• Lego Masters reaches new heights – literally
• I’m A Celebrity brings out the Balls Of Steel
Total TV Ratings, April 10
Seven took a trip to the country as Farmer Wants A Wife debuted for 1,260,000. Up 24%, the eligible bachelors gathered in the Hunter Valley to meet the lady who could be “the one”, with Farmers Brad, Brenton, and Matt meeting their favourites in a round of speed-dating.
Up 39%, part one of The Claremont Murders took 1,010,000 back to Perth in the 90s, when three young women went missing and set off the biggest unsolved murder case in West Australian history.
Lego Masters: Grand Masters made its colourful debut, bringing back a number of familiar faces. Lifting 36%, 941,000 watched as the show spared no time getting to the tricky challenges, with teams needing to build a scene around a plate hanging by a single wire.
In the jungle, Liz Ellis took on the Cliffhanger challenge on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, saved at the last minute by Nick ‘Honey Badger’ Cummins. 783,000 watched as the pair walked back to camp triumphant with a total of 13 stars, up 31%.
Overnight TV Ratings, April 17
Primetime News
Seven News 988,000 (6:00pm) / 933,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 771,000 (6:00pm) / 768,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 564,000
10 News First 238,000 (5:00pm)/ 185,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 136,000 (6:30pm)/ 125,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 615,000
7.30 479,000
The Project 193,000 6:30pm / 291,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 211,000
Today 180,000
News Breakfast 159,000
Seven has won Monday night with a primary share of 24.6% and a network share of 32.4%. On top for multichannels was 7Two with a 3.9% share.
Seven’s Home and Away brought 491,000 to Summer Bay, before a dramatic walkout on Farmer Wants A Wife. After a rocky night at the Country Ball, Lucie decided: “I need to put myself first and this is not the environment for me.” Writing a letter to say goodbye to Farmer Andrew, 557,000 watched as she confessed: “Although I’m disappointed that we never got the opportunity to explore what could have been, I think you’re a great match, and I really think you could find your happy ending.” Part two of The Claremont Murders then took 382,000 back to the scene of the crime as the police found the killer’s DNA.
Nine’s A Current Affair asked if there is anything to be done about the dangerous e-bikes flying down our streets, and interviewed Australia’s first pediatric transplant surgeon, Dr Albert Shun, for 615,000. It was up, up, and away on Lego Masters: Grand Masters, as the teams were tasked with creating a Lego build that could climb a single wire to a height of 6m. Henry and Joss came through with their flying pig, taking the win and the Grand Brick in front of 448,000. RPA then followed with 274,000.
The ABC’s 7.30 looked into the extension of Queensland Police search powers, and interviewed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for 479,000. Australian Story told 509,000 about the life of Jessica Watson – from sailing solo around the world and everything that has come since. Four Corners tracked the criminal syndicate behind one of largest-ever data breaches for 442,000, before Media Watch brought in 406,000. Q+A was live from Mildura, rounding out the night for 192,000.
On 10, The Project (193,000 6:30pm / 291,000 7pm) spoke to Warren Mundine about his opposition to The Voice, and interviewed Irish comedian Dylan Moran. Still reeling from losing both Anna and Bianca, nobody was eliminated on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! last night. 419,000 watched as the Balls Of Steel challenge saw both Adam and Aesha thrown into a huge metal ball, tasked with hanging onto the stars (and their stomachs).
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was The Secret Life Of Lighthouses with 110,000.
