I’m a Celebrity winner announcement beats Married At First Sight in the ratings despite Nine’s promotional blitz for the explosive Grand Reunion
The winner announcement on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! outperformed the hotly anticipated Married At First Sight Grand Reunion in the ratings.
Sunday night saw Network 10 and Channel Nine go head to head in prime time with their flagship reality shows.
But despite Nine’s promotional blitz for MAFS, Abbie Chatfield’s crowning moment as Queen of the Jungle won overall with a metro audience of 896,000.
Winning night! Abbie Chatfield’s crowning moment on I’m A Celebrity took the top spot in Sunday’s prime time ratings with 896,000 tuning in across the five city metro
I’m a Celebrity’s finale episode overall saw about 784,000 viewers tune in across the five major cities.
But this number swelled considerably as viewers switched channels to find out the winner, which ended up being Abbie.
The closing moments of I’m a Celebrity narrowly beat the MAFS reunion dinner party, which had an average metro audience of 866,000.
I’m A Celebrity’s grand final episode, in the lead up to the announcement, did not fare as well with 784,000 tuning in. But it certainly bolstered the network’s eventual lead in the evening. Pictured are I’m A Celebrity’s final three Abbie, Jess Eva and Grant Denyer
For many viewers, the highlight of the MAFS Grand Reunion was seeing arch-villain Nasser Sultan walk out after being confronted over his ‘trolling’ on Instagram.
Channel 10 boss Beverley McGarvey said I’m a Celebrity has ‘cemented itself as the #1 summer entertainment television event’.
She added: ‘It has been wonderful to see how viewers reacted and engaged with our celebrities.
Tempers flare: Channel Nine’s explosive dinner party lost by a narrow margin with 866,000 viewers tuning in to see former bride ‘Cyclone’ Cyrell threw a glass of wine at Jessika Power
Drama king! A highlight for the participants and viewers alike was ‘villain’ Nasser Sultan’s sensational walk-out after being confronted by most at the table over his nasty commentary over them
‘It provided much needed laughter, warmth and family fun in these tougher times. It was escapism at its best.’
With I’m a Celebrity finished for the year, Channel 10 will fill its time slot with The Amazing Race Australia, hosted by Beau Ryan.
The Amazing Race will premiere on Monday, February 1, at 7.30pm on Channel 10
New to screens: Taking over I’m A Celebrity’s time slot is The Amazing Race Australia, hosted by Beau Ryan, which will premiere on Monday, February 1 at 7.30pm on Channel 10