Mr. Black (TV series)

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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 company CJZ
Original release
Network Network Ten
Release7 May 2019 (2019-05-07) 
present

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

Contents

Plot

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

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Australian viewers
1Episode 1 Amanda Brotchie Adam Zwar 7 May 2019 (2019-05-07)332363-1471,000 [4]
2Episode 2Amanda BrotchieAdam Zwar14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)332363-2278,000 [5]
3Episode 3 Clayton Jacobson Adam 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

No.TitleAir dateOvernight ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal
viewers
Ref(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1 Episode 1 7 May 2019 (2019-05-07)471,0001679,00014550,000 [4] [11]
2 Episode 2 14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)278,00026278,000 [5]
3 Episode 3 21 May 2019 (2019-05-21)341,0002158,00020399,000 [6] [12]
4 Episode 4 28 May 2019 (2019-05-28)304,0002350,00021354,000 [7] [13]
5 Episode 5 4 June 2019 (2019-06-04)309,00022309,000 [8]
6 Episode 6 11 June 2019 (2019-06-11)319,0002146,00020365,000 [9] [14]
7 Episode 7 18 June 2019 (2019-06-18)318,00021318,000 [10]
8 Episode 8 18 June 2019 (2019-06-18)266,00027266,000 [10]

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References

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  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. 1 2 Ratings: Monday 7 February 2019 - TV Tonight
  5. 1 2 Lego Masters wraps with big finish - TV Tonight
  6. 1 2 Who Do you Think You Are? soars for SBS, challenges 7:30, House Rules. - TV Tonight
  7. 1 2 Seven News, The Voice lead Tuesday race. - TV Tonight
  8. 1 2 ABC down on Tuesday as Nine wins. - TV Tonight
  9. 1 2 Viewers switch off The Super Switch. - TV Tonight
  10. 1 2 3 4 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