TV viewers tune in to budget drama
From the warmth of their living room thousands of viewers tuned in to watch ABC presenters freeze as they dissected Joe Hockey's second Budget.
The ABC staff battled howling winds and freezing temperatures to present their Budget coverage in the courtyard of Parliament House on Tuesday night. It seemed the puffy parkers and scarves were a hit with 600,000 viewers tuning in.
The treasurer's speech on Tuesday night was an even bigger draw card for the ABC with 733,000 viewers tuning in - proving more popular than reality series Reno Rumble (718,000) and House Rules (675,000) and even the usually popular Big Bang Theory (526,000).
The ratings win, however, went to Network 10's MasterChef with 1.21 million viewers according to OzTAM's overnight ratings.
Most watched shows on Tuesday
1. MasterChef (Ten) - 1.212 million
2. Nine News (Nine) - 1.162 million
3. Seven News (Seven) 1.079 million
4. Nine News 6.30pm (Nine) - 1.061 million
5. Seven News/Today Tonight (Seven)- 989,000
6. A Current Affair (Nine) - 951,000
7. ABC News (ABC) - 885,000
8. Love Child (Nine) - 817,000
9. Home and Away (Seven) - 736,000
10. Budget 2015: The Treasurers Speech - 733,000
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12. Reno Rumble (Nine) - 718,000
14. House Rules (Seven) - 675,000
18. ABC News Budget Night Special-EV (ABC) 600,000
*Source OzTAM
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