The Renovators hammered on first night
The Renovators got hammered last night, with the latest property reality show debuting with a mediocre 858,000 viewers nationally.
TV viewers preferred watching renovations earlier in the evening on Nine’s The Block, which was Sunday’s number one program, with a season best 1.828 million viewers, including 708,000 in its home city of Melbourne.
The Renovators, which screened at 8.40 pm, had less than half the audience of lead-in program MasterChef Australia, which averaged 1.734 million viewers.
The Renovators set last night in a Rosebery warehouse was beaten by the ABC’s Midsomer Murders (1.154 million) and Seven’s Bones (1.071 million).
The poor ratings for The Renovators is a big blow to Ten, which has reportedly spent more than $20 million on the show.
Ten is set to screen The Renovators six nights per week for the next three months.
The Renovators sits in a temporary timeslot, with the show set to move into Masterchef's 7.30pm timeslot once the cooking competition finishes next month.
A Channel 10 spokesperson says The Renovators achieved clear wins in its target demographics.
