Not many people successfully transition from a camel farmer to a popstar, but Australian Idol contestant Trent Richardson appears to have done just that.
After finally getting the ‘hump’ (sorry) with life on the farm, 22-year-old Richardson plucked up the courage to audition for Channel Seven’s reality singing show.
His country performance won him some fans last night with one Instagram user commenting: “Well done Trent no more coal dust and camels 🐪 for you mate you are a star 🌟”.
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A total of 854,000 people watched the show last night on Seven. It had a total reach of 1,588,000.
The crown for the night (of course) went to Nine’s MAFS which had a total reach of 2,450,000 people and a viewership of 1,506,000.
Meanwhile, A Current Affair picked up a reach of 1,714,000 with a viewership of 1,126,000.
Seven’s The Chase Australia had a reach of 1,340,000.
Nine’s tearjerker Big Miracles had a reach of 1,295,000.
| Ranking | Description | Network | Total TV National Reach | Total TV National Average Audience | BVOD National Average Audience |
| 1 | MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON | Nine | 2,450,000 | 1,506,000 | 320,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 2,211,000 | 1,401,000 | 55,000 |
| 3 | 9NEWS | Nine | 1,874,000 | 1,115,000 | 73,000 |
| 4 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine | 1,714,000 | 1,126,000 | 89,000 |
| 5 | AUSTRALIAN IDOL – MON | Seven | 1,588,000 | 854,000 | 64,000 |
| 6 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven | 1,340,000 | 656,000 | 24,000 |
| 7 | BIG MIRACLES | Nine | 1,295,000 | 519,000 | 64,000 |
| 8 | HOME AND AWAY | Seven | 1,269,000 | 812,000 | 89,000 |
| 9 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 1,184,000 | 871,000 | 32,000 |
| 10 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | Nine | 1,182,000 | 601,000 | 32,000 |
| 11 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 1,154,000 | 710,000 | 27,000 |
| 12 | THE IRRATIONAL | Seven | 1,131,000 | 399,000 | 19,000 |
| 13 | AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR MON | 10 | 1,072,000 | 577,000 | 79,000 |
| 14 | FOUR CORNERS-EV | ABC | 976,000 | 509,000 | 19,000 |
| 15 | SUNRISE | Seven | 961,000 | 376,000 | 25,000 |
| 16 | THE PROJECT | 10 | 829,000 | 318,000 | 15,000 |
| 17 | AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV | ABC | 815,000 | 549,000 | 23,000 |
| 18 | TODAY | Nine | 814,000 | 318,000 | 31,000 |
| 19 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | Nine | 804,000 | 422,000 | 19,000 |
| 20 | MEDIA WATCH-EV | ABC | 758,000 | 607,000 | 20,000 |
| 21 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | ABC | 704,000 | 256000 | 14,000 |
| 22 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | Seven | 672,000 | 327,000 | 11,000 |
| 23 | TIPPING POINT UK | Nine | 666,000 | 394,000 | 13,000 |
| 24 | 10 NEWS FIRST | 10 | 665,000 | 323,000 | 11,000 |
| 25 | Q+A-LE | ABC | 630,000 | 311,000 | 9,000 |
| 26 | MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -SUN -ENCORE | Nine | 626,000 | 226,000 | 9,000 |
| 27 | FBI: MOST WANTED RPT | 10 | 625,000 | 162,000 | 8,000 |
| 28 | ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM | ABC | 609,000 | 110,000 | 8,000 |
| 29 | HARD QUIZ S7 RPT | ABC | 604,000 | 264,000 | 8,000 |
| 30 | THE MORNING SHOW | Seven | 599,000 | 236,000 | 15,000 |
