TV viewers choose Ten’s Masterchef over Seven’s Royal Wedding

May 18, 2018 9:54

Seven’s attempt to capitalise on the hype around Price Harry and Meghan Markle’s upcoming wedding by screening ITV’s Invitation to a Royal Wedding during prime time has secured 410,000 metro viewers, according to OzTAM’s overnight preliminary metro ratings.

The show was beaten by Masterchef over on Ten, which had 792,000 viewers – making it the most-watched entertainment program of the evening – and ABC’s 7.30 which pulled 476,000.

Hosts of ITV’s Invitation to a Royal Wedding: Trevor McDonald and Julie Etchingham

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Vivienne Kelly

Vivienne Kelly was previously the editor of Mumbrella from 2016 to August 2020.

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1 COMMENTS

Marc Zist 18 May 18

The ‘hype’ is in the mind of the media, not the general public. Whipping this into a frenzy is just a desperate grab for ratings and clicks. I’ll be tuning in for a peak but who to watch? It won’t be Karl, Lisa or the ABC so I guess I’ll have to see who’s on 7 or Fox.

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