March 16, 2021 10:50
Natalie Barr’s first turn as co-host of Sunrise drew an average of 248,000 metro viewers yesterday morning, and 439,000 with the regions included, well ahead of the 199,000 metro and 297,000 nationally who watched Nine’s rival Today show.
Barr replaced Samantha Armytage, who announced her departure from Seven’s breakfast show at the start of last week. On Thursday, 308,000 metro viewers watched Armytage’s final day on air.
The updated Sunrise team L-R: Mac, Bartholomew, Barr, Koch, and Beretta
In the evening, Married at First Sight led the pack in both metro viewers and the key advertising demographics. 979,000 metro viewers tuned in to watch two new weddings, attended by existing couples from the experiment.