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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Amanda Meade

ABC coverage of King Charles III coronation tops Australian ratings despite being attacked by monarchists

King Charles III and Queen Camilla travel in a coach as they leave Westminster Abbey after their coronation.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla travel in a coach as they leave Westminster Abbey after their coronation. The ABC took the BBC feed of the coronation itself and sent no additional journalists to London. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

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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