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TV Ratings (20/10/26): The State Of Man Pumps Up ABC’s Ratings

Arvind Hickman
Published on: 21st October 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Marc Fennell’s investigation into the manosphere, The State of Man, has drawn Aunty an audience of 840,000 with an average of 415,000.

ABC’s top brass (unlike advertisers) will be pleased with that effort ahead of their annual showcase today.

Nonetheless, Nine’s The Block and Seven’s My Kitchen Rules continue to duke it out for top billing on prime time. Can you believe The Block posted only 1,000 more average viewers (1.085 million) than MKR on Tuesday evening?

In fact, B&T understands MKR is having one of its strongest seasons for years in terms of audience.

A bit earlier in the evening, Nine’s Tipping Point beat Seven’s The Chase in the battle of the game shows.

Meanwhile Network Ten’s The Cheap Seats posted strong numbers and, according to Paramount, has been the top rating in its time slot in its season to date.

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Arvind writes about anything to do with media, advertising and stuff. He is the former media editor of Campaign in London and has worked across several trade titles closer to home. Earlier in his career, Arvind covered business, crime, politics and sport. When he isn’t grilling media types, Arvind is a keen photographer, cook, traveller, podcast tragic and sports fanatic (in particular Liverpool FC). During his heyday as an athlete, Arvind captained the Epping Heights PS Tunnel Ball team and was widely feared on the star jumping circuit.

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