Kicking and Screaming but no-one's paying attention - Saturday 8 November 2008

Well, another Saturday another viewing low. This time all and sundry found themselves just about trounced by the ABC.

Ten would have been kicking and screaming that nothing they try in these movie slots seems to work, although their Saturday viewership is marginally better than their Friday figures - that's two consecutive night's where vieweing levels sit below 700,000. While Seven and Nine attracted the kids in the 6.30 - 8.30 period, the ABC kept the old school enthralled with The Bill a British cop show which has been around since colonial times.

I have included some Sydney & Melbourne Charts for comparison seeing that Nine again split their schedule for the Rugby League World Cup - a competition that is proving less than attractive for viewers in the heartland of League.

Everyone's a Winner! (Except Nine, Ten and ABC) - Tuesday 4 November 2008

Yesterday's biggest program on Television was not even in Primetime - the 3pm broadcast of the Melbourne Cup drawing 2,156,000 people in the main capitals, pretty impressive given it doesn't include workplaces, in Melbourne alone where the day is a public holiday the race drew 1,042,000 people in their homes.

That race set Seven up for an all people blitz for the rest of the night - the biggest loser out of this was Nine taking a hot to all their time periods - especially the 8.30 hour.

Ten only got one show over 1 million, the always respectable NCIS, the show which is famously Idol proof in the US is proving to be Rafters proof here.