• A double eviction saw Adam Cooney and Nathan Henry sent home on I’m a Celeb
Total TV Ratings, April 20
Seven’s Home and Away saw 858,000 watching as Xander considered a career change, Marilyn’s makeover of Leah ended in disaster and Justin made a breakthrough. Up 25%.
Coming in next and lifting by a 31% rise 10’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here. 721,000 watched Domenica Calarco and Nathan Henry go deep behind the reality TV curtain, Harry Garside revealed he uses botox and Nick “Honey Badger” Cummins was sent home.
Then, Nine’s NRL Thursday Night Footy. 720,000 tuned in to see the Penrith Panthers take on the South Sydney Rabbitohs live from Accor Stadium. The Souths beat reigning champs Penrith 20-18, lifting 12%.
Overnight TV Ratings, April 27
Primetime News
Seven News 885,000 (6:00pm) / 876,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 720,000 (6:00pm) / 686,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 534,000
10 News First 215,000 (5:00pm)/ 153,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 122,000 (6:30pm)/ 100,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 582,000
7.30 424,000
The Project 185,000 6:30pm / 301,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 206,000
Today 187,000
News Breakfast 139,000
Seven has won the night with a primary share of 19.8% and a network share of 27.8%. 7Two has won multichannels with a 3.6% share.
455,000 began their evening in Summer Bay with Seven’s Home and Away, where Mackenzie had an admirer, Kahu was caught out in a lie and Marilyn’s problems began to pile up. After the sunny shores of the Bay, 202,000 tuned into Britain’s Got Talent. The auditions continued with a new round of everyday people showing the judges what they’ve got. 30-year-old primary school teacher Abi performed her own original comedy song accompanied by the ukulele and pizza chef Giorgio surprised the judges after starting his routine with a song before bursting into a pizza spinning routine.
Nine’s A Current Affair (582,000) investigated small businesses who are calling on the major banks to take on transaction fees to help keep prices down and customers happy. The team also took a look at massive stockpiles of soft plastics across the country that have revealed a big recycling problem in Australia. Then, 304,000 cheered on their favourite team in the NRL Thursday Night Footy. The Cronulla Sharks demolished the North Queensland Cowboys 44-6 with Nicho Hynes claiming the inaugural Paul Green Medal.
On 10, The Project (185,000 6:30pm / 301,000 7pm) welcomed I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here evictee Woody Whitelaw. The team also showcased some good news with Darwin man Wes Krantz, who found a kitten named Finn on Christmas Eve, before introducing him to the internet and well, now, nobody can get enough of their adventures! The panel also spoke with Arthur Edwards who has been taking photos of the Royal family for 45 years. He revealed how working with Prince Harry changed the moment he met Meghan Markle and if they will ever be welcomed back into the family. Following this, it was double the goodbyes when Nathan Henry and Adam Cooney were evicted from the I’m a Celeb jungle. Dr Chris Brown also shared a touching farewell to his long-time co-host Julia Morris as he prepares to leave the network for a new adventure on Seven. 464,000 tuned in.
424,000 watched ABC’s 7.30 explore the extraordinary turn in the long-running inquiry into the convictions of Kathleen Folbigg and investigated the tough new laws in the ACT that will restrict medical procedures on intersex children. The series also looked at nine-year-old Yegor whose diary became a place of refuge as bombs fell on Mariupol, Ukraine. 255,000 viewers then stayed on for Grand Designs New Zealand where carefree childhood memories were the inspiration behind 32-year-old James Davis’ complex build on the Kapiti Coast.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was The Murdochs: Empire of Influence. 116,000 watched the latest instalment, where Rupert Murdoch launched Fox News, making his first moves toward choosing a successor, declaring son Lachlan to be the “first among equals”. Tensions within the Murdoch empire also escalated further when Rupert divorced Anna, his wife of 30 years, and married Wendi Deng.
