World Cup delivers Nine winning share as Ten’s Empire slides on second outing
In the absence of Seven’s My Kitchen Rules, Nine topped Sunday’s TV audience with a share of 24.3 per cent as the second session of the World Cup cricket match between Australia and Sri Lanka topped one million metro viewers.
Australia’s innings during session one was watched by 815,000 while the pre-match broadcast grabbed a metro audience of 386,000. Session two was the most watched show amongst viewers aged 16-39. On pay TV the match was watched by 325,000 and 319,000 viewers.
The cricket helped Nine win the night, ahead of Seven’s share of 20.3 per cent.
In Sydney and Brisbane, the cricket alternated between Nine and Gem while the NRL game between the Rabbitohs and the Roosters was broadcast, pulling a total audience of 347,000.
Panthers & Bulldogs was Sunday NRL
not Rabbitohs and Roosters
I don’t understand what the Ten network saw with Empire. A very mediocre drama series with B-grade acting. The channel has really lost the plot on what viewers want.
Empire is the #5 show in the US – counting all programs across network, cable and syndicated – so it’s not that unusual for TEN to think it could work in Australia.
I am curious if there is a motive in mind when you put together these ratings summaries. Seems as though you want to make the point that Ten did badly last night (based on the headline and the fact that you report all other Ten’s shows were down on the previous week). However, Ten actually scored 2 of the top 5 shows in the demos. Given that you’re a media focused news site, I would have thought demos counted for something. Plus Shark Tank was the most watched non news program in the 18-49 demographic.
Agree wtih Agenda?? and note that Shark Tank should be getting more praise.