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Bratich beat much more prominent WAGs for the crown, including Lara Bingle and Lee Furlong. This column is looking forward to the magazine potentially hosting a similar poll for Australia's SCRWAGs, or Sydney's Crime Relos Wives and Girlfriends featuring the likes of Shayda Bastani Rad, girlfriend of the targeted Sydney identity Fadi Ibrahim. GOT A TIP?Contact diarysmh.au or 9282 2179 WITH THE RATINGS RACE After running a distant third for the first half of the year, Channel Ten has some unlikely programs to thank for closing the ratings gap on its freetoair rivals. Last week the network finished in third place, with 24.5 per cent, just 1 percentage point behind Channel Nine and two behind Channel Seven. The ABC was fourth with 17.4 per cent and SBS finished with a 5 per cent audience share for the week. Along with the regular ratings boon of MasterChef Australia, which averaged more than 1.4 million for two episodes, Ten had two programs in the top five mostwatched for the week. The cheesy Talkin' 'bout Your Generation, which features Amanda Keller (pictured), managed what countless Ten game show launches in recent years have failed to do remember the doomed dating show Taken Out? Generation averaged 1.6 million and finished in third place for the week. It was followed by another unusual topfive inclusion, a repeat episode of Ten's US crime drama NCIS, which averaged 1.56 million. A second repeat episode of NCIS averaged 1.31 million. Either this show is so good viewers can't wait to watch it again (it's not) or there is a lack of quality, fresh crime drama in prime time. The rest of Rosetta Stone Software the top 10 for the week was rounded out by Channel Seven news and reality programs including Seven's Sunday night news, which was the most watched with 1.7 million. There was also a lone ABC wolf, Spicks And Specks, which averaged 1.45 million despite the suspension of its Wednesday night partner, The Chaser's War On Everything. With no programs in the top 10, Nine settled instead with its programs filling the top 20, including RPA and Getaway. A BIG DAY FOR FRANK LOWY The man who has done all the hard work had to look up to the eager politicians mugging for photos with soccer stars at yesterday's launch of Football Federation Australia's bid to host the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup finals. The FFA chairman competed for the cameras against the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, the Socceroo captain, Lucas Neill, and the Opposition Leader, Malcolm Turnbull. WITH THE PRESS GALLERY The Press Gallery Midwinter Ball the annual kneesup for federal pollies and journos celebrates its 10th anniversary at the Great Hall at Parliament House on Wednesday. Proceeds from the ball and auctions including journos bidding for a dinner with the Prime Minister will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. All of cabinet and senior members of the Opposition are expected to attend, with one exception Julia Gillard will instead be on her way to the US and on to Israel. The Deputy Prime Minister will not be the only one sorely missed. At last year's event her partner, hairdresser Tim Mathieson, kept his table entertained with an indepth analysis of the hairstyles of various political figures. WITH YOUTH AWARDS While grassroots performers hoping to crack the big time collect their gongs tonight at the annual live entertainment industry awards, or Mo Awards to be held at Blacktown RSL another youthoriented awards scheme, the SOYA Awards, will have its 2009 launch tomorrow at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

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