Don't mention the war

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Sat Sep 14 11:19:04 PDT 2002


http://www.theage.com.au/text/articles/2002/09/12/1031608300307.htm

Don't mention the war

The Melbourne Age September 13 2002

By David Dale

The first anniversary of the September 11 attacks generated a ratings bonanza for Channel Ten, which did not show any programs on the subject.

Across the mainland capitals, audiences for The Simpsons, Search for a Supermodel and Law and Order: Criminal Intent were each up by more than 200,000 on the previous week.

This does not mean that all Australians were using light entertainment to distract themselves from a horrific memory. Between 8.30pm and 10.30pm, Channel Seven's documentary, 9/11, attracted two million viewers, 300,000 more than Seven usually attracts to Blue Heelers at that time.

But a lot of regular viewers apparently turned off their sets in response to the decision by Nine, Seven and the ABC to fill their prime-time schedules with September 11 material.

The total TV audience between 8.30pm and 9.30pm was down half a million on the 4.5 million who were watching TV in the mainland capitals on the previous Wednesday.



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