House Rules falls to 687,000 for Seven

Tim Burrowes

May 17, 2013 9:11

Seven appears to be facing a major problem with the ratings of its renovation show House Rules falling again on its third outing.

House Rules rated just 687,000 according to preliminary overnight metro ratings from OzTAM. This followed an opening of 803,000 on Tuesday and a fall to 784,000 on Wednesday.

Last night saw viewers opt for Nine’s double episode of The Block, which averaged 1.041m and 853,000.

Seven’s patchy Thursday also saw the final episode of the truncated series of Celebrity Splash. It rated 650,000. It was narrowly beaten by Ten’s Law & Order SVU which rated 675,000.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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3 COMMENTS

Stu 17 May 13

Sounds like a familiar story… never invade Russia in winter… and never launch a home renovation show off the back of a cooking show.

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Chris 17 May 13

Seven seems to be slipping in the second half of the year. Bring on X factor quick smart.

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just saying 20 May 13

and to think that celebrity splash did not last for long? I dont understand!

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