Radio ratings – Melbourne: Three-way battle for top FM breakfast show

Tim Burrowes

August 20, 2013 12:16

Nova’s Dave Hughes and Kate Langbroek came close to overtaking Fox FM’s duo of Matt Tilley and Jo Stanley in the battle for breakfast in Melbourne.

According to the latest ratings from Nielsen, Hughesy & Kate rose from a 6.9 per cent share to 8.3 per cent, while Matt & Jo fell from 9.2 per cent to 8.4 per cent but just hung on to second spot.

However, Triple M’s Hot Breakfast – presented by Eddie McGuire, Mick Molloy and Luke Darcy – remained in top FM slot, despite a slight fall in share from 9.5 per cent to 8.9 per cent.

Triple M content director Mike Fitzpatrick said in a statement: “The show is as Melbourne as building a giant ferris wheel that doesn’t turn. It’s as Melbourne as overpriced pies at the footy. It’s as Melbourne as almost 4 million people sharing the same cold for 6 months of the year. Eddie connects our listeners to the city. Mick is peaking. There’s no-one funnier on radio right now. Darc brings a footy insight like no-one else on brekky radio. What a great show.”

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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.

3 COMMENTS

Annie Chickenstalker 20 Aug 13

You can’t get it right can you ? 3AW’s Breakfast is Ross Stevenson and John Burns. They have been number one, un beaten for more than 20 years. Please try Mumbrella. By the way, Neil Mitchell does mornings.

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mumbrella 20 Aug 13

Hi Annie,

I’m afraid that in the ratings breakdown the press receives, we don’t get given the actual timeslot breakdowns of individual shows, but more generic slots such as 6am to 9am or 9am to noon etc. But that said, I should have given Ross & John credit. I’ve now expanded on that with a bit more on how the shows break down and what the timeslots are.

Cheers,

Tim

Annie Chickenstalker 20 Aug 13

You are taking a long long time to moderate my comment Mr Mumbrella. A very long time.

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