Seven wins with Packed To The Rafters

Tim Burrowes

February 11, 2009 10:35

Packed To The Rafters eased Seven to a peak time TV ratings win last night, although news coverage of the Victorian bushfires continued to attract large audiences.

According to preliminary OzTam data, the show pulled in an audience of nearly 1.7m, just ahead of Seven News.

Nine’s cricket coverage delivered an audience of 1.4m, although it wasn’t helped by the ease of Australia’s victory over New Zeland. However, with the one-day series now level, Friday night’s decider should rate well for Nine.

Meanwhile Ten’s body language drama Lie To Me rated 1.3m, down 200,000 on its debut last week.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.