National TV Ratings 23 Nov 2008

24Nov08

Source: David Dale, Sun Herald blogs

In the second last week of the “official” ratings year, Channel Nine staged a recovery. Thanks largely to biffo, home renovations and Harry Potter, it averaged 28.4 per cent of the prime time audience, to Seven’s 28.0 per cent, Ten’s 20.1, ABC’s 17.1 and SBS’s 5.9.

On Pay TV, the most watched shows were America’s Next Top Model (221,000 on Fox 8), The Simpsons (207,000 on Fox 8), and Futurama (152,000 on Fox 8).

Channels Ten, Nine and Seven have announced their programming for the silly season, and readers of this blog will welcome the return of ER, McLeod’s Daughters, Fringe, The Closer, Ugly Betty, Las Vegas, Dirty Sexy Money, US Kath and Kim, 24 (a movie), and Gossip Girl.

What Australia watched, week ending November 23
1 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – THE WINNER ANNOUNCED Ten 1,566,000
2 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 1,543,000
3 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – THE FINAL VERDICT Ten 1,489,000
4 60 MINUTES Nine 1,411,000
5 KATH & KIM Seven 1,327,000
6 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – LIVE FROM THE OPERA HOUSE Ten 1,301,000
7 CSI: MIAMI Nine 1,162,000
8 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,159,000
9 20 TO 1 -RPT Nine 1,147,000
10 M-OVER THE HEDGE Seven 1,102,000
11 ABC NEWS-SUN ABC1 1,079,000
12 CSI: MIAMI -RPT Nine 942,000
13 M-NATIONAL TREASURE Seven 942,000

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