Awkward finales because they changed hurriedly due to COVID-19 lockdown are the new black.
Home and Away (650,000) kicks off the night with growing numbers as it leads into the season finale Big Brother Australia (672,000 show; 726,000 winner (699,000 average)). Absolutely the best numbers it has seen all season, however well down down on last year’s finale. Importantly it won the slot and helped Seven to win the night. A repeat of MOVIE: Wonder Woman (338,000) carried the most later night attention, another contributor to Seven’s win.
Seven first in both primary (20.7%) and network (29.9%) rankings.
A Current Affair (813,000) drops ever so slightly from Monday but still the biggest in the slot. Nine’s Australian Ninja Warrior (572,000) slides further into the week, dropping to its lowest numbers this season. Ouch. The Weakest Link (288,000) surely now terminal as numbers sink to the second lowest this season, and a double repeat of Kath & Kim (151,000; 124,000) is barely a placeholder. All in all it adds up to a disappointing night.
Nine second in both primary (19%) and network (27.4%) rankings.
7:30 (603,000) and Anh’s Brush With Fame (501,000) make for a solid double in the timeslot; the former slipping slightly on the previous night’s rage, and the latter ticks up slightly on last week. ABC’s Finding the Archibald (415,000)
finishes it’s run, followed by Diana (261,000) and China Tonight (78,000).
ABC third in primary (12.1%) and fourth in network (16.9%) rankings.
The Project (355,000; 519,000) ticks up with slightly higher numbers, still leaving 10’s MasterChef Australia (610,000) to try and hold its own against its commercial rivals (which it mostly does – second in the slot). A double repeat episode of NCIS (252,000; 180,000) only services fans.
10 fourth in primary (11.1%) and third in network (17.3%) rankings.
SBS land with a new ep of Who Do You Think You Are? Australia (308,000) followed by a repeat of Untold Australia: Stutter School (135,000)
and then into Tour de France live (stage 4) (137,000).
SBS fifth in both primary (6.1%) and network (8.5%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: Big Brother finale – winner announced (191,000) took the win over Big Brother finale, Nine News 6pm, MasterChef Australia, and The Project 7pm.
18-49: Big Brother finale – winner announced (321,000) beats out Nine News 6pm, Big Brother finale, Seven News 6pm and Nine News 6:30pm.
25-54: Nine News 6pm (386,000) stops the trilogy of demo wins, leading Nine News 6:30pm, Seven News 6pm, Big Brother finale – winner announced, and Seven News 6:30pm.
MULTI-CHANNELS
The third repeat episode of NCIS (164,000) on 10 Bold lands ahead of the pack, just beating out the evening airing of Bluey.
BREKKY BATTLE
Sunrise (293,000)
The Today Show (230,000)
ABC Breakfast (212,000 (131,000 ABC; 81,000 ABC News))
All figures Five City Metro (5CM); overnights only.
Top 20 Overnight Metro
Top 20 Multi-Channel Shows
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Note: Program performance and ranking information subject to change when not based on final program logs. Programs with the same name on one or more primary or multichannel, are aggregated into one network figure.
