Dancing With The Stars fails to give Ten the edge over the ABC
Although the numbers have improved from last week, Ten’s Dancing With The Stars is still failing to secure the huge numbers of its rivals, with just 492,000 metro viewers tuning in last night.
The number increased slightly for the second half of the program, with the elimination seeing 556,000, an 8% increase week on week.
According to OzTAM’s preliminary overnight metro ratings, Married At First Sight continued to be untouchable, taking the top spot with 1.351m metro viewers. Seven’s primetime offering of My Kitchen Rules paled in comparison with 714,000 metro viewers.
In the same slot, 7.30 brought the ABC 600,000 metro viewers, which carried into Australian Story with 579,000, both sitting comfortably above Dancing With The Stars.
Seven won the battle of the news with 998,000 metro viewers, climbing to 1,526,000 across all regions, while Nine sat just behind with 1.244m.
Ten’s lack of primetime success was reflected in the channel share with just 11.5%, putting it behind the ABC on 13.8%. Married At First Sight gave Nine the win again with 25.6%, while Seven came in at 18.7%.
On a network level, Nine was the winner again with 31.7%, followed by Seven at 27.7%. The ABC topped Network Ten again here – 17.6% compared to 16.8%.
Of the multi-channels, 10Bold saw some success, coming in joint second with 7mate at 3.6%. 7TWO had the top share of the night with 3.7%.
It’s time 10 dusted of the play book from way back when they were king of the 18-30 age group. They keep serving up dross with has been “stars” that no one is really interested in watching. Their only half decent locally produced program is The Project.
They should learn from David Jones, move out of your niche and you loose market, go back to your niche and become profitable.
They need to produce programs of interest to the 18-30 year old, exploit their sports right to the max and provide value add through live concerts etc.
Unless they change, even with CBS money behind them, eventually CBS will become disillusioned owners and sell down their interest at a loss.
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Not everything should be aimed at 18 to 30’s. God was they think they are the voice and the conscience of the word. That are NOT. DWTS is a favourite of mine and represents reality tv without the carp and grubby behaviour that seems so popular
Bravo DWTS. Please keep it coming
Older viewers have a voice as well you know
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What do they expect? Seriously barely anyone under 30 knows these people and Cass Thorburn? Yes she was a journalist but she is no star. She keeps saying she’s not just Karl’s ex wife yea true but to Australia you are and always will be just that.
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Just a look at the pic says it all. RSL entertainment in my living? No thanks. Grant Denyer makes my head hurt.
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Grant, get rid of the beard. Makes you look shorter.
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Grant Denyer seems to use his radio show as a forum to bag both 7 and 9 programs with his so called “spoiler alerts”. Pity his own show like all his other efforts are dying on the vine.
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Love dancing with the stars great show i can watch with my children alas it does finish too late. How can that mafs crap ve so popular? Gees tv is crap now days.
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*in my living room
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Always love ABC an SBS Channels the other crap Channels are for white dumb unintelligent Australians that’s about 80 percent???
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I think it will do much better when the hideous MAF is finally over. I don’t know what IQ you need to watch that crap. Keep up the good work DWTS you are fun to watch.
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I think it will do much better when the hideous MAF is finally over. I don’t know what IQ you need to watch that crap. Keep up the good work DWTS you are fun to watch.
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can’t stand dancing with the stars and hate grant denyer even more
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The project is garbage,get rid of it
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I cannot stand the shit they put on tv. Get rid of the rubbish they air on every network and start fresh. I know hey hey is gone but gosh it was my favourite reality show without being trashy.
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I love DWTS but am unable to watch it on Monday nights. Please move it to another night. Until then, I try to catch its encore on another night. Many of my dance friends are in the same boat as we go dancing every Monday night.
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I absolutely love DWTS theres nothing fake here a real feel good entertaining show well done to Grant and Amanda best hosts ever they complement each other.. .i like the new judges we needed a change I’m warming up to Craig ( kind of )
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I agree with everything you have said I
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Ive completely gone off the show . Personally 4 me I like Rob Palmer, Derryn Hinch , ALF all the oldies dancing with 2 left feet , Pattie Newton ,Kerry Anne
And the previous hosts Todd Adam were more entertaining . And what about Carmello Pizzino ? Where is he ???? . Sorry guy im an ABC watcher yes im showing my age . Global News is running on my TV at home .
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Love love love D.W.T.S, amazing set, great hosts, great judges, THANKYOU for the entertainment.
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This is the Worst DANCING WITH THE STARS SHOW I have ever seen and I have watched them ALL. There is only ONE male judge who knows anything about BALLROOM Dancing. It is like.A CIRCUS. Was so looking forward to the show on Channel 10.
very disappointed. As for Amander Keller and Grant Denyer.
Both Terrible. Don’t even want to watch it. a
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Yes, sorry did repeat my comment. That’s how much I hate this show
And have watched the all. Very disappointed. Only 1 Male Judge knows anything about ballroom dancing. It is like a Circus.Amanda Keller and Grant Denyer puuurleeze=!!!
