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INXS making rock trumps Schapelle's breaking rock by a million viewers INXS making rock trumps Schapelle's breaking rock by a million viewers
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Seven’s rockstar miniseries INXS: Never Tear Us Apart has trumped the telemovie about the arrest and conviction of Schapelle Corby on Nine.Seven’s rockstar miniseries INXS: Never Tear Us Apart has trumped the telemovie about the arrest and conviction of Schapelle Corby on Nine.
Nine’s eleventh-hour rescheduling of Corby from Monday to Sunday to avoid clashing with real-time coverage of her imminent release from a Bali jail meant it had to go up against the highly anticipated story of INXS.Nine’s eleventh-hour rescheduling of Corby from Monday to Sunday to avoid clashing with real-time coverage of her imminent release from a Bali jail meant it had to go up against the highly anticipated story of INXS.
In the five major capital cities, two million viewers chose to watch the story of the late INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence compared with just one million who tuned in for the tale of the young drug smuggler from the Gold Coast who has been in jail for nine years.In the five major capital cities, two million viewers chose to watch the story of the late INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence compared with just one million who tuned in for the tale of the young drug smuggler from the Gold Coast who has been in jail for nine years.
The relatively small audience for Corby is unlikely to dampen the enthusiasm of media companies who are aggressively competing to secure the first exclusive interview when she is released on parole on Monday or Tuesday.The relatively small audience for Corby is unlikely to dampen the enthusiasm of media companies who are aggressively competing to secure the first exclusive interview when she is released on parole on Monday or Tuesday.
Operatives from the three commercial networks and two women’s magazine empires are camped out in Bali trying to gain access to Corby through negotiations with her sister, Mercedes, who lives in Bali with her husband and children. Corby’s story has been valued by industry sources at about $1 million as she will not be able to talk freely until she is back in Australia in 2017. Operatives from the three commercial networks and two women’s magazine empires are camped out in Bali trying to gain access to Corby through negotiations with her sister, Mercedes, who lives in Bali with her husband and children. Corby’s story has been valued by industry sources at about $1 million as she will not be able to talk freely until she is back in Australia in 2017.
Corby’s family is very wary of the media, unhappy with her portrayal over the years and in particular on Nine on Sunday night where the telemovie appeared to suggest she was complicit in smuggling drugs it said were placed in her boogie bag by her father, the late Mick Corby.Corby’s family is very wary of the media, unhappy with her portrayal over the years and in particular on Nine on Sunday night where the telemovie appeared to suggest she was complicit in smuggling drugs it said were placed in her boogie bag by her father, the late Mick Corby.
Mercedes had been trying to get access to the telemovie before it went to air, but it was so sensitive Nine did not release it.Mercedes had been trying to get access to the telemovie before it went to air, but it was so sensitive Nine did not release it.
Another paid interview, this time with the current girlfriend of killer Simon Gittany, was the second most popular program on TV last night, attracting 1.8 million viewers to its Sunday Night current affairs show. Seven had been in a bidding war with Nine to secure the interview with the woman who has stood by Gittany and believes he is innocent.Another paid interview, this time with the current girlfriend of killer Simon Gittany, was the second most popular program on TV last night, attracting 1.8 million viewers to its Sunday Night current affairs show. Seven had been in a bidding war with Nine to secure the interview with the woman who has stood by Gittany and believes he is innocent.
It is a stellar start to the ratings year for Seven, which won the night overall with a strong line-up of INXS, Sunday Night and the reality hit My Kitchen Rules.It is a stellar start to the ratings year for Seven, which won the night overall with a strong line-up of INXS, Sunday Night and the reality hit My Kitchen Rules.
The stiff competition left Ten in third place, despite its exclusive coverage of the Sochi Winter Olympics and a revamped reality dance competition So You Think You Can Dance, hosted by The Project’s Carrie Bickmore.The stiff competition left Ten in third place, despite its exclusive coverage of the Sochi Winter Olympics and a revamped reality dance competition So You Think You Can Dance, hosted by The Project’s Carrie Bickmore.
The women’s snowboard slopestyle final with Torah Bright rated well for Ten with just under one million viewers but the other Sochi events struggled to reach more than half a million viewers.The women’s snowboard slopestyle final with Torah Bright rated well for Ten with just under one million viewers but the other Sochi events struggled to reach more than half a million viewers.
So You Think You Can Dance launched to an audience of 466,000.So You Think You Can Dance launched to an audience of 466,000.
The ABC’s popular drama Rake, now in its third series, fared better on a tough night with 645,000 viewers.The ABC’s popular drama Rake, now in its third series, fared better on a tough night with 645,000 viewers.