Being Lara Bingle
| Company type | Television program |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment, Reality television |
| Founded | June 12, 2012 |
| Headquarters | Bondi Beach, New South Wales , Australia |
Area served | Australia |
| Products | Reality television show |
Being Lara Bingle was a reality television program from Australia that debuted on Network Ten on 12 June 2012. The show documented the life and experiences of model and emerging television figure Lara Bingle.
By April 2013, Network Ten recognized that the "strong youth orientation" of shows such as Being Lara Bingle and The Shire did not fit their evolving programming direction, prompting a shift away from this content style.
Cast
- Lara Bingle Worthington – Model and television personality
- Hermione Underwood – Lara's former manager and close friend
- Josh Bingle – Brother of Lara
- Sharon Bingle – Lara's mother
Ratings
Broadcast on Tuesdays from 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm, the premiere episode attracted around 925,000 viewers according to OzTam data, reaching a peak audience of 1.3 million. However, viewership steadily decreased over the course of the series, with the final episode drawing only 387,000 viewers. Throughout its airing, the program consistently failed to rank among the leading prime-time shows.
| Episode number |
Original air date | Viewers | Nightly rank |
Weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 June 2012 | 925,000 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | 19 June 2012 | 786,000 | 14 | 44 |
| 3 | 26 June 2012 | 684,000 | 17 | — |
| 4 | 3 July 2012 | 728,000 | 13 | — |
| 5 | 10 July 2012 | 650,000 | 16 | — |
| 6 | 17 July 2012 | 713,000 | 11 | — |
| 7 | 24 July 2012 | 768,000* | 9 | — |
| 8 | 31 July 2012 | 463,000* | 20 | — |
| 9 | 7 August 2012 | — | — | — |
| 10 | 7 August 2012 | 387,000 | — | — |
- Ratings for episodes seven and eight were influenced by competing broadcasts such as the Olympics.
Location
Filming predominantly took place at Bondi Beach in New South Wales, with additional shoots occurring in locations including Los Angeles, Melbourne, India, and New Zealand.