Not as good for Ch9’s earlier programming, but still good come 7pm. Both The Block (3rd – 1,308,000) and The Voice Australia (1st – 2,372,000) ripped it in, tearing their competition a new one. As The Voice ran 30 minutes overtime The Big Bang Theory (2nd – 1,506,000) was actually the last half hour of The Block, and Two Broke Girls (12th – 881,000) was actually Big Bang Theory. By comparison Australia’s Got Talent (9th – 980,000) rated OK but nothing like Ch7 would have expected it too, and The Biggest Loser Australia (13th – 761,000) is now getting lost in the noise where before it was making some good ratings inroads. What a waste of their big European challenges week! Over on the digital multi-channels Neighbours won the night but hasn’t broken 300,000 in a long time.
Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Seven News – Ch7
6:30pm: Today Tonight – Ch7
7:00pm: The Block – Ch9
7:30pm: The Voice Australia (1st hour) – Ch9
8:30pm: The Voice Australia (/Big Bang Theory) – Ch9
9:30pm: NCIS ep2 – Ch10
Channel 9 won the night (32.4%), followed by Channel 7 (20.8%), Channel 10 (12.6%) & ABC1 (10%).
Steve, I think you may be wrong in your analysis re. The Voice running overtime. Although printed guides may have said otherwise, I checked the EPG in the afternoon, and Big Bang was scheduled to start at 9.19pm, which is pretty much did. On my reading of the Oztam methodlogy (http://mediafederation.org.au/careers/about-industry/media-research), the data should therefore be accurate. In any case, Nine can (and almost certainly would, because it wants the best possible figures for all its show) correct the info by the afternoon. If there’s no change, and everybody does their job properly, then Big Bang did indeed score 1.5m (and even more with time-shifting data incorporated).
Late EPG changes haven’t been reflected before, despite what OzTAM say, so I was working from the premise that they’d missed it again. As you mention, it’s still good data for BBT if the changes have been reflected. Thanks!
No way would Big Bang starting that late would hold 1.5 million – wasn’t even a good episode. That 1.5 mil is obviously the Voice – I agree with Steve on this one (and said the same in my own ratings report!)
OK, The Big Bang Theory ran from 21:19:43 to 21:49:58, and here are the breakdowns by quarter-hour:
21 – 21.15 2,472,000
21.15 – 21.30 1,869,000
21.30 – 21.45 1,494,000
21.45 – 22 1,146,000
22 – 22.15 805,000
TBBT’s average was most certainly well over 1 million, not the 880 you’re giving it.
Thanks for clarifying that, Brett. Access to the raw data always helps!
Indeed, a correction and an apology to Chuck Lorre is in order. 🙂 I think the big message here is that hundreds of thousands of people switched off not long after Two Broke Girls started. 800,000 is not bad at that late hour (Ten would kills for numbers like that at any time on a regular basis) but I think it’s fair to say Nine expected more from the show.
Completely agree with your assertions re: 2 Broke Girls and Ch10. 😉