The first official week of ratings has been and gone with Channel Nine the number one network providing hope for 2008.
Nine 28.7%
Seven 27.2%
Ten 22.5%
ABC 16.4%
SBS 5.3%
A strong debut from Underbelly plus assistance from CSI, RPA, the cricket and its batch of new shows which made an indent in a number of Seven's juggernauts such as Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares: USA, The Chopping Block, Terminator and A Year with the Royal Family.
Their results were not high rating shows but equally impressive with the challenges.
*CSI (1,462,413) had more viewers than Desperate Housewives (1,270,713 ).
*A Year with the Royal Family (1,067,494 ) made a dent in Border Security (1,351,089 344) and The Force (1,342,725 ) which both use to hover around the 2 million mark.
*It Takes Two only debuted with 1.3million viewers (another 2 million viewer show) while Terminator peaked at a little over 1 million and Women's Murder Club on Ten almost had the same numbers as It Takes Two.
* The Chopping Block had almost similar figures to The Real Sea Change and was helped by Back To You on Channel Ten.
* Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares: USA had over 1.1 million viewers while Lost did not even reach 900,000.
Week 2 will be very interesting to see if the new programs retain their viewer numbers or if they start to slide and whether networks will have to start re-configuring schedules.
Seven will be wary of Dirty Sexy Money and hope that figures improve for Border Security & The Force, Desperate Housewives and It Takes Two. None of these shows face the axe but the network would be expecting more.
Seven executives would be keeping a close eye on The Real Sea Change while their Thursday night is in trouble especially with the low figures for Out of the Question and Family Guy which is restricting Lost.
Over at Nine they launch Cashmere Mafia on Wednesday night after Underbelly which should debut strongly with that lead in. Monster House still does not look safe but will probably hold on for the moment as Nine are winning the week. This show would be better suited to a Saturday night slot after Australia's Funniest Home Videos.
For Ten So You Think You Can Dance Australia continues to impress but The Biggest Loser has been disappointing. Women's Murder Club will hopefully hold its audience.
Tonight should have been won by Nine with an exciting Cricket match between Australia and India as the momentum continues into week 2.
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Monday, February 18, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Week 1: 2-2
Is Underbelly the show of 2008?
After four nights of television ratings its Channel Seven 2, Channel Nine 2. Nine won Sunday night with thanks to the cricket and Wednesday night with Underbelly despite the series not being screened in
Nine was also helped by the impressive launch of Channel Ten's two new sitcoms, Back To You and Rules of Engagement plus the return of House.
Seven also experienced very low numbers for It Takes Two which is not surprising because there celebrity line-up is weak much like the ridiculous height difference between the hosts.
Having watched a few of the new shows and returning shows this week, these are my thoughts:
Brothers and Sisters - was not a very good return episode and did not have the same strength as the first series. It has however set up some interesting story lines for the season with the Iraq War, US Presidency and a trans-continental relationship. Overall, it has lost some of its momentum.
Desperate Housewives - again the first episode did not entice the audience as the show was defeated by CSI which would have really hurt Seven.
Good News Week - been and done and no different to The Glass House or the first Good News Week. It is a shame because Paul McDermott and Mikey Robins are very clever and very funny. There should be a space for Good News Week, perhaps a different time, like Thursday night at 8:30 where there are not too many good shows on right now...
Dirty Sexy Money - I was really disappointed with this and thought the storyline would be completely different. I didn't know the show would be about revenge and the storyline about a lawyer helping a wealthy family with all their affairs... I think there could be something else worth watching.
Monster House - surprisingly different to what the advertising campaign predicted. I thought it was just a reality show about a 'weird' family, not a 'gag', hidden camera show. Was actually better than I thought it would be but not enough to make me want to watch it.
All Saints - second best show of the week to date. Such a strong Australian cast, massively underrated and quality. We do not have the high budgets or effects that American dramas have but we do have good quality acting. The story line may have been a little too far fetched but I was impressed to see the show.
The NightCap - was to say the least disappointing. The mixed chat, talk, news had so many genres it appeared at times like a morph between a kids show, a chat show, the news and that Friday Night Download show as all the content appeared to be taken from Wikipedia and YouTube. I suppose there is only one way up when your second segment is about fart jokes and then the anchor Matt White slaps Paul Murray for comedy.... Add in Jessica Rowe who appears to be the newsreader doing her job lightly, her laugh, a bloke is a corset and a weather girl turned panel member, Monique Wright and the show reminded me of The Catch Up. Enough said? Almost... let’s stop talking about Corey Delaney, Heather Mills sex stamina and look beyond Wiki and YouTube for content.
