995) $37m]]>
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.
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 Kings of Mykonos $4m; 15 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.
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 music Australia lovedtag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2008:/whoweare//9.4882010-05-31T13:50:14Z2010-06-26T06:12:02ZFOR THE LATEST UPDATE OF THIS CHART, AND A FORUM TO DISCUSS IT, GO TO The Tribal Mind Lists of top selling albums and most successful performers, prepared by David Dale using data from ARIA and last updated May 31,...David Dale
The Tribal Mind
Lists of top selling albums and most successful performers, prepared by David Dale using data from ARIA and last updated May 31, 2010.
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]]>
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
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. I'm Not Dead (Pink) 11p
21. Cross Road (Bon Jovi) 11p
22. Funhouse (Pink) 11p
23. War of the Worlds (Jeff Wayne) 10p
24. Don't Ask (Tina Arena) 10p
25. Remasters (Led Zeppelin) 10p
26. 1 (The Beatles) 10p
27. Come Away With Me (Norah Jones) 10p
28. The Sound of White (Missy Higgins) 9p
29. Soul Deep (Jimmy Barnes) 9p
30. Chisel (Cold Chisel) 9p
31. Greatest Hits (Fleetwood Mac) 9p
32. Greatest Hits (Bruce Springsteen) 9p
33. Dangerous (Michael Jackson) 9p
34. Led Zeppelin iv (Led Zeppelin) 9p
35. Only By The Night (Kings of Leon) 9p
36. I Dreamed A Dream (Susan Boyle) 9p
37. Fever (Kylie Minogue) 8p
38. Yourself or Someone Like You (Matchbox 20) 8p
39. Forgiven Not Forgotten (The Corrs) 8p
40. Get Born (Jet) 8p
41. Greatest Hits (Robbie Williams) 8p
42. Unplugged (Eric Clapton) 8p
43. Back to Bedlam (James Blunt) 8p
44. Best of 1980-1990 (U2) 8p
45. Californication (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) 8p
46. Symbols (Led Zeppelin) 8p
47. Odyssey Number Five (Powderfinger) 8p
48. The Eminem Show (Eminem) 8p
49. Metallica (Metallica) 8p
50. Greatest Hits Vol 2 (Queen) 8p
51. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (The Eagles) 8p
52. History (Michael Jackson) 8p
53 Metallica (Metallica) 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) 28p; Live in Australia (Andre Rieu) 21p; Hell Freezes Over (The Eagles) 20p; #1s (Michael Jackson) 20p; Live from Wembley Arena (Pink) 14p; What We Did Last Summer (Robbie Williams) 12p; Delta (Delta Goodrem) 12p; LIve in Bucharest (Michael Jackson) 11p; 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; Future Sex Live at Madison Square Garden (Justin Timberlake) 9p. 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
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 TV shows Australia lovedtag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2008:/whoweare//9.4902010-05-31T12:50:58Z2010-06-26T06:12:44ZFOR THE LATEST UPDATE OF THIS CHART, AND A FORUM TO DISCUSS IT, GO TO The Tribal Mind This contains charts of the most watched programs of the 20th and 21st centuries, prepared by David Dale for The Sydney Morning...David Dale
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This contains charts of the most watched programs of the 20th and 21st centuries, prepared by David Dale for The Sydney Morning Herald and based on data from OzTAM and ACNielsen. Last updated May 31, 2010.
Most watched shows in 2010: State of Origin rugby league match 1 (9) 2.46m; Tennis: Aus Open Men's Final (7) 2.35m; Underbelly: The Golden Mile premiere (9) 2.24m; MasterChef Australia (10) 1.93m; Top Gear premiere (9) 1.68m; Two and a Half Men (9) 1.59m; The Biggest Loser Winner Announced (10) 1.57m; My Kitchen Rules (7) 1.56m.
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]]>
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 Rugby league: State of Origin 1 2010 (9) 2.46m
50 Seven news, Beijing Day 3 (7) 2.45m
51 Tennis: Aus Open Men's Final 2007 (7) 2.44m
52 Rugby World Cup semi final Aus v NZ 2003 (7) 2.43 m
53 Tennis: Aus Open women's round 4 Molik v Williams 2005 (7) 2.43m
54 Nine News Sunday 2003 (9) 2.42 m
55 NRL Grand final 2009 (9) 2.42m
56 Logie Awards 2001 (9) 2.41 m
57 Friends opening 2002 (9) 2.41 m
58 Ten news Sunday -- Bali bombings 2002 (10) 2.40 m
59 World Idol performance show 2003 (10) 2.40 m
60 Steve Irwin memorial service 2006 (ABC, 7, 9, 10) 2.39m
61 NRL grand final 2007 (9) 2.39m
62 Cricket: 20/20 match Aus v England 2007 (9) 2.37m
63 NRL grand final 2003 (9) 2.35 m
64 Tennis: Australian Open Men's Final 2010 (7) 2.35m
65 60 Minutes 2001 (9) 2.34 m
66 Lost premiere 2005 (7) 2.34 m
67 Dancing With The Stars 2 final 2005 (7) 2.33 m
68 Election debate 2007 (9, ABC) 2.33m
69 Backyard Blitz 2001 (9) 2.32 m
70 Tennis: Australian Open, Dokic last match 2009 (7) 2.32m
71 Rugby League: State of Origin Match 1 2009 (9) 2.32m
72 The Biggest Loser finale 2006 (10) 2.31m
73 Big Brother final eviction 2002 (10) 2.30 m
74 Soccer World Cup: Aus v Italy 2006 (SBS) 2.30m
75 Athens Olympics Opening Ceremony 2004 (7) 2.29 m
76 The Force debut episode 2006 (7) 2.29 m
77 The Block II auction 2004 (9) 2.28 m
78 Big Brother winner 2005 (10) 2.28m
79 Friends final 2004 (9) 2.27m
80 Melbourne Cup race 2006 (7) 2.27m
81 Big Brother final eviction 2003 (10) 2.27 m
82 Logie Awards 2004 (9) 2.27 m
83 Border Security 2006 (7) 2.27 m
84 The Melbourne Cup race 2008 (7) 2.27m
85 Logie Arrivals 2006 (9) 2.26m
86 Survivor II: The Australian Outback final 2001 (9) 2.25 m
87 Celebrity Big Brother premiere 2002 (10) 2.25 m
88 Desperate Housewives season 2 opening 2006 (7) 2.25m
89 Melbourne Cup race 2003 (7) 2.24 m
90 The Chaser's War on Everything 2007 - APEC episode (ABC) 2.24m
91 Tennis: Aus Open Men's Final 2009 (7) 2.24m
92 Underbelly: The Golden Mile premiere (9) 2010 2.24m
93 Popstars 2001 (7) 2.23 m
94 Dancing With The Stars 3 finale 2005 (7) 2.22m
95 Beijing Olympics Day 1 prime time (7) 2.21m
96 Dancing With The Stars 6 finale 2007 (7) 2.19m
97 The Melbourne Cup race 2007 (7) 2.19m
98 Hey Hey It's Saturday reunion 2009 (9) 2.17m
99 Rugby league: State of Origin match 3 2008 (9) 2.14m
100 Heroes premiere 2007 (7) 2.11m
101 Da Kath and Kim Code 2005 (ABC) 2.09m.
Most watched shows 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 films 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
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 DVDs Australia lovedtag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2008:/whoweare//9.4842010-05-31T11:10:09Z2010-06-26T06:13:25ZFOR THE LATEST UPDATE OF THIS CHART, AND A FORUM TO DISCUSS IT, GO TO The Tribal Mind List of the most most purchased DVDs since 1998, prepared by David Dale for The Sydney Morning Herald, using data from GFK...David Dale
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List of the most most purchased DVDs since 1998, prepared by David Dale for The Sydney Morning Herald, using data from GFK Australia. Last updated May 31, 2010.
The 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 Avatar (2010)
11 Pirates of the Caribbean (2004)
12 The Notebook (2005)
13 Shrek 2 (2004)
14 Dirty Dancing (2000)
15 The Dark Knight (2008)
16 Pirates 2: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
17 Cars (2006)
18 The Matrix (1999)
19 The Incredibles (2005)
20 Ice Age (2002)
21 Gladiator (2000)
22 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)]]>
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.]]>
The Who We Are update: Week 23tag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9712010-05-31T01:05:48Z2010-06-26T06:18:56ZAustralia's smartest forum about popular culture has moved to The Tribal Mind The ratings race, updated 10 am Sunday The prime time audience shares for the week ended up like this: SBSTWO 0.3%; ABC3 0.4%; ONE 1.1; ABC2 1.2; 7TWO...David Dale
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The ratings race, updated 10 am Sunday
The prime time audience shares for the week ended up like this: SBSTWO 0.3%; ABC3 0.4%; ONE 1.1; ABC2 1.2; 7TWO 2.7; GO 2.8; SBS1 4.1; ABC1 11.3; All Pay Stations 15.2; Ten 18.2; Seven 19.4; Nine 20.7. On this trajectory, Nine will win the year. Does it deserve to? Was four years in the wilderness long enough to teach it about keeping faith with viewers?
What Australia watched, week ending June 5 Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,881,000 511,000 621,000 311,000 200,000 238,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,833,000 482,000 611,000 312,000 213,000 215,000
3 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,777,000 437,000 508,000 408,000 153,000 270,000
4 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,765,000 543,000 510,000 345,000 196,000 171,000
5 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,667,000 561,000 524,000 281,000 130,000 172,000
6 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,586,000 461,000 493,000 261,000 173,000 198,000
7 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,540,000 416,000 443,000 290,000 161,000 229,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,536,000 441,000 502,000 296,000 122,000 175,000
9 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,524,000 448,000 493,000 244,000 170,000 170,000
10 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,484,000 430,000 492,000 298,000 101,000 163,000
11 NCIS Ten 1,460,000 420,000 386,000 283,000 179,000 191,000
12 CUSTOMS Nine 1,455,000 407,000 454,000 254,000 161,000 179,000
13 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,419,000 357,000 409,000 286,000 159,000 208,000
14 GLEE Ten 1,392,000 381,000 470,000 277,000 120,000 145,000 ]]>
What Australia watched, Saturday and a lot of tiny little football
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,484,000 430,000 492,000 298,000 101,000 163,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,111,000 308,000 375,000 212,000 127,000 89,000
3 2010 FRENCH OPEN TENNIS Nine 1,101,000 379,000 383,000 116,000 103,000 120,000
4 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 1,058,000 303,000 360,000 179,000 118,000 97,000
5 DOC MARTIN RPT ABC1 1,016,000 298,000 293,000 224,000 104,000 97,000
6 ABC NEWS-SAT ABC1 961,000 304,000 291,000 183,000 94,000 89,000
7 THE BILL ABC1 811,000 277,000 218,000 145,000 82,000 90,000
8 MIDSOMER MURDERS ABC1 805,000 248,000 238,000 131,000 95,000 93,000
13 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL Ten 611,000 307,000 57,000 89,000 158,000
16 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL Ten 483,000 45,000 223,000 41,000 47,000 127,000
28 SEVEN'S R.U: AUS V FIJI Seven 320,000 182,000 138,000
35 IRON CHEF SBS ONE 245,000 67,000 72,000 39,000 33,000 33,000
77 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL ONE 102,000 12,000 28,000 9,000 10,000 44,000
87 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL ONE 93,000 Not shown 31,000 14,000 25,000 22,000
183 SEVEN'S R.U: AUS V FIJ Seven 43,000 14,000 9,000 20,000
199 RUGBY UNION: SHUTE SHIELD (NSW) 2010-PM ABC1 37,000 37,000
211 VFL FOOTBALL 2010-PM ABC1 33,000 33,000
234 RUGBY LEAGUE: (QLD) 2010-PM ABC1 24,000 24,000
248 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 19,000 9,000 6,000 4,000
253 SATURDAY LATE NIGHT AFL Ten 17,000 17,000
259 THE SANFL-PM ABC1 16,000 16,000
276 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 11: RICHMOND VS ST KILDA 7TWO 10,000 0 3,000 4,000 0 2,000
281 WAFL LIVE LEAGUE FOOTBALL 2010-PM ABC1 8,000 8,000
299 SATURDAY LATE NIGHT AFL ONE 4,000 4,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,343,000 386,000 383,000 237,000 150,000 188,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,307,000 370,000 372,000 263,000 141,000 160,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,252,000 387,000 378,000 225,000 135,000 126,000
4 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - MASTERCLASS Ten 1,200,000 284,000 426,000 192,000 147,000 151,000
5 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,158,000 353,000 344,000 181,000 138,000 142,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,055,000 314,000 340,000 178,000 110,000 112,000
14 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 684,000 467,000 217,000
19 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 11: RICHMOND VS ST KILDA Seven 581,000 13,000 363,000 12,000 110,000 83,000
22 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 499,000 356,000 143,000
37 THE PERFECT VAGINA RPT SBS ONE 308,000 79,000 92,000 59,000 40,000 39,000
155 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 66,000 43,000 7,000 16,000
223 ROAD TO THE 2010 FIFA WORLDCUP ITA & AUS RPT SBS TWO 28,000 15,000 4,000 0 7,000 2,000
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,869,000 512,000 599,000 340,000 194,000 225,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,479,000 409,000 405,000 296,000 153,000 216,000
3 GLEE Ten 1,402,000 384,000 472,000 279,000 121,000 146,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,314,000 302,000 383,000 269,000 155,000 206,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,268,000 368,000 398,000 242,000 148,000 113,000
6 SEA PATROL Nine 1,199,000 361,000 371,000 204,000 150,000 114,000
7 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 1,098,000 290,000 348,000 240,000 99,000 120,000
8 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,088,000 299,000 332,000 226,000 124,000 106,000
15 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 843,000 172,000 361,000 104,000 104,000 102,000
23 THE AMAZING RACE Seven 605,000 205,000 191,000 84,000 62,000 63,000
26 THE VICAR OF DIBLEY Seven 523,000 258,000 124,000 141,000
30 THE MATTY JOHNS SHOW Seven 434,000 270,000 16,000 134,000 4,000 11,000
68 FLASHFORWARD Seven 148,000 58,000 39,000 17,000 12,000 22,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,968,000 533,000 676,000 322,000 189,000 248,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,594,000 383,000 509,000 286,000 180,000 235,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,475,000 348,000 444,000 301,000 170,000 213,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,279,000 406,000 397,000 224,000 122,000 129,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,211,000 370,000 407,000 213,000 100,000 121,000
6 LIE TO ME Ten 1,192,000 330,000 380,000 223,000 125,000 134,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,155,000 277,000 421,000 203,000 107,000 148,000
8 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,124,000 340,000 292,000 219,000 142,000 131,000
9 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,053,000 307,000 281,000 201,000 121,000 142,000
10 HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY Nine 1,003,000 316,000 384,000 136,000 84,000 83,000
11 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,002,000 273,000 327,000 149,000 109,000 144,000
12 THE PACIFIC Seven 978,000 259,000 296,000 190,000 120,000 113,000
13 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 924,000 268,000 271,000 196,000 107,000 81,000
19 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Nine 780,000 221,000 314,000 103,000 77,000 65,000
26 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 477,000 134,000 163,000 85,000 46,000 49,000
29 HUEY'S KITCHEN Ten 420,000 106,000 124,000 72,000 61,000 57,000
48 CHEESE SLICES ABC1 212,000 65,000 88,000 25,000 12,000 22,000
56 KNIGHT RIDER 7TWO 171,000 58,000 41,000 37,000 18,000 17,000
72 BANANAS IN PYJAMAS ABC1 131,000 50,000 36,000 6,000 13,000 25,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,768,000 478,000 588,000 287,000 201,000 213,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,597,000 421,000 481,000 303,000 149,000 242,000
3 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,587,000 462,000 493,000 261,000 173,000 198,000
4 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,524,000 448,000 493,000 244,000 170,000 170,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,479,000 364,000 468,000 277,000 148,000 223,000
6 NCIS Ten 1,460,000 420,000 386,000 283,000 179,000 191,000
7 NINE NEWS Nine 1,324,000 365,000 454,000 227,000 123,000 155,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,281,000 348,000 437,000 226,000 110,000 159,000
9 TOP GEAR Nine 1,264,000 349,000 398,000 257,000 124,000 136,000
10 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,249,000 358,000 423,000 227,000 106,000 135,000
11 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,111,000 313,000 339,000 190,000 140,000 129,000
12 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,050,000 292,000 349,000 181,000 101,000 126,000
13 NCIS: LOS ANGELES Ten 964,000 271,000 297,000 148,000 114,000 133,000
14 AUSTRALIAN DRUGLORDS Nine 952,000 257,000 339,000 158,000 96,000 102,000
15 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 931,000 259,000 290,000 176,000 99,000 108,000
16 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 905,000 251,000 268,000 177,000 81,000 127,000
17 TEN NEWS AT FIVE Ten 847,000 254,000 240,000 116,000 105,000 131,000
18 DEAL OR NO DEAL Seven 784,000 193,000 230,000 165,000 85,000 111,000
19 HOT SEAT Nine 719,000 218,000 221,000 139,000 71,000 70,000
37 FIRST TUESDAY BOOK CLUB ABC1 343,000 106,000 133,000 42,000 28,000 34,000
What women aged 16-39 watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 415,000 132,000 122,000 68,000 42,000 50,000
2 MODERN FAMILY Ten 392,000 126,000 123,000 59,000 38,000 46,000
3 NCIS Ten 277,000 77,000 68,000 64,000 29,000 39,000
4 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 241,000 76,000 56,000 51,000 25,000 34,000
5 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 197,000 57,000 55,000 36,000 23,000 26,000
6 TOP GEAR Nine 197,000 60,000 58,000 46,000 19,000 13,000
7 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 193,000 46,000 66,000 39,000 14,000 28,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 181,000 51,000 55,000 26,000 24,000 25,000
9 AUSTRALIAN DRUGLORDS Nine 176,000 54,000 69,000 26,000 14,000 13,000
10 NEIGHBOURS Ten 175,000 46,000 53,000 25,000 20,000 31,000
11 PRIVATE PRACTICE Seven 167,000 51,000 51,000 27,000 17,000 21,000
12 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 160,000 52,000 47,000 30,000 15,000 17,000
What Australia watched, Monday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,818,000 497,000 581,000 291,000 208,000 242,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,683,000 479,000 439,000 326,000 175,000 264,000
3 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,539,000 442,000 503,000 297,000 123,000 175,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,508,000 402,000 375,000 317,000 178,000 237,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,405,000 434,000 407,000 259,000 145,000 160,000
6 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,360,000 409,000 422,000 261,000 110,000 158,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,311,000 399,000 405,000 228,000 135,000 143,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,279,000 367,000 418,000 200,000 121,000 174,000
9 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,243,000 359,000 431,000 198,000 107,000 149,000
13 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 995,000 276,000 262,000 234,000 105,000 118,000
14 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 991,000 261,000 275,000 192,000 125,000 138,000
15 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 948,000 251,000 311,000 181,000 103,000 102,000
38 TODAY Nine 355,000 126,000 110,000 65,000 27,000 27,000
39 SUNRISE Seven 354,000 115,000 82,000 71,000 42,000 44,000
89 KERRI-ANNE Nine 138,000 48,000 41,000 27,000 10,000 12,000
96 SOUTH PARK SBS ONE 122,000 35,000 42,000 23,000 13,000 9,000
97 SOUTH PARK EP2 SBS ONE 119,000 29,000 45,000 27,000 4,000 14,000
What Australia watched, Sunday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,831,000 481,000 611,000 312,000 212,000 215,000
2 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,777,000 437,000 508,000 408,000 153,000 270,000
3 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,761,000 543,000 509,000 344,000 195,000 171,000
4 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,672,000 565,000 524,000 281,000 130,000 172,000
5 CUSTOMS Nine 1,454,000 407,000 453,000 254,000 161,000 179,000
6 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,360,000 342,000 393,000 326,000 119,000 180,000
7 60 MINUTES Nine 1,327,000 360,000 416,000 251,000 145,000 155,000
8 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,316,000 378,000 403,000 240,000 150,000 145,000
9 BONES Seven 1,276,000 346,000 387,000 228,000 169,000 146,000
10 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,220,000 340,000 354,000 231,000 128,000 167,000
11 MERLIN Ten 1,181,000 359,000 298,000 198,000 147,000 181,000
12 BORDER SECURITY (R) Seven 1,071,000 278,000 322,000 222,000 108,000 141,000
13 DOCTOR WHO ABC1 973,000 361,000 226,000 135,000 104,000 147,000
14 CASTLE Seven 963,000 284,000 306,000 154,000 119,000 100,000
15 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 951,000 268,000 295,000 164,000 111,000 113,000
16 ABC NEWS-SUN ABC1 908,000 291,000 288,000 138,000 70,000 120,000
17 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION Nine 767,000 214,000 247,000 136,000 90,000 79,000
18 HOUSE Ten 727,000 168,000 250,000 126,000 82,000 102,000
19 THE GATHERING STORM ABC1 700,000 240,000 189,000 84,000 86,000 102,000
22 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 573,000 370,000 204,000
24 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 10: CARLTON VS WEST COAST Seven 560,000 15,000 250,000 55,000 85,000 156,000
30 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST FINAL 2010 SBS ONE 366,000 113,000 141,000 47,000 37,000 28,000
41 30 ROCK Seven 270,000 56,000 114,000 46,000 17,000 37,000
51 30 ROCK-EP.2 Seven 205,000 52,000 70,000 40,000 20,000 23,000
55 AFL GAME DAY Seven 189,000 119,000 23,000 47,000
63 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 10: FREMANTLE VS NORTH MELBOURNE Seven 168,000 168,000
81 M-KNIGHT RIDER 7TWO 138,000 36,000 50,000 18,000 17,000 18,000
156 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 10: HAWTHORN VS SYDNEY Seven 55,000 55,000 Not shown Not shown Not shown Not shown
163 THE WORLD GAME SBS ONE 52,000 19,000 13,000 6,000 6,000 8,000
173 ROAD TO THE 2010 FIFA WORLDCUP JAP & GHA SBS ONE 43,000 15,000 8,000 6,000 5,000 9,000
189 FOOTBALL: COPA DEL REY 2010 FINAL SBS ONE 35,000 7,000 14,000 4,000 4,000 6,000
193 UCI MTB WORLD CUP 2010 SBS ONE 34,000 14,000 11,000 2,000 4,000 3,000
(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 Who We Are update: Week 22tag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9682010-05-31T00:16:02Z2010-06-06T00:39:05ZThis 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 discuss whether family is the new technology, go to The Tribal Mind....David Dale
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The ratings race, updated 10am Sunday Channel Nine easily won the week, thanks to biffo, and looks like winning the year, largely because of Underbelly 3. Seven is looking old and tired. Its strongest programs are the news (unaffected by any alleged boycott) and Australia's Got Talent, which is propped up by viewers over 55 who don't watch MasterChef. If this column's theory of a political link is correct, Tony Abbott's rise in the opinion polls will parallel Nine's rise in the ratings. Channel Seven needs to pull a rabbit out of its hat, just like Kevin Rudd.
The prime time audience shares for the week ended up like this: SBSTWO 0.3%; ABC3 0.4%; ONE 1.1; ABC2 1.2; 7TWO 2.6; GO 2.8; SBS1 4.0; ABC1 11.9; All Pay Stations 14.8; Ten 17.6; Seven 19.3; Nine 21.8.
This was Pay TV's account of itself: "FOX Sports' 3D broadcast of the World Cup warm-up match for the Socceroos, Live: Football: Australia v NZ, topped the week with 299,000 viewers; Live: NRL Sharks v Broncos was watched by 275,000 people and Live: AFL West Coast v St Kilda was seen by 211,000 people (on FOX Sports).
"Tuesday night's broadcast of Family Guy on FOX8 was seen by 135,000 people, Selling Houses Australia on The Lifestyle Channel was watched by 120,000, and the premiere of Starstruck on Disney Channel was seen by 98,000 people. Top Gear on BBC Knowledge was watched by 91,000 people, Project Runway on Arena by 89,000, and iCarly on Nickelodeon was viewed by 76,000 people.
"In week 22, subscription TV channels had 21.2% of all metropolitan viewing between 6am and midnight, 20.0% of all regional viewing and 54.4% of all viewing in subscription TV homes."
What Australia watched, week ending May 30
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST - MATCH Nine 2,455,000 1,179,000 328,000 824,000 62,000 62,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,677,000 424,000 614,000 237,000 179,000 222,000
3 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,674,000 459,000 552,000 278,000 181,000 204,000
4 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,643,000 580,000 480,000 238,000 148,000 197,000
5 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST - PRE MATCH Nine 1,633,000 778,000 258,000 597,000
6 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,630,000 376,000 453,000 384,000 157,000 261,000
7 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,563,000 456,000 509,000 253,000 189,000 155,000
8 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,548,000 393,000 514,000 287,000 161,000 192,000
9 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,539,000 409,000 446,000 291,000 161,000 232,000
10 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,496,000 447,000 377,000 333,000 133,000 206,000
11 NCIS Ten 1,466,000 381,000 393,000 310,000 181,000 201,000
12 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,448,000 427,000 468,000 227,000 141,000 185,000
13 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,445,000 368,000 412,000 282,000 169,000 215,000
14 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,408,000 377,000 487,000 253,000 120,000 172,000
15 NINE NEWS Nine 1,359,000 383,000 418,000 276,000 125,000 156,000
16 GLEE Ten 1,333,000 425,000 408,000 217,000 131,000 152,000
17 CUSTOMS Nine 1,331,000 365,000 446,000 241,000 129,000 149,000
18 TOP GEAR Nine 1,291,000 372,000 410,000 263,000 129,000 116,000
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The ratings race, updated 10am Saturday
It was not so much a matter of old questions left unanswered as of new questions being created when the credits started to roll at the end of Lost. Where were they about to go? Back to the island? If so, would they meet themselves there, while the people flying from the island would meet themselves in LA? If Benjamin stayed outside the church, does that mean he was still alive in two places? How could Hurley be simultaneously in heaven and the immortal guardian of the island? Was Claire's newborn baby dead too? That seems a bit unfair.
Were we looking at the same kind of scenario as the final scene of Titanic, which posits that heaven is a return to the best moments of our life? But as US Writer Troy Reimink has pointed out, there are "a few continuity problems with the everyone-in-heaven final scene. Like, what are the rules for getting into this club? Certainly being on the plane didn't have anything to do with it. Nor relevance to the plot. Penny and Desmond -- not on the plane, but in heaven. Charlotte and Faraday -- not on the plane, still important to the story, not in heaven. Michael and Walt -- on the plane, not in heaven. Paulo and Nicky -- certainly roasting in hell" (click here to read more of that).
Go to Comments to discuss the questions and answers you got from the Lost finale.
