After a three-year hiatus, ABC’s Utopia made a spectacular comeback with 1.3 million viewers tuning in for its season premiere on June 7. The show’s return was well received, with ratings up 58%. The next highest-rated show was Nine’s Travel Guides, which garnered 1.2 million viewers as the team explored Finland, a 29% increase from the previous week.
Seven’s Home and Away continued to perform well, with 1 million viewers tuning in on June 7, a 26% increase from the previous week. The aftermath of the Bay explosion was still causing chaos, and viewers were glued to their screens as the drama unfolded.
The ICC World Test: Australia v India attracted 843,000 viewers for session one, with Travis Head scoring a century for Australia. Meanwhile, MasterChef Australia had 742,000 viewers for day three of Home Cooks versus Pro Cooks Week, a 28% increase from the previous week.
On June 14, Nine claimed the top spot for the night with a primary share of 20.6% and a network share of 28.5%. Nine’s A Current Affair highlighted Ben Roberts-Smith, while Travel Guides followed with a jam-packed episode on Melbourne. Seven’s Home and Away garnered 497,000 viewers, while Million Dollar Island and The Front Bar had 273,000 and 269,000 viewers, respectively.
ABC’s 7.30 explored Donald Trump’s second indictment in a year and Western Australia’s controversial prescribed burning regime, while Utopia and The Weekly with Charlie Pickering had 557,000 and 418,000 viewers, respectively. Sam Taunton interviewed UFC star Conor McGregor on The Project, which also covered the Hunter Valley community still recovering from the June 11 bus crash and featured MasterChef Australia with legendary chef Curtis Stone setting a service challenge. The top 10 contestants battled it out, with a winning team going head-to-head for an Immunity Pin.
Overall, the week was a success for Australian television, with many popular shows seeing an increase in ratings from the previous week. Viewers eagerly tuned in to catch up on their favorite shows and discover new ones.
