Sydney

• 2GB maintains lead but breakfast and evenings trend down
• smoothfm maintains #1 FM position as Bogart & Glenn surge
• KIIS 1065 #1 FM breakfast with Kyle and Jackie untouchable

Biggest Movers

UP: smoothfm 95.3 +0.9
Down: Nova 96.9/2GB -0.5

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Melbourne

• Covid creep continues as 3AW climbs – Ross & Russ hits 28.4%
• Gold 104.3 still #1 FM and FM breakfast with Christian O’Connell
• Fox again hammered as 10+ share slips to new record low

UP: 3AW + 3.7%
DOWN: smoothfm -1.0

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Brisbane

• Nova 106.9 ranks #1 with Ash, Kip, Luttsy and Susie up to 12.6%
• 4BC posts best results in years with Neil Breen share now over 10%

UP: 4BC +2.4
DOWN: 4KQ -2.1

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Perth

• 96FM the new market leader with rock solid daytime shares
• Nova holds as breakfast and drive champ as Mix drops in all shifts

UP: 96FM +0.6
DOWN: 6iX -0.8

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Adelaide

• Mix 102.3 fights back as #1 overall with Jodie & Soda #1 FM breakfast
• David and Will #1 commercial breakfast despite share pulling back

UP: Cruise1323 +1.5
DOWN: Fiveaa -1.2

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• Revenues were US$2.12 billion, a 10% decline compared to $2.34 billion in the prior year, primarily driven by the sale of News America Marketing.

• Segment EBITDA at Digital Real Estate Services grew 45%, with record revenue and profit contribution by Move, operator of realtor.com

• Segment EBITDA at Dow Jones grew 47%, driven by record average consumer product subscriptions of 3.88 million, led by 29% growth in digital-only subscriptions

At a briefing on the company’s results, CEO Robert Thomson said: “News Corp has started the fiscal year strongly, with higher revenue in many of our segments during the first quarter, and a 21 percent increase year-on-year in profitability, despite the disruptive economic consequences of COVID-19.

“Total revenues for the quarter were $2.1 billion, a fall of 10 percent, but that contraction was largely due to the sale of News America Marketing, and the adjusted decline was 3 percent. Meanwhile, three of our segments, Dow Jones, Digital Real Estate Services and Book Publishing, reported year-over-year Segment EBITDA increases of at least 45 percent, highlighting the success of our investment strategy in publishing and digital real estate.

“Dow Jones posted a record first quarter in profitability and higher revenues, thanks to its role as one of the world’s most trusted providers of business news and analysis. There is undoubted U.S. and international potential for Dow Jones to expand audiences and revenues, and the team is pleased by the early returns on a subscriber offering for the previously free MarketWatch service.

“We are continuing our drive to be a more focused, more digital company and we believe the positive results of that strategy are already clear. Our aim is to generate enhanced returns for our investors in the months, quarters and years to come.”

Subscription Video Services

Revenues in the quarter decreased $18 million, or 4%, compared with the prior year, including a $20 million, or 3%, positive impact from foreign currency fluctuations. The revenue decline was driven by the impact from fewer residential broadcast subscribers and a $14 million, or 3%, negative impact from lower commercial subscription revenues resulting from the ongoing restrictions on pubs, clubs and other commercial venues due to COVID-19, partially offset by higher revenues from OTT products. Adjusted Revenues decreased 7% compared to the prior year.

As of September 30, 2020, Foxtel’s total closing paid subscribers were 3.287 million, a 7% increase compared to the prior year, primarily due to the growth in subscribers at Kayo and the launch of Binge, partially offset by lower residential and commercial broadcast subscribers. 2.055 million of the total closing subscribers were residential and commercial broadcast subscribers, and the remaining 1.232 million consisted of Kayo, Foxtel Now and Binge subscribers.

As of September 30, 2020, there were 681,000 Kayo subscribers (644,000 paying), compared to 430,000 subscribers (364,000 paying) in the prior year. As of September 30, 2020, there were 310,000 Foxtel Now subscribers (298,000 paying), compared to 385,000 subscribers (375,000 paying) in the prior year. Binge, which launched in May, had 321,000 (290,000 paying) subscribers as of September 30, 2020.

