Big Brother Boosts Network 10 Ratings
My Kitchen Rules led entertainment with 1.01 million viewers in the national TV audience, comfortably beating its competitors. The return of Big Brother for Network 10 launched strongly, securing second place in its timeslot with 774,000 viewers during its rainy season premiere at Dreamworld.
Big Brother also dominated key demographics, topping both the 16-39 and 25-54 age groups. It surpassed The Golden Bachelor, which drew 708,000 viewers on Nine, and Spicks & Specks with 361,000 viewers.
Later programs included 60 Minutes with 619,000 viewers—below its usual ratings—Portrait Artist of the Year at 553,000, The Girl Who Caught a Killer with 549,000, and Ghosts Australia rising to 492,000 viewers.
Although Seven won the Sunday ratings, Network 10 saw a growth in share not experienced for some time.
News Viewership
- Nine News led with 1.28 million viewers, including a late edition at 442,000.
- ABC News attracted 888,000 viewers, followed by The Forsytes (304,000) and Grand Designs Australia (192,000).
- 10 News had 289,000 viewers, with NCIS: Tony & Ziva at 210,000, and 10 News+ seeing a slight increase to 191,000.
- Social Media Murders drew 189,000 viewers.
SBS Programming
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Big Brother's season launch may only be surpassed by I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here for 2025 network premieres.
Author's summary: Big Brother revitalized Network 10's ratings with a strong launch, overtaking competitors and boosting the network's share amid competitive Sunday programming.
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