TV ratings: The Farmer Wants A Bigger Audience

Tim Burrowes

February 12, 2009 11:09

Seven dominated TV viewing yesterday, taking the top four slots and an easy win for the night. According to the preliminary OzTam figures, Seven took 30.9% of free TV viewing; Nine 25.2%; Ten 23%; the ABC 16% and SBS 4.9%.

It was another slow night for Ten, with House the only show in the top ten, and its 90 minute edition of So You Think You Can Dance coming in 15th.

Meanwhile, Nine would have been hoping for a bigger showing for its debut of The Farmer Wants A Wife, which was only just over the million mark. And Seven’s Gangs of Oz, also with an audience of just over a million, might have expected to rate more highly than 13th, although it did win its 9.30pm timeslot.

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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.