Shark Tank reboot on Channel Ten ‘tanks’ as incredibly low viewership makes it the third worst entertainment launch on Australian television
Shark Tank failed to compete against rating juggernauts The Block and The Voice on Tuesday night after Channel 10 and 10Play premiered the series’ reboot.
The reality television show, which sees entrepreneurs from across the country pitch their inventions to a panel of investors, yielded dismal viewership numbers.
Falling behind The Voice by 217% nationally, the show pulled just 322,000 viewers, including 237,000 in the capital cities.
The reboot premiere was down 54% nationally (53% in capital cities) on the 2018 series launch episode which aired during an 8.30pm timeslot.
Suffering the lowest viewership ratings of any Shark Tank episode ever, the network’s reboot is the third worst general entertainment show launch ever.
Shark Tank failed to compete against rating juggernauts The Block and The Voice on Tuesday night after Channel 10 and 10Play premiered the series’ reboot. Pictured: cast Sabri Suby, Dr. Catriona Wallace, Davie Fogarty, Jane Lu, and Robert Herjavec
It pulled in ahead of The Traitors and The Real Love Boat, both aired by Channel 10, with the former rating a metro audience of 257,000 during its premiere.
Meanwhile, the latter opened to a metro audience of just 215,000 before drastically dropping off in following episodes.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Channel 10 for comment.
The reality television show, which sees entrepreneurs from across the country pitch their inventions to a panel of investors, saw dismal viewership numbers
It comes after Channel 10 had a disastrous year in the 2022 ratings.
The network was forced to axe its breakfast news show 10 News First Breakfast after it set a new record for the worst-rated program in Australian TV history.
Just 44 viewers in Sydney tuned in to watch the breakfast program during its second day on air in June last year.
Falling behind The Voice by 217% nationally, the show pulled just 322,000 viewers, including 237,000 in the capital cities. Pictured: hosts Jason Derulo, Rita Ora, Guy Sebastian and Jessica Mauboy
On the same day, the 30-minute broadcast attracted just 224 viewers in Perth.
During its first five days on air, the show drew an average of just 17,000 viewers across the five major cities.
Staff were told by network boss Bev McGarvey late last year that she couldn’t promise there will be no job losses.
The network also reportedly cancelled its staff 2022 Christmas party following the network’s disastrous year.
It comes after the network was forced to axe its breakfast news show 10 News First Breakfast after it set a new record for the worst-rated program in Australian TV history. Pictured: hosts Natasha Exelby and Lachlan Kennedy