What Australia watched, Saturday, with even the most unwatched footy matches Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,496,000 447,000 377,000 333,000 133,000 206,000
2 DOC MARTIN RPT ABC1 1,165,000 310,000 397,000 249,000 89,000 120,000
3 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,139,000 313,000 374,000 209,000 119,000 123,000
4 ABC NEWS-SA ABC1 1,043,000 302,000 353,000 188,000 73,000 127,000
5 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 1,024,000 287,000 305,000 227,000 100,000 105,000
6 M-TOY STORY Seven 906,000 352,000 230,000 152,000 59,000 114,000
7 MIDSOMER MURDERS ABC1 891,000 261,000 255,000 132,000 116,000 127,000
8 THE BILL ABC1 888,000 292,000 238,000 160,000 80,000 117,000
15 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL Ten 602,000 299,000 93,000 118,000 92,000
17 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST - SEMI FINAL 2 SBS ONE 415,000 129,000 133,000 74,000 43,000 36,000
18 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL Ten 401,000 45,000 162,000 44,000 90,000 61,000
81 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL ONE 120,000 11,000 48,000 6,000 28,000 27,000
83 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL ONE 120,000 53,000 19,000 38,000 10,000
194 VFL FOOTBALL 2010-PM ABC1 40,000 40,000
209 RUGBY LEAGUE: (QLD) 2010-PM ABC1 34,000 34,000
212 RUGBY UNION: SHUTE SHIELD (NSW) 2010-PM ABC1 33,000 33,000
232 WAFL LIVE LEAGUE FOOTBALL 2010-PM ABC1 22,000 22,000
233 GOOD GAME: SP ABC3 22,000 3,000 4,000 8,000 4,000 2,000
234 SATURDAY LATE NIGHT AFL Ten 21,000 21,000
263 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 10: ESSENDON VS WESTERN BULLDOGS 7TWO 12,000 0 5,000 0 1,000 6,000
264 THE SANFL-PM ABC1 12,000 12,000
274 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 10: ESSENDON VS WESTERN BULLDOGS Seven 10,000 1,000 8,000
279 JAPANESE NEWS SBS ONE 9,000 0 5,000 0 0 3,000
280 SEVEN'S AFL: 1997 2ND S.F - ADELAIDE V GEELONG (R) 7TWO 9,000 0 8,000 0 0 1,000
297 FRENCH NEWS SBS ONE 6,000 4,000 0 1,000 2,000 0
298 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 6,000 3,000 1,000 2,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,366,000 342,000 395,000 278,000 151,000 199,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,323,000 328,000 382,000 271,000 169,000 172,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,232,000 368,000 356,000 250,000 108,000 150,000
4 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - MASTERCLASS Ten 1,101,000 252,000 347,000 212,000 138,000 152,000
5 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,091,000 253,000 369,000 213,000 122,000 135,000
6 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,035,000 309,000 325,000 154,000 110,000 138,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 978,000 279,000 291,000 200,000 88,000 121,000
13 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 697,000 457,000 241,000
16 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 10: ESSENDON VS WESTERN BULLDOGS Seven 646,000 7,000 405,000 5,000 107,000 123,000
28 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 395,000 275,000 121,000
35 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST - SEMI FINAL 1 SBS ONE 316,000 100,000 95,000 55,000 35,000 32,000
37 STRIPTEASE UNVEILED RPT SBS ONE 299,000 86,000 100,000 52,000 30,000 31,000
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,740,000 498,000 599,000 279,000 178,000 185,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,463,000 383,000 464,000 272,000 141,000 204,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,440,000 366,000 434,000 278,000 164,000 198,000
4 GLEE Ten 1,333,000 425,000 408,000 217,000 131,000 152,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,275,000 348,000 377,000 275,000 129,000 147,000
6 SEA PATROL Nine 1,171,000 381,000 312,000 203,000 140,000 135,000
12 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 944,000 282,000 288,000 196,000 90,000 88,000
15 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 827,000 146,000 324,000 141,000 103,000 112,000
24 THE VICAR OF DIBLEY Seven 555,000 308,000 112,000 136,000
31 THE MATTY JOHNS SHOW Seven 437,000 285,000 151,000
46 ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI SBS ONE 263,000 76,000 85,000 46,000 28,000 28,000
72 FLASHFORWARD Seven 150,000 42,000 47,000 26,000 14,000 21,000
99 KERRI-ANNE Nine 101,000 33,000 38,000 18,000 9,000 4,000
100 DAYS OF OUR LIVES Nine 100,000 29,000 32,000 12,000 18,000 10,000
(OzTAM preliminary estimates, mainland capitals)
The Lost finale pulled 645,000 viewers last night, while MasterChef got 1.7m and a football match got 2.4m. Lost did best with males 16-39, females 25-54, and Occcupational Groups 1 and 2 (the rich). The cooks did not lose a single viewer to the biffo. Clearly the kind of people who like sweaty struggles are different from the kind of people who like sweet souffles.
What Australia watched, Wednesday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST - MATCH Nine 2,455,000 1,179,000 328,000 824,000 62,000 62,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,687,000 403,000 661,000 189,000 180,000 255,000
3 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST - PRE MATCH Nine 1,633,000 778,000 258,000 597,000
4 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,605,000 464,000 451,000 273,000 154,000 264,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,468,000 398,000 373,000 290,000 152,000 255,000
6 NINE NEWS Nine 1,368,000 382,000 386,000 300,000 132,000 167,000
13 LIE TO ME Ten 904,000 189,000 340,000 108,000 118,000 149,000
14 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 895,000 218,000 285,000 184,000 96,000 112,000
16 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 823,000 228,000 263,000 91,000 144,000 97,000
23 LOST - FINAL Seven 615,000 153,000 222,000 81,000 78,000 81,000
76 LOST Seven 129,000 28,000 53,000 20,000 11,000 16,000
79 STARGATE ATLANTIS-WED EP.2 7TWO 125,000 41,000 35,000 12,000 21,000 15,000
91 FRINGE GO! 116,000 13,000 46,000 16,000 28,000 12,000
105 STARGATE ATLANTIS-WED 7TWO 95,000 20,000 36,000 11,000 15,000 13,000
156 TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES GO! 66,000 14,000 22,000 8,000 16,000 6,000
223 LOST: FINAL - ENCORE 7TWO 30,000 10,000 9,000 3,000 4,000 4,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,644,000 432,000 585,000 261,000 179,000 187,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,613,000 434,000 441,000 302,000 178,000 258,000
3 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,548,000 393,000 514,000 287,000 161,000 192,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,541,000 411,000 446,000 272,000 177,000 235,000
5 NCIS Ten 1,466,000 381,000 393,000 310,000 181,000 201,000
6 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,449,000 427,000 468,000 227,000 141,000 185,000
7 NINE NEWS Nine 1,367,000 358,000 470,000 267,000 125,000 147,000
8 TOP GEAR Nine 1,288,000 372,000 408,000 264,000 128,000 116,000
13 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS -FINALE Nine 1,054,000 317,000 362,000 170,000 95,000 110,000
14 NCIS: LOS ANGELES Ten 1,030,000 291,000 317,000 170,000 134,000 118,000
15 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS -REUNION Nine 873,000 245,000 315,000 153,000 66,000 94,000
18 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 835,000 250,000 222,000 161,000 95,000 107,000
26 QI ABC1 578,000 191,000 163,000 83,000 61,000 81,000
91 UGLY BETTY 7TWO 106,000 39,000 25,000 25,000 11,000 6,000
99 24 7TWO 99,000 24,000 45,000 8,000 9,000 14,000
102 LOST: THE FINAL JOURNEY 7TWO 96,000 40,000 32,000 9,000 9,000 6,000
261 OUTNUMBERED ABC2 16,000 7,000 6,000 2,000 1,000 1,000
The ratings race, updated 10 am Tuesday
Will any of the two million Australians who watched the first season of Lost six years ago come back tonight for the two and a half hour final episode? In America, a fad developed for people to watch the finale without having seen any of the earlier eps. Click here to read virgin viewer Dan Abramson's reasons for watching the finale, and click here to see a Youtube video of criminal philanthropist Sara Benincasa explaining the back story after seeing only occasional glimpses. If anyone has already downloaded the finale, please tell us (without spoilers) if it's worth seeing.
What Australia watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,645,000 419,000 478,000 330,000 182,000 236,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,627,000 405,000 562,000 271,000 175,000 213,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,530,000 458,000 492,000 281,000 128,000 169,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,444,000 331,000 422,000 297,000 181,000 213,000
5 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,407,000 378,000 484,000 253,000 121,000 171,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,336,000 353,000 502,000 237,000 105,000 139,000
7 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,266,000 394,000 384,000 213,000 108,000 167,000
10 THE MENTALIST -RPT Nine 1,093,000 326,000 375,000 179,000 85,000 129,000
11 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 1,042,000 257,000 365,000 175,000 131,000 114,000
12 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,023,000 282,000 292,000 175,000 137,000 137,000
13 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 956,000 255,000 323,000 159,000 82,000 138,000
15 BROTHERS & SISTERS Seven 900,000 290,000 295,000 138,000 77,000 99,000
16 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 895,000 235,000 274,000 206,000 81,000 100,000
17 THE ZOO Seven 890,000 280,000 243,000 173,000 84,000 110,000
18 CSI: MIAMI Nine 857,000 251,000 263,000 141,000 90,000 112,000
26 MEDIA WATCH ABC1 660,000 229,000 179,000 106,000 76,000 70,000
27 FOUR CORNERS ABC1 609,000 214,000 150,000 118,000 48,000 78,000
39 TRAUMA Seven 337,000 102,000 106,000 47,000 46,000 36,000
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,674,000 459,000 552,000 278,000 181,000 204,000
2 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,650,000 584,000 482,000 238,000 148,000 198,000
3 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,630,000 376,000 452,000 384,000 157,000 261,000
4 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,564,000 456,000 509,000 254,000 190,000 155,000
5 CUSTOMS Nine 1,332,000 365,000 445,000 241,000 132,000 149,000
6 BONES Seven 1,293,000 388,000 371,000 249,000 134,000 152,000
7 60 MINUTES Nine 1,260,000 374,000 398,000 243,000 108,000 138,000
8 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,248,000 310,000 445,000 227,000 129,000 136,000
9 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,225,000 335,000 325,000 257,000 129,000 180,000
12 CASTLE Seven 1,040,000 296,000 339,000 186,000 110,000 110,000
13 MERLIN Ten 1,029,000 315,000 295,000 161,000 112,000 146,000
14 FOYLE'S WAR ABC1 998,000 300,000 323,000 128,000 107,000 140,000
16 DOCTOR WHO ABC1 938,000 325,000 224,000 157,000 102,000 130,000
17 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 931,000 224,000 289,000 182,000 104,000 131,000
19 AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES OF CRIME Nine 836,000 254,000 315,000 98,000 74,000 95,000
20 HOUSE Ten 794,000 204,000 258,000 131,000 97,000 104,000
23 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 582,000 369,000 213,000
27 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 9: CARLTON VS HAWTHORN Seven 436,000 46,000 271,000 7,000 108,000 4,000
32 V Nine 370,000 125,000 129,000 49,000 33,000 34,000
35 30 ROCK Seven 304,000 70,000 136,000 52,000 22,000 24,000
43 30 ROCK-EP.2 Seven 233,000 54,000 106,000 33,000 17,000 23,000
48 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 9: ADELAIDE VS BRISBANE Seven 213,000 84,000 129,000
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: Who the hell needs trideo anyway?tag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9672010-05-24T06:42:46Z2010-06-26T06:19:40ZAustralia's smartest forum about popular culture has moved to The Tribal Mind by David Dale IF YOU are one of the half million Australians who have paid between $18 and $35 for the DVD of Avatar, you may have some...David Dale
The Tribal Mind
by David Dale
IF YOU are one of the half million Australians who have paid between $18 and $35 for the DVD of Avatar, you may have some sympathy with a remark made by Barack Obama during his election campaign: "You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called change -- it's still gonna stink."
At the time, Obama's enemies pretended to believe the remark was an insult to vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. They were being disingenuous. They knew all along that Obama was referring to the Republican Party's attempts to glamorise policies that benefitted only the rich.
Now some Avatar-purchasers might be tempted to extend the metaphor to the way 3-D (the lipstick) is being used to tart up big-budget movies (the pigs) which would otherwise be pretty damn ordinary, as well as some films that could succeed perfectly well without the enhancement.
Forced to watch Avatar at home on a small screen in two dimensions, audiences may wonder if the technology that let cinemas charge $20 a ticket was distracting us from a derivative and predictable plot (Pocahontas meets Dances With Wolves), a flippy hippie philosophy (Gaia meets L. Ron Hubbard), and some seriously amateurish acting (Sam Worthington's trans-Pacific accent suggests that in the future, all English-speakers will sound like Sydneysiders who have spent two weeks in LA). Maybe those glasses for which we paid rental fees of between $1 and $5 were not just image-separating but also rose-coloured.
Hollywood's current obsession with 3-D as a quick-fix for declining
audiences is the subject of an essay by America's best known movie critic, Roger Ebert, published in Newsweek magazine. Here is Ebert's complaint about the 3-D explosion: "It adds nothing essential to the moviegoing experience. For some, it is an annoying distraction. For others, it creates nausea and headaches. It is driven largely to sell expensive projection equipment ... Its image is noticeably darker than standard 2-D. It is unsuitable for grown-up films of any seriousness. It limits the freedom of directors to make films as they choose. For moviegoers in the PG-13 and R ranges [older than 15], it only rarely provides an experience worth paying a premium for."
Ebert points out that Clash of the Titans and Alice in Wonderland were filmed in 2-D and belatedly reconstructed as fake 3-D, on the orders of panicking studios inspired by Avatar's success. He wonders if the conversions were really necessary. Now consider this chart, kindly supplied by GFK Australia ...
Australia's top selling DVDs so far this year:
1 Avatar
2 The Twilight Saga: New Moon
3 Up
4 2012
5 G-Force
6 Michael Jackson's This Is It
7 My Sister's Keeper
8 Julie and Julia
9 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
10 Inglourious Basterds.
Would any of those films have been more entertaining in 3-D? Would New Moon have seemed less tedious if the werewolves had leapt out of the screen? Would Up have been more charming if the balloons had swirled around our heads? The special effects extravaganzas 2012 and Transformers seem to have got along fine in flat format. Apparently audiences were not deterred from collecting them for their home library by any deficiency in the dimension department.
Perhaps there was a devious strategy behind the release of Avatar in 2-D form. The marketers may be counting on the disappointment of viewers to drive up sales of 3-D television sets, in anticipation of the release of the 3-D bells-and-whistles version of Avatar at the end of the year. And from there, we'll have to repurchase our all-time favourites, made over into 3-D: Titanic (would the rushing water be any more scary?), The Dark Knight (would the truck chase be any more exciting?) and Crocodile Dundee (would THAT be even more of a knife?).
Go to Comments to discuss whether 3-D adds anything more than lipstick to your moviegoing experience, and whether you see any reason to invest in yet another new home entertainment delivery system.]]>
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 21tag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9652010-05-23T10:22:16Z2010-06-26T06:21:07ZThis 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 The Tribal Mind. To discuss whether 3-D is just putting lipstick on a pig,...David Dale
The Tribal Mind.
To discuss whether 3-D is just putting lipstick on a pig, go to The Tribal Mind.
To nominate the most interesting and the most embarrassing Australian movies of the past 30 years, go to Who We Are.
The ratings race, updated 10 am Sunday
Channel Seven narrowly won the week. If this column's theory of a political link is correct, Kevin Rudd will enjoy a small bump in the opinion polls.
The prime time audience shares for the week ended up like this: ABC3 0.4%; SBSTWO 0.4%; ONE 1.3; ABC2 1.3; 7TWO 2.6; GO 2.6; SBS1 3.8; ABC1 12.1; All Pay Stations 15.2; Ten 17.0; Nine 20.0; Seven 20.6; .
This was Pay TV's account of itself for the week: "The match between Parramatta and Cronulla, Live: NRL Eels v Sharks on FOX Sports was seen by 317,000 viewers. Parramatta's clash with Manly earlier in the week was watched by 309,000 people (FOX Sports). In Australian Rules football, Live: AFL St Kilda v Essendon was watched by 251,000 viewers and Live: AFL Richmond v Hawthorn had 179,000 viewers.
Other top programs include: Selling Houses on The Lifestyle Channel: 170,000 TV viewers; Project Runway on ARENA: 127,000 viewers; Family Guy on FOX8: 122,000 viewers; American Idol Performance Show on FOX8: 97,000 viewers and Law & Order: SVU on TV1: 80,000 viewers.
"In week 21, subscription TV channels had 21.2% of all metropolitan viewing between 6am and midnight, 20.2% of all regional viewing and 54.8% of all viewing in subscription TV homes."
What Australia watched, week ending May 22 Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,843,000 493,000 548,000 346,000 193,000 264,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,675,000 443,000 553,000 287,000 165,000 227,000
3 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,675,000 452,000 564,000 270,000 181,000 208,000
4 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,644,000 573,000 503,000 247,000 145,000 177,000
5 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,552,000 424,000 478,000 322,000 165,000 162,000
6 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,549,000 448,000 488,000 251,000 173,000 190,000
7 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,502,000 416,000 421,000 308,000 162,000 195,000
8 NCIS Ten 1,485,000 445,000 397,000 271,000 181,000 190,000
9 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,473,000 397,000 416,000 282,000 154,000 222,000
10 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,457,000 406,000 369,000 313,000 151,000 218,000
11 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,431,000 447,000 417,000 244,000 129,000 194,000
12 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,384,000 392,000 418,000 239,000 152,000 183,000
13 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,370,000 357,000 384,000 273,000 157,000 200,000
14 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,351,000 354,000 466,000 244,000 102,000 185,000
15 60 MINUTES Nine 1,338,000 413,000 402,000 284,000 100,000 139,000
16 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,319,000 363,000 422,000 229,000 142,000 162,000
17 NINE NEWS Nine 1,312,000 366,000 422,000 259,000 127,000 139,000
18 GLEE Ten 1,308,000 353,000 422,000 258,000 126,000 149,000
19 CUSTOMS Nine 1,289,000 364,000 419,000 224,000 135,000 147,000
20 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,243,000 352,000 424,000 227,000 112,000 128,000
21 BORDER SECURITY (R) Seven 1,228,000 334,000 378,000 222,000 140,000 154,000
22 SEA PATROL Nine 1,224,000 369,000 386,000 199,000 142,000 129,000
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What Australia watched, Saturday, including every teeny tiny bit of biffo on the chart
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,457,000 406,000 369,000 313,000 151,000 218,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,145,000 360,000 358,000 198,000 127,000 102,000
3 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 1,015,000 334,000 285,000 190,000 97,000 110,000
4 ABC NEWS-SA ABC1 949,000 293,000 275,000 155,000 102,000 125,000
5 DOC MARTIN RPT ABC1 944,000 293,000 246,000 191,000 93,000 122,000
6 THE BILL ABC1 876,000 321,000 216,000 125,000 89,000 125,000
7 M-NIM'S ISLAND Seven 871,000 246,000 230,000 184,000 91,000 120,000
14 M-YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE Seven 540,000 160,000 125,000 150,000 53,000 51,000
16 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL Ten 449,000 257,000 38,000 94,000 61,000
18 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL Ten 439,000 46,000 195,000 26,000 37,000 135,000
63 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL ONE 116,000 26,000 34,000 12,000 13,000 31,000
93 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL ONE 90,000 38,000 7,000 33,000 11,000
168 RUGBY UNION: SHUTE SHIELD (NSW) 2010-PM ABC1 48,000 48,000
173 WAFL LIVE LEAGUE FOOTBALL 2010-PM ABC1 45,000 18,000 26,000
212 RUGBY LEAGUE: (QLD) 2010-PM ABC1 32,000 32,000
223 LOONATICS UNLEASHED GO! 25,000 11,000 9,000 0 3,000 2,000
234 THE SANFL-PM ABC1 22,000 22,000
257 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 9: COLLINGWOOD VS GEELONG 7TWO 14,000 0 7,000 1,000 1,000 6,000
269 SATURDAY LATE NIGHT AFL Ten 12,000 12,000
270 SEVEN'S AFL: 1999 RND 13-ESSENDON V BULLDOGS 7TWO 12,000 0 7,000 2,000 2,000 0
285 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 9: COLLINGWOOD VS GEELONG Seven 7,000 3,000 4,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,388,000 396,000 385,000 264,000 158,000 186,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,269,000 331,000 326,000 257,000 173,000 182,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,255,000 345,000 374,000 260,000 138,000 139,000
4 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,224,000 341,000 410,000 230,000 122,000 121,000
5 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - MASTERCLASS Ten 1,037,000 266,000 327,000 182,000 120,000 142,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,025,000 283,000 332,000 214,000 88,000 109,000
7 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 9: COLLINGWOOD VS GEELONG Seven 1,010,000 9,000 663,000 24,000 165,000 150,000
11 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 859,000 351,000 220,000 136,000 151,000
14 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 725,000 226,000 174,000 164,000 76,000 86,000
15 HOT SEAT Nine 646,000 163,000 192,000 166,000 70,000 55,000
16 DEAL OR NO DEAL Seven 628,000 156,000 210,000 125,000 72,000 66,000
18 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 603,000 372,000 Not shown 231,000 Not shown Not shown
26 SUNRISE Seven 415,000 140,000 90,000 103,000 31,000 50,000
32 TODAY Nine 337,000 119,000 97,000 59,000 25,000 37,000
67 DAFFY DUCK'S FANTASTIC ISLAND GO! 148,000 41,000 39,000 37,000 17,000 15,000
210 THE COLBERT REPORT ABC2 32,000 11,000 6,000 3,000 3,000 8,000
226 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 26,000 Not shown 16,000 Not shown 7,000 3,000
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,652,000 414,000 565,000 277,000 186,000 209,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,450,000 403,000 395,000 280,000 152,000 219,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,339,000 328,000 396,000 258,000 153,000 204,000
4 GLEE Ten 1,313,000 354,000 424,000 258,000 127,000 149,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,239,000 335,000 451,000 226,000 113,000 114,000
6 SEA PATROL Nine 1,228,000 371,000 386,000 201,000 141,000 129,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,114,000 310,000 395,000 205,000 96,000 108,000
13 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 905,000 224,000 276,000 209,000 78,000 119,000
14 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 849,000 150,000 359,000 113,000 110,000 117,000
26 THE VICAR OF DIBLEY Seven 510,000 Not shown 264,000 Not shown 115,000 130,000
29 THE MATTY JOHNS SHOW Seven 400,000 259,000 Not shown 140,000 Not shown Not shown
40 ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI SBS ONE 287,000 86,000 102,000 34,000 27,000 37,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,695,000 439,000 580,000 265,000 184,000 227,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,469,000 403,000 414,000 290,000 136,000 227,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,418,000 392,000 398,000 283,000 147,000 198,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,282,000 361,000 405,000 239,000 122,000 156,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,268,000 378,000 415,000 214,000 115,000 147,000
6 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,164,000 370,000 322,000 192,000 128,000 152,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,125,000 299,000 406,000 197,000 101,000 123,000
8 HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY Nine 1,101,000 290,000 469,000 173,000 87,000 82,000
9 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,089,000 292,000 335,000 195,000 134,000 133,000
10 LIE TO ME Ten 1,040,000 307,000 311,000 166,000 107,000 149,000
11 THE PACIFIC Seven 983,000 250,000 310,000 180,000 119,000 125,000
17 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 872,000 201,000 279,000 192,000 86,000 114,000
34 PSYCHOVILLE ABC1 334,000 91,000 108,000 53,000 35,000 47,000
54 LOST 7TWO 182,000 63,000 58,000 27,000 18,000 17,000
72 FRINGE GO! 140,000 20,000 56,000 31,000 27,000 6,000
94 LOST-ENCORE Seven 106,000 35,000 38,000 11,000 13,000 8,000
97 STARGATE ATLANTIS-WED 7TWO 104,000 35,000 24,000 22,000 18,000 4,000
106 TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES GO! 87,000 20,000 31,000 12,000 17,000 6,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,549,000 448,000 488,000 251,000 173,000 190,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,539,000 435,000 538,000 222,000 178,000 167,000
3 NCIS Ten 1,489,000 447,000 398,000 272,000 182,000 190,000
4 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,474,000 386,000 426,000 268,000 152,000 243,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,436,000 379,000 413,000 281,000 148,000 216,000
6 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,422,000 445,000 415,000 243,000 128,000 193,000
7 NINE NEWS Nine 1,275,000 387,000 390,000 249,000 123,000 127,000
10 TOP GEAR Nine 1,102,000 244,000 376,000 234,000 102,000 145,000
14 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS Nine 925,000 241,000 324,000 178,000 73,000 109,000
16 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 844,000 247,000 250,000 147,000 81,000 120,000
28 PRIVATE PRACTICE Seven 542,000 178,000 148,000 87,000 69,000 60,000
178 OUTNUMBERED ABC2 46,000 10,000 26,000 3,000 4,000 3,000
What Australia watched, Monday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,741,000 496,000 560,000 297,000 177,000 212,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,579,000 399,000 460,000 309,000 175,000 236,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,483,000 401,000 479,000 314,000 130,000 158,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,377,000 350,000 379,000 284,000 166,000 199,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,358,000 371,000 450,000 258,000 128,000 151,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,343,000 352,000 463,000 244,000 102,000 183,000
7 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,183,000 324,000 376,000 234,000 107,000 143,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,159,000 306,000 399,000 190,000 95,000 168,000
9 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,158,000 346,000 390,000 192,000 110,000 119,000
14 THE ZOO Seven 921,000 283,000 289,000 154,000 80,000 115,000
15 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 914,000 191,000 319,000 171,000 108,000 125,000
16 AUSTRALIAN STORY ABC1 903,000 247,000 273,000 172,000 88,000 123,000
17 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 894,000 247,000 278,000 163,000 92,000 115,000
18 FIND MY FAMILY Seven 862,000 246,000 297,000 139,000 76,000 103,000
29 MAN VS WILD SBS ONE 578,000 158,000 218,000 90,000 56,000 56,000
92 ENTOURAGE SBS ONE 114,000 37,000 32,000 25,000 10,000 10,000
What Australia watched, Sunday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,843,000 493,000 548,000 346,000 193,000 264,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,671,000 442,000 551,000 286,000 164,000 226,000
3 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,645,000 573,000 504,000 247,000 144,000 177,000
4 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,547,000 424,000 478,000 319,000 165,000 162,000
5 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,519,000 420,000 424,000 312,000 163,000 199,000
6 60 MINUTES Nine 1,343,000 413,000 404,000 286,000 102,000 139,000
7 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,336,000 380,000 401,000 232,000 148,000 174,000
8 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,308,000 363,000 420,000 224,000 139,000 162,000
9 CUSTOMS Nine 1,291,000 364,000 419,000 225,000 137,000 147,000
10 BONES Seven 1,247,000 328,000 352,000 241,000 163,000 162,000
11 BORDER SECURITY (R) Seven 1,210,000 329,000 373,000 219,000 138,000 150,000
12 MERLIN Ten 973,000 299,000 262,000 173,000 92,000 146,000
13 DOCTOR WHO ABC1 967,000 348,000 213,000 169,000 104,000 132,000
14 CASTLE Seven 962,000 271,000 292,000 146,000 127,000 125,000
15 ABC NEWS-SUN ABC1 946,000 285,000 281,000 158,000 98,000 124,000
16 FOYLE'S WAR ABC1 915,000 276,000 298,000 107,000 106,000 128,000
17 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 894,000 233,000 279,000 170,000 89,000 123,000
18 AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES OF CRIME Nine 824,000 274,000 278,000 98,000 68,000 107,000
19 HOUSE Ten 659,000 151,000 234,000 122,000 81,000 71,000
24 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 8: PORT ADELAIDE VS CARLTON Seven 521,000 13,000 268,000 6,000 126,000 109,000
27 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 445,000 275,000 170,000
29 JESSICA WATSON - SAILING INTO HISTORY Ten 400,000 124,000 116,000 87,000 27,000 47,000
32 V Nine 343,000 103,000 134,000 39,000 24,000 43,000
37 30 ROCK Seven 297,000 77,000 100,000 44,000 30,000 47,000
48 30 ROCK-EP.2 Seven 216,000 58,000 73,000 37,000 19,000 28,000
66 M-GALAXY QUEST 7TWO 151,000 41,000 47,000 28,000 21,000 14,000
121 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 8: RICHMOND VS HAWTHORN Seven 74,000 28,000 Not shown 46,000 Not shown Not shown
(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.]]>
WHO WE ARE: Never mind the quality, feel the prejudicetag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9622010-05-20T21:31:20Z2010-05-20T02:20:51ZTo learn the real reasons people over 55 don't watch MasterChef, go to The Tribal Mind. A column about Australia by David Dale, published in The Sun-Herald, 16/5/2010 One of the finest films ever made in Australia will drop out...David Dale
MasterChef, go to The Tribal Mind.
