Surprises and out-there speeches were the par for the course at this year’s Logie Awards, with Sonia Kruger winning over other Gold Logie favourites.

Sam Pang stood out as host, with many lauding him as the “saviour” of a relatively flat awards night otherwise.

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Entertainment reporter Peter Ford told Millsy and Karl on 6PR Breakfast it was a big ratings coup either way.

“At 11.30pm there was stil 430,000 people watching on a Sunday night, which is huge,” Mr Ford said.

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