Tuesday’s TV ratings race closes up

Tim Burrowes

April 1, 2009 10:28

Despite the absence of Packed To The Rafters, Seven still won Tuesday night’s TV ratings, although in a much closer race.

Ten had an good night, and Nine’s weak Tuesday lineup – three episodes of Two and A Half Men, Wipeout and much-repeated Aussie movie The Castle – continued to struggle, according to prelimnary OzTam TV ratings

Last night’s peak share: Seven 29.8%; Ten 28.2%; Nine 24.5% ; ABC 14% ; SBS 3.6%.

Although Ten looks to fight its ratings battles on younger demographics, it is having one of its most competitive weeks of the year across the board, although it is still narrowly in third place. Network share this week so far: Nine 27.2%; Seven 26.7%; Ten 26.4%; ABC 14%; SBS 3.6%.

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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.