A column about Australia by David Dale, published in The Sun-Herald, 16/5/2010
One of the finest films ever made in Australia will drop out of the box office top ten this week after being seen by less than 300,000 of us. How many times could I have written that sentence in the past 30 years?
It happens I'm talking about the war movie Beneath Hill 60, but I could have been discussing any of a vast array of well-reviewed, well-publicised dramas and comedies that fell victim to the entrenched prejudice that Ozflicks are either lame or depressing.
This doesn't mean, of course, that no Australian film has sold more than $3 million worth of tickets in the past 30 years. But an almost inverse relationship seems to be developing between commercial success and saying something interesting about Australian life. Consider these two charts.
The most successful locally made films of the past 30 years
1 Crocodile Dundee (sold 9 million tickets in 1986)
2 Babe (5.5 million tickets in 1995)
3 Crocodile Dundee Two (4 million in 1988)
4 The Man from Snowy River (3.5m in 1982)
5 Australia (3.5m in 2008)
6 Gallipoli (3m in 1981)
7 Happy Feet (3m in 2006)
8 Mad Max 2 (3m in 1981)
9 Moulin Rouge (3m in 2001)
10 Strictly Ballroom (3m in 1992)
The most interesting locally made films of the past 30 years
1 Lantana (sold 1.3 million tickets in 2001)
3 Gallipoli (3m in 1981)
4 Two Hands (700,000 in 1999)
5 Oscar and Lucinda (250,000 in 1998)
7 Rabbit Proof Fence (900,000 in 2002)
8 Muriel's Wedding (2.3m in 1994)
7 Beneath Hill 60 (250,000 in 2010)
8 Shine (1.4m in 1996)
9 Kenny (800,000 in 2006)
10 The Castle (1.3m in 1997).
The first chart comes from dividing each film's earnings by the average ticket price in the year of release. Three movies - Babe, Happy Feet, and Moulin Rouge -- could have been made anywhere (unless you want to argue that George Miller and Baz Luhrman are gifted directors purely because of their Australianness).
Only one movie - Gallipoli - appears on both charts, and it comes from a decade when Australians were still enthusiastic about their own stories. The second chart is of course subjective, based on my favourites that could only have been made here. It's simply a conversation starter, and I'm happy to replace any of the entries with films you nominate by going to Comments.
You might prefer some of my runners-up -- Malcolm, Getting' Square, Ten Canoes, Little Fish, Looking for Alibrandi -- or something completely different. While you're at that web address, nominating the flicks you found most interesting, how about nominating the most embarrassing Australian flicks of the past 30 years (I'll start the ball rolling with I Love You Too, currently showing in certain cinemas). And tell us why you think Australian films are so on the nose with Australians, and what we ought to do about it. This background information might be useful ..
Australia is the fourth most movie-loving nation of the world , with per capita attendances just behind Singapore, Iceland and Ireland, and just ahead of America and South Korea. Some 70 per cent of us go to the cinema at least once a year (seven times a year, on average). The most frequent cinemagoers are people aged 14-24 (84 per cent of them average nine visits). In that age group, males slightly outnumber females. The least enthusiastic cinema goers are people over 50 (only 50 per cent go at least once a year, with females outnumbering males).
Now go to Comments to nominate your favourites, your most disliked and your solutions. ]]>
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: A blowtorch to the belly of MasterCheftag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9642010-05-16T05:57:28Z2010-05-16T07:07:34ZTo discuss the most interesting and the most embarrassing Australian movies of the past 30 years, go to Who We Are. by David Dale THIS is what is wrong with MasterChef: It cynically manipulates the emotions of contestants and audience;...David Dale
Who We Are.
by David Dale
THIS is what is wrong with MasterChef: It cynically manipulates the emotions of contestants and audience; it overdramatises to the point of nausea; it turns what should be a relaxing pleasure into a tense competition; it is tediously repetitious; it emphasises esoteric ingredients and techniques that are irrelevant to family cooking; there are too many ads; judge Matt is pompous and pretentious; judge George is crude and eats with his mouth open.
And that, gentle reader, is why people over 55 don't watch MasterChef. And this is what is wrong with the Tribal Mind column: it engaged in cheap ageism, which is just as bad as cheap racism.
All of those things I learned from the reader reaction to last week's column, in which I speculated on why MasterChef rates well with every demographic except viewers over the age of 55 (click here to read that). I wondered if some senior citizens might be disturbed by MasterChef's embrace of cultural diversity.
Most of the 109 readers who reacted to this were in disagreement. Mary Nixon was among the more polite: "The interminable ads, the relentless cross-selling, the tedious delivery of the presenters desperately trying to inject some suspense into their elimination processes, the idea that Matt Preston would be considered a 'New Talent' (see Logies) in any parallel universe. No, I don't think it is racism, you idiot. You have not captured the zeitgeist; you have played the 'racism card' clumsily and egregiously, without a vestige of support for your disgraceful thesis. Pauline Hanson would so love you - you are better than she is at division and alienation. Shame on you."
The reaction fell into three main groups, in increasing order of size: 1 Readers who felt sorry for older viewers who are missing great nightly entertainment; 2 Readers over 55 who enjoy MasterChef and who doubt OzTAM's ratings survey; 3 Readers over 55 who refuse to watch for these sorts of reasons:
"It's the phoney, repugnant emotionalism where everyone has to cry and be 'passionate' that turns me off. I recognise the younger generations find this sort of spurious nonsense appealing, but I don't see why the 55+ mob should have to put up with this weepy, big-eyed rubbish." (Bob)
"This is the most over-edited, artificially constructed show I have ever seen. The present-tense comments of competitors, which are so obviously recorded after the event, are simply insulting to viewers, and the contestants seem to be manipulated into a state of high emotion leading to embarrassingly schmaltzy tears and hugging when someone is eliminated. The way the results are left hanging before each (interminably long) commercial break is puerile and infuriating. It's like the old radio serials. Give me Italian Food Safari any day!" (Gil Appleton)
"Perhaps older people have achieved a level of discernment which the swinish multitude have yet to acquire. I do not watch any of the low-level so-called 'entertainment' on commercial TV." (Bill Streat)
"I think we are so OVER cooking, having done it for 35 years or so while raising a family. So watching cooking on TV ... doesn't constitute something new and exciting but something we'd rather FORGET!!" (Amber)
"'Greater diversity' of food has been welcomed and embraced by thousands of Australians, all now over 55, since the 1950s. Ninety percent of students in my high-school classes in the '50s were from Europe and we Australians developed an appetite for their interesting lunches. Perhaps MasterChef is just not interesting to older people, including myself, who'd rather be out and about trying some new eateries than watching television." (Leonie Royle)
Suitably chastened, I nevertheless remain puzzled by one detail. Last Tuesday night, 306,000 viewers over the age of 55 watched MasterChef, while 626,000 viewers over the age of 55 watched Australia's got Talent, starring the Black Bogie winner Kyle Sandilands. Is this an example of mature discernment? ]]>
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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The Who We Are update: Week 20tag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9632010-05-16T00:06:00Z2010-06-26T06:21:57ZThis 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 The Tribal Mind. To discuss the most interesting and the most embarrassing Australian movies...David Dale
The Tribal Mind.
To discuss the most interesting and the most embarrassing Australian movies of the past 30 years, go to Who We Are.
To learn the real reasons people over 55 don't watch MasterChef, go to The Tribal Mind.
The ratings race, updated 10am Sunday
Channel Nine is winning the year, largely because of Underbelly 3 and 2.5 Men. Seven's strongest show is Australia's Got Talent, which is propped up by viewers over 55 who don't watch MasterChef. If this column's theory of a political link is correct, Tony Abbott's rise in the opinion polls will parallel Nine's rise in the ratings. Channel Seven needs to pull a rabbit out of its hat, just like Kevin Rudd.
The prime time audience shares for the week ended up like this: ABC3 0.4%; SBSTWO 0.4%; ONE 1.1; ABC2 1.4; 7TWO 2.6; GO 2.6; SBS1 3.8; ABC1 12.2; All Pay Stations 15.0; Ten 16.9; Seven 20.5; Nine 20.9.
This was Pay TV's account of itself: "Monday night Live: NRL Roosters v Cowboys coverage on Fox Sports was the most viewed program of the week with 242,000 viewers, closely followed by the Sunday afternoon Live: AFL Adelaide v Richmond broadcast with 236,000 viewers. The early Wednesday morning Fox Sports 2 coverage of Live: ICC World Twenty was viewed by 94,000 people.
"On Wednesday night, Lifestyle Channel's Selling Houses Australia had 152,000 viewers and FOX8's animation programming had a strong week with a trio of programs scoring well: Family Guy was watched by 118,000 viewers on Tuesday night, Futurama had 117,000 on Wednesday night and The Simpsons was seen by 95,000 on Sunday night. Project Runway on Arena was watched by 88,000 people, Hannah Montana on Disney Channel was seen by 77,000 people and Captive for 18 Years premiered on Crime & Investigation with 77,000 viewers.
"In week 20, subscription TV channels had 21.2% of all metropolitan viewing between 6am and midnight, STV was 20.1% of all regional viewing and 54.4% of all viewing in subscription TV homes."
What Australia watched, week ending May 15 Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,647,000 606,000 433,000 294,000 146,000 169,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,644,000 458,000 525,000 274,000 182,000 205,000
3 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,572,000 425,000 426,000 322,000 173,000 226,000
4 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,548,000 362,000 542,000 278,000 170,000 197,000
5 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,509,000 418,000 518,000 219,000 163,000 192,000
6 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,473,000 367,000 417,000 375,000 164,000 150,000
7 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,439,000 381,000 407,000 268,000 162,000 220,000
8 NCIS Ten 1,422,000 373,000 382,000 305,000 164,000 199,000
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,388,000 435,000 424,000 270,000 105,000 154,000
10 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,353,000 340,000 387,000 262,000 159,000 204,000
11 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,341,000 348,000 362,000 286,000 145,000 200,000
12 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,328,000 384,000 373,000 264,000 137,000 170,000
13 NINE NEWS Nine 1,293,000 359,000 429,000 254,000 126,000 124,000
14 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,289,000 335,000 388,000 262,000 128,000 176,000
15 TOP GEAR Nine 1,282,000 345,000 388,000 276,000 122,000 151,000
16 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,262,000 416,000 384,000 217,000 117,000 128,000
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What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,341,000 348,000 362,000 286,000 145,000 200,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,257,000 372,000 402,000 234,000 111,000 137,000
3 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 1,131,000 359,000 319,000 219,000 77,000 157,000
4 ABC NEWS-SAT ABC1 972,000 280,000 312,000 176,000 86,000 119,000
5 TEN NEWS AT FIVE SAT Ten 934,000 250,000 333,000 123,000 101,000 127,000
6 DOC MARTIN RPT ABC1 909,000 263,000 264,000 158,000 98,000 126,000
7 HAIRSPRAY Nine 835,000 271,000 276,000 150,000 47,000 91,000
8 THE BILL ABC1 817,000 269,000 209,000 124,000 97,000 118,000
9 MIDSOMER MURDERS ABC1 800,000 227,000 237,000 102,000 125,000 109,000
10 M-INDEPENDENCE DAY Seven 733,000 169,000 244,000 157,000 68,000 96,000
16 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL Ten 532,000 260,000 61,000 129,000 81,000
20 SEVEN NEWS SPECIAL Seven 452,000 159,000 138,000 73,000 82,000
23 NINE NEWS SPECIAL Nine 429,000 139,000 120,000 91,000 28,000 50,000
24 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL Ten 427,000 54,000 162,000 40,000 43,000 129,000
42 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL ONE 240,000 58,000 77,000 59,000 27,000 21,000
45 JESSICA WATSON: THE HOMECOMING LIVE Ten 229,000 69,000 62,000 57,000 25,000 16,000
66 JESSICA WATSON: THE HOMECOMING LIVE EXTENDED ONE 144,000 30,000 49,000 31,000 24,000 10,000
83 RAGE: GUEST PROGRAMMER ABC1 107,000 31,000 31,000 22,000 12,000 11,000
85 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL ONE 101,000 5,000 39,000 15,000 30,000 13,000
107 GUESS WITH JESS ABC2 75,000 44,000 28,000 0 3,000 0
126 JESSICA WATSON: THE HOMECOMING LIVE ONE 63,000 13,000 10,000 19,000 12,000 8,000
161 RAGE ABC1 44,000 11,000 11,000 12,000 4,000 6,000
267 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 8,000 6,000 1,000 1,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,314,000 350,000 384,000 239,000 144,000 197,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,189,000 293,000 355,000 216,000 139,000 185,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,172,000 301,000 392,000 211,000 133,000 135,000
4 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,134,000 281,000 380,000 211,000 117,000 146,000
5 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - MASTERCLASS Ten 996,000 267,000 343,000 155,000 131,000 101,000
6 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 981,000 300,000 356,000 180,000 145,000
9 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 8: FREMANTLE VS COLLINGWOOD Seven 923,000 18,000 433,000 12,000 145,000 315,000
11 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 799,000 444,000 355,000
15 WAKING THE DEAD ABC1 706,000 202,000 232,000 121,000 74,000 78,000
28 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 8: FREMANTLE VS COLLINGWOOD - AFTER THE GAME Seven 413,000 228,000 58,000 126,000
29 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 413,000 255,000 157,000
64 KEITH URBAN/GABRIELLA CILMI - PERFORMANCE Seven 152,000 37,000 57,000 24,000 15,000 19,000
140 THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART ABC2 71,000 16,000 23,000 7,000 14,000 11,000
176 THE COLBERT REPORT ABC2 50,000 13,000 16,000 5,000 8,000 8,000
212 COUNTDOWN TO EUROVISION SBS ONE 35,000 4,000 9,000 9,000 10,000 2,000
225 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 30,000 23,000 4,000 3,000
What Australia watched, Thursday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA with pesto Ten 1,581,000 465,000 515,000 259,000 161,000 181,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,397,000 353,000 399,000 275,000 157,000 214,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,285,000 292,000 395,000 263,000 148,000 188,000
4 GLEE Ten 1,231,000 346,000 401,000 235,000 105,000 145,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,227,000 343,000 443,000 220,000 115,000 106,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,194,000 349,000 423,000 204,000 108,000 110,000
7 SEA PATROL Nine 1,132,000 359,000 362,000 176,000 117,000 119,000
14 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 767,000 159,000 360,000 92,000 78,000 78,000
19 BUDGET 2010: THE RIGHT OF REPLY ABC1 659,000 263,000 188,000 134,000 67,000 8,000
31 THE MATTY JOHNS SHOW Seven 399,000 261,000 Not shown 134,000 Not shown 5,000
34 ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI with pesto SBS ONE 363,000 107,000 127,000 63,000 23,000 43,000
67 THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW ABC2 149,000 49,000 34,000 28,000 18,000 19,000
74 PRIME SUSPECT 7TWO 137,000 28,000 39,000 23,000 20,000 27,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,741,000 530,000 532,000 292,000 174,000 212,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,413,000 373,000 386,000 275,000 158,000 222,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,333,000 346,000 366,000 260,000 159,000 202,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,291,000 364,000 442,000 253,000 120,000 112,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,154,000 339,000 394,000 219,000 98,000 103,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,087,000 311,000 400,000 202,000 64,000 111,000
7 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,079,000 296,000 365,000 178,000 105,000 135,000
8 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,074,000 403,000 253,000 188,000 117,000 113,000
9 THE PACIFIC Seven 1,061,000 323,000 294,000 202,000 121,000 120,000
10 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,036,000 311,000 296,000 180,000 116,000 132,000
11 HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY Nine 1,034,000 267,000 458,000 153,000 78,000 79,000
12 DOG SQUAD Seven 964,000 284,000 251,000 230,000 85,000 113,000
13 THE PACIFIC - EP.2 Seven 956,000 298,000 270,000 179,000 102,000 107,000
14 SURF PATROL Seven 899,000 275,000 235,000 186,000 96,000 107,000
15 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 858,000 239,000 237,000 211,000 76,000 95,000
17 JUNO Ten 821,000 210,000 246,000 133,000 106,000 126,000
18 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Nine 782,000 237,000 315,000 91,000 68,000 70,000
27 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 463,000 131,000 159,000 76,000 36,000 62,000
31 PSYCHOVILLE ABC1 361,000 115,000 117,000 54,000 40,000 36,000
44 INSPECTOR REX SBS ONE 225,000 52,000 82,000 39,000 20,000 32,000
48 LOST 7TWO 194,000 70,000 59,000 40,000 13,000 12,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,536,000 405,000 455,000 265,000 179,000 233,000
2 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,509,000 418,000 518,000 219,000 163,000 192,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,476,000 392,000 397,000 291,000 174,000 223,000
4 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,464,000 358,000 490,000 263,000 172,000 182,000
5 NCIS Ten 1,422,000 373,000 382,000 305,000 164,000 199,000
6 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,328,000 384,000 373,000 264,000 137,000 170,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,298,000 400,000 397,000 275,000 103,000 122,000
8 TOP GEAR Nine 1,279,000 345,000 386,000 275,000 122,000 151,000
9 NINE NEWS Nine 1,272,000 387,000 365,000 284,000 107,000 129,000
13 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS Nine 971,000 262,000 349,000 175,000 74,000 109,000
14 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 953,000 292,000 302,000 141,000 108,000 110,000
15 NCIS: LOS ANGELES Ten 943,000 225,000 294,000 169,000 124,000 131,000
17 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 826,000 207,000 212,000 235,000 73,000 99,000
19 BUDGET SPECIAL 2010 ABC1 707,000 210,000 221,000 139,000 54,000 84,000
22 THE TREASURER'S BUDGET SPEECH 2010 ABC1 677,000 238,000 218,000 152,000 63,000 7,000
What Australia watched, Monday Description total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,670,000 430,000 541,000 268,000 208,000 223,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,532,000 423,000 413,000 287,000 175,000 233,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,482,000 374,000 427,000 281,000 177,000 223,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,481,000 403,000 494,000 293,000 152,000 139,000
5 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,387,000 435,000 424,000 269,000 105,000 153,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,359,000 394,000 446,000 250,000 126,000 143,000
7 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,266,000 418,000 385,000 218,000 117,000 128,000
8 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,236,000 371,000 384,000 262,000 101,000 117,000
12 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 1,037,000 255,000 341,000 183,000 115,000 143,000
14 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 926,000 243,000 255,000 208,000 100,000 120,000
15 CSI: MIAMI Nine 910,000 251,000 258,000 163,000 118,000 119,000
23 FOUR CORNERS ABC1 590,000 206,000 153,000 113,000 53,000 64,000
24 MAN VS WILD SBS ONE 585,000 205,000 154,000 83,000 81,000 62,000
25 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 7: ST KILDA VS CARLTON What the hell is football doing disrupting program schedules on a Monday that isn't a public holiday? Seven 557,000 5,000 371,000 11,000 88,000 82,000
35 MYTHBUSTERS SBS ONE 356,000 112,000 88,000 58,000 52,000 46,000
48 30 ROCK Seven 231,000 82,000 65,000 52,000 17,000 16,000
The ratings race, updated 10 am Monday
Sunday's revelation on page 3 of the biggest selling newspaper in the land that MasterChef allows some contestants to tart up their dishes after they have been ordered to step away from the benches does not seem to have dampened viewer enthusiasm. Last night's show got the same audience as the previous Sunday. But Underbelly was down 400,000 on the opening episode. What's going on there?
Go to Comments to discuss whether you feel cheated by MasterChef and to suggest why Underbelly may be sinking.
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,677,000 624,000 442,000 298,000 148,000 165,000
2 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE -SUN Nine 1,613,000 575,000 426,000 295,000 144,000 173,000
3 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,571,000 425,000 426,000 322,000 172,000 226,000
4 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,548,000 362,000 542,000 278,000 170,000 197,000
5 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,472,000 367,000 416,000 377,000 162,000 150,000
6 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,296,000 337,000 389,000 263,000 130,000 178,000
7 BONES Seven 1,243,000 304,000 403,000 223,000 139,000 174,000
8 CUSTOMS Nine 1,211,000 335,000 317,000 289,000 117,000 152,000
9 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,140,000 337,000 292,000 264,000 113,000 134,000
10 60 MINUTES Nine 1,113,000 325,000 320,000 267,000 94,000 107,000
11 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,109,000 348,000 375,000 194,000 191,000
12 BORDER SECURITY (R) Seven 1,036,000 289,000 367,000 223,000 158,000
13 CASTLE Seven 910,000 227,000 308,000 140,000 118,000 118,000
14 DOCTOR WHO ABC1 909,000 361,000 199,000 141,000 96,000 111,000
15 FOYLE'S WAR ABC1 907,000 297,000 256,000 120,000 98,000 136,000
16 MERLIN Ten 852,000 256,000 224,000 169,000 73,000 130,000
18 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 824,000 198,000 249,000 161,000 95,000 121,000
21 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 605,000 250,000 90,000 265,000
24 HOUSE Ten 539,000 114,000 201,000 84,000 61,000 79,000
30 COMPASS-GALILEO ABC1 309,000 121,000 83,000 35,000 39,000 31,000
39 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? SBS ONE 232,000 37,000 97,000 38,000 19,000 40,000
54 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 7: ADELAIDE VS RICHMOND Seven 157,000 Not shown Not shown Not shown 157,000 Not shown
144 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 7: GEELONG VS SYDNEY Seven 56,000 56,000 Not shown Not shown Not shown Not shown
240 SKIPPY - THE BUSH KANGAROO -RPT Nine 25,000 11,000 3,000 2,000 4,000 6000
316 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL LATE Nine 6,000 Not shown Not shown Not shown 2,000 4,000
(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: How MasterChef is destroying an election strategytag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9602010-05-09T09:42:22Z2010-05-10T00:24:25ZTo learn how readers voted on the worst of Australian television, click on The Bogies 2010. by David Dale HERE'S the mystery: why is MasterChef, a show that has apparently taken the nation by storm, so repugnant to viewers over...David Dale
The Bogies 2010.
by David Dale
HERE'S the mystery: why is MasterChef, a show that has apparently taken the nation by storm, so repugnant to viewers over the age of 55 - not just ignored by them, but actively avoided? That was the one question not addressed at a seminar held last weekend at the Noosa Food Festival, but it's a question this column hopes to answer today.
The title of the seminar was "The MasterChef Phenomenon", and for once the word was not hype. Whether MasterChef is causing a cultural transformation in Australia or symbolising a transformation that has already happened, it is much more than a TV show. It represents what the marketers would call a Brand, busily being "leveraged across multiple platforms", and what the sociologists would call a tipping point.
The crystallising moment happened two weeks ago when Adele, a contestant of Italian background, served up little pastries called crostoli to George, a judge of Greek background, watched by contestants Jimmy, of Indian background, and Alvin, of Malaysian background, who were the other finalists in a challenge to make the dish they remembered most fondly from childhood.
George frowned and remarked that there was something missing. Adele looked worried. What they needed, he said, was a cup of espresso made in a macchinetta [small percolator], "so we could sit over these crostoli and chat for hours". Everyone beamed in agreement.
Pauline Hanson doesn't stand a chance after MasterChef. Its worshippers embrace a powerful belief system: Australia is the most entertaining place to live on earth, because our history of immigration has created an endless array of pleasures.
It would only take a few challenges involving the preparation of Tamil food (such as kotthu rotti, lamb curry with chopped pancake) and Afghan food (such as chapli kabab, spiced minced beef patties) to make boat people the most welcome of new arrivals and destroy Tony Abbott's election campaign.
At the seminar, Matt Preston said MasterChef has become "the biggest cooking show in the history of the world". We learned that 56 production workers record 5000 hours of film, from which 46 editors craft the 80 hours we'll see on air (plus cookbooks, kitchenware and, as of next week, a monthly magazine).
The nightly episodes average 1.5 million viewers in the mainland capitals, a rare result in the fragmented market that is 21st century television. Channel Ten likes to boast that MasterChef regularly tops the night in "all key demographics", by which they mean children, males and females aged 16-39, males and females 25-54, and Occupational Groups 1 and 2 (the rich).
But there's one demographic missing from the fan club -- viewers over 55. In last week's ratings chart, MasterChef ranked number 2 (after Underbelly) with the other groups, and number 63 with viewers over 55.
On Sundays, the geriatrics watch repeats of Border Security while the rest of the country is watching MasterChef. On Mondays, the gerries watch Find My Family. On Tuesdays they watch Australia's Got Talent; on Wednesdays, Dog Squad; on Thursdays Catalyst and on Fridays, Better Homes and Gardens. So they have nothing against talent quests, nothing against reality shows, and nothing against cooking, but everything against the show everyone else adores.
For heaven's sake, why? What's not to like about a finely crafted comedy melodrama in which charming people strive to achieve their dreams?
Here's the theory. MasterChef celebrates diversity. It could not exist without the national obsession with multicultural cooking. Could it be that the oldies are the last bastion of xenophobia in this otherwise generous land? Are the over 55s responsible for the opinion polls that suggest Australians are opposed to immigration? If so, are the politicians who pander to what they imagine to be the racist underbelly of this country actually wasting their time trying to please people who won't be around to complain about the effects of greater diversity?
Go to Comments to offer any other explanation for why MasterChef alienates the ageing.
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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 18tag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9572010-05-04T08:22:33Z2010-06-26T06:22:43ZThis 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 The Tribal Mind. To learn the awful truth about MasterChef, go to The Tribal...David Dale
The Tribal Mind.
To learn the awful truth about MasterChef, go to The Tribal Mind.
To learn how readers voted on the worst of Australian television, click on The Bogies 2010.
