Nine ‘s Gillard interview beats X Factor to be second most watched show of the night

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Nine’s interview with Julia Gillard last night proved more appealing than Seven’s Sunday Night exclusive with another former PM, John Howard, with the program pulling in 1.19 million metro viewers, according to OzTam overnight ratings.

Julia Gillard: The Whole Truth, which aired at 7pm, even beat the X Factor which drew 1.09m viewers in its 7.30pm slot. Ray Martin’s interview with Australia’s first female PM was the second most watched show of the night, with only Nine’s The Block Glasshouse, watched by 1.27m viewers, proving more popular. The interview with John Howard at 8pm on Sunday pulled in 1.05m.

Nine and Seven shared the night, each taking a 22.8 per cent share on their main channels, while Network Ten’s 10.3 per cent was well beaten by the ABC which took an 11.5 share of the night’s audience.