Ten’s Great Australian Spelling Bee slides below 400,000 as Nine’s Love Child heads to season finale

Miranda Ward

August 1, 2016 10:00

Ten’s Great Australian Spelling Bee has seen its audience drop to 365,000 metro viewers at 6:30pm, down from last week’s audience of 484,000.

Ten struggled to pull in audiences last night, with its best performing show the broadcast of kids movie How To Train Your Dragon 2, which at 7:30pm was watched by 436,000.

Ten managed a share of 10.4% last night, behind the ABC’s share of 10.7%. Nine won the night with a share of 20% while Seven came in second with a share of 19.4%.

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Miranda Ward

Miranda Ward worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017, eventually becoming deputy editor. Miranda joined Mumbrella in September 2013 from Sky News.