The ratings race, updated 10am Sunday
Channel Nine is winning the year, largely because of Underbelly 3. If this column's theory of a political link is correct, Tony Abbott will enjoy a parallel rise in the opinion polls. Channel Seven needs to pull a rabbit out of its hat, just like Kevin Rudd.
The prime time audience shares for the week ended up like this: ABC3 0.3%; SBSTWO 0.4%; ONE 0.9; ABC2 1.4; 7TWO 2.6; GO 2.7; SBS1 3.8; ABC1 11.3; All Pay Stations 15.1; Ten 17.4; Seven 20.2; Nine 21.5.
This was Pay TV's account of itself: "Subscription TV celebrated another successful week of sport and entertainment: Live: NRL Sea Eagles v Dragons topped the week with 205,000 viewers; AFL Live: AFL Brisbane Lions v Fremantle scored 204,000 viewers; Live: Football: EPL Liverpool v Chelsea was watched by 98,000 and Live: Rugby Union: S14 Hurr v Reds had 93,000 viewers (all on FOX Sports).
"Selling Houses Australia on Lifestyle Channel was the highest rated entertainment program with 145,000 viewers, Hannah Montana on Disney Channel was seen by 116,000 viewers and The Simpsons on FOX8 was seen by 110,000 people. NCIS on TV1 was watched by 91,000 people, Eastenders on UKTV was seen by 79,000 people, Project Runway on Arena had 70,000 viewers and the premiere of Iceland Volcano Disaster on National Geographic was seen by 57,000 people.
"In week 19, subscription TV channels had 21.8% of all metropolitan viewing between 6am and midnight, 19.6% of all regional viewing and 54.9% of all viewing in subscription TV homes."
What Australia watched, week ending May 8
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Network 7 1,816,000 421,000 618,000 339,000 156,000 281,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Network TEN 1,541,000 435,000 491,000 249,000 165,000 201,000
3 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Network TEN 1,532,000 451,000 512,000 199,000 172,000 199,000
4 NCIS Network TEN 1,509,000 412,000 414,000 312,000 170,000 201,000
5 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Network 9 1,476,000 491,000 441,000 224,000 165,000 155,000
6 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Network 7 1,461,000 420,000 451,000 220,000 143,000 226,000
7 SEVEN NEWS Network 7 1,446,000 365,000 418,000 287,000 157,000 220,000
8 52ND ANNUAL TV WEEK LOGIE AWARDS Network 9 1,402,000 438,000 498,000 221,000 129,000 116,000
9 CUSTOMS Network 9 1,396,000 440,000 487,000 186,000 132,000 152,000
10 TODAY TONIGHT Network 7 1,369,000 331,000 392,000 277,000 157,000 212,000
11 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Network 7 1,367,000 395,000 385,000 294,000 121,000 172,000
12 SEND IN THE DOGS Network 9 1,357,000 413,000 473,000 182,000 148,000 141,000
13 BONES Network 7 1,351,000 382,000 396,000 228,000 163,000 183,000 ]]>
What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Network 7 1,367,000 395,000 385,000 294,000 121,000 172,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Network 9 1,224,000 344,000 412,000 248,000 142,000 78,000
3 DOC MARTIN RPT Network ABC1 973,000 268,000 287,000 212,000 104,000 102,000
4 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Network 9 916,000 273,000 259,000 188,000 109,000 86,000
5 ABC NEWS Network ABC1 912,000 266,000 262,000 181,000 110,000 93,000
6 THE BILL Network ABC1 846,000 304,000 203,000 132,000 91,000 115,000
7 M-FANTASTIC FOUR Network 7 832,000 214,000 264,000 175,000 86,000 92,000
8 BLUE MURDER Network ABC1 727,000 251,000 178,000 106,000 88,000 104,000
12 M-GOLDFINGER Network 7 644,000 185,000 191,000 139,000 63,000 65,000
14 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL Network TEN 582,000 254,000 85,000 63,000 180,000
18 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL Network TEN 437,000 41,000 158,000 28,000 64,000 146,000
67 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL Network ONE 105,000 35,000 16,000 10,000 44,000
80 SERENITY RPT Network TEN 92,000 92,000
83 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL Network ONE 91,000 4,000 37,000 5,000 22,000 23,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,312,000 335,000 379,000 242,000 159,000 197,000
2 NINE NEWS Nine 1,231,000 363,000 383,000 237,000 115,000 133,000
3 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 1,217,000 563,000 257,000 397,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,204,000 301,000 315,000 233,000 160,000 194,000
5 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,180,000 309,000 403,000 171,000 137,000 160,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,055,000 323,000 348,000 201,000 79,000 105,000
7 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 992,000 249,000 312,000 152,000 131,000 149,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 985,000 299,000 304,000 209,000 62,000 112,000
12 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 781,000 210,000 214,000 184,000 81,000 92,000
19 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 7: MELBOURNE VS BULLDOGS Seven 579,000 5,000 348,000 5,000 106,000 115,000
23 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 511,000 352,000 158,000
38 HITLER'S BODYGUARD Finally the final episode, so I can retire this photo SBS ONE 236,000 62,000 80,000 41,000 21,000 33,000
135 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 64,000 42,000 10,000 12,000
What Australia watched, Thursday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,643,000 453,000 520,000 283,000 170,000 217,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,430,000 325,000 456,000 272,000 154,000 223,000
3 GLEE Ten 1,293,000 363,000 422,000 229,000 127,000 151,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,273,000 287,000 419,000 242,000 152,000 173,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,164,000 321,000 363,000 230,000 119,000 132,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,082,000 277,000 376,000 212,000 93,000 123,000
7 SEA PATROL Nine 1,076,000 330,000 322,000 181,000 115,000 127,000
15 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 747,000 143,000 321,000 94,000 92,000 97,000
19 THE INQUISITION ABC1 656,000 210,000 162,000 131,000 59,000 95,000
23 THE AMAZING RACE Seven 608,000 205,000 195,000 87,000 73,000 48,000
29 THE MATTY JOHNS SHOW Seven 391,000 258,000 Not shown 133,000 Not shown Not shown
42 ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI SBS ONE 281,000 87,000 86,000 54,000 30,000 24,000
52 E.R. GO! 197,000 45,000 70,000 27,000 32,000 23,000
62 BANANAS IN PYJAMAS-AM ABC1 170,000 83,000 56,000 11,000 5,000 14,000
81 PRIME SUSPECT 7TWO 128,000 26,000 30,000 22,000 24,000 26,000
82 FLASHFORWARD Seven 128,000 29,000 55,000 13,000 14,000 16,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,799,000 495,000 573,000 304,000 187,000 239,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,419,000 386,000 386,000 293,000 146,000 208,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,379,000 328,000 398,000 288,000 145,000 220,000
4 THE PACIFIC Seven 1,296,000 325,000 390,000 242,000 155,000 184,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,255,000 351,000 418,000 225,000 119,000 143,000
6 HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY Nine 1,204,000 349,000 478,000 175,000 98,000 103,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,169,000 350,000 381,000 200,000 104,000 134,000
8 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,114,000 348,000 323,000 192,000 121,000 129,000
15 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 893,000 233,000 271,000 181,000 93,000 116,000
16 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Nine 871,000 245,000 351,000 120,000 76,000 80,000
26 PSYCHOVILLE ABC1 507,000 123,000 171,000 85,000 60,000 68,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,619,000 474,000 484,000 271,000 170,000 219,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,552,000 390,000 449,000 326,000 152,000 236,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,526,000 393,000 423,000 314,000 154,000 242,000
4 NCIS Ten 1,509,000 412,000 414,000 312,000 170,000 201,000
5 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,461,000 420,000 451,000 220,000 143,000 227,000
6 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,326,000 401,000 354,000 265,000 130,000 175,000
7 NINE NEWS Nine 1,320,000 363,000 405,000 259,000 139,000 154,000
8 TOP GEAR Nine 1,233,000 303,000 393,000 259,000 133,000 145,000
13 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 992,000 243,000 298,000 231,000 92,000 129,000
14 NCIS: LOS ANGELES Ten 984,000 265,000 284,000 176,000 129,000 130,000
16 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS Nine 934,000 257,000 309,000 185,000 74,000 108,000
17 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 878,000 256,000 253,000 150,000 91,000 128,000
24 QI ABC1 629,000 214,000 185,000 85,000 83,000 62,000
25 RICK STEIN'S FAR EASTERN ODYSSEY-EV ABC1 618,000 161,000 194,000 115,000 61,000 86,000
28 PRIVATE PRACTICE Seven 544,000 142,000 193,000 76,000 68,000 65,000
84 24 7TWO 120,000 40,000 38,000 12,000 18,000 12,000
What Australia watched, Monday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,693,000 519,000 519,000 274,000 179,000 202,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,517,000 387,000 418,000 302,000 175,000 235,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,501,000 446,000 437,000 322,000 141,000 155,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,443,000 339,000 399,000 301,000 174,000 229,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,324,000 390,000 415,000 245,000 111,000 163,000
6 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,289,000 409,000 408,000 205,000 122,000 145,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,204,000 339,000 392,000 220,000 98,000 156,000
8 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,201,000 348,000 375,000 218,000 109,000 152,000
12 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 985,000 278,000 336,000 160,000 102,000 109,000
13 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 966,000 256,000 269,000 241,000 86,000 113,000
14 FIND MY FAMILY Seven 957,000 313,000 292,000 165,000 72,000 115,000
15 THE ZOO Seven 951,000 283,000 255,000 189,000 87,000 137,000
17 CSI: MIAMI Nine 898,000 264,000 289,000 126,000 114,000 105,000
18 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 892,000 250,000 274,000 140,000 114,000 114,000
30 MAN VS WILD SBS ONE 500,000 133,000 188,000 67,000 48,000 65,000
33 MYTHBUSTERS SBS ONE 387,000 108,000 118,000 59,000 51,000 51,000
83 30 ROCK Seven 126,000 29,000 42,000 23,000 15,000 19,000
The ratings race, updated 10am Monday Nine is starting to look as if it will win the year (narrowly), because Ten's MasterChef is stealing more viewers from Seven than from Nine, as well as many viewers from the ABC. The mystery is why MasterChef rates so poorly with viewers over 55. Go to Comments to suggest why cooking alienates the ageing.
The prime time audience shares for the week ended up like this: ABC3 0.4%; SBSTWO 0.4%; ABC2 1.3; ONE 0.9; 7TWO 2.5; GO 2.9; SBS1 3.9; ABC1 10.9; All Pay Stations 16.1; Ten 17.6; Seven 20.3; Nine 20.7.
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,816,000 421,000 618,000 339,000 156,000 282,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,532,000 451,000 512,000 199,000 172,000 199,000
3 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,473,000 491,000 438,000 224,000 165,000 155,000
4 52ND ANNUAL TV WEEK LOGIE AWARDS Nine 1,400,000 439,000 502,000 215,000 130,000 115,000
5 CUSTOMS Nine 1,396,000 440,000 487,000 186,000 132,000 152,000
6 BONES Seven 1,357,000 385,000 395,000 228,000 163,000 187,000
7 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,357,000 413,000 473,000 182,000 148,000 141,000
8 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,214,000 366,000 387,000 170,000 133,000 158,000
9 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,130,000 274,000 370,000 193,000 118,000 174,000
10 BORDER SECURITY (R) Seven 1,053,000 337,000 402,000 176,000 139,000
11 MERLIN Ten 1,035,000 328,000 266,000 180,000 115,000 146,000
12 CASTLE Seven 1,030,000 283,000 301,000 183,000 134,000 130,000
13 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 937,000 289,000 284,000 136,000 111,000 118,000
14 DOCTOR WHO ABC1 915,000 334,000 205,000 146,000 103,000 127,000
16 HOUSE Ten 610,000 170,000 186,000 101,000 85,000 69,000
17 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 6: CARLTON VS COLLINGWOOD Seven 597,000 42,000 413,000 64,000 75,000 3,000
22 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 441,000 300,000 142,000
26 BURN UP ABC1 375,000 124,000 104,000 47,000 38,000 61,000
36 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? SBS ONE 247,000 70,000 72,000 36,000 32,000 37,000
41 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 6: WEST COAST VS FREMANTLE Seven 214,000 214,000
52 AFL GAME DAY Seven 174,000 109,000 30,000 35,000
What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,271,000 332,000 370,000 278,000 121,000 170,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,056,000 289,000 330,000 195,000 115,000 126,000
3 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 971,000 267,000 294,000 180,000 105,000 125,000
4 ABC NEWS-SA ABC1 953,000 258,000 326,000 155,000 98,000 116,000
5 DOC MARTIN RPT ABC1 869,000 265,000 238,000 174,000 89,000 103,000
6 THE BILL ABC1 778,000 242,000 223,000 121,000 78,000 114,000
7 M-ENCHANTED Seven 753,000 190,000 238,000 127,000 73,000 124,000
8 CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY -RPT Nine 722,000 244,000 216,000 130,000 51,000 81,000
9 GARDENING AUSTRALIA ABC1 701,000 191,000 239,000 116,000 69,000 86,000
10 BLUE MURDER ABC1 701,000 201,000 202,000 104,000 83,000 112,000
11 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL Ten 654,000 57,000 351,000 84,000 73,000 89,000
18 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL Ten 403,000 30,000 161,000 35,000 101,000 77,000
28 IRON CHEF SBS ONE 254,000 76,000 86,000 42,000 25,000 26,000
46 APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX RPT Ten 161,000 40,000 52,000 24,000 23,000 22,000
54 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL ONE 144,000 28,000 65,000 17,000 14,000 19,000
76 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL ONE 100,000 5,000 35,000 7,000 39,000 14,000
244 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 16,000 10,000 4,000 3,000
What Australia watched, week ending May 1
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,534,000 428,000 491,000 301,000 125,000 189,000
2 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,506,000 586,000 413,000 259,000 105,000 144,000
3 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,477,000 417,000 440,000 265,000 152,000 202,000
4 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,455,000 327,000 477,000 306,000 141,000 205,000
5 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,453,000 460,000 467,000 254,000 140,000 132,000
6 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,447,000 368,000 428,000 265,000 166,000 220,000
7 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,446,000 418,000 462,000 225,000 164,000 177,000
8 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,388,000 347,000 413,000 269,000 163,000 197,000
9 TOP GEAR Nine 1,386,000 369,000 433,000 272,000 134,000 177,000
10 NCIS Ten 1,369,000 356,000 408,000 280,000 143,000 182,000
11 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - TOP 24 REVEALED Ten 1,282,000 414,000 367,000 200,000 148,000 152,000
12 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,271,000 332,000 370,000 278,000 121,000 170,000
13 NINE NEWS Nine 1,268,000 349,000 399,000 249,000 138,000 133,000
14 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,262,000 357,000 342,000 291,000 116,000 156,000
15 THE PACIFIC Seven 1,229,000 315,000 372,000 252,000 134,000 156,000
16 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,211,000 334,000 390,000 235,000 107,000 145,000
17 GLEE Ten 1,187,000 329,000 404,000 221,000 110,000 122,000
18 CUSTOMS Nine 1,181,000 377,000 388,000 216,000 106,000 94,000
19 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,175,000 337,000 367,000 223,000 112,000 135,000
20 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,170,000 342,000 376,000 217,000 113,000 121,000
21 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,132,000 310,000 377,000 210,000 96,000 140,000
22 HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY Nine 1,122,000 348,000 434,000 160,000 91,000 89,000
23 BONES Seven 1,115,000 268,000 370,000 212,000 159,000 107,000
24 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,109,000 224,000 371,000 212,000 99,000 203,000
25 60 MINUTES Nine 1,107,000 371,000 289,000 224,000 105,000 117,000
26 DOG SQUAD Seven 1,101,000 312,000 305,000 215,000 117,000 150,000
27 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,081,000 315,000 355,000 203,000 99,000 109,000
28 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,065,000 270,000 381,000 190,000 101,000 122,000
29 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,057,000 273,000 373,000 228,000 107,000 76,000
30 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,056,000 289,000 330,000 195,000 115,000 126,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,315,000 349,000 382,000 226,000 150,000 208,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,185,000 309,000 309,000 236,000 155,000 176,000
3 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,139,000 334,000 350,000 168,000 134,000 152,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,090,000 278,000 349,000 200,000 139,000 124,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 993,000 269,000 316,000 195,000 94,000 119,000
6 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 992,000 291,000 266,000 156,000 121,000 157,000
11 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 742,000 201,000 211,000 159,000 79,000 93,000
12 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 733,000 447,000 287,000
15 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 6: WESTERN BULLDOGS VS ST KILDA Seven 649,000 14,000 387,000 11,000 111,000 125,000
25 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 415,000 299,000 115,000
33 INDIE SEX RPT SBS ONE 301,000 101,000 77,000 63,000 23,000 38,000
53 HITLER'S BODYGUARD SBS ONE 177,000 51,000 72,000 21,000 16,000 17,000
208 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 34,000 18,000 7,000 9,000
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,531,000 428,000 516,000 257,000 177,000 153,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,310,000 304,000 411,000 247,000 147,000 201,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,294,000 296,000 400,000 240,000 150,000 208,000
4 GLEE Ten 1,181,000 328,000 402,000 220,000 109,000 122,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,137,000 322,000 357,000 237,000 125,000 96,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,092,000 316,000 335,000 173,000 126,000 143,000
7 SEA PATROL Nine 1,049,000 315,000 320,000 191,000 98,000 125,000
12 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 835,000 184,000 348,000 111,000 79,000 113,000
13 KOKODA ABC1 791,000 298,000 214,000 119,000 82,000 78,000
15 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 761,000 164,000 253,000 129,000 101,000 115,000
16 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 744,000 206,000 213,000 176,000 79,000 69,000
20 THE AMAZING RACE Seven 626,000 203,000 199,000 87,000 74,000 63,000
27 MATTY JOHNS SHOW Seven 443,000 304,000 not sown 139,000 not shown not shown
43 ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI SBS ONE 261,000 87,000 69,000 48,000 24,000 34,000
49 FLASHFORWARD Seven 216,000 84,000 44,000 28,000 31,000 29,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,510,000 467,000 453,000 228,000 170,000 192,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,468,000 389,000 428,000 263,000 171,000 217,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,406,000 357,000 419,000 256,000 173,000 201,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,256,000 348,000 392,000 238,000 129,000 149,000
5 THE PACIFIC Seven 1,229,000 315,000 372,000 252,000 134,000 156,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,191,000 362,000 365,000 218,000 101,000 145,000
7 HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY Nine 1,125,000 348,000 434,000 163,000 90,000 90,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,112,000 313,000 355,000 220,000 93,000 130,000
9 DOG SQUAD Seven 1,101,000 312,000 305,000 215,000 117,000 150,000
14 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 886,000 266,000 224,000 148,000 119,000 128,000
17 27 DRESSES Ten 834,000 252,000 241,000 132,000 109,000 100,000
18 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 776,000 212,000 188,000 175,000 92,000 109,000
27 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 445,000 127,000 161,000 59,000 37,000 61,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,558,000 436,000 551,000 249,000 168,000 154,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,526,000 381,000 454,000 293,000 163,000 235,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,524,000 388,000 467,000 277,000 180,000 213,000
4 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,474,000 417,000 439,000 264,000 152,000 202,000
5 TOP GEAR Nine 1,385,000 369,000 433,000 272,000 135,000 176,000
6 NCIS Ten 1,370,000 357,000 407,000 280,000 143,000 182,000
7 NINE NEWS Nine 1,339,000 361,000 423,000 270,000 129,000 155,000
8 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,276,000 367,000 388,000 252,000 113,000 155,000
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,241,000 360,000 418,000 210,000 109,000 144,000
10 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,168,000 341,000 377,000 216,000 113,000 120,000
13 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS Nine 1,007,000 313,000 346,000 168,000 66,000 113,000
14 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 948,000 291,000 239,000 187,000 116,000 115,000
16 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 921,000 236,000 274,000 204,000 96,000 111,000
26 PRIVATE PRACTICE Seven 576,000 170,000 171,000 106,000 72,000 57,000
27 QI ABC1 571,000 199,000 157,000 74,000 72,000 69,000
93 UGLY BETTY 7TWO 103,000 47,000 19,000 17,000 14,000 7,000
94 24 7TWO 101,000 30,000 44,000 9,000 10,000 8,000
What Australia watched, Monday Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,693,000 456,000 561,000 271,000 188,000 217,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,632,000 423,000 478,000 303,000 194,000 234,000
3 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,536,000 428,000 491,000 303,000 125,000 189,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,503,000 435,000 469,000 297,000 160,000 143,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,491,000 371,000 446,000 327,000 157,000 191,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,377,000 388,000 449,000 242,000 150,000 148,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,311,000 373,000 419,000 245,000 109,000 166,000
8 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,264,000 359,000 340,000 292,000 116,000 157,000
9 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,210,000 332,000 391,000 234,000 107,000 146,000
12 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,068,000 270,000 381,000 190,000 101,000 126,000
13 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,009,000 281,000 315,000 152,000 119,000 143,000
14 FIND MY FAMILY Seven 955,000 265,000 319,000 171,000 102,000 98,000
15 THE ZOO Seven 952,000 307,000 248,000 172,000 119,000 107,000
16 BROTHERS & SISTERS Seven 950,000 285,000 315,000 150,000 93,000 106,000
17 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 929,000 210,000 275,000 226,000 96,000 122,000
18 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 888,000 231,000 276,000 165,000 105,000 111,000
19 CSI: MIAMI Nine 866,000 218,000 296,000 141,000 95,000 116,000
24 FOUR CORNERS ABC1 684,000 207,000 205,000 139,000 60,000 72,000
28 MONDAY AFTERNOON AFL Ten 593,000 56,000 296,000 57,000 81,000 103,000
37 MYTHBUSTERS SBS ONE 371,000 89,000 87,000 80,000 59,000 56,000
64 WILFRED SBS ONE 173,000 40,000 66,000 23,000 15,000 28,000
65 30 ROCK Seven 171,000 55,000 58,000 26,000 15,000 17,000
The ratings race, updated 10 am Monday
Don't panic at the suddenly plummeting figures for Underbelly, Doctor Who and MasterChef last night. Remember it's a long weekend, and many regular viewers in the mainland capitals have placed themselves out of the reach of OzTAM's people meters. It's likely they were still watching in their caravans, motels and seaside shacks, so if you added 400,000 to every figure on this chart, you'd get a more realistic sense of the relative popularity of the programs.
And here's a test of your holiday alertness: The first reader who goes to Comments and explains the relevance of the photo with today's chart will win a copy of The Little Book of Australia. 5pm: We have a winnerWhat Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,500,000 582,000 411,000 258,000 105,000 144,000
2 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,455,000 327,000 477,000 306,000 141,000 205,000
3 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,450,000 460,000 464,000 254,000 139,000 132,000
4 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - TOP 24 REVEALED Ten 1,282,000 414,000 367,000 200,000 148,000 152,000
5 CUSTOMS Nine 1,182,000 377,000 388,000 216,000 106,000 94,000
6 BONES Seven 1,122,000 268,000 371,000 212,000 159,000 113,000
7 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,107,000 224,000 370,000 211,000 100,000 203,000
8 60 MINUTES Nine 1,104,000 371,000 287,000 224,000 105,000 116,000
9 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,082,000 315,000 355,000 203,000 100,000 109,000
10 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,059,000 274,000 373,000 229,000 107,000 77,000
11 CASTLE Seven 993,000 249,000 345,000 189,000 131,000 79,000
12 AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES OF CRIME Nine 934,000 356,000 247,000 155,000 84,000 92,000
13 DOCTOR WHO ABC1 851,000 271,000 191,000 153,000 93,000 144,000
14 MERLIN Ten 794,000 265,000 160,000 130,000 93,000 146,000
16 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 778,000 224,000 204,000 148,000 111,000 92,000
18 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 5: COLLINGWOOD VS ESSENDON Seven 719,000 55,000 387,000 67,000 84,000 126,000
19 HOUSE Ten 588,000 157,000 168,000 103,000 89,000 72,000
22 ANZAC DAY MARCH 2010-AM ABC1 506,000 181,000 127,000 94,000 48,000 56,000
23 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 498,000 325,000 173,000
25 V Nine 415,000 150,000 135,000 54,000 46,000 31,000
27 WEEKEND SUNRISE - SUN Seven 387,000 116,000 88,000 105,000 25,000 54,000
28 GALLIPOLI DAWN SERVICE (2010)-PM ABC1 385,000 129,000 101,000 76,000 41,000 37,000
32 MELBOURNE ON THE MENU Seven 334,000 334,000
47 VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL SERVICE (2010)-PM ABC1 210,000 74,000 42,000 49,000 25,000 20,000
55 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 5: FREMANTLE VS RICHMOND Seven 168,000 168,000
57 AFL GAME DAY Seven 166,000 107,000 14,000 45,000
61 NINE NEWS SPECIAL Nine 154,000 48,000 55,000 37,000 6,000 8,000
95 SIMON SCHAMA'S POWER OF ART-PM ABC1 85,000 35,000 23,000 18,000 9,000
123 AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS: THE PACIFIC 7TWO 62,000 32,000 7,000 5,000 10,000 7,000
126 ANZAC 7TWO 61,000 19,000 14,000 15,000 5,000 8,000
140 ANZAC DAY MARCH 2010-PM ABC1 55,000 55,000
168 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 5: HAWTHORN VS NORTH MELBOURNE Seven 39,000 39,000
209 SUPER LEAGUE Nine 26,000 16,000 9,000
213 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL LATE Nine 24,000 12,000 6,000 5,000
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Here's how you voted in The Bogies of 2010tag:blogs.sunherald.com.au,2010:/whoweare//9.9592010-05-03T07:42:19Z2010-06-14T21:46:47ZTo suggest what Malcolm Turnbull should do next, go to Who We Are. by David Dale RUPERT Murdoch is an honourable man. That's why we know a dignified apology is currently on its way to The Sydney Morning Herald expressing...David Dale
Who We Are.
by David Dale
RUPERT Murdoch is an honourable man. That's why we know a dignified apology is currently on its way to The Sydney Morning Herald expressing his regret over the scandal that has come to be known as Bogiegate. Murdoch had barely digested the revelation that some of his minions were involved in the Melbourne Storm secret payments debacle when he learned that another embarrassment was about to engulf his organisation. A different group of News Corp minions had attempted to steal The Bogie Awards, which have been conducted by this column since time immemorial (2007).
The matter is currently the subject of legal letters, so we can only say that last Wednesday The Daily Telegraph, in a blatant act of plagiarism, launched a reader poll about the worst of television under the heading "Pick your Bogies". This was just at the moment when this column was counting votes sent in by readers for the fourth annual Bogie Awards.
While we await reparations from Mr Murdoch, we are proud to announce the result of that count. These are the original (and only genuine) Bogies for 2010, with the number of reader votes for each nominee:
Most effable female personality (the Westacott orb): Amber Higlett (Weekend Today) 1 vote; Samantha Armytage (Seven 4.30 news) 2; Ruby Rose (The 7pm Project) 2; Kerry Armstrong (Bed of Roses) 2; Juanita Phillips (ABC news) 3; Lisa Wilkinson (Today) 4; Sara Groen (Seven weather) 5; Poh Ling Yeow (Poh's Kitchen) 9; Natalie Bassingthwaighte (So You Think You Can Dance Australia) 12; Julia Zemiro (Rockwiz) 16. And the winner, with 18 votes is Myf Warhurst (Spicks and Specks).