Underbelly - nothing short of brilliant. Vince Colissimo was an excellent and scary gangster. He played his role perfectly and was very believable. Another strong Australian cast which is also unearthing a brood of new talent. A debut of 1.3 million (despite not having
Foxtel IQ is great as I have watched all these and still yet to see Women's Murder Club, Back To You and Rules of Engagement which all look worthy of a screening.
Thank heavens the ratings season has started again but has all the good content been wasted on the first half of the week?
At 2-2, Nine should take tonight, Thursday with Getaway and RPA and tomorrow Friday with the Cricket. Have Nine all ready won week 1?
Monday, February 11, 2008
Gotta Seriously Heart
what to watch: week 1 of the ratings race
It’s that time of year when the failed series finally leave our television screens, repeated series conclude and movies that have been run and re-run at least twenty times are returned to the ‘Summer Programming’ Department to gather dust for another twelve months.
It’s a nervous time for television executives who cross their fingers and hope their new shows succeed and their returning series continue to rate. All three commercial networks have attempted to jump the gun with Seven launching Samantha Who a week early, Nine showing A Year With the Royal Family and The Chopping Block will Ten has attempted to leap frog both networks by launching their new reality hit So You Think You Can Dance Australia? and The Biggest Loser to respectable figures.
After months of deliberating about scheduling, millions of dollars spent on advertising it is now time to turn your television back on.
Sunday
Been and gone and Nine won the night with the cricket with Ten’s So You Think You Can Dance being the most popular show of the night whilst Grey’s Anatomy and Brothers and Sisters didn’t deliver as high ratings as expected.
Nine 28.2%
Ten 26.7%
Seven 24.8%
ABC 15.3%
SBS 4.9%
Monday
Competition hots up on Monday nights with Seven screening three all ready proven popular shows with one exciting new series. It’s Border Security and The Force from 7:30 followed by Desperate Housewives and the launch of Dirty Sexy Money. Note that Dirty Sexy Money has been described as a ‘Sex and the City clone’ in the same slot that Nine showed Sex and the City, very clever scheduling. I think that this show will be a success for Seven and hold off the competition from Ten which screens So You Think You Can Dance at 7:30 followed by the return of Good News Week at 9pm.
This leaves Nine with a CSI filled night, screening A Year With the Royal Family, CSI and CSI: NY giving Desperate Housewives some good competition.
What I would watch:
7:30 – Border Security (Seven)
8:00 – A Year With the Royal Family (Nine)
8:30 – CSI (Nine)
9:00 – Good News Week (Ten)
9:30 – Dirty Sexy Money (Seven)
My prediction: Seven, Ten, Nine
Tuesday
Seven have owned Tuesday’s since Dancing With the Stars was launched but this year Dancing does not kick off Seven’s year instead it’s spin-off It Takes Two will air from 7:30 followed by the most underrated high-rating ‘forgotten’ Australian drama, All Saints at 9:30. This previously winning combination should do it again as Nine have experimented with many shows against Seven’s ‘Super Tuesday’ and this year they start by trying Monster House and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
The advertisements for Monster House are enough to make you turn off and not bother, while Sarah Connor will have a select niche audience that will remain constant but it will not set the world on fire. Don’t forget Tuesday nights are big on Fox 8 with new series America’s Next Top Model followed by Gossip Girl which steal some of the commercial audience.
Ten are launching a competitive night as well with The Biggest Loser at 7 followed by Bondi Rescue which was last weeks second most popular show on that night followed by the debut of the much talked about Women’s Murder Club and then the impressive Burn Notice. Don’t underestimate Ten, they have scheduled cleverly and will have a good share of the audience.
What I would watch:
8:30 – Women’s Murder Club (Ten)
9:30 – All Saints (Seven)
10:30 - Gossip Girl (Fox 8 +2)
My prediction: Seven, Ten, Nine
Wednesday
This is Nine’s night. The Chopping Block at 7:30 looks sketchy but should hold up followed by a double-episode of the much talked about Underbelly. This will win the night for Nine with big audiences tuning in for the premiere which should command over 2 Million viewers for the premiere episode. This will be the highest rating debut show in 2008.
