Comments on: Flash Forward fires up as The Apprentice flops

By: The Apprentice Australia – where was the PR? « MatthewGain.com

The Apprentice Australia – where was the PR? « MatthewGain.com — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:11:00 +0000

[...] Monday night marked the launch of The Apprentice Australia, which I watched and enjoyed thoroughly. Though according to Mumbrella, disappointingly for Nine, only 691,999 other people joined me. [...]

By: Matthew Gain

Matthew Gain — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:53:16 +0000

I watched and enjoyed The Apprentice though I came at the show with a legacy of watching and enjoying The UK Apprentice with Sir Alan. Like most good reality TV shows I expect the series will increase its ratings as we get to the pointy end of the competition, assuming that is that Nine doesn’t move the time slot and if the shows generates some decent PR.

In the UK around the launch it was impossible to miss PR for the show. There was profiles of the contestants, commentary from previous winners and losers about the challenges and then eviction programs directly after the show with big name celebs. There was PR here, but the quick poll of some people I know suggests it missed the mark by missing them. Hopefully this will increase as the tension builds?

Regardless, as I said at the start, I watched the show and enjoyed it. I will be tuning in again next week.

By: C K Cash

C K Cash — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:28:53 +0000

I think HHIS will rate okay…don’t know if they can make a new season but I think nostalga will win over for Wednesday….The Paul Hogan Show was just shy of one million viewers…

Ten are putting up Celebrity MasterChef (god help us!) against it..

By: Great Strategy

Great Strategy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:19:35 +0000

I think they could have tried to put Apprentice @ an earlier timeslot. Although they advertised it quite a bit, the people seeing the ads for it may have already been doing something else by the time 9:30pm rolled through.

I think having Hey Hey Its Saturday on Wednesday night will also be a flop… people expect the reunion to be on.. hm… maybe… Saturday????

By: C K Cash

C K Cash — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:34:05 +0000

Agree with you DD….Aussies are not typically a hi-fiving culture like that, where the Seppos are… From the promo footage, it reminded me of either a car yard or some other dodgy sales team

By: DD

DD — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:23:39 +0000

I have been a huge fan of the apprentice – until now! What an absolute load of tired old rubbish. Where do they find all these people who hi-5 when they ‘score a deal’? Do people like this still really exist?

As for the Trump character – BORING! zzzzzzzzz

Scrap it now 9. I reckon at least half of the 692K will switch off next week.

Love love loved Flash Forward – I think it’s going to be a winner.

By: C K Cash

C K Cash — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:57:02 +0000

Think how much they have spent promoing the show…Also tough to put it up against a new drama series that seems interesting…

Not everyone is interested in “business”….young people and old people don’t really care for it.

By: lloyd

lloyd — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:52:23 +0000

Bouris certainly was quite boring. Sure he made some money in his time, but he doesnt have near the personality that Trump or ‘Siralan’ in the UK had, and those two guys were a huge part of the attraction of the show. I think this might improve with time, i’d be very surprised if it tanks totally. If it does its because of a piss-weak attempt at promoting the show from 9, i dont think they did nearly enough.

By: C K Cash

C K Cash — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:41:01 +0000

It will probably get bumped to late night

By: C K Cash

C K Cash — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:40:22 +0000

No surprise that it was not going to rate well…it should have been made years ago when the Trump one was popular…a FAIL for the Nine Network….

By: Ben Shepherd

Ben Shepherd — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:29:19 +0000

i reckon harold mitchell would have made a good trump type character.

plus he could have brought advertisers on board

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:26:55 +0000

Perhaps if it didnt start so late (9.30pm) more of the population could watch it… It finished just in time for the mobile/text booby ads to start!…
I liked it but not enough to stay up late for…

By: Matt.A

Matt.A — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:25:47 +0000

Hmm. I watched The Apprentice as Im a big fan of the US version. Mark Bouris is no Donald Trump that’s for sure! Where’s the charisma? Someone more recognisable would have been a better move.

By: lm

lm — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:10:38 +0000

I would have watched the apprentice, but was busy last night, so it could have been 692,001, however if the ratings are this bad by the end of the month it won’t be on at the same time, and then I will loose track of it and never see the ending. I imagine its tedious, damn my love of ‘reality’ tv.

By: Are You Adam

Are You Adam — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:23:32 +0000

Hmm, maybe Nine should mash the show with their other hit show and make Two And A Half Apprentices? Surely Charlie Sheen could make an appearance.