Bazinga! Big Bang Top TVNZ 2 Show

Sky Sport dominated Saturday night’s key demo ratings to such an extent that the most-watched programme on TVNZ 2 in the key commercial demographic was a 5.00 re-run of The Big Bang Theory.

The channel averaged a shockingly low 5.58 share of 25-54 year-olds for the night, roughly a point ahead of Duke’s 4.89 share and Prime’s 4.55.

None of the free-to-air networks fared well but TVNZ 1 and Three scored well ahead of the rest.

The Great British Bake Off dished up 48,614 viewers to average a 2.37 rating/13.47 share for TVNZ 1 vs a 0.89 rating/5.36 share for TVNZ 2’s Man of Steel, with the movie drawing 30,000 fewer viewers.

Three’s Gold Coast Ocean Rescue averaged 30,359 viewers (1.48 rating/9.35 share) and lead-out Love It or List It Australia 31,897 (1.55 rating/8.37 share).

Series programming on TVNZ 1 and Three — Ten Pound Poms, the NCIS combo — also outrated TVNZ 2’s movie Bridesmaids.

The most-watched programmes of the night in the 25-54 demo were: 1 News, The Chase (5.30), Newshub Live at 6pm, The Great British Bake Off. The Chase (5.00), Love It or List It Australia, Gold Coast Ocean Rescue, Lap of Luxury and NCIS.

The channel shares were: TVNZ 1, 18.31; Three, 10.91; TVNZ 2, 5.58; Duke, 4.89; Prime, 4.55; Eden, 2.12; Rush, 1.36; Bravo, 1.04; HGTV, 1.02.