Indigenous drama Redfern Now draws 600,000 viewers

The first episode of the second series of Redfern Now drew 604,000 viewers to ABC1, while a quiet Thursday night on the networks saw ABC 7pm News take out the top program of the night with an audience of 1.059m.

The gritty Indigenous drama set in the Sydney suburb of Redfern consists of six stand alone episodes and was funded by Screen Australia.

Meanwhile Seven’s love contest Beauty and the Geek Australia averaged 834,000 metro viewers, according to OzTam. Beauty and the Geek was Seven’s top entertainment show, followed by Home and Away with 821,000.