damianThis Weeks Top Twenty TV Shows
September 13th 2006 23:55
Another unusual week as the Steve Irwin memorials get large ratings and an ABC documentary makes it into the Top Three.
Top 20 Metropolitan TV Ratings 3rd - 9th September
Local Content Score- 16 of top 20
Border Security was again in at number one this week with a massive 2.362 million metropolitan viewers tuning in to see Australia’s favourite TV show. The fact that this show is becoming even more popular than it already has been is a scary thought and anyone who can answer why has a brilliant career in TV production ahead of them.
At number two Channel 7's tribute to Steve Irwin saw 2.114 million viewers tune in which were figures worthy of the occasion. Third place was a weird one though as 1.782 million people tuned in to ABC to watch Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler. Apparently it was an unsolved murder doco but not having a clue as to who Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler were/are I’m at a loss to explain why this was so popular. Most people have trouble finding the ABC on their remote, let alone tuning in for a doco about people, but a huge Sydney audience dragged this one kicking and screaming to third so obviously Sydneysiders knew who they were talking about.
In fact the top three programs all rated highest in Sydney. Usually Melbourne is the highest rating city in Australia, even though it has a smaller population, but this week goes to show that if you can convince Sydneysiders to watch your show, you’re on to a winner with Oztam. Producers take note.
In at sixth it was good to see the return of Thank God You’re Here with 1.756 million viewers. Obviously viewers are returning for the second series and it will be interesting to see how well it performs for the rest of the year.
Channel 9's tribute to Steve was in at ninth with Aussie Idol’s wild card episode making it to tenth. The Live Verdict show only made it to eighteenth which could suggest that real world news became a bit more important than staged singing gameshows but the live karaoke will no doubt be back next week as strong as ever.
Finally there was All Saints in at fifteenth and Home and Away in at nineteenth to round out all the non news-and-current-affairs local TV to make it into The Twenty.
To see all the figures head over to Oztam.
Top 20 Metropolitan TV Ratings 3rd - 9th September
Local Content Score- 16 of top 20
Border Security was again in at number one this week with a massive 2.362 million metropolitan viewers tuning in to see Australia’s favourite TV show. The fact that this show is becoming even more popular than it already has been is a scary thought and anyone who can answer why has a brilliant career in TV production ahead of them.
Sad week of memorials.
In fact the top three programs all rated highest in Sydney. Usually Melbourne is the highest rating city in Australia, even though it has a smaller population, but this week goes to show that if you can convince Sydneysiders to watch your show, you’re on to a winner with Oztam. Producers take note.
In at sixth it was good to see the return of Thank God You’re Here with 1.756 million viewers. Obviously viewers are returning for the second series and it will be interesting to see how well it performs for the rest of the year.
Channel 9's tribute to Steve was in at ninth with Aussie Idol’s wild card episode making it to tenth. The Live Verdict show only made it to eighteenth which could suggest that real world news became a bit more important than staged singing gameshows but the live karaoke will no doubt be back next week as strong as ever.
Finally there was All Saints in at fifteenth and Home and Away in at nineteenth to round out all the non news-and-current-affairs local TV to make it into The Twenty.
To see all the figures head over to Oztam.
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That and it's really well put together- some credit has to go to the producers.
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Well, Grant put it a bit more elequontly so I supose his explanation is better.
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Back when the first colonies were established it was the paranoia and fear of the French colonising the rest of the continant that lead to the establishment of Darwin, Perth etc. After the French it was the Russians, after the Russians it was the Chinese, then the Germans, then the Communists and/or Fascists, back to the Germans, then the Japanese (a paranoia born out for once), then back to the Communists, the Japanese again (this time as businessmen), the Vietnamese boat people, then Muslim boat people... and all this with a layer of paranoia about the Americans trying to make us their 51st state spread liberally across the top.
We're a small country trying to be a big country so we always think that real big countries are one day going to notice how small we really are, then take us for everything that we have.
What politicians should be doing is showing us how stable and safe Australia is. But it's easier to show us how fragile we are.