Karl Stefanovic admits he’s been ‘pummelled by Sunrise for 20 years’
Karl Stefanovic reveals that he is a firm believer in resilience after being “beaten by Sunrise for 20 years”.
He has been hosting Channel Nine’s Today show since 2005.
And Karl Stefanovic has now revealed that the job hasn’t always been easy.
Especially saying, as Nine’s arch-rival in the TV breakfast wars, Seven’s Sunrise, continues to beat Today in the ratings year after year.
“I’m a big believer in resilience,” Karl said in Sydney on Thursday.
“Breaking Dawn has been hitting me for 20 years and I still believe there’s a bright future for television,” the 48-year-old popular TV star joked.
Karl Stefanovic has admitted to feeling ‘beaten up’ after spending two decades in second place to arch-rivals Sunrise in the TV breakfast wars. Pictured: today’s hosts Karl and Sarah Abo
Channel Seven’s Sunrise has continually emerged as the highest-rated breakfast show on Australian television. Pictured: Sunrise introduces Natalie Barr and David Koch
Karl made the comments in a conversation with Senator Don Farrell while hosting the Destination Australia conference in Darling Harbour, reports B&T.
The Seven Network declared Sunrise Australia’s highest rated breakfast show for 2022 last September.
In a press release, Seven said the morning show is number one in its time slot for the 19th consecutive year.
In 2018, Karl called the Sunrise team “boring.”
In 2015, the host publicly criticized his dominant ratings rivals for broadcasting in Hawaii for a week.
“I don’t know why they went there when they could be on vacation and doing their thing in Australia, and promoting Australia,” he said. news corporation in March of that year.
Karl has been with Today since 2005 when he took over co-hosting duties from Steve Leibmann. Pictured: Karl with former Today co-host Lisa Wilkinson, who left the show in 2017
Ksrl pictured with former Today co-host Jessica Rowe
Meanwhile, Today scored an all-too-rare ratings victory last month over Sunrise.
The show drew an average audience of 206,000 in the five capital cities, more than the ‘No. 1 Australia’ Sunrise, which had 190,000 metropolitan viewers.
Karl has been with Today since 2005 when he took over co-hosting duties from Steve Leibmann. He left Nine at the end of 2018 and returned in 2020.
Karl and former Today co-host Allison Langdon