• The Project welcomed Fatboy Slim to the desk
Total TV Ratings, April 19
Nine’s Travel Guides, saw 1,099,000 tune in to see our guides on an exploration of Morocco. Landing smack-bang in the hustle and bustle of Marrakech, the guides experience the country’s most famed open-aired marketplace, traditional cuisine and the desert. Lifting 33%.
Seven’s Home and Away came in next with 875,000 watching as as Xander and Rose clashed, Marilyn falsely accused John and Justin’s counselling was off to a fiery start. Up 24%.
SBS’ breakout series Alone Australia saw a whopping 147% rise with 858,000 tuning in as hunger, fatigue and cold took their toll, and the remaining participants were forced to question why they’re enduring the toughest challenge of their lives.
Lifting by 31% was 10’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here. #Buttergate continued with Kudu Kourt led by judge Nathan. 726,000 watched in horror as Adam, Liz and Nick then participated in the Read It and Weep food trial, nailing disgusting dishes including cow urine, a rat tail and a Zebra private part. Charming!
Overnight TV Ratings, April 26
Primetime News
Seven News 960,000 (6:00pm) / 916,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 750,000 (6:00pm) / 760,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 534,000
10 News First 226,000 (5:00pm)/ 155,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 140,000 (6:30pm)/ 119,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 641,000
7.30 435,000
The Project 179,000 6:30pm / 280,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 218,000
Today 195,000
News Breakfast 142,000
Seven has won the night with a primary share of 19.5% and a network share of 27.8%. 7Two has won multichannels with a 3.4% share.
497,000 began their evening in the sunny shores of Summer Bay with Seven’s Home and Away. Cash-strapped Mac bailed out a player, John lost his patience with Mackenzie and Martha preparing for the worst! Following this, 527,000 stayed on to watch the premiere of The 1% Club with comedian Jim Jefferies. The new series, which is unlike most quizzes, saw contestants compete without any general knowledge. All they needed was logic and common sense! So, are YOU a maniac or a brainiac?
Nine’s A Current Affair (641,000) looked into the federal government who is now advising Australians that they can have the flu vaccine and COVID booster at the same time as winter approaches. In a bid to help the cost-of-living crisis, the federal government has moved a motion to slash the cost of prescription medicines for millions of Australians. Despite this, pharmacists say the change will put further pressure on drug supply shortages and staff shortages. Then, 563,000 fans joined our avid explorers as they visited the coast of Croatia on a yacht on Travel Guides. The guides went Island hopping through a land of medieval history and Insta-worthy scenery, experiencing a week of natural beauty and cultural quirks, all with hilarious results!
On 10, The Project (179,000 6:30pm / 280,000 7pm) welcomed DJ Fatboy Slim to the desk. I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here’s Pete Helliar chatted to the panel, telling them what the worst part of the jungle was and the team looked at Ed Sheeran who has fronted a Manhattan court to deny his hit song Thinking Out Loud plagiarises Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On. Following this, viewers watched I’m a Celeb. 422,000 tuned in for an all-in celebrity trial with the head scratcher challenge seeing the campmates having to choose an ex-jungle buddy in the hope to answer a mix of trivia questions correctly. Woody Whitelaw was then evicted from the jungle during the last hurdle.
435,000 watched ABC’s 7.30 as Laura Tingle looked at the Albanese government’s review of the migration system. Sarah Ferguson interviewed Greens leader Adam Bandt and a pig abattoir is ceasing operations amid investigation into “serious and disturbing” allegations. Before, 129,000 Aunty Donna lovers tuned in for another episode of Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe. This week, things took a turn for the spooky when Mark and Zach decide to keep the cafe open past 3:30 pm and Broden headed to a buck’s party.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Alone Australia with 231,000 fans tuning in. Having survived the settling in period, the remaining participants are now focussed on their own strategies, which they hope will see them outstay the others and win the $250K.
