TV Ratings: What Really Happened To Plane MH370? Viewers Want To Know

Published on: 11th March 2024 at 12:47 PM

Sofia Geraghty

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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 made headlines in 2014 when it disappeared mid-flight whilst taking more than 220 passengers from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

(Lead Image: Blaine Gibson MH370 Debris Hunter)

The plane’s disappearance became one of the greatest mysteries of modern times, with debris hunters worldwide looking for the aeroplane.

Seven’s latest documentary Why Planes Vanish: The Hunt For MH370 is a deep-dive into what happened to the airplane.

Airing last night, the show was a hit for viewers with a total reach of 1,396,000 and a total TV national average audience of 440,000.

Nine’s Married At First Sight took the top spot with a total reach of 2,932,000 people watching. It was followed by 9News Sunday with a total reach of 2,098,000.

Seven News had a total reach of 2,033,000 and Australian Idol had a reach of 1,808,000.

By Sofia Geraghty

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Sofia is an award-winning B2B journalist with experience in investigative journalism and TV presenting. She worked as a journalist at the UK’s leading insurance publication before moving to TV presenting within financial services. She is passionate about equality and female empowerment and was awarded an industry-wide broadcast media award (and was shortlisted for another) for her work in promoting diversity within the insurance industry.