Karl Stefanovic’s TV return delivers 686,000 metro viewers
After being ousted from the Today show at the end of 2018, Karl Stefanovic’s This Time Next Year has seen him return to screens on Nine, with 686,000 metro viewers tuning in for the premiere.
That’s a significant drop from 2017’s launch episode which brought in 1.282m metro viewers. The show, which kicked off at 8.40pm last night, landed in second place for the timeslot, coming in behind Ten’s Have You Been Paying Attention? which delivered 735,000.
At his best, Karl is top tier. Empathetic, engaging, intelligent and balanced. Unfortunately, he chose the road to Buffoonery and he’s finished as far as the public are concerned.
I while ago I caught a couple of minutes of him on 2GB. He was great, though it pains me to say it.
However, he’s cooked his goose. Shame really.
This time next year, I hope that show is off the air. All the promos I’ve seen feature ‘pity porn’ or people who want to cure or fix a disability. This does nothing to help reduce the BS stereotypes of disability perpetuated by popular culture.