Broadcast subscriber churn in the quarter increased slightly to 14.6% from 14.4% in the prior year. Broadcast ARPU for the quarter increased 1% to A$79 (US$56).

Segment EBITDA in the quarter decreased $3 million, or 4%, compared with the prior year, primarily due to lower revenues as discussed above, partially offset by lower entertainment programming costs and lower other operating costs. The $36 million (A$51 million) negative impact related to the deferral of sports programming rights and production costs from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 into fiscal 2021 as a result of the suspension of sporting events due to COVID-19 was partially offset by the savings from renegotiated sports rights. Adjusted Segment EBITDA decreased 9%.

News Media

Revenues in the quarter decreased $280 million, or 37%, as compared to the prior year, including a $19 million, or 2%, positive impact from foreign currency fluctuations. The decline was primarily driven by a $200 million, or 26%, impact from the divestiture of News America Marketing in May 2020. The decline also reflects the $35 million, or 5%, impact from the closure or transition to digital of certain regional and community newspapers in Australia. Within the segment, revenues at News Corp Australia and News UK declined 20% and 8%, respectively. Adjusted Revenues for the segment decreased 16% compared to the prior year.

Circulation and subscription revenues increased $1 million compared to the prior year, primarily due to digital subscriber growth, a $10 million, or 4%, positive impact from foreign currency fluctuations and price increases, offset by lower single-copy sales revenue, primarily at News UK, as a result of COVID-19.

Advertising revenues decreased $262 million, or 59%, compared to the prior year, reflecting a $200 million, or 45%, negative impact from the divestiture of News America Marketing. The remainder of the decline was driven by continued weakness in the advertising market, exacerbated by COVID-19, and a $29 million, or 7%, negative impact related to the closure or transition to digital of certain regional and community newspapers in Australia, partially offset by a $7 million, or 1%, positive impact from foreign currency fluctuations.

In the quarter, Segment EBITDA decreased $29 million compared to the prior year, reflecting lower revenues, as discussed above, and the absence of a net $12 million contribution due to the divestitures of News America Marketing and Unruly, partially offset by higher cost savings across the businesses.

Digital revenues represented 28% of News Media segment revenues in the quarter, compared to 19% in the prior year. For the quarter, digital revenues at the newspaper mastheads represented 25% of their combined revenues. Digital subscribers and users across key properties within the News Media segment are summarized below:

• Closing digital subscribers at News Corp Australia’s mastheads as of September 30, 2020 were 685,200, compared to 542,400 in the prior year (Source: Internal data)

• The Times and Sunday Times closing digital subscribers as of September 30, 2020 were 337,000, compared to 312,000 in the prior year (Source: Internal data)

• The Sun’s digital offering reached 140 million global monthly unique users in September 2020, compared to 129 million in the prior year (Source: Google Analytics)

• New York Post’s digital network reached 144 million unique users in September 2020, compared to 107 million in the prior year (Source: Google Analytics)

As Chief Operating and Commercial Officer and co-lead with McGarvey, Villani will be responsible for all the combined company’s commercial activities and operations in both markets.

Most recently, Villani was Queensland’s Head of Restructuring and Brisbane’s Head of Office at advisory and investment firm KordaMentha.

McGarvey, who was promoted to the new role of Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President in March this year, led the integration and transformation of ViacomCBS Australia and New Zealand.

Both McGarvey and Villani report to Maria Kyriacou, President of VCNI’s operations in Australia, Israel and the UK.

Rod Prosser, Chief Sales Officer, ViacomCBS Australia and New Zealand will work closely with McGarvey and Villani to further strengthen revenue growth and strategy while providing oversight and management of the entire 10 ViacomCBS sales team.

Kyriacou commented: “Network 10 has performed very well this year. It is the only commercial network growing its audience and it has also recorded its highest commercial shares in key demographics since 2011. The integration and transformation of Network 10 and ViacomCBS under the leadership of Beverley has been successfully completed. We have launched a new channel, 10 Shake, 10 Play is experiencing its biggest ever digital audience and the MTV and Nickelodeon channels have also grown their share.

