Big Bang Theory helps Nine keep head above water
The Big Bang Theory was the only show that kept Nine in the game on Wednesday in a night dominated by Seven.
The US sitcom – gearing up to be Nine’s next ratings staple following the decline of Two And A Half Men – was the only entertainment show to rate more than a million for Nine.
It averaged 1.005m, according to preliminary overnight metro ratings from OzTam.
However, Mike & Molly, which followed, dropped to 769,000.
The Farmer Wants A Wife recovered slightly to 0.95m.
Seven won the night with a 25% share to Nine’s 21.6%.
Nine’s share for the week to date is currently languishing below 20%, at 19.8%.
Wednesday’s top 15 shows:
- My Kitchen Rules Seven 1.325m
- Today Tonight Seven 1.186m
- Seven News Seven 1.116m
- Criminal Minds Seven 1.116m
- Nine News Nine 1.062m
- Home and Away Seven 1.024m
- The Big Bang Theory Nine 1.005m
- The Farmer Wants A Wife Nine 0.950m
- ABC News ABC 0.916m
- The Biggest Loser Ten 0.899m
- RPA Nine 0.865m
- A Current Affair Nine 0.840m
- Mike and Molly Nine 0.769m
- Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight ABC 0.757m
- The 7PM Project Ten 0.734m
Wednesday’s share:
- ABC1: 12.8%
- Seven: 25.0%
- Nine: 21.6%
- Ten: 13.2%
- SBS1: 3.7%
- ABC2: 2.1%
- ABC3: 0.6%
- ABC News 24: 0.7%
- 7TWO 4.3%
- 7mate: 3.3%
- GO!: 3.2%
- Gem: 2.6%
- One: 2.3%
- Eleven: 3.8%
- SBS2: 0.6%
Tim Burrowes founded Mumbrella in 2008. He worked on Mumbrella until 2021. At various points he was editor, content director and editor-at-large.
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