Home and Away is one of – if not the – most iconic soap operas that Australia has, with dramatic plotlines that see characters running from the law or fighting for their life in the hospital. While the show has been running for 38 years with it’s fair share of ups and downs, in recent months, the series has hit a serious high.
With returning Home and Away fan-favourites Brax (Stephen Peacocke) and Ricky (Bonnie Sveen) reviving their plotline 10 years later in a new Western Australian setting, the show has seen a rise in viewership.
Although it seems like Brax and Ricky’s spin-off appearance came to an end last week, the success of their nostalgic feature is still very much going strong, with TV Tonight reporting over a million views on last week’s cliff-hanger episode on Thursday, April 23.
Speaking to WHO earlier in the year, Stephen Peacocke and Bonnie Sveen admitted they were crossing their finger’s for their plotline’s success.
“I guess we’ll have to find out,” Sveen said when asked about their plotline’s future and the prospect of them returning again.
“Never say never,” Peacocke replied. “They might not want us back.”
As Home and Away has come away as one of the top scripted shows last week, it seems their hope for their appearance to be successful has very much come true.
@whomagazine Ricky and Brax are officially BACK on #HomeAndAway ♬ original sound – WHO Magazine
Home and Away ratings are soaring
The Australian soap opera runs from Monday to Thursday nights on Channel 7, and last Thursday’s episode was quite the emotional rollercoaster, with health complications, struggles with grief, the arrival of a new doctor, and secrets leaving viewers on the edge of their seats.
Ratings saw Home and Away come in at number nine out of the top 30 overnight programs, with 1,162,000 views on Thursday, April 23.
Now that’s an achievement for a show that’s been on our TVs for almost four decades.
Although Brax and Ricky’s return to the show ended on April 20, the show’s ratings around their plotline prove that there might be hope for them to return to our screens again sooner rather than later.
Fingers crossed.
