Utopia return draws 779,000 to the ABC with Bachelor the most watched non-news program

August 20, 2015 10:33

The return of ABC comedy Utopia for a second season drew 779,000 viewers last night making it the second most watched non-news program of Wednesday night.

It was only beaten in the non-news stakes by Ten’s The Bachelor, for an episode which had the bachelorettes herding sheep, and which drew a metro audience of 877,000 viewers across the five cities, according to Oztam overnight metro ratings.

Wednesday night was a quiet evening for television viewing with only news and current affairs viewing pulling audiences of over one million, with Seven winning the night with a main channel audience share 19.7 per cent.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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2 COMMENTS

Johnno 20 Aug 15

Didn’t these non-news shows also beat Utopia?
8 THE FORCE – BEHIND THE LINE Network 7 850,000
9 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE Network 7 811,000
10 HOME AND AWAY Network 7 783,000
11 UTOPIA Network ABC 779,000

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Aaron 20 Aug 15

Utopi was very funny. I hadn’t laughed out loud in a long time. That forklift was a cracker.

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