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Commercial Breakdown (Australian TV series)

{{Short description|Australian television program}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{infobox television

| image =

| caption =

| runtime = 30 minutes
(including commercials)

| creator =

| presenter = Dermott Brereton {{small|(2007)}}
Darren McMullen {{small|(2009)}}

| country = Australia

| language = English

| network = Nine Network

| first_aired = {{start date|2007|9|24|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2009|4|21|df=y}}

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 9

| list_episodes =

}}

Commercial Breakdown is an Australian light entertainment television program based on the British version of the same name that features humorous television advertisements from around the world.{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Returning: Commercial Breakdown|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/10/returning-commercial-breakdown.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=29 October 2007|accessdate=8 April 2009}} The show first aired on 24 September 2007,{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Airdate: Commercial Breakdown|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/09/airdate-commercial-breakdown.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=13 September 2007|accessdate=8 April 2009}} and had a first series run of six episodes. The show returned for a second series on 7 April 2009.{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Returning: RPA, What's Good For You, Hell's Kitchen, Commercial Breakdown|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/03/returning-rpa-whats-good-for-you-hells-kitchen-commercial-breakdown.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=25 March 2009|accessdate=8 April 2009}}

The show was placed on hiatus after the third episode of its second season.{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=If it's Tuesday, it must be recycled.|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/04/if-its-tuesday-it-must-be-recycled.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=23 April 2009|accessdate=24 April 2009}} It is unknown if or when any remaining episodes will screen.

Hosts

The show is hosted by Darren McMullen, an MTV VJ who appears courtesy of MTV Australia. McMullen replaced the show's original host, former Australian rules footballer Dermott Brereton, after the first series.

Episodes

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width=2%| #

! width=10%| Airdate

! width=10%| Timeslot

! width=10%| RatingsOverall national viewers, numbers in brackets indicate nightly ratings position.

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| colspan=4 | Series 1 (2007)

1

| 24 September 2007

| Monday 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm

| 762,000 (—){{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Ratings Week 39|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/09/ratings-week-39.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=24 September 2007|accessdate=8 April 2009}}

2

| 1 October 2007

| Monday 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm

| 733,000 (—){{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Ratings Week 40|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/10/ratings-week-40.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=1 October 2007|accessdate=8 April 2009}}

3

| 8 October 2007

| Monday 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm

| 816,000 (—){{cite web|first=David |last=Knox |title=Ratings Week 41 |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/10/ratings-week-41.html |publisher=tvtonight.com.au |date=8 October 2007 |accessdate=8 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003032029/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/10/ratings-week-41.html |archivedate=3 October 2012}}

4

| 15 October 2007

| Monday 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm

| 936,000 (—){{cite web|first=David |last=Knox |title=Ratings Week 42 |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/10/ratings-week-42.html |publisher=tvtonight.com.au |date=15 October 2007 |accessdate=8 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003032121/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/10/ratings-week-42.html |archivedate=3 October 2012}}

5

| 11 November 2007

| Sunday 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm

| 898,000 (—){{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Ratings Week 46|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/11/ratings-week-46.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=12 November 2007|accessdate=8 April 2009}}

6

| 18 November 2007

| Sunday 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm

| 985,000 (14th){{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Ratings Week 47|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/11/ratings-week-47.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=19 November 2007|accessdate=8 April 2009}}

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| colspan=3 | Average series one ratings

| 855,000

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| colspan=4 | Series 2 (2009)

7

| 7 April 2009

| Tuesday 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm

| 1,135,000 (9th){{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Week 15|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/04/week-15-2.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=6 April 2009|accessdate=8 April 2009}}

8

| 14 April 2009

| Tuesday 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm

| 1,051,000 (14th){{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Week 16|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/04/week-16-2.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=13 April 2009|accessdate=15 April 2009}}

9

| 21 April 2009

| Tuesday 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm

| 847,000 (20th){{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Week 17|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/04/week-17-2.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=20 April 2009|accessdate=24 April 2009}}

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| colspan=3 | Average series two ratings

| 1,011,000

Notes

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References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090409081640/http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/commercialbreakdown Official website]
  • {{IMDb title|1198109|Commercial Breakdown}}

Category:Nine Network original programming

Category:2007 Australian television series debuts

Category:2009 Australian television series endings

Category:Television advertising

Category:Television series about advertising

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