How to Get Away with Murder continues to shed viewers falling to 587,000 viewers
Seven’s US crime drama How to Get Away with Murder has continued to shed viewers, dropping to 587,000 metro viewers from last week’s audience of 800,000, according to preliminary overnight figures from OzTam.
Last week’s episode of the drama series was watched by an extra 175,000 viewers, taking its total audience after timeshifting to 964,000.
It came on a Wednesday night when no program, outside of Seven’s My Kitchen Rules, had over one million viewers.
Seven did manage to win the night with an audience share of 23.1 per cent, ahead of Nine’s share of 19.6 per cent. Ten grabbed a share of 15.4 per cent as the ABC settled for a share of 11.7 per cent.
While My Kitchen Rules won the night again and the 7.30pm timeslot with a metro audience of 1.467m, down from last week’s audience of 1.715m.
It easily out-rated Nine’s The Block: Triple Threat which pulled a metro audience of 793,000, ahead of Ten’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here which was watched by 663,000 viewers. I’m a Celebrity was also simulcast on One.
The ABC’s 7.30 out-rated I’m a Celebrity with a metro audience of 774,000.
A new episode of The Big Bang Theory on Nine at 8.50pm was watched by 924,000 while a repeat grabbed an audience of 678,000. A second repeat of the US sitcom was watched by 517,000.
Meanwhile on Ten, at 8.30pm a new episode of NCIS pulled a metro audience of 648,000 while an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles at 9.30pm was watched by 553,000.
In news, Nine News at 6pm was watched by 970,000, dropping to 956,000 at 6.30pm. Seven News at 6pm had an audience of 905,000, before growing to 933,000 at 6.30pm.
Top 15 Shows:
1 MY KITCHEN RULES Network 7 1,467,000
2 NINE NEWS Network 9 970,000
3 NINE NEWS 6:30 Network 9 956,000
4 SEVEN NEWS / TODAY TONIGHT Network 7 933,000
5 ABC NEWS-EV Network ABC 932,000
6 THE BIG BANG THEORY -TUE Network 9 924,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Network 9 918,000
8 SEVEN NEWS Network 7 905,000
9 HOME AND AWAY Network 7 809,000
10 THE BLOCK TRIPLE THREAT -TUE Network 9 793,000
11 7.30-EV Network ABC 774,000
12 CATALYST-EV Network ABC 728,000
13 THE BIG BANG THEORY -RPT Network 9 678,000
14 I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! TUES Network TEN 663,000
15 NCIS Network TEN 648,000
Audience Share:
Network 7 23.1%
Network 9 19.6%
Network TEN 15.4%
Network ABC 11.7%
Network SBS ONE 4.8%
Network Gem 4.5%
Network GO! 3.9%
Network 7TWO 3.5%
Network 7mate 3.4%
Network ABC2 2.6%
Network ELEVEN 2.6%
Network ONE 1.8%
Network ABC News 24 1.4%
Network ABC3 0.8%
Network SBS 2 0.7%
Network NITV 0.1%
Total Audience Share:
Network 7 TTL 30.0%
Network 9 TTL 28.0%
Network TEN TTL 19.8%
Network ABC TTL 16.5%
Network SBS TTL 5.6% 5.7%
Ratings data is copyright OzTAM and may not be reproduced, published or communicated without the prior written consent of OzTAM.
Miranda Ward worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017, eventually becoming deputy editor. Miranda joined Mumbrella in September 2013 from Sky News.
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Perhaps the general Australian veiwing audience is beginig to realise the myth of US television and film excellence.
For far too long, the US has relied upon stereotypical role models, simple simon scripting, and plots courtesy of painting by numbers, set in a whitewashed and sterilised world of happy middleclass people, where even the poor and underprivileged have clean clothes and superwhite straight teeth.
Then again, maybe its just a crap show.
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A couple of thoughts to add to that Richard.
After sampling the first episode or two on free-to-air… tech-savvy viewers might also be heading to the download sites to stock up on the rest of the series, given how long it takes the Australian networks to run some of these shows. I was in the US last September with my family, and both this show and ‘Forever’ had well and truly started their runs.
…Then again, it could also be a crap show.
I can’t say I watch it.
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Watch a show with ad’s spoiling the experience, or download ad free?
If Aussie free to air reduced ad breaks and focused on experience, might they retain viewers?
Aussie free to air v UK free to sir is shambolic in terms of viewer experience.
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Given “How to get away with Murder” started in September 2014 I can’t help but wonder how many have already watched episode 13 and are about to watch episode 14 elsewhere.
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