“We will continue to build on that momentum, while at the same time leveraging the powerful ViacomCBS brands and assets from both a content and revenue perspective.

“Jarrod is a highly qualified commercial leader with extensive experience in organisational transformation and stakeholder management. Jarrod’s broad commercial knowledge coupled with Beverley’s experience as an Australian media and creative leader ensures the business remains a unique and powerful media group. It is in great hands.

“I would like to congratulate Beverley for her leadership of ViacomCBS Australia and New Zealand since March this year. It is a credit to Beverley and her team that the business has continued to compete and evolve.”

Kyriacou added: “I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the KordaMentha team, led by Henriette Rothschild who has been interim Chief Transformation Officer. Henriette has been instrumental in ensuring the merged Network 10 and ViacomCBS Australia and New Zealand businesses are well positioned for the future.”

McGarvey said: “I am thrilled Jarrod is joining our team and I look forward to working closely with him alongside the existing Executive Leadership Team and the international leadership team as we take ViacomCBS Australia and New Zealand into 2021.

“Next year we will launch premium SVOD service Paramount + whilst growing our existing linear and subscription broadcast and digital assets. Jarrod has worked closely with the team throughout this year and on a project basis in the past and we are thrilled to have him join us on a permanent basis.”

Villani said: “I am delighted to be joining Beverley, Rod and the team at ViacomCBS and continuing the development of the business. The combination of ViacomCBS’ global content portfolio and Network 10’s broad reach and key demographic prominence provides a unique opportunity in our markets for our viewers and partners across multiple platforms.

“It’s a very exciting time for the network and the broader ViacomCBS business and I look forward to joining them in the new year.”

Villani will commence as Chief Operating and Commercial Officer, ViacomCBS Australia and New Zealand in early 2021.

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Top Photo: Jarrod Villani and Beverley McGarvey, co-leads at ViacomCBS Australia and New Zealand

News Corp Australia’s state-based mastheads, The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun and The Courier-Mail will soon follow with websites rebuilt from the ground up to be faster, smarter, less congested and much more user-friendly.

For the past year, the team immersed itself in the lives of consumers’ digital habits to find out what they want from their news websites and mobile sites.

News Corp Australia executive chairman Michael Miller said the move capped off a year of transformation for the company, which has seen digital subscriptions grow 26 percent, and marked the first stage in a major program of work.

“We’ve reshaped our operations to better meet the needs of audiences and clients to grow subscriber numbers and simplify our structures to be less complex for advertisers to leverage – and now we’re increasing our investment in digital innovation.

“Today’s announcement marks a significant step to realising this digital future and we’ll be increasingly providing audiences and clients with a seamless experience across devices with content available offline and unique content for our valued subscribers.

“This is the first stage in our transition to a digital future.”

News Corp Australia’s chief technology officer Julian Delany said the dramatic rise in consumer expectations around digital products in recent years had prompted a rethink in what News offers audiences.

“We’ve spoken to readers around the nation to listen to their views and hear directly what they want and expect from a digital news product,” he said.

“This extensive customer research has guided the new digital experiences we’ve unveiled this week. And this is just the beginning of our digital evolution.

“More world class functions and experiences will be rolled out in the weeks and months ahead as we commit to continuously improve the reader experience.”

Delany said audiences were clear in what they wanted.

“They asked for speed and we’ve delivered, by building one of the quickest-to-load news sites of any publisher, anywhere.

“They asked to be able to find what they’re looking for more easily, which we’ve delivered by presenting a design that is clean and simple plus an intuitive navigation system that means users are only ever one click away from their area of interest.”

In a note to Nine staff this morning, CEO Hugh Marks said:

It’s with great sadness that I share with all of you today the news of the passing of Nine legend and Australian media industry giant Gerald Stone.

Gerald occupies a lofty pedestal in Nine’s history and a profound place in our hearts.

He was famously of course the ‘father’ and founder of 60 Minutes in Australia in 1979 – which under his remarkable leadership became a juggernaut of Australian television.

With its great story telling and high production values 60 Minutes changed the way we watched television, and launched scores of now celebrated careers.

