TV Wrap: Seven dances all over Nine’s controversial new Warnie miniseries

The first part of Nine’s miniseries Warnie, based on the life of cricket legend Shane Warne, aired to a little more than half a million metro viewers on Sunday, while Seven’s Dancing with the Stars topped entertainment.

Nine’s decision to dramatise Warne’s life attracted criticism from his family when it was announced last year, as Warne’s daughter believed the show to be “disrespectful”. The series brought in 528,000 metro viewers for Nine on Sunday and is set to finish tonight.

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