The Bachelors’ ratings only narrowly beat a rerun of comedy quiz show QI
The Bachelors Australia only narrowly edge out a rerun of comedy quiz show QI as its ratings problems continue
Channel 10’s new and improved The Bachelors has continued to rack up TV ratings, barely beating out ABC’s repeat of British comedy quiz show QI.
With just 281,000 metropolitan viewers on Wednesday night, the matchmaking show only topped 37,000.
While the season has proven popular with the 16-39 demographic, general viewership capped off an embarrassing night for the network.
Channel 10’s new and improved The Bachelors has continued to rack up TV ratings, barely beating out ABC’s repeat of British comedy quiz show QI. (Pictured: QI host Sandi Toksvig)
The Project only peaked at 241,000 metropolitan viewers, while its Fire Country premiere aired to 121,000.
Seven and Nine topped the night with Home and Away and A Current Affair with 438,000 and 471,000 respectively.
However, ABC scored a prime time win with 404,000 viewers for its 7:30 news program and 244,000 for QI.
With just 281,000 metropolitan viewers on Wednesday night, the matchmaking show only topped 37,000. (In the photo from left to right: the new graduates Thomas Malucelli and Felix Von Hofe)
The Bachelors opened to a five-city metropolitan audience of 309,000 viewers with 405,000 nationwide.
It quickly fell from there as despite a huge shakeup and intriguing storylines, the second episode failed to attract viewers with only 273,000 tuning in.
For its part, the national ratings were 390,000 viewers (metro+, regional and live stream).
While the season has proven popular with the 16-39 demographic, general viewership capped off an embarrassing night for the network. (Pictured: Von Hofe and Malucelli with third new bachelor Jed McIntosh)
With viewership at an all-time low, industry insiders speculate that season 10’s low numbers may be the nail in the coffin for the dating series.
A well-placed source told Daily Mail Australia that the Channel 10 dating show is “done and dusted off” and will not return in any capacity.
However, there may be hope for the show yet.
With viewership at an all-time low, industry insiders speculate that season 10’s low numbers may be the nail in the coffin for the dating series. However, there may be hope for the show yet.
While The Bachelors has had a rough patch on commercial television, its online viewership seems to be doing well.
It is currently the #1 streaming video-on-demand series and episode two also ranks #1 for entertainment in the 25-54 demographic.
The series averaged a total viewership of 411,000 (metro, regional, livestream and one-day BVOD) and is estimated to grow a catch-up viewership of over 30%.
The Bachelors online audience seems to be doing well. It is currently the #1 streaming video-on-demand series with episode two ranking #1 for entertainment in the 25-54 demographic.