Sunday Week 36 2019
• The Block bathrooms delivered…eventually…but audience happy
• Hans brightens the judging panel on Seven’s Australia’s Got Talent
• Survivor gets a Boost: Janine wins reward and immunity challenges
• Seven News 944,000
• Nine News 876,000
• ABC News 599,000
• The Project 231,000/434,000
• 10 News First 268,000
• Insiders 381,000
• Offsiders 140,000
• SBS World News 127,000
Breakfast TV
• Sunrise 239,000
• Today 204,000
Seven
The evening started well with Adelaide’s gift to the world of cabaret – Hans – joining the Australia’s Got Talent judging panel. Last week AGT was Seven’s sole early evening entertainment offering standing up to the opposition. AGT was again competitive last night with 696,000 although it ranked third in the timeslot. Seven is dragging this series out though. Last night singer Jennifer Anderson and comedic magician Lioz Shem Tov are the next two acts through to the AGT grand final. But first there is another semi-final in a week’s time.
Later in the evening Sunday Night’s Matt Doran reported on Foreign Accent Syndrome. Later in the episode Melissa Doyle reported on the new movie Ride Like A Girl with director Rachel Griffiths and cast member Mick Molloy. The episode was on 406,000 after 477,000 a week ago.
Nine
The hours before deadline are always frantic on The Block and the end of bathroom week was no exception. Scotty Cam called “tools down” bang on 7.30pm last night and one team had time to get dressed up before he arrived. Tess and Luke were the week’s winners with Elise and Matt not far behind. The Sunday episode was on 975,000 meaning it outrated both 6pm TV news bulletins last night. The Block audience was down from 1.11m a week ago.
On 60 Minutes, Liam Bartlett was reporting from Hong Kong on the protests. He was joined on the show by 60 Minutes guest contributors Peter Overton meeting the man with no arms and no legs, while Karl Stefanovic took viewers inside the crazy times at the Trump White House, speaking with two former high-profile Trump aides, Omarosa Manigault Newman and Anthony Scaramucci, who have turned on the President. The episode did 677,000 after 627,000 a week ago.
10
Aussie rockers Boy In Bear were the very late final guest of The Sunday Project. Thankfully the episode ran over to give them a few minutes at the desk. The audience pushed over 400,000 after 7pm to 434,000 after 381,000 the previous Sunday.
It was Janine Allis’ night on Australian Survivor as the Boost Juice founder first won the reward challenge and then backed it up with her first immunity win. The tribal council got to vote on the first person sent to Exile Beach, which was Daisy. She has a chance to return to the game later this week. The episode pulled the largest Sunday audience this season of 751,000.
Two episodes of Instinct followed on 253,000 and then 123,000 for the repeat.
ABC
The second episode of the two-part Judi Dench’s Wild Borneo Adventure was on 404,000 after 7.40pm.
Episode five of Les Norton kicked of two hours of Australian drama. After 353,000 a week ago, last night was on 337,000.
The second episode of Glitch managed to pull 108,000 to its late Sunday slot after the third season launched on 142,000 a week ago.
SBS
Patti Newton’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? did 139,000 at 7.30pm.
