SOPHIE Monk has broken the record for the highest rating launch of any edition of The Bachelorette Australia or The Bachelor Australia.

The premiere of the former Bardot singer’s season of Ten’s dating show averaged 952,000 viewers across the five capital cities last night.

Another 269,000 viewers tuned in across regional areas for a national average of 1.22 million.

The Bachelorette scored big for Channel 10 last night.

The result easily bettered the launch figure for the Georgia Love season of The Bachelorette and was also higher than the Sam Frost debut.

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Last night’s result also bettered any launch figure for The Bachelor Australia.

2015’s first season of The Bachelorette, with Frost, launched to 875,000 viewers. Last year’s season, with Love, launched to 655,000.

The first season of The Bachelor, with Tim Robards, launched to 669,000. Season two with Blake Garvey, launched to 692,000. The third season, with Sam Wood, began on 846,000. Season four, with Richie Strahan, hit 882,000 and this year’s season, with Matty Johnson began on 846,000.

The Block was the number one show of the night with 1.026 million viewers across the five capital cities.