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SBS ratings release for week 8, 2010
SBS’s Gourmet Farmer continues its healthy performance for the broadcaster, attracting 301,000 metro viewers and 202,000 regional viewers last week, according to figures from OzTAM.
The program was up 12 per cent in average metro audiences for the Thursday 7.30pm timeslot.
Popular adventure program Man vs Wild delivered another top performance for SBS last week, topping metro figures with 483,000 viewers in the five mainland capital cities and achieving 222,000 in regional Australia.
Moving humongous buildings to new locations is no easy feat, as shown in Monster Moves. The industrial-focused program made top place in the SBS regional ratings list last week at 236,000 viewers plus 321,000 in metro areas.
Mythbusters also performed well, with 380,000 metro and 216,000 regional viewers tuning in.
The top 10 SBS programs in the five metro markets for week 8 (w/c February 14) were:
| Rank | Program | Audience (000s) |
| 1 | MAN VS WILD | 483 |
| 2 | MYTHBUSTERS | 380 |
| 3 | MONSTER MOVES | 321 |
| 4 | GOURMET FARMER | 301 |
| 5 | OZ AND JAMES'S BIG WINE ADVENTURE | 276 |
| 6 | SECRET CITIES OF THE AMAZON | 274 |
| 7 | ADBC BITESIZE | 248 |
| 8 | THE LOVE OF MONEY | 232 |
| 9 | JAMES MAY'S BIG IDEAS | 227 |
| 10 | HOW TO SURVIVE A DISASTER | 226 |
The top 10 SBS programs in regional Australia for week 8 (w/c February 14) were:
| Rank | Program | Audience (000s) |
| 1 | MONSTER MOVES | 236 |
| 2 | MAN VS WILD | 222 |
| 3 | MYTHBUSTERS | 216 |
| 4 | GOURMET FARMER | 202 |
| 5 | SECRET CITIES OF THE AMAZON | 160 |
| 6 | OZ AND JAMES'S BIG WINE ADVENTURE | 159 |
| 7 | ADBC BITESIZE | 144 |
| 8 | JAMES MAY'S BIG IDEAS | 144 |
| 9 | DESTINATION: FIFA WORLD CUP rpt | 142 |
| 10 | HITLER'S BODYGUARD | 140 |
Source, metro overnight data: OzTAM week 8, 2010 – five metro markets, Sunday – Saturday
Source, regional overnight data : RegTAM week 8, 2010 – regional aggregated markets, Sunday – Saturday
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