Channel 10’s decision to invest in new reality formats appears to be a winner with the highly promoted premiere episode of Hunted delivering strong audience figures for the network.
Sunday night’s premiere episode of the Australian version of Hunted was watched by a national audience of 884,000 viewers (619k metro). While it was a strong start for the new Channel 10 series, it was not enough to win the night based on national data.
That honour went to the first of two Hey Hey It’s Saturday – Red Faces specials on Channel 7 with a national audience of 944,000 viewers nationally (592k metro). Strong audience figures in regional markets once again playing a key role for the network.
The premiere episode for season two of Beauty and the Geek on Channel 9 was a distant third with a national audience of 616,000 viewers (476k metro).
Data provided by Channel 10 indicates Hunted delivered the network its biggest show launch on 10 since The Amazing Race Australia in 2019.
- 36% bigger than its competition.
- #1 show in under 50s and all key demos.
- #1 in its timeslot.
- #1 in its timeslot in under 50s and all key demos (25 to 54s, 16 to 39s and 18 to 49s).
- 30.7% commercial share.
- 40% commercial share in under 50s, 37.6% in 25 to 54s and 34.9% in 16 to 39s.
Daniel Monaghan, SVP Content & Programming, Paramount ANZ, said:
“Hunted is a captivating, powerful, and unique show that has excited Australian audiences. The series premiere of Hunted on 10 did not disappoint as the biggest new show on TV for 2022.
Bringing in a robust national audience of 884,000, with a peak of 1.04million viewers, it outran its competition. It was the #1 entertainment show of the night and finished first in its timeslot with a massive 40% share in the key advertising demographic of under 50s.
“Thank you to our production partners, Endemol Shine Australia and Visit Victoria, our Fugitives and Hunters.
“Network 10 continues to bring fresh formats to Australian audiences, and we still have plenty of good TV to come including, Shaun Micallef’s Brain Eisteddfod, The Real Love Boat, and The Traitors, as well as returning favourites, The Masked Singer, The Amazing Race Australia and The Bachelors.”
This is one of the most digusting shows ever produced. This show is about human abuses in real time. Why would anyone produce a show that shows humans being hunted down. There are so many people in australia that left countries because of being hunted down and fearing for thier lives , many from war torn countries seeking safety here. Then there are the children, men and women who have been sex trafficked , or the abused person who is hunted down by the abuser just a few who would be triggered and traumatised.
This show needs to stopped and removed from main stream tv. Shame on you channel 10 . What if this triggers a real life “hunger games”
Calm down Karen. You have to be kidding