Big Brother brings Channel Seven it’s biggest ratings week in two years

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Big Brother brings Channel Seven it’s biggest ratings week in two years and breaks decade-long youth demographic drought

By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia

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Channel Seven has reasons to celebrate the past week. 

The network has brought home it’s biggest rating week in two years, TV Blackbox reported on Tuesday. 

Over the course of the week, Channel Seven saw too 31.1 percent of the weekly audience share – that figure includes the digital networks, such as 7Mate, 7TWO and 7flix.  

Big ratings! Channel Seven has reasons to celebrate the past week. The network has brought home it’s biggest rating week in two years, TV Blackbox reported on Tuesday. The boom is in large thanks to the reboot of Big Brother. Pictured: The cast of Big Brother 

While the AFL drew in over a million viewers, the boom is also in large thanks to the reboot of Big Brother, with the 25–54 demographic tuning in to watch at the channel’s highest numbers in two years. 

Most impressively, Channel Seven reeled in it’s biggest audience in the 16-39 demographic in over a decade.   

Big Brother’s eviction night on Monday was the big draw for audiences, with 504,000 tuning in. 

Tuesday’s episode also put bottoms on seats, with 466,000 viewers across five metro cities watching. 

Bottoms on seats: The 25–54 demographic tuned in to watch at the channel's highest numbers in two years

Bottoms on seats: The 25–54 demographic tuned in to watch at the channel’s highest numbers in two years

The kids love it! Most impressively, Channel Seven reeled in it's biggest audience in the 16-39 demographic in over a decade

 The kids love it! Most impressively, Channel Seven reeled in it’s biggest audience in the 16-39 demographic in over a decade

However Channel Ten’s MasterChef Australia: Back To Win was the biggest ratings hit of the week with 518,000 viewers.    

Earlier this month, the new season premiere of Big Brother aired to fantastic numbers.

While the rebooted reality series didn’t quite hit one million metro viewers, it still outperformed both The Voice Australia and MasterChef: Back to Win.

Decent performance: The season premiere of Big Brother didn't quite hit one million metro viewers, but it still surpassed both The Voice and MasterChef earlier this month. Pictured: Laura Kaiviti, whose eviction was watched by 930,000 people in the five metro cities

Decent performance: The season premiere of Big Brother didn’t quite hit one million metro viewers, but it still surpassed both The Voice and MasterChef earlier this month. Pictured: Laura Kaiviti, whose eviction was watched by 930,000 people in the five metro cities

The eviction of Laura Kaiviti saw viewers swell to 930,000, and the episode overall had an average audience of 866,000. 

Meanwhile, MasterChef attracted 854,000 viewers, about 12,000 less than Big Brother’s launch episode. 

The Voice drew 849,000 viewers on Monday, again falling short of Big Brother’s average audience. 

So close! The same night, MasterChef attracted 854,000 viewers, about 12,000 less than Big Brother's launch episode. Pictured: MasterChef contestant Poh Ling Yeow

So close! The same night, MasterChef attracted 854,000 viewers, about 12,000 less than Big Brother’s launch episode. Pictured: MasterChef contestant Poh Ling Yeow