Television

The SBS 2009 Peak Night (1800-2230) TV audience is up 3% on the previous year (to end of September), and up 5.1% (1800-2400) excluding Olympics 2008.

This compares with declines  in peak night viewing  for Networks 7 and 9 over the same period.

Our unique programming speaks to all Australians, and our pioneering Really Short Break structure delivers valuable viewer engagement and cut-through for advertisers.

In addition, our new ability to split our advertising stream for distinct regional and metro markets allows clients to direct their messages to target regions  even more effectively. Click here for details.

SBS Audience Snapshot

Brands targeting ‘male’ or ‘people’ demographics will benefit by using SBS to counteract the inherent female bias of other commercial networks  more

SBS programming attracts viewers in the elusive and desirable OG1 segment  more

SBS reaches light commercial TV viewers. Almost half the light and non viewers of commercial TV are heavy or medium viewers of SBS   more

Regular SBS viewers are high income earners   more

View our 2010 Showcase Reel:

Program Highlights

Drama

John Adams

This critically acclaimed HBO mini series was winner of 13 Emmy Awards, 4 Golden Globes and 2 Screen Sctors Guild Awards. Produced by Tom Hanks and starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linley

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Cooking

Gourmet Farmer

Sydney Morning Herald restaurant reviewer Matthew Evans leaves the city for a farmlet in rural Tasmania


Cooking

Oz & James Big Wine Adventure

Wine expert Oz Clarke and James May journey through wine country

Cooking

Heston's Feast

Heston explores periods of gastronomic innovation to uncover lost flavours and recipes


Entertainment

Blockbuster Movie Season

 6 weeks of award winning films on Saturday nights

Drama

The Fixer

John Mercer is unexpectedly granted early freedom from prison but are the terms of his release worth it?

Drama

The Circuit

The Australian drama series returns with stars Aaron Pederson, Tammy Clarkson and Gary Sweet


Drama

Dead Set

A Zombie outbreak threatens the UK Big Brother house as members of the cast and crew fall victim one by one

Drama

East West 101 - S 2

East 101 returns to SBS. The series grew timeslot viewing up 60% 16-49 with the first series.

Entertainment

Man vs Wild

Former SAS soldier Bear Grylls demonstrates local survival techniques in some of the worlds most remote locations

Entertainment

Entourage

A fantastic HBO series that takes a light hearted and entertaining journey into the world of celebrity

Entertainment

The Jacquie Brown Diaries

A light hearted commentary on the world of celebrity and society columns

Entertainment

Swift and Shift Couriers

The second series of the hit SBS comedy series starring Paul Fenech.

Drama

Mad Men

The Emmy Award winning drama series set in a fictitious Manhattan advertising agency

Documentaries

Secrets and Lives

 Half hour documentary strand featuring inspiration Australian stories

Cooking

Luke Nguyen's Vietnam

Join Luke on a sumptuous culinary journey through southern Vietnam

Documentaries

Make Me...

BBC documentary series with Michael Mosley trying to answer some of science's most puzzling questions

TV Ratings

Time Show Met. Reg.

Wednesday, 18 November 2009, Ppl 25-54

18:00 Global Village 13K 9K
18:00 Global Village 13K 9K
18:30 World News Australia 55K 33K
18:30 World News Australia 55K 33K
19:35 Inspector Rex Rpt 51K 34K
19:35 Inspector Rex Rpt 51K 34K
20:30 Law And Disorder 58K 46K
20:30 Law And Disorder 58K 46K
21:30 World News Australia Late 61K 27K
21:30 World News Australia Late 61K 27K
22:00 The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey Rpt 21K 9K
22:00 The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey Rpt 21K 9K
23:05 Agata And The Storm 17K 7K
23:05 Agata And The Storm 17K 7K

Wednesday, 11 November 2009, Ppl 25-54

18:00 Global Village 17K 11K
18:30 World News Australia 48K 26K
19:35 Inspector Rex 50K 32K
20:30 Ko Ho Nas 54K 32K
21:30 World News Australia Late 57K 37K
22:00 The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey Rpt 26K 19K
23:00 An Enemy Of The People 7K 8K

Commentary

Man vs Wild

Man vs Wild roared last week, (week 46) attracting 519,000 viewers in the five mainland capital cities and 286,000 in regional Australia, according to figures from OzTAM.
This increasingly popular program is averaging 463,000 metro viewers in its first series, which is 76 per cent above the timeslot’s average for the year


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