Nine’s new panel show The Verdict debuts with 522,000 viewers but comes third in timeslot
Karl Stefanovic’s new panel talk show The Verdict last night drew 522,000 metropolitan viewers on its debut on Nine at 8.40pm.
The Verdict, which drew a mixed social media reaction thanks in large part to former Labor leader Mark Latham and Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie, was beaten in its timeslot by Seven’s Highway Patrol which kicked off at 8.30pm with a metro audience of 698,000.
It was also out-rated by Ten’s Gogglebox which was watched by 559,000, according to OzTam’s overnight metro ratings.
Meanwhile Ten’s The Bachelorette pulled 855,000 metro viewers at 7.30pm for an episode which saw Sam Frost and contestant Richie dress up as 80-year-olds to see what they be like at an older age.
I think the verdict on The Verdict is “too dumb for smart people, too boring for dumb people”.
Horrible show.
Poorly executed extreme version of QandA meets Real Time w/ Bill Maher.
Cheap production.
Cheap talent.
And a host who surely knows he is better than such a mess.
The Verdict is not extreme at all. If anything QandA is on the far left spectrum of politics.
How much Karl is too much Karl?
THIS MUCH KARL!
The audience has voted with their fingers……….its poor!
I really hate that Mark Latham’s comments get so much attention. This is of course exactly what Nine wanted, ensuring there will be more of the same.
YUCK.
It would be excellent for the country if the current affairs (serious segment) was not nulified at each point,and economics for Free to Air in this segment being destroyed by tax payer supported, no balanced SBS and ABC shows.
But…..this was first go, so they’ll fine tune. With a likely cheap cost relative to something like Highway Patrol it might have been profitable. Given 2GB/3AW ratings in radio versus ABC’s two station line ups (e.g. 702/RN), there is no reason why , given ABC ratings for their current affairs shows, that this one can beat ABC/SBS equivelent ratings just like the two party preferred outcome (say 55/44 jof the last election.
Good on Nine for testing.
Rough around the edges, sure, but how quickly we forget the very first episode of Q&A.
That was like an awkward school debate, hosted by someone’s white-haired uncle with a strangulated voice, and guests with no personality.
It found its feet eventually, and also its audience of purse-lipped, inner-city pseudo-intellectuals who live for the thrill of being offended and outraged.
Perhaps this show will be for the other 90% of the population. Give it a few eps.
Mike – everybody should be watching shows like Q&A. From the topics to the panelists to the audience, I think the show did a good job of being representative.
I hope The Verdict is given a fair go. I welcomed the idea of the show as I have given up on Q&A due to its being more of the same, week in, week out. You can almost predict what Tony Jones is going to say. I would be interested to hear more from Mark Latham especially once he settles down a bit.