MasterChef Australia Sets Ratings Record as Final Bumps Debate
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MasterChef Australia, the reality cooking show that forced the nation’s political leaders to move their election debate, set a television ratings record as about a quarter of the population tuned in to the season finale.
The show was the most watched non-sporting broadcast since the current television ratings system began in 2001, MasterChef broadcaster Ten Network Holdings Ltd. said in an e-mailed statement today, citing market research by Oztam Pty. A peak audience of 5.74 million people, about one-in-four Australians, yesterday watched 31-year-old lawyer Adam Liaw defeat 20-year-old student Callum Hann in the cookoff.