Offspring sheds 180,000 viewers but helps Ten win the night

Channel Ten’s Offspring shed 180,000 metro viewers on its second outing, slipping from last week’s 959,000 to just 779,000 last night.

Offspring, which aired at 8:30pm, was the second most-watched show across the key advertising demographics (16-39, 18-49, 25-54), second only to Ten’s Masterchef in the 7:30pm time slot, which won the night again with 1.169m viewers.

The strength of the two programs helped Ten to call the night a win, with an audience share of 17.9%, slightly ahead of Seven’s 17.7%, and Nine’s 17%. ABC achieved a share of 13.3%.