Dr Harry’s Housecalls fails to make top 20 as The Hotplate holds steady against Spelling Bee

August 5, 2015 3:34

Extensive media coverage of the copyright legal stoush between the TV networks appears to have helped Nine retain its audience for its reality cooking show The Hotplate which drew 942,000 viewers last night.

The Nine program was the most watched last night with the audience holding steady from Monday night and for a second night in a row beating Ten’s new program The Great Australian Spelling Bee which dropped to 801,000 from 921,000 on launch.

Seven’s decision to dump its cooking show Restaurant Revolution from Tuesday nights also appears to have backfired with replacement Dr Harry’s Craziest Housecalls pulling just 476,000 viewers for the 7.30pm timeslot and failing to make the top 20 programs, well below the 664,000 viewers that tuned in at 7.30pm last week for the first night of the cooking show.

The TV network has confirmed it will now only broadcast Restaurant Revolution on Thursday nights.

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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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