• The Project welcomed Aussie actor Angourie Rice to the desk
Total TV Ratings, April 25
Seven’s Farmer Wants a Wife saw Frankie friend-zoned by Farmer Brenton who mutually decided she should leave the show. The Weekend Getaway also saw all of the farms compete at the Country Games with Farmer David choosing Emily for “the most romantic 24-hour date ever”. 1,054,000 tuned in, lifting in 30%.
Next up was Nine’s Lego Masters: Grand Masters, lifting 36%. 923,000 tuned in as Brickman and Hamish Blake settled on an explosive challenge, with Scott and Owen winning the day with their The Pirate Ship build.
Then, lifting by 25% was 10’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here. 787,000 watched the remaining camp-mates honour our ANZACs and Pete Helliar became the next celeb eliminated from the jungle.
Overnight TV Ratings, May 2
Primetime News
Seven News 973,000 (6:00pm) / 905,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 734,000 (6:00pm) / 725,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 558,000
10 News First 249,000 (5:00pm)/ 196,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 144,000 (6:30pm)/ 124,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 605,000
7.30 449,000
The Project 223,000 6:30pm / 286,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 228,000
Today 170,000
News Breakfast 157,000
It was an extremely close night in TV land with Seven just edging out Nine by .1%. Seven had a primary share of 19.5% and a network share of 28.6%, while Nine had a network share of 28.5. 7Two has won multichannels with a 3.9% share.
472,000 began their evening in Summer Bay with Seven’s Home and Away. Felicity maintained vigilance over Kahu while Mackenzie’s business advice began to get a little steamy. There was also a negative reaction to Kirby’s video and Remi gave up something precious for Bree. Then, fans were shown a spectacle with international magician and illusionist Cosentino, who presented his best acts of the last 10 years in a made-for-TV special. Celebrating a decade in the biz, the former Australia’s Got Talent star captured 337,000 households with Cosentino: Decennium — showcasing his biggest and boldest stage production yet!
Nine’s A Current Affair (605,000) investigated the Federal Government’s action against vapes. In the midst of sweeping reforms to stop recreational vaping, a school principal was worried that teachers will bare the brunt of solving the problem in schools. The show also shared a story of the touching tributes Andy Allen and Melissa Leong penned about the late Jock Zonfrillo. 486,000 families then settled in for a night of tiny brick building with Lego Masters: Grand Masters. During the episode, the teams faced their own individual sheer cliff face wall and were challenged with creating a vertical build that brought their cliff face base plate to life while pushing the bricks to the limit. Scott and Owen came out victorious with their Ice Queen build, with Brickman calling it their “best build ever”.
449,000 watched ABC’s 7.30 explore the Reserve Bank of Australia’s lift in the cash rate by 25 basis points, David Speers interviewed health minister Mark Butler and in Papua New Guinea’s highlands, high-powered weapons have escalated tribal fighting. Then, it was more Great Australian Stuff with host Tony Armstrong. In this edition of things Aussies are famous for, the focus was on “play” i.e. Speedos, the Sherrin Football, a dress made from polystyrene balls and our most popular museum attraction: a horse’s heart. 330,000 tuned in.
On 10, The Project (223,000 6:30pm / 286,000 7pm) welcomed Aussie actor Angourie Rice who spoke about her latest project The Last Thing He Told Me with Jennifer Garner. The team also critiqued this year’s looks from the Met Gala and spoke with celebrity MasterChef contestant Archie Thompson about Zonfrillo’s legacy. After joining the panel for the latest in news and entertainment, viewers tuned in for The Bridge Australia. 109,000 watched as the group debated Madison’s decision to send George home and flares signalled the arrival of two new team-mates.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Who Do You Think You Are? Australia. Last night’s premiere episode was dedicated to the late, great Barry Humphries. 334,000 watched the entertainer journey back to 18th Century England to discover how a royal scandal intersected with his ancestor, a humble, rural grocer. On his maternal side, the famed media personality also found out why his mother’s family history was never discussed and his investigations unearthed characters and events that helped him better understand his mother’s difficult character.
