Getaway takes Nine over the line in sluggish Thursday for TV viewing

Tim Burrowes

August 20, 2010 12:52

Seven’s Matty Johns show saw a slight improvement in Sydney and Brisbane on Thursday – but not enough for the network to avoid defeat for the night by Nine.

The show came 12th in Sydney (248,000) and 9th in Brisbane (166,000) , according to preliminary overnight metro ratings from OzTam – an improvement on last week when it was 17th and 12th.

Across the board it was a poor night for free TV, with the only one non-news and current affairs show getting more than 1.1m – Nine’s Getaway.

Thursday’s ratings:

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Tim Burrowes

I write about the world's media and marketing industry from an Australian perspective Australian lens. I've worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia. I founded Mumbrella, which we sold in 2017.