Home grown shows help Seven to supremacy in 2009’s top 50 shows so far

Tim Burrowes

May 18, 2009 6:12

Seven’s TV shows dominate in an analysis of Australia’s 50 most watched series so far this year.

According to data prepared by the network, Seven has 23 shows in the top 50 followed by Nine with 16 and Ten with eight. The ABC has just three shows in the top 50, while SBS has none.

The analysis is based on data from OzTam covering Australia’s five metro TV audiences.

In the top ten TV shows, Seven’s dominance is even more pronounced, with seven shows in the top 10.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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re: turn on 18 May 09

Local content producers rejoice!!!

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sparky 19 May 09

Supremacy

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mumbrella 19 May 09

Thanks, Sparky – fixed

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