Divine intervention gets Seven over the line

9Jun08

Source: David Dale, Sun Herald blogs

All combatants in any war think God is on their side, but last
week, Channel Seven could make this claim more strongly than Channel
Nine, because it was saved by The Vicar Of Dibley. Until Friday, Nine was winning the week, thanks to shows such as CSI, Sea Patrol and Domestic Blitz, which appeal to older viewers. But on Friday Better Homes And Gardens brought Seven neck and neck with Nine, and on Saturday the portly prelate pushed Seven’s nose in front.

The prime time audience shares were Seven 28.2 per cent, Nine on
27.7, Ten on 20.4, ABC on 18.1 and SBS on 5.6. See below for the most
watched shows of the week.

On Pay TV, the most watched were the World Cup soccer qualifier
between Australia and Iraq (Fox Sports 3) 330,000; NRL Wests Tigers v
Cowboys (Fox Sports 2) 291,000; Australia’s Next Top Model (Fox8) 232,000; and The Simpsons (Fox8) 221,000. The ABC triumphed with Spicks And Specks (1.37m) and The Gruen Transfer (1.27m) and SBS scored with a new season of Top Gear (786,000).

What Australia watched, week ending June 7
1 60 MINUTES Network 9 1,823,000
2 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Network 7 1,723,000
3 AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT Network 7 1,583,000
4 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Network 9 1,551,000
5 DAVID ATTENBOROUGH TIGER-SPY IN THE JUNGLE Network 9 1,549,000
6 SEVEN NEWS Network 7 1,541,000
7 DOMESTIC BLITZ Network 9 1,514,000
8 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R) Network 7 1,514,000
9 CSI Network 9 1,497,000
10 SEA PATROL Network 9 1,471,000
11 NCIS Network TEN 1,458,000
12 TODAY TONIGHT Network 7 1,435,000
13 SEARCH & RESCUE Network 9 1,434,000
14 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Network 7 1,430,000
15 HOUSE EP 2 Network TEN 1,392,000

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