The Voice pulls 1.267m as Nine has combined share of 36 per cent on the back of The Ashes

August 24, 2015 10:37

Last night’s episode of reality singing show The Voice drew 1.267m metropolitan viewers to be the most watched non-news program of Sunday night.

The result saw Nine’s franchise shed 114,000 viewers on last week but came on a night when the TV Network posted an overall audience share of 36.6 per cent on the back of The Ashes coverage on Gem.

The Ashes, played at The Kennington Oval in London, drew 546,000 viewers last night for the first session from 7.30pm to 10pm as the Aussies edged towards victory in the match, up on Saturday night where it drew 465,000 and Friday night’s coverage which had 502,000 viewers.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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