Now Masterchef crushes The Rafters in the ratings

Tim Burrowes

July 15, 2009 10:44

Masterchef last night toppled Seven’s biggest kahuna, beating Packed To The Rafters and becoming Ten’s biggest TV show of the year.

Tuesday’s 7pm episode – which saw contestant Julia eliminated – rated nearly 2.2m, according to preliminary figures from OzTam.

It’s the first time the show has done better than Packed To The Rafters, which went out at 8.30pm and still rated a respectable 1.8m.

Last night’s ratings were a two way battle between the networks, with Ten’s Talkin Bout Your Generation scoring 1.5m, and Seven’s Surf Patrol doing about the same.

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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.