'Spicks and Specks' finale tops Australian TV ratings

The series finale of Spicks and Specks has topped the Australian television ratings.

The music-themed comedy panel show - hosted by Adam Hills - drew in 1.569 million viewers on Wednesday (November 23), according to AAP.

The finale featured a guest appearance from Oscar-nominated actor Geoffrey Rush, who is a fan of Spicks and Specks, and Uncanny X-Men frontman Brian Mannix, who has been a regular guest on the show over the years.

Hills is currently taking the show on a farewell theatre tour along with team captains Myf Warhurst and Alan Brough.

Greta Yaxley's victory in Channel Ten's Junior MasterChef finale did not fare so well, attracting 934,000 viewers to take tenth place in the ratings.

The top ten programmes for Wednesday, November 23 on Australian television are as follows:

• 1. Spicks and Specks (ABC1, 1.569m viewers)
  
• 2. Seven News (Seven Network, 1.204m viewers)
  
• 3. Today Tonight (Seven Network, 1.106m viewers)
  
• 4. Nine News (Nine Network, 1.035m viewers)
  
• 5. The Big Bang Theory (Nine Network, 1.011m viewers - second episode of the night)
  
• 6. The Big Bang Theory (Nine Network, 1.003m viewers - first episode of the night)
  
• 7. Home and Away (Seven Network, 980,000 viewers)
  
• 8. A Current Affair (Nine Network, 959,000 viewers)
  
• 9. The Hamster Wheel (ABC1, 950,000 viewers)
  
• 10. Junior MasterChef (Channel Ten, 934,000 viewers)

Watch a video featuring the Spicks and Specks cast below: