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Ten’s Celebrity MasterChef Australia premiere trumped by Hey Hey anniversary

Anna Macdonald

October 11, 2021 10:37

Seven’s Hey Hey We’re 50, the TV special on the 50th anniversary of Hey Hey It’s Saturday, was the most viewed program (including both news and entertainment) on Sunday with 1.224 million metro viewers. Seven also topped overall network share for the evening. Hey Hey has historically been broadcast on the Nine Network.

Nine’s The Block took second place in entertainment programs on Sunday night with 998,000 metro viewers and also topped all three key advertising demos. The premiere of Ten’s Celebrity MasterChef Australia had only 620,000 metro viewers.

Hey Hey It's 50 Years:
1.88m viewers across Australia. 1.22m in the capital cities.
– Biggest special program of 2021
– #1 in its timeslot pic.twitter.com/vt178XXW5K

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Anna Macdonald was a Mumbrella journalist, covering news, creative, ad standards and campaigns. She left Mumbrella in April 2022.

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ABC Celebrity MasterChef Australia fires Hey Hey We're 50 Manhunt: The Night Stalker Nine Restoration Australia Seven Ten The Block TV ratings

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