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Channel Nine’s two-part  controversial miniseries Warnie failed to win the primetime slot in the ratings when it debuted on Sunday night. 

The show came in second place behind ‘s .

However, Warnie still relatively did well for Nine by attracting 528,000 viewers across the country, trailing ‘ 645,000.

Both had a firm lead over Ten’s The Project, which pulled in a meagre 297,0000 viewers. 

The first half of Warnie covered his early life and meteoric rise to fame as a prodigious cricketer.

Shane is portrayed by Home and Away star Alex Williams, while Wentworth actress Marny Kennedy plays his ex-wife Simone Callahan.

Viewers tuning in were not impressed with what they saw, with many sharing their thoughts on . 

‘Warnie series couldn’t better represent how trashy your brand is.Insult to the great man. Shame!’ wrote one person. 

‘Cringe factor aside, this is just boring,’ tweeted another, mpoagen while one more wrote, ‘This is putrid and getting worse…’ 

‘This is HORRENDOUS!’ commented someone else, with another asking, ‘Who approved this crap?’ 

Other said they would give it a chance, with one writing, ‘This Warnie series on Nine is already highly cringeworthy, poorly directed, and rougher than sandpaper gate.’

It comes after Shane’s ex-wife Simone slammed the timing of the miniseries.

The former WAG believes it’s too soon for a show about the late cricketer, who died suddenly from a heart attack aged just 52 on March 4, 2022 while on holiday in Thailand.

‘I haven’t wanted to read into too much about it, but I think it’s a bit unkind and mean spirited to be honest,’ the 53-year-old told the .

Part two of Warnie airs at 7:30pm on Monday on Channel Nine