Karl Stefanovic has laughed off the Immediately present being behind Dawn within the rankings in a surprisingly candid interview along with his former rival Samantha Armytage.
Talking on the previous Dawn co-host’s podcast One thing to Speak About, Karl didn’t draw back from admitting his personal breakfast present had at all times performed second fiddle to Sam’s previous breakfast TV present.
‘I feel I beat you [in the ratings] one week in 1998, in some regional markets. Like, as soon as,’ joked the 47-year-old.
LOL: Karl Stefanovic has laughed off the Immediately present being behind Dawn within the rankings in a surprisingly candid interview along with his former rival Samantha Armytage
Sam – who was then co-host of Dawn alongside David ‘Kochie’ Koch – revealed that after Karl requested her, ‘What am I meant to do? How am I going to get the over-55 male viewers again?’
Laughing on the reminiscence, Karl admitted, ‘Properly, I nonetheless haven’t. You understand what, that’s Kochie’s area, the over-55s.
‘And he’s nonetheless killing it!’
The admission comes after Each day Mail Australia revealed Stefanovic and Allison Langdon are each locked into long-term contracts with the 9 Community and ‘nobody goes wherever’.
She’s loving it! Sam (pictured) – who was then co-host of Dawn, alongside David ‘Kochie’ Koch – revealed that after Karl requested her, ‘What am I meant to do? How am I going to get the over-55 male viewers again?’
Nonetheless on prime: David ‘Kochie’ Koch (pictured final yr) has delivered large rankings for Channel Seven as co-host of Dawn
Over the weekend, a senior 9 supply stated the pair would stay hosts of this system, which was overwhelmed within the rankings by ABC Information Breakfast for one week this month.
Stefanovic and Langdon are every understood to now earn about $1.5million a yr.
Langdon, who paired up with Stefanovic on Immediately in January 2020, signed a brand new multi-year contract final yr and her co-host is contracted till effectively into 2023.
‘There’s no adjustments,’ the supply instructed Each day Mail Australia of hypothesis anybody on this system would get replaced. ‘Nobody goes wherever. It’s bulls**t.’
Immediately hosts Stefanovic and Allison Langdon are each locked into long-term contracts with the 9 Community. ‘Nobody goes wherever,’ a senior 9 supply instructed Each day Mail Australia of hypothesis anybody on this system would get replaced. Stefanovic and Langdon are pictured
The supply additionally denied options leisure reporter Brooke Boney might be made a ‘roving reporter’ and 9’s Perth climate presenter Scherri-Lee Biggs would take over from Tim Davies in that position on Immediately.
‘Ally signed final yr for a lot of years and Karl’s locked in, like everybody else,’ the supply stated. ‘They’ve their staff.’
Stefanovic and Langdon have been nonetheless perplexed by a declare in a newspaper report in late January that they had been instructed to ‘form up or ship out’ this yr.
‘They’ve by no means been requested to form up or ship out,’ the supply stated. ‘That was a bulls**t article months in the past and it ought to have been squared away.’
Stefanovic and Langdon appeared on The Kyle and Jackie O Present on Wednesday to say they weren’t fearful about Immediately dropping to 3rd place behind the ABC and the Seven Community’s Dawn earlier this month.
The co-anchors stated it was regular for breakfast tv rankings to go up and down, and one unhealthy week was no trigger to panic.
Langdon, who paired up with Stefanovic on Immediately in January 2020, signed a brand new multi-year contract final yr and her co-host is ‘locked in long-term’ with the community. They’re pictured with Immediately leisure report Brooke Boney
Immediately’s five-city metro common viewing viewers for the week commencing Might 2 was 176,000. Dawn, hosted by David Koch and Natalie Barr, pulled in 241,000 viewers adopted by ABC Information Breakfast with 195,000 viewers.
ABC Information Breakfast co-host Michael Rowland, who presents this system alongside Lisa Millar, had crowed concerning the uncommon rankings win over Immediately.
‘The consequence displays our key level of distinction to the opposite exhibits,’ he instructed TV Tonight. ‘We don’t have “Information” in our title for nothing.
‘It’s actually pleasing to see viewers coming to us for data and evaluation, significantly within the election marketing campaign. And naturally they nonetheless get some laughs.’
Stefanovic, who’s nominated for a Gold Logie, stated it was not stunning to see the general public broadcaster surge to second place throughout an election marketing campaign.
‘If the ABC isn’t having a very good time through the elections then they have critical issues,’ the 47-year-old instructed Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson.
ABC Information Breakfast’s Michael Rowland (above with co-host Lisa Millar) crowed a couple of uncommon rankings win over Immediately earlier this month through the election campain. ‘The consequence displays our key level of distinction to the opposite exhibits,’ Rowland stated
‘We love what we’re doing and we’re dedicated to doing a fantastic present for our viewers. There is no such thing as a doubt that what we’re doing now could be higher than it has been the previous few years.’
Langdon instructed the KIIS FM hosts: ‘The outcomes change on daily basis. We’ve gained Brisbane the final couple days however final week we misplaced. It’s leaping throughout and the election protection performs a task.’
The 9 supply stated the community would take into account the rankings on the finish of the yr.
‘The numbers aren’t as heavy as when everybody was at residence with the pandemic,’ the supply stated. ‘After the election we’ll most likely begin to see issues return to regular.’
Stefanovic used the KIIS FM interview to slam claims made final weekend that Langdon ‘threw a tantrum’ after being neglected to participate in 9’s election night time protection.
A newspaper report alleged Langdon felt snubbed after 9 selected Melbourne newsreader Alicia Loxley to anchor its protection along with her Sydney counterpart Peter Overton.
Immediately is in a rankings battle with the Seven Community’s Dawn. Left to proper is the Dawn staff: Sam Mac, Edwina Bartholomew, Natalie Barr, David Koch and Mark Beretta
‘There’s nobody right here at Channel 9 that might’ve seen her have a “tantrum” as a result of it didn’t occur,’ Stefanovic stated.
‘I simply discover it appalling {that a} girl like Ally, who’s simply absolutely dedicated to the job and works so laborious and is a superb mum, simply will get taken down – for what? For attempting to do her job?’
Langdon, who turned 43 on Friday, additionally strongly denied there was any tantrum.
‘There was no outburst,’ she stated. ‘I’m many issues however I’m not a diva.
‘The newsroom is operating the election and that’s completely high quality. Alicia and Pete will do a fantastic job.’
A tv insider instructed New Concept on Monday that Stefanovic and Langdon have been decided to make Immediately the top-rating breakfast information present.
‘Karl is the type of bloke who would by no means bail out of a sinking ship,’ the insider stated.
‘Being behind within the rankings makes him and Ally solely wish to work more durable to get again on prime. It’s sink or swim for [them].
‘Figuring out their tenacity and professionalism, they’ll pull out all of the stops to convey again their valued viewers who may need quickly wandered over to different networks.’
Stefanovic hosted Immediately from 2005 to 2018 earlier than being sacked and returning after a yr by which Deborah Knight and Georgie Gardner fronted the present.
His long-time co-host Lisa Wilkinson, who joined Stefanovic on this system in 2007, left in 2017 amid a pay dispute and went to work on The Undertaking.
Wilkinson has claimed Stefanovic earned considerably greater than her on Immediately however 9 insiders have stated she was paid twice his wage of their early years.
Immediately has gained floor on Dawn since 2020, successful the rankings battle final September for the primary time in three years.
Immediately hosts Karl and Allison have stated they aren’t fearful a couple of rankings drop after sliding to 3rd place behind ABC Information Breakfast and Dawn this month
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