TV ratings
How Alone Australia went from near-flop to record-breaking smash
The survivalist competition has become the most successful full-length series in SBS’s history – and is even beating once-dominant reality shows on rival networks.
- by Michael Lallo
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Fran Kelly’s ABC chat show, Frankly, axed after just one season
The ABC’s Friday night chat show featured conversations with famous Australians and promised viewers there would be “no better way to spend your Friday nights”.
- by Nell Geraets
Cold case: Is The Claremont Murders too close to home for WA viewers?
People who complain the series is insensitive haven’t watched it, so they are unaware of the tastefulness of the treatment of the murders and how respectful it is of the grief of the families involved.
- by Mark Naglazas
Foxtel’s television ratings data could be inflated by 40 per cent
TV ratings provider OzTAM was forced to rapidly update the way it measures the pay TV and streaming company’s data.
- by Zoe Samios
The reality TV ratings war has begun. Who will reign supreme?
Married at First Sight, Survivor and the rebooted Australian Idol are all going head-to-head this week, and viewers have made their alliances clear.
- by Meg Watson
Nearly a million Australians tune in for World Cup final, as viewers shift online
This year’s World Cup attracted huge ratings for SBS, raising questions about the A-League’s inability to draw big audiences.
- by Angus Thomson
What we watched in 2022: Seven, Nine clash as both claim TV ratings win
There can be only one winner in the 2022 TV ratings battle. Unless there can be two.
- by Karl Quinn
In battle of House of the Dragon v Lord of the Rings, which show is king?
TV shows don’t come much bigger. But determining which one is more popular with viewers is no mean feat.
- by Karl Quinn
Dropping the ball? What to make of the TV ratings for footy grand finals
Numbers were down for the two biggest games in Australian sport. But the picture is more complicated than that suggests.
- by Karl Quinn
What makes Aussie TV successful overseas?
How did a show that talks about eshays, Centrelink and a “tongue punch in the fart box” become a global hit? It might be part of a broader trend in Australian TV.
- by Meg Watson
Did four billion people really watch the Queen’s funeral?
At its peak, 1 in 5 Australians watched the Queen’s funeral on TV on Monday night. But finding out exactly how many people watched it around the world isn’t easy.
- by Karl Quinn