Network Ten have released a Press Release detailing Rove’s big win in 18-49, 16-39 and 25-54 demographics as well as his highest viewing audience of the year at nearly 1.1mil.

Rove easily wins slot in 18-49, 16-39 and 25-54; takes his highest audience of the year with 1.07m

Dexter wins slot in 18-49, 16-39, 25-54 and all people

Big Brother Live Eviction takes 1.02m viewers and a 32.3% share in
18-49

TEN secures four of the top 10 shows in 18-49 including Rove at No.2
Top Programs in 18-49

1.60 Minutes - 9
2.Rove - TENNo.10 show in Ttl Ppl 1.07m
3.Domestic Blitz - 9
4.Dexter - TEN
5.National Nine News Sunday - 9
6.Big Brother Live Eviction - TEN
7.Private Practice - 7
8.CSI: MIami - 9
9.Seven News Sunday - 7
10.Big Brother Sunday - TEN

• Joel Edgerton
• Nash Edgerton
• Hamish & Andy
• Live performance from The Vines

1,075,000 viewers tuned in last night, pipping a million again and building on it’s lead in (Big Brother Live Eviction which got 1,019,000 viewers). Hopefully with Big Brother gone within weeks, it will hold steady.

• Elmo live in Studio!
• Jason Statham
• Colin Firth
• Meryl Streep
• Sam Sparro performs live

Rove came in with (a slightly lower figure to last week) 871,000 viewers nationally and was 18th rated program of the evening. It should be noted it’s 7.00pm-8.40pm lead in Big Brother Eveiction rated 965,000 viewers, so it didn’t loose much of it’s lead in. 241,000 viewers watched in Sydney and 296,000 watched in Melbourne.

Sunday Star Times has a write up about Rove and New Zealand…

OK, so I made this up. It is, however, firmly based on fact. “Yes, it’s true,” says McManus, 34, from his Melbourne home. “I love JC, I really do. He is one of the sweetest, most genuine people I’ve had the privilege of getting to know and calling a friend. I love spending time with him. He’s a marvellous person, and extremely good at what he does. There’s no one over here that could touch John as a current affairs journalist. No one here has that amount of credibilty, intelligence and wit. John can cover a hard-hitting story one minute, then come back after the break and interview a doofus like me. We talk on the phone quite regularly, or text each other, and hearing from him is like a drug. The man just makes me feel so good! I even envy him sometimes. I really wish I had his vocabulary, if not his hair.”

And while Rove McManus loves Campbell, a lot of New Zealanders love Rove. His weekly chat show is re-broadcast here (Fridays, TV3, 9pm) and has built up a respectable audience of about 200,000 New Zealanders a week, despite being up against ratings blockbusters such as TV2’s American Idol. In Australia, Rove has won a host of Logie awards, including several Gold Logies that recognise him as the most popular personality on Australian television