In the first head-to-head battle of the footy codes, it was another tussle that saw Seven land a win…and the footy on both channels affected everything.
Seven will be pleased with the first of what will be many Thursday wins across the year, though Home & Away (246,000) struggled due to it airing on the primary channel in only a couple of capital cities. Like Nine, their evening splits based on the footy:
Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football (375,000) and AFL Post Game (138,000)
or
MOVIE: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (121,000).
Seven first in both primary (22.4%) and network (32.4%) rankings.
A Current Affair (433,000) delivers OK numbers for Nine, then their evening splits based on the footy:
Thursday Night NRL Live (302,000) and Thursday Night Knock-Off (185,000)
or
a repeat of RBT (147,000), Australia Behind Bars (110,000), and A+E After Dark (58,000).
Nine second in both primary (18%) and network (25.6%) rankings.
It’s a tale of two parts for 10. The Project (204,000 6:30pm; 282,000 7pm) absolutely bottoms out (will it start digging?). Both First Dates Australia (375,000) and Gogglebox Australia (483,000) though they were the highest rating shows in primetime. A repeat of Would I Lie To You? Australia (162,000) draws little interest as new Blue Bloods (65,000) fills the late night slot.
10 third in both primary (12.7%) and network (18.5%) rankings.
7:30 (431,000) and Foreign Correspondent (264,000) both slip on last week, however it’s Q+A (168,000) that sees the most damage done as it ends up with its lowest figures ever. Rosie Batty’s One Plus One (96,000) and a repeat of Scottish Vets Down Under (69,000) complete Aunty’s softest night of the week.
ABC fourth in both primary (9%) and network (15%) rankings.
Thursdays on SBS feel very british: Then and Now: The River Thames (142,000), The Royals: Keeping the Crown (147,000), and Britain’s Most Expensive Houses (67,000)
SBS fifth in both primary (4.7%) and network (8.5%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football (112,000) saw away Gogglebox Australia, Nine News 6pm, Seven News 6pm, and Thursday Night NRL Live.
18-49: Gogglebox Australia (186,000) led Nine News 6pm, Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football, Nine News 6:30pm, and Seven News 6pm.
25-54: Nine News 6pm (230,000) beat out Gogglebox Australia, Nine News 6:30pm, Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football, and Seven News 6pm.
MULTI-CHANNELS
Bluey – EV (120,000) on ABC Kids/TV Plus lands a multi-channel win for Thursday.
BREKKY BATTLE
Sunrise (244,000)
The Today Show (202,000)
ABC Breakfast (179,000 (109,000 ABC; 70,000 ABC News))
DAILY CONSOLIDATED 7 TOTAL TV
Two changes to the previous week’s primetime line-up after the Total TV figures were added: Home and Away – Late (Seven) lifted 30% to 855,000; NRL: Thursday Night Football (Nine) lifted 9% to 717,000; and First Dates Australia (10) lifted 10% to 580,000.
The BVOD best were Home and Away (152,000), and Home and Away – Late (141,000).
Here’s the six shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Showtrial | Seven | 315,000 | 35 |
| Home and Away – Late | Seven | 855,000 | 30 |
| Home and Away | Seven | 949,000 | 29 |
| Gogglebox Australia | 10 | 981,000 | 23 |
| First Dates Australia | 10 | 580,000 | 10 |
| Q+A | ABC | 296,000 | 10 |
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.
