ABC coverage of King Charles III coronation tops Australian ratings despite being attacked by monarchists
by Amanda Meade from World news | The Guardian on (#6BJV4)
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The ABC's broadcast of King Charles' coronation was labelled despicable" by monarchists, but viewers loved it and gave the national broadcaster an easy ratings win over the commercial networks.
The king's procession averaged 1,182,000 viewers on the ABC, putting it ahead of Seven's 1,096,000 and Nine's 738,000, according to OzTAM which now measures viewing through broadcast TV and streaming devices.
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