Channel 10 has won a surprise victory over Nine’s Beauty and the Geek in the ratings war with the broadcaster’s new thriller reality show Hunted Australia
Hunted Australia gave the embattled Channel 10 a rare win in Sunday night’s ratings war.
The real-life thriller, in which the contestants are pursued by surveillance experts, drew an impressive 619,000 viewers to the five metro centers overnight.
It was a surprise win over Channel Nine’s hit franchise, Beauty and the Geek.
Hunted Australia (pictured) gave the embattled Channel 10 a rare win in Sunday night’s ratings war. The real-life thriller, in which the contestants are pursued by surveillance experts, drew an impressive 619,000 viewers to the five metro centers overnight
The feel-good dating show, in which nerdy boys and beautiful girls work through challenges while trying to find a romantic spark, only managed to garner 476,000 fans in the Metro ratings.
Meanwhile, Channel Seven’s Hey Hey It’s Saturday spin-off The Best and Worst of Red Faces proved some viewers can’t get enough nostalgia.
The special, hosted by Daryl Somers and made up of old clips from HHIS’ notoriously chilling talent show, drew 592,000 viewers in major centers.
Joanna Lumley’s ABC travel show Great Cities of the World performed well for the national channel, attracting 488,000 fans in the overnight subway ratings.
It was a surprise win over Channel Nine’s hit franchise, Beauty and the Geek. Hosted by Sophie Monk (pictured), the dating show attracted 476,000 fans in the Metro ratings
Channel Seven won the night overall with a 27.3 percent market share, while Channel Nine came in second with 26.5 percent.
ABC was fourth with a strong 15.2 per cent market share and Channel 10 was third among private broadcasters with 20.9 per cent market share.
Channel 10’s win with Hunted Australia is welcome news for the network, which has struggled in ratings for so long.
Meanwhile, Channel Seven’s Hey Hey It’s Saturday spin-off The Best and Worst of Red Faces proved some viewers can’t get enough nostalgia. The special reached 592,000 viewers in the major centers
According to TV Blackbox, the show delivered Channel 10’s best-ever debut for a show since The Amazing Race Australia debuted in 2019.
The program also outperformed its competitors by 36 percent, winning its time slot and taking first place in all key demographics.
Daniel Monaghan, SVP Content & Programming, Paramount ANZ, told TV Tonight that Hunted Australia had reached a nationwide audience of 884,000 and peaked at 1.04 million.
“It has outperformed its competition,” he said.
“It was the #1 entertainment show of the night and took first place in its time slot with a massive 40% share of the key advertising demographic of under-50s.”
Based on the popular British format, Hunted Australia follows 18 candidates as they spend 21 days on the run and evading capture (pictured: a scene from the trailer).