It was weak across the board. Is this as good as Thursdays will get once the footy starts proper?
Nine’s first night of the footy season and one of the few they’ll have a clear run at it. Unfortunately Current Affair (468,000) was their best by far. The season kick-off of the NRL saw the night split thus:
BNE/SYD
NRL: Thursday Night Football (389,000)
Thursday Night Knock-Off (162,000)
MEL/ADL/PER
Marvellous Moomba (104,000) <– MEL only
RBT (127,000)
Australia Behind Bars (133,000)
A+E After Dark (97,000)
Nine first in both primary (21.8%) and network (29.5%) rankings.
Seven lean into the last Thursday without footy by seeing Home & Away (453,000 7pm; 393,000 7:30pm-8:30pm Late) as their best. The finale of Showtrial (140,000) leads into The Speedboat Killer (87,000) and that’s it.
Seven second in both primary (16%) and network (24.8%) rankings.
The Project (209,000 6:30pm; 346,000 7pm) marking time for 10, while First Dates Australia (402,000) slips on last week. Gogglebox Australia (574,000) dominates the evening (and rightly so), but a repeat of Would I Lie To You? Australia (233,000) doesn’t benefit at all. New Blue Bloods (90,000) offers fan service only.
10 third in both primary (15.2%) and network (20.9%) rankings.
7:30 (440,000) continues to deliver for the ABC, just as Foreign Correspondent (277,000)
and Q+A (175,000) struggle to do much–the latter really in a mess. Rosie Batty’s One Plus One (100,000) suffers because of it, and a repeat of Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip (77,000) rounds out the night.
ABC fourth in both primary (9.6%) and network (15.8%) rankings.
SBS sticks to form on Thursday: Scenic Coastal Walks with Kate Humble (153,000), The Royals: Keeping the Crown (142,000), and Britain’s Most Expensive Houses (74,000).
SBS fifth in both primary (4.9%) and network (8.9%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: Gogglebox Australia (110,000) led Thursday Night NRL Live, Nine News 6pm/6:30pm, and Seven News 6pm.
18-49: Gogglebox Australia (220,000) dominates Nine News 6:30pm/6pm, Seven News 6pm, and First Dates Australia.
25-54: Gogglebox Australia (276,000) takes the triple demo crown, followed by Nine News 6pm/6:30pm, Seven News 6pm, and First Dates Australia.
MULTI-CHANNELS
Bluey (110,000) on ABC Kids/TV Plus takes the multi-channel win.
BREKKY BATTLE
Sunrise (258,000)
The Today Show (215,000)
ABC Breakfast (186,000 (114,000 ABC; 72,000 ABC News))
DAILY CONSOLIDATED 7 TOTAL TV
One change to the previous week’s primetime line-up after the Total TV figures were added: Home and Away – Late (Seven) lifted 26% to 927,000; RBT (Nine) lifted 7% to 664,000; and First Dates Australia (10) lifted 11% to 578,000.
The BVOD best were Home and Away (145,000), and Home and Away – Late (143,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Showtrial | Seven | 340,000 | 33 |
| Australia Behind Bars | Nine | 618,000 | 28 |
| Celebrity Gogglebox Australia | 10 | 1,007,000 | 26 |
| Home and Away – Late | Seven | 927,000 | 26 |
| Q+A | ABC | 530,000 | 15 |
Primary Channels, Key Demos, Multi-Channels, Brekky Battle: All figures Total People, Five City Metro (5CM); overnights only.
Daily Consolidated 7 Total TV: All figures Total People, Consolidated 7 day Five City Metro (5CM) + Regional (Reg) + BVOD (Broadcast Video on Demand); % lift compared to overnight figures.
Top 20 Overnight Metro
Top 20 Multi-Channel Shows
Overnight Network Share
Top 20 Foxtel Shows
Daily Consolidated 7 Total TV Program Rankings
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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.
