Underbelly and Jackman take Nine to three Monday wins in a row

Tim Burrowes

February 24, 2009 11:16

Underbelly won the evening for Nine for the third week running although Top Gear had a much better showing on SBS last night.

The show, which returned to the blood and violence of the first series, took an average audience of 2.3m, according to preliminary OzTam data.

Meanwhile, Top Gear – a Vietnam special – was the right side of a million for the first time this ratings season with an audience of 1.01m.

But combined with a replay of the Hugh Jackman-hosted Oscars, Nine easily won the night.

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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.