Channel Ten’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! dominates the TV ratings on its fourth night – after debuting to more than one million viewers
The new season of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Australia is already proving to be a ratings success.
The Channel Ten reality TV show was the most-watched entertainment program on Wednesday night.
The fourth episode of the long-running series saw 720,000 viewers tuning in across the country, TV Blackbox reported.
Success: Channel Ten’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! dominated the TV ratings on Wednesday night after debuting to solid ratings. Pictured Robert ‘Dipper’ DiPierdomenico
Channel Nine’s A Current Affair came in second place with 697,000 viewers followed by ABC’s 7:30 report which was watched by 457,000.
It comes after Sunday’s premiere episode of I’m a Celebrity pulled in more viewers than last year.
About 1,000,300 people tuned into this year’s broadcast, compared to 980,000 in 2020, according to a report by TV Tonight on Monday.
Popular: The Channel Ten reality TV show was the most-watched entertainment program and it saw 720,000 viewers tuning in across the country. Pictured Abbie Chatfield
However the hit reality show dropped to 820,000 metro viewers on its second night.
It proved to be Sunday night’s most watched program, but fell behind both Channel Seven’s and Channel Nine’s news programs on Monday.
The new season was pre-recorded for the first time this year, and production was also relocated from South Africa to northern NSW due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ratings hit: It comes after Sunday’s premiere episode of I’m a Celebrity pulled in more viewers than last year. About 1,000,300 people tuned into this year’s broadcast, compared to 980,000 in 2020. Pictured Grant Denyer
This year’s contestants include The Bachelor’s Abbie Chatfield, The Voice’s Jack Vidgen and retired AFL player Travis Varcoe.
Other contestants include veteran TV host Grant Denyer, comedian Ash Williams, former Block star Jess Eva, actress Toni Pearen, comedian Mel Buttle.
Singer-songwriter Paulini Curuenavuli made her debut as well, after finding fame on Australian Idol back in 2003.
Pandemic: The new season was pre-recorded for the first time this year, and production was also relocated from South Africa to northern NSW due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured co-hosts Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown