ROYAL WEDDING

THE TV ratings war between Seven and Nine will continue when they go head-to-head with coverage of the Royal Wedding.

The heavy artillery is being sent in by both networks, with former Sunrise host Melissa Doyle fronting the Seven coverage with former 60

Minutes man Michael Usher. Today co-hosts Karl Stefanovic and Georgie Gardner will head up Nine’s coverage. Ladbrokes bookies believe those who love a wedding enough to watch it on the box are the same people who probably didn’t side with Stefanovic in recent times, thus installing Seven as a solid favourite in the two-horse race. Channel 7 is at $1.75 to finish with the most viewers, with Nine at $2.