Gerald Stone with Jana Wendt in 1981

First amongst them Ray Martin, George Negus and Ian Leslie, quickly followed by, a then largely unknown, Jana Wendt. Gerald transformed them into household names – and they became his lifelong friends – with countless others to follow.

And he crafted 60 Minutes into a tour de force which four decades later remains an ongoing testament to Gerald’s capacity to produce great content through his sheer good instincts about stories, the people he chose to tell them, his gimlet eye for angles and detail and his uncanny ability to make it so relatable to a huge audience.

There’s been an army of tremendously talented people in Australian television since its arrival in 1956, but none with more impact than Gerald Stone.

All the way from Columbus, Ohio via a copy boy stint at The New York Times, Gerald came to Australia in 1962 to begin a stellar career, first at News Ltd which featured roles as diverse as foreign correspondent in Vietnam to accompanying Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins on the famous ‘Freedom Ride’ to Moree.

In 1967 Gerald joined the fledgling ABC program This Day Tonight which pioneered a dramatic new recognition & treatment of public affairs reporting in Australia.

There he cut his teeth with a bunch of other talented young reporters and presenters about to make famous names for themselves – among them Mike Willesee, Bill Peach, Caroline Jones, Richard Carleton , George Negus, Peter Luck and Mike Carlton.

In his astonishing career Gerald was later to serve at the Bulletin as Editor, Director of Current Affairs at the Seven Network, Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Network and in senior positions as an SBS director and deputy chairman in more recent times.

On top of all of that Gerald became a prolific and best-selling author with his engaging style, detail and colour.

Gerald Stone was deeply respected and much admired by everyone with whom he came into close contact. His raw American accent never left him, nor his warmth, humility and charm. But he was also a feisty character who gave as good as he got, especially in the odd colourful disagreement over programming decisions with Kerry Packer – a feat in itself.

And Gerald generously always rejoiced in the success of others – in recent years shedding tears when 60 Minutes was inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame.

His own tremendous body of work was so accurately recognised in the 2015 Australia Day awards when Gerald received an AM for ‘significant service to print and broadcast media as a journalist, television producer and author’

Something of an understatement.

On behalf of everyone at Nine, past and present, I have conveyed our profound condolences on Gerald’s passing to his wife Irene – herself a long-time friend of the Network through her outstanding involvement in the delivery of World Series Cricket and what followed in our sustained coverage over so many years.

Gerald is survived by Irene, his two children, Klay and Jennifer, and two grandchildren Louis and Gina.

See also the obituary from Michael Idato in The Sydney Morning Herald here.

Network 10’s morning show has begun a new era with Studio 10 mainstay Sarah Harris and Irish import Tristan MacManus.

MacManus is best known to Australian audiences as a judge on the local format of Dancing with the Stars. MacManus had previously established himself as a dancer on the American Dancing with the Stars, and the British version of Strictly Come Dancing.

Mediaweek spoke with MacManus about his new gig, working with Sarah Harris, and the Covid-19 affected conclusion to Dancing with the Stars.

When asked how this new career direction came about MacManus admitted that he wasn’t  too sure himself.

“I’ll be honest with you, I really don’t know, it kind of came out of the blue a little. It came at a time where I went back to landscaping and then I got a call to see if I would be interested in doing a screen test. I didn’t know what it was for, but I went in and talked about some news stories.

MacManus was originally hoping to do both Dancing with the Stars and Studio 10 when he signed up before it was announced that Dancing with the Stars would not be returning to 10’s schedule in 2021.

“You can never assume with any show, whether it is popular or unpopular, that it is going to come back. It is something that you hope people want to come back, but the reality is it might not be in the financial position to come back at the moment. I am hoping that’s the reason because then hopefully there is enough interest for the show to return at a later date.”

The show found itself one of the many productions affected by Covid-19 with MacManus saying that he wasn’t sure they were even going to be able to conclude the second season as planned.

“After almost every show we didn’t know if it was going to be the last one or not. I drove back to Sydney, two weeks before the show finished because I wanted to get my family back home and in the back of my mind, I thought we might not be able to finish the show. At the time Dancing with the Stars represented more for people. It is not for some people and we get that, but some people love it and needed something to look forward to at the time, and I felt like we did a great job of giving it to them.”