Ten will attempt to rain on Nine’s parade by screening two new much talked about American comedies, Rules of Engagament and Back to You followed by House while the ABC offer another alternative with Spicks and Specks and the debut of TV1 drama, Stupid Stupid Man. Over on Seven, they should have viewer numbers at 7:30 with RSPCA: Animal Rescue and The Real Seachange but the British crime series, Lewis will bomb.
What I would watch:
7:30 – Rules of Engagement (Ten)
8:00 – Back To You (Ten)
8:30 – Underbelly (Nine)
9:30 – Underbelly (Nine)
My prediction: Nine, Ten, ABC, Seven
Thursday
Thursday’s are bland with Nine’s medical series RPA being popular with audiences because there is a lack of competition with Seven screening, Out of the Question and Ten screening Law & Order: SVU whilst at 9:30 it’s either Lost, Kitchen Nightmares: USA or Medium. Not too many good shows to choose from, but if you have to watch:
7:30 – Getaway (Nine)
8:30 – Life on Mars (ABC)
9:30 – Kitchen Nightmares (Nine)
My prediction: Nine, Seven, Ten
Friday
Although Friday and Saturday nights don’t have as many television watchers they will prove to be important in the ratings game. This week Nine will win the night with Cricket unless the game is washed out. The pressure on our cricketers could even hinge on whether or not Nine win the first ratings week. If the cricket is washed out, Seven could have the week, if the cricket is screened, it could be Nine. Seven show Better Homes and Gardens which may attract the none-cricket watchers or Ten screen Kid Nation and the movie, Pride and Prejudice.
What I would watch:
7:00 – Cricket (Nine)
My prediction: Nine, Seven, Ten
Saturday
Kids shows and movies dominate Saturday night with Seven screening Finding Nemo at 6:30 going head to head with Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show with new host, Shelly Craft followed by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Two Weeks Notice. Ten are screening two old movies as well, Billy Madison and Mercury Rising.
What I would watch:
6:30 - Billy Madison (Ten)
8:30 - Mercury Rising (Ten)
My prediction: Nine, Seven, Ten
So who is going to win the first week of ratings?
Judging by the start Nine got on Sunday night you could assume it is their week. I didn’t think the cricket would rate as well as it did. Tuesday will give a big indication as the cast of It Takes Two is struggling in my opinion and may not be the same ratings juggernaut in 2008. It’s good that Ten is being aggressive with a host of new shows with some strong programs and impressive results to date.
Week 1 Predictions:
Nine
Seven
Ten
“Gotta Love It” – Channel 7’s slogan
“Seriosuly” – Channel 10’s slogan
“We (heart) TV” – Channel 9’s slogan
It’s that time of year when the failed series finally leave our television screens, repeated series conclude and movies that have been run and re-run at least twenty times are returned to the ‘Summer Programming’ Department to gather dust for another twelve months.
It’s a nervous time for television executives who cross their fingers and hope their new shows succeed and their returning series continue to rate. All three commercial networks have attempted to jump the gun with Seven launching Samantha Who a week early, Nine showing A Year With the Royal Family and The Chopping Block will Ten has attempted to leap frog both networks by launching their new reality hit So You Think You Can Dance Australia? and The Biggest Loser to respectable figures.
After months of deliberating about scheduling, millions of dollars spent on advertising it is now time to turn your television back on.
Sunday
Been and gone and Nine won the night with the cricket with Ten’s So You Think You Can Dance being the most popular show of the night whilst Grey’s Anatomy and Brothers and Sisters didn’t deliver as high ratings as expected.
Nine 28.2%
Ten 26.7%
Seven 24.8%
ABC 15.3%
SBS 4.9%
Monday
Competition hots up on Monday nights with Seven screening three all ready proven popular shows with one exciting new series. It’s Border Security and The Force from 7:30 followed by Desperate Housewives and the launch of Dirty Sexy Money. Note that Dirty Sexy Money has been described as a ‘Sex and the City clone’ in the same slot that Nine showed Sex and the City, very clever scheduling. I think that this show will be a success for Seven and hold off the competition from Ten which screens So You Think You Can Dance at 7:30 followed by the return of Good News Week at 9pm.
This leaves Nine with a CSI filled night, screening A Year With the Royal Family, CSI and CSI: NY giving Desperate Housewives some good competition.
