The Footy Show plunges to dismal depths with just 50,000 viewers in Melbourne while rival The Front Bar smashes ratings war By Ekin Karasin For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:09 BST, 3 May 2019 | Updated: 03:12 BST, 3 May 2019 Viewcomments The Footy Show plunged to dismal depths with their ratings on Thursday night. Nine's AFL sports program drew in a dreary 53,000 viewers in Melbourne, with 278,000 people tuning in overall. By contrast, The Front Bar - which also aired at 8.30pm - triumphed with a whopping 278,000 in Melbourne and scored 427,000 viewers overall. Is it game over? The Footy Show plunged to dismal depths with their ratings on Thursday night, drawing in a dreary 53,000 viewers in Melbourne and 278,000 overall The Front Bar, which is hosted by Andrew Maher, Mick Molloy and Sam Pang, has enjoyed stellar ratings since its 2015 inception. Meanwhile, MasterChef Australia topped the entertainment shows with 680,000 while Bachelor in Paradise concluded with 454,000 and 417,000 for its Tell-All reunion. The latest figures for The Footy Show, which is hosted by Neroli Meadows, Anthony Lehmann, Brendan Fevola, Dylan Alcott and Shane Crawford, are part of a discouraging trend for the show. Rivals: By contrast, The Front Bar - which also aired at 8.30pm - triumphed with a whopping 278,000 in Melbourne and scored 427,000 viewers overall The program is pulling in less than half of its viewers since new-look program debuted at the end of March, when 193,000 people tuned in. The statistics will be sure to disappoint Channel Nine executives, as The Footy Show has failed to capture a stable audience. Last week, The Footy Show came fifth in its timeslot after moving to an earlier 7.30pm, where it was beaten by an SBS documentary on Jack the Ripper. Not great: The Footy Show, which is hosted by Neroli Meadows, Anthony Lehmann, Brendan Fevola, Dylan Alcott and Shane Crawford, has been failing to pull in viewers since its revamp in March In March, football journalist Mike Sheahan said Channel 9 made two major mistakes when revamped The Footy Show this year. 'Two things Channel 9 have done wrong, they kept the name of the Footy Show, it's not the Footy Show as we knew it,' he said on SEN Breakfast. 'And they put it head-to-head with the best new TV show in years, the Front Bar. War: Meanwhile, MasterChef Australia topped the entertainment shows at 680,000 while Bachelor in Paradise concluded with 454,000 and 417,000 for its Tell-All reunion Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility