The triumphant return of Thank God You’re Here was a cracking success taking the coveted title of TV’s biggest new series for the year and was also the biggest comedy launch since 2019.
Hosted by the gregarious and hilarious Celia Pacquola, each episode saw a merry band of Australia’s established and emerging comedians thrust through the blue door to face an unknown world of improvisation mayhem.
The hapless heroes made us guffaw at their ensuing antics with laugh out loud moments and theatrics that had audiences of all ages around Australia hooked on the hysterics.
Each week, a merciless celebrity judge would rate their performance and award the ‘Best Bullsh#t Artist’ as well as a few conciliation prizes for encouragement and the odd participation ribbon here and there.
Unlike the show which is full to the brim with bullsh#t, the series results are the truth of the matter for Thank God You’re Here.
- Launch: 1.3 million total national viewers.
- Reached 8.41 million Australians across the series, or 32% of the population.
- 926,000 total national viewers.
- Reached 36 million total national viewers including encores.
- #1 new program of the year in total people and key demographics.
- #1 entertainment program during its run in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
- #2 entertainment show for 2023 in 16 to 39s and #3 in 25 to 54s and under 50s.
- #1 in its timeslot.
- Massive commercial shares – 49.9% in 16 to 39s 45.7% in under 50s and 44.4% in 25 to 54s.
- #3 regular program of the year in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
- 126,000 BVOD audience, including live stream.
- 37% bigger audience than its closest competition in 25 to 54s.
The cavalcade of Best Bullsh*t Artists from Thank God You’re Here 2023, in consecutive show order were:
- Julia Zemiro
- Lloyd Langford
- Virginia Gay
- Emma Holland
- Marty Sheargold
- Frankie McNair
- Rhys Nicholson
- Guy Montgomery
We can’t wait for laughs to continue in 2024 when Thank God You’re Here returns to 10 and 10 Play.
Source: OzTAM, Regional TAM, OzTAM National VPM, Total Audiences are 7 Day TV + 7 Day BVOD + Live Stream, Program ranking based on primary channels, 5pm to midnight, minimum 3 episodes, excluding sport, Consolidated 7. Including encores is sum of encores by episode. Cumulative reach is Virtual Australia 5.0, When Watched, August 2 to October 10 2023, including encores.
