Still the one! Married At First Sight wins big in the ratings war against star-studded Fire Fight Australia concert… but Channel Seven still manages to beat Nine overall
Married At First Sight remains an unbeatable ratings juggernaut.
On Sunday, the Channel Nine reality series managed to finally find a rival when it was pitted against the star-studded Fire Fight Australia concert.
However, according to Mumbrella, the social media experiment managed to win its time slot with a whopping 1.103 million metro viewers.
Still number one! Married At First Sight wins big in the ratings war against star-studded Fire Fight Australia concert – but Channel Seven still manages to beat Nine overall. MAFS star Hayley Vernon, pictured left, and Fire Fight host Celeste Barber, pictured right
The star power of the Fire Fight Australia, which featured the likes of John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John, proved good competition, with 1.006 million metro viewers.
Married At First Sight also managed to gain the top spot when it came to the demographics, winning the desired 25-54, 18-49 and 16-39 age groups.
But it was a different story for the competing programs nationally, with Married At First Sight attracting 1.482 million viewers, compared to the Fire Fight Australia’s 1.510 million.
The success of the star-studded event saw Seven win the day with a 38 per cent of the audience.
Popular: Married At First Sight also managed to gain the top spot when it came to the demographics, winning the desired 25-54, 18-49 and 16-39 age groups
Meanwhile, Channel Ten’s Dancing With The Star failed to find a stable audience, with numbers dropping after its premiere last week.
Despite drawing in 593,000 viewers last week, it only managed 327,000 metro viewers on Sunday evening.
Married At First Sight is a force to be reckoned with in the ratings.
Another big year: In April 2019, MAFS blitzed its own ratings record with a combined metro and regional audience of 2.61 million. Pictured: Tash Herz
MAFS blitzed its own record in April last year, with a combined metro and regional audience of 2.61 million.
The program has consistently rated well above one million metro viewers throughout its run last season and so far this season.
Slicing up the competition: The program has consistently rated well above one million metro viewers throughout its run last season and so far this season. Pictured: Natasha Spencer (L) and Mikey Pembroke (R)