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Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

The Voice clearly established itself last night as the reality program to beat for the next three months or so as it added to the its audience from Sunday’s return from the year, while Masterchef slipped and House Rules slumped. The Voice had 1.923 million national viewers and 1.409 million metros and number one in the […]

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

An easy win for Seven last night as Ten and Nine went missing in action again. My Kitchen Rules dominated the night (as was to be expected with the penultimate program) with 2.331 million national and 1.566 million metro viewers. Sunrise popped up with a solid win in breakfast over Today in the metros, 345,000 […]

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

Another easy win for Seven last night in metros and regional markets thanks to My Kitchen Rules, the 6pm news, Home and Away and Seven Year Switch. Nine and Ten turned up but were left behind. MKR had 2.135 million viewers (including 1.462 million in the metros). The 6pm news had 1.405 million, including 1.135 […]

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Glenn Dyer's TV ratings: footy and cooking

Glenn Dyer analyses the winners and losers in TV ratings.

Glenn Dyer's TV ratings: snoozing into the weekend

Just nothing last night. Janet King on the ABC — weak. The Checkout was OK, and the highlight. Seven was a programmed desert. Nine had whale wrestling on in NRL markets and the AFL Footy Show (dinosaur wrestling under lights) in AFL markets. The digital channels were full of repeats and odd American shows (tatts!). […]

Glenn Dyer's TV ratings: ho hum all round

My Kitchen Rules was watched by a lot of people, but Home and Away had a middling audience. Seven News did OK, the swimming titles had another solid night — end of story, end of ratings last night. Seven won by a mile or three. MKR had 1.981 million national viewers and 1.349 million in the […]

Glenn Dyer's TV ratings: nobody messes with MKR

Seven won easily (thanks cooks, AKA My Kitchen Rules), from Nine. Ten had a weak night and allowed the ABC into third with its now usual understrength Wednesday night offering (which tells us how weak Ten was last night). MKR managed 1.883 million national and 1.301 million metro viewers. Its metro audience exceeded the national […]