Hamish Blake tops list of popular TV personalities

The list of the top 250 TV personalities in Australia based on Q Scores has been released by research company Audience Development Australia and supposedly the country’s favourite personality is comedian Hamish Blake.

Blake, one half of comedy duo Hamish and Andy, edged out the likes of Andrew Denton and Rebecca Gibney to take the top spot. His partner in crime, Andy Lee, was ranked 13th on the list.

Gold Logie winner Karl Stefanovic comes in at 135 on the list while his breakfast TV rival David Koch paced at 68.

The Q Scores are used by TV networks and major advertisers to help cast presenters and programs and to aid in advertising. They are one measure of a certain personality’s popularity alongside TV ratings, Logies and public profiles.

Here are the top 25:

1. Hamish Blake

2. Andrew Denton

3. Rebecca Gibney

4. Michael Caton

5. John Clarke

6. Ernie Dingo

7. Toni Collette

8. Jennifer Hawkins

9. Adam Hills

10. Magda Szubanski

11. Shaun Micallef

12. Dr. Harry Cooper

13. Andy Lee

14. Ahn Do

15. Dave Hughes

16. Rove McManus

17. Shane Bourne

18. Adam Gilchrist

19. Scott Cam

20. Megan Gale

21. Paul McDermott

22. Sigrid Thornton

23. Grant Denyer

24. Noni Hazlehurst

25. Amanda Keller

 

Source: The Australian

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