Seven's House Rules fails to hit mark

Right at home: Host Johanna Griggs (centre) and the House Rules team. Source: Supplied

IT?S had huge promotion, but Seven?s House Rules couldn?t break Nine's stranglehold with the combined pulling power of The Block: Sky High and The Voice on the viewing figures.

Debuting on Tuesday night, its figures came in at 803,000 – in comparison The Block had 1.3 million for its first episode and The Block All Stars pulled in 960,000.

But what Seven executives will no doubt be more concerned with is the figures in comparison to Ten’s DIY show The Renovators which debuted back in 2011.

That managed to pull in 939,000 viewers – a higher audience, and that was soon sent to the builders yard for scrap.

With this poor performance hot on the heels of Celebrity Splash, sources say there will be heated talks taking place in the boardrooms over how to stop the nosedive.

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Seven's House Rules debuts poorly

Right at home: Host Johanna Griggs (centre) and the House Rules team. Source: Supplied

IT?S had huge promotion, but Seven?s House Rules couldn?t break Nine's stranglehold with the combined pulling power of The Block: Sky High and The Voice on the viewing figures.

Debuting on Tuesday night, its figures came in at 803,000 – in comparison The Block had 1.3 million for its first episode and The Block All Stars pulled in 960,000.

But what Seven executives will no doubt be more concerned with is the figures in comparison to Ten’s DIY show The Renovators which debuted back in 2011.

That managed to pull in 939,000 viewers – a higher audience, and that was soon sent to the builders yard for scrap.

With this poor performance hot on the heels of Celebrity Splash, sources say there will be heated talks taking place in the boardrooms over how to stop the nosedive.

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Seven's new X-Factor judge revealed

Redfoo of LMFAO is set to join Natalie Bassingthwaite and Ronan Keating on the X Factor panel. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun

WITH Guy Sebastian and Mel B pulling out, speculation has been rife as to who will sit on the X Factor judging panel.

Confidential can reveal Seven has all but signed on the dotted line with former LMFAO frontman, Redfoo.

The writing was on the wall when the network shamelessly plugged the wacky singer throughout their Australian Open coverage.

The hairy rapper, who dates tennis champ Victoria Azarenka, is said to have impressed Seven executives when he was here, with plenty of wooing off court.

Stefan Kendal Gordy, aka Redfoo, certainly has the DNA to pick a star.

He is the son of Motown founder Berry Gordy Jnr, who discovered worldwide acts such as the Supremes, Marvin Gaye as well as the Jackson Five.

Meanwhile, Dannii Minogue has firmed as the other seat on the judging panel next to Ronan Keating and Natalie Bassingthwaighte.

A sweetheart of network executives, the station was adamant to have Minogue remain at the "Seven family'' following Australia's Got Talent moving to Channel 9.

Having worked on The X Factor UK for four years, Minogue knows the format.

And with her work commitments in the UK as a judge on Britain and Ireland's Text Top Model soon to be finished,
Minogue would be free to start work on the reality singing series back in Australia.

Seven yesterday went to ground when called.’

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