Puberty Blues finishes with 707,000
Ten’s Puberty Blues final episode gave the network its highest rating show for the day.
The 70s drama, produced by Southern Star and directed by Glendyn Ivin, rated 707,000 and 15th in total viewers, according to preliminary ratings from OzTam.
The show when it premiered on August 15, rated just under 1m, with 925,000.In the key advertising demographic of 16-39, the retro series was second in total viewers and first in its 8.30pm time slot. In 18-49, the show was third overall, behind Big Brother which was first and Gruen Planet, which also went out at 8.30pm.
In 25-54, Puberty Blues was fifth overall behind Big Brother in top spot, and Gruen Planet second as well as Seven’s 8.30pm hour of fly-on-the-wall reality, including new series Surveillance Oz in fourth spot and returning series Highway Patrol in fifth.
Enjoyed the series immensely .. it was certainly a case of “Puberty Blues – a memoir of [insert name here]”
nice series but what’s the point – except for some nostalgia… nostalgia is not appointment viewing.
Really? ‘Appointment viewing’? Exactly what would you consider falls into that category in recent times? According to the Australian viewing public, ‘Highway Patrol’ and ‘Surveillance Oz’ are shows to set the oven timer for. At least Puberty Blues was well-written, well-performed, and might even have a few messages in there for the yoof of today. Who, unfortunately, appear to have an ‘appointment’ with Highway Patrol…
The TV season is over!! What regular programs do we have now?It would be interesting to look at the figures for “Mornings” this year compared to when Kerri Ann was hosting.
Little Voice, you clearly missed the entire point. Sure, the series may provide some nostalgia for those who lived during those times (and those of us too young to have been there in the first place), but it was so much more than that. It was a beautiful, thought-provoking, funny/sad little show with powerful messages, interesting storylines and fantastic acting all around.
There need to be more of its ilk on the Australian airwaves. I’m going to miss my little Wednesday dates with it tremendously.
I totally agree with you Nick, it is such a great show on many levels. Wonderful acting, and i guess excellent direction played a key role in that. Fingers crossed for a second series.