Seven weeks into the new job, MacManus admits that he is enjoying the opportunity to learn. Most of his aspirations involved dancing and the theatre – he never really thought about hosting a show like Studio 10.

“I never imagined being the host of a morning show, because why would I? I was doing a dancing show which turned into hosting theatre shows and now I am hosting Studio 10.

“I love it, and I am learning an awful lot. They are letting me work out my kinks which is what you want from everything. The whole vibe of the show has changed, and everyone is open to the transition that the show is going through. I am like everyone, some things I mess up here and there and other things I don’t mess up.”

One major calming influence for him after being thrown into a foreign territory is long-time Studio 10 host Sarah Harris who MacManus said has been great for him.

“Sarah is great, she knows the gig, she knows the drill and we are getting to know each other, and I think that is the major thing. I had an instant trust and comfort with Sarah which is what you need and crave in any new position.

MacManus said that he took the role so that he would have the opportunity to learn and explore a new challenge.

“I have kids now and I am trying to teach them not to turn their back on things that they are afraid of or don’t understand.”

MacManus says that one strength he brings to breakfast TV is his lack of bias due to approaching it with fresh eyes.

“I enjoy it because every day is different, every story is different, and I am getting to learn a lot about people. Feel-good stories and stories about heartbreak don’t discriminate, a story is not better because a celebrity did it, here regular people are given a platform.”

Girlfriend will be refreshed in 2021 with a bright, optimistic new look that connects Are Media and its partners to the next generation of women.

Girlfriend reaches two million Gen Zers and millennials each month across its always on mobile platform and social.

Are Media has also confirmed the world’s largest fashion magazine and media brand, ELLE, is returning to Australia after striking an agreement with owner the Lagardère Group.

A digital pure play, ELLE.com.au, which reaches 370,000 Gen Y women each month, will become a highly curated retail and shopping destination.

Girlfriend and ELLE.com.au join Are Media’s growing portfolio brands aimed at young women which also includes SYRUP, a unisex digitally led fashion, beauty and culture brand targeting 16 to 22-year-olds launched earlier this year. More than 1.37 million young women are reached by Are’s brands each month.

Sarah-Belle Murphy, executive general manager, publishing and digital at Are Media said: “This is a generation that wants to cut through the noise and hear about the topics that matter to them delivered on platforms they engage with most. As such, we continue to invest in growing our audience of young women, enhancing their experiences and offering our partners new ways to connect with them.

“A relaunched Girlfriend, with a curated and retail focused ELLE.com.au, means that in conjunction with SYRUP, we have this cohort covered from all angles and can offer advertisers tailored and authentic solutions to reach them.”

Sydney is a city drenched in criminal history and to ensure crime lovers are getting their fix, BAD Sydney have announced the full program for the BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival.

The program features award-wining and bestselling authors, journalists, academics and professionals from the justice system including detectives, criminologists and psychologists appearing in person in front of a live audience which doesn’t always happen in these COVID times.

Over two jam-packed days there will be a string of headline events including spotlights on former detective Gary Jubelin and Media Hall of Fame journalist Kate McClymont (pictured top): award-winning journalist Jana Wendt in conversation with former top cop Nick Kaldas: Tom Keneally on What is Evil?; bestselling writer Chris Hammer in conversation with crime reviewer Sue Turnbull and crime journalist Mark Morri talking with A Woman of Force, Deb Wallace. Legendary crime reporter Janet Fife-Yoemans asks What about the Victims? in a session giving a voice to the relatives and victims of some of Australia’s most violent crimes.

Other sessions, some of which will be live streamed, include Justine Nolan, Martijn Boersma and Jennifer Burn exploring The Crime of Modern Slavery, whilst Alan Gold, Suzanne Leal, Diane Armstrong and Michaela Kalowski will discuss Auschwitz in Fiction after 75 Years. As one of the biggest selling book genres in Australia, new trends in crime writing will be examined by Benjamin Stevenson, Greg Woodland and Petronella McGovern in Fresh Blood, New Writing. Chris Hammer, Michael Brissenden will also discuss Fact to Fiction – Journalists Turn to Crime.

