TEMPORARY AUSTRALIANS

To all our fellow Temporary Australians
Thanks very much for tuning in over the two screenings of Series 2 on Channel ONE.

The total ratings figures as at 20 May, 2014 are 2,228,093 with an average of 185,674 for each of the twelve episodes.

This has exceeded expectations and confirms our belief that a positive look at the motorcycle community would be very popular.

Hope you will keep tuning in.


Kind regards,

Greg Hirst
Executive Producer

Temporary Australians Fact Sheet

1.      

      It was Jonesy’s idea to call the show Temporary Australians

2.      Hirsty started filming a pilot in 2008.

3.      Jonesy and Hirsty adlib the intros and exits for all Temporary Australians episodes.

4.      Series 1 appeared across Australia on community television in Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Geelong during 2012.

5.      Digital Channel ONE which is part of the Ten Network offered Temporary Australians

a 2pm Saturday time slot with no promise of repeats.

6.      Series 2 aired for the first time on ONE 2pm Saturday August 31, 2013.

7.      It aired for the second time from January 26, 2014 and the viewer ratings figures actually increased.

8.      Both screenings ended up repeating episodes each week.

9.      First Screening August-November 2013

            

            Total Metro with repeats                    600,000

            Total Regional with repeats                 387,473

           

            Screening Total                                987,473               

1.   Second Screening January – May 2014

             

            Total Metro with repeats                     867,000

            Total Regional with repeats                 373,620

            Screening Total                                1,240,620

11.  Final Total as at 20 May, 2014                       2,228,093

12.   Each of the 12 episodes averaged over two screenings including repeats:   185,674.

13.  The strong ratings have confirmed to us that Australians are interested in the motorcycling lifestyle.

14.  Raw ratings figures supplied by Network Ten.