In proof that Australians will watch practically anything on TV right now, Britain’s Got Talent actually pulled half-decent numbers for Seven with 568,000 people tuning in, according to OzTAM metro numbers.
Britain’s Got Talent typically does around the 250,000 to 300,000 mark for Seven. Over at 10, MasterChef continues to dominate with 994,000 viewers, while Nine’s Hot Seat was its best entertainment for the night with 579,000 viewers.
Seven took the crown across all channels with 25.8 per cent, Nine did 24.9 per cent, 10 did 21.1 per cent, ABC did 20.0 per cent and SBS did 8.2 per cent.
Here’s how the rest of the night ran:
Nine
News did 1.13m, ACA did 852,000, Doctor Doctor did 457,000 and Paramedics did 484,000.
10
The Project did 615,000 and 10 News First did 466,000.
Seven
News did 1.29m, The Chase did 709,000, Home & Away did 647,000, and Mrs. Brown’s Boys did 382,000.
ABC
News did 929,000, 7.30 did 779,000, Hard Quiz did 723,000 and Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell did 671,000.
Primary channel share
Seven won the night with 18.4 per cent, Nine did 16.9 per cent, ABC did 14.7 per cent while 10 did 14.8 per cent and SBS did 4.9 per cent.
Demographic breakdown (all channels)
People 25-54
- 10 – 27.2 per cent
- Seven – 24.8 per cent
- Nine – 24.7 per cent
People 16-39
- 10 – 30.5 per cent
- Seven – 26.7 per cent
- Nine – 21.0 per cent