Artistic Director Catherine du Peloux Menage says, “Despite COVID, we’re back in person at the State Library with a smaller audience but the same great mix of crime fiction, true crime as well as social justice sessions examining important questions like domestic abuse, and what happens to victims of crime.”

The BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival comes off the back of the hugely successful virtual BAD Sydney Crime Writers International, a four-day crime fest that showcased seven leading international crime writers at the top of their game.

For the third year in a row, BAD Sydney will award the Danger Prize and the BAD Lifetime Achievement Award which will be announced. The Danger Prize is awarded for the best book, TV series, podcast or film about Sydney crime released in the 2019/20 financial year.

Tickets are extremely limited due to COVID restrictions and we advise early booking to avoid disappointment. To purchase tickets and view the full program, visit badsydney.com.

ABC seemed to do their coverage from their foyer. As a noisy car went past outside, guest Malcolm Turnbull suggested the ABC invest in some “double glazing”, leading to a few public broadcasting shortfall gags from hosts Ellen Fanning and Stan Grant.

More comedy came the next day with Rudy Giuliani threatening legal action over voter fraud. Rudy can also be seen making a fool of himself in the biggest Amazon Prime title ever, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.

Rudy now claims that he was lying down on the hotel bed to take off his microphone even though lapel mics are clipped onto your jacket or shirt, not your testicles. Sasha Baron Cohen got Rudy good and the Moviefilm is a rare comedy treat in a tough year.

Donald Trump might have time to watch Borat Subsequent Moviefilm now. And maybe also The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix) written and directed by Aaron Sorkin. There’s an all-star cast, including Sasha Baron Cohen, Joseph Gordon Levitt and Eddie Redmayne. And the timing to watch that now couldn’t be better.

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Briarpatch (SBS on Demand) is about crime and corruption in the good ol’ red state of Texas. Rosario Dawson is fantastic as a fierce detective investigating her sister’s death. The series isn’t being renewed for another season, a bit like Trump.

We Are Who We Are (SBS On Demand), from director Luca Guadagnino, is about a queer Army brat and his two lesbian moms (Chloe Sevigny and Lauren Graham) transferred to an American base in Italy. Guaranteed to give Trump nightmares!

Who knows what’s next for America and how lucky are we to be in Australia? Next week is NAIDOC and that means Australian TV’s first indigenous breakfast show, Big Mob Brekky (Monday on NITV). Good luck to hosts Shahni Wellington and Ryan Liddle.

And don’t miss Addicted Australia (Tuesday on SBS), the latest documentary series from Blackfella Films. Six months of treatment has been edited down into four episodes and it’s important viewing.

Primetime News
Seven News 999,000/973,000
Nine News 949,000/915,000
ABC News 743,000
10 News First 154,000
SBS World News 177,000

Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 669,000
7.30 667,000
The Project 312,000/508,000

Breakfast TV
News Breakfast 310,000
Sunrise 308,000
Today 258,000

Late night news
The Latest 170,000
Nine News Late 117,000
ABC Late News 92,000
World News Late 64,000

Thursday TV

Seven: Home and Away’s triple play had an average audience of 495,000 after two nights just under 550,000 and then 584,000 on Wednesday.

Britain’s Got Talent started the semi-finals with 209,000 watching.

Nine: A Thursday episode of The Block was on 739,000 as the final day before the reveal of the final indoor spaces saw tempers frayed as Jimmy and Harry traded insults. The numbers were up on the 680,000 on Thursday last week.

Paramedics was next on 354,000 followed by Chicago Med on 159,000.

10: The Project covered the US election count and how Aussie A-listers are lifting the spirits of sick kids in hospital. The episode was on 508,000 after 7pm.

The season final of The Bachelorette followed with 500,000 watching the start of the episode and then growing to 573,000 as the two girls made their choices. Elly chose Frazer to spend her life with, while Becky picked Pete. The audiences watching were down significantly YOY, with the last night of the series in 2019 were 849,000 and 1,006,000.

ABC: Scottish Vets Down Under was on 325,000.

Part three of Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure then did 255,000.

SBS: A start of a repeat of The Great Fire of London was on 195,000 at 7.30pm.

The focus on the UK capital continued with the final episode of Secrets of the Tower of London on 191,000.