A stunning start for Upper Middle Bogan (6th – 927,000) and It’s a Date (9th – 877,000) – together winning the 8:30pm timeslot and again proving that giving the audience what they want (engaging, interesting, funny Australian content) will draw eyes. Big Brother (8th – 906,000) up but was never going to beat Dynamo: Magician Impossible (7th – 920,000).
Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Nine News – Ch9
6:30pm: A Current Affair – Ch9
7:00pm: Home and Away – Ch7
7:30pm: Dynamo: Magician Impossible – Ch7
8:30pm: Upper Middle Bogan/It’s A Date – ABC1
9:30pm: The Footy Show(s) (2nd hour) – Ch9
Channel 9 won the night (22%), followed by Channel 7 (19.3%), ABC1 (13.8%) & Channel 10 (13.6%).