GO!, Australia’s newest free-to-air television channel is the most successful multi-channel ever to launch, breaking records in all markets.
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With the youngest median age (31) of any of the Freeview TV channels, GO! secured a 5.6% share of the viewing audience across People 16-39 (5 City Metro, 6pm to midnight) on Sunday, a staggering 460% greater than ONE HD on debut.
GO! was also strong across People 18-49 (4.4%) and 25-54 (3.9%) in the 6pm to midnight slot.
The screening of The Big Bang Theory on GO! has also set an impressive benchmark. Screening at 7.30pm on Sunday night, the comedy series attracted an average 230,000 viewers across all demographics, making it the highest rating program in the survey year-to-date across the subscription TV and multi-channel platform, excluding sports events, in the 5 City Metro market. This result surpasses the result of FOX8’s flagship Australia’s Next Top Model Live Finale, which averaged 185,000 earlier this year.
Nine Network CEO, Mr David Gyngell, said: “This is a terrific result for GO! and for free-to-air television. Viewers have embraced the channel and what it has to offer, and to be recording this sort of outcome within a couple of weeks of our soft launch is very good news for Australian television and the PBL Media Group.
“This multi-channel gives our viewers access, free of charge, to a second channel that offers a great range of entertainment. I’m gratified that GO! has delivered such strong ratings already.”
The success of GO! was not restricted to prime time, with the channel’s strong audiences extending through the daytime schedule, with a share in excess of eight per cent secured in People 16-39 (8.6%), 8.7% in 18-49s and 8.1% in 25-54s from 6am to 6pm in the 5 City Metro market.
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