Seven’s Take Me Out launch episode ranks fourth in its time slot
Seven’s Take Me Out launched with 604,000 metro viewers on Monday night, failing to beat Nine’s The Block and Ten’s Australian Survivor, both of which shared the 7.30pm time slot.
The show also failed to beat ABC’s 7.30, which achieved 739,000 metro viewers in the same 7.30pm time slot, according to OzTam’s preliminary overnight ratings.
Hosted by comedian Joel Creasey, the new dating show was beaten in key advertising demographics 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54 by Nine’s The Block, along with Ten’s Have You Been Paying Attention? and Australian Survivor.
I believe Australian TV has sunk to it’s lowest level in it’s present form, what with a plethora cringe worthy reality shows, low cost series and replays shown days within days of original screening. I have a friend whose family has not turned their TV on for 4 years. The way TV programming is encouraging viewers to turn off. By going computer online one can watch first run movies and catchup TV at ones leisure should be a wake up call for TV stations to improve it content.
This Was Cringeworthy at best, I was hoping for something mindless and fun like First Dates, but instead it is a bunch of guys that don’t need to be there except for their vanity, and about the same for the woman, and after years of feminists pointing out that when a show is objectifying woman it is not OK / what if the roles were reversed?
Well, here it is, could you imagine if this show was 30 men, watching a woman grinding on a chair and yelling and practically drooling, on primetime TV, it would be front page news the next day, and people would be getting fired.
I agree, with your comments Graham. However, I’d also add the relentless amount of advertising and promos the commercial stations put to air, destroys any enjoyment or involvement in the programme, let alone remember what the advertiser is flogging!
I think the problem is Joel Creasey who is over the top camp and lacks any actual sincerity.
What a crap show
Unfortunately I agree with Chris. I thought Joel was superb in Sisters, where acting he was toned down. But every time I have seen him live or presenting, its the same over the top campness, missing the nuance of a Julian Clary.
I dont like it i think there are to much dateing shows on now