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May 2009

19m 10s

How TV Ratings Work

LA TROBE UNIVERSITY

About this episode

Sue Turnbull discusses the Australian television rating system, and the high rating dramas 'Underbelly' and 'Packed to the Rafters'.

You can read a transcript for this podcast at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2009/podcasts/whats-rating-with-sue-turnbull/transcript

Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

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