Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect debuts to lukewarm ratings… after fans were left shocked by ‘inappropriate’ jokes
Seven’s new series Pooch Perfect, hosted by Rebel Wilson, managed to draw in 624,000 metro viewers on Thursday night.
It was beaten by Channel 10’s Gogglebox, which attracted 6,100 more eyeballs, despite being heavily marketed, according to OZTam.
The result was a success according to Seven’s network director of programming, Angus Ross.
Not bad! Seven’s new series Pooch Perfect, hosted by Rebel Wilson (pictured) premiered to 624,000 metro viewers on Thursday night
He said in a statement: ‘We’re happy with last night’s launch of Pooch Perfect, a great new Seven Studios format.
‘It won at 7:30 and won 25-54s in its slot, with significant week-on-week timeslot growth in both total people and 25-54s’.
While some fans were fawning over the adorable rescue pups featured on the show, others were left shocked by Rebel’s ‘adult humour’ on the family-friendly program.
Did well? The result was a success according to Seven’s network director of programming, Angus Ross. ‘We’re happy with last night’s launch of Pooch Perfect’ he said in a statement
It’s a dog show! The new series hosted by the 39-year-old Pitch Perfect star sees groomers from across the country battle it out to give their pups the best hairstyle
The show featured gags including ‘stop scissoring’, a joke about a pearl necklace and calling the dogs ‘b***hes’, and some claimed they didn’t make it past the opening few scenes.
‘Rebel Wilson is making a bit of a mockery of this show. She doesn’t want to be there and the pearl necklace joke… just no,’ one Twitter user said.
Another commented: ‘I love Rebel Wilson but her jokes are terrible and so inappropriate for the family.’
Reactions: While some fans were fawning over the adorable rescue pups featured on the show, others were left shocked by Rebel’s ‘adult humour’ on the family-friendly program
The new series hosted by the 39-year-old Pitch Perfect star sees dog groomers from across the country battle it out to give their pups the best hairstyle.
Each episode will see the animals model their new look on the ‘dog walk’ and be judged by leading dog stylists, Amber Lewin and Colin Taylor.
Some of the looks are inspired by the hairstyles of the world’s biggest pop stars.
The winner will be crowned Australia’s Greatest Pet Stylist and take home $100,000 in prize money.
Tune in: Pooch Perfect continues next Thursday from 7.30pm on Seven