Australia’s most loved TV show: Big Bang Theory
The most loved TV show in Australia is Big Bang Theory, according to new research from Roy Morgan.
The Network Nine show pipped Seven’s Packed to the Rafters in a survey that asked Australians aged 14+ which show they “really love to watch”.
Two and a Half Men, which tonight sees Ashton Kutcher replace Charlie Sheen as the lead actor, was third, losing the top spot it claimed last year.
Ratings smash MasterChef ranked a relatively lowly seventh in the list, falling from second in 2010.
Nine’s Underbelly and ABC’s Midsomer Murders have dropped out of the top 10 altogether. They are replaced by Seven’s Criminal Minds and How I Met Your Mother.
Among Aussie men, Top Gear is the most loved show, followed by Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men.
However, neither Top Gear or Two and a Half Men feature in the table of favoured women’s TV shows.
Over the last three years, Underbelly has lost the most affection from male viewers.
MasterChef has gone down furthest in the estimation of female TV-watchers.
George Pesutto, industry director – media, Roy Morgan Research, said: “In the latest 2011 data we’re seeing a number of programs with declining “really love to watch” numbers, particularly compared to the last couple of years.”
“Since 2009 we’ve been seeing fewer men nominate some of the longstanding favourites – such as The Simpsons and Cricket – as TV programs that they really love to watch. While ‘Top Gear’ remains a perennial favourite among men, its stable mate Top Gear Australia doesn’t fare so well, with less than 5% of men saying they really love to watch the Australian edition, compared to more than 17% for the British version.”
He added: “These results have implications for advertisers thinking about audience engagement and wanting to be involved with TV programs that garner loyal, engaged, committed viewers – particularly male audiences.”
Top Gear – the show that everyone loves to watch, but don’t.
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@Chris – Top Gear, the show everyone loved to watch – when it was on SBS.
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I think the more pressing point is when do you watch it…
when it’s actully on FTA, you’ve recorded it… or you downloaded it…
All the shows I love I tend to download and watch rather than watch on FTA so means not much for advertisers
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my bf reminded people of Sheldon from BBT. He wasn’t Australia’s most loved man.
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I might have to give Bones and Criminal Minds a chance looking at the above stats – i have never seen them
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About time Aussies got on board with How I Met Your Mother! But I thought it would be more popular with women than men?
Now we just have to wait for Aussies to catch onto Parks and Recreation 🙂
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NCIS, Bones, Crim Minds – You just gotta LOVE a great murder/abduction/rape/serial killer lol.
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It’s also about exposure. Easy to be noticed when you are on somewhere 6 six times a day. Re-run after re-run. Thanks Channel 9.
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Top Gear. A real ratings winner for CH9; or it could be if they bothered to show a full series before interupting it with old episodes; or worse still the dreadful Aussie Version.
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This shows how truly poor australian TV is.
I suspect that the numbers for Big Bang are down to viewers having no alternative, and how frequently it features on schedules.
Original, quality programming is missing in this country.
I say hit everyone with a license fee just like the BBC which will at least give the industry the cash to come up with something decent. The question is whether we have the talent to do it!
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The most interesting thing about this is how much people like Spicks and Specks,, Dont go guys! make another series! your the last remaining good australian tv show…
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