Why Married At First Sight should be worried: Lego Masters’ finale ratings prove you don’t need drama and scandal to draw a huge audience
Channel Nine’s flagship entertainment program Married At First Sight may be knocked off the leaderboard very soon.
As reported by Mumbrella, 1.462 million metro viewers tuned in to watch the season two finale of Lego Masters on Monday night.
The broadcast was only narrowly beaten by the Married At First Sight finale on April 5, which attracted 1.48 million viewers in the same five-city market.
Drum roll please: The latest TV have ratings revealed bumper ratings for the winner announcement of Lego Masters, with 1.462 million metro viewers on Monday night
Married At First Sight was a ratings winner for Nine this year, but its viewership has dipped compared to earlier seasons of the social experiment.
Meanwhile, Lego Masters is maintaining a steady momentum after its first season was the breakout hit of 2019.
If MAFS continues its decline and Lego Masters gets more popular, the brick-building competition could become Australia’s most-watched entertainment show.
Closing in: It was only narrowly beaten by the Married at First Sight finale on April 5 which attracted 1.48 million viewers across metro areas
Alex and Jackson were crowned the winners of Lego Masters on Monday night.
The duo took home a cash prize of $100,000 and a trophy completely made of Lego, after taking out the top spot with their Frankenstein-inspired build.
The Perth-based hipsters, both 29, join last year’s winners, Henry and Cade, in the Lego Masters’ hall of fame.
Watch out! Nine’s Lego Masters is fast rising in the ratings ranks, revealing it could soon become the nation’s most popular entertainment TV show
The long-time friends not only managed to impressive hosts Hamish Blake and Ryan ‘BrickMan’ McNaught with their storybook design, they also beat rivals Trent and Josh, and Andrew and Damian in the final battle.
‘The chance to participate in Lego Masters was a childhood dream come true,’ Jackson said after his victory.
‘Finishing with the win has been absolutely unreal, we never thought we would be standing here today with the trophy in our hand.’
Impressed with the outcome, judge Brickman said: ‘Alex and Jackson really took what they had learned over the series and made something truly spectacular.’
It comes after Channel Nine and producers Endemol Shine revealed they were already on the hunt for contestants for the upcoming third season of the show.
Lego enthusiasts must be at least 15 years of age can submit their applications online via the Lego Masters website.