Mr. Black was an Australian television comedy series which premiered on Network Ten on 7 May 2019.[1]

Mr. Black
GenreComedy
Created by
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerTimothy Powell
Running time25 minutes
Production companyCJZ
Original release
NetworkNetwork Ten
Release7 May 2019 (2019-05-07) –
present

Plot

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Mr. Black follows the story of a former journalist whose failing health requires him to move in with his daughter Angela and her boyfriend Fin.[2][3]

Cast

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Australian viewers
1Episode 1Amanda BrotchieAdam Zwar7 May 2019 (2019-05-07)332363-1471,000[4]
2Episode 2Amanda BrotchieAdam Zwar14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)332363-2278,000[5]
3Episode 3Clayton JacobsonAdam Zwar21 May 2019 (2019-05-21)332363-3341,000[6]
4Episode 4Amanda BrotchieAmanda Brotchie & Adam Zwar28 May 2019 (2019-05-28)332363-4304,000[7]
5Episode 5Clayton JacobsonAmanda Brotchie & Adam Zwar4 June 2019 (2019-06-04)332363-5309,000[8]
6Episode 6Amanda BrotchieAmanda Brotchie & Adam Zwar11 June 2019 (2019-06-11)332363-6319,000[9]
7Episode 7Clayton JacobsonAmanda Brotchie & Adam Zwar18 June 2019 (2019-06-18)332363-7318,000[10]
8Episode 8Clayton JacobsonAdam Zwar18 June 2019 (2019-06-18)332363-8266,000[10]

Ratings

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No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers
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Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 Episode 1 7 May 2019 (2019-05-07) 471,000 16 79,000 14 550,000 [4][11]
2 Episode 2 14 May 2019 (2019-05-14) 278,000 26 278,000 [5]
3 Episode 3 21 May 2019 (2019-05-21) 341,000 21 58,000 20 399,000 [6][12]
4 Episode 4 28 May 2019 (2019-05-28) 304,000 23 50,000 21 354,000 [7][13]
5 Episode 5 4 June 2019 (2019-06-04) 309,000 22 309,000 [8]
6 Episode 6 11 June 2019 (2019-06-11) 319,000 21 46,000 20 365,000 [9][14]
7 Episode 7 18 June 2019 (2019-06-18) 318,000 21 318,000 [10]
8 Episode 8 18 June 2019 (2019-06-18) 266,000 27 266,000 [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Stephen Curry scores the lead role in Network Ten's new Australian comedy series Mr. Black". Now to love. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Stephen Curry stars in Network Ten's new comedy 'Mr. Black'". 14 August 2018.
  3. ^ Caulley, Rob (24 April 2019). "Time to Meet Mr. Black. The Brilliant New 10 Comedy" (PDF) (Press release). Network 10. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b Ratings: Monday 7 February 2019 - TV Tonight
  5. ^ a b Lego Masters wraps with big finish - TV Tonight
  6. ^ a b Who Do you Think You Are? soars for SBS, challenges 7:30, House Rules. - TV Tonight
  7. ^ a b Seven News, The Voice lead Tuesday race. - TV Tonight
  8. ^ a b ABC down on Tuesday as Nine wins. - TV Tonight
  9. ^ a b Viewers switch off The Super Switch. - TV Tonight
  10. ^ a b c d House Rules special struggles against The Voice, MasterChef. - TV Tonight
  11. ^ Timeshifted: Tuesday 7 May 2019 - TV Tonight
  12. ^ Timeshifted: Tuesday 21 May 2019 - TV Tonight
  13. ^ Franken, David (28 May 2019). "The Book of David". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ^ Timeshifted: Tuesday 11 June 2019 - TV Tonight
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