TV Ratings: Celebrity Apprentice rates well-ish
In its first debut week, Celebrity Apprentice has posted decent-to-modest results for the Nine Network.
The series, which is stripped across all weekdays, airs from 7-8pm. The ‘challenge’ episodes have ranked best so far, according to OzTam results.
Nine has broken some episodes up to gain the most out of ratings race. The first half of the launch episode took 1,054,000 metro viewers while the second half, labelled the ‘challenge’ episode, took 1,325,000.
Likewise Wednesday’s ‘Challenge Two’ show ranked nineth and took 1,277,000 against the other half of the hour, simply labelled the Wednesday episode, which took just 909,000, ranked 33rd. Meanwhile, Tuesday’s episode ranked 15th and took 1,109,000 and Thursday’s show took 909,000 ranking 32nd.
However, once again Seven retained the top spot with Packed to the Rafters securing 1,603,000 metro viewers. The X Factor also ranked well for Seven, taking 3rd and 5th place (1,403,00 and 1,356,000 respectively).
The series premiere of season 4 of Doc Martin posted strong results for the public broadcaster on ABC1, ranking 8th and taking 1,321,000.
Week 44’s Top 20
- PACKED TO THE RAFTERS – Seven – 1,603,000
- SEVEN NEWS – SUNDAY – Seven – 1,407,000
- THE X FACTOR – TUESDAY – Seven – 1,403,000
- THE BIG BANG THEORY – MONDAY – Nine – 1,375,000
- THE X FACTOR – MONDAY – Seven – 1,356,000
- BEAUTY AND THE GEEK AUSTRALIA – Seven – 1,330,000
- THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE – CHALLENGE – Nine – 1,325,000
- DOC MARTIN – ABC1 – 1,321,000
- THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE – CHALLENGE TWO – Nine – 1,277,000
- UNDERBELLY: RAZOR – Nine – 1,258,000
- SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,239,000
- NINE’S RUGBY: WORLD CUP: FINAL – Nine – 1,217,000
- SEVEN NEWS – MONDAY-FRIDAY – Seven – 1,175,000
- BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS – Seven – 1,149,000
- THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE – TUESDAY – Nine – 1,109,000
- TODAY TONIGHT – Seven – 1,087,000
- THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE – LAUNCH – Nine – 1,054,000
- SEVEN NEWS -SATURDAY – Seven – 1,052,000
- THE BIG BANG THEORY – TUESDAY EPISODE 2 – Nine – 1,042,000
- SPICKS AND SPECKS – ABC1 – 1,039,000