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Once Upon A Time in Cabramatta scores high ratings for SBS

The premiere of SBS’s Once Upon A Time in Cabramatta secured an audience of around 850,000 nationally for the network last night.

Airing on SBS ONE the show received 786,000 viewers (626,000 metro audience and 160,000 regional audience) according to overnight OzTam results with another 63,000 viewers nationally courtesy of a Vietnamese subtitled version simulcast on SBS TWO.

The three part series looks at Sydney’s Vietnamese community in Cabramatta over the decades following the Vietnam War and their bid to overcome adversity and racism.

The ratings beats the network’s top program of last year, Go Back To Where You Came From.

The program was also a hit on Twitter, with #onceuponatimeSBS trending second worldwide and sparking viewers to share their experiences of living or visiting the Sydney suburb on social media.

The series continues next Sunday, 15 January on SBS ONE, with the Vietnamese subtitled version on SBS TWO.

UPDATE: As of 11am today, Tuesday 10 January, SBS has had 22,000 views of the show at their on demand site.

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