Channel 10’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 10 reality show was the most-watched entertainment program on Wednesday night.
The fourth episode of the season saw 720,000 viewers tuning in across the country, TV Blackbox reports.
Success: Channel 10’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 which was watched by 457,000.
It comes after Sunday’s premiere of I’m a Celebrity pulled in more viewers than last year’s launch episode.
About 1,000,300 people tuned in compared to 980,000 in 2020, according to industry website TV Tonight.
Popular: The Channel 10 reality TV show was the most-watched entertainment program. Pictured: Abbie Chatfield
However, the hit reality show dropped to 820,000 metro viewers on its second night.
It was Sunday night’s most-watched program, but fell behind news programs on Seven and Nine 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 of I’m a Celebrity pulled in more viewers than last year’s launch episode. Pictured: Jess Eva and Grant Denyer
This year’s contestants include The Bachelor’s Abbie Chatfield, The Voice alum Jack Vidgen and retired AFL player Travis Varcoe.
The cast also features Gold Logie-winning TV host Grant Denyer, comedian Ash Williams, The Block star and radio presenter Jess Eva, and actress Toni Pearen.
Singer-songwriter Paulini Curuenavuli made her debut on Sunday 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