Seven’s My France With Manu sinks as the ABC rings up win with The Checkout

April 15, 2016 10:35

My France with Manu down on last year

The Seven Network’s My France with Manu saw its audience drift away this week in a soft night for free-to-air television with the schedule dominated by news and current affairs.

But the ABC topped the night in general entertainment with The Checkout at 8pm luring 686,000 metro viewers, narrowly beating Seven’s My France at 7.30pm, which drew 663,000, down from its 2015 average of 820,000. Last week My France with Manu had 713,000 viewers.

Meanwhile the Manly Sea Eagles v Parramatta Eels NRL game drew 429,000 in Sydney and Brisbane on Nine.

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Simon Canning

Simon Canning was Mumbrella's marketing and advertising editor from 2015-2017. In a career spanning journalism and communications over more than 30 years Simon has become one of Australia’s most respected analysts and commentators on the advertising, marketing and media industries. A regular commentator on radio and TV, Simon has also worked in media in the US and UK .

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