Ten’s I Wanna Marry Harry debuts with just 341,000 viewers

Tim Burrowes

May 31, 2014 6:30

Ten has seen yet another failed series launch, with the opening episode of I Wanna Marry Harry rating just 341,000 metro viewers last night.

The US show – featuring 12 women competing in a Bachelor-style competition for the affections of an actor they were tricked into believing is Prince Harry – was heavily promoted by Ten.

The show was originally announced for primetime on Sunday nights – one of the key battlegrounds of the week. Ten described it as “compelling” and “hilarious”.

But earlier in the week, Ten had a change of heart and moved the launch to the less competitive Friday night. It followed the show flopping in the ratings for Fox in the US.

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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.

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B 1 Jun 14

People like me were waiting to watch it tonight. Perhaps changing the time-slot wasn’t a bright idea!?

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