Puberty Blues 2 premieres to 544,000, SBS One share behind six digital channels
Puberty Blues received 538,000 metro viewers for the first episode of series two on Channel Ten last night, after bowing out with 707,000 viewers for the final episode of series one 18 months ago, preliminary overnight metro ratings from OzTam show.
However the show started late and in the adjusted ratings its audience rose slightly to 544,000, Channel Ten confirmed, following The Biggest Loser which once again did not make the top 20 shows of the evening finishing 25th with 325,000 viewers in the competitive 7.30pm timeslot. Puberty Blues was third in its timeslot, 17th in all programs and 11th in Channel Ten’s target demographic of people 25-54.
SBS One also suffered last night, finishing with an audience share of 3.3 per cent, behind digital channels 7mate, Eleven, ABC2, 7TWO, Go and Gem. It’s biggest show was Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve at 7.30pm which got 223,000 viewers and was 56th overall.
Australia. A country where no matter how poorly they do both Alan Joyce and Lachlan Murdoch are unable to be fired.
I watched Puberty Blues last night and it was quality television. It is an outstanding drama.
Watching engaging television on Channel 10 felt really weird. I have not been able to do that for years.