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Humiliation for Sunrise as they take a huge dip in the ratings and get the same numbers as a children's show


Channel Seven was dealt a humiliating blow last Wednesday as its ratings juggernaut Sunrise had some performance issues in Melbourne.

Sources within Seven's Sydney headquarters said the network has been forced to fend off interest from Nine in at least half a dozen of its young gun reporters as the two broadcasters battle it out for ratings supremacy. The attempted talent raid comes as Seven launched its own assault on Nine's ranks, convincing three of its star AFL panelists on its Footy Classified program to jump ship. Meanwhile, Sunrise's Channel Nine rival Today, helmed by Karl Stefanovic (left) and Sarah Abo (right), more than doubled the ratings in Melbourne, netting 65,000 viewers on the same day

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