Last night, brand new stunt-based series TopKnotz premiered on Nine. The first episode was already off to a rocky start, with TV stars furious with host Grant Denyer as he revealed the terrifying stunt he had planned.
The season’s first episode won a Total TV National Reach of 915,000 and a Total TV National Average Audience of 304,000 for Nine.
Over on Seven, The Chase Australia brought in a Total TV National Reach of 1,131,000 and a Total TV National Average Audience of 574,000.
Channel 10‘s Big Brother dropped a couple of spots last night to 14, with a Total TV National Reach of 863,000 and a Total TV National Average Audience of 556,000.
ABC‘s 7.30 raked in a Total TV National Reach of 1,156,000 and a Total TV National Average Audience of 740,000.
A trip to Fiji sounds idyllic, but not when it’s paired with bull sharks. Right?
TopKnotz host Grant Denyer revealed to his co-stars, including culinary expert Miguel Maestre, veteran stuntman Rob Palmer, professional surfer Felicity Palmateer and seasoned presenter Tom Williams, that he’d organised an adventure to test their new diving qualifications.
The trio would be getting in the water with 30 bull sharks. As Grant broke the news, the fear, and the fury, was visible!
“You can’t take a non-diver and put them in the water with a bunch of bull sharks. It’s stupid! What does Denyer think he’s doing?” Rob said.
“Not happy!” Miguel added.
“Most people come back, it’s fine,” Grant joked.
The group was told about the unpredictability and aggression of the sharks, only serving to put them more on edge.
“The idea of it was funny, but now they reality has set in when we poked our head over the side and saw how many sharks there were,” Grant said as he realised what he’d gotten himself into.
Thankfully, they all made it back–and even loved every moment of it!
“That was the most amazing experience of my life,” Rob said.
Throughout the series, Grant and his co-hosts Felicity, Rob, Tom and Miguel will throw themselves into high-stakes challenges, and we’ll just have to wait and see what’s next for the gang.
Also on Nine, A Current Affair detailed the new government-funded training program, Women in Construction, working to increase the number of women working as crane operators, with just one in 25 crane operators in Australia being women.
“We want to have 1500 women who are trained and in … construction roles,” career advisor Jessica Holz said.
The episode showed the inaugural all-women open day at Tower Crane Training (TCT) at Campbelltown in Sydney’s south-west.
