In what can only be described as an extraordinary year for news. The Seven Network is celebrating its half-year audience achievements.
As revealed by TV Blackbox on Sunday, 7News has now won the year based on 5-City metro and metro+regional numbers. It is the fifth year in a row Seven has achieved this milestone.
In an email to staff obtained by TV Blackbox, Seven’s Director of News and Public Affairs, Craig McPherson has congratulated staff on the achievement.
You can read the full message below.
As we enter the second half of the ratings season it’s an opportune time to share the first half scoreboard in what has been perhaps the most challenging year for all of us on a number of levels.
For the past seven months we’ve traversed the most uncertain times to keep delivering to our audiences.
At no time in our working lives has the service we’ve provided to Australia been so critical to helping the wellbeing of the community we serve.
Through hours of LIVE press conferences, COVID News Specials and 24/7 online coverage all wrapped in and around our vital 10 hours of daily broadcasts – News programming from 5am through Sunrise, The Morning Show, 6pm and ending after the “Final Frame” of The Latest goes to air – never has the true function of free to air television been so transparent. For all to see.
You all worked longer, harder and dare I say smarter than ever before. And continue to do so.
These intrinsic ties to our communities have never been more present and never more critical to a Network’s future.
7NEWS
7NEWS has for the fifth consecutive year won every calendar week (29) and every survey week (21) to date this year in the five city metro market and most importantly every week nationally, which for some reason others prefer to ignore.
7NEWS is on track to again win every ratings week for five years in succession.
In the east coast markets the total gap has dramatically dropped from 178,000 five years ago to just 42,000.
In its first 12 months, 7NEWS.com.au has recorded incredible growth. From nowhere it is now the third most visited news website with more than 1.5 million Australians reading it every day. Well ahead of any commercial TV news site.
Each episode of The Latest on Facebook Watch has been viewed by more than 2 million people.
The Latest leads as the #1 late news service.
SUNRISE
Sunrise leads nationally and in every metro market (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth) and every single demo – its 16th consecutive year of leadership at breakfast.
Sunrise has won every calendar week (29) and every survey week (21) to date this year both nationally and metro markets.
Sunrise has won every single day and week of 2020. As it did in 2019.
Weekend Sunrise has won every ratings week to date in 2020.
THE MORNING SHOW
TMS leads nationally and in every metro market and every single demo – its 13th consecutive year of leadership in the timeslot.
TMS has won every calendar week and every survey week to date this year both nationally and the five city metro market.
It’s been said what we do is a never-ending marathon. I see it more as a collection of daily 1500m endurance sprints where we line up and strive for perfection every day of every week. 365 days of every year.
There is a start. There are results. Take pride in what you’ve all achieved.
We keep running.
Craig.
