The Ashes’ audience not enough to help Nine beat Seven on Thursday

November 24, 2017 10:47

The evening session of the first Ashes test between Australia and England on Nine yesterday had 603,000 metro viewers, according to OzTAM’s overnight preliminary metro ratings.

The number was slightly behind the record-breaking 665,000 who tuned in to Nine’s multi-channel Gem last time the series was hosted in Australia in 2013.

When The Ashes were broadcast on Gem in 2013, it handed the multi-channel – which traditionally has a much lower audience share – 15% of TV viewers.

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Vivienne Kelly

Vivienne Kelly was previously the editor of Mumbrella from 2016 to August 2020.

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Traditional TV? 24 Nov 17

What about the app? Or users watching on smart TV’s…? I was on the app and shooting it onto the wall via a projector innit!!

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The Ashes’ audience not enough to help Nine beat Seven on Thursday

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