Fed: Pacific wins close battle with Hey Hey

AAP General News (Australia)
04-15-2010
Fed: Pacific wins close battle with Hey Hey

SYDNEY, April 15 AAP - The debut of the World War II mini-series The Pacific has had
a narrow ratings win over the return of family variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday.

The $200 million Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks-produced series was the most watched
show of the night when it premiered on the Seven Network on Wednesday.

It scored an average national audience of 1.593 million viewers, while Hey Hey It's
Saturday, on rival Nine Network, was close behind with 1.521 million.

Both shows are big ratings hopes for their respective networks.

The Pacific - which follows the story of three marines - stars Australian actors Bill
Hunter, Claire van der Boom, Isabel Lucas and Zoe Carides, and was filmed in far north
Queensland and Melbourne.

Hey Hey, which is hosted by Daryl Somers and features classic segments like Red Faces,
scored huge numbers of viewers with two reunion specials last year. The network hopes
it can replicate that success.

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