What I would watch:
7:30 – Border Security (Seven)
8:00 – A Year With the Royal Family (Nine)
8:30 – CSI (Nine)
9:00 – Good News Week (Ten)
9:30 – Dirty Sexy Money (Seven)
My prediction: Seven, Ten, Nine
Tuesday
Seven have owned Tuesday’s since Dancing With the Stars was launched but this year Dancing does not kick off Seven’s year instead it’s spin-off It Takes Two will air from 7:30 followed by the most underrated high-rating ‘forgotten’ Australian drama, All Saints at 9:30. This previously winning combination should do it again as Nine have experimented with many shows against Seven’s ‘Super Tuesday’ and this year they start by trying Monster House and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
The advertisements for Monster House are enough to make you turn off and not bother, while Sarah Connor will have a select niche audience that will remain constant but it will not set the world on fire. Don’t forget Tuesday nights are big on Fox 8 with new series America’s Next Top Model followed by Gossip Girl which steal some of the commercial audience.
Ten are launching a competitive night as well with The Biggest Loser at 7 followed by Bondi Rescue which was last weeks second most popular show on that night followed by the debut of the much talked about Women’s Murder Club and then the impressive Burn Notice. Don’t underestimate Ten, they have scheduled cleverly and will have a good share of the audience.
What I would watch:
8:30 – Women’s Murder Club (Ten)
9:30 – All Saints (Seven)
10:30 - Gossip Girl (Fox 8 +2)
My prediction: Seven, Ten, Nine
Wednesday
This is Nine’s night. The Chopping Block at 7:30 looks sketchy but should hold up followed by a double-episode of the much talked about Underbelly. This will win the night for Nine with big audiences tuning in for the premiere which should command over 2 Million viewers for the premiere episode. This will be the highest rating debut show in 2008.
Ten will attempt to rain on Nine’s parade by screening two new much talked about American comedies, Rules of Engagament and Back to You followed by House while the ABC offer another alternative with Spicks and Specks and the debut of TV1 drama, Stupid Stupid Man. Over on Seven, they should have viewer numbers at 7:30 with RSPCA: Animal Rescue and The Real Seachange but the British crime series, Lewis will bomb.
What I would watch:
7:30 – Rules of Engagement (Ten)
8:00 – Back To You (Ten)
8:30 – Underbelly (Nine)
9:30 – Underbelly (Nine)
My prediction: Nine, Ten, ABC, Seven
Thursday
Thursday’s are bland with Nine’s medical series RPA being popular with audiences because there is a lack of competition with Seven screening, Out of the Question and Ten screening Law & Order: SVU whilst at 9:30 it’s either Lost, Kitchen Nightmares: USA or Medium. Not too many good shows to choose from, but if you have to watch:
7:30 – Getaway (Nine)
8:30 – Life on Mars (ABC)
9:30 – Kitchen Nightmares (Nine)
My prediction: Nine, Seven, Ten
Friday
Although Friday and Saturday nights don’t have as many television watchers they will prove to be important in the ratings game. This week Nine will win the night with Cricket unless the game is washed out. The pressure on our cricketers could even hinge on whether or not Nine win the first ratings week. If the cricket is washed out, Seven could have the week, if the cricket is screened, it could be Nine. Seven show Better Homes and Gardens which may attract the none-cricket watchers or Ten screen Kid Nation and the movie, Pride and Prejudice.
What I would watch:
7:00 – Cricket (Nine)
My prediction: Nine, Seven, Ten
Saturday
Kids shows and movies dominate Saturday night with Seven screening Finding Nemo at 6:30 going head to head with Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show with new host, Shelly Craft followed by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Two Weeks Notice. Ten are screening two old movies as well, Billy Madison and Mercury Rising.
What I would watch:
6:30 - Billy Madison (Ten)
8:30 - Mercury Rising (Ten)
My prediction: Nine, Seven, Ten
So who is going to win the first week of ratings?
Judging by the start Nine got on Sunday night you could assume it is their week. I didn’t think the cricket would rate as well as it did. Tuesday will give a big indication as the cast of It Takes Two is struggling in my opinion and may not be the same ratings juggernaut in 2008. It’s good that Ten is being aggressive with a host of new shows with some strong programs and impressive results to date.
Week 1 Predictions:
Nine
Seven
Ten
“Gotta Love It” – Channel 7’s slogan
“Seriosuly” – Channel 10’s slogan
“We (heart) TV” – Channel 9’s slogan
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