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People own televison receivers to obtain entertainment not to be blasted with endless advertising and promo garbage.Channel 10 is unwatchable due to this aspect.This combined with programmes nobody wants to watch sees the whole thing sliding toward oblivion.
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Truly producers, it is sooo unattractive…Get Grant and the boys to have a shave, He looks hideous with a beard..
I really object to seeing 2 MEN dancing together..that puts me right off…
Certainly not a level playing field in competition!!!
Strength of them I comparison to little girls and males without experience is unfair! ALSO in the voting, lots of emotional voting for gay men!!
Biggest BEAF THEY ARE NOT DOING
CORRECT DANCES!!!
THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE TRADITIONAL VIENESSE.WALTZ in whole competition to date..
Why are they not insisting they teach perfect dancing to be scored accordingly…
Wrecking the most beautiful dance in the WORLD with contempory lifts and jumps is hideous.. Cha-cha??
Pushing it to get any steps I routine!!
Some of the costumes are totally hideous and daggy..Ballroom. is GLAM!!!
With effort you would have a winner
People love it ,but in current format it struggles…
The so called “professional ” dances know very well they would never win a place in a comp with what they are offering to viewers who know ,and have danced these beautiful dances for years..present original, skilled, disapplined displays you will see the difference..the young ones are not listening to judges ,all saying “thst is not awaltz” feet never leave the floor in a WALTZ !!
The crap on 7 & 9 should not be able to outrate this show…
Tweak & tweeze a little for a great production, hope you retain for another season…producers need some help with selections..
Ask Helen to consult…
Good luck…
On a winner with
GOGGLEBOX…ITSA BEAUTY!!!
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Love Dancing with the stars but just stand Grant Denyer.
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Couldn’t agree more. ABC and SBS are so much better than all the other free to channels combined. There is always something good on, be it news, sport, documentaries, drama and panel discussion.
Not all Australians want to watch info-tainment.
In fairness 7two and 9gem sometimes put on good documentaries and Your money has some good segments but most of commercial TV is dumbed-down garbage, with too much advertising and terrible movies.
Even SBS on demand and ABC ivew are brilliant, with a fraction of the budget of CBS etc.
Channel 10 needs to put on high quality TV such as, documentaries sports, news, drama, music, movies. Reality TV is boring and stupid. Why would I want to watch those when I have 60+ channels (including Free to air) and thousands of movies on Fetch TV, not to mention YouTube and catch up TV.
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Channel 10 should look outside the square and air excellent dramas including: Chance, The Night Manager, and international shows like Follow The Money, The Team, The Lawyer.
Comedy’s: Little Britain, The Office, Seinfeld, American Dad, Family Guy, Penn and Teller: fool us.
Sport, FA Cup, Live Super Rugby, La Liga, Serie A, International cricket, Wimbledon, Six nations rugby, Rugby international matches from South Africa, NZ, Argentina, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, not just Australia.
Documentaries from all over the world, nature, engineering, history and politics. It shouldn’t just only be on Netflix and SBS.
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Get off your high horse Claudette. Disgusting and divisive words.
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Claudette. No need for the insults. I take exception to being called white, dumb and unintelligent by a person who doesn’t use punctuation or correct grammar. However, I do believe that viewers are getting tired of ‘reality’ shows. I certainly am. After the daily grind of my own reality, I’m looking for some fiction with a good story line.
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I’d much rather have dancing with the stars on several nights a week than have that trashy disgusting married at first sight come into my home and get us all grumpy at each other. These stars have all told marvelous stories, engendering our sensitive emotions. It’s beautiful, suspenseful, sporting, and comical. Oh and sexy. (Shout out, Miguel). But I do seriously think they are being hacked by industrial espionage. It doesn’t make sense how their top contestants get knocked off. Or is someone buying the votes for the $50k prize money? I don’t know. Keep the show. We are all not 20 – nor do we want to be. ???
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Well Chn 10 you keep using the same hosts for all your new shows, as soon as I see who is hosting I don’t even bother to watch . As for DWTS lost all interest as soon as I saw who the contestants were and the hosts are hopeless same as over and over again, unfortunately the only programmes I watch are the NCIS ones your game shiws are appalling
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Industrial espionage ,agree completly.!!l believe it’s turned into a popularity competition,and not a dancing competition.although our cricketer was a delight his dancing skills were nonexistent, Michelle Bridges went before him,crazy.Courtney Love is “differant” agree but that aside her/his talent in dancing is remarkable.l still watch it every season but am getting frustrated about the voting for personalities verses their talent..Bindi Irwin as judge last week was absolute rubbish (in my opinion)what qualified her to judge a dancing competition?l found her so sugary sweet and patronising,certainly scraped the bottom of the barrel with that choice,cringe worthy to me.?
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Your opinion Claudethe but l personally found it insulting,uncalled for ,rude.?
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