Most effable male personality: Kyle Sandilands (Australia's Got Talent) 1; Firass Dirani (Underbelly) 2; Charlie Pickering (The 7pm Project) 2; Wil Traval (Underbelly) 4; Vince Colosimo (Australian Families of Crime) 4; Mark Ferguson (Seven news) 5; Josh Thomas (Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation) 5; Shaun Micalleff (Talkin Bout Your Generation) 6; Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (Sea Patrol) 12. And the winners, with 15 votes each, are Adam Hills (Spicks and Specks) and Hamish Blake (everything).
Least mobile facial features: Bert Newton 2; Courtney Cox (Cougartown) 3; Liz Hayes (60 Minutes) 4; Sigrid Thornton (Underbelly) 6; Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives) 9. And the winners, with 24 votes each, are Tracey Grimshaw (A Current Affair) and Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife).
Most unnecessary revival of a spent idea: The Pacific 1; 20 to 1 5; The Block 7; V 8; Matty Johns 11; And the winner, with 38 votes, is Hey Hey It's Saturday.
Most blatant ripoff of another station's hit:The Spearman Experiment 2; Gangs of Oz 3; Sunday Night 3; The White Room 3; Customs 13. And the winner, with 45 votes, is My Kitchen Rules.
Best use of breasts to exploit viewers' base instincts:Satisfaction 2; Ghost Whisperer 2; True Blood 9; Nigella Express 14. And the winner, with 34 votes, is Underbelly 3.
Most unnecessary personality: Kylie Gillies 2; Ruby Rose 4; Fifi Box 13; Karl Stefanovic 14. And the winner, with 27 votes, is Ricki-Lee Coulter.
Furthest fallen from former finery:Scrubs 1; Top Gear 1; Brothers and Sisters 1; House 8; Grey's Anatomy 10; Desperate Housewives 11; Heroes 12. And the winner, with 21 votes, is Lost.
Most annoying person: Dannii Minogue 1; Grant Denyer 1; Melissa Doyle 1; Georgie Parker 3; Danny Weidler 4; Dave Hughes 5; Steven Jacobs 5; Andrew O'Keefe 9; David Koch 20. And the winner, with 26 votes, is Eddie McGuire.
Most missed:The Gruen Transfer 1; Rove 1; Prison Break 1; Big Brother 3; Newstopia 9; The Glasshouse 10; Enough Rope 17. And the winner, with 21 votes, is The Chaser.
Most wooden presenter: Sandra Sully 8; Natalie Bassingthwaighte 27. And the winner, with 30 votes, is Hayley Lewis.
Most embarrassing program (the Naomi Robson Cup):Stargate Atlantis 1; Wipeout 1; The Biggest Loser 7; Today Tonight 19; Hey Hey It's Saturday 22. And the winner, with 26 votes, is A Current Affair.
Furthest past use-by date (the Bert Newton Trophy): Red Symons 1; Mike Munro 1; Midsomer Murders 1; Kerri-Anne Kennerley 2; Bert Newton 5; Richard Wilkins 21. And the winner, with 35 votes, is Daryl Somers.
The Black Bogie (the Eddie McGuire Chalice): Andrew O'Keefe 5; David Koch 9; Eddie McGuire 23. And the winner, for the third consecutive year, with 34 votes, is Kyle Sandilands.
To study all the readers' votes, click here. Go to Comments to augment.
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Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,894,000 586,000 611,000 301,000 212,000 184,000
2 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,831,000 552,000 599,000 282,000 201,000 197,000
3 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,809,000 495,000 590,000 307,000 192,000 225,000
4 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,696,000 488,000 507,000 354,000 145,000 202,000
5 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,599,000 546,000 506,000 253,000 155,000 139,000
6 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,562,000 409,000 477,000 337,000 134,000 205,000
7 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,536,000 373,000 530,000 276,000 141,000 216,000
8 NCIS Ten 1,513,000 360,000 434,000 339,000 166,000 214,000
9 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,505,000 439,000 404,000 337,000 192,000 133,000
10 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,501,000 402,000 407,000 303,000 170,000 219,000
11 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,465,000 373,000 406,000 302,000 171,000 213,000
12 GLEE Ten 1,413,000 401,000 425,000 274,000 137,000 176,000
13 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,393,000 389,000 424,000 305,000 139,000 135,000
14 BONES Seven 1,327,000 362,000 391,000 264,000 150,000 159,000
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What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,562,000 409,000 477,000 337,000 134,000 205,000
2 DOC MARTIN ABC1 1,192,000 336,000 353,000 250,000 110,000 143,000
3 ISLANDS OF BRITAIN Seven 1,040,000 284,000 295,000 229,000 89,000 143,000
4 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 967,000 260,000 303,000 187,000 131,000 87,000
5 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 962,000 274,000 293,000 173,000 104,000 118,000
6 MIDSOMER MURDERS ABC1 803,000 212,000 253,000 120,000 103,000 115,000
7 TEN NEWS AT FIVE SAT Ten 798,000 251,000 160,000 174,000 91,000 123,000
8 THE BILL ABC1 795,000 227,000 239,000 145,000 80,000 104,000
13 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: KOR V GRE LIVE SBS ONE 576,000 280,000 128,000 71,000 42,000 55,000
14 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL Ten 557,000 50,000 327,000 41,000 70,000 69,000
17 SEVEN'S R.U: AUS V ENG Seven 455,000 229,000 12,000 184,000 11,000 18,000
19 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: ARG V NGA LIVE SBS ONE 419,000 147,000 118,000 41,000 36,000 77,000
57 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: URU V FRA LIVE SBS ONE 148,000 54,000 43,000 30,000 7,000 14,000
70 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH OF THE DAY SBS ONE 106,000 50,000 33,000 14,000 6,000 4,000
80 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL ONE 99,000 14,000 34,000 8,000 28,000 14,000
88 VFL FOOTBALL 2010-PM ABC1 91,000 91,000
92 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL Ten 90,000 90,000
190 RUGBY UNION: SHUTE SHIELD (NSW) 2010-PM ABC1 41,000 41,000
199 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH OF THE DAY SBS TWO 38,000 14,000 11,000 4,000 8,000 2,000
208 WAFL LIVE LEAGUE FOOTBALL 2010-PM ABC1 35,000 35,000
221 RUGBY LEAGUE: (QLD) 2010-PM ABC1 31,000 31,000
248 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL ONE 24,000 24,000
285 THE SANFL-PM ABC1 11,000 11,000
295 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 12: NORTH MELBOURNE VS CARLTON 7TWO 10,000 0 5,000 2,000 0 3,000
318 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 4,000 3,000 1,000
330 FILIPINO NEWS SBS ONE 1,000 1,000
331 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 12: NORTH MELBOURNE VS CARLTON Seven 1,000 0 1,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,299,000 362,000 321,000 266,000 147,000 202,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - MASTERCLASS Ten 1,208,000 318,000 435,000 197,000 119,000 139,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,179,000 333,000 373,000 233,000 121,000 119,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,177,000 304,000 317,000 238,000 142,000 177,000
5 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,068,000 354,000 313,000 166,000 104,000 131,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 997,000 254,000 354,000 183,000 98,000 108,000
7 HOME AND AWAY Seven 951,000 289,000 279,000 148,000 111,000 123,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 943,000 224,000 372,000 167,000 68,000 110,000
9 AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MISS MARPLE ABC1 907,000 273,000 264,000 148,000 85,000 136,000
14 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 661,000 383,000 278,000
20 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 12: NORTH MELBOURNE VS CARLTON Seven 529,000 8,000 332,000 10,000 88,000 90,000
21 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP OPENING CEREMONY LIVE SBS ONE 524,000 167,000 140,000 92,000 41,000 83,000
23 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: RSA V MEX LIVE SBS ONE 499,000 153,000 135,000 51,000 55,000 105,000
46 THE 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SHOW SBS ONE 212,000 76,000 60,000 36,000 14,000 27,000
187 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP KICK OFF CELEBRATION RPT SBS TWO 42,000 7,000 20,000 7,000 6,000 2,000
217 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP KICK OFF CELEBRATION SBS ONE 32,000 11,000 14,000 3,000 2,000 2,000
233 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 28,000 18,000 3,000 7,000
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,785,000 505,000 551,000 302,000 196,000 231,000
2 GLEE Ten 1,424,000 405,000 428,000 275,000 138,000 178,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,415,000 402,000 390,000 297,000 150,000 176,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,325,000 356,000 349,000 257,000 164,000 199,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,207,000 339,000 357,000 264,000 118,000 129,000
6 SEA PATROL Nine 1,180,000 353,000 354,000 210,000 133,000 131,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,146,000 307,000 391,000 231,000 97,000 120,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,089,000 283,000 401,000 191,000 85,000 129,000
9 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,044,000 320,000 286,000 163,000 133,000 142,000
10 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,021,000 297,000 292,000 171,000 115,000 147,000
11 GETAWAY Nine 926,000 294,000 295,000 157,000 81,000 99,000
12 LAW AND ORDER: SVU Ten 909,000 247,000 280,000 158,000 122,000 101,000
13 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 909,000 251,000 246,000 207,000 91,000 114,000
15 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 821,000 161,000 358,000 108,000 98,000 96,000
16 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 801,000 239,000 247,000 136,000 81,000 97,000
22 THE AMAZING RACE Seven 632,000 206,000 197,000 89,000 70,000 70,000
26 THE VICAR OF DIBLEY Seven 528,000 Not shown 294,000 Not shown 105,000 129,000
28 THE MATTY JOHNS SHOW Seven 461,000 298,000 164,000
38 ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI SBS ONE 317,000 90,000 100,000 52,000 21,000 54,000
62 FLASHFORWARD Seven 166,000 43,000 53,000 27,000 19,000 24,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,799,000 469,000 606,000 319,000 179,000 226,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,552,000 411,000 422,000 308,000 176,000 235,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,501,000 365,000 421,000 335,000 156,000 224,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,329,000 369,000 427,000 261,000 113,000 160,000
5 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,242,000 391,000 337,000 222,000 150,000 141,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,227,000 356,000 390,000 244,000 106,000 132,000
7 LIE TO ME Ten 1,215,000 307,000 366,000 237,000 137,000 169,000
8 BORDER SECURITY - WED (R) Seven 1,203,000 362,000 297,000 245,000 138,000 161,000
12 HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY Nine 995,000 296,000 385,000 147,000 78,000 89,000
16 LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT Ten 900,000 200,000 311,000 138,000 128,000 123,000
17 20 TO 1 Nine 861,000 243,000 341,000 115,000 85,000 77,000
18 POLICE UNDER FIRE: MAD MAX Seven 817,000 221,000 248,000 163,000 81,000 104,000
31 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 421,000 104,000 123,000 96,000 36,000 61,000
118 TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES GO! 70,000 16,000 18,000 6,000 17,000 12,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,831,000 552,000 599,000 282,000 201,000 197,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,691,000 431,000 563,000 298,000 173,000 226,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,610,000 383,000 475,000 331,000 170,000 251,000
4 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,544,000 376,000 533,000 276,000 142,000 216,000
5 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,535,000 371,000 445,000 310,000 174,000 234,000
6 NCIS Ten 1,517,000 361,000 436,000 340,000 166,000 214,000
7 NINE NEWS Nine 1,308,000 356,000 430,000 255,000 135,000 133,000
8 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,252,000 342,000 427,000 244,000 113,000 126,000
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,245,000 340,000 416,000 237,000 93,000 159,000
10 TOP GEAR Nine 1,170,000 328,000 352,000 244,000 110,000 136,000
11 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 1,162,000 350,000 389,000 188,000 113,000 123,000
14 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 986,000 227,000 299,000 243,000 89,000 128,000
17 AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES OF CRIME Nine 761,000 170,000 295,000 132,000 73,000 91,000
20 AUSTRALIAN DRUGLORDS Nine 705,000 214,000 220,000 128,000 66,000 78,000
32 SUNRISE Seven 382,000 117,000 82,000 83,000 38,000 62,000
36 TODAY Nine 322,000 106,000 101,000 65,000 25,000 25,000
What Australia watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,864,000 543,000 596,000 300,000 208,000 216,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,704,000 465,000 459,000 332,000 202,000 246,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,681,000 451,000 460,000 341,000 219,000 210,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,417,000 403,000 431,000 300,000 134,000 149,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,404,000 441,000 423,000 273,000 121,000 145,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,319,000 353,000 432,000 239,000 113,000 182,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,291,000 346,000 453,000 217,000 101,000 173,000
8 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,271,000 359,000 413,000 246,000 93,000 159,000
9 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,260,000 368,000 448,000 203,000 102,000 138,000
13 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 1,015,000 257,000 352,000 175,000 94,000 137,000
14 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 993,000 286,000 315,000 178,000 111,000 103,000
15 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 952,000 279,000 258,000 208,000 99,000 109,000
29 MAN VS WILD RPT SBS ONE 576,000 145,000 221,000 90,000 58,000 62,000
37 SUNRISE Seven 363,000 116,000 83,000 82,000 40,000 43,000
42 TODAY Nine 306,000 95,000 92,000 68,000 24,000 28,000
(OzTAM preliminary estimates, mainland capitals)
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,890,000 585,000 609,000 301,000 212,000 184,000
2 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,699,000 488,000 510,000 354,000 145,000 202,000
3 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,598,000 546,000 506,000 253,000 154,000 139,000
4 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,503,000 439,000 404,000 337,000 191,000 133,000
5 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,396,000 390,000 425,000 305,000 141,000 135,000
6 BONES Seven 1,328,000 363,000 392,000 264,000 151,000 159,000
7 CUSTOMS Nine 1,185,000 350,000 340,000 249,000 141,000 105,000
8 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,175,000 366,000 326,000 241,000 132,000 109,000
9 60 MINUTES Nine 1,169,000 346,000 358,000 231,000 117,000 117,000
10 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,159,000 318,000 319,000 252,000 130,000 140,000
11 BORDER SECURITY (R) Seven 1,096,000 304,000 315,000 251,000 115,000 110,000
12 MERLIN Ten 1,040,000 335,000 272,000 171,000 122,000 140,000
13 CASTLE Seven 1,025,000 283,000 352,000 171,000 109,000 109,000
14 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 927,000 267,000 306,000 149,000 120,000 85,000
15 AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT ABC1 926,000 277,000 290,000 145,000 106,000 108,000
16 DOCTOR WHO ABC1 914,000 317,000 211,000 165,000 117,000 103,000
18 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION Nine 773,000 233,000 269,000 118,000 77,000 77,000
24 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 504,000 334,000 170,000
27 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 11: HAWTHORN VS PORT ADELAIDE Seven 477,000 13,000 235,000 39,000 114,000 75,000
28 V Nine 439,000 136,000 164,000 58,000 40,000 41,000
37 30 ROCK Seven 276,000 48,000 124,000 31,000 29,000 43,000
63 AFL GAME DAY Seven 134,000 80,000 26,000 27,000
160 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 11: SYDNEY VS ESSENDON Seven 58,000 58,000 Not shown Not shown Not shown Not shown
(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) $115m
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. The Twilight saga: New Moon (2009) $38m
15. Finding Nemo (2003) $37.5m
16. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $37.5m
17. Alice in Wonderland (2010) $37.5m
18. Australia (2008) $37m (US$50m, world $US205m)
19. Babe (1995) $37m]]>
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.
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 Kings of Mykonos $4m; 15 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.
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. 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]]>
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
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. I'm Not Dead (Pink) 11p
21. Cross Road (Bon Jovi) 11p
22. Funhouse (Pink) 11p
23. War of the Worlds (Jeff Wayne) 10p
24. Don't Ask (Tina Arena) 10p
25. Remasters (Led Zeppelin) 10p
26. 1 (The Beatles) 10p
27. Come Away With Me (Norah Jones) 10p
28. The Sound of White (Missy Higgins) 9p
29. Soul Deep (Jimmy Barnes) 9p
30. Chisel (Cold Chisel) 9p
31. Greatest Hits (Fleetwood Mac) 9p
32. Greatest Hits (Bruce Springsteen) 9p
33. Dangerous (Michael Jackson) 9p
34. Led Zeppelin iv (Led Zeppelin) 9p
35. Only By The Night (Kings of Leon) 9p
36. I Dreamed A Dream (Susan Boyle) 9p
37. Fever (Kylie Minogue) 8p
38. Yourself or Someone Like You (Matchbox 20) 8p
39. Forgiven Not Forgotten (The Corrs) 8p
40. Get Born (Jet) 8p
41. Greatest Hits (Robbie Williams) 8p
42. Unplugged (Eric Clapton) 8p
43. Back to Bedlam (James Blunt) 8p
44. Best of 1980-1990 (U2) 8p
45. Californication (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) 8p
46. Symbols (Led Zeppelin) 8p
47. Odyssey Number Five (Powderfinger) 8p
48. The Eminem Show (Eminem) 8p
49. Metallica (Metallica) 8p
50. Greatest Hits Vol 2 (Queen) 8p
51. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (The Eagles) 8p
52. History (Michael Jackson) 8p
53 Metallica (Metallica) 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) 28p; Live in Australia (Andre Rieu) 21p; Hell Freezes Over (The Eagles) 20p; #1s (Michael Jackson) 20p; Live from Wembley Arena (Pink) 14p; What We Did Last Summer (Robbie Williams) 12p; Delta (Delta Goodrem) 12p; LIve in Bucharest (Michael Jackson) 11p; 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; Future Sex Live at Madison Square Garden (Justin Timberlake) 9p. 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
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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]]>
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 Rugby league: State of Origin 1 2010 (9) 2.46m
50 Seven news, Beijing Day 3 (7) 2.45m
51 Tennis: Aus Open Men's Final 2007 (7) 2.44m
52 Rugby World Cup semi final Aus v NZ 2003 (7) 2.43 m
53 Tennis: Aus Open women's round 4 Molik v Williams 2005 (7) 2.43m
54 Nine News Sunday 2003 (9) 2.42 m
55 NRL Grand final 2009 (9) 2.42m
56 Logie Awards 2001 (9) 2.41 m
57 Friends opening 2002 (9) 2.41 m
58 Ten news Sunday -- Bali bombings 2002 (10) 2.40 m
59 World Idol performance show 2003 (10) 2.40 m
60 Steve Irwin memorial service 2006 (ABC, 7, 9, 10) 2.39m
61 NRL grand final 2007 (9) 2.39m
62 Cricket: 20/20 match Aus v England 2007 (9) 2.37m
63 NRL grand final 2003 (9) 2.35 m
64 Tennis: Australian Open Men's Final 2010 (7) 2.35m
65 60 Minutes 2001 (9) 2.34 m
66 Lost premiere 2005 (7) 2.34 m
67 Dancing With The Stars 2 final 2005 (7) 2.33 m
68 Election debate 2007 (9, ABC) 2.33m
69 Backyard Blitz 2001 (9) 2.32 m
70 Tennis: Australian Open, Dokic last match 2009 (7) 2.32m
71 Rugby League: State of Origin Match 1 2009 (9) 2.32m
72 The Biggest Loser finale 2006 (10) 2.31m
73 Big Brother final eviction 2002 (10) 2.30 m
74 Soccer World Cup: Aus v Italy 2006 (SBS) 2.30m
75 Athens Olympics Opening Ceremony 2004 (7) 2.29 m
76 The Force debut episode 2006 (7) 2.29 m
77 The Block II auction 2004 (9) 2.28 m
78 Big Brother winner 2005 (10) 2.28m
79 Friends final 2004 (9) 2.27m
80 Melbourne Cup race 2006 (7) 2.27m
81 Big Brother final eviction 2003 (10) 2.27 m
82 Logie Awards 2004 (9) 2.27 m
83 Border Security 2006 (7) 2.27 m
84 The Melbourne Cup race 2008 (7) 2.27m
85 Logie Arrivals 2006 (9) 2.26m
86 Survivor II: The Australian Outback final 2001 (9) 2.25 m
87 Celebrity Big Brother premiere 2002 (10) 2.25 m
88 Desperate Housewives season 2 opening 2006 (7) 2.25m
89 Melbourne Cup race 2003 (7) 2.24 m
90 The Chaser's War on Everything 2007 - APEC episode (ABC) 2.24m
91 Tennis: Aus Open Men's Final 2009 (7) 2.24m
92 Underbelly: The Golden Mile premiere (9) 2010 2.24m
93 Popstars 2001 (7) 2.23 m
94 Dancing With The Stars 3 finale 2005 (7) 2.22m
95 Beijing Olympics Day 1 prime time (7) 2.21m
96 Dancing With The Stars 6 finale 2007 (7) 2.19m
97 The Melbourne Cup race 2007 (7) 2.19m
98 Hey Hey It's Saturday reunion 2009 (9) 2.17m
99 Rugby league: State of Origin match 3 2008 (9) 2.14m
100 Heroes premiere 2007 (7) 2.11m
101 Da Kath and Kim Code 2005 (ABC) 2.09m.
Most watched shows 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 films 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
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. 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 Avatar (2010)
11 Pirates of the Caribbean (2004)
12 The Notebook (2005)
13 Shrek 2 (2004)
14 Dirty Dancing (2000)
15 The Dark Knight (2008)
16 Pirates 2: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
17 Cars (2006)
18 The Matrix (1999)
19 The Incredibles (2005)
20 Ice Age (2002)
21 Gladiator (2000)
22 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)]]>
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.]]>
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,881,000 511,000 621,000 311,000 200,000 238,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,833,000 482,000 611,000 312,000 213,000 215,000
3 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,777,000 437,000 508,000 408,000 153,000 270,000
4 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,765,000 543,000 510,000 345,000 196,000 171,000
5 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,667,000 561,000 524,000 281,000 130,000 172,000
6 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,586,000 461,000 493,000 261,000 173,000 198,000
7 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,540,000 416,000 443,000 290,000 161,000 229,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,536,000 441,000 502,000 296,000 122,000 175,000
9 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,524,000 448,000 493,000 244,000 170,000 170,000
10 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,484,000 430,000 492,000 298,000 101,000 163,000
11 NCIS Ten 1,460,000 420,000 386,000 283,000 179,000 191,000
12 CUSTOMS Nine 1,455,000 407,000 454,000 254,000 161,000 179,000
13 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,419,000 357,000 409,000 286,000 159,000 208,000
14 GLEE Ten 1,392,000 381,000 470,000 277,000 120,000 145,000 ]]>
What Australia watched, Saturday and a lot of tiny little football
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,484,000 430,000 492,000 298,000 101,000 163,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,111,000 308,000 375,000 212,000 127,000 89,000
3 2010 FRENCH OPEN TENNIS Nine 1,101,000 379,000 383,000 116,000 103,000 120,000
4 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 1,058,000 303,000 360,000 179,000 118,000 97,000
5 DOC MARTIN RPT ABC1 1,016,000 298,000 293,000 224,000 104,000 97,000
6 ABC NEWS-SAT ABC1 961,000 304,000 291,000 183,000 94,000 89,000
7 THE BILL ABC1 811,000 277,000 218,000 145,000 82,000 90,000
8 MIDSOMER MURDERS ABC1 805,000 248,000 238,000 131,000 95,000 93,000
13 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL Ten 611,000 307,000 57,000 89,000 158,000
16 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL Ten 483,000 45,000 223,000 41,000 47,000 127,000
28 SEVEN'S R.U: AUS V FIJI Seven 320,000 182,000 138,000
35 IRON CHEF SBS ONE 245,000 67,000 72,000 39,000 33,000 33,000
77 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL ONE 102,000 12,000 28,000 9,000 10,000 44,000
87 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL ONE 93,000 Not shown 31,000 14,000 25,000 22,000
183 SEVEN'S R.U: AUS V FIJ Seven 43,000 14,000 9,000 20,000
199 RUGBY UNION: SHUTE SHIELD (NSW) 2010-PM ABC1 37,000 37,000
211 VFL FOOTBALL 2010-PM ABC1 33,000 33,000
234 RUGBY LEAGUE: (QLD) 2010-PM ABC1 24,000 24,000
248 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 19,000 9,000 6,000 4,000
253 SATURDAY LATE NIGHT AFL Ten 17,000 17,000
259 THE SANFL-PM ABC1 16,000 16,000
276 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 11: RICHMOND VS ST KILDA 7TWO 10,000 0 3,000 4,000 0 2,000
281 WAFL LIVE LEAGUE FOOTBALL 2010-PM ABC1 8,000 8,000
299 SATURDAY LATE NIGHT AFL ONE 4,000 4,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,343,000 386,000 383,000 237,000 150,000 188,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,307,000 370,000 372,000 263,000 141,000 160,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,252,000 387,000 378,000 225,000 135,000 126,000
4 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - MASTERCLASS Ten 1,200,000 284,000 426,000 192,000 147,000 151,000
5 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,158,000 353,000 344,000 181,000 138,000 142,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,055,000 314,000 340,000 178,000 110,000 112,000
14 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 684,000 467,000 217,000
19 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 11: RICHMOND VS ST KILDA Seven 581,000 13,000 363,000 12,000 110,000 83,000
22 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 499,000 356,000 143,000
37 THE PERFECT VAGINA RPT SBS ONE 308,000 79,000 92,000 59,000 40,000 39,000
155 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 66,000 43,000 7,000 16,000
223 ROAD TO THE 2010 FIFA WORLDCUP ITA & AUS RPT SBS TWO 28,000 15,000 4,000 0 7,000 2,000
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,869,000 512,000 599,000 340,000 194,000 225,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,479,000 409,000 405,000 296,000 153,000 216,000
3 GLEE Ten 1,402,000 384,000 472,000 279,000 121,000 146,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,314,000 302,000 383,000 269,000 155,000 206,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,268,000 368,000 398,000 242,000 148,000 113,000
6 SEA PATROL Nine 1,199,000 361,000 371,000 204,000 150,000 114,000
7 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 1,098,000 290,000 348,000 240,000 99,000 120,000
8 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,088,000 299,000 332,000 226,000 124,000 106,000
15 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 843,000 172,000 361,000 104,000 104,000 102,000
23 THE AMAZING RACE Seven 605,000 205,000 191,000 84,000 62,000 63,000
26 THE VICAR OF DIBLEY Seven 523,000 258,000 124,000 141,000
30 THE MATTY JOHNS SHOW Seven 434,000 270,000 16,000 134,000 4,000 11,000
68 FLASHFORWARD Seven 148,000 58,000 39,000 17,000 12,000 22,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,968,000 533,000 676,000 322,000 189,000 248,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,594,000 383,000 509,000 286,000 180,000 235,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,475,000 348,000 444,000 301,000 170,000 213,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,279,000 406,000 397,000 224,000 122,000 129,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,211,000 370,000 407,000 213,000 100,000 121,000
6 LIE TO ME Ten 1,192,000 330,000 380,000 223,000 125,000 134,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,155,000 277,000 421,000 203,000 107,000 148,000
8 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,124,000 340,000 292,000 219,000 142,000 131,000
9 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,053,000 307,000 281,000 201,000 121,000 142,000
10 HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY Nine 1,003,000 316,000 384,000 136,000 84,000 83,000
11 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,002,000 273,000 327,000 149,000 109,000 144,000
12 THE PACIFIC Seven 978,000 259,000 296,000 190,000 120,000 113,000
13 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 924,000 268,000 271,000 196,000 107,000 81,000
19 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Nine 780,000 221,000 314,000 103,000 77,000 65,000
26 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 477,000 134,000 163,000 85,000 46,000 49,000
29 HUEY'S KITCHEN Ten 420,000 106,000 124,000 72,000 61,000 57,000
48 CHEESE SLICES ABC1 212,000 65,000 88,000 25,000 12,000 22,000
56 KNIGHT RIDER 7TWO 171,000 58,000 41,000 37,000 18,000 17,000
72 BANANAS IN PYJAMAS ABC1 131,000 50,000 36,000 6,000 13,000 25,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,768,000 478,000 588,000 287,000 201,000 213,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,597,000 421,000 481,000 303,000 149,000 242,000
3 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,587,000 462,000 493,000 261,000 173,000 198,000
4 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,524,000 448,000 493,000 244,000 170,000 170,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,479,000 364,000 468,000 277,000 148,000 223,000
6 NCIS Ten 1,460,000 420,000 386,000 283,000 179,000 191,000
7 NINE NEWS Nine 1,324,000 365,000 454,000 227,000 123,000 155,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,281,000 348,000 437,000 226,000 110,000 159,000
9 TOP GEAR Nine 1,264,000 349,000 398,000 257,000 124,000 136,000
10 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,249,000 358,000 423,000 227,000 106,000 135,000
11 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,111,000 313,000 339,000 190,000 140,000 129,000
12 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,050,000 292,000 349,000 181,000 101,000 126,000
13 NCIS: LOS ANGELES Ten 964,000 271,000 297,000 148,000 114,000 133,000
14 AUSTRALIAN DRUGLORDS Nine 952,000 257,000 339,000 158,000 96,000 102,000
15 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 931,000 259,000 290,000 176,000 99,000 108,000
16 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 905,000 251,000 268,000 177,000 81,000 127,000
17 TEN NEWS AT FIVE Ten 847,000 254,000 240,000 116,000 105,000 131,000
18 DEAL OR NO DEAL Seven 784,000 193,000 230,000 165,000 85,000 111,000
19 HOT SEAT Nine 719,000 218,000 221,000 139,000 71,000 70,000
37 FIRST TUESDAY BOOK CLUB ABC1 343,000 106,000 133,000 42,000 28,000 34,000
What women aged 16-39 watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 415,000 132,000 122,000 68,000 42,000 50,000
2 MODERN FAMILY Ten 392,000 126,000 123,000 59,000 38,000 46,000
3 NCIS Ten 277,000 77,000 68,000 64,000 29,000 39,000
4 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 241,000 76,000 56,000 51,000 25,000 34,000
5 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 197,000 57,000 55,000 36,000 23,000 26,000
6 TOP GEAR Nine 197,000 60,000 58,000 46,000 19,000 13,000
7 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 193,000 46,000 66,000 39,000 14,000 28,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 181,000 51,000 55,000 26,000 24,000 25,000
9 AUSTRALIAN DRUGLORDS Nine 176,000 54,000 69,000 26,000 14,000 13,000
10 NEIGHBOURS Ten 175,000 46,000 53,000 25,000 20,000 31,000
11 PRIVATE PRACTICE Seven 167,000 51,000 51,000 27,000 17,000 21,000
12 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 160,000 52,000 47,000 30,000 15,000 17,000
What Australia watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,818,000 497,000 581,000 291,000 208,000 242,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,683,000 479,000 439,000 326,000 175,000 264,000
3 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,539,000 442,000 503,000 297,000 123,000 175,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,508,000 402,000 375,000 317,000 178,000 237,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,405,000 434,000 407,000 259,000 145,000 160,000
6 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,360,000 409,000 422,000 261,000 110,000 158,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,311,000 399,000 405,000 228,000 135,000 143,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,279,000 367,000 418,000 200,000 121,000 174,000
9 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,243,000 359,000 431,000 198,000 107,000 149,000
13 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 995,000 276,000 262,000 234,000 105,000 118,000
14 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 991,000 261,000 275,000 192,000 125,000 138,000
15 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 948,000 251,000 311,000 181,000 103,000 102,000
38 TODAY Nine 355,000 126,000 110,000 65,000 27,000 27,000
39 SUNRISE Seven 354,000 115,000 82,000 71,000 42,000 44,000
89 KERRI-ANNE Nine 138,000 48,000 41,000 27,000 10,000 12,000
96 SOUTH PARK SBS ONE 122,000 35,000 42,000 23,000 13,000 9,000
97 SOUTH PARK EP2 SBS ONE 119,000 29,000 45,000 27,000 4,000 14,000
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,831,000 481,000 611,000 312,000 212,000 215,000
2 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,777,000 437,000 508,000 408,000 153,000 270,000
3 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,761,000 543,000 509,000 344,000 195,000 171,000
4 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,672,000 565,000 524,000 281,000 130,000 172,000
5 CUSTOMS Nine 1,454,000 407,000 453,000 254,000 161,000 179,000
6 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,360,000 342,000 393,000 326,000 119,000 180,000
7 60 MINUTES Nine 1,327,000 360,000 416,000 251,000 145,000 155,000
8 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,316,000 378,000 403,000 240,000 150,000 145,000
9 BONES Seven 1,276,000 346,000 387,000 228,000 169,000 146,000
10 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,220,000 340,000 354,000 231,000 128,000 167,000
11 MERLIN Ten 1,181,000 359,000 298,000 198,000 147,000 181,000
12 BORDER SECURITY (R) Seven 1,071,000 278,000 322,000 222,000 108,000 141,000
13 DOCTOR WHO ABC1 973,000 361,000 226,000 135,000 104,000 147,000
14 CASTLE Seven 963,000 284,000 306,000 154,000 119,000 100,000
15 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 951,000 268,000 295,000 164,000 111,000 113,000
16 ABC NEWS-SUN ABC1 908,000 291,000 288,000 138,000 70,000 120,000
17 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION Nine 767,000 214,000 247,000 136,000 90,000 79,000
18 HOUSE Ten 727,000 168,000 250,000 126,000 82,000 102,000
19 THE GATHERING STORM ABC1 700,000 240,000 189,000 84,000 86,000 102,000
22 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 573,000 370,000 204,000
24 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 10: CARLTON VS WEST COAST Seven 560,000 15,000 250,000 55,000 85,000 156,000
30 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST FINAL 2010 SBS ONE 366,000 113,000 141,000 47,000 37,000 28,000
41 30 ROCK Seven 270,000 56,000 114,000 46,000 17,000 37,000
51 30 ROCK-EP.2 Seven 205,000 52,000 70,000 40,000 20,000 23,000
55 AFL GAME DAY Seven 189,000 119,000 23,000 47,000
63 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 10: FREMANTLE VS NORTH MELBOURNE Seven 168,000 168,000
81 M-KNIGHT RIDER 7TWO 138,000 36,000 50,000 18,000 17,000 18,000
156 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 10: HAWTHORN VS SYDNEY Seven 55,000 55,000 Not shown Not shown Not shown Not shown
163 THE WORLD GAME SBS ONE 52,000 19,000 13,000 6,000 6,000 8,000
173 ROAD TO THE 2010 FIFA WORLDCUP JAP & GHA SBS ONE 43,000 15,000 8,000 6,000 5,000 9,000
189 FOOTBALL: COPA DEL REY 2010 FINAL SBS ONE 35,000 7,000 14,000 4,000 4,000 6,000
193 UCI MTB WORLD CUP 2010 SBS ONE 34,000 14,000 11,000 2,000 4,000 3,000
(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.]]>
Channel Nine easily won the week, thanks to biffo, and looks like winning the year, largely because of Underbelly 3. Seven is looking old and tired. Its strongest programs are the news (unaffected by any alleged boycott) and Australia's Got Talent, which is propped up by viewers over 55 who don't watch MasterChef. If this column's theory of a political link is correct, Tony Abbott's rise in the opinion polls will parallel Nine's rise in the ratings. Channel Seven needs to pull a rabbit out of its hat, just like Kevin Rudd.
The prime time audience shares for the week ended up like this: SBSTWO 0.3%; ABC3 0.4%; ONE 1.1; ABC2 1.2; 7TWO 2.6; GO 2.8; SBS1 4.0; ABC1 11.9; All Pay Stations 14.8; Ten 17.6; Seven 19.3; Nine 21.8.
This was Pay TV's account of itself: "FOX Sports' 3D broadcast of the World Cup warm-up match for the Socceroos, Live: Football: Australia v NZ, topped the week with 299,000 viewers; Live: NRL Sharks v Broncos was watched by 275,000 people and Live: AFL West Coast v St Kilda was seen by 211,000 people (on FOX Sports).
"Tuesday night's broadcast of Family Guy on FOX8 was seen by 135,000 people, Selling Houses Australia on The Lifestyle Channel was watched by 120,000, and the premiere of Starstruck on Disney Channel was seen by 98,000 people. Top Gear on BBC Knowledge was watched by 91,000 people, Project Runway on Arena by 89,000, and iCarly on Nickelodeon was viewed by 76,000 people.
"In week 22, subscription TV channels had 21.2% of all metropolitan viewing between 6am and midnight, 20.0% of all regional viewing and 54.4% of all viewing in subscription TV homes."
What Australia watched, week ending May 30
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST - MATCH Nine 2,455,000 1,179,000 328,000 824,000 62,000 62,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,677,000 424,000 614,000 237,000 179,000 222,000
3 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,674,000 459,000 552,000 278,000 181,000 204,000
4 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,643,000 580,000 480,000 238,000 148,000 197,000
5 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST - PRE MATCH Nine 1,633,000 778,000 258,000 597,000
6 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,630,000 376,000 453,000 384,000 157,000 261,000
7 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,563,000 456,000 509,000 253,000 189,000 155,000
8 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,548,000 393,000 514,000 287,000 161,000 192,000
9 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,539,000 409,000 446,000 291,000 161,000 232,000
10 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,496,000 447,000 377,000 333,000 133,000 206,000
11 NCIS Ten 1,466,000 381,000 393,000 310,000 181,000 201,000
12 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,448,000 427,000 468,000 227,000 141,000 185,000
13 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,445,000 368,000 412,000 282,000 169,000 215,000
14 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,408,000 377,000 487,000 253,000 120,000 172,000
15 NINE NEWS Nine 1,359,000 383,000 418,000 276,000 125,000 156,000
16 GLEE Ten 1,333,000 425,000 408,000 217,000 131,000 152,000
17 CUSTOMS Nine 1,331,000 365,000 446,000 241,000 129,000 149,000
18 TOP GEAR Nine 1,291,000 372,000 410,000 263,000 129,000 116,000
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The ratings race, updated 10am Saturday
It was not so much a matter of old questions left unanswered as of new questions being created when the credits started to roll at the end of Lost. Where were they about to go? Back to the island? If so, would they meet themselves there, while the people flying from the island would meet themselves in LA? If Benjamin stayed outside the church, does that mean he was still alive in two places? How could Hurley be simultaneously in heaven and the immortal guardian of the island? Was Claire's newborn baby dead too? That seems a bit unfair.
Were we looking at the same kind of scenario as the final scene of Titanic, which posits that heaven is a return to the best moments of our life? But as US Writer Troy Reimink has pointed out, there are "a few continuity problems with the everyone-in-heaven final scene. Like, what are the rules for getting into this club? Certainly being on the plane didn't have anything to do with it. Nor relevance to the plot. Penny and Desmond -- not on the plane, but in heaven. Charlotte and Faraday -- not on the plane, still important to the story, not in heaven. Michael and Walt -- on the plane, not in heaven. Paulo and Nicky -- certainly roasting in hell" (click here to read more of that).
Go to Comments to discuss the questions and answers you got from the Lost finale.
What Australia watched, Saturday, with even the most unwatched footy matches
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,496,000 447,000 377,000 333,000 133,000 206,000
2 DOC MARTIN RPT ABC1 1,165,000 310,000 397,000 249,000 89,000 120,000
3 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,139,000 313,000 374,000 209,000 119,000 123,000
4 ABC NEWS-SA ABC1 1,043,000 302,000 353,000 188,000 73,000 127,000
5 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 1,024,000 287,000 305,000 227,000 100,000 105,000
6 M-TOY STORY Seven 906,000 352,000 230,000 152,000 59,000 114,000
7 MIDSOMER MURDERS ABC1 891,000 261,000 255,000 132,000 116,000 127,000
8 THE BILL ABC1 888,000 292,000 238,000 160,000 80,000 117,000
15 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL Ten 602,000 299,000 93,000 118,000 92,000
17 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST - SEMI FINAL 2 SBS ONE 415,000 129,000 133,000 74,000 43,000 36,000
18 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL Ten 401,000 45,000 162,000 44,000 90,000 61,000
81 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL ONE 120,000 11,000 48,000 6,000 28,000 27,000
83 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL ONE 120,000 53,000 19,000 38,000 10,000
194 VFL FOOTBALL 2010-PM ABC1 40,000 40,000
209 RUGBY LEAGUE: (QLD) 2010-PM ABC1 34,000 34,000
212 RUGBY UNION: SHUTE SHIELD (NSW) 2010-PM ABC1 33,000 33,000
232 WAFL LIVE LEAGUE FOOTBALL 2010-PM ABC1 22,000 22,000
233 GOOD GAME: SP ABC3 22,000 3,000 4,000 8,000 4,000 2,000
234 SATURDAY LATE NIGHT AFL Ten 21,000 21,000
263 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 10: ESSENDON VS WESTERN BULLDOGS 7TWO 12,000 0 5,000 0 1,000 6,000
264 THE SANFL-PM ABC1 12,000 12,000
274 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 10: ESSENDON VS WESTERN BULLDOGS Seven 10,000 1,000 8,000
279 JAPANESE NEWS SBS ONE 9,000 0 5,000 0 0 3,000
280 SEVEN'S AFL: 1997 2ND S.F - ADELAIDE V GEELONG (R) 7TWO 9,000 0 8,000 0 0 1,000
297 FRENCH NEWS SBS ONE 6,000 4,000 0 1,000 2,000 0
298 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 6,000 3,000 1,000 2,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,366,000 342,000 395,000 278,000 151,000 199,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,323,000 328,000 382,000 271,000 169,000 172,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,232,000 368,000 356,000 250,000 108,000 150,000
4 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - MASTERCLASS Ten 1,101,000 252,000 347,000 212,000 138,000 152,000
5 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,091,000 253,000 369,000 213,000 122,000 135,000
6 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,035,000 309,000 325,000 154,000 110,000 138,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 978,000 279,000 291,000 200,000 88,000 121,000
13 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 697,000 457,000 241,000
16 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 10: ESSENDON VS WESTERN BULLDOGS Seven 646,000 7,000 405,000 5,000 107,000 123,000
28 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 395,000 275,000 121,000
35 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST - SEMI FINAL 1 SBS ONE 316,000 100,000 95,000 55,000 35,000 32,000
37 STRIPTEASE UNVEILED RPT SBS ONE 299,000 86,000 100,000 52,000 30,000 31,000
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,740,000 498,000 599,000 279,000 178,000 185,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,463,000 383,000 464,000 272,000 141,000 204,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,440,000 366,000 434,000 278,000 164,000 198,000
4 GLEE Ten 1,333,000 425,000 408,000 217,000 131,000 152,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,275,000 348,000 377,000 275,000 129,000 147,000
6 SEA PATROL Nine 1,171,000 381,000 312,000 203,000 140,000 135,000
12 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 944,000 282,000 288,000 196,000 90,000 88,000
15 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 827,000 146,000 324,000 141,000 103,000 112,000
24 THE VICAR OF DIBLEY Seven 555,000 308,000 112,000 136,000
31 THE MATTY JOHNS SHOW Seven 437,000 285,000 151,000
46 ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI SBS ONE 263,000 76,000 85,000 46,000 28,000 28,000
72 FLASHFORWARD Seven 150,000 42,000 47,000 26,000 14,000 21,000
99 KERRI-ANNE Nine 101,000 33,000 38,000 18,000 9,000 4,000
100 DAYS OF OUR LIVES Nine 100,000 29,000 32,000 12,000 18,000 10,000
(OzTAM preliminary estimates, mainland capitals)
The Lost finale pulled 645,000 viewers last night, while MasterChef got 1.7m and a football match got 2.4m. Lost did best with males 16-39, females 25-54, and Occcupational Groups 1 and 2 (the rich). The cooks did not lose a single viewer to the biffo. Clearly the kind of people who like sweaty struggles are different from the kind of people who like sweet souffles.
What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST - MATCH Nine 2,455,000 1,179,000 328,000 824,000 62,000 62,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,687,000 403,000 661,000 189,000 180,000 255,000
3 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST - PRE MATCH Nine 1,633,000 778,000 258,000 597,000
4 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,605,000 464,000 451,000 273,000 154,000 264,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,468,000 398,000 373,000 290,000 152,000 255,000
6 NINE NEWS Nine 1,368,000 382,000 386,000 300,000 132,000 167,000
13 LIE TO ME Ten 904,000 189,000 340,000 108,000 118,000 149,000
14 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 895,000 218,000 285,000 184,000 96,000 112,000
16 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 823,000 228,000 263,000 91,000 144,000 97,000
23 LOST - FINAL Seven 615,000 153,000 222,000 81,000 78,000 81,000
76 LOST Seven 129,000 28,000 53,000 20,000 11,000 16,000
79 STARGATE ATLANTIS-WED EP.2 7TWO 125,000 41,000 35,000 12,000 21,000 15,000
91 FRINGE GO! 116,000 13,000 46,000 16,000 28,000 12,000
105 STARGATE ATLANTIS-WED 7TWO 95,000 20,000 36,000 11,000 15,000 13,000
156 TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES GO! 66,000 14,000 22,000 8,000 16,000 6,000
223 LOST: FINAL - ENCORE 7TWO 30,000 10,000 9,000 3,000 4,000 4,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,644,000 432,000 585,000 261,000 179,000 187,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,613,000 434,000 441,000 302,000 178,000 258,000
3 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,548,000 393,000 514,000 287,000 161,000 192,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,541,000 411,000 446,000 272,000 177,000 235,000
5 NCIS Ten 1,466,000 381,000 393,000 310,000 181,000 201,000
6 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,449,000 427,000 468,000 227,000 141,000 185,000
7 NINE NEWS Nine 1,367,000 358,000 470,000 267,000 125,000 147,000
8 TOP GEAR Nine 1,288,000 372,000 408,000 264,000 128,000 116,000
13 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS -FINALE Nine 1,054,000 317,000 362,000 170,000 95,000 110,000
14 NCIS: LOS ANGELES Ten 1,030,000 291,000 317,000 170,000 134,000 118,000
15 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS -REUNION Nine 873,000 245,000 315,000 153,000 66,000 94,000
18 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 835,000 250,000 222,000 161,000 95,000 107,000
26 QI ABC1 578,000 191,000 163,000 83,000 61,000 81,000
91 UGLY BETTY 7TWO 106,000 39,000 25,000 25,000 11,000 6,000
99 24 7TWO 99,000 24,000 45,000 8,000 9,000 14,000
102 LOST: THE FINAL JOURNEY 7TWO 96,000 40,000 32,000 9,000 9,000 6,000
261 OUTNUMBERED ABC2 16,000 7,000 6,000 2,000 1,000 1,000
The ratings race, updated 10 am Tuesday
Will any of the two million Australians who watched the first season of Lost six years ago come back tonight for the two and a half hour final episode? In America, a fad developed for people to watch the finale without having seen any of the earlier eps. Click here to read virgin viewer Dan Abramson's reasons for watching the finale, and click here to see a Youtube video of criminal philanthropist Sara Benincasa explaining the back story after seeing only occasional glimpses. If anyone has already downloaded the finale, please tell us (without spoilers) if it's worth seeing.
What Australia watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,645,000 419,000 478,000 330,000 182,000 236,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,627,000 405,000 562,000 271,000 175,000 213,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,530,000 458,000 492,000 281,000 128,000 169,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,444,000 331,000 422,000 297,000 181,000 213,000
5 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,407,000 378,000 484,000 253,000 121,000 171,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,336,000 353,000 502,000 237,000 105,000 139,000
7 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,266,000 394,000 384,000 213,000 108,000 167,000
10 THE MENTALIST -RPT Nine 1,093,000 326,000 375,000 179,000 85,000 129,000
11 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 1,042,000 257,000 365,000 175,000 131,000 114,000
12 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,023,000 282,000 292,000 175,000 137,000 137,000
13 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 956,000 255,000 323,000 159,000 82,000 138,000
15 BROTHERS & SISTERS Seven 900,000 290,000 295,000 138,000 77,000 99,000
16 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 895,000 235,000 274,000 206,000 81,000 100,000
17 THE ZOO Seven 890,000 280,000 243,000 173,000 84,000 110,000
18 CSI: MIAMI Nine 857,000 251,000 263,000 141,000 90,000 112,000
26 MEDIA WATCH ABC1 660,000 229,000 179,000 106,000 76,000 70,000
27 FOUR CORNERS ABC1 609,000 214,000 150,000 118,000 48,000 78,000
39 TRAUMA Seven 337,000 102,000 106,000 47,000 46,000 36,000
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,674,000 459,000 552,000 278,000 181,000 204,000
2 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,650,000 584,000 482,000 238,000 148,000 198,000
3 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,630,000 376,000 452,000 384,000 157,000 261,000
4 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,564,000 456,000 509,000 254,000 190,000 155,000
5 CUSTOMS Nine 1,332,000 365,000 445,000 241,000 132,000 149,000
6 BONES Seven 1,293,000 388,000 371,000 249,000 134,000 152,000
7 60 MINUTES Nine 1,260,000 374,000 398,000 243,000 108,000 138,000
8 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,248,000 310,000 445,000 227,000 129,000 136,000
9 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,225,000 335,000 325,000 257,000 129,000 180,000
12 CASTLE Seven 1,040,000 296,000 339,000 186,000 110,000 110,000
13 MERLIN Ten 1,029,000 315,000 295,000 161,000 112,000 146,000
14 FOYLE'S WAR ABC1 998,000 300,000 323,000 128,000 107,000 140,000
16 DOCTOR WHO ABC1 938,000 325,000 224,000 157,000 102,000 130,000
17 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 931,000 224,000 289,000 182,000 104,000 131,000
19 AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES OF CRIME Nine 836,000 254,000 315,000 98,000 74,000 95,000
20 HOUSE Ten 794,000 204,000 258,000 131,000 97,000 104,000
23 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 582,000 369,000 213,000
27 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 9: CARLTON VS HAWTHORN Seven 436,000 46,000 271,000 7,000 108,000 4,000
32 V Nine 370,000 125,000 129,000 49,000 33,000 34,000
35 30 ROCK Seven 304,000 70,000 136,000 52,000 22,000 24,000
43 30 ROCK-EP.2 Seven 233,000 54,000 106,000 33,000 17,000 23,000
48 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 9: ADELAIDE VS BRISBANE Seven 213,000 84,000 129,000
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.]]>
Forced to watch Avatar at home on a small screen in two dimensions, audiences may wonder if the technology that let cinemas charge $20 a ticket was distracting us from a derivative and predictable plot (Pocahontas meets Dances With Wolves), a flippy hippie philosophy (Gaia meets L. Ron Hubbard), and some seriously amateurish acting (Sam Worthington's trans-Pacific accent suggests that in the future, all English-speakers will sound like Sydneysiders who have spent two weeks in LA). Maybe those glasses for which we paid rental fees of between $1 and $5 were not just image-separating but also rose-coloured.
Hollywood's current obsession with 3-D as a quick-fix for declining
audiences is the subject of an essay by America's best known movie critic, Roger Ebert, published in Newsweek magazine. Here is Ebert's complaint about the 3-D explosion: "It adds nothing essential to the moviegoing experience. For some, it is an annoying distraction. For others, it creates nausea and headaches. It is driven largely to sell expensive projection equipment ... Its image is noticeably darker than standard 2-D. It is unsuitable for grown-up films of any seriousness. It limits the freedom of directors to make films as they choose. For moviegoers in the PG-13 and R ranges [older than 15], it only rarely provides an experience worth paying a premium for."
Ebert points out that Clash of the Titans and Alice in Wonderland were filmed in 2-D and belatedly reconstructed as fake 3-D, on the orders of panicking studios inspired by Avatar's success. He wonders if the conversions were really necessary. Now consider this chart, kindly supplied by GFK Australia ...
Australia's top selling DVDs so far this year:
1 Avatar
2 The Twilight Saga: New Moon
3 Up
4 2012
5 G-Force
6 Michael Jackson's This Is It
7 My Sister's Keeper
8 Julie and Julia
9 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
10 Inglourious Basterds.
Would any of those films have been more entertaining in 3-D? Would New Moon have seemed less tedious if the werewolves had leapt out of the screen? Would Up have been more charming if the balloons had swirled around our heads? The special effects extravaganzas 2012 and Transformers seem to have got along fine in flat format. Apparently audiences were not deterred from collecting them for their home library by any deficiency in the dimension department.
Perhaps there was a devious strategy behind the release of Avatar in 2-D form. The marketers may be counting on the disappointment of viewers to drive up sales of 3-D television sets, in anticipation of the release of the 3-D bells-and-whistles version of Avatar at the end of the year. And from there, we'll have to repurchase our all-time favourites, made over into 3-D: Titanic (would the rushing water be any more scary?), The Dark Knight (would the truck chase be any more exciting?) and Crocodile Dundee (would THAT be even more of a knife?).
