The wild ride that was the third season of The Bachelorette is done and dusted, and the offical verdict is in: the ratings were through the fkn roof.
Like, not only was the finale the most-watched Bachelorette/Bachelor episode in Australia ever, but it was also Channel Ten‘s biggest ratings night in over a year.
This is clearly down to the geeeenius casting of Sophie Monk as the titular Bachelorette. No offense to Sam Frost and Georgia Love before her, but there was just something about the delightful former Bardot singer that just really worked.
Excuse the extreme gushing, but the girl is funny, she’s down-to-earth, she’s unapologetically Australian, she swears like a motherfucking sailor, she’s kind, she’s honest, and probably most important, she openly admits that she doesn’t feel right without a wine in her hand.
Same, tbh.
This whole revelation of Sophie Monk being a national freaking treasure has really got us thinking: we need her on our telly screens all the time, please.
Like, every day.
Like, every morning.
Like, on Today.
Think about it. There’s an empty chair just screaming out for a fun, smart, opinionated woman to sit in it. Karl Stefanovic lost his comrade Lisa Wilkinson to Channel Ten a few weeks back, so can’t they just give Channel Nine Sophie?
We’re mourning the loss of fun, smart, opinionated Lisa and we can’t think of a better candidate than old mate Soph, honestly.
TV needs her unique take on the world and she’d be a great partner in crime for Karl, who is known for being a bit of a larrikin with strong views himself. That Today desk would be Aussie AF with the two of them as co-anchors.
Let’s just hope the bigwigs at Channel Nine are reading this and getting inspired. New catchphrase: “We wake up with Sophie!”
Yep, it’s got a ring to it.
