Internal ABC data, obtained by the Australian Financial Review, shows that just eight per cent of the viewers for ABC’s flagship 7 pm news bulletin are under the age of 40. The Financial Review reported that more than 80 per cent of the viewers for the bulletin are over the age of 55, with two-thirds of viewers over 65. The figures obtained by the Financial Review detail viewership for the 7pm news bulletin for one week in late June, as well as the broadcaster’s shows Q&A and Insiders. Even on the ABC’s iView video-on-demand service, more than 70 per cent of viewers for Q+A and Insiders are over 55. The ABC have reportedly used the urgent need to gain younger viewers as justification for cutting a number of positions including the contentious departure of political editor Andrew Probyn.