Go to Comments to discuss whether 3-D adds anything more than lipstick to your moviegoing experience, and whether you see any reason to invest in yet another new home entertainment delivery system.]]>
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 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,843,000 493,000 548,000 346,000 193,000 264,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,675,000 443,000 553,000 287,000 165,000 227,000
3 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,675,000 452,000 564,000 270,000 181,000 208,000
4 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,644,000 573,000 503,000 247,000 145,000 177,000
5 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,552,000 424,000 478,000 322,000 165,000 162,000
6 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,549,000 448,000 488,000 251,000 173,000 190,000
7 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,502,000 416,000 421,000 308,000 162,000 195,000
8 NCIS Ten 1,485,000 445,000 397,000 271,000 181,000 190,000
9 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,473,000 397,000 416,000 282,000 154,000 222,000
10 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,457,000 406,000 369,000 313,000 151,000 218,000
11 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,431,000 447,000 417,000 244,000 129,000 194,000
12 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,384,000 392,000 418,000 239,000 152,000 183,000
13 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,370,000 357,000 384,000 273,000 157,000 200,000
14 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,351,000 354,000 466,000 244,000 102,000 185,000
15 60 MINUTES Nine 1,338,000 413,000 402,000 284,000 100,000 139,000
16 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,319,000 363,000 422,000 229,000 142,000 162,000
17 NINE NEWS Nine 1,312,000 366,000 422,000 259,000 127,000 139,000
18 GLEE Ten 1,308,000 353,000 422,000 258,000 126,000 149,000
19 CUSTOMS Nine 1,289,000 364,000 419,000 224,000 135,000 147,000
20 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,243,000 352,000 424,000 227,000 112,000 128,000
21 BORDER SECURITY (R) Seven 1,228,000 334,000 378,000 222,000 140,000 154,000
22 SEA PATROL Nine 1,224,000 369,000 386,000 199,000 142,000 129,000
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What Australia watched, Saturday, including every teeny tiny bit of biffo on the chart
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,457,000 406,000 369,000 313,000 151,000 218,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,145,000 360,000 358,000 198,000 127,000 102,000
3 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 1,015,000 334,000 285,000 190,000 97,000 110,000
4 ABC NEWS-SA ABC1 949,000 293,000 275,000 155,000 102,000 125,000
5 DOC MARTIN RPT ABC1 944,000 293,000 246,000 191,000 93,000 122,000
6 THE BILL ABC1 876,000 321,000 216,000 125,000 89,000 125,000
7 M-NIM'S ISLAND Seven 871,000 246,000 230,000 184,000 91,000 120,000
14 M-YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE Seven 540,000 160,000 125,000 150,000 53,000 51,000
16 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL Ten 449,000 257,000 38,000 94,000 61,000
18 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL Ten 439,000 46,000 195,000 26,000 37,000 135,000
63 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL ONE 116,000 26,000 34,000 12,000 13,000 31,000
93 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL ONE 90,000 38,000 7,000 33,000 11,000
168 RUGBY UNION: SHUTE SHIELD (NSW) 2010-PM ABC1 48,000 48,000
173 WAFL LIVE LEAGUE FOOTBALL 2010-PM ABC1 45,000 18,000 26,000
212 RUGBY LEAGUE: (QLD) 2010-PM ABC1 32,000 32,000
223 LOONATICS UNLEASHED GO! 25,000 11,000 9,000 0 3,000 2,000
234 THE SANFL-PM ABC1 22,000 22,000
257 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 9: COLLINGWOOD VS GEELONG 7TWO 14,000 0 7,000 1,000 1,000 6,000
269 SATURDAY LATE NIGHT AFL Ten 12,000 12,000
270 SEVEN'S AFL: 1999 RND 13-ESSENDON V BULLDOGS 7TWO 12,000 0 7,000 2,000 2,000 0
285 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 9: COLLINGWOOD VS GEELONG Seven 7,000 3,000 4,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,388,000 396,000 385,000 264,000 158,000 186,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,269,000 331,000 326,000 257,000 173,000 182,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,255,000 345,000 374,000 260,000 138,000 139,000
4 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,224,000 341,000 410,000 230,000 122,000 121,000
5 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - MASTERCLASS Ten 1,037,000 266,000 327,000 182,000 120,000 142,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,025,000 283,000 332,000 214,000 88,000 109,000
7 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 9: COLLINGWOOD VS GEELONG Seven 1,010,000 9,000 663,000 24,000 165,000 150,000
11 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 859,000 351,000 220,000 136,000 151,000
14 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 725,000 226,000 174,000 164,000 76,000 86,000
15 HOT SEAT Nine 646,000 163,000 192,000 166,000 70,000 55,000
16 DEAL OR NO DEAL Seven 628,000 156,000 210,000 125,000 72,000 66,000
18 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 603,000 372,000 Not shown 231,000 Not shown Not shown
26 SUNRISE Seven 415,000 140,000 90,000 103,000 31,000 50,000
32 TODAY Nine 337,000 119,000 97,000 59,000 25,000 37,000
67 DAFFY DUCK'S FANTASTIC ISLAND GO! 148,000 41,000 39,000 37,000 17,000 15,000
210 THE COLBERT REPORT ABC2 32,000 11,000 6,000 3,000 3,000 8,000
226 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 26,000 Not shown 16,000 Not shown 7,000 3,000
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,652,000 414,000 565,000 277,000 186,000 209,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,450,000 403,000 395,000 280,000 152,000 219,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,339,000 328,000 396,000 258,000 153,000 204,000
4 GLEE Ten 1,313,000 354,000 424,000 258,000 127,000 149,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,239,000 335,000 451,000 226,000 113,000 114,000
6 SEA PATROL Nine 1,228,000 371,000 386,000 201,000 141,000 129,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,114,000 310,000 395,000 205,000 96,000 108,000
13 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 905,000 224,000 276,000 209,000 78,000 119,000
14 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 849,000 150,000 359,000 113,000 110,000 117,000
26 THE VICAR OF DIBLEY Seven 510,000 Not shown 264,000 Not shown 115,000 130,000
29 THE MATTY JOHNS SHOW Seven 400,000 259,000 Not shown 140,000 Not shown Not shown
40 ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI SBS ONE 287,000 86,000 102,000 34,000 27,000 37,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,695,000 439,000 580,000 265,000 184,000 227,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,469,000 403,000 414,000 290,000 136,000 227,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,418,000 392,000 398,000 283,000 147,000 198,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,282,000 361,000 405,000 239,000 122,000 156,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,268,000 378,000 415,000 214,000 115,000 147,000
6 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,164,000 370,000 322,000 192,000 128,000 152,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,125,000 299,000 406,000 197,000 101,000 123,000
8 HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY Nine 1,101,000 290,000 469,000 173,000 87,000 82,000
9 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,089,000 292,000 335,000 195,000 134,000 133,000
10 LIE TO ME Ten 1,040,000 307,000 311,000 166,000 107,000 149,000
11 THE PACIFIC Seven 983,000 250,000 310,000 180,000 119,000 125,000
17 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 872,000 201,000 279,000 192,000 86,000 114,000
34 PSYCHOVILLE ABC1 334,000 91,000 108,000 53,000 35,000 47,000
54 LOST 7TWO 182,000 63,000 58,000 27,000 18,000 17,000
72 FRINGE GO! 140,000 20,000 56,000 31,000 27,000 6,000
94 LOST-ENCORE Seven 106,000 35,000 38,000 11,000 13,000 8,000
97 STARGATE ATLANTIS-WED 7TWO 104,000 35,000 24,000 22,000 18,000 4,000
106 TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES GO! 87,000 20,000 31,000 12,000 17,000 6,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MODERN FAMILY Ten 1,549,000 448,000 488,000 251,000 173,000 190,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,539,000 435,000 538,000 222,000 178,000 167,000
3 NCIS Ten 1,489,000 447,000 398,000 272,000 182,000 190,000
4 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,474,000 386,000 426,000 268,000 152,000 243,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,436,000 379,000 413,000 281,000 148,000 216,000
6 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,422,000 445,000 415,000 243,000 128,000 193,000
7 NINE NEWS Nine 1,275,000 387,000 390,000 249,000 123,000 127,000
10 TOP GEAR Nine 1,102,000 244,000 376,000 234,000 102,000 145,000
14 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS Nine 925,000 241,000 324,000 178,000 73,000 109,000
16 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 844,000 247,000 250,000 147,000 81,000 120,000
28 PRIVATE PRACTICE Seven 542,000 178,000 148,000 87,000 69,000 60,000
178 OUTNUMBERED ABC2 46,000 10,000 26,000 3,000 4,000 3,000
What Australia watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,741,000 496,000 560,000 297,000 177,000 212,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,579,000 399,000 460,000 309,000 175,000 236,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,483,000 401,000 479,000 314,000 130,000 158,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,377,000 350,000 379,000 284,000 166,000 199,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,358,000 371,000 450,000 258,000 128,000 151,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,343,000 352,000 463,000 244,000 102,000 183,000
7 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,183,000 324,000 376,000 234,000 107,000 143,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,159,000 306,000 399,000 190,000 95,000 168,000
9 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,158,000 346,000 390,000 192,000 110,000 119,000
14 THE ZOO Seven 921,000 283,000 289,000 154,000 80,000 115,000
15 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 914,000 191,000 319,000 171,000 108,000 125,000
16 AUSTRALIAN STORY ABC1 903,000 247,000 273,000 172,000 88,000 123,000
17 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 894,000 247,000 278,000 163,000 92,000 115,000
18 FIND MY FAMILY Seven 862,000 246,000 297,000 139,000 76,000 103,000
29 MAN VS WILD SBS ONE 578,000 158,000 218,000 90,000 56,000 56,000
92 ENTOURAGE SBS ONE 114,000 37,000 32,000 25,000 10,000 10,000
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,843,000 493,000 548,000 346,000 193,000 264,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,671,000 442,000 551,000 286,000 164,000 226,000
3 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,645,000 573,000 504,000 247,000 144,000 177,000
4 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,547,000 424,000 478,000 319,000 165,000 162,000
5 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,519,000 420,000 424,000 312,000 163,000 199,000
6 60 MINUTES Nine 1,343,000 413,000 404,000 286,000 102,000 139,000
7 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,336,000 380,000 401,000 232,000 148,000 174,000
8 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,308,000 363,000 420,000 224,000 139,000 162,000
9 CUSTOMS Nine 1,291,000 364,000 419,000 225,000 137,000 147,000
10 BONES Seven 1,247,000 328,000 352,000 241,000 163,000 162,000
11 BORDER SECURITY (R) Seven 1,210,000 329,000 373,000 219,000 138,000 150,000
12 MERLIN Ten 973,000 299,000 262,000 173,000 92,000 146,000
13 DOCTOR WHO ABC1 967,000 348,000 213,000 169,000 104,000 132,000
14 CASTLE Seven 962,000 271,000 292,000 146,000 127,000 125,000
15 ABC NEWS-SUN ABC1 946,000 285,000 281,000 158,000 98,000 124,000
16 FOYLE'S WAR ABC1 915,000 276,000 298,000 107,000 106,000 128,000
17 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 894,000 233,000 279,000 170,000 89,000 123,000
18 AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES OF CRIME Nine 824,000 274,000 278,000 98,000 68,000 107,000
19 HOUSE Ten 659,000 151,000 234,000 122,000 81,000 71,000
24 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 8: PORT ADELAIDE VS CARLTON Seven 521,000 13,000 268,000 6,000 126,000 109,000
27 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 445,000 275,000 170,000
29 JESSICA WATSON - SAILING INTO HISTORY Ten 400,000 124,000 116,000 87,000 27,000 47,000
32 V Nine 343,000 103,000 134,000 39,000 24,000 43,000
37 30 ROCK Seven 297,000 77,000 100,000 44,000 30,000 47,000
48 30 ROCK-EP.2 Seven 216,000 58,000 73,000 37,000 19,000 28,000
66 M-GALAXY QUEST 7TWO 151,000 41,000 47,000 28,000 21,000 14,000
121 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 8: RICHMOND VS HAWTHORN Seven 74,000 28,000 Not shown 46,000 Not shown Not shown
(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 most successful locally made films of the past 30 years
1 Crocodile Dundee (sold 9 million tickets in 1986)
2 Babe (5.5 million tickets in 1995)
3 Crocodile Dundee Two (4 million in 1988)
4 The Man from Snowy River (3.5m in 1982)
5 Australia (3.5m in 2008)
6 Gallipoli (3m in 1981)
7 Happy Feet (3m in 2006)
8 Mad Max 2 (3m in 1981)
9 Moulin Rouge (3m in 2001)
10 Strictly Ballroom (3m in 1992)
The most interesting locally made films of the past 30 years
1 Lantana (sold 1.3 million tickets in 2001)
3 Gallipoli (3m in 1981)
4 Two Hands (700,000 in 1999)
5 Oscar and Lucinda (250,000 in 1998)
7 Rabbit Proof Fence (900,000 in 2002)
8 Muriel's Wedding (2.3m in 1994)
7 Beneath Hill 60 (250,000 in 2010)
8 Shine (1.4m in 1996)
9 Kenny (800,000 in 2006)
10 The Castle (1.3m in 1997).
The first chart comes from dividing each film's earnings by the average ticket price in the year of release. Three movies - Babe, Happy Feet, and Moulin Rouge -- could have been made anywhere (unless you want to argue that George Miller and Baz Luhrman are gifted directors purely because of their Australianness).
Only one movie - Gallipoli - appears on both charts, and it comes from a decade when Australians were still enthusiastic about their own stories. The second chart is of course subjective, based on my favourites that could only have been made here. It's simply a conversation starter, and I'm happy to replace any of the entries with films you nominate by going to Comments.
You might prefer some of my runners-up -- Malcolm, Getting' Square, Ten Canoes, Little Fish, Looking for Alibrandi -- or something completely different. While you're at that web address, nominating the flicks you found most interesting, how about nominating the most embarrassing Australian flicks of the past 30 years (I'll start the ball rolling with I Love You Too, currently showing in certain cinemas). And tell us why you think Australian films are so on the nose with Australians, and what we ought to do about it. This background information might be useful ..
Australia is the fourth most movie-loving nation of the world , with per capita attendances just behind Singapore, Iceland and Ireland, and just ahead of America and South Korea. Some 70 per cent of us go to the cinema at least once a year (seven times a year, on average). The most frequent cinemagoers are people aged 14-24 (84 per cent of them average nine visits). In that age group, males slightly outnumber females. The least enthusiastic cinema goers are people over 50 (only 50 per cent go at least once a year, with females outnumbering males).
Now go to Comments to nominate your favourites, your most disliked and your solutions. ]]>
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.]]>
All of those things I learned from the reader reaction to last week's column, in which I speculated on why MasterChef rates well with every demographic except viewers over the age of 55 (click here to read that). I wondered if some senior citizens might be disturbed by MasterChef's embrace of cultural diversity.
Most of the 109 readers who reacted to this were in disagreement. Mary Nixon was among the more polite: "The interminable ads, the relentless cross-selling, the tedious delivery of the presenters desperately trying to inject some suspense into their elimination processes, the idea that Matt Preston would be considered a 'New Talent' (see Logies) in any parallel universe. No, I don't think it is racism, you idiot. You have not captured the zeitgeist; you have played the 'racism card' clumsily and egregiously, without a vestige of support for your disgraceful thesis. Pauline Hanson would so love you - you are better than she is at division and alienation. Shame on you."
The reaction fell into three main groups, in increasing order of size: 1 Readers who felt sorry for older viewers who are missing great nightly entertainment; 2 Readers over 55 who enjoy MasterChef and who doubt OzTAM's ratings survey; 3 Readers over 55 who refuse to watch for these sorts of reasons:
"It's the phoney, repugnant emotionalism where everyone has to cry and be 'passionate' that turns me off. I recognise the younger generations find this sort of spurious nonsense appealing, but I don't see why the 55+ mob should have to put up with this weepy, big-eyed rubbish." (Bob)
"This is the most over-edited, artificially constructed show I have ever seen. The present-tense comments of competitors, which are so obviously recorded after the event, are simply insulting to viewers, and the contestants seem to be manipulated into a state of high emotion leading to embarrassingly schmaltzy tears and hugging when someone is eliminated. The way the results are left hanging before each (interminably long) commercial break is puerile and infuriating. It's like the old radio serials. Give me Italian Food Safari any day!" (Gil Appleton)
"Perhaps older people have achieved a level of discernment which the swinish multitude have yet to acquire. I do not watch any of the low-level so-called 'entertainment' on commercial TV." (Bill Streat)
"I think we are so OVER cooking, having done it for 35 years or so while raising a family. So watching cooking on TV ... doesn't constitute something new and exciting but something we'd rather FORGET!!" (Amber)
"'Greater diversity' of food has been welcomed and embraced by thousands of Australians, all now over 55, since the 1950s. Ninety percent of students in my high-school classes in the '50s were from Europe and we Australians developed an appetite for their interesting lunches. Perhaps MasterChef is just not interesting to older people, including myself, who'd rather be out and about trying some new eateries than watching television." (Leonie Royle)
Suitably chastened, I nevertheless remain puzzled by one detail. Last Tuesday night, 306,000 viewers over the age of 55 watched MasterChef, while 626,000 viewers over the age of 55 watched Australia's got Talent, starring the Black Bogie winner Kyle Sandilands. Is this an example of mature discernment? ]]>
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 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,647,000 606,000 433,000 294,000 146,000 169,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,644,000 458,000 525,000 274,000 182,000 205,000
3 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,572,000 425,000 426,000 322,000 173,000 226,000
4 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,548,000 362,000 542,000 278,000 170,000 197,000
5 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,509,000 418,000 518,000 219,000 163,000 192,000
6 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,473,000 367,000 417,000 375,000 164,000 150,000
7 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,439,000 381,000 407,000 268,000 162,000 220,000
8 NCIS Ten 1,422,000 373,000 382,000 305,000 164,000 199,000
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,388,000 435,000 424,000 270,000 105,000 154,000
10 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,353,000 340,000 387,000 262,000 159,000 204,000
11 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,341,000 348,000 362,000 286,000 145,000 200,000
12 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,328,000 384,000 373,000 264,000 137,000 170,000
13 NINE NEWS Nine 1,293,000 359,000 429,000 254,000 126,000 124,000
14 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,289,000 335,000 388,000 262,000 128,000 176,000
15 TOP GEAR Nine 1,282,000 345,000 388,000 276,000 122,000 151,000
16 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,262,000 416,000 384,000 217,000 117,000 128,000
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What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,341,000 348,000 362,000 286,000 145,000 200,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,257,000 372,000 402,000 234,000 111,000 137,000
3 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 1,131,000 359,000 319,000 219,000 77,000 157,000
4 ABC NEWS-SAT ABC1 972,000 280,000 312,000 176,000 86,000 119,000
5 TEN NEWS AT FIVE SAT Ten 934,000 250,000 333,000 123,000 101,000 127,000
6 DOC MARTIN RPT ABC1 909,000 263,000 264,000 158,000 98,000 126,000
7 HAIRSPRAY Nine 835,000 271,000 276,000 150,000 47,000 91,000
8 THE BILL ABC1 817,000 269,000 209,000 124,000 97,000 118,000
9 MIDSOMER MURDERS ABC1 800,000 227,000 237,000 102,000 125,000 109,000
10 M-INDEPENDENCE DAY Seven 733,000 169,000 244,000 157,000 68,000 96,000
16 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL Ten 532,000 260,000 61,000 129,000 81,000
20 SEVEN NEWS SPECIAL Seven 452,000 159,000 138,000 73,000 82,000
23 NINE NEWS SPECIAL Nine 429,000 139,000 120,000 91,000 28,000 50,000
24 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL Ten 427,000 54,000 162,000 40,000 43,000 129,000
42 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL ONE 240,000 58,000 77,000 59,000 27,000 21,000
45 JESSICA WATSON: THE HOMECOMING LIVE Ten 229,000 69,000 62,000 57,000 25,000 16,000
66 JESSICA WATSON: THE HOMECOMING LIVE EXTENDED ONE 144,000 30,000 49,000 31,000 24,000 10,000
83 RAGE: GUEST PROGRAMMER ABC1 107,000 31,000 31,000 22,000 12,000 11,000
85 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL ONE 101,000 5,000 39,000 15,000 30,000 13,000
107 GUESS WITH JESS ABC2 75,000 44,000 28,000 0 3,000 0
126 JESSICA WATSON: THE HOMECOMING LIVE ONE 63,000 13,000 10,000 19,000 12,000 8,000
161 RAGE ABC1 44,000 11,000 11,000 12,000 4,000 6,000
267 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 8,000 6,000 1,000 1,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,314,000 350,000 384,000 239,000 144,000 197,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,189,000 293,000 355,000 216,000 139,000 185,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,172,000 301,000 392,000 211,000 133,000 135,000
4 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,134,000 281,000 380,000 211,000 117,000 146,000
5 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - MASTERCLASS Ten 996,000 267,000 343,000 155,000 131,000 101,000
6 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 981,000 300,000 356,000 180,000 145,000
9 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 8: FREMANTLE VS COLLINGWOOD Seven 923,000 18,000 433,000 12,000 145,000 315,000
11 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 799,000 444,000 355,000
15 WAKING THE DEAD ABC1 706,000 202,000 232,000 121,000 74,000 78,000
28 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 8: FREMANTLE VS COLLINGWOOD - AFTER THE GAME Seven 413,000 228,000 58,000 126,000
29 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 413,000 255,000 157,000
64 KEITH URBAN/GABRIELLA CILMI - PERFORMANCE Seven 152,000 37,000 57,000 24,000 15,000 19,000
140 THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART ABC2 71,000 16,000 23,000 7,000 14,000 11,000
176 THE COLBERT REPORT ABC2 50,000 13,000 16,000 5,000 8,000 8,000
212 COUNTDOWN TO EUROVISION SBS ONE 35,000 4,000 9,000 9,000 10,000 2,000
225 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 30,000 23,000 4,000 3,000
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA with pesto Ten 1,581,000 465,000 515,000 259,000 161,000 181,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,397,000 353,000 399,000 275,000 157,000 214,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,285,000 292,000 395,000 263,000 148,000 188,000
4 GLEE Ten 1,231,000 346,000 401,000 235,000 105,000 145,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,227,000 343,000 443,000 220,000 115,000 106,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,194,000 349,000 423,000 204,000 108,000 110,000
7 SEA PATROL Nine 1,132,000 359,000 362,000 176,000 117,000 119,000
14 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 767,000 159,000 360,000 92,000 78,000 78,000
19 BUDGET 2010: THE RIGHT OF REPLY ABC1 659,000 263,000 188,000 134,000 67,000 8,000
31 THE MATTY JOHNS SHOW Seven 399,000 261,000 Not shown 134,000 Not shown 5,000
34 ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI with pesto SBS ONE 363,000 107,000 127,000 63,000 23,000 43,000
67 THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW ABC2 149,000 49,000 34,000 28,000 18,000 19,000
74 PRIME SUSPECT 7TWO 137,000 28,000 39,000 23,000 20,000 27,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,741,000 530,000 532,000 292,000 174,000 212,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,413,000 373,000 386,000 275,000 158,000 222,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,333,000 346,000 366,000 260,000 159,000 202,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,291,000 364,000 442,000 253,000 120,000 112,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,154,000 339,000 394,000 219,000 98,000 103,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,087,000 311,000 400,000 202,000 64,000 111,000
7 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,079,000 296,000 365,000 178,000 105,000 135,000
8 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,074,000 403,000 253,000 188,000 117,000 113,000
9 THE PACIFIC Seven 1,061,000 323,000 294,000 202,000 121,000 120,000
10 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,036,000 311,000 296,000 180,000 116,000 132,000
11 HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY Nine 1,034,000 267,000 458,000 153,000 78,000 79,000
12 DOG SQUAD Seven 964,000 284,000 251,000 230,000 85,000 113,000
13 THE PACIFIC - EP.2 Seven 956,000 298,000 270,000 179,000 102,000 107,000
14 SURF PATROL Seven 899,000 275,000 235,000 186,000 96,000 107,000
15 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 858,000 239,000 237,000 211,000 76,000 95,000
17 JUNO Ten 821,000 210,000 246,000 133,000 106,000 126,000
18 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Nine 782,000 237,000 315,000 91,000 68,000 70,000
27 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 463,000 131,000 159,000 76,000 36,000 62,000
31 PSYCHOVILLE ABC1 361,000 115,000 117,000 54,000 40,000 36,000
44 INSPECTOR REX SBS ONE 225,000 52,000 82,000 39,000 20,000 32,000
48 LOST 7TWO 194,000 70,000 59,000 40,000 13,000 12,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,536,000 405,000 455,000 265,000 179,000 233,000
2 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,509,000 418,000 518,000 219,000 163,000 192,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,476,000 392,000 397,000 291,000 174,000 223,000
4 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,464,000 358,000 490,000 263,000 172,000 182,000
5 NCIS Ten 1,422,000 373,000 382,000 305,000 164,000 199,000
6 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,328,000 384,000 373,000 264,000 137,000 170,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,298,000 400,000 397,000 275,000 103,000 122,000
8 TOP GEAR Nine 1,279,000 345,000 386,000 275,000 122,000 151,000
9 NINE NEWS Nine 1,272,000 387,000 365,000 284,000 107,000 129,000
13 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS Nine 971,000 262,000 349,000 175,000 74,000 109,000
14 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 953,000 292,000 302,000 141,000 108,000 110,000
15 NCIS: LOS ANGELES Ten 943,000 225,000 294,000 169,000 124,000 131,000
17 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 826,000 207,000 212,000 235,000 73,000 99,000
19 BUDGET SPECIAL 2010 ABC1 707,000 210,000 221,000 139,000 54,000 84,000
22 THE TREASURER'S BUDGET SPEECH 2010 ABC1 677,000 238,000 218,000 152,000 63,000 7,000
What Australia watched, Monday
Description total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,670,000 430,000 541,000 268,000 208,000 223,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,532,000 423,000 413,000 287,000 175,000 233,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,482,000 374,000 427,000 281,000 177,000 223,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,481,000 403,000 494,000 293,000 152,000 139,000
5 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,387,000 435,000 424,000 269,000 105,000 153,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,359,000 394,000 446,000 250,000 126,000 143,000
7 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,266,000 418,000 385,000 218,000 117,000 128,000
8 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,236,000 371,000 384,000 262,000 101,000 117,000
12 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 1,037,000 255,000 341,000 183,000 115,000 143,000
14 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 926,000 243,000 255,000 208,000 100,000 120,000
15 CSI: MIAMI Nine 910,000 251,000 258,000 163,000 118,000 119,000
23 FOUR CORNERS ABC1 590,000 206,000 153,000 113,000 53,000 64,000
24 MAN VS WILD SBS ONE 585,000 205,000 154,000 83,000 81,000 62,000
25 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 7: ST KILDA VS CARLTON What the hell is football doing disrupting program schedules on a Monday that isn't a public holiday? Seven 557,000 5,000 371,000 11,000 88,000 82,000
35 MYTHBUSTERS SBS ONE 356,000 112,000 88,000 58,000 52,000 46,000
48 30 ROCK Seven 231,000 82,000 65,000 52,000 17,000 16,000
The ratings race, updated 10 am Monday
Sunday's revelation on page 3 of the biggest selling newspaper in the land that MasterChef allows some contestants to tart up their dishes after they have been ordered to step away from the benches does not seem to have dampened viewer enthusiasm. Last night's show got the same audience as the previous Sunday. But Underbelly was down 400,000 on the opening episode. What's going on there?
Go to Comments to discuss whether you feel cheated by MasterChef and to suggest why Underbelly may be sinking.
