Big Bang repeats shift to Seven’s main channel and beats Married at First Sight on Nine

October 27, 2015 10:44

Seven reaped the rewards after poaching the back catalogue for The Big Bang Theory from Nine with a repeat of the show beating Nine’s Married at First Sight UK last night.

The Big Bang Theory was shifted to the main channel after some outings on 7Mate and pulled 681,000 metropolitan viewers in the 9pm slot, beating Nine’s show which had 508,000 viewers from 8.40 – 9.40pm.

Both shows were beaten by the ABC’s Four Corners which had 726,000 viewers and Ten’s Have you been paying attention which had 686,000, however it helped Seven to win the night with 20 per cent of the audience to Nine’s 19 per cent.

In the 7.30pm slot Nine’s The Block beat the X Factor with an audience of 1.016m compared with 1.003m with the renovation reality show also winning across all the demographics.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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