TV ratings: Aussies prefer The Bible to Abba

Tim Burrowes

July 17, 2013 10:25

The big budget retelling of The Bible delivered a solid audience for Nine last night with the first two episodes of the Mark Burnett produced miniseries rating metro audiences of 880,000 and 793,000 between 9pm and 11pm.

The Bible held its own against Seven’s Winners & Losers which averaged 867,000 from 8.45pm to 9.45pm.

And on Ten Under The Dome, from 8.30pm to 9.30pm, rated 900,000. NICIS Los Angeles, from 9.30pm to 10.30pm rated 550,000.

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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.

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2 COMMENTS

shameful 17 Jul 13

This is clearly a monumental stuff up by Naked.

What I find most shameful though is (edited by Mumbrella for legal reasons)

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Encyclic! 17 Jul 13

It’s been done before. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H....._Mary_Pass

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