Nine Fights back with a big bang
Channel Nine fought back in Week 43 (16 – 22 October) in the ratings race with a win courtesy of the World Cup semi final featuring New Zealand and Australia (2,261,000).
The network also had the Big Bang Theory Ep2 (3rd – 2,094,000) and Nine News Sunday (4th – 2,051,000) in the top 5 shows, according to ratings from OzTam.
Seven’s Australian drama Packed to the Rafters rated second (2,240,000) and The X Factor’s Tuesday show (2,041,000) rounded out the top 5.
Australia’s three top dramas proved to be Packed to the Rafters, Underbelly: Razor (8th – 1,854,000) and Home and Away (18th – 1,432,000 average).
Week 43’s Top 20
1. RUGBY WORLD CUP NZ V AUS – Nine – 2,261,000
2. PACKED TO THE RAFTERS – Seven – 2,240,000
3. THE BIG BANG THEORY EP2 – Nine – 2,094,000
4. NINE NEWS SUNDAY – Nine – 2,051,000
5. THE X FACTOR – Tues – Seven – 2,041,000
6. BIG BANG THEORY – ep1 – Nine – 2,029,000
7. THE X FACTOR – Mon – Seven – 1,951,000
8. UNDERBELLY: RAZOR – Nine – 1,854,000
9. BEAUTY AND THE GEEK – Seven – 1,846,000
10. SEVEN NEWS – Seven – 1,632,000
11. BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven – 1,618,000
12. SEVEN NEWS – Sun – Seven – 1,632,000
13. SEVEN NEWS – Sat – Seven – 1,535,000
14. THE MENTALIST – Nine – 1,525,000
15. FOUR WEDDINGS – Seven – 1,481,000
16. TRANS TASMAN RUGBY LEAGUE TEST – Nine – 1,472,000
17. NCIS – Ten – 1,433,000
18. HOME AND AWAY – Seven – 1,432,000
19. SUNDAY NIGHT – Seven – 1,388,000
20. THE BIG BANG THEORY – Tues ep2 – Nine – 1,363,000