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,677,000 624,000 442,000 298,000 148,000 165,000
2 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE -SUN Nine 1,613,000 575,000 426,000 295,000 144,000 173,000
3 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,571,000 425,000 426,000 322,000 172,000 226,000
4 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,548,000 362,000 542,000 278,000 170,000 197,000
5 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,472,000 367,000 416,000 377,000 162,000 150,000
6 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,296,000 337,000 389,000 263,000 130,000 178,000
7 BONES Seven 1,243,000 304,000 403,000 223,000 139,000 174,000
8 CUSTOMS Nine 1,211,000 335,000 317,000 289,000 117,000 152,000
9 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,140,000 337,000 292,000 264,000 113,000 134,000
10 60 MINUTES Nine 1,113,000 325,000 320,000 267,000 94,000 107,000
11 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,109,000 348,000 375,000 194,000 191,000
12 BORDER SECURITY (R) Seven 1,036,000 289,000 367,000 223,000 158,000
13 CASTLE Seven 910,000 227,000 308,000 140,000 118,000 118,000
14 DOCTOR WHO ABC1 909,000 361,000 199,000 141,000 96,000 111,000
15 FOYLE'S WAR ABC1 907,000 297,000 256,000 120,000 98,000 136,000
16 MERLIN Ten 852,000 256,000 224,000 169,000 73,000 130,000
18 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 824,000 198,000 249,000 161,000 95,000 121,000
21 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 605,000 250,000 90,000 265,000
24 HOUSE Ten 539,000 114,000 201,000 84,000 61,000 79,000
30 COMPASS-GALILEO ABC1 309,000 121,000 83,000 35,000 39,000 31,000
39 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? SBS ONE 232,000 37,000 97,000 38,000 19,000 40,000
54 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 7: ADELAIDE VS RICHMOND Seven 157,000 Not shown Not shown Not shown 157,000 Not shown
144 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 7: GEELONG VS SYDNEY Seven 56,000 56,000 Not shown Not shown Not shown Not shown
240 SKIPPY - THE BUSH KANGAROO -RPT Nine 25,000 11,000 3,000 2,000 4,000 6000
316 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL LATE Nine 6,000 Not shown Not shown Not shown 2,000 4,000
(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 crystallising moment happened two weeks ago when Adele, a contestant of Italian background, served up little pastries called crostoli to George, a judge of Greek background, watched by contestants Jimmy, of Indian background, and Alvin, of Malaysian background, who were the other finalists in a challenge to make the dish they remembered most fondly from childhood.
George frowned and remarked that there was something missing. Adele looked worried. What they needed, he said, was a cup of espresso made in a macchinetta [small percolator], "so we could sit over these crostoli and chat for hours". Everyone beamed in agreement.
Pauline Hanson doesn't stand a chance after MasterChef. Its worshippers embrace a powerful belief system: Australia is the most entertaining place to live on earth, because our history of immigration has created an endless array of pleasures.
It would only take a few challenges involving the preparation of Tamil food (such as kotthu rotti, lamb curry with chopped pancake) and Afghan food (such as chapli kabab, spiced minced beef patties) to make boat people the most welcome of new arrivals and destroy Tony Abbott's election campaign.
At the seminar, Matt Preston said MasterChef has become "the biggest cooking show in the history of the world". We learned that 56 production workers record 5000 hours of film, from which 46 editors craft the 80 hours we'll see on air (plus cookbooks, kitchenware and, as of next week, a monthly magazine).
The nightly episodes average 1.5 million viewers in the mainland capitals, a rare result in the fragmented market that is 21st century television. Channel Ten likes to boast that MasterChef regularly tops the night in "all key demographics", by which they mean children, males and females aged 16-39, males and females 25-54, and Occupational Groups 1 and 2 (the rich).
But there's one demographic missing from the fan club -- viewers over 55. In last week's ratings chart, MasterChef ranked number 2 (after Underbelly) with the other groups, and number 63 with viewers over 55.
On Sundays, the geriatrics watch repeats of Border Security while the rest of the country is watching MasterChef. On Mondays, the gerries watch Find My Family. On Tuesdays they watch Australia's Got Talent; on Wednesdays, Dog Squad; on Thursdays Catalyst and on Fridays, Better Homes and Gardens. So they have nothing against talent quests, nothing against reality shows, and nothing against cooking, but everything against the show everyone else adores.
For heaven's sake, why? What's not to like about a finely crafted comedy melodrama in which charming people strive to achieve their dreams?
Here's the theory. MasterChef celebrates diversity. It could not exist without the national obsession with multicultural cooking. Could it be that the oldies are the last bastion of xenophobia in this otherwise generous land? Are the over 55s responsible for the opinion polls that suggest Australians are opposed to immigration? If so, are the politicians who pander to what they imagine to be the racist underbelly of this country actually wasting their time trying to please people who won't be around to complain about the effects of greater diversity?
Go to Comments to offer any other explanation for why MasterChef alienates the ageing.
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12 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 781,000 210,000 214,000 184,000 81,000 92,000
19 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 7: MELBOURNE VS BULLDOGS Seven 579,000 5,000 348,000 5,000 106,000 115,000
23 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 511,000 352,000 158,000
38 HITLER'S BODYGUARD Finally the final episode, so I can retire this photo SBS ONE 236,000 62,000 80,000 41,000 21,000 33,000
135 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 64,000 42,000 10,000 12,000
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,643,000 453,000 520,000 283,000 170,000 217,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,430,000 325,000 456,000 272,000 154,000 223,000
3 GLEE Ten 1,293,000 363,000 422,000 229,000 127,000 151,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,273,000 287,000 419,000 242,000 152,000 173,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,164,000 321,000 363,000 230,000 119,000 132,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,082,000 277,000 376,000 212,000 93,000 123,000
7 SEA PATROL Nine 1,076,000 330,000 322,000 181,000 115,000 127,000
15 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 747,000 143,000 321,000 94,000 92,000 97,000
19 THE INQUISITION ABC1 656,000 210,000 162,000 131,000 59,000 95,000
23 THE AMAZING RACE Seven 608,000 205,000 195,000 87,000 73,000 48,000
29 THE MATTY JOHNS SHOW Seven 391,000 258,000 Not shown 133,000 Not shown Not shown
42 ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI SBS ONE 281,000 87,000 86,000 54,000 30,000 24,000
52 E.R. GO! 197,000 45,000 70,000 27,000 32,000 23,000
62 BANANAS IN PYJAMAS-AM ABC1 170,000 83,000 56,000 11,000 5,000 14,000
81 PRIME SUSPECT 7TWO 128,000 26,000 30,000 22,000 24,000 26,000
82 FLASHFORWARD Seven 128,000 29,000 55,000 13,000 14,000 16,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,693,000 519,000 519,000 274,000 179,000 202,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,517,000 387,000 418,000 302,000 175,000 235,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,501,000 446,000 437,000 322,000 141,000 155,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,443,000 339,000 399,000 301,000 174,000 229,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,324,000 390,000 415,000 245,000 111,000 163,000
6 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,289,000 409,000 408,000 205,000 122,000 145,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,204,000 339,000 392,000 220,000 98,000 156,000
8 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,201,000 348,000 375,000 218,000 109,000 152,000
12 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 985,000 278,000 336,000 160,000 102,000 109,000
13 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 966,000 256,000 269,000 241,000 86,000 113,000
14 FIND MY FAMILY Seven 957,000 313,000 292,000 165,000 72,000 115,000
15 THE ZOO Seven 951,000 283,000 255,000 189,000 87,000 137,000
17 CSI: MIAMI Nine 898,000 264,000 289,000 126,000 114,000 105,000
18 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 892,000 250,000 274,000 140,000 114,000 114,000
30 MAN VS WILD SBS ONE 500,000 133,000 188,000 67,000 48,000 65,000
33 MYTHBUSTERS SBS ONE 387,000 108,000 118,000 59,000 51,000 51,000
83 30 ROCK Seven 126,000 29,000 42,000 23,000 15,000 19,000
The ratings race, updated 10am Monday
Nine is starting to look as if it will win the year (narrowly), because Ten's MasterChef is stealing more viewers from Seven than from Nine, as well as many viewers from the ABC. The mystery is why MasterChef rates so poorly with viewers over 55. Go to Comments to suggest why cooking alienates the ageing.
The prime time audience shares for the week ended up like this: ABC3 0.4%; SBSTWO 0.4%; ABC2 1.3; ONE 0.9; 7TWO 2.5; GO 2.9; SBS1 3.9; ABC1 10.9; All Pay Stations 16.1; Ten 17.6; Seven 20.3; Nine 20.7.
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,816,000 421,000 618,000 339,000 156,000 282,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - CHALLENGE Ten 1,532,000 451,000 512,000 199,000 172,000 199,000
3 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,473,000 491,000 438,000 224,000 165,000 155,000
4 52ND ANNUAL TV WEEK LOGIE AWARDS Nine 1,400,000 439,000 502,000 215,000 130,000 115,000
5 CUSTOMS Nine 1,396,000 440,000 487,000 186,000 132,000 152,000
6 BONES Seven 1,357,000 385,000 395,000 228,000 163,000 187,000
7 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,357,000 413,000 473,000 182,000 148,000 141,000
8 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,214,000 366,000 387,000 170,000 133,000 158,000
9 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,130,000 274,000 370,000 193,000 118,000 174,000
10 BORDER SECURITY (R) Seven 1,053,000 337,000 402,000 176,000 139,000
11 MERLIN Ten 1,035,000 328,000 266,000 180,000 115,000 146,000
12 CASTLE Seven 1,030,000 283,000 301,000 183,000 134,000 130,000
13 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 937,000 289,000 284,000 136,000 111,000 118,000
14 DOCTOR WHO ABC1 915,000 334,000 205,000 146,000 103,000 127,000
16 HOUSE Ten 610,000 170,000 186,000 101,000 85,000 69,000
17 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 6: CARLTON VS COLLINGWOOD Seven 597,000 42,000 413,000 64,000 75,000 3,000
22 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 441,000 300,000 142,000
26 BURN UP ABC1 375,000 124,000 104,000 47,000 38,000 61,000
36 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? SBS ONE 247,000 70,000 72,000 36,000 32,000 37,000
41 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 6: WEST COAST VS FREMANTLE Seven 214,000 214,000
52 AFL GAME DAY Seven 174,000 109,000 30,000 35,000
What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,271,000 332,000 370,000 278,000 121,000 170,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,056,000 289,000 330,000 195,000 115,000 126,000
3 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 971,000 267,000 294,000 180,000 105,000 125,000
4 ABC NEWS-SA ABC1 953,000 258,000 326,000 155,000 98,000 116,000
5 DOC MARTIN RPT ABC1 869,000 265,000 238,000 174,000 89,000 103,000
6 THE BILL ABC1 778,000 242,000 223,000 121,000 78,000 114,000
7 M-ENCHANTED Seven 753,000 190,000 238,000 127,000 73,000 124,000
8 CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY -RPT Nine 722,000 244,000 216,000 130,000 51,000 81,000
9 GARDENING AUSTRALIA ABC1 701,000 191,000 239,000 116,000 69,000 86,000
10 BLUE MURDER ABC1 701,000 201,000 202,000 104,000 83,000 112,000
11 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL Ten 654,000 57,000 351,000 84,000 73,000 89,000
18 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL Ten 403,000 30,000 161,000 35,000 101,000 77,000
28 IRON CHEF SBS ONE 254,000 76,000 86,000 42,000 25,000 26,000
46 APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX RPT Ten 161,000 40,000 52,000 24,000 23,000 22,000
54 SATURDAY NIGHT AFL ONE 144,000 28,000 65,000 17,000 14,000 19,000
76 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFL ONE 100,000 5,000 35,000 7,000 39,000 14,000
244 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 16,000 10,000 4,000 3,000
What Australia watched, week ending May 1
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,534,000 428,000 491,000 301,000 125,000 189,000
2 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,506,000 586,000 413,000 259,000 105,000 144,000
3 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,477,000 417,000 440,000 265,000 152,000 202,000
4 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,455,000 327,000 477,000 306,000 141,000 205,000
5 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,453,000 460,000 467,000 254,000 140,000 132,000
6 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,447,000 368,000 428,000 265,000 166,000 220,000
7 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,446,000 418,000 462,000 225,000 164,000 177,000
8 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,388,000 347,000 413,000 269,000 163,000 197,000
9 TOP GEAR Nine 1,386,000 369,000 433,000 272,000 134,000 177,000
10 NCIS Ten 1,369,000 356,000 408,000 280,000 143,000 182,000
11 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - TOP 24 REVEALED Ten 1,282,000 414,000 367,000 200,000 148,000 152,000
12 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,271,000 332,000 370,000 278,000 121,000 170,000
13 NINE NEWS Nine 1,268,000 349,000 399,000 249,000 138,000 133,000
14 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,262,000 357,000 342,000 291,000 116,000 156,000
15 THE PACIFIC Seven 1,229,000 315,000 372,000 252,000 134,000 156,000
16 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,211,000 334,000 390,000 235,000 107,000 145,000
17 GLEE Ten 1,187,000 329,000 404,000 221,000 110,000 122,000
18 CUSTOMS Nine 1,181,000 377,000 388,000 216,000 106,000 94,000
19 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,175,000 337,000 367,000 223,000 112,000 135,000
20 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,170,000 342,000 376,000 217,000 113,000 121,000
21 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,132,000 310,000 377,000 210,000 96,000 140,000
22 HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY Nine 1,122,000 348,000 434,000 160,000 91,000 89,000
23 BONES Seven 1,115,000 268,000 370,000 212,000 159,000 107,000
24 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,109,000 224,000 371,000 212,000 99,000 203,000
25 60 MINUTES Nine 1,107,000 371,000 289,000 224,000 105,000 117,000
26 DOG SQUAD Seven 1,101,000 312,000 305,000 215,000 117,000 150,000
27 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,081,000 315,000 355,000 203,000 99,000 109,000
28 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,065,000 270,000 381,000 190,000 101,000 122,000
29 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,057,000 273,000 373,000 228,000 107,000 76,000
30 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,056,000 289,000 330,000 195,000 115,000 126,000
What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,315,000 349,000 382,000 226,000 150,000 208,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,185,000 309,000 309,000 236,000 155,000 176,000
3 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,139,000 334,000 350,000 168,000 134,000 152,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,090,000 278,000 349,000 200,000 139,000 124,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 993,000 269,000 316,000 195,000 94,000 119,000
6 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 992,000 291,000 266,000 156,000 121,000 157,000
11 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 742,000 201,000 211,000 159,000 79,000 93,000
12 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 733,000 447,000 287,000
15 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 6: WESTERN BULLDOGS VS ST KILDA Seven 649,000 14,000 387,000 11,000 111,000 125,000
25 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 415,000 299,000 115,000
33 INDIE SEX RPT SBS ONE 301,000 101,000 77,000 63,000 23,000 38,000
53 HITLER'S BODYGUARD SBS ONE 177,000 51,000 72,000 21,000 16,000 17,000
208 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LATE Nine 34,000 18,000 7,000 9,000
What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,531,000 428,000 516,000 257,000 177,000 153,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,310,000 304,000 411,000 247,000 147,000 201,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,294,000 296,000 400,000 240,000 150,000 208,000
4 GLEE Ten 1,181,000 328,000 402,000 220,000 109,000 122,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,137,000 322,000 357,000 237,000 125,000 96,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,092,000 316,000 335,000 173,000 126,000 143,000
7 SEA PATROL Nine 1,049,000 315,000 320,000 191,000 98,000 125,000
12 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine 835,000 184,000 348,000 111,000 79,000 113,000
13 KOKODA ABC1 791,000 298,000 214,000 119,000 82,000 78,000
15 CRIMINAL MINDS Seven 761,000 164,000 253,000 129,000 101,000 115,000
16 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 744,000 206,000 213,000 176,000 79,000 69,000
20 THE AMAZING RACE Seven 626,000 203,000 199,000 87,000 74,000 63,000
27 MATTY JOHNS SHOW Seven 443,000 304,000 not sown 139,000 not shown not shown
43 ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI SBS ONE 261,000 87,000 69,000 48,000 24,000 34,000
49 FLASHFORWARD Seven 216,000 84,000 44,000 28,000 31,000 29,000
What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,510,000 467,000 453,000 228,000 170,000 192,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,468,000 389,000 428,000 263,000 171,000 217,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,406,000 357,000 419,000 256,000 173,000 201,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,256,000 348,000 392,000 238,000 129,000 149,000
5 THE PACIFIC Seven 1,229,000 315,000 372,000 252,000 134,000 156,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,191,000 362,000 365,000 218,000 101,000 145,000
7 HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY Nine 1,125,000 348,000 434,000 163,000 90,000 90,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,112,000 313,000 355,000 220,000 93,000 130,000
9 DOG SQUAD Seven 1,101,000 312,000 305,000 215,000 117,000 150,000
14 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 886,000 266,000 224,000 148,000 119,000 128,000
17 27 DRESSES Ten 834,000 252,000 241,000 132,000 109,000 100,000
18 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 776,000 212,000 188,000 175,000 92,000 109,000
27 POH'S KITCHEN ABC1 445,000 127,000 161,000 59,000 37,000 61,000
What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,558,000 436,000 551,000 249,000 168,000 154,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,526,000 381,000 454,000 293,000 163,000 235,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,524,000 388,000 467,000 277,000 180,000 213,000
4 AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT Seven 1,474,000 417,000 439,000 264,000 152,000 202,000
5 TOP GEAR Nine 1,385,000 369,000 433,000 272,000 135,000 176,000
6 NCIS Ten 1,370,000 357,000 407,000 280,000 143,000 182,000
7 NINE NEWS Nine 1,339,000 361,000 423,000 270,000 129,000 155,000
8 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,276,000 367,000 388,000 252,000 113,000 155,000
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,241,000 360,000 418,000 210,000 109,000 144,000
10 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,168,000 341,000 377,000 216,000 113,000 120,000
13 SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS Nine 1,007,000 313,000 346,000 168,000 66,000 113,000
14 GREY'S ANATOMY Seven 948,000 291,000 239,000 187,000 116,000 115,000
16 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 921,000 236,000 274,000 204,000 96,000 111,000
26 PRIVATE PRACTICE Seven 576,000 170,000 171,000 106,000 72,000 57,000
27 QI ABC1 571,000 199,000 157,000 74,000 72,000 69,000
93 UGLY BETTY 7TWO 103,000 47,000 19,000 17,000 14,000 7,000
94 24 7TWO 101,000 30,000 44,000 9,000 10,000 8,000
What Australia watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,693,000 456,000 561,000 271,000 188,000 217,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,632,000 423,000 478,000 303,000 194,000 234,000
3 TWO AND A HALF MEN Nine 1,536,000 428,000 491,000 303,000 125,000 189,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine 1,503,000 435,000 469,000 297,000 160,000 143,000
5 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,491,000 371,000 446,000 327,000 157,000 191,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,377,000 388,000 449,000 242,000 150,000 148,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,311,000 373,000 419,000 245,000 109,000 166,000
8 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,264,000 359,000 340,000 292,000 116,000 157,000
9 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,210,000 332,000 391,000 234,000 107,000 146,000
12 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Seven 1,068,000 270,000 381,000 190,000 101,000 126,000
13 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,009,000 281,000 315,000 152,000 119,000 143,000
14 FIND MY FAMILY Seven 955,000 265,000 319,000 171,000 102,000 98,000
15 THE ZOO Seven 952,000 307,000 248,000 172,000 119,000 107,000
16 BROTHERS & SISTERS Seven 950,000 285,000 315,000 150,000 93,000 106,000
17 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 929,000 210,000 275,000 226,000 96,000 122,000
18 GOOD NEWS WEEK Ten 888,000 231,000 276,000 165,000 105,000 111,000
19 CSI: MIAMI Nine 866,000 218,000 296,000 141,000 95,000 116,000
24 FOUR CORNERS ABC1 684,000 207,000 205,000 139,000 60,000 72,000
28 MONDAY AFTERNOON AFL Ten 593,000 56,000 296,000 57,000 81,000 103,000
37 MYTHBUSTERS SBS ONE 371,000 89,000 87,000 80,000 59,000 56,000
64 WILFRED SBS ONE 173,000 40,000 66,000 23,000 15,000 28,000
65 30 ROCK Seven 171,000 55,000 58,000 26,000 15,000 17,000
The ratings race, updated 10 am Monday
Don't panic at the suddenly plummeting figures for Underbelly, Doctor Who and MasterChef last night. Remember it's a long weekend, and many regular viewers in the mainland capitals have placed themselves out of the reach of OzTAM's people meters. It's likely they were still watching in their caravans, motels and seaside shacks, so if you added 400,000 to every figure on this chart, you'd get a more realistic sense of the relative popularity of the programs.
And here's a test of your holiday alertness: The first reader who goes to Comments and explains the relevance of the photo with today's chart will win a copy of The Little Book of Australia. 5pm: We have a winner
What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE Nine 1,500,000 582,000 411,000 258,000 105,000 144,000
2 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,455,000 327,000 477,000 306,000 141,000 205,000
3 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,450,000 460,000 464,000 254,000 139,000 132,000
4 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - TOP 24 REVEALED Ten 1,282,000 414,000 367,000 200,000 148,000 152,000
5 CUSTOMS Nine 1,182,000 377,000 388,000 216,000 106,000 94,000
6 BONES Seven 1,122,000 268,000 371,000 212,000 159,000 113,000
7 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,107,000 224,000 370,000 211,000 100,000 203,000
8 60 MINUTES Nine 1,104,000 371,000 287,000 224,000 105,000 116,000
9 SEND IN THE DOGS Nine 1,082,000 315,000 355,000 203,000 100,000 109,000
10 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,059,000 274,000 373,000 229,000 107,000 77,000
11 CASTLE Seven 993,000 249,000 345,000 189,000 131,000 79,000
12 AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES OF CRIME Nine 934,000 356,000 247,000 155,000 84,000 92,000
13 DOCTOR WHO ABC1 851,000 271,000 191,000 153,000 93,000 144,000
14 MERLIN Ten 794,000 265,000 160,000 130,000 93,000 146,000
16 THE GOOD WIFE Ten 778,000 224,000 204,000 148,000 111,000 92,000
18 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 5: COLLINGWOOD VS ESSENDON Seven 719,000 55,000 387,000 67,000 84,000 126,000
19 HOUSE Ten 588,000 157,000 168,000 103,000 89,000 72,000
22 ANZAC DAY MARCH 2010-AM ABC1 506,000 181,000 127,000 94,000 48,000 56,000
23 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL Nine 498,000 325,000 173,000
25 V Nine 415,000 150,000 135,000 54,000 46,000 31,000
27 WEEKEND SUNRISE - SUN Seven 387,000 116,000 88,000 105,000 25,000 54,000
28 GALLIPOLI DAWN SERVICE (2010)-PM ABC1 385,000 129,000 101,000 76,000 41,000 37,000
32 MELBOURNE ON THE MENU Seven 334,000 334,000
47 VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL SERVICE (2010)-PM ABC1 210,000 74,000 42,000 49,000 25,000 20,000
55 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 5: FREMANTLE VS RICHMOND Seven 168,000 168,000
57 AFL GAME DAY Seven 166,000 107,000 14,000 45,000
61 NINE NEWS SPECIAL Nine 154,000 48,000 55,000 37,000 6,000 8,000
95 SIMON SCHAMA'S POWER OF ART-PM ABC1 85,000 35,000 23,000 18,000 9,000
123 AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS: THE PACIFIC 7TWO 62,000 32,000 7,000 5,000 10,000 7,000
126 ANZAC 7TWO 61,000 19,000 14,000 15,000 5,000 8,000
140 ANZAC DAY MARCH 2010-PM ABC1 55,000 55,000
168 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 5: HAWTHORN VS NORTH MELBOURNE Seven 39,000 39,000
209 SUPER LEAGUE Nine 26,000 16,000 9,000
213 NINE'S SUNDAY FOOTBALL LATE Nine 24,000 12,000 6,000 5,000
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Most effable female personality (the Westacott orb): Amber Higlett (Weekend Today) 1 vote; Samantha Armytage (Seven 4.30 news) 2; Ruby Rose (The 7pm Project) 2; Kerry Armstrong (Bed of Roses) 2; Juanita Phillips (ABC news) 3; Lisa Wilkinson (Today) 4; Sara Groen (Seven weather) 5; Poh Ling Yeow (Poh's Kitchen) 9; Natalie Bassingthwaighte (So You Think You Can Dance Australia) 12; Julia Zemiro (Rockwiz) 16. And the winner, with 18 votes is Myf Warhurst (Spicks and Specks).
Most effable male personality: Kyle Sandilands (Australia's Got Talent) 1; Firass Dirani (Underbelly) 2; Charlie Pickering (The 7pm Project) 2; Wil Traval (Underbelly) 4; Vince Colosimo (Australian Families of Crime) 4; Mark Ferguson (Seven news) 5; Josh Thomas (Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation) 5; Shaun Micalleff (Talkin Bout Your Generation) 6; Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (Sea Patrol) 12. And the winners, with 15 votes each, are Adam Hills (Spicks and Specks) and Hamish Blake (everything).
Least mobile facial features: Bert Newton 2; Courtney Cox (Cougartown) 3; Liz Hayes (60 Minutes) 4; Sigrid Thornton (Underbelly) 6; Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives) 9. And the winners, with 24 votes each, are Tracey Grimshaw (A Current Affair) and Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife).
Most unnecessary revival of a spent idea: The Pacific 1; 20 to 1 5; The Block 7; V 8; Matty Johns 11; And the winner, with 38 votes, is Hey Hey It's Saturday.
Most blatant ripoff of another station's hit: The Spearman Experiment 2; Gangs of Oz 3; Sunday Night 3; The White Room 3; Customs 13. And the winner, with 45 votes, is My Kitchen Rules.
Best use of breasts to exploit viewers' base instincts: Satisfaction 2; Ghost Whisperer 2; True Blood 9; Nigella Express 14. And the winner, with 34 votes, is Underbelly 3.
Most unnecessary personality: Kylie Gillies 2; Ruby Rose 4; Fifi Box 13; Karl Stefanovic 14. And the winner, with 27 votes, is Ricki-Lee Coulter.
Furthest fallen from former finery: Scrubs 1; Top Gear 1; Brothers and Sisters 1; House 8; Grey's Anatomy 10; Desperate Housewives 11; Heroes 12. And the winner, with 21 votes, is Lost.
Most annoying person: Dannii Minogue 1; Grant Denyer 1; Melissa Doyle 1; Georgie Parker 3; Danny Weidler 4; Dave Hughes 5; Steven Jacobs 5; Andrew O'Keefe 9; David Koch 20. And the winner, with 26 votes, is Eddie McGuire.
Most missed: The Gruen Transfer 1; Rove 1; Prison Break 1; Big Brother 3; Newstopia 9; The Glasshouse 10; Enough Rope 17. And the winner, with 21 votes, is The Chaser.
Most wooden presenter: Sandra Sully 8; Natalie Bassingthwaighte 27. And the winner, with 30 votes, is Hayley Lewis.
Most embarrassing program (the Naomi Robson Cup): Stargate Atlantis 1; Wipeout 1; The Biggest Loser 7; Today Tonight 19; Hey Hey It's Saturday 22. And the winner, with 26 votes, is A Current Affair.
Furthest past use-by date (the Bert Newton Trophy): Red Symons 1; Mike Munro 1; Midsomer Murders 1; Kerri-Anne Kennerley 2; Bert Newton 5; Richard Wilkins 21. And the winner, with 35 votes, is Daryl Somers.
The Black Bogie (the Eddie McGuire Chalice): Andrew O'Keefe 5; David Koch 9; Eddie McGuire 23. And the winner, for the third consecutive year, with 34 votes, is Kyle Sandilands.
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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.]]>