The X Factor: back with a bang
The X Factor returned to Australia’s television screens with ratings of 1.598m, winning the night for Seven.
Running for an hour and a half from 7.30pm, the talent show beat Big Brother on Nine, which ran from 7pm to 8.30pm, rating with 1.213m – and 1.18m for the live nominations.
The X Factor also beat Underbelly: Badness on Nine, which followed Big Brother at 8.30pm, pulling in 1.233m.
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Ten programs failed to mount any kind of challenge to Seven and Nine in prime time. Can of Worms, on at 8.30pm, was Ten’s most-watched non-news show with 590,000. Don’t Tell The Bride, which aired before it at 7.30pm, rated with 583,000, according to OzTam preliminary ratings.
The Shire, which has been moved to a later time slot, 9.45pm, pulled in 251,000. Ten’s biggest ratings show was Ten News at Five, with 749,000.
Also new to Seven’s line-up was GCB, formerly known as Good Christian Bitches. The show rated 873,000 at 9pm.
Monday’s Top 15 shows:
1. The X Factor – Seven 1.598m
2. Seven News – Seven 1.327m
3. Nine News – Nine 1.250m
4. Underbelly – Nine 1.233m
5. Today Tonight – Seven 1.222m
6. Big Brother – 7:00pm – Nine 1.213m
7. Big Brother – Live Nominations – Nine 1.180m
8. A Current Affair – Nine 1.178m
9. Home and Away – Seven 1.109m
10. ABC News – ABC 1.055m
11. GCB – Seven 0.873m
12. Australian Story – ABC 0.809m
13. 7:30 – ABC 0.758m
14. Ten News – Ten 0.749m
15. Q&A – ABC 0.665m
Monday’s channel share:
Seven: 26.0%
Nine: 22.4%
ABC1: 14.0%
Ten: 10.8%
7TWO: 5.3%
GO!: 3.9%
SBS1: 3.1%
7mate: 3.0%
ABC2: 2.4%
Eleven: 2.3%
Gem: 2.3%
One: 2.0%
ABC News 24: 0.9%
SBS2: 0.8%
ABC3: 0.7%