Chaser return rates 784,000 – but is it a Wednesday flop?
The Chaser’s media and news analysis show The Hamster Wheel returned last night, slightly down in the ratings on last year’s debut.
The team’s opening sketch, a mocking show tune, lampooned not only themselves but ABC1’s struggling Wednesday line-up including mentor Andrew Denton’s Randling, Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell and QI as well as ratings winners such as The Voice and Howzat.
The ABC1 comedy, which aired at 9.10pm, averaged 784,000 viewers across the five city metro markets according to preliminary ratings from OzTam. It was 12th for the night.
Good song, but it’s no ‘We’re still Number 4’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n42lNEoP5zE I’ll be wallowing in nostalgia over here…
Maybe people knew that the abysmal “Randling” was approaching, so they got out as quickly as they could!
Very disappointed to find out Would I Lie To You was not screening last night. Best and funniest show on ABC.
Biggest loss for the Today show so far.
Totally agree Daniel “Would I Lie to You” is the best show on TV.
Agreed Gavin. ‘Still Number 